Wayne Lumbasi The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that Kenya and Zimbabwe will not participate in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations whose qualifying campaign starts in early June. The football associations of both countries had been suspended for “political interference” and were only included in the draw for the qualifiers on the provision they […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp has been named the Premier League manager of the 2021/2022 season after Liverpool’s stunning campaign. Klopp was the victorious manager from a shortlist that also included Brentford manager Thomas Frank, Newcastle’s Eddie Howe and Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira. The Liverpool boss has also won the League Manager Association’s (LMA) Manager of […]
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Wayne Lumbasi West Ham defender Kurt Zouma has been charged with three offences under the Animal Welfare Act following February’s incident where he appeared to kick and slap his cat. A shocking footage appeared in February featuring the 27-year-old seemingly kicking and abusing his feline pet as his brother Yoan, 23, recorded. Yoan, who plays for […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira will not face police action following his altercation with an Everton fan during a pitch invasion at the end of his team’s 3-2 Premier League defeat. At full-time, Everton supporters swarmed the pitch with one fan goading Vieira as he tried to return to the dressing room. The Frenchman […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Son Heung-min and Mohamed Salah shared the Premier League Golden Boot award after the respective Tottenham and Liverpool stars finished on 23 goals each. Son and Salah averaged 0.66 goals a game, while this is just the fifth time in Premier League history that the award has been split between multiple people. Son started […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Manchester City clinched a sixth Premier League title in 11 seasons on Sunday by scoring three times in five minutes to come from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-2 in the finale to avoid being toppled by challenger Liverpool. City knew they will have to match or better Liverpool’s result against Wolves on the final day of the season […]
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Wayne Lumbasi The U.S. Soccer Federation has become the first American national governing body to agree to pay its men’s and women’s teams equally, including World Cup prize money. This is will be the first of its kind in American football, where both sexes are promised equal match fees. This is a historic achievement for the […]
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Wayne Lumbasi FC Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has announced his retirement from international football. The Gabonese star who has been in top form for the Spanish side announced that he will be hanging his boots for his country just weeks before qualifying starts for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. In a letter addressed to […]
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Wayne Lumbasi In a breakthrough for gender equality, FIFA confirmed on Thursday that female referees will officiate a men’s World Cup for the first time during this year’s edition in November. World soccer’s governing body will assign three female referees— Stephanie Frappart of France, Salima Mukansanga of Rwanda, and Yoshimi Yamashita of Japan to officiate games in the upcoming […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Idrissa Gueye faced criticism after he missed a game rather than wear a shirt designed to support an anti-homophobia initiative. The Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Gueye has been ordered by the French football federation’s ethics board to answer the accusations. Gueye travelled with his teammates to Saturday’s French league game but did not play, with PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino […]
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