Spain claimed their first FIFA Women’s World Cup title by pipping England 1-0 in the final of the ninth edition in Sydney, Australia on Sunday. Olga Carmona’s 29th minute proved just enough for the Spanish to triumph on the day. For winning, Spain earned $4.29 million. It was Spain’s first time in the last four of the competition, while England …

Victor Osimhen scored twice for Italian champions Napoli who survived an early scare in their Serie A title defence thrashing newly-promoted Frosinone 3-1 on Saturday. The brace took his tally for the club to 61 with 14 assists in 102 club appearances. The Naples side had a horror start when they conceded a penalty inside five minutes after Jens Cajuste …

Liverpool legend, Graeme Souness has hit out at Chelsea’s co-owner Todd Boehly over his approach in the transfer market. Souness believes Chelsea, under the leadership of Boehly, ‘gambled’ on three of their recent summer signings: Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia and Nicolas Jackson. According to him, Chelsea’s football knowledge walked out the door the moment the American billionaire arrived at Stamford …

One of the outstanding young English talents, Theo Walcott on Friday announced his retirement from professional football. He is 34. In an 18-year senior career, the winger made more than 560 club appearances for Southampton, with whom he started and ended his career, Arsenal, and Everton, scoring 129 goals. He was controversially included in then-England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson’s squad for …

Chelsea are interested in signing Folarin Balogun from Arsenal, according to Sky Sports. However, it is believed the Blues have not made an official offer for Balogun. Balogun spent last season on loan at Ligue 1 side Stade Reims. He scored 22 goals and provided three assists in 39 games across competitions for the French club. The American striker didn’t …

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), on Thursday, announced the names of the three final nominees shortlisted for the 2022–23 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Awards. UEFA made the announcement through their official website. The three nominees are Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi and Manchester City duo Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne. The award winner will be …

Chelsea have suffered a huge setback ahead of their second game of the English Premier League season. The newly-appointed Blues captain Reece James picked up a fresh hamstring injury. He picked up the injury in Sunday’s season opener against Liverpool. The 23-year-old played 76 minutes before pulling up and was then replaced by Frenchman Malo Gusto for his club debut. …

The House of Representatives Committee on Sports on Wednesday pledged to wade into the crisis over unpaid bonuses to national football teams players by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Chairman of House of Representatives Committee on Sports, Hon. Ekene Abubakar said this in Abuja at a meeting with the NFF at the National Assembly complex. The committee and the federation …

Manchester City won the UEFA Super Cup for the first time on Wednesday but needed penalties to beat Sevilla after a 1-1 draw in Athens. Youssef En-Nesyri’s towering first-half header gave the Spaniards the lead. European champions City were far from their slick best but hit back to force the game to penalties through Cole Palmer’s header. City were then …

Manchester City is in line to earn €5 million (£4.3 million) if they defeat Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday night. The game is usually between the UEFA Champions League holders and winners of the UEFA Europa League. City will be looking to lift their fourth piece of silverware this evening in Piraeus, Greece. However, they could also …