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Manchester United skipper centre-back Harry Maguire could be rested for the game against Newcastle United which comes up on Saturday. Former Manchester United and England skipper Rio Ferdinand advised

Former Liverpool and Stoke City Nigerian star Victor Moses who plays for Chelsea has completed a season-long loan move to Russian side Spartak Moscow. Spartak said the loan includes the option to buy the 29-year-old

The final 20-man shortlist for the 2020 Golden Boy award has been announced and six English Premier League players were in the list. After a breakthrough 2019-20 campaign, Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka is one of the six

Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp has finally come out to speak on their last English Premier League game which resulted to an embarrassing 7-2 lose to Aston Villa. The former Borussia Dortmund coach said he sent

Arsenal loanee Guendouzi who is currently with German Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin has been confirmed positive for coronavirus, the announcement was made known by the German club on their verified

Juventus have been handed the 3-0 victory by default and Napoli docked one point, as the Disciplinary Commission rules the Partenopei didn’t follow the COVID-19 protocol. Napoli did not make the trip to Turin for

Romelu Lukaku scored twice as Belgium bounced back from their last defeat to England to beat Iceland 2-1 and move top of Nations League group A2. The former Manchester United and Chelsea striker was the captain of the day

The Netherlands finally scored under new manager Frank de Boer as they were held by 2006 World Cup winners Italy 1-1 in the Nations League draw in Bergamo. The goal scorer was Manchester United new signing Donny van de Beek. Van de Beek slammed in a loose ball to end a drought of 323 minutes under the former Crystal Palace boss Frank de Boer. The Italians were in front as winger Lorenzo Pellegrini had put Italy ahead after a fine pass from Nicolo Barella. Both sides have been leapfrogged in Group A1 by Poland. Lazio striker Ciro Immobile and Lyon…

In Group A3’s other game, defending champions Portugal played without Cristiano Ronaldo who is down with coronavirus. The Portugues team did well to comfortably beat Sweden 3-0 to stay top in the group. Liverpool’s new signing Diogo Jota scored twice, with Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva netting the other goal. Defending champions Portugal remained top of Nations League Group A3 with a 3-0 win over Sweden, who are staring at relegation after losing all four games. The European champions were without Cristiano Ronaldo, who is in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19. Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva opened the scoring and…

France Returned to winning ways after a 0-0 draw with Portugal in the Euro Nations League, they did well to beat Croatia for the third time in two years. Their previous two meetings ended 4-2, 4-2 last night’s own ended 2-1 Kylian Mbappe scored the winner to keep his team’s unbeaten run on. France kept up their unbeaten Nations League record by beating Croatia in a repeat of the 2018 World Cup final. The Paris Saint Germain forward converted his 16th international goal with 11 minutes remaining from Lucas Digne’s brilliant cross. Antoine Griezmann had crashed in the opener via…

England will be looking to build on their 2-1 win over Belgium as they host Denmark at their Wembley Stadium. The Three Lions showed character in their third group game, with the team climbing to the top position in the standings. The likes of Harry Kane and fellow teammate Eric Dier will have been left out of the squad against the Red Devils, but the Tottenham Hotspur star is widely expected to start against Denmark, alongside Marcus Rashford. The Danes, on the other hand, aim to build on a thrilling 3-0 win over Iceland. A man to watch in the…

All eyes will be on Stadion Maksimir when the two finalists for the 2018 Fifa World Cup countries meet again in the Euro Nations League. Croatia and France face each other in the Nations League derby again with Croatia looking to bounce back from back-to-back defeats. They lost to Portugal and France but did well to beat Sweden 2-1 thanks to Andrej Kramaric’s late goal. The Bayern Munchen target is pushing for a start, but, as always, a man to watch in the home team will be Real Madrid ace Luka Modric. Ante Rebic and Sime Vrsaljko remain in the…

Tottenham centre-back Eric Dier will miss England’s Nations League match against Denmark which will be played later today. The player has been said to have sustained a hamstring injury, the 26-year-old, who plays in the defence or midfield, played in Sunday’s win over world number one side Belgium that put England top of Group B. Harry Winks, Michael Keane, Harvey Barnes, and Tammy Abraham have also been left out of the 23-man squad, published by Uefa. Chelsea ne signing Ben Chilwell and Kieran Trippier withdrew from the squad on Tuesday. A pre-existing injury led to the withdrawal of Chelsea’s Chilwell,…

Portugal and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo who was confirmed positive for coronavirus yesterday will miss his next Italian Serie A league game and also the Uefa Champions League game against Barcelona. The 35-year-old is currently doing well without symptoms and in isolation. Portugal will play Sweden in the Nations League group game later today and the five time Ballon d’Or winner will not be playing the game. The remainder of Fernando Santos’ Portugal squad have tested negative for Covid-19 and are available for selection. As a result of his period of quarantine, Ronaldo is also set to miss Juventus’ Serie…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have ranked the second most valuable national team on the continent of Africa, despiting losing 1-0 to Algeria and drawing to Tunisia 1-1. Their valuation is said to be about €230.68million. They have also been ranked among the 100 Most Valuable National Teams in the world with the Nigerian senior national side also making the top 21. According to Transfermarkt, the Nigeria national team is the second most valuable team in Africa behind fellow West Africans, Senegal with a market valuation of €230.68m. While the Teranga Lions of Senegal are in 12th spot on the global…

Kai Havertz and Timo Werner both scored in Germany’s entertaining draw with Switzerland in the Nations League. The two Chelsea players linked up expertly to salvage a point for Germany in a game they had trailed for long periods. Bayern Munich’s Serge Gnabry scored the final gaol to level the scores to record a sensational backheeled shot. Switzerland had squandered a two-goal lead and finished the game with 10 men, but took a deserved point. It was a momentous night for midfielder Toni Kroos who earned his 100th cap for Germany, becoming only the 12th player to do so in…

After an impressive display from Brazil in their World Cup qualifiers game against Peru. Former Barcelona star Neymar Jnr moved second behind Pele in Brazil’s all-time top-goal scorer list by scoring a hat-trick in their 2022 World Cup qualifying win over Peru. The Paris St-Germain forward scored his 64th international goal when he tapped in late on to complete a 4-2 win. Peru scored two goals and was at a time leading but Neymar scored two penalties to take his tally above Ronaldo, and now his aiming the legendary John Pele 77 international goal record. Barcelona target and Everton star…

Spain experienced their first defeat in two years, the 2010 World Cup winners have not lost a game for the past two years that record was broken yesterday when Ukraine beat 1-0. Ukraine did well to bounce back from two straight loses, losing to France 7-1 in an international friendly and also losing to Germany. English Premier League side Leeds United forward Rodrigo spurned two headed chances but the Ukraine goalkeeper Georgi Bushchan came prepared for the Spaniards. The 2012 Euro winners won everything in the game but not the scoreline which is the most important, they had a total…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria did well to bounce back from their 1-0 loss to Algeria last week Friday. Nigeria started the game with four new faces from the last game against Algeria. Manchester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho handed Nigerian the lead in the first 21 minutes of the game through a brilliantly inside the box kick. The Super Eagles had the game’s first chance in the 12th minute as the ball dropped kindly for Akpoguma inside the penalty box from a free-kick but his shot was blocked from close range. Below is the full player rating for the Super…

Two neighbouring countries Germany and Switzerland face each other in the Euro Nations League at RheinEnergieStadion. The game is expected to be a very exciting game. Joachim Low’s troops did well to beat

Edinson Cavani Self-isolates ahead of United Debut Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani will miss Saturday’s game at Newcastle United because he is currently self-isolating after arriving at the club on the last day of the transfer window. The former Napoli and Paris St-Germain Uruguayan attacker joined English Premier League side Manchester United after his contract with the German side expired in June.  The 33-year-old will be available for next Tuesday’s Champions League game against his former club. However, he has not trained within a team group since March. Edinson Cavani had to enter into a period of self-isolation, which lasts…