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Liverpool revived their faltering season with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Galatasaray at Anfield on Tuesday night, overturning a first-leg deficit to secure a place in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals where they will face defending champions Paris Saint-Germain. Goals from Dominik Szoboszlai, Hugo Ekitike, Ryan Gravenberch and Mohamed Salah ensured the English side…
Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has unveiled a significantly reshuffled 23-man squad for Nigeria’s upcoming international friendlies against Iran and Jordan, omitting star striker Victor Osimhen and first-choice goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali in a bold tactical reconfiguration ahead of the March fixtures. The Nigeria Football Federation confirmed the squad list on Wednesday, revealing that…
The Confederation of African Football has officially declared Morocco champions of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after the CAF Appeal Board overturned the result of the final against Senegal, awarding the hosts a 3-0 forfeit victory following a dramatic walkout by the Lions of Teranga in Rabat. The decision, announced through a detailed…
Brighton and Hove Albion were wrongly denied a penalty in their 1-0 home defeat to Arsenal on March 4, according to the Premier League’s Key Match Incidents Panel, adding to growing concerns about Video Assistant Referee consistency in the 2025-26 season. The KMI Panel, which comprises former players and referees who independently review contentious…
Iran’s football federation has entered negotiations with FIFA to relocate the national team’s group stage matches at the 2026 World Cup from the United States to co-host Mexico, citing security concerns following statements by American President Donald Trump and the ongoing military conflict that has claimed the life of Iran’s Supreme Leader and triggered…
English football clubs Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are confronting daunting elimination prospects in the UEFA Champions League after both suffered identical 5-2 defeats in their knockout phase first-leg fixtures, reviving memories of some of European football’s most remarkable turnarounds between the opening and return legs. Chelsea fell to Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des…
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, suffered a narrow 93-86 defeat to host nation France at the FIBA Women’s World Cup Qualifying Tournament in Lyon on Sunday, despite mounting a spirited second-half comeback that briefly threatened to overturn the European side’s commanding early advantage. The African champions, competing at the Villeurbanne Sports Arena before…
Manchester United tightened their grip on a Champions League spot with a 3-1 victory over top-four rivals Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Sunday. Michael Carrick’s interim side broke a lethargic first-half deadlock through Casemiro, before late strikes from Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko secured the points. United now sit third in the Premier League,…
UEFA has cancelled the “Finalissima” clash between European champions Spain and world champions Argentina, originally scheduled for 27 March 2026. The match, which was to take place in Qatar, became a casualty of the escalating US-Israel-Iran war currently engulfing the Middle East. UEFA confirmed on Sunday that negotiations with the Argentinian Football Association (AFA) collapsed…
Inter Milan’s commanding march toward a second consecutive Serie A title hit a significant obstacle on Saturday following a controversial 1-1 draw with Atalanta at the San Siro, a result that handed crosstown rivals AC Milan an unexpected lifeline in the championship race. Atalanta striker Nikola Krstovic scored a disputed 82nd-minute equalizer that wiped…
