Arsenal are considering alternatives for their next three potential signings – West Ham’s Declan Rice, Brighton’s Moises Caicedo, the Sun reports. The Gunners have made the decision to look past Rice and Caicedo to focus on other signings. Arsenal are reconsidering spending massive amounts of money on the trio and are looking to strengthen the squad elsewhere. The North London …

Manchester United will reportedly look to complete the signing of Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain if the Qatari takeover bid is successful. According to SunSport, Qatar billionaire, Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani, is eyeing an ambitious takeover of Man United and he is interested in bringing Neymar to Old Trafford. However, neither Hamad al Thani’s bid nor Sir Jim Ratcliffe …

With 31 points in the bag and three matches to end the group phase of this season’s Nigeria Professional Football League, Bendel Insurance will secure their spot in the Super 6 if they beat Gombe United at Pantami Township Stadium in Gombe on Sunday. If they win all their remaining matches, Akwa United will end up with 35 points, while …

Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe made their third and final offers to buy Manchester United on Friday. Sheikh Jassim is in a bidding war with Ratcliffe after the pair emerged as the main contenders to buy the English Premier League club from the Glazer family. While Sheikh Jassim’s latest offer is reported …

The improvements brought about by the Interim Management Committee in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) mean less attention is being paid to the lower leagues, especially the Nigeria National League (NNL), the Chairman of Smart City Football Club of Lagos, Anthony Adeyinka Adeboye has alleged. At the moment, Smartcity are protesting a N3.5 million fine imposed on them by …

The disciplinary committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has overturned the verdict of the Interim Management Committee (IMC), which had deducted points from Remo Stars and Wikki Tourists. This is coming as the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is in its decisive last three matches of the regular season. Matchday 16 will be played across the country this weekend …

Five-time world champions Nigeria will begin their quest for honours at this year’s Africa U17 Cup of Nations when they take on their Zambian counterparts in the Algerian city of Constantine on Sunday evening. The Golden Eaglets flew into Constantine on Tuesday night, after MRI tests conducted on the 26 players in Algiers following their arrival in the North African …

Tottenham forward, Heung-min Son has revealed the fightback against Manchester United was driven by ‘anger’. This was after their 1-6 defeat to Newcastle at the weekend in the English Premier League. Tottenham have dropped out of fourth-place with the hopes of playing in the UEFA Champions League dying off. Within the last couple of months, Spurs have sacked two of …

Former Portsmouth player John Chukwudi Utaka has an eye on coaching any of the Nigerian national teams should the chance arise, Soccernet.ng reports. Nigeria’s 49-cap top scorer in the 1999–2000 Egyptian League declared that this would be a chance for him to give back to his homeland. Utaka began his academy before being appointed in 2020 as an assistant coach …

Pelé, arguably the greatest footballer ever, is now an adjective synonymous with “exceptional”, “outstanding”, “unique”. Real name Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pelé, who died at 82 years last 29th December, was a Brazilian professional footballer widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century. Popular …