No Ayews as Otto Addo announces starting XI for Nicaragua game

Black Stars head coach, Otto Addo, has made changes to the starting line-up for Ghana’s game against Nicaragua on Tuesday evening. The gaffer makes eight changes to the team that started against Brazil last Friday with Daniel Amartey, Baba Iddrisu and Mohammed Kudus the only players keeping their places. In goal, Orlando Pirates shot-stopper, Richard […]

Senegal become first nation to seal AFCON spot

Senegal on Sunday became the first country to qualify for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) following a 1-0 win over 10-man Guinea-Bissau at Estádio 24 de Setembro in Bissau on Sunday afternoon. The Lions of Teranga had defeated the same opponents 2-0 at Stade Lat-Dior in Thies on Wednesday and made it four […]

Buffon Considering Taking an Year Off Football

Gianluigi Buffon could spend a year out of football after turning down Paris Saint-Germain’s lucrative offer of a second season because he did not want to watch from the bench. Italy legend Buffon parted ways with the Ligue 1 champions following the end of his maiden campaign in France. The 41-year-old agreed with the club […]

Raheem Sterling receives award for fight against racism

Raheem Sterling’s strong stance against racism in football has been recognised at the BT Sport Industry Awards. The Manchester City and England forward has highlighted media coverage of black players on his Instagram account and called on the game’s authorities to clamp down on racist abuse, with team-mates Danny Rose and Callum Hudson-Odoi subjected to […]

BREAKING: Gonzalo Higuain has announced his retirement from international football

Gonzalo Higuain, who is still owned by Juventus and on loan at Chelsea, has announced his retirement from international football. The 31-year-old forward had been increasingly snubbed by Argentina in recent months after poor form during his loan spell at Milan. With new stars like Lautaro Martinez, Mauro Icardi and Paulo Dybala coming through, Pipita […]

David Beckham has been honoured with a statue by former club LA Galaxy.

LA Galaxy unveiled a statue of former England captain David Beckham. Beckham is the first MLS player to be honoured in such a way, with the statue erected outside Dignity Health Sports Park and unveiled before Galaxy’s Major League Soccer season opener against the Chicago Fire. Ex-Manchester United midfielder Beckham, 43, won the MLS Cup […]