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Barcelona maintained their grip on the La Liga summit and stretched their unbeaten run to 24 matches with a nervy 1-0 win at struggling Leganes, thanks to an unfortunate own goal from Jorge Saenz. Hansi Flick’s side were far from fluent at

Nigeria’s football fraternity and indeed the entire nation was thrown into mourning following the passing of Christian Chukwu, former Super Eagles captain and head coach, who died in the early hours of Saturday at the Niger Foundation Hospital in Enugu. He was

Postecoglou Points Finger at ‘Club Mole’ as Spurs Struggle to Build Winning Culture Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou has sensationally claimed there’s a mole within the club leaking sensitive team information, undermining his efforts to reshape the club’s identity. Speaking after Spurs’

AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan is on the mend after a frightening on-field collision forced him to spend the night in hospital following Friday’s 4-0 victory over Udinese in Serie A. The incident occurred early in the second half when Maignan rushed

Tottenham Hotspur were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League quarter-final, despite a commanding second-half performance in north London. The visitors stunned the home crowd with an early opener, as

Mohamed Salah has put an end to speculation surrounding his future by signing a new contract with Liverpool, extending his stay at Anfield until 2027. The Egyptian forward, whose previous deal was set to expire at the end of the season, has

Manchester United were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw against Lyon in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final after two costly errors from goalkeeper Andre Onana, including one in the dying seconds of the match. The Cameroonian, already in

Ten-man Rangers battled to a hard-earned 0-0 draw against Athletic Club in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final, with goalkeeper Liam Kelly emerging as the hero on his competition debut. The match turned against Rangers early when Robin Propper saw

Nuno Mendes delivered a dramatic late blow to Aston Villa, scoring deep into stoppage time to give Paris St-Germain a crucial advantage in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at Parc des Princes. Villa seemed poised to head back to

Brazilian winger Raphinha netted a goal and provided two assists last night to contribute to the woes of Borussia Dortmund in a four nil bashing. With this the Brazilian matched Lionel Messi’s club record for goal contributions in a single Champions League

Borussia Dortmund head into Saturday’s Klassiker against Bayern Munich with their season hanging in the balance, just days after a humbling 4-0 loss to Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-final first leg. The timing could hardly be worse for Niko Kovac’s side,

Jack Draper’s bid for a maiden Masters quarter-final on clay came to an end on Thursday as the British fifth seed was edged out by Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the last 16 at the Monte-Carlo Masters. Draper, fresh off his Indian

Cesc Fabregas has been linked with the head coach position at Bundesliga side RB Leipzig, according to reports in Germany. The former Spain international, currently managing Serie A club Como 1907, is reportedly being considered as a potential long-term successor to Marco

Paris Saint-Germain have placed a staggering €300 million valuation on 19-year-old sensation Desire Doue as Premier League clubs circle the in-form attacker. Signed from Rennes for €50m last summer, Doue has quickly become a key figure for PSG under Luis Enrique, contributing

England is guaranteed at least five teams in next season’s Champions League after clinching one of the two extra places awarded to Europe’s best-performing leagues. The Premier League currently tops UEFA’s coefficient rankings for the 2024/25 campaign, ahead of Spain and Italy.