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Lionel Messi confirmed on Friday that he would be staying with FC Barcelona despite a dented relationship with the club’s hierarchy. According to football Inside, Messi attempted to leave the club through a transfer request, but it was made clear to him that he would only be able to leave Barcelona through court and that…
Lionel Messi’s father has agreed his son remains at Spanish side Barcelona. Jorge Messi wants Messi to finish his contract with Barcelona and leave for free Messi has been linked with a big move to Premier League side Manchester City. Jorge, who is the father and agent of football legend, Lionel Messi has reportedly confirmed…
Manchester United could reportedly be ready to turn their attention away from Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho and towards a transfer deal for an alternative. According to Don Balon, Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele is now said to be a £62million target for the Red Devils as they eye up an alternative. The France international…
Real Madrid and former Chelsea goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois has today, tested positive for the Coronavirus after a first test. The goalkeeper reported for international duty with Belgium and underwent a routine COVID-19 test. Courtois, if however, confirmed positive after a second test, will then have to quarantine for 14 days and miss the two UEFA…
Former ABS Ilorin FC player and Kwara Football Academy graduate, Olakunle Olusegun, has joined Boldklubben Fremad Amager, a Danish professional football club based in the district of Amager Vest, Copenhagen, in a long term contract. ABS Director of Football, Alloy Chukwuemeka, confirming this in a statement on Tuesday in Ilorin disclosed that the club has…
Lionel Messi let the cat out of the bag about leaving Barcelona this week, but the club officials claimed it was no shocker as they saw it coming since July. According to the club chiefs, Lionel Messi had intended to leave Barcelona since July, It is understood that the 33-year-old’s demands were not met…
Barcelona and Lionel Messi may be forced to resort to legal actions in order to resolve the contractual disagreement revolving the number 10’s persistent request to exit the Catalunya-based Football outfit for any club on a free transfer during Summer Transfer Windom at his wish. The clause was reported to have been proposed by Messi…
Speculations have been surrounding the air that the English Club might be offering three players, Bernardo Silva 26, Gabriel Jesus 23, and Eric Garcia 19, in exchange for Messi acquisition. The Etihad head coach, Pep Guadiola is very keen to winning the Champions League for the Manchester City side and he believes With Messi…
Argentina captain, Lionel Messi has been linked with a move to Premier League side, Man City after formally asking to leave Barcelona. According to Supersport, The six-time Ballon D’or winner has reportedly held private talks with former teammate and friend Neymar Jr to move to Manchester City. Lionel officially submitted a transfer request to his…
Former Nasarawa United defender, Bashiru Olawale has expressed delight over his successful move from Lafia to Kwara United ahead of the 2020/21 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season. Though no specific date has been chosen yet for the resumption of the new NPFL season, most teams are leaving no stone unturned in preparation for the…
Chelsea’s signing of Ben Chiwel from leicester City has been completed for £50m. The defender joins Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner in Stamford Bridge The 23-year-old who has been on the Blues’ radar all through the season penned a five-year deal with the London club. He will join early arrivals Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner…
The Kwara Football Academy has won a legal battle against Ukrainian side, Zorya Luhansk for the training compensation of Super Eagles’ striker, Dennis Emmanuel Bonaventura. The Club Brugge striker moved to the Ukrainian club in 2016, and according to FIFA rules, the Ilorin-based academy are entitled to a training compensation fee for the development of…
Arsenal and Gabon International, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang after a marathon contract deliberation with Arsenal’s top brass, has demanded an increment in wage – which will take his current weekly earning from £200,000 to £250,000 and a new 3 year contract. Aubameyang, 31, is currently in the final 12 months of his Arsenal deal. The proposed…
COVID-19: Africa Cup of Nation postponed till 2022 Africa Cup of Nations, has been postponed by one year while African Women Cup of Nation cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to the president of the Confederation of African Football, Ahmad Ahmad; CAF took the decision as “the peak of the pandemic has not been…
•As cases hit 172 with 4 new infections Following the gradual ease of the lockdown by Kwara state government, most football viewing centres across the state capital, Ilorin refused to obey the order to remain shut. The government had on June 16 insisted that football viewing centres are not allowed to open yet, because the…
Lille Manager, Christophe Galtier has lent credence to report that Super Eagle forward, Victor Osimhen will be leaving the French club at the end of the current season to join a bigger club. The Nigeria International has been on the radar of Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenhan Hotspur. Napoli has joined the bandwagon…
Mainz handler, Rouven Schroder has confirmed negotiations are ongoing between his club and Liverpool to extend the loan contact of Nigerian born Taiwo Awoniyi at Opel Arena till the end of next season. The 22-year-old forward joined the German club last summer and first found it hard to tie down a starting berth. Fortunately, the…
Uruguay striker, Edinson Cavani will be quiting Paris Saint-Germain at the end of current campaign, the club’s director of football Leonardo has disclosed. “Cavani and Thiago Silva? Yes, we are coming to the end,” Leonardo told the Journal de Dimanche. “The idea is to continue playing with them until the end of August. “It was…
Manchester United have dealt a huge blow in a shock attempt to acquire the service Barcelona starlet Ansu Fati. According to a credible Spanish publication, Sport is reporting that United made a shock £89m bid for Fati, a deal which was engineered by star-agent, Jorge Mendes, but the offer was refused by Barcelona chiefs. Manchester…
Former Ghana player, Laryea Kingston has urged Mohammed Kudus to favour a move to Liverpool ahead of other big European sides. The 19 year-old attacker has cut the eyes many elite clubs in in the European topflight, including Borussia Dortmund, Tottenham Hotspur and Inter Milan, owing to his sterling form in the Danish League. “At…
