Author: Kayode Akinwumi

An agreement is set for PSG manager Luis Enrique to renew his contract with the club. Enrique, who joined the club in 2023, will sign an extension to keep him at the French side until 2027, according to reports from transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. The former Barcelona manager’s former deal with the French champions was due to expire in 2025, prompting the club executives to negotiate a new deal with the coach who led the team to Trophee des Champions, Coupe de France and Ligue 1 triumphs in his first season in charge.The offer for the renewal was made as…

Play was suspended for 15 minutes three weeks ago during the Madrid derby when Atletico Madrid fans began chanting and throwing objects on the pitch and at Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. Atletico were subsequently handed a sanction by the RFEF to close the section of the Metropolitano where the incident occurred for three games and pay a €45,000 fine.However, the sanction has been reduced by the Appeals Committee which ruled after an appeal by Atletico. The club will now pay €3000 less in fines and have the partial stadium closure for just one game instead of three. Nevertheless, the…

English Referees chief Howard Webb has noted the improvements in refereeing standards in the Premier League. Webb pointed out that the video assistant referee (VAR) has made just two errors so far this season.Webb who returned to English football as referees chief in 2022 after eight years of retirement from active on-field officiating made this observation while featuring on the popular podcast Stick To Football hosted by Manchester United legend Gary Neville. The 53-year-old has since focused on seeing operations improved within the English top flight.This appears to be yielding fruits as measures have now been put in place to…

Barcelona youngster Lamine Yamal has departed the Spain national team camp following the team’s 1-0 victory over Denmark on Saturday. Yamal returns to Barcelona ahead of Spain’s next game against Serbia after picking up a knock in Saturday’s victory against Denmark. The forward is set to miss Spain’s next fixture with Serbia on Tuesday as he recovers under the supervision of his club’s personnel.The 17-year-old’s return to Barca is a precautionary measure to prevent an injury as tests carries out by the RFEF medical team did not detect any injury. The Spanish football association released an official statement confirming this.…

The interim manager of the England national team Lee Carsley is not looking forward to be made substantive manager, according to reports. The Irish took over the leadership of the Three Lions after Gareth Southgate left the role during the summer. Carsley was appointed on an interim basis to oversee three national team camps from September to November. Overseeing his second England camp, he has managed the Three Lions in three games so far, leading them to victory against the Republic of Ireland and Finland. However, he and his team were shocked by Greece with a 2-1 defeat at Wembley…

Bayern Munich and Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich has taken a somewhat differing position from what many top footballers recently expressed about the increasing number of fixtures they have to play in. The midfielder spoke to German outfit Deutsche Welle, acknowledging how unpopular his opinion might be. He said, “Maybe I’m making myself a bit unpopular, but I like to play a lot of games. In football, there will always be injuries.”The German, who also plays at right back, is one of the most dependable players for both Bayern and the German national team, having gathered over a decade of experience…

England forward Bukayo Saka is set for further assessment after limping off during the Three Lions’ defeat to Greece on Thursday. The Arsenal No. 7 has left the national team training camp to be further assessed by his club’s medical team. The forward has been ruled out of England’s next Nations League fixture away to Norway.According to the update given by interim England manager Lee Carsley, Saka may have picked up an injury to his leg. He said, “He’s been assessed but in the build-up to the first goal you could see he’d felt something in his leg.”Since returning to…

One of the highlights of the Netherlands’ draw with Hungary in their Friday’s Nations League fixture was Virgil van Dijk getting sent off. The Dutch captain received two yellow cards in three minutes in the second half of the tie. The Liverpool skipper has expressed his anger with the first yellow card decision which was for dissent. The defender had protested to the referee after his teammate Donyell Malen was brought down as he moved towards the Hungarian goal when the Dutch were still one-nil down. He received a yellow card in response from the referee and three minutes later…

Lazio midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru made the difference for Nigeria with a late winner over a defensively solid Libya. The Super Eagles eked a 1-0 victory in their AFCON Qualifier game against the Mediterranean Knights thanks to Dele-Bashiru’s strike, assisted by a Moses Simon cross four minutes to the end of regulation time.It was an important win for the Super Eagles tactician Austine Eguavoen who took charge of his 25th game for the Super Eagles on Friday. Eguavoen first coached the Eagles in 2005 and has an impressive record of 15 wins, four draws and six losses. All eyes were on…

Real Madrid and Spain right-back Dani Carvajal has been successfully operated upon. The right-back underwent knee surgery under the club’s medical team’s supervision after suffering a serious injury to his ACL during a league game against Villarreal last weekend.The Spain international picked up eight appearances for Madrid in La Liga before his injury. He was subsequently diagnosed with a ruptured ACL, a ruptured ECL and a ruptured poplietus tendon. The 32-year-old is set for a long absence which will cover the rest of the season and possibly extend over a year. His recovery will be closely monitored by the club’s…