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The Premier League will have two transfer windows this summer to allow Manchester City and Chelsea to register players for the Club World Cup. Clubs in the English top flight will now be able to recruit and retain players in a special window between June 1 and 10. The exceptional…

Barcelona are eyeing Atalanta striker Ademola Lookman. Mundo Deportivo says Barca are preparing to sign a new attacking player this summer. Nigeria international Lookman is on Barca’s radar. And Atalanta would be prepared to sell for a knockdown €30m given Lookman’s deal expires in 2026. The 27 year-old, for his part, is ready to leave…

Super Eagles Coach, Eric Chelle, says the team still needs to improve in spite of the 2-0 victory over the Amavubi of Rwanda on Friday in Kigali. The encounter was a matchday 5 fixture of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The Malian said at the post match conference that he is…

Egypt captain Mohamed Salah took his Liverpool goals total for the season to 32 in all competitions by converting two penalties in a 3-1 Premier League win over Southampton at the weekend. The 32-year-old also broke the record for the most goals and assists by a Red in a league…

Real Sociedad’s Mikel Oyarzabal coolly netted a penalty to hold Manchester United to a 1-1 draw in a Europa League last 16 first leg clash on Thursday. The Red Devils are enduring a woeful season and winning the competition offers their only realistic route to Champions League football, but they…

Raphinha claimed Barcelona a 1-0 Champions League last-16 first-leg win at Benfica on Wednesday, despite the Catalan giants playing most of the game with 10 men. Teenage defender Pau Cubarsi was sent off midway through the first half of the tight clash in Lisbon with the score goalless. Raphinha drilled…

President Bola Tinubu has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as an “extraordinary leader and statesman” whose contributions to Nigeria’s development remain indelible. He also said Obasanjo’s regular interventions in national affairs, sometimes controversial have helped shape public policies and put leaders in check. In a birthday tribute on Wednesday to…

The chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League, Honourable Gbenga Elegbeleye is not lying low in his mission to transform the league. He speaks passionately and dreams big about it.  The Nigerian Premier Football League has come a long way. Despite its robust past, the league’s recent history, has been…

Liverpool boss Arne Slot said the depth of quality in the Premier League means his side can take nothing for granted despite opening up an 11-point lead with a 2-0 win at Manchester City on Sunday. Second-placed Arsenal have a game in hand on the leaders, but Slot’s men took a giant…