Several football fans in Nigeria have expressed surprise at the retirement of Super Eagles star Victor Moses from international football. Some of them said they expected the Chelsea man to have stayed a little longer with the team as gaffer Gernot Rohr is building something great for the future. Others wished him well in his future endeavours, describing […]

New Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has told the London club to offload midfielder Danny Drinkwater before the end of the month. The Blues spent £35million to sign Drinkwater from Leicester City last summer. But the Englishman only played 12 Premier League games during the 2017-18 campaign. Though the English transfer window has closed, Drinkwater could […]

Changchun Yatai came from behind to hand Beijing Renhe a 3-1 defeat in Wednesday’s Chinese Super League clash, with Odion continuing his rich vein of form. Cameroon international Benjamin Moukandjo gave his side an early lead with his fifth goal of the season at the Beijing Fengtai Stadium. In the 17th minute, Dadi Zhou drew […]

Barcelona captain Lionel Messi said the club will “do everything possible” this season to win the Champions League. The five-time Ballon d’ Or winner made this known while speaking to fans at the Camp Nou ahead of the pre-season friendly against Boca Juniors. Messi said: “This year I think we have a squad that allows […]

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday meet with the Minister of Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung. Concise News gathered that Osinbajo and Dalung met shortly after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. The reason for the meeting was not yet known at press time but it might not be unconnected with the threat by Fifa to […]

Governor of Abia State Okezie Ikpeazu has urged players and coaches of Enyimba to make the state and country proud in this year’s Caf Confederation Cup. The People Elephants are third on the Group C log with six points after four games and hoping to revive their knockout stage bid with a fine result against […]

Victor Moses retirement from international duty with the Super Eagles is a shocking development, says ex-international, Paul Okoku. The Chelsea wing-back stunned the football world yesterday when he announced his quit decision on his twitter handle, noting that he wanted to focus on his club career with the London giants. With the qualification campaign for […]

Croatia goalkeeper Danijel Subasic announced his international retirement on Wednesday one month after starring in the World Cup final. “The time has come after 10 years on the national team to say goodbye my favourite jersey,” Subasic wrote in a letter published by the Croatian Football Federation , a day after striker Mario Mandzukic retired. […]

Julen Lopetegui’s reign as Real Madrid boss got off to a historically bad start, as the European champions were beaten 4-2 in Tallinn by city rivals Atletico The UEFA Super Cup final was Real Madrid first competitive match without both Zinedine Zidane and Cristiano Ronaldo. But no one expected that the reigning European champions would […]

Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne could face a spell on the sidelines after injuring his right knee in training, the Premier League champions said Wednesday. The 27-year-old, who enjoyed a superb World Cup as Belgium reached the semi-finals, is undergoing tests to assess the seriousness of the injury. “Kevin De Bruyne is undergoing tests […]