Author: Kayode Akinwumi

Former Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has indicated he is open to taking up his old role at the club again. The Norwegian, who has not managed another team since he was shown the door by United in November 2021, declared his availability in a Q&A session at the Oslo Business Forum. He said, “If the family [United] asked, I would say yes every day of the week. It feels wrong to talk about jobs that other people have now, but I would say yes, of course.”The 51-year-old was hired to replace Jose Mourinho after the latter was sacked…

A Spanish court sitting at Mallorca has sentenced a Mallorca fan to a 12 months suspended prison term. The sentence is for hurling racist insults against Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior and Villareal’s Samuel Chukwueze (now at Milan). The lawsuit, jointly filed by La Liga, Real Madrid and Villarreal against the fan, sought action against him for racially insulting Vinicius in a league encounter in Son Moix on February 5, 2023 and another instance involving Chukwueze two weeks later.In addition to the suspended 12 months sentence, the fan was handed a three-year ban from football stadiums within Spain. Real Madrid put…

Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe has been ruled out of action for three weeks with a thigh injury, according to sources within the club. Consequently, the French superstar will not be available for Madrid’s upcoming derby against Atletico on Sunday.Mbappe had to come off in the 80th minute of Madrid’s tense 3-2 victory over Deportivo Alaves. The striker had complained of discomfort in his left thigh during the second half of the game in which he scored to put the Los Blancos two-nil up.Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti dismissed the injury as a “knock” in his post-game interview, adding that Mbappe…

Barcelona have agreed to a deal with Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny as their new goalkeeper. The emergency deal was necessitated by the Marc-André ter Stegen’s injury which may have likely ended the German’s season. Sports journalist Fabrizio Romano broke the news of the deal earlier today, confirming an end to Barca’s search for a suitable temporary replacement for ter Stegen. Szczesny was Juventus goalkeeper until recently when he announced his retirement. However, Szczesny agreed to come out of his retirement to cover Barca’s deficit in the goalkeeping department. While he has not completed his medical, he is expected to sign…

Updates coming from Manchester City indicate that Spanish midfielder Rodri sustained a ligament injury during Sunday’s rivalry game against Arsenal. According to a report, it is not yet clear how serious the injury is and the midfielder may have the option to avoid surgery. It was earlier reported that the ACL tear suffered by the 28-year-old may rule him out for the rest of the season.However, his recovery window may be between five to eight months depending on what his doctors decide. The club seems to be receiving varying medical opinions at the moment, as pointed out by the manager…

Real Madrid may have cause to worry ahead of their upcoming derby against Atletico Madrid after star signing Kylian Mbappe left their home win over Deportivo Alaves with thigh discomfort. Mbappe was Madrid’s biggest signing of the summer and he has been living up to the billing, with seven goals in his first nine appearances.Mbappe netted Madrid’s second goal against Alaves as the Los Blancos went three-nil up. However, Alaves reduced the deficit with two successive goals in the 85th and 86th minute. An Alaves equalizer wasn’t Madrid’s only scare for the night. Mbappe had to be subbed off in…

Wolves manager Gary O’Neil’s future on the job is under a great threat as the West Midlands side sit at the bottom of the Premier League table. O’Neil has led the Old Gold to four defeats this season, including an embarrassing 6-2 loss to Chelsea. The team’s only point this season is from the 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest back in August. With such a disastrous start to the season, the 41-year-old manager is beginning to come under intense pressure.The former Bolton midfielder took over the reins at Wolves in 2023 and led the club to a 14th-place finish in…

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag may be running out of goodwill among the top management of the club, reports have suggested. The reason is not far-fetched as the Dutch coach hasn’t been able to consistently field a balanced and confident United team.Despite beating rivals Manchester City to lift the FA Cup last season, the Red Devils had their worst defensive showing in Premier League history, ending the season on a negative goal difference. However, with the arrival of Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui during the summer transfer window, United’s defensive form has improved this season, conceding only five…

Inter Milan’s struggling start to the season might be taking a worse turn as midfielder Nicolò Barella is set to miss upcoming games due to injury. The midfielder was taken off in the 74th minute of Inter’s 2-1 defeat to AC Milan in Sunday’s Derby della Madonnina after suffering muscular discomfort. Upon further medical checks at the Humanitas Institute in Rozzano, it was determined that he had picked up a thigh injury that would rule him out for the next few games.Consequently, Barella will miss Inter’s next Serie A fixtures against Udinese and Torino. He will also miss the Nerazzuri’s…

The Nigerian Professional Football League champions Enugu Rangers are out of the CAF Champions League. Rangers crashed out of the continent’s elite club football after losing 3-1 away to Angolan club Sagrada Esperanca on Sunday.Rangers were eliminated 3-2 on aggregate having won the first leg of the tie one-nil at Uyo a week earlier. With Rangers’ exit from the competition, Nigeria will not be represented in the money-spinning group stage. Nigeria’s other flagbearer at the competition, Remo Stars had been eliminated earlier. Rangers were down 2-0 in the first half of the encounter in Luanda before a goal by Anayo…