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Chelsea sealed their swoop for France forward Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig in a deal worth a reported £63 million ($80 million) on Tuesday. Nkunku had already agreed a pre-contract with the Premier League club in December and has now rubber-stamped his move to Stamford Bridge. The 25-year-old has put pen to paper […]
Barcelona has signed right-back Ona Batlle for their women’s team, the Catalan club said on social media Monday, with her Manchester United contract expiring at the end of June. The 24-year-old Catalan, who developed at Barcelona as a youth player, has signed a deal until 2026. Batlle, who helped Manchester United qualify for […]
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. The names on the list include Francisca Ordega, Assiat […]
Nick Kyrgios was admitted to a London psychiatric hospital because he contemplated suicide during Wimbledon in 2019, Australian media reported on Wednesday citing a new episode of the Netflix documentary Break Point. The Australian has previously detailed his mental health struggles and self-harm during that dark period in his life. But in the new series […]
Real Madrid confirmed the signing of Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund on a six-year deal on Wednesday, with the English international costing over 100 million euros ($108 million). German side Dortmund said an agreement for the 19-year-old had been reached last week with Madrid, worth 103 million euros plus up to 30 percent of […]
The Spanish and Brazilian football federations presented their plan on Tuesday for a friendly match at the Santiago Bernabeu in March 2024 to combat racism, after global outrage at the abuse of Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior. The Brazil winger, 22, suffered racial abuse by Valencia supporters in May, provoking worldwide outrage after he squared […]
Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has named Lionel Messi as his best opponent ever in his professional football career. Trent made this known in an interview with Goal while responding to a question on who his best-ever contender was. Responding to the question, the fullback said: “Messi. I don’t know; he is just the […]
Nigeria’s table tennis icon, Quadri Aruna, has explained why he will not participate in the upcoming World Table Tennis Contender in Lagos. In a video post on his Instagram handle @quadriaruna on Tuesday, Aruna said the development was due to club engagements. “Nothing is as good as playing in front of my home […]
After being conferred with the National Award of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic by former President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has received yet another honour from the world football body, FIFA. Osimhen has been an example for many young footballers since his emergence onto the international scene […]
Karim Benzema has signed documents to join the Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad after confirming his departure from Real Madrid. The former France international’s contract with the Saudi champions is understood to be for two years, with the option of a further season. Benzema is available on a free after voiding the one-year extension clause he […]
