Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez has revealed he is speaking to Lionel Messi about a possible return to the club. Xavi claims that Messi’s return “makes sense” and he has a “tactical plan” that involves the 35-year-old. He told SPORT: “I told the president that Messi’s return makes sense. No doubt at all, he is perfect for our system and ideas. …

Former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves has reacted to the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as the new manager at Chelsea Football Club. The Englishman believed the Blues would break back into the top four of the top flight of English football next season following the Argentine’s arrival at Stamford Bridge. The Blues confirmed on Monday that the former Tottenham Hotspur …

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will face hosts Argentina in the Round of 16 of the FIFA U20 World Cup on Wednesday as the competition enters its business end. With six titles in the bag, Argentina are the most successful nation in the competition, and stopped Nigeria from lifting the title in Utrecht, The Netherlands in 2005 when a Lionel Messi-inspired side …

Napoli manager, Luciano Spalletti has provided a slight hint that the club’s talismanic striker, Victor Osimhen might move elsewhere this summer. Osimhen scored his 25th league goal of the campaign in Napoli’s 2-2 draw against Bologna on Sunday afternoon. The forward’s future is up in the air with the likes of Chelsea, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich all …

Warri Wolves have carried the flag of lower division side all the way to the semifinals of this year’s Federation Cup. The only outsiders that landed in the last eight will not contest for a place in the final with this season’s sensational team, Bendel Insurance. It will be a head-to-head clash between two clubs in the Nigeria Premier Football …

The football community in Nigeria has been celebration the conferment of the national honour of the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) on the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Chief Sunday Akin Dare, by President Muhammadu Buhari. Messages came from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the Chairman of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Nigeria …

After a 31-year-long run of absence from the English Premier League (EPL), Luton Town have returned. The Hatters join English Championship champions Burnley and Sheffield United in the promotion to the EPL and will replace Southampton and any two of Leeds United, Leicester City and Everton in the top flight next season. The EPL ends this evening with the face …

French football giant, Paris Saint-Germain clinched a record 11th league title on Saturday as Lionel Messi scored in a 1-1 draw away at Strasbourg. The draw gave PSG an unassailable four-point lead over second-placed Lens with one match of the French Ligue 1 season remaining. PSG moved ahead of the previous record of 10 titles set by Saint-Etienne in 1981 …

Former Tottenham star, Darren Bent has said that Frank Lampard has damaged his managerial career following his poor run of results as English Premier League side Chelsea’s interim manager. According to Bent, the Englishman will find it difficult to get another managerial job after a dismal return to Chelsea. Lampard was called upon by the Blues’ hierarchy to take the …

Manchester City striker, Erling Haaland has said that he was honoured after making history, winning two awards in the English Premier League (EPL). Haaland became the first footballer to win both EPL Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year in the same season on Saturday. The Norway international was the overwhelming favourite to swoop both awards following …