AC Milan football club have confirmed that goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and Jens Petter Hauge have both tested positive for Covid-19, after the club’s latest round of medical checks. According to the Italian club, three members of first-team staff also returned positive tests for the virus, which has caused a global pandemic, killing over 1 million…
Former Brazil striker Ronaldinho Gaucho said on Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and was self-isolating. The ex-FC Barcelona and Paris St-Germain (PSG) player was in Belo Horizonte, where he played for local side Atletico Mineiro when he got his diagnosis. “I arrived in BH (Belo Horizonte) yesterday (Saturday) and I took the COVID…
UEFA has said a ‘final eight’ will be considered as a way to round off the Champions League and Europa League from 2024. The single-country, one-leg format was adopted to conclude the competitions last season, due to the COVID-19 outbreak that disrupted the football calendar. UEFA is contractually bound with broadcasters to revert to the…
Crystal Palace striker Jordan Ayew has tested positive for coronavirus. The Ghana international revealed his health status on Sunday evening, October 18, after missing Crystal Palace’s 1-1 draw against Brighton and Hove Albion at Selhurst Park and says he has gone into self-isolation to treat himself. Ayew recently returned to the club after going on…
Manchester City striker, Sergio Aguero has received widespread criticism for grabbing a female assistant referee, Sian Massey-Ellis’s neck during his side’s Premier League 1-0 victory against Arsenal on Saturday. The incident took place just before half-time at the Etihad Stadium. Aguero, who played 65 minutes of the match, was making his first appearance of the…
A Nigerian striker, Simeon Nwankwo showed solidarity with the #EndSARS protesters after scoring against Juventus. The 28-year-old Crotone striker who scored against Juventus on Saturday, October 16, celebrated by raising a T-shirt to show his support for the #EndSARS protest which is ongoing in Nigeria and aimed at ending police brutality. The match which Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t feature in ended in a…
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen celebrated his first goal for Napoli by holding up a white shirt with the inscription “#End Police Brutality In Nigeria” during his team 4 – 1 win against Atlanta on Saturday, October 17. Recall the 21-year-old became Nigeria’s most expensive player after completing a €50m move to Napoli from Lille…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Harry Maguire will “bounce back” after his torrid start to the season but could miss Saturday’s Premier League trip to Newcastle through injury. The 27-year-old and world’s most expensive defender has struggled for Manchester United since a well-documented Greek court case in August. Maguire was given a suspended 21-month sentence for…
Matteo Guendouzi has tested positive for coronavirus after returning to Hertha Berlin from International duty with France. The Arsenal midfielder, 21, who is currently on loan at Hertha and captained France’s under-21 team to a 5-0 win over Liechtenstein on Thursday and a 1-0 victory over Slovakia on Monday. Hertha Berlin has now announced that…
Chelsea and Nigerian winger, Victor Moses is set to complete his loan move to Spartak Moscow with an option to make the deal permanent for £8million. The 29-year-old who spent the second half of the 2019-20 season at Inter Milan is expected to seal the deal in few days with the Russian transfer window closing in…