Golden Thumps Zambia 3-1; Secures 2015 U-17 FIFA World Cup Ticket

FIFA U-17 World Cup reigning champions, the Golden Eaglets yesterday secured a semi final berth at the ongoing African U-17 championship and a ticket to the 2015 U-17 FIFA World Cup billed for Chile later in the year. The Eaglets achieved the feat after a 3-1 thumping of the Junior Chipolopolo of...

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International Friendly March: Super Eagles To Trade Tackles With Bolivia On March 26, 2015

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will, on the 26th of March, 2015, trade tackles with the Bolivian National team in international friendly match. The president of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, confirmed this yesterday on behalf of the NFF. The Nigeria Senior National team was last year...

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Mario Balotelli Will Stay At Liverpool, Says Agent

Mario Balotelli's agent has revealed the striker is 'very disappointed' with his time at Liverpool but has no immediate plans to leave the club. The former AC Milan striker has failed to score a single Premier League goal since arriving at Anfield for £16million and has faced considerable criticism...

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Real Madrid Set To Rename Stadium Abu Dhabi Bernabeu

As well as having it's name behind one of European football's biggest clubs Manchester City, Abu Dhabi now looks set to have its name in front of one of the world's most emblematic stadiums – the Santiago Bernabeu. The Arab Emirate that has bankrolled Manchester City entered into a financial partnership...

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Graham Poll: To referee Diego Costa have a few words with him before kick-off

While it is not correct to pre-judge a player you are about to referee, it is essential to prepare. If I was refereeing Diego Costa, I would look to have a few words with him before the game, in public, most likely on the pitch in the warm-up. I would make sure that John Terry, as his captain, was...

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Wilfried Bony and Yaya Toure to miss crucial Chelsea clash On Saturday

Manuel Pellegrini will have to wait. His midfield talisman and his expensive new signing are staying in Equatorial Guinea a little longer. They are both yet to impress at this Africa Cup of Nations, but Yaya Toure and Wilfried Bony are into the quarter-finals to face Algeria, rather than flying back...

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Luis Figo Has Announced He Is Going To Stand For FIFA Presidency

Former Portugal international Luis Figo has announced he is going to stand for FIFA presidency. The 42-year-old has the support of five FIFA member federations - the minimum requirement needed for a candidate to enter May's vote. Figo is the second high-profile former player to enter the race after...

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Roberto Mancini Has Implored Yaya Toure To Move To Italy In The Summer

Roberto Mancini has implored Yaya Toure to move to Italy in the summer, and wants the midfielder to become his lynchpin at Inter Milan. The Ivorian's future at Manchester City has been an ongoing concern since the summer fiasco whereby Toure and his agent told half-truths about varying situations. Mancini...

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Must Read: The reality behind Chelsea Manager's, Jose Mourinho, 'campaign' By Levene

With Jose Mourinho contesting his FA charge – a look at the reality behind his claims of a 'campaign'.The Chelsea boss was this week back in front of the cameras and Dictaphones after skipping his pre and post-match media duties against Newcastle."Don't tell me that you miss me," he said with his usual...

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Chelsea agree Andre Schurrle sale to fund Juan Cuadrado transfer

Chelsea have agreed to cash in on Andre Schurrle to free up the funds to sign Juan Cuadrado. The move for Colombian Cuadrado, 26, could even be completed in time for him to play in Saturday's top-of-the-table game against Manchester City, with Chelsea eager to register him. MailOnline Sport has learned...

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Premier League clubs could have signed Sanchez for £2Million, claims Pozzo

Premier League clubs could have signed Alexis Sanchez for as little as £2million had they shown enough belief in him, the man who brought him to Europe has claimed. Udinese president Giampaolo Pozzo, who bought Sanchez from Corbreloa for that price back in 2006, said bigger clubs were aware of the...

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Revealed: Only Manchester United Can Afford To Sign Messi

Manchester United and Real Madrid are the only two clubs that could sign Lionel Messi for an outright fee within Financial Fair Play rules, SPORTSMAIL reports.And considering that the prospect of Messi moving from Barcelona to their arch rivals is unlikely, then the Old Trafford club may be the only...

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Cristiano Ronaldo Is The Future Of Football, Claims Del Piero

Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero has lauded Cristiano Ronaldo as the 'future' of football but said Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will win the Ballon d'Or, MAILONLINE reports. Neuer, Real Madrid talisman Ronaldo and Barcelona's Lionel Messi are the final three contenders for...

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Chelsea earn $1m cash boost From 2014 World Cup while Arsenal, Man City and United also benefit

Stars like Andre Schurrle helped Chelsea earn almost £800,000 from the 2014 FIFA World Cup. SportsMail reports that the Premier League's traditional top-four powers have all netted seven-figure sums from last summer's tournament in Brazil. Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Manchester City received...

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Jose Mourinho takes vow of silence after being hit with FA misconduct charge

Jose Mourinho has taken a vow of silence after being charged with misconduct by the FA for claiming there is a campaign against his Chelsea team, MAILONLINE Reports. The Chelsea manager bailed out of his usual media duties on Friday within minutes of the FA confirming that he had been charged following...

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Wayne Rooney voted England player of the year by fans

Wayne Rooney has been voted England player of the year after topping a poll of Three Lions fans. Although he failed to inspire England to success at the World Cup, 2014 was a momentous year for Rooney individually. The 29-year-old scored eight goals in 13 appearances and was named England captain...

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Cristiano Ronaldo gets misunderstood as arrogant, says Zenit boss AVB

Former Tottenham and Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas believes Cristiano Ronaldo's ambition is unfairly mistaken for arrogance, and the Real Madrid forward should now be considered as the world's best player - ahead of Lionel Messi. Ronaldo is in line to win the Fifa Ballon d'Or this coming Monday...

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Radamel Falcao wants Manchester United stay, But Do Fans Want Him?

The future of Radamel Falcao is set to be decided by Manchester United in April, with the striker reaffirming his desire to stay in England, According to a report published by MAILONLINE.Last summer's loan signing from Monaco has found life tough in England - scoring just three Premier League goals...

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‘I Can See Messi Joining Chelsea’, Admits Former Barcelona Team-mate

Lionel Messi COULD join Chelsea, according to former team-mate Andrea Orlandi. According to talkSPORTS, the Argentine superstar's future is currently being discussed as his relationship with manager Luis Enrique sours at the Nou Camp, with the Blues apparently considering an audacious £200million...

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Is Luis Suarez heading back to England? Chelsea, City, United on red Alert

Luis Suarez faces an uncertain future at Barcelona following the dismissal of sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta and the resignation of his assistant Carles Puyol, writes Neil Ashton.The Uruguay striker is coming under increasing scrutiny at the Nou Camp since his £75million move from Liverpool and...

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