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Lionel Messi scored a brilliant volley but Barcelona’s title hopes could be over, with a 3-3 draw away at Levante on Tuesday giving Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid the chance to pull away at the top of La Liga. Another slip could prove decisive given Atletico will move four points clear of Barca with two games left if they can win away at Real Sociedad on Wednesday. Real Madrid will […]

Leicester City’s in-form striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, says he never lost faith in himself while going through a rough patch in his career, adding that he was confident that he would return to form. Iheanacho had his worst ever scoring run of his professional career in 2019, failing to score in over 365 days, with trio Jamie Vardy, Ayoze Perez and James Maddison all ahead of him in the pecking order. […]

Hansi Flick, who is stepping down as Bayern Munich coach at the end of this season, will take over the German national team after this summer’s Euro, a German newspaper reported on Monday. Flick is expected to sign for three years, according to the Abendzeitung, a Munich newspaper, allowing him to lead the national team at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and Euro 2024, which is scheduled to take […]

Edinson Cavani will remain at Manchester United next season after the on-form Uruguayan signed a one-year contract extension on Monday. The 34-year-old Uruguayan has scored 15 goals in his first season in England, including eight in his last seven games, to help United to second place in the Premier League and to the final of the Europa League. United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had repeatedly stressed his desire for Cavani […]

CAF’s Women Footballer of The Year 2018 Thembi Kgatlana is among several African football stakeholders who berated the Confederation of African Football for pairing Nigeria against Ghana in the first round of qualifiers for the 2022 African Women’s Cup of Nations. The 2022 AWCON serves as qualifiers for the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Nine-time champions Super Falcons were pitted against the Black Queens in the draws held […]