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Mohamed Salah, Liverpool’s Egypt forward and one of the Premier League’s most consistent performers this season, has been ruled out of the club’s away fixture against Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday after picking up a muscle injury during Wednesday’s emphatic Champions League victory over Galatasaray at Anfield. The 33-year-old was substituted during the match,…
The Guinea Football Federation has formally petitioned the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to retrospectively award it the 1976 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title. This unprecedented move follows a landmark ruling on Tuesday, 17 March 2026, which stripped Senegal of the 2025 AFCON trophy. CAF recently awarded the 2025 championship to Morocco after concluding…
FIFA has mandated that every team in its women’s competitions must include at least one female head or assistant coach. The world football governing body approved the new regulations on Thursday, March 19, 2026, to address a persistent gender imbalance in the technical area. The directive requires each squad to have a minimum of two…
Argentine football legend Lionel Messi scored the 900th goal of his illustrious career but could not prevent Inter Miami from exiting the CONCACAF Champions Cup after a 1-1 draw with Nashville SC saw the visitors advance on away goals in their last-16 clash on Wednesday night. The 38-year-old superstar reached the historic milestone just…
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…
