Former Manchester United midfielder, Maurice Setters is dead. Setters passed on at the age of 83. Man United announced his death in a statement via its official website on Monday ahead of their Champions League clash with Istanbul Basaksehir on Tuesday. The statement read: “Manchester United is deeply saddened to hear that Maurice Setters has…
South African footballer, Anele Ngcongca is dead. The 33-year-old footballer was involved in a car accident in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday morning, which led to his death. Ngcongca was reportedly thrown out of the vehicle and died on the scene. A female passenger who was in the car with the footballer is in a critical condition…
Lionel Messi has been rested for Barcelona’s Champions League trip to Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday, head coach Ronald Koeman has confirmed. Messi attempted to activate a disputed clause to leave Barcelona for free over the summer, but eventually decided to stay in order to avoid a legal battle with the club. Last week the Argentine…
FIFA has pre-selected two Nigerian referees to officiate at the 2023 Women’s World Cup to be hosted by Australia and New Zealand. A total of 156 referees and assistant referees from all over the world are candidates to officiate at Women’s World Cup in Australia/New Zealand. The 2023 Women’s World Cup – the ninth edition…
Manchester city manager, Pep Guardiola, has admitted that Jose Mourinho’s side, Tottenham are favorites to win the English Premier League and shouldn’t be taken lightly. Pep Guardiola commented after Tottenham inflicted a 2-0 win over Manchester City on Saturday, November 21. Since arriving at City in 2016, Guardiola has helped the club win two Premier…
Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has admitted his side were ‘lucky’ with the West Brom penalty decision that was overturned during their 1-0 win at Old Trafford on Saturday. After a goalless first half, Slaven Bilic’s side was awarded a penalty in the second half after referee David Coote deemed Bruno Fernandes had fouled…
Nigeria’s third-highest goalscorer, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, has labeled Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr as the worst coach in Nigeria’s football history. According to Yakubu, the players during his time were very much better than the players at the national team right now. In the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against the Leone Stars last week, the…
FIFA plans to introduce a series of measures to protect pregnant footballers including mandatory maternity leave “of at least 14 weeks”, the sport’s world governing body announced on Thursday. “We want to see more women play football but in the same time have a family,” Sarai Bareman, FIFA’s chief women’s football officer, explained to journalists….
Pep Guardiola has agreed to a new contract with Manchester City. The Spanish manager, 49, whose existing deal was due to expire at the end of this season, has signed a two-year extension at the Etihad, to keep him at the club until 2023. His extension will see him overtake Joe Mercer and put him…
Atletico Madrid striker, Luis Suarez, has reportedly tested positive for Coronavirus for a second time, ruling him out of a reunion with his former club Barcelona this weekend. The Uruguay international has been self-isolating since he tested positive for Covid-19 on November 16 while on International duty for his country. According to Sport ES, a…