Brazil Set To host the 2027 Women’s World Cup, a first for South America. Their bid was chosen by FIFA instead of a tri-nation bid from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany (BNG). Brazil were favourites to be picked after an evaluation report from FIFA ranked them higher than BNG. It was the first time…
Massimiliano Allegri was sacked by Juventus on Friday after exploding with anger during his team’s midweek Italian Cup triumph. Juve said in a statement that they had dismissed Allegri for “certain behaviour during and after the Italian Cup final that the club deemed incompatible with its values”. The Serie A club won their 15th…
Feyenoord coach Arne Slot confirmed on Friday that he would be replacing Jurgen Klopp as manager of Liverpool next season. “There hasn’t been an official announcement yet — but I don’t think it will come as news to you that I will be coach there next season,” Feyenoord boss Slot told reporters. The BBC…
Bayer Leverkusen, on Saturday, became the first team to complete a Bundesliga season unbeaten, defeating Augsburg 2-1. Goals from Victor Boniface and Robert Andrich in the 12th and 17th minutes secured Leverkusen’s victory, while Augsburg’s Met Komur pulled one back in the 62nd minute. The atmosphere at the BayArena was in a frenzy…
Celtic ’s hopes of celebrating their 12th title in 13 years in front of their own fans suffered a setback in the seventh minute when they failed to clear a throw into the box and O’Hara lashed the ball low into the net. Luis Palma scored a late winner as Scottish champions Celtic twice…
Phil Foden of Manchester City’s has been named the Premier League’s 2023/2024 Player of the Season.This announcement comes after the 23-year-old England midfielder was voted Footballer of the Year by the English Football Writers’ Association earlier this month, completing an awards double. Foden has scored a career-best 17 Premier League goals this season, with one…
Chelsea Ladies were crowned Women’s Super League champions for a fifth successive season as boss Emma Hayes bowed out in style with a title-clinching 6-0 rout of Manchester United on Saturday. Hayes’ side went into the last day of the season ahead of second-placed Manchester City on goal difference in a thrilling finish to the…
Siminalayi Fubara, Rivers State Governor, on Wednesday, dismissed a former commissioner who recently criticised him, describing him as a “drug addict.” The governor who apparently, responded to one of the former commissioners loyal to his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who recently criticised him, said the ex-commissioner talked carelessly. He said, “I heard one drug addict telling…
President Bola Tinubu has banned members of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, from purchasing petrol dependent vehicles.The President has also directed the mandatory procurement of compressed-natural-gas-powered vehicles by all government ministries, departments, and agencies.The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Monday evening,…
Toyota CEO Resigns; “I’m Too Old” Said the 66 year ceo.. Recently, the CEO of Toyota, and grandson of the founder of the car company Akio Toyoda announced that he is stepping down as head of the auto giant. He believes he is too old to understand the consumer sentiments of this generation. Many were…
