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Ex-Nigeria international and Montpellier HSC forward John Chukwudi Utaka has been named interim head coach of the Montpellier Feminines. The 39-year old is taking over from Senegal’s Frédéric Mendy who was sacked recently due poor run of results. Utaka will be assisted by Frenchman Baptiste Merle and Sports Director Jean-Louis...

UEFA has released a new statement after the English Premier League, EPL, clubs withdrew from European Super League on Tuesday. UEFA, in a statement on Wednesday by its president, Aleksander Ceferin, said it was crucial that the 12 clubs who formed the European Super League ‘moves on’ after making a...

Tottenham Hotspur chairman, Daniel Levy, sacked Jose Mourinho as the club’s manager because the former Chelsea coach planned to rest several key players in Spurs’ Premier League clash against Southampton on Wednesday evening. According to football transfer expert, Duncan Castles, Mourinho wanted to rest the players because of Tottenham’s League...

Florentino Perez has been re-elected Real Madrid president for another four years, after no other candidates challenged him for the position. The 74-year-old has been president of the Spanish giants for a total of 18 years over two spells. First from 2000 until 2006 and then since 2009.Perez called for...

Alex Iwobi has tested negative for COVID-19 ahead of today’s 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Lesotho, according to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The Everton midfielder’s positive result became a subject of controversy, as he was forced to miss Saturday’s 1-0 win at Benin Republic. https://twitter.com/NGSuperEagles/status/1376852036369715200 He was replaced by...

Manchester City has announced that their top striker, Sergio Aguero, will leave the club at the end of the season when his contract expires. Aguero’s deal with the Premier League leaders will end at the end of the current season and City said they are not renewing. Aguero, now 32,...

Dutch referee, Danny Makkelie, has apologised for denying Cristiano Ronaldo the winning goal in Portugal’s 2-2 draw with Serbia in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday. Serbia defender, Stefan Mitrovic, tried in vain to clear Ronaldo’s effort in stoppage time, but the ball crossed the line. With no VAR or...

Alex Iwobi will not be available for Nigeria’s final 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Lesotho after testing positive for Covid-19. Everton forward Iwobi tested positive before Saturday’s 1-0 away win over Benin, and travelled back to Nigeria with the rest of the squad on Sunday. “Iwobi has left...