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Chelsea’s Olivier Giroud led the France national team to victory last night as they thrashed Ukraine 7-1, the former Arsenal man became France’s second-highest goalscorer of all time beating Michel Platini through his two goals in the friendly hammering of Ukraine. The 34-year-old Giroud scored twice in the first half to take his tally to 42 on his 100th international appearance, nine adrift of Thierry Henry’s record. 17-year-old Eduardo Camavinga also was in the score sheet as he gave the opener on his full debut to become France’s second-youngest scorer. Corentin Tolisso, Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann all found the…

Germany and Turkey were in fierce game last night as both teams kept scoring, it was a game filled with lots of goals as the game ended in 3-3 full-time draw.  Turkey scored an injury-time equaliser to clinch a draw against Germany in the six-goal friendly thriller in Cologne. The visitors came from behind three times with Ozan Tufan, Efecan Karaca and Kenan Karaman’s 94th-minute strike. Germany was in front three times in the game the first game came from the skipper Julian Draxler and debutant Florian Neuhaus both set up by Chelsea’s Kai Havertz and Gian-Luca Waldschmidt scored the…

Three players in Scotland national team has tested positive for coronavirus ahead of their Euro game, the names of the players are Stuart Armstrong, Kieran Tierney and Ryan Christie. The three players will all miss Scotland’s Euro 2020 play-off semi-final against Israel on Thursday after the former tested positive for Covid-19. Armstrong was the only member of the squad to return a positive test. But Arsenal defender Tierney and Celtic attacker Christie must self-isolate for 14 days from Tuesday after being identified as close contacts with the player. They will also miss Nations League ties with Slovakia and the Czech…

Spanish Segunda side, Almeria have confirmed that they signed Super Eagles striker Umar Sadiq because they believe the Nigerian striker will strengthen the team’s attack. The Nigerian striker Sadiq Uman completed a deadline day move to Almeria from Partizan Belgrade of Serbia on a five-year deal with Sportski Zurnal claiming the deal was worth a fee of €5m (£4.5m). Almeria wrote on their official website about the former AS Roma attacker saying: “Umar Sadiq’s fancy footwork will strengthen Almería’s attack. The 23-years-old moves from FK Partizan Belgrade on a five-year deal. The club also said: “Last season, he signed for…

It will be lots of goal in the Stadio Artemio Franchi stadium when Italy and Moldova go head to head in a friendly international. The Azzurri aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over the Netherlands, and they are likely to go all guns blazing at the underdogs. Even though Former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini could use this warm-up game to test as many players as possible, the home team is more likely to win the encounter. Paris St-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti is likely to return to the starting XI for the hosts. Moldova, on the other hand,…

RheinEnergieStadion will host Wednesday’s friendly between Germany and Turkey. Turkey who is known to always play well with their fans behind them will have to play without their fans due to the coronavirus pandemic. Joachim Low’s troops head into the match following back-to-back Nations League draws with Switzerland and Spain. They will be playing without Chelsea striker Timo Werner, Thomas Muller, Jerome Boateng, and Mats Hummels. The Germans are eager to start a new winning run, and even though most of their players are omitted the home side will do well. Turkey, on the other hand, has yet to find…

Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa and Paul Onuachu have arrived the team’s Hotel Die Zeit camp ahead of Friday’s international friendly encounter against Algeria. The duo joined their teammates in camp on Tuesday afternoon missing out on the team’s first training session earlier in the day. All the 24 invited players are now in camp with the team now expected to intensify preparation for the game. Onuachu was invited to replace Napoli striker Victor Osimhen who is currently stock in Italy after one player in their camp tested positive for Coronavirus. The 26-year-old has scored seven goals for Club Brugge…

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has offered to pay the salary of Jerry Quy, the man who plays the role of club mascot Gunnersaurus. Jerry Quy who has been part of the matchday experience at Arsenal for 27 years, was among the 55 redundancies in Arsenal. According to the German international Mesut Ozil, he said: “I was so sad that Jerry Quy, aka our famous and loyal mascot Gunnersaurus and integral part of our club, was being made redundant after 27 years.” “As such, I’m offering to reimburse Arsenal with the full salary of our big green guy as long as…

Liverpool and Netherland midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum says he does not think Barcelona’s interest in him “was that serious”. According to the Netherland international who was linked with a move to Spanish giant Barcelona following the arrival of new Dutch boss Ronald Koeman taking over as manager of the Nou Camp outfit. Georginio Wijnaldum’s contract with Liverpool runs out next summer. According to him, he said: “The way it looks now, I will stay in Liverpool.” “My contract is valid for another 10 months and that can change. You never know in football.” On Barcelona’s interest, the 29-year-old player said: “I…

Portuguese champions Porto have completed the signing of West Ham’s Felipe Anderson, Liverpool’s Marko Grujic and Chelsea’s Malang Sarr on season-long loan deals. The transfer window closed on Monday 5th of October but it for the English clubs the window in Portugal is open until 25 October. Tuesday was the Champions League deadline for registering players. Brazilian 27-year-old international Anderson joined West Ham United for £36m in 2018 – a club record fee at the time. The midfielder failed to start a match for West Ham this season. Liverpool was keen for midfielder Grujic to move on a permanent basis but,…

PSV Eindhoven has completed the signing of Mario Gotze on a free transfer following his departure from Borussia Dortmund. The 28-year-old 2014 World Cup winner who scored Germany’s winner in the 2014 World Cup final, has signed a two-year contract with the Netherlands club. According to Mario Gotze, he said: “I had a lot of offers this summer but I am a man of feeling and make my own decisions.” “I feel I am ready for a very different challenge. I’m confident this should be a very comfortable transition for me.” The German midfielder made 21 appearances for Borussia Dortmund…

English Premier League side Brighton have signed Polish duo Jakub Moder and Michal Karbownik. The Seagulls have completed a five-year deal to sign midfielder Moder from Lech Poznan. However the 21-year-old, who has one full cap for his country, has been loaned immediately back to the Polish club. 19-year-old Legia Warsaw defender Karbownik was also signed by the club on a four-year deal and has also been loaned straight back for the rest of the season. According to Brighton technical director Dab Ashworth, he said: “Jakub is an exciting young central midfielder, who has already broken through into the Poland…

Leeds United have completed the signing of Rennes winger Raphinha for £17m which will include add-ons. The 23-year-old Brazilian has signed a four-year deal, having flown to England on Sunday after he earlier scored in Rennes’ 2-2 draw with Reims. Leeds United has so far signed 13 players in summer transfer window, the signings which includes the signing Rodrigo and defenders Robin Koch and Diego Llorente. Raphinha scored eight goals and made seven assists in 36 games for Rennes. He will wear the number 18 shirt at Leeds and could make his debut after the international break, when Wolves are…

France and Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi has completed his move to Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin on loan for the rest of the season. The 21-year-old has not played for the Gunners since a 2-1 defeat by Brighton in June, during which he was involved in a fight with Neal Maupay. The Frenchman joined Arsenal from Lorient in 2018, having started his career in Paris St-Germain’s academy. He made 82 appearances for the Gunners, but has not been in the matchday squad this season. He was a regular starter under former Arsenal manager Unai Emery in his debut season in 2018-19,…

Bayern Munich has completed the signing of former Stoke City and Cameroon international Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting on a one-year contract. The Hamburg-born 31-year-old striker was a free agent after his contract expired at Paris St-Germain last month. Bayern Munich has also completed the signing Brazilian 30-year-old winger Douglas Costa from Juventus on a season long loan. According to the Cameroon striker, he said: “Who wouldn’t want to play for Bayern?” “It’s a great feeling to come back to the Bundesliga and the biggest club in Germany.” “It’s an honour to play for this club,” Choupo-Moting added. “At Bayern, the aim…

Away from the transfer news, a report has just dropped in the English Premier League, Liverpool midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri has tested positive for coronavirus, the Swiss Football Association made this known in a statement released recently.  28-years-old Shaqiri is on currently on international duty with Switzerland and is now self-isolating. He is the third Liverpool player to contract Covid-19 within a week, the first was new signing Thiago Alcantara before African Player of the year Sadio Mane test positive for the virus, he is now the third player to test positive in the club. Shaqiri has only played one game…

Premier League club Southampton have re-signed former Arsenal forward Theo Walcott on a season-long loan from Everton. Theo Walcott started his career at Southampton before moving to Arsenal in 2006. Everton signed him from the Gunners in a £20m deal in January 2018. According to the 31-year-old, he said: “I had a few opportunities from other clubs, but as soon as Southampton came in for me, it’s part of me and has made me into the player I am. It’s in my heart.” “I will probably cry, I bet, when I first play, and it means so much. All the…

Manchester United has finally signed Brazil left-back Alex Telles from Porto and Atalanta young winger Amad Diallo who will join the club in January. Telles has a four-year contract, with the option of a further year. The 27-year-old, who has one cap for his country, moves to Old Trafford for a fee of 15m euros (£13.6m) plus 2m euros (£1.8m) in add-ons. Manchester United have spent £9m on 18-year-old winger Facundo Pellistri who joins from Uruguayan side Penarol and has a five-year deal. Meanwhile, United have also agreed to pay 21m euros (£19m) for 18-year-old Diallo with another 20m euro…

Bayern Munich Midfielder Michael Cuisance has joined Marseille on a season-long loan until the end of the season, English Premier League side Leeds United first made a move for the player three days ago but the deal failed to move through. The 21-year-old, who has represented France up to under-20 level, was close to joining Marcelo Bielsa’s side for a fee believed to be around £20m. But the deal failed to scale through with reports suggesting the player had failed a medical. His loan move includes an option for the Ligue 1 side to make the deal a permanent one.…

Italian side AS Roma has signed Manchester United England defender Chris Smalling on a three-year deal worth 15m euros (£13.6m), rising to 20m euros (£18.1m) with add-ons. The Italian FA processed the paperwork on the deal with one minute to spare before the transfer deadline in Italy. 30-year-old Chris Smalling spent the whole of last season on loan at the Italian club and helped Paulo Fonseca’s side to a fifth-place Serie A finish and Europa League qualification. Manchester United and Roma had initially struggled to reach an agreement over a fee. According to the English man, he said: “Nothing in…

Juventus have completed the loan signing of Italian winger Federico Chiesa from Fiorentina in a deal that could be worth up to 60m euros (£54m). The 22-year-old joins the Italian champions on an initial two-year loan, before a potential permanent move. Chiesa came through the Viola youth ranks and made his debut for the club against Juventus in 2016. He has so far made more than 150 appearances for Fiorentina and has won 19 caps for Italy as well. Fedrico Chiesa’s father Enrico played alongside Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon at Parma in the 1990s. The deal to take Chiesa to…