Brazilian international midfielder Oscar, who played for Chelsea, is returning to Sao Paulo, where he started his career, the club announced on Tuesday. “Welcome, Oscar, what a great addition”, read text at the end of a video posted on the club’s social media accounts. Oscar — whose full name is Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Junior, and who is aged 33 …

Brazilian international midfielder Oscar, who played for Chelsea, is returning to Sao Paulo, where he started his career, the club announced on Tuesday. “Welcome, Oscar, what a great addition”, read text at the end of a video posted on the club’s social media accounts. Oscar — whose full name is Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Junior, and who is aged 33 …

Arsenal winger, Bukayo Saka is set to miss several weeks of action after suffering a knee injury during the Gunners’ emphatic 5-1 victory over Crystal Palace in the English Premier League on Saturday. Mikel Arteta confirmed the devastating news during Monday’s press conference ahead of the Ipswich Town clash, revealing that the injury is more serious than initially feared. This …

Italy’s Euro 2020 winning coach Roberto Mancini admitted on Sunday that he had regrets over leaving the Italian national team to take control of Saudi Arabia. Mancini left the Azzurri in August 2023 to take over as coach of the Saudis, but was fired from his role in October following a run of poor results during his 14-month stint in …

Hosts Ghana lifted the inaugural WAFU B U17 Girls’ Cup on Sunday, but only after a 5-4 penalty shootout defeat of resilient Nigeria at the Ghanaian Centre of Excellence in Prampram, outside Accra. Both sides earlier scored two goals apiece in regulation time but needed a penalty shootout to determine the winner of the tournament, which the Maidens won after …

Manchester United suffered a humiliating 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth, while Chelsea missed the chance to go top of the English Premier League after a 0-0 draw at Everton on Sunday. United boss Ruben Amorim, who once again left Marcus Rashford out of his squad, faces a miserable Christmas following the worst result of his brief tenure. Languishing in 13th …

Super Eagles defender Ola Aina has equalled his best scoring season in professional football after netting in Nottingham Forest’s 2-0 victory over Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday. The Nigeria international’s 38th-minute strike, which opened the scoring against the Bees, was his second goal of the 2024/25 campaign, matching his previous best tally achieved with Fulham in the …

Italian side Atalanta have rejected Liverpool’s approach for Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman ahead of the January transfer window. According to Tuttosport, La Dea are unwilling to part ways with the newly crowned African Footballer of The Year, who has scored 11 goals and provided five assists in 19 appearances across all competitions this season. The 27-year-old, currently valued at …

Despite making a strong start to the year 2024, the Super Eagles are ending the year as the fifth-best team in Africa and 44th in the world, according to the latest FIFA ranking released by the world’s football governing body on Monday. Nigeria were 28th in the world in the first ranking of the year which was released just days …

Former Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro has revealed he is yet to decide his next move. Peseiro left his role with Nigeria following the expiration of his contract in February. The Portuguese guided the Super Eagles to a second position at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire. He has been linked with a number of clubs …