Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta was approached by Paris Saint-Germain to become their new manager. But it was reported that Arteta has rebuffed their approach. The Ligue 1 champions are looking for a new man in the dugout, after they dismissed Christophe Galtier earlier this month. Galtier replaced Mauricio Pochettino last summer and has lasted only one season at the Parc …

Inter Milan legend, Marco Materazzi, has said he gave former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli a good beating in training, adding that Diego Milito wanted to kill him. Materazzi and Balotelli were teammates with Inter Milan and Italy in the past. Balotelli was a highly touted prospect during his time at Inter. The striker’s undeniable talent was pretty evident, but …

Nigeria’s delegation to Sunday’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying duel with Sierra Leone arrived in the Liberian capital, Monrovia on Saturday morning, aboard a chartered Air Peace airline Embraer 195. The aircraft conveying the contingent of 23 players, technical and administrative staff and a few other officials, led by President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa …

Strategic partner to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), GTI Asset Management and Trust Limited has confirmed that champions of the just concluded NPFL championship playoff, Enyimba have received their N100 million prize money from the company. According to a statement on Friday by the Head of Media and Publicity at the The Nigeria Football Fund (TNFF), Mr. Andrew Ekejiuba, …

Super Falcons Chief Coach, Randy Waldrum has released the squad list of players for this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The list of 23 players was published on the Twitter handle of the Nigerian Football Federation on Friday, but there was no space for any player from the Nigeria Women’s Football League as all the …

Victor Osimhen has said the Super Eagles players want to win back the support of their teaming supporters. The three-time African champions missed out on a place at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Jose Peseiro’s boys have also struggled in the qualifying series for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations bar the away victory against Sao Tome and …

Manchester United have been urged to sign Napoli defender Kim Min-jae this summer. Former Liverpool star John Barnes believes that the South Korean would be a good replacement for Raphael Varane, who, according to him, won’t stay at Old Trafford forever. He said the South Korean would form a long-term partnership with Lisandro Martinez in the heart of United’s defence. …

The Interim Management Committee (IMC) said it has fulfilled all financial obligations to the 20 clubs that participated in the 2022/23 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season as money promised the clubs were paid before the start of the just concluded season. As at Thursday, league champions, Enyimba have been asked to provide their account details for the remittance of …

Spain’s Joselu pounced with two minutes remaining to snatch a 2-1 win over Italy on Thursday and set up a European Nations League final clash against Croatia. Luis de la Fuente’s side shaded a tight battle in Enschede to progress to Sunday’s final, where Zlatko Dalic’s outfit are lying in wait after beating hosts the Netherlands on Wednesday. Yeremy Pino …

Rudi Garcia said on Thursday that he was “as motivated as ever” after the Frenchman was named coach of runaway Italian champions Napoli. Ex-Roma boss Garcia, 59, takes over from Luciano Spalletti who left his position after guiding the southern club to their first Scudetto in 33 years. Garcia was sacked by Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr in April with the …