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German football club VfB Stuttgart say that their Congolese forward Silas Wamangituka has been playing under a false name and age. The player’s real name has been revealed as Silas Katompa Mvumpa, and he is actually 22 years old, one year older than previously thought. Katompa Mvumpa had recently informed the club that he […]
Brazilian football federation (CBF) president Rogerio Caboclo was temporarily removed from his position late Sunday, in connection with sexual assault accusations. Caboclo has been initially suspended for 30 days by decision of the CBF ethics commission. He was accused of sexual and moral assault by a employee of the confederation. Caboclo denies all accusations. […]
Barcelona have made their third signing of the week with Brazil defender Emerson Royal joining from Real Betis. Emerson, 22, initially joined Barcelona from Brazilian side Atletico Mineiro in January 2019 in a three-way deal also involving Betis, which saw the full-back join the Andalusian club on loan. Barca have now exercised their option […]
Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid’s coach, has decided to leave the Spanish club. Zidane, in his second spell at the club, saw his side come up just short in LaLiga this season, with Atlético Madrid holding on to win the title on the last day with a victory over Real Valladolid. The news was broken […]
Nigerians have in the last 24 hours put their weight behind winger, Samuel Chukwueze, to win the Europa League final slated Wednesday. On Twitter, most Manchester United and Premier League supporters of Nigerian descent have unanimously voted for a Villarreal win on the account of Chukwueze. The match between Villarreal FC and United will […]
Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis has confirmed the departure of head coach Gennaro Gattuso after the team missed out on Champions League qualification. The Napoli chairman took to social media to bid Gattuso farewell, thanking him for his work at the club over the past two years. “Dear Rino, I am happy to have […]
Manchester City’s longtime striker is likely headed back to La Liga, where he first made his name for himself as a young player Sergio Aguero is close to signing a deal with Barcelona, revealed Pep Guardiola on Sunday. The manager fully endorsed the move, saying Aguero would provide a huge boost to the Spanish […]
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted Harry Maguire is unlikely to be fit for Manchester United’s Europa League final clash with Villarreal. The United captain had played every minute of every league game since his arrival at Old Trafford in the summer of 2019, but was forced off at Aston Villa two weeks ago with […]
Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte is eligible to play for Spain at Euro 2020 after FIFA approved his switch from France. Laporte had his application to be a Spanish citizen granted earlier this week and his change of association was passed by the FIFA Players’ Status Committee. “The player Aymeric Laporte is eligible to […]
UEFA on Thursday announced that the Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea had been moved from Istanbul to Porto. The match on May 29 has been switched to allow English spectators to attend as travel between the UK and Turkey is suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier, European football’s governing body […]
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