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Nigeria’s Super Eagles Drawn in Group C for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

The Super Eagles of Nigeria find themselves in Group C alongside South Africa, Benin Republic, Rwanda, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The matches will be played in a home and away, round-robin format, starting in November 2023, with each group winner automatically qualifying for the World Cup, co-hosted by the […]

Arsenal Set to Break Own Transfer Record with Declan Rice Signing

Arsenal is reportedly close to finalizing the signing of Declan Rice from West Ham before the team’s pre-season tour in the USA. The Gunners are hopeful of securing the deal for a club-record fee of £105m, with an initial payment of £100m and £5m in add-ons. If completed, the transfer would surpass Arsenal’s current record […]

Super Eagles Secure Pot 1 Position for 2026 FIFA World Cup African Qualifiers

Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles, have been placed in Pot 1 for the 2026 FIFA World Cup African qualifiers, according to the seedings released by FIFA. The draw for the qualifiers will take place in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire on July 13, 2023. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be jointly hosted by the […]

Inter Win Champions League Semi-Final First Leg Against AC Milan

Inter Milan took a big step towards reaching the Champions League final as they beat their city rivals Inter, 2-nil in a thrilling Milan derby at San Siro. Goals by Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan helped Inter for a surge to reach the final since they last lifted the trophy 13 years ago. Anything but […]

Sergio Busquets To Leave FC Barcelona At The End Of The Season

Club captain Sergio Busquets has announced he will leave Barcelona in June at the end of his contract, ending a highly successful era at the club. Busquets has won the Champions League three times with Barcelona and La Liga on eight occasions before this season, with the Catalans set to triumph again for the first […]

Sheffield United Seal Premier League Promotion

Sheffield United beat West Brom 2-nil at Bramall Lane to win promotion back to the Premier League after two years in the Championship. This is the third time the Blades have been promoted to the Premier League, with all coming via second-placed league finishes. Sheffield will join title winners Burnley in the top flight next […]

Tottenham Players Reimburse Fans For Newcastle Tickets

Tottenham Hotspur’s players are reimbursing Spurs fans the cost of their match tickets from the 6-1 defeat at Newcastle United on Sunday. Spurs were 5-0 down after 21 minutes of the game and interim manager Cristian Stellini has since been sacked. Spurs’ allocation for the game was 3,209, with prices ranging from £19 to £30, […]

FIFA Receive Bid To Host The Women’s World Cup in 2027

FIFA has received four bids to host the Women’s World Cup in 2027. Brazil and South Africa have submitted bids, while Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany have launched a joint expression of interest. The United States and Mexico have also put in a combined bid to stage the tournament. Countries have to submit their full […]

Inter Milan And Manchester City Through To Champions League Semi-Final

Leading 2-0 from the first leg in Lisbon, Inter Milan secured a historic Champions League semi-final beating Benfica 5-3 on aggregate at an ecstatic San Siro. Inter have lost four of their past five games in Serie A to drop out of the Champions League places, but Simone Inzaghi’s side can now look forward to […]

AC Milan And Real Madrid Qualify For Champions League Semi-Final

Chelsea’s hopes of salvaging success from a terrible season were ended ruthlessly by Real Madrid as the holders advanced into the Champions League semi-final at Stamford Bridge. The Blues battled against the odds to overturn a 2-0 deficit from the first leg in the Bernabeu, only to lose again by the same margin last night, […]