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English Premier League Allowed to Restart in June Without Fans – UK Government

  The English Premier League will be allowed to resume the 2019-20 season from June 1 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the...

Drogba gets Yaya Toure’s endorsement for president of Ivorien Football Association

  Yaya Toure is backing former Ivory Coast team-mate Didier Drogba’s bid to become president of the Ivorian Football Association (FIF). “It’s time...

Henderson Named Player of the Year as Liverpool Dominate BBC Awards

  Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson won the BBC Premier League Player of the Season award Thursday after topping a vote among BBC.com visitors. Henderson...

German Bundesliga ready for kickoff behind closed doors

  Football matches in Germany’s top two divisions will begin without spectators from May 16, making it the first major European country to...

My Nigerian Father Abandoned Me As A Baby – Chelsea Star Ross Barkley

  Chelsea star Ross Barkley has expressed his desire on how badly he wants to meet his father who broke up with his...

66-year-old Nigerian coach, Rohr, lands new contract deal with NFF

….settles for Naira payment Nigeria’s Super Eagles Head coach, Gernot Rohr, has finally settled for  the Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) new contract. According...

Tokyo Olympics postponement to cost IOC hundreds of millions of dollars, says President

The COVID-19 forced postponement of the Olympic Games in Tokyo to 2021 will cost the International Olympic Committee (IOC) “several hundred million dollars”,...

Serie A clubs set to return to team training on 4 May

  Italian Serie A football sides will be allowed to return to individual training on 4 May and team training on 18 May...

Ajax denied title as Dutch Eredivisie season declared void

  No top-flight league title will be awarded in the Netherlands after the COVID-19 pandemic brought the campaign to a premature close but...

Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish tests positive for coronavirus

  Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for coronavirus and is in hospital but is showing no symptoms, his family have...

Pep Guardiola’s mother dies after contracting coronavirus aged 82

  Manchester City have announced the death of Pep Guardiola’s mother, Dolors Sala Carrio, after she contracted coronavirus aged 82. Spain has the...

Paolo Maldini, son test positive for coronavirus

  AC Milan technical director Paolo Maldini and forward Daniel Maldini have both tested positive for Covid-19. Milan hadn’t previously had any players...

Tokyo Olympics will go ahead, says Japan’s prime minister

    Japanese Prime Minister  Shinzo Abe said that the Olympics will take place as scheduled in Tokyo this summer.   “We will...

Premier League and EFL suspended until 3 April at earliest

  All league football in England has been suspended until at least 3 April as a result of the spread of coronavirus. All...

Lionel Messi scored twice leading powerhouse

Coronavirus: Champions League, Europa League postponed

  All Uefa competitions, including Champions League and Europa League matches due to be played next week, have been postponed because of the...

Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi tests positive for coronavirus

    Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has tested positive for coronavirus.   “Callum displayed symptoms similar to a mild cold on Monday morning...