Former Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has slammed some players at the English Premier League club, calling them ‘snowflakes’ . He said that many of the players would not have survived during Sir Alex Ferguson’s reign. Solskjaer played 11 seasons for Manchester United before returning as a manager in December 2018. Solskjaer was sacked three years later and speaking …

Former Paris Saint-Germain manager, Mauricio Pochettino has already informed English Premier League side Chelsea, under the leadership of Todd Boehly, about the signings they need to make ahead of next season. Pochettino, who is close to becoming Chelsea’s next permanent coach at the end of the season, wants Chelsea to add a creative central midfielder to his ranks and has …

The head coach of the Golden Eaglets Nduka Ugbade said his team would have won against Burkina Faso if they had converted their chances. The Eaglets lost 1-2 to Young Etalons in the quarter-finals of the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria. The defeat meant elimination from the tournament, and ending the World Cup ticket ambition for the five-time …

Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has claimed that goalkeeper Edouard Mendy could leave English Premier League club Chelsea for a new club this summer. Romano said that Mendy’s future at Stamford Bridge could hinge on who becomes Chelsea’s next permanent manager. Mendy’s current contract with Chelsea will expire in 2024. The Senegalese international, however, could be sold by the west London …

The world football governing body, FIFA has built a mini-stadium in Birnin Kebbi, capital of Kebbi State. FIFA disclosed this in a statement recently released on its website. The $1.189 million-project was undertaken by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), and supported by the FIFA Forward programme. The NFF representative in Kebbi State, Abubakar Ladan said the aim of the project …

The Nigerian Ambassador to Argentina, Mr. Philip Ikurusi has charged the Flying Eagles to not only evoke the spirit of their 1989 and 2005 predecessors but to also go a step further by winning for Nigeria for the very first time the FIFA U-20 World Cup trophy in Argentina this summer. During a visit to the team’s camp at Howard …

Burkina Faso’s Young Etalons took the few opportunities that came their way to defeat Nigeria 1-2 in a gritty Africa U17 Cup quarterfinal duel in Algiers on Thursday. Defeat meant elimination from the tournament, and end to a FIFA World Cup ticket ambition for the five-time world champions, who created far more opportunities but were either denied by the sticks …

Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano confirmed on Thursday that English Premier League side Arsenal have agreed to extend the contracts of Bukayo Saka and Aaron Ramsdale. Romano also said that Arsenal are also in conversations with William Saliba to tie him down to a new contract ahead of next season. Ramsdale, Saka, and Saliba have so far played a key role …

Dolores Aveiro, the mother of football star Cristiano Ronaldo, has refuted claims that her son and longtime girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez, is having problems in their relationship. According to reports in Spanish and Portuguese media last month, the striker was “fed up” with the Spanish model and influencer and they were said to be on the verge of parting ways. Georgina, …

Towards harmonising fixtures in the two groups of the ongoing 2022/23 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season, the Interim Management Committee (IMC) has directed that all Matchday 18 games – the last fixtures of the group phase – would now be played on Sunday, 21st May. The IMC also noted in a letter to NPFL clubs that Federation Cup games …