The £142m signing from Liverpool came on with 22 minutes to play, by which time Barca were already 2-0 up in reply to last week’s 1-0 first-leg defeat. Coutinho might have had an assist were it not for Pau Lopez’s…
JAVIER MASCHERANO LEAVES BARCELONA TO JOIN HEBEI CHINA FORTUNE
Javier Mascherano has joined Chinese Super League club Hebei China Fortune after eight years at Barcelona. The 33-year-old joined Barca from Liverpool in 2010 for £17m after spells at West Ham, Corinthians and River Plate, and will leave on 26 January. The…
A WEAK MARKET FOR FOOTBALL RIGHTS SUGGESTS A LOWER VALUE FOR SPORT
FOR years the cost of rights to broadcast major sports in America and Europe has trended in one direction—up. This gravity-defying law shapes the economics of modern sport: as television operators bid ever more substantial sums, teams take in more…
CHELSEA INTERESTED IN SIGNING AlEXIS SANCHEZ FROM ARSENAL IN JANUARY
Alexis Sanchez is a January target for Chelsea, according to Sky sources Chelsea are interested in signing Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal in the January transfer window, Sky Sports News understands. Antonio Conte rates the forward highly, and revealed last Friday that he…
INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST COMPANY SHOWS INTEREST IN NPFL
Representatives of a yet to be named major global sports broadcast company reportedly arrived Nigeria on the invitation of the League Management Company (LMC) in continuation of talks said to have begun late last year. The two officials of the…
FORMER CHELSEA MIDFIELDER RAMIRES EYES INTER MILAN TRANSFER IN JANUARY
Former Chelsea midfielder Ramires says he hopes to return to European football with Inter Milan in the January transfer window. The Brazilian has been in China for the last two years after joining Jiangsu Suning from Chelsea, but says he…
GEORGES-KEVIN NKOUDU: BURNLEY SIGN TOTTENHAM WINGER ON LOAN
Burnley have signed Tottenham winger Georges-Kevin Nkoudou on loan for the rest of the season. The 22-year-old former Nantes and Marseille player joined Spurs for £9.4m in August 2016 after chairman Daniel Levy negotiated a reduced fee. Nkoudou has made…
ROBERTO FIRMINO-MASON HOLGATE CLASH: FA BEGINS INVESTIGATION
The clash between Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino and Everton defender Mason Holgate in the Reds’ 2-1 FA Cup win is now being investigated by the Football Association. Holgate pushed Firmino over the advertising hoardings and into the crowd at Anfield, with the…
CHAN 2018: Super Eagles begin training in Abuja
Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles are intensifying their preparations for the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN), with a training camp in Abuja. The squad is based at the Bolton White Hotels and Apartment and will be there for the next two…
Pinnick apologizes to Nigerians over FIFA sanction, reveals why Shehu Abdullahi played
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Melvin Pinnick, has explained in details why FIFA sanctioned the federation on Tuesday. FIFA fined NFF for fielding Shehu Abdullahi against Algeria, after he was suspended for a match earlier. The world…