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Jorge Messi, father and primary architect of Lionel Messi’s legendary football career, died on Friday in his hometown of Rosario. He was 68 years old. The senior Messi succumbed to a prolonged illness at a private clinic surrounded by family members. His passing marks the end of a quiet yet powerful partnership that reshaped modern…
Arsenal have secured Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle United in a deal worth £75 million. The 28-year-old international signed a four-year contract with an option for an additional season. Mikel Arteta’s side moved swiftly to bolster their central midfield ahead of the new campaign. Title defences require ruthless efficiency in the summer market. Buying…
Football’s most decorated modern forward has offered his clearest assessment yet of the teenager carrying his name, declaring that Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. is already physically ahead of where he was at the same age and will likely grow beyond him. The remark came in a video published by Netflix Sports on Thursday, filmed as…
African football leaders rallied around FIFA boss Gianni Infantino this week after a clumsy corporate scheme collapsed in public embarrassment. The Confederation of African Football unanimously endorsed Infantino despite his failed attempt to privatise part of the global game. Infantino had tried to sell minority stakes in a new commercial arm to raise four billion…
British-Nigerian heavyweight Moses Itauma will fight Croatia’s Filip Hrgovic for the vacant IBF world title on August 29 at London’s O2 Arena. Former undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk vacated his championship belts to pursue a lucrative final career bout. The decision instantly transformed a planned contender clash into a full world championship showdown. Itauma now stands…
Gianni Infantino’s decade of near total control over world football has entered its most precarious stretch, with the Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, becoming the first sitting head of government from a 2026 World Cup host nation to publicly withdraw confidence in the FIFA president over a shelved plan to sell part of the…
Three converted penalties, six goals and a night of nervous arithmetic in Rabat have kept Nigeria’s title defence alive at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, with the Super Falcons beating Egypt 6-2 on Wednesday to finish second in Group C and set up a quarter-final against Cameroon. The result closed one of…
Gianni Infantino faces emergency talks in Rabat as his FIFA presidency crumbles. The Swiss administrator summoned senior football executives to Morocco following the collapse of his plan to privatise World Cup commercial rights. His reckless bid to sell a 20 per cent stake to private investors for $4.2bn collapsed within days. Deep anger across major…
Team Nigeria’s boxing squad has collapsed in Glasgow following four rapid eliminations at the Commonwealth Games. Nineteen-year-old Ajishola Kadijat became the latest casualty on Sunday after losing a 3-2 split decision to Wales’ Helen Jones in the women’s 54kg category. Her exit at the SEC Centre extinguished another hope for silverware in the ring. The…
Luka Modric has committed to another season at San Siro, with AC Milan confirming on Thursday that the Croatia captain has signed on until 30 June 2027, a decision that closes months of speculation over whether the 2018 Ballon d’Or winner would retire, return to Spain or push on into a 21st professional campaign. The…
