Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho completed his medical with Championship side Middlesbrough on Monday ahead of his unveiling for a loan move until the end of the season. The 28-year-old Nigerian international has agreed to join the 2004 EFL Cup winners, with Michael Carrick’s side having the option to make the transfer permanent in the summer. According to Sky Sports, …

Retiring Spanish football legend Jesus Navas tearfully bid farewell to his playing career on Monday with songs, chants and other tributes at a ceremony at Sevilla’s packed Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan stadium. The 39-year-old winger Sevilla and the Spanish national team’s most-decorated player will officially retire when his contract expires on 31 December due to a painful and chronic hip injury which …

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has reached an agreement with La Liga outfit Sevilla for the training of coaches in the Nigerian topflight as well as the development of youth players, the Spanish club announced on Monday. Chairman of the NPFL board, Gbenga Elegbeleye, embarked on a tour of Spain last week to meet potential clubs who can partner …

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 …

Sevilla won a record-extending seventh Europa League title after overcoming Roma 4-1 on penalties in Wednesday’s final in Budapest, following a 1-1 draw after extra time. The victory ended Roma manager José Mourinho’s 20-year unbeaten record. The last time a side coached by the Portuguese conceded a goal in a European final was in 2003. Paulo Dybala opened the scoring …

Sevilla came back from a two-goal down to draw 2-2 in the first leg of their quarterfinal match at Old Trafford on Thursday, giving Manchester United some work to do to advance to the Europa League semi-finals. United appeared to be cruising to victory through two goals from Marcel Sabitzer inside the opening 21 minutes. But the loss of center-back …