Wayne Lumbasi Manchester United face a tough Europa League knockout round play-off tie after failing to build on teenager Alejandro Garnacho’s outstanding opener and beat Real Sociedad by a two-goal margin. It was a wonderful moment for the 18-year-old Madrid-born winger, who was making his second start for the Red Devils. Real Sociedad, aware that […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Rico Luiz became the youngest player to score on his first Champions League start as he sparked Manchester City’s comeback with a 3-1 win over Sevilla. After Rafa Mir had given Sevilla an unexpected lead in the first half, the 17-year-old right-back calmly equalized. He became the youngest player in Champions League history to score on […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Six months after being hired as the Super Eagles’ head coach, Jose Peseiro is yet to receive a single paycheck from his employers, the Nigeria Football Federation. The 62-year-old tactician is now being owed $420,000 in total by the NFF. The former Saudi Arabia coach was appointed in May 2022 on a monthly […]
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Wayne Lumbasi French midfielder Paul Pogba will miss their World Cup title defence after failing to recover from knee surgery in time for this month’s tournament in Qatar. The Juventus midfielder is yet to make his second debut for his new club after suffering a knee injury earlier this summer. It was anticipated that he would […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Arsenal ran riot against Nottingham Forest as they charged back to the top of the Premier League with a 5-0 victory. Arsenal opened the scoring with their first attack of the game with Forest’s game plan going out of the window within five minutes. Gabriel Martinelli gave the hosts an early lead and then […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Cristiano Ronaldo scored on his return as Manchester United defeated Sheriff Tiraspol 3-0 to keep their Europa League last-16 hopes alive. Ronaldo returned to the starting lineup at Old Trafford after being left out of the draw at Chelsea due to his refusal to come on as a late substitute against Tottenham. Diego […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Bayern Munich defeated Barcelona 3-0 at the Camp Nou on Wednesday night to advance to the round of 16 in the Champions League. Goals from Sadio Mane , Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Benjamin Pavard saw Bayern clinch top spot in Group C on 15 points with one game to play. Inter Milan finished second. Barcelona was eliminated […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Patrick Vieira has called for more chances for black players in coaching and at the executive level in football. A recent study has shown that 43% of Premier League and 34% of English Football League players are black. Despite this, only 4% of head coaches in these leagues are black. According to a […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Aston Villa has appointed Unai Emery as their new head coach. He succeeds Steven Gerrard, who was sacked following Villa’s 3-0 Premier League defeat against Fulham last week. According to the club, Unai Emery will take over on 1st November after his work permit processes are completed. Villa is Emery’s second Premier League team; the 50-year-old served as […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Max Verstappen recovered from a disastrous pitstop to win the United States Grand Prix in Austin on sunday. The victory also secured Red Bull their first constructors’ world championship since 2013.Red Bull now have an unbeatable 656 points to Ferrari’s 469 The title, clinched with three races to spare, ended an eight-year streak […]
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