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World football governing body FIFA has listed Nigeria Premier Football League sideKATSINA UNITED alongside twenty-two other African clubs from registering players. A search on the FIFA website showed that KATSINA UNITED began its ban on June 12, 2024, to elapse after three registration periodsdue to recent contractual infractions involving the club and some players. The other clubs banned are DC MOTEMA PEMBE, TP MAZEMBE, FUTURE FC, AL MASRY, ZAMALEK SC, HOROYA AC, RAJA CLUB ATHLETIC, WYDAD ATHLETIC CLUB, AFRICAN STARS FC, […]

World Champions ARGENTINA defeated a very impressive ECUADOR 4-2 on penalty in their COPA AMERICA quarterfinal match after it ended 1-1 in regulation time at NRG Stadium in HOUSTON to advance to the semifinal. Captain LIONEL MESSI took the first penalty and missed in the shootout while JULIAN ALVAREZ, ALEXIS MAC ALLISTER, GONZALO MONTIEL, and NICOLÁS OTAMENDI scored in the penalty round. ARGENTINA’S fierce goalkeeper EMILIANO MARTINEZ kept ECUADOR at bay with two fantastic penalty saves while onlyJOHN YEBOAH and JORDY CAICEDOscored from him. The defending champion will meet the winner of today’s quarterfinal between VENEZUELAand CANADA at AT&T Stadium in ARLINGTON, TEXAS.

Super Eagles forward ADEMOLA LOOKMAN scored a sensational hat-trick for ATALANTA, who won the Europa League final 3-0 last night at the AVIVA Stadium in DUBLIN to end German Champions BAYER LEVERKUSEN'S 51-game unbeaten run. Xabi Alonso's team simply ran out of steam after a phenomenal season with LOOKMANwho Got to the African Cup of Nations final running them ragged, opening the scoring with a back-post finish in 12 minutes before doubling the advantage with a stunning curling effort 14 minutes later. He wrapped up his famous treble […]

The Manager of WEST LONDON side CHELSEA, MAURICIO POCHETTINO has left the club by mutual consent after one season at STAMFORD BRIDGE. 52 year old POCHETTINO took charge of Chelsea on 1 July, signing a two-year contract with the option of a further 12 months but wasunder massive pressure after an underwhelming first half of the season but a run of five successive wins to end the season ensured they finished sixth in the Premier League. THE BLUES were also runners-up in theCARABAO […]

English Premier League side LIVERPOOLhave confirmed Dutchman ARNE SLOT as their new head coach to replace successful German tactician JURGEN KLOPP, who took charge of his final LIVERPOOL game against WOLVES on Sunday after spending the last nine years at ANFIELD. The FEYENOORD boss, who will start his new role on June 1 signed a three-year deal until the summer of 2027. In a departing message to FEYENOORD fans, SLOT said it was certainly not an easy decision to close the door behind one at a club where one has experienced so many wonderful moments, and worked so […]

JUVENTUS won their first major trophy in three years, beating ATALANTA 1-0 to lift a record-extending 15th COPPA ITALIA. After just four minutes, DUSAN VLAHOVICscored the only goal in Roma's STADIO OLIMPICO when he received ANDREA CAMBIASO's pass before finishing from 12 yards out. The Serbia striker who got the first goal in the fourth minute later had a goal disallowed for offside while Super Eagles Striker ADEMOLA LOOKMAN and Juve's FABIO MIRETTI hit the woodwork late on. Under-pressure Juventus manager MASSIMILIANO ALLEGRI, who has won a record […]

German Club BORUSSIA DORTMUNDbecame the first team to arrive at the Champions League final at WEMBLEY as MATS HUMMELS' second-half header earned them a 1-0 win at PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN, to complete a 2-0 victory on aggregate. Leading by one goal from the first leg in GERMANY, DORTMUND showed a brilliant defensive display with more than enough bite of luck to stifle KYLIAN MBAPPE and Co, then HUMMELS rose highest to head home JULIAN BRANDT'S corner five minutes into the second period. The goal was crucial as PSG hit the post four times in the second […]