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Messi has shown he is ready to put the boot in at Barca
Lionel Messi has provoked a football frenzy by announcing he wants to leave Barcelona, the club he joined as a 13-year-old in 2000 and has led to four Champions League titles. This has been a season of problems, on and off the field for Barcelona, but Tuesday’s declaration of divorce, though more extreme than anythingRead More
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De Gea challenger signs new long-term deal at Man United
Dean Henderson has signed a new five-year contract at Manchester United, the club announced on Wednesday. The 23-year-old goalkeeper has been rewarded for his impressive displays on loan at Sheffield United last season with fresh terms that include an option for the Red Devils to extend his stay by a further year. Henderson, who hasRead More
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Rangers, Nasarawa United gear up for 2020/21 NPFL season
Ahead the 2020/21 season of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), indications are that the Clubs are determined to substantially comply with the provisions of the Club Licensing Requirements. The League Management Company (LMC) had on August 6 sent a memo to all the 20 clubs with the Confederation of African Football (CAF)/ Nigeria FootballRead More
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NFF football committee sanctions NPFL 2019/2020 final table
The Football Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) has endorsed the final table of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) for the 2019/2020 season as prepared and released by the League Management Company (LMC). At its virtual meeting, held at the instance of the President of NFF, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick, to deliberate on allRead More
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Wolves place faith in youth for 2020/21 NPFL season
Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side, Warri Wolves would be advancing the building of their squad around young players scouted from the club’s academy and other grassroot teams. Moses Etu, the club’s General Manager spoke of the policy they adopted last season and which he pointed out got them results away to established sides likeRead More
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Agent refutes reports Ibrahimovic has agreed new Milan contract
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has not yet agreed to a new contract with Milan, insists agent Mino Raiola. Ibrahimovic returned to San Siro in January after his Los Angeles Galaxy deal expired and scored 11 times in 20 matches for the Rossoneri. However, the 38-year-old forward is not under contract for next season as things stand. ReportsRead More
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Goals, records, trophies: the glittering career of Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi was the teenage prodigy who blossomed into Barcelona’s record scorer and is still operating at the highest level at 33. After announcing he wants to leave the Catalan club, AFP Sport examines the career highlights of one of football’s all-time greats. – Barca academy – Messi, from Rosario in Argentina, was a diminutiveRead More
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E2%80%95-sporting-director-planes/ Messi has not told us he will miss training ― Sporting director Planes
Lionel Messi has not informed Barcelona coaches he will not attend training on Wednesday, according to the club’s newly-appointed sporting director, Ramon Planes. Messi asked Barca Tuesday to leave the club he has been with for 20 seasons, since he was 13 years old. “Messi has not informed us that he was not going to show up to training,”Read More
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Vardy signs contract extension at Leicester
Jamie Vardy has signed a one-year contract extension at Leicester City that will take him beyond his 36th birthday, the club announced on Wednesday. The Foxes have rewarded the striker after he scored 23 goals to claim the Premier League’s Golden Boot last season. The deal will take Vardy, 33, to the end of theRead More
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Messi on the market but only Europe’s richest and most ambitious need apply
If Lionel Messi’s mind is made up to leave Barcelona, the question turns to where he goes next. His priority has always been to be part of a “winning project” at Camp Nou but his latest season was not only devoid of trophies, it was defined by chaos and ended in humiliation. Messi has notRead More
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Barcelona to pay £108m for Sadio Mane to replace Messi
Barcelona could turn to Liverpool forward, Sadio Mane, if Lionel Messi eventually leaves the club, according to Sport. Mane is reportedly ‘willing’ to move to the Nou Camp this summer, but the LaLiga club have to meet his £107m price tag. Messi is looking to trigger a clause in his contract that would allow him …
Barcelona to pay £108m for Sadio Mane to replace Messi
Messi tells Neymar to join him at Man City
Lionel Messi has told former Barcelona team-mate, Neymar, to join him at Manchester City, ESPN Brazil reports. The 33-year-old is keen to line up again with Neymar, after informing the LaLiga side he wants to leave this summer. Messi has his heart set on a reunion with Pep Guardiola in England and also wants Neymar …
Messi tells Neymar to join him at Man City
Cristiano Ronaldo still interested in Man Utd – Bruno Fernandes
Manchester United midfielder, Bruno Fernandes, has said his Portugal team-mate, Cristiano Ronaldo remains interested in the club. Ronaldo spent six seasons at Old Trafford, before departing for Real Madrid in 2009. During his time in Manchester, he won three Premier League titles and the Champions League. Fernandes, who also revealed that Ronaldo influenced his decision …
Cristiano Ronaldo still interested in Man Utd – Bruno Fernandes
Ben Chilwell reveals who convinced him to join Chelsea from Leicester City
New Chelsea signing, Ben Chilwell, has disclosed that the Blues boss, Frank Lampard, was the person that convinced him to join the Stamford Bridge club from Leicester City. Chilwell said that Lampard won him over to Chelsea with his vision for the club. DAILY POST had reported that Chilwell officially joined Chelsea from Leicester on …
Ben Chilwell reveals who convinced him to join Chelsea from Leicester City
Barcelona bid to make Lionel Messi change mind
Barcelona are working to convince captain, Lionel Messi, to stay at the club after the 33-year-old’s shock request to leave the Camp Nou. Messi surprised Barcelona on Tuesday night, when he asked for his contract, which has a year still to run, to be terminated under an end-of-season release clause. His intention came after Ronald …
Barcelona bid to make Lionel Messi change mind
PSG ready to hijack Man City’s bid to sign Messi
Paris Saint-Germain are closely monitoring Lionel Messi’s situation at Barcelona, after he told the club he wants to leave, ESPN reports. There have been no offers at the moment for Messi, but the Ligue 1 champions will put themselves in the race, if he becomes available either as a free agent or for a small …
PSG ready to hijack Man City’s bid to sign Messi
Chelsea’s plans for new season in chaos as several players test positive for COVID-19
Chelsea’s preparations for the 2020/2021 season have been thrown into chaos after they were hit by a COVID-19 outbreak. The Blues have confirmed that several of their players have tested positive for coronavirus and are in quarantine. Sportsmail claims to know the identities of at least four Chelsea stars who are currently in isolation. The …
Chelsea’s plans for new season in chaos as several players test positive for COVID-19
Osimhen opens up on his fears about moving to Napoli
New Napoli signing, Victor Osimhen, has admitted he was sceptical about joining the Serie A club, because of the issue of racisim in Italian football. Napoli paid a club-record fee of up to 80 million euros ($94.6 million) to sign the Nigerian forward from Lille. “There was a bit of scepticism on my part, because …
Osimhen opens up on his fears about moving to Napoli
Henderson signs five-year deal with Man Utd
Dean Henderson has signed a new five-year with Manchester United until June 2025. The goalkeeper, who spent last campaign on loan at Sheffield United, will compete with David de Gea for the No.1 spot at the club next season. “Manchester United is delighted to announce that Dean Henderson has signed a new contract, which will …
Henderson signs five-year deal with Man Utd
‘Messi stay’ – Barcelona fans chant at Camp Nou
Angry FC Barcelona fans have called for the resignation of club president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, after captain Lionel Messi announced on Tuesday that he wished to leave the Catalan side. A large crowd of fans outside FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium on Tuesday night were heard chanting “We love you, Messi stay, Messi stay!” and …
‘Messi stay’ – Barcelona fans chant at Camp Nou
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