Barcelona’s playmaker, Lionel Messi, will be out of action for eight weeks, the Spanish club has confirmed. The Argentine hobbled off the field of play on Saturday afternoon in a La Liga match against Las Palmas, which they won by 2-1. “Tests have confirmed that Leo Messi suffered a torn internal collateral knee ligament. The…
Manchester United topped the EPL table on Saturday for the first time in two seasons when they took advantage of their ‘noisy neighbour’s’ slip at Tottenham earlier in the day. United defeated Sunderland 3-0 to claim the number one spot on the log. Rooney, Memphis and Juan Mata all scored at Old Trafford Arsenal beat…
Manchester City suffered another Premier League defeat at the White Hart Lane in Saturday’s early kick off after going a goal ahead to lose 4-1 to Tottenham Hotspurs. Kevin de Bruyne put City ahead 25 minutes into the game, but Eric Dier cancelled the deficit for the host at half time. At the resumption of…
Flying Eagles player, Wilfred Ndidi has congratulated Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Football Club of Lagos, MFM FC, on their promotion into the elite Nigeria Premier League. Ndidi, who now plies his football trade in Genk of Belgium, played for the Dr DK Olukoya-led church’s football club for about three seasons before leaving them.…
Newly-signed Manchester United teenage striker, Anthony Martial, inspired his club’s 3-2 win against Southampton at the St Mary’s on Sunday in an EPL game. Martial made his first start for United in a league match on Sunday and scored in his second consecutive appearance for the club in a league game. The French player made…
Manchester City suffered their first defeat of the EPL season on Saturday evening against West Ham United. The league leaders were beaten 2-1 by the Hammers at the Etihad Stadium. West Ham’s win has now moved the London club to second place on the log behind City. City’s loss came after they suffered a 2-1…
Chelsea FC defeated Arsenal on Saturday in a tensed EPL match that ended 2-0. The Arsene Wenger’s side finished the game with nine men. Gabriel Paulista saw a straight for kicking Diego Costa, who had earlier received a yellow with Gabriel shortly before half time, while Santi Carzola got a second yellow at the 79th…
Nigerian footballer, John Obi Mikel, has welcomed twin babies from his girlfriend, Olga Allegra, who hails from Russia. Mikel, who plies his trade in England for Chelsea FC, has been going out with the lady, who is also a countrywoman of Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich. The midfielder expressed joy getting the children from his lover,…
A South African fighter named Mzwanele Kompolo has died after he was knocked out in the first round of a fight in Frere, a town located in the Eastern Cape province, previously known as the Transkei region, of South Africa. It was said that Kompolo collapsed in the ring after he was beaten by his…
Reports from England suggest that Manchester United have opened talks with their Spanish goalkeeper, David De Gea. His present deal with the club ends in 2016 and he was heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid this season, after Iker Casila was sold to Porto. The move reportedly crashed on last transfer day. But…