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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

Africa’s richest man and business mogul, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said he regretted not buying the English Premier League club, Arsenal, when he was interested in owning a football club.The President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group said he wished he had bought the club when it was valued at around $2 billion.He spoke in an interview with Bloomberg in New York, where he disclosed that he missed out on…

Nigerian artist Divine Ikubor, also known as Rema, has addressed one of the strangest rumors he has heard online: being labeled a “devil worshipper.” In an interview with the ‘Kids Take Over’ podcast, the Afrobeats artist behind the global hit “Calm Down” was asked what the most outrageous misconception he had ever read about himself was. “They say I worship the devil,” Rema said with a laugh. “It’s crazy. I…

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.…

Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold has insisted the details of his contract extension negotiations with Liverpool would remain private. Alexander-Arnold whose current deal with his boyhood club will expire in June however revealed that winning trophies is a major consideration for him in deciding his future. The Liverpool vice-captain has been with the club for 20 years, but fans are now worried he may be lured away from the club on…