By Joy Chula Two weeks later than most other clubs, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid and Sevilla are joining in the hunt for the 2020/21 La Liga title. Spanish officials allowed La Liga clubs that were involved in the European cup final mini-competition in July a few weeks extra to prepare for the season. Barcelona used the […]
Lionel Messi has informed Barcelona he wants to “unilaterally” terminate his contract with the Spanish giants, a club source confirmed to AFP on Tuesday. Lawyers for the Argentina star sent Barca a fax in which they announced Messi’s desire to rescind his contract by triggering a release clause, sending shockwaves throughout the world of football. […]
Ronald Koeman is set to take his dream job at Barcelona after the Catalan giants’ president Josep Maria Bartomeu revealed on Tuesday the Dutchman will be their next coach. Former Barca star Koeman, who has been in charge of the Netherlands since 2018, will replace Quique Setien, who was sacked after Barca were humiliated 8-2 […]
Paris Saint-Germain are through to the final of the Champions League for the first time after goals by Marquinhos, Angel Di Maria and Juan Bernat saw them ease to a 3-0 win over RB Leipzig in a one-sided semifinal in Lisbon on Tuesday. It was 2-0 at half-time, with the first two goals set up […]
By JOHN SAKALA Bayern Munich has completely outrun Barcelona to a humbling scoreline of 8-2 in the UEFA Champions league quarter finals played in Lisbon, Portugal to book a semi final berth. The Germany machine (Bayern) dwarfed the Spanish side in the one legged penultimate quarter final. The Catalans were put to the sword by […]
There is a heavyweight contest in the quarterfinals of the Uefa Champions League as the only two previous winners left in this season’s competition, Barcelona and Bayern München, meet at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica. The teams, both in the Uefa Champions League quarterfinals for a record 18th time, have contested three previous […]
The CAF Executive Committee held a meeting on Tuesday, 30 June 2020, via video-conference to discuss the future of competitions and other related issues following the COVID-19 pandemic.The committee decided as follows;Total Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 After consultation with stakeholders and taking into consideration the current global situation, the tournament has been rescheduled […]
Sevilla FC – Real BetisAfter winning in the reverse fixture this season (2-1), Sevilla are looking to complete the league double against Real Betis for the first time since 2016/17. At home, Sevilla have won five of their last six LaLiga games against Real Betis (L1), with this defeat coming in January 2018, 3-5. Sevilla […]
The Premier League is set to restart on 17 June with Aston Villa v Sheffield United and Manchester City v Arsenal, subject to government approval.
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