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Frank Lampard has been sacked by Chelsea after just 18 months as head coach and will be replaced by Thomas Tuchel. In a statement, Chelsea said “results and performances have not met the club’s expectations, leaving the club mid-table without any clear path to sustained improvement”. Tuchel, who left PSG […]

Southampton dumped FA Cup holders Arsenal out of the competition on Saturday, winning 1-0 courtesy of a Gabriel own goal to set up a fifth-round meeting with Wolves. The much-changed Gunners, who have won the competition a record 14 times, fell behind midway through the first half and could not […]

Former Remo Stars central defender, Anthony Rasheed Sodiq has expressed confidence that if he is invited to Super Eagles today, attackers would be in trouble and they would also find it difficult to pass through him.Sodiq said this in an exclusive interview on phone with our correspondent after his team, […]

Japan dismissed a report claiming officials see cancelling the Tokyo Olympics as inevitable on Friday, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he was “determined” to hold the Games.AFP reports. Deputy government spokesman Manabu Sakai there was “no truth” to the report in The Times, which quoted an unnamed ruling coalition […]

Following the defeat Golden Eaglets suffered against Baby Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire at the just concluded final of 2021 WAFU Cup at the Stade de Kegue, Lome, Togo, former coach of Messiah FC of Lagos, Anthony Ushurhe has advised the coaching crew to scout for more players before the commencement […]

The match between Samjason Football Club of Igando and IBMA Football Club of Oshodi would be held tomorrow at Egan football pitch, Igando, Lagos as both teams would go for three points in the ongoing  week seven of Alimosho Football Coaches League.The last time both team played was when IBMA played host to Samjason […]

Former Nigeria international goalkeeper and later an assistant coach to the Super Eagles, Joseph Eric, better known as Erico, is dead. He was nicknamed ‘Erico’ by ardent NEPA FC fans while he was the team’s goalkeeper and died at the age of 72 According to information gathered by Sports Village […]

Juventus have included Cristiano Ronaldo among the squad that will tackle Napoli in tonight’s Italian Super Cup final at Stadio Città del Tricolore in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The Serie A champions released a list of 21 players via its website. Juventus head to the game following a 2-0 defeat against […]

A Lagos based premier club, MFM forced Team Lagos male football team to 2-2 draw in a pulsating friendly match played early today at Agege Stadium.The friendly was organized to prepare Team Lagos for National Sports Festival scheduled for next month in Edo.Team Lagos who lost 0-2 to Gateway FC […]

Lionel Messi was handed a two match ban on Tuesday following his first ever sending off for Barcelona. The Argentine forward was shown a red card at the end of Sunday’s 3-2 extra-time defeat to Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup final after lashing out at Asier Villalibre. Messi […]