Nigeria have been awarded a 3-0 victory over Libya, and three vital points, from their scheduled Africa Cup of Nations qualifier earlier this month which they refused to play after being stuck in a remote Libyan airport for half a day before the match. The disciplinary committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Saturday awarded the match to Nigeria 3-0, putting them on the brink of qualifying for…
Atlético Madrid cannot provide a timeline for defender Robin Le Normand’s return from a traumatic brain injury, manager Diego Simeone said on Saturday. “We still don’t have a clear idea about his return. The important thing is that he comes back well. That’s the only thing we care about,” Simeone told reporters on Saturday at a news conference ahead of his side’s visit to Real Betis in LaLiga. The 27-year-old…
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has said he has chosen to “deny” and “ignore” his team’s 3-0 home defeat to Tottenham because the red card shown to Bruno Fernandes during the game was subsequently rescinded. Spurs dominated United at Old Trafford on Sept. 29 as goals from Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke served to increase the pressure on Ten Hag following his team’s stuttering start to the…
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou believes promising teenager Mikey Moore is ready to start a Premier League game but vowed not to rush the winger’s development. Moore made only his second senior start for Spurs in Thursday night’s 1-0 Europa League win over AZ Alkmaar. The 17-year-old switched to his favoured left-sided position in the second-half and tormented AZ full-back Seiya Maikuma, prompting James Maddison — Spurs captain for the evening…
England captain Leah Williamson has admitted it is “refreshing” to be back with the Lionesses ahead of their two friendlies against Germany and South Africa amid turbulence at Arsenal. Williamson returned to England duty on Monday as part of manager Sarina Wiegman’s 24-player squad following a testing period for Arsenal. Jonas Eidevall resigned as manager last week after the club were humbled 5-2 by Bayern Munich in the Champions League…
Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden has admitted feeling burnt out at the end of last season has contributed to his slow start to the new campaign. The midfielder was on the scoresheet in City’s 5-0 win over Sparta Prague on Wednesday. It was only his fourth start of the season and Foden said he is still getting up to speed after last season’s marathon campaign which started in early August…
Vinícius Júnior has made the declaration that he wants to stay at Real Madrid “forever” amid ongoing reports linking him with a move to Saudi Pro League. The Brazil forward, who is the favourite to lift the Ballon d’Or award on Oct. 28, has been the subject of interest from Saudi clubs. Sources told ESPN in August that Vinícius would wait until the end of this season before deciding whether…
UEFA has confirmed that Madrid or Baku will stage the 2027 Champions League final after the capital cities of Spain and Azerbaijan stepped in to replace Milan as host of the showpiece fixture. Having stripped Milan of the hosting rights last month due to the Italian city’s failure to deliver assurances that the San Siro — home stadium of AC Milan and Inter Milan — would be in a fit…
Spain legend Andres Iniesta said he believes Inter Miami is the right fit for former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi. In his first full season at Inter Miami, Messi, 37, has helped the club break the Major League Soccer record for most points in a single season. Miami concluded the MLS regular season with 74 points in 34 games and a 22-4-8 (W-L-D) record, beating the New England Revolution’s 2021 mark…
Roma legend Francesco Totti has claimed that Serie A teams are still calling him to see if he would return to professional football, adding that he thinks it would take two to three months of training to return to playing fitness. Totti, 48, retired from football in 2017 having spent his entire career with Roma, playing 786 times and scoring 307 goals for the Giallorossi. “There were Serie A teams…