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 …