I’ve made Man Utd happy again ―Mourinho
JOSE Mourinho says he has restored “happiness, trust, belief and resilience” to a Manchester United squad lacking it under Louis van Gaal. The United boss said that new players arriving [readmore]
April 2017
NWFL: Yahaya,FC Sa’adatu coach, upbeat despite defeat to Confluence Queens
THE head coach, FC Sa’adatu Amazon, Yahaya Ladan, has maintained belief in the ability of his team despite suffering a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Confluence Queens in Lokoja [readmore]
Tottenham to play at Wembley 2017-18
TOTTENHAM have confirmed they will play their home games at Wembley for the 2017-18 season while construction work on their new stadium takes place. The club’s new 61,000-seater ground is [readmore]
Enyeama, Mikel for surgeries
INJURED Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi has been flown to London for urgent surgery just as Vincent Enyeama has been ruled out of the season by a knee injury. [readmore]
Arsenal tackle Leicester City over Etebo
ENGLISH Premier League clubs Arsenal and Leicester City have renewed their interest to get the signature of Nigerian international and CD Feirense of Portugal attacking midfielder, Oghenekaro Etebo, AOIFootball.com has [readmore]
Anthony Joshua weighs in 10lbs heavier than Wladimir Klitschko ahead of Wembley showdown
THE weigh in for the world heavyweight championship super fight at Wembley Stadium has produced a sensation of its own. Anthony Joshua hit the scales heavier than Wladimir Klitschko by [readmore]
Lovren signs new deal at Liverpool
LIVERPOOL centre-back Dejan Lovren has signed a new long-term contract at the club until 2021. The 27-year-old moved to Anfield from Southampton in a deal worth £20m in 2014 and [readmore]
Sylvain Marveaux: Ex-Newcastle winger questioned over 2011 transfer from Rennes
FORMER Newcastle winger Sylvain Marveaux says he is “co-operating” with investigators after he was arrested in a tax fraud case. In a statement, the 31-year-old said he knows “few” details [readmore]
Super Sand Eagles lose Beach Soccer World Cup opener to Italy
Nigeria’s Sand Super Eagles on Friday lost 6-12 to Italy in their opening Group B game of the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Nassau, Bahamas. Enterprising Abu Azeez [readmore]
Top Fifa official admits taking almost £700000 in bribes
A top official at football’s world governing body Fifa was involved in “multiple schemes to accept and pay bribes to soccer officials”, United States prosecutors say. Richard Lai, 55, has [readmore]