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Ronaldo, the former Real Madrid star who now plays in Saudi Arabia, turned 40 on Wednesday and apparently has no doubt about who should be considered the best football player ever. Cristiano Ronaldo projected himself as the most complete footballer to have ever existed, while emphasising his ‘unmatched’ range of scoring…

Aston Villa signed Marcus Rashford on loan from Manchester United for the rest of the season on Sunday to end the England international’s exile under Ruben Amorim at Old Trafford. Once a hero for the United fans, Rashford has not featured for his boyhood club since December 12 and admitted…

Reigning champions Real Madrid will face 2023 winners Manchester City in the play-off round of this season’s Champions League, following Friday’s draw. It is the fourth year running in which the sides have been drawn against each other in a knockout tie, with Real emerging victorious in a penalty shoot-out in…

Super Eagles defender Wilfred Ndidi is set  to back to full  training a t his  English Premier League side, Leicester City. The  Foxes  have been plagued  with rash of injuries  but  sources at the club  have now given  updates on Ndidi  and two others  ahead of their weekend’s clash with fellow relegation…

A heartwarming moment has captured the internet’s attention, as a video of Cameroonian football legend and President of the Cameroonian Football Federation, Samuel Eto’o, recognising a former teammate working as a security guard goes viral. The encounter reportedly took place after an Ecobank Group seminar in Douala, Cameroon, according to…

Belgium’s football federation on Friday announced Frenchman Rudi Garcia as the new national team coach, after the sacking of Domenico Tedesco. The federation said they would formally introduce the 60-year-old former Napoli, Lyon and Roma boss to the press at an event later in the day. Garcia, who has also…

(From L) Paris Saint-Germain’s Moroccan midfielder #02 Achraf Hakimi, Manchester City’s Croatian defender #24 Josko Gvardiol and Manchester City’s Portuguese midfielder #20 Bernardo Silva fight for the ball during the UEFA Champions League, league phase football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City at the Parc des Princes Stadium in…

Real Madrid are the first football club to top a billion euros in revenue during a single season, fuelled by income generated by the revamped Santiago Bernabeu stadium, according to financial experts Deloitte. The order of the clubs at the top of Deloitte’s annual Football Money League stayed the same,…

Dortmund were beaten finalists in the competition last season, but the loss on Tuesday was the club’s fourth successive defeat in all competitions. Borussia Dortmund have fired head coach Nuri Sahin in the wake of Tuesday’s 2-1 Champions League loss at Bologna, saying they had “lost faith” in him. Dortmund…

Mikel Arteta says Gabriel Jesus‘ injury is a “big worry” for his team after the Brazilian striker was stretchered off in Arsenal’s FA Cup defeat to Manchester United. Jesus came off in the first half of Arsenal’s penalty shoot-out loss to Ruben Amorim’s side after a challenge with Bruno Fernandes in his own penalty box.…