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Former Manchester United and Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo became the first European to score 100 plays international goals in men’s football and then passed that mark with both goals in their 2-0 Nations League win over Sweden. The Juventus and Portuguese

Belgian club Antwerp and Bundesliga newcomers Stuttgart are interested in signing Nigeria and Liverpool forward Taiwo Awoniyi from Liverpool this summer. Awoniyi has also been linked with a move to Scottish Premiership champions Celtic, Antwerp is the

After failing to sign Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson Aston Villa are closing in on a club-record deal for Brentford striker Ollie Watkins after agreeing on a fee of £28m which could rise to £33m with add-ons. Aston Villa is eager to sign the 24-year-old forward

Europe’s football governing body UEFA has sent their praises to Super Eagles and Napoli new goal machine Victor Osimhen after he recorded six goals in two games. The striker scored his second hat-trick for Napoli, in their 4-0 win against Teramo in

Super Eagles of Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen has described his head coach as the real man and he enjoys playing under him, the former AC Milan player and Coach Gennaro Gattuso had to let some add up some funds to ensure the Nigerian joined his team. Victor Osimhen

Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has apologised after being dropped from the England squad over a breach of coronavirus quarantine guidelines in Iceland. He was no the only player that was dropped because of the misconduct

Japan’s Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto has said the rearranged Tokyo Games must be held “at any cost” in 2021, the Games, which had been due to start in July, were postponed for a year in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Recently, the International Olympic Committee said

Barcelona’s all-time top scorer Lionel Messi has returned to training ground following his failed attempt to force a move away from the Camp Nou. The 33-year-old submitted a transfer request on the 25th of August but he said last Friday he would stay because

Sheffield United have completed the signing of three players ahead of the 2020/21 English Premier League season, they signed defenders Jayden Bogle and Max Lowe from Derby County, as well as a loan move for Chelsea’s Ethan Ampadu. English 20-year-old full-backs Bogle

Arsenal and Spain left-back Hector Bellerin have become the second-largest shareholder in League Two Forest Green Rovers, he is surely on his way to becoming the sole decider of the team’s affairs. The Gloucestershire-based club has been recognised by

Everton has completed the signing of Colombian attacking midfielder James Rodriguez from Real Madrid in a deal worth £20m. The 29-year-old joins the Toffees on a two-year contract, with the option for a further season. The player who joined Real

Paris St-Germain and France forward Kylian Mbappe has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss France’s Nations League match against Croatia today Tuesday. Before now, six Paris St-Germain players tested positive for coronavirus last week, with Mbappe’s result

Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez and defender Aymeric Laporte have tested positive for Covid-19. the 29-year-old Algerian and 24-year-old Frenchman Laporte will not train with their team-mates while they self-isolate in line with UK government and

Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood have been asked to leave the England camp after breaking coronavirus quarantine guidelines in Iceland, the order was given by the England head coach Gareth Southgate. The Football Association is investigating

Newcastle United have completed the signing of England striker Callum Wilson on a four-year-contract from Bournemouth for about £21m. The 28-year-old, who has four England caps, made 187 appearances for the Cherries and scored 67 goals, was first approached

Keigo Erimuya is set to replace Super Eagles star, Kenneth Omeruo as the only Nigerian Spanish La Liga defender in the 2020/2021 season which starts on the 11th of September. Chidozie Awaziem and Kenneth Omeruo’s team got relegated to the Spanish second

Nigeria midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo is close to completing a move to Turkish Super Lig club Galatasaray from Stoke City, the spent the second half of last season on loan at La Liga club Getafe. The 24-year-old scored one goal in 10 league appearances for the Azules

According to Permanent Secretary of Sports Ministry Mr Gabriel Aduda, he said: “We are happy that the ban on sports has been lifted after so many months of inactivity due to the Covid-19 scourge. The Ministry is

Nigeria and British Liverpool forward Sheyi Ojo is on the verge of joining Sky Bet Championship club Cardiff City on loan. Cardiff City is was not the only club that came for the player, the likes of Nottingham Forest, Huddersfield and Reading were all interested

Wolves have made their second signing in two days after completing the signing of 31-year-old Lyon’s Brazilian left-back Marcal. The 31-year-old penned down a two-year contract at Molineux, with Wolves paying Lyon a fee of 2m euros (£1.78m). Marcal has

Newcastle United have tabled the sum of £21m for Aston Villa Bournemouth target Callum Wilson, Aston Villa made an earlier interest for the player but with the recent deposit made by Newcastle United, Aston Villa will have to make a higher bid. They made a £20m bid