The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) on Monday confirmed that Arthur Chukwuezugo Okonkwo has switched international allegiance to represent Nigeria. The switch was approved on April 6, allowing the Wrexham AFC goalkeeper to be eligible for selection by the Nigeria Football Federation’s technical committee and future Super Eagles matches. In an updated listing on FIFA’s Change of Association Platform, ...
Manchester United’s decision to sack Ruben Amorim as their manager could end up costing the Premier League giants almost £16 million ($22 million) according to financial figures released by the club. Amorim’s turbulent 14-month reign came to an end on January 5 following the Portuguese boss’s public attack on United’s hierarchy, with his five coaches also following him out of ...
Harry Kane scored twice in the first half as Bayern Munich cruised to a 3-0 win at Werder Bremen on Saturday, restoring their six-point lead atop the Bundesliga table. Borussia Dortmund’s 4-0 win over Mainz on Friday drew them within three points of the league leaders but Bayern responded. They were in control from start to finish in Bremen, with ...
Marc Guehi scored his first goal for Manchester City to seal a 2-0 win over minnows Salford in the FA Cup fourth round, while Burnley suffered an embarrassing exit against Mansfield on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s side took an early lead through Alfie Dorrington’s own goal, but they made hard work of seeing off their fourth-tier opponents at the Etihad Stadium. ...
Spanish champions Barcelona filed a complaint with the country’s football federation (RFEF) criticising perceived refereeing inconsistencies on Saturday. Triggered by the club’s anger at a controversially disallowed goal in the 4-0 Copa del Rey defeat by Atletico Madrid on Thursday, Barca wrote to the RFEF and Spain’s refereeing committee (CTA), demanding more transparency. Barca said in a statement their letter ...
Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday confirmed the appointment of Igor Tudor as their interim manager until the end of the season. Former Juventus boss Tudor replaces Thomas Frank, who was sacked on Wednesday with Tottenham languishing only five points above the Premier League relegation zone. The Croatian and Tottenham’s hierarchy reached a verbal agreement on Friday and the deal has now ...
Ten-man West Ham edged into the FA Cup fifth round as Crysencio Summerville clinched a 1-0 win at third tier Burton on Saturday. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side were taken to extra-time before Summerville ended the underdogs’ stubborn resistence with his sixth goal in his last seven games in all competitions. West Ham’s Freddie Potts was sent off soon after Summerville’s ...
The Kremlin on Tuesday welcomed FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s comments on ending a ban on Moscow from international competitions over its Ukraine campaign, while Kyiv denounced his words as “irresponsible” during the war. Infantino — who previously had friendly relations with Russia’s Vladimir Putin — said in an interview a day earlier the ban on Russia had “not achieved anything.” ...
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe is confident Sandro Tonali will not try to engineer a move away from the Magpies despite speculation linking the Italian international to Arsenal. Rumours of a shock deadline day move to the Gunners on Monday were quickly quashed after reports in Italy claimed a representative of Tonali had contacted Arsenal. Newcastle’s preparations for the season were ...
Questions swirled over Cristiano Ronaldo’s future in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, hours after the superstar indicated he might be leaving Al Nassr in a social media post, just hours following the end of the Saudi Pro League season. The 40-year-old Portuguese forward joined Al Nassr in 2022 from Manchester United and his contract with the Saudi club ends this summer. ...