For the first time in the history of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, Nigeria’s Super Falcons will not be involved, when next year’s tournament is played in Brazil. South Africa’s goalkeeper Kaylin Swart stoutly stood against the Super Falcons and victory in their FIFA World Cup playoff game in Casablanca on Thursday night – the…
The 2026/27 season is beginning to take shape as Real Madrid and Barcelona welcome back some of their biggest stars following Spain’s World Cup triumph, but their returns also create a new preseason problem: how quickly can these players go from celebration mode to title-race mode? At Real Madrid, Jude Bellingham has returned to preseason…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is facing one of the most serious challenges of his presidency after UEFA, CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) jointly accused him of “deception” and a breach of trust over a controversial plan involving the commercialization of the World Cup. But despite the dramatic language, this is not yet a…
Despite putting up a gallant effort all-round, the Super Falcons saw their Women Africa Cup of Nations title defence come to an agonizing end on Sunday night, falling 1–0 to eternal rivals Cameroon in a fiercely contested quarter-final clash in Casablanca. Cameroon struck early in the 19th minute, capitalizing on a well struck free kick…
Lionel Messi made the perfect return to Inter Miami’s Leagues Cup campaign, scoring twice as the defending champions opened their 2026 tournament with a 4-2 win over Atlético de San Luis. The result matters, but Messi’s performance may be even more important for Miami. After missing time following Argentina’s World Cup final, the 39-year-old returned…
Nigeria’s U20 team, Flying Eagles, on Wednesday evening booked their place in the final of the 2026 WAFU B U20 Championship after a dramatic 4-3 penalty shootout victory over host nation Côte d’Ivoire. The pulsating semi final encounter ended 2-2 after extra time, making the penalty shootout inevitable. The hosts started on the front foot…
Michael Olise’s private life has suddenly become a public debate after the mother of his 20-month-old daughter, Aaliyah Noor, went public with allegations that the Bayern Munich and France star has never met the child and has not provided the support she says was agreed. Fatima Zaunbrecher, 34, says a paternity test confirmed Olise as…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has abandoned plans to sell stakes in the commercial rights of future World Cups, marking one of the biggest governance reversals in modern football—and sending a clear message about who still holds influence in the sport. The proposal would have seen FIFA create a new commercial subsidiary and sell a minority…
Nigeria’s U20 national team, Flying Eagles, have booked their place in the semi-finals of the ongoing WAFU B U20 Tournament. They defeated Togo 3-0 in their second Group B game in Yamoussoukro on Thursday, carrying on the momentum from their 4-2 win over Ghana’s Black Satellites on the opening day. Togo’s Sparrow Hawks came out…
Manchester United have received a major fitness boost after Lisandro Martínez’s injury sustained in the World Cup final was confirmed to be only a muscle strain, with the Argentine defender expected to be fit in time for the start of the 2026/27 Premier League season. Martínez was forced off before half-time during Argentina’s extra-time defeat…
