Sport

Chelsea legend Petr Cech has praised Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. Cech said he is keen to see Pickford play for England at the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, adding that he has played well for Gareth Southgate’s side in recent tournaments. Pickford is England’s No 1 at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar and hopes he can help ...

Argentina national team captain Lionel Messi has revealed that his son Mateo immediately started crying after his team’s 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia in the World Cup last week. As a reminder, Saudi Arabia had come from behind to beat Argentina by one goal on 22 November. After Argentina’s 2-0 World Cup win over Mexico at the weekend, Messi said ...

The Super Eagles held their first training session in San Jose on Tuesday as they prepare intensively for their friendly match against Costa Rica on Thursday. The training session was held at Centro De Alto Rendimiento, San Jose. The Super Eagles will explore the National Stadium in San Jose on Wednesday evening. The players and their officials arrived in the ...

Qatari landlords looking to profit from the upcoming World Cup have turned a growing number of mostly foreign tenants out the door, sometimes with only a few days’ notice. More than a million football fans are expected to flock to the capital Doha during the tournament in November and December, putting a huge strain on the small Gulf nation. According ...

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has dismissed rumours of a rivalry between him and Giacomo Raspadori. Raspadori shone for the Partenopei in the absence of Osimhen, who returned to action in last week’s UEFA Champions League match against Ajax after missing six games through injury. Osimhen scored in Napoli’s 4-2 win over the Eredivisie champions. The 23-year-old was substituted for Raspadori ...

Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will miss Sunday’s top match against Freiburg due to persistent shoulder problems, coach Julian Nagelsmann confirmed. “Manuel will not play, he is still in pain. I hope he can play again next week, but Freiburg is still too early for him,” said Nagelsmann, whose side are now without their captain for the second game in ...

Atletico Madrid have confirmed they have agreed a deal with Barcelona’s French striker Antoine Griezmann on a contract until 2026. Griezmann has been on loan at Atletico since August 2021 after a difficult spell at Camp Nou, having moved for 120 million euros ($116.5 million) in 2019. “Griezmann has signed a contract that binds him to our club until June ...

Richard Dunne has told Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo what he needs to do to get back into the club’s starting eleven this season. Dunne, who has made over 400 Premier League appearances, believes Ronaldo needs to focus on what he does best: Scoring goals. ManUnited coach Erik ten Hag has only called Ronaldo into the starting eleven once so ...

Tottenham striker Richarlison de Andrade has said that racism will continue to happen in football unless penalties are imposed.     Richarlison said this after being pelted with a banana in the 19th minute of the friendly match between Brazil and Tunisia in Paris on Tuesday. The player, who ran to the corner flag to celebrate his team’s second goal ...

Ime Udoka allegedly cheated on his wife Nia Long with a Boston Celtics employee Ime Udoka, who is married to Hollywood star Nia Long, is now in trouble for having an affair with a Boston Celtics employee Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka is facing serious disciplinary action for violating the franchise’s code of conduct, Shams Charania of The Athletic ...