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Arsenal face Sevilla in the Emirates Cup final as Mikel Arteta’s side play their final game ahead of the 2022/23 Premier League season kick-off. The Emirates Stadium showdown wraps up Arsenal’s impressive preseason campaign before their all-important league opener against Crystal Palace on August 5. Arteta’s charges have dominated in the summer matches with wins over Nurnberg in Germany, plus Everton, Orlando City and Chelsea in the United States, before returning to the UK last…

Barcelona have reached a personal agreement to sign defender, Jules Kounde, from Sevilla. According to Transfer guru, Nicolo Schira, Barcelona will now sign a €50miilion plus €10million deal with Sevilla for Kounde’s signature. Schira, who disclosed this in a tweet via his Twitter handle on Thursday morning, said Barcelona’s deal for the Frenchman is ‘done.’ He added that Kounde will sign a contract with Barcelona that will see him remain at Camp Nou until 2027….

Nigeria forward, Peter Olayinka and his Nollywood actress, Yetunde Barnabas have welcomed their first child. Barnabas, popularly known as “Miss Pepeiye” in the popular TV series, Papa Ajasco, gave birth to the bundle of joy in Prague, Czech Republic. An elated Olayinka posted the picture of himself and the wife with their new baby on his Instagram page. Meanwhile, Olayinka’s club, Slavia Prague have congratulated the couple on the birth of their first child. “Welcome…

Barcelona manager, Xavi Hernandez has said it makes no sense to talk about Lionel Messi’s possible return to the club this summer, as he is under contract with Paris Saint-Germain. Messi has only spent one season in France, after leaving Barca as a free agent. However, the 35-year-old is being linked with a return to the Camp Nou, where his former team-mate Xavi is now head coach. “(It) makes no sense to speak about Leo…

Retired Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt congratulated Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, after she smashed the world record in the Women’s 100 metres hurdles, to win gold at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA. Bolt took to Twitter to celebrate Amusan’s feat. “Congratulations,” he added. Amusan became the first Nigerian athlete to win a gold medal in the World Athletics Championship when she stormed to victory in the women’s 100m hurdles in Oregon on Sunday, July 24,…

Arsenal are on fire ⚽⚽⚽ New signing Gabriel Jesus scored his fourth goal of pre-season as Arsenal comfortably beat Chelsea 4 – 0 in a friendly in Florida on Saturday. The Gunners dominated the match in front of a record 63,811 fans at Orlando’s Camping World Stadium. Jesus, who joined from Manchester City in a £45m deal on 4 July, put Arsenal ahead after 15 minutes. Watch the Highlight below:  

It’s the battle of the Champions as Bundesliga winners Bayern Munich take on EPL title-holders Manchester City this Sunday in an encounter which promises to be an attacking masterpiece right from the get go. The Citizens had found the back of the net an astonishing 99 times through their league campaign the last season and despite immense pressure from arch-rivals Liverpool, they managed to win the title on the final match-day of the season. All…

Ajax manager Alfred Schreuder believes Calvin Bassey’s versatility and all round ability will be a massive boost to his side. Bassey joined the Eredivisie champions in a £22 million move from Scottish Premiership giants, Glasgow Rangers this week. The 22-year-old comes in as a direct replacement for Argentina international, Lisandro Martinez, who has moved to Manchester United. The left-back caught the eye for Rangers last season, starring in the Ibrox side’s run to the UEFA…

  Warring European countries, Ukraine and Russia, have reached a compromise to sign a deal on Saturday for the safe export of Ukrainian grain in a bid to avert a looming food crisis. This will be the first major deal the two countries reached since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, February 24. Reports have shown that Ukrainian and Russian delegations, as well as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,…

Premier League new boys, Nottingham Forest face stiff competition from West Ham United in their bid to sign forward, Emmanuel Dennis. Dennis is looking to leave Watford this summer following the Hornets’ relegation from the Premier League last season. The Nigeria international scored 10 goals and recorded seven assists in 33 league appearances for Watford. Nottingham Forest appear to be leading the race for Dennis, according to several reports in the United Kingdom, but West…

Manchester United midfielder, Donny van de Beek has told manager, Erik ten Hag that he ‘can do a lot better’ if offered the opportunity to play at Old Trafford next season. After helping Erik ten Hag win the Dutch League and reach the Champions League semifinal in 2020, Van de Beek joined Manchester United on a deal worth around £40million. Since moving to Old Trafford, the midfielder has struggled to make any possible impact in…

Liverpool striker, Darwin Nunez, scored four goals for the club in their 5-0 victory over German top side, RB Leipzig in their pre-season friendly on Thursday evening. Mohamed Salah put the Reds ahead in the eighth minute and Nunez doubled their lead from the penalty spot in the 48th minute. Nunez scored his second of the night three minutes later and then completed his hat-trick with an assist from Harvey Elliott. The Uruguayan netted his…

Cristiano Ronaldo could be one of 15 Manchester United players who will leave this summer, according to the UK Mirror. Ronaldo is looking to quit the Premier League side just one year after his return to Old Trafford. But the 37-year-old is not the only player who could exit. Paul Pogba has joined Juventus after a turbulent time back at United. Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata, Edinson Cavani and Lee Grant are now free agents. Nemanja…

Super Falcons forward, Asisat Oshoala has made the final three women’s shortlist for the CAF Awards. Four-time winner, Oshoala faces stiff competition from Cameroonian Ajara Nchout Njoya and new entrant Grace Chanda of Zambia for the award. Rivers Angels forward, Monday Gift however failed to make the final shortlist for the Women’s Young Player of the Year award. Gift was also dropped from the Interclub Women’s Player of the Year. Super Falcons head coach, Randy…

New AS Roma signing, Paulo Dybala, has given a reason why he joined Jose Mourinho’s side. Roma on Wednesday announced the signing of Dybala, who recently left Juventus this summer. The Giallorossi signed the Argentine international as a free agent. Reacting after signing the deal, Dybala, who signed a three-year contract with Roma that runs until 30 June 2025, said he joined the Serie A club because they really wanted him. “The days that have…

Cristiano Ronaldo could be forced to stay at Manchester United until 2024. The 37-year-old is into the final year of his current deal with the Red Devils and is pushing for a move to a club playing in the Champions League next season. However, it has now emerged that United have the option of extending his deal by another year. This was confirmed by manager Erik ten Hag on Monday during a press conference. “Cristiano…

  Chelsea on Monday appointed Tom Glick as the club’s new President of Business. The Premier League giants disclosed this in a statement via its website. Glick will assume responsibility for day-to-day operations at Chelsea, including managing its global commercial strategy, enhancing fan engagement, driving revenue growth, and creating exceptional experiences for the club’s fans. The statement partly read, “Chelsea Football Club has today appointed Tom Glick, a 30-year sports marketing and operations executive, as…

Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, has told the club’s board to continue pushing for Barcelona midfielder, Frenkie de Jong, even if he is not signed before the new Premier League season begins. Earlier this week, Man United reached an agreement with Barcelona that would see them pay €75m (£63.7m) up front plus a further €10m (£8.5m) in add-ons for De Jong. However, the Netherlands international is intent on staying at Barcelona and has shown…

Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel, has admitted that he might not sign players that are yet to take the COVID-19 vaccination. Tuchel is without N’Golo Kante and Ruben Loftus-Cheek for the Blues’ preseason tour of the US. Both Kante and Loftus-Cheek are yet to be vaccinated and therefore unable to travel. The pair were instead in an Under-23 line-up taking on Boreham Wood on Friday. Tuchel said: “I knew some players who I would also take…

Arsenal midfielder, Omari Hutchinson, has sent a message of thanks to the club and its supporters after deciding to leave the Gunners and move to Chelsea. Hutchinson’s transfer came as a surprise, having been tipped for a big future at Arsenal, particularly after an outstanding campaign last season for the youth team. The 18-year-old’s performances saw him called up to Mikel Arteta’s Premier League squad during the run-in, though he never made an appearance for…

Calvin Bassey was left out of the Glasgow Rangers squad that defeated Blackpool 2-1 in a pre-season friendly on Saturday fueling speculations over his switch to Ajax. The Gers according to reports granted him permission to discuss terms with Ajax for a summer move after both clubs reportedly agreed on a fee of €22m plus an additional €5m in add-ons a report on espn.nl revealed. The report also revealed that Nigeria international is expected to…

Arsenal hero, Paul Merson, has told Manchester City that he was flabbergasted that they let Raheem Sterling join Chelsea this summer. Chelsea officially announced the signing of Sterling from Man City a few days ago. Speaking on the development, Merson was quoted by Sportskeeda as saying: “Raheem Sterling is another player I would like to touch upon and I think he could well turn out to be the new signing who impresses the most this…

Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka has disclosed that the arrival of Gabriel Jesus and Fabio Vieira have made the Gunners formidable and boast their winning mentality ahead of the new season in the Premier League. Speaking on Arsenal’s pre-season tour of America, Xhaka explained how Jesus and Vieira add quality to the squad, pointing out they have the right mentality to match manager Mikel Arteta’s vision. “They are bringing something more than just games and wins,…