The Prince of Wales was in Paris alongside his son Prince George and childhood friend Thomas van Straubenzee to watch Aston Villa in their Champions League quarter-final first leg against Paris St-Germain on Wednesday night. However, despite the diehard Villa fan wearing his “lucky clothes” they lost 3-1 in the Parc des Princes and face […]
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery says his team “believe in Villa Park” and the potential for home comforts to energise them, but can the Premier League side really stage a comeback to reach the Champions League semi-finals? Paris St-Germain hold a two-goal lead at the halfway stage of their quarter-final tie against Villa after a […]
About 18 elite fighters from Nigeria, Senegal, Morocco, Togo, Cote d’Ivoire, Cameroon and South Africa were at their thrilling best with electrifying Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) action at the African Knockout (AKO) Championship held at The Pistis Conference Centre, Lekki at the weekend. From the opening bell to the final bout, AKO8 delivered on its […]
Turkish giants Fenerbahce are planning to offer Super Eagles defender Bright Osayi-Samuel an enticing deal to make him sign a contract extension. Osayi-Samuel’s career is in the balance as he has refused to sign a contract extension with his current one set to expire at the end of the season. The Super Eagles star has […]
AC Milan are preparing for a major overhaul ahead of the 2025-26 season, and according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, one of the prominent names expected to depart is Samuel Chukwueze. The Nigerian winger, who arrived from Villarreal less than two seasons ago, has struggled to establish himself in Milan due to injuries and limited […]
Manchester City have reportedly launched a “historic offer” for Barcelona forward, Lamine Yamal, which would set a new world record if accepted by the La Liga side, reports football365.com. City are no strangers to paying enormous fees for star players. The £100million they spent on Jack Grealish in 2021 was at the time the British […]
Goalscorer Lautaro Martinez said his Inter Milan side “showed what we were made of” after a 2-1 win at Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League quarter final on Tuesday. Martinez gave Inter the lead late in the first half, blasting in after a no-look backheel from Marcus Thuram. Bayern veteran Thomas […]
Super Eagles star, Alex Iwobi, yesterday, led Fulham to a 3-2 victory over Liverpool, which ended the English Premier League leaders’ 26-game unbeaten run in the competition. Yesterday’s defeat was Liverpool’s second defeat of the season as Fulham fought back to claim the victory at Craven Cottage. Arne Slot’s men failed to capitalise on Arsenal’s […]
The 2008-09 Premier League season remains the high water mark for Fulham. Under Roy Hodgson, they finished seventh with a best-ever total of 53 points; it secured qualification for the inaugural Europa League, in which the Londoners went all the way to the final. For a decade and a half, that idyllic era seemed very […]
Captain Virgil van Dijk says there has been “progress” in negotiations with Liverpool over a new contract. The 33-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season and the centre-back said in March he had “no idea” if he would remain at Anfield. The defender is one of three high-profile Liverpool players to […]
