Europe's top clubs, including some Premier League sides, have held discussions about using six substitutes per game to ease the workload on players. Sides met at the European Football Clubs' (EFC) general assembly in Rome last week to discuss issues within the game. It was not officially on the agenda, but clubs had informal, private discussions about utilising 28-man squads - up from the current 25 - and six substitutes. Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes says he will not discuss his future with anyone until after next year's World Cup. The 31-year-old will make his 300th appearance for United on Saturday, as the club attempt to end a run of three successive home defeats by Brighton. It is an achievement made more remarkable by the fact that Fernandes has missed just 17 games since his £47m move from Sporting in January 2020 - and only three of those were because of injury or illness.

The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has unveiled the nominees in the Men’s Categories for the CAF Awards 2025, celebrating the continent’s top performers among players, coaches, clubs and national teams. The impact of players and coaches on the African and global game has been immense for the period under consideration of 6 January to 15 October 2025, and these nominations reflect those who have made major contributions to football on the continent. A panel of exper

Former Super Eagles winger Victor Moses is reportedly in advanced talks to join Major League Soccer (MLS) side New York Red Bulls. The 34-year-old, who became a free agent after parting ways with Luton Town last summer, is now poised for a move to the United States. Moses’ stint with the Championship side was hampered by recurring injuries, limiting him to just 18 appearances and one goal during his time with the Hatters. A representative from his management agency, ROOF, con

Tuesday, October 21, featured some of the most eventful champions league group phase games you will ever see. Paris Saint-Germain, Inter and Arsenal moved level on a perfect nine points with convincing wins on Tuesday night. Leverkusen 2-7 Paris Saint Germain Holders Paris Saint-Germain scored seven on Tuesday night to move top of the UEFA Champions League standings on a perfect nine points, a feat also achieved by Inter and Arsenal following convincing wins of their own. Bar

New signings failing to hit the ground running, tactically unbalanced side, Jota's Death, Trent's Departure, Salah's dip in form or what really is the problem at Liverpool? Well, lets say it looks like this... After winning the Premier League fairly comfortably last season, Liverpool reinforced their squad with some of Europe's most impressive talent. Arne Slot's Reds spent about £416.2m on summer signings, the most spent by any club in a window, bringing the likes of Alexand

Liverpool suffer fourth consecutive defeat as Amorim wins back-to-back Premier League games for the first time Liverpool’s slump continued as Harry Maguire’s header sealed a 2-1 victory for Manchester United in an exhilarating Premier League contest at Anfield. Cody Gakpo, who had earlier hit the woodwork three times, thought he had rescued at least a point for Liverpool when he tucked home in the 78th minute. The pressure had been building from the champions, who trailed aft

Ange Postecoglou had only just moved into his new flat . The Australian barely had time to unpack in the new apartment before being sacked as Nottingham Forest manager. Only 39 days after being appointed, the 60-year-old became the shortest serving permanent Premier League manager. He did not even have time to take his post-match news conference, Forest acting only 17 minutes after the final whistle of the 3-0 Premier League defeat by Chelsea. Postecoglou, having rep

Controversy has erupted in Spain after the television broadcast of Real Oviedo’s clash with Espanyol cut away from the opening moments of play, missing both teams’ planned 15-second protest against La Liga’s decision to move Barcelona’s upcoming league game to Miami. The censorship has drawn fresh criticism of the league’s handling of its controversial U.S. expansion plan. LaLiga censor protests LaLiga's weekend kicked off on Friday night with Real Oviedo hosting Espanyol — b

The rise comes after a period of fluctuating form, raising hopes among fans and stakeholders that Nigeria might be re-establishing upward momentum on the world stage. However, ranking gains alone may not mask deeper performance concerns; consistency in competitive matches will ultimately determine whether this climb is sustainable. Nigeria are now the 5th best team in Africa While Nigeria’s climb is visible, the continent’s hierarchy is still led by North and West African p

In the summer of 2022, the first week of September, Manchester United agreed personal terms with then PSV and Dutch versatile left winger Cody Gakpo and was on the verge of securing his signature but decided against signing him, in favour of then Ajax and Brazilian winger Antony; the beginning of what will be a Cody Gakpo's transfer rollercoaster. Gakpo celebrating a goal for PSV in 2022 That move left the 22 year old, as at that time, in a transfer limbo, with just hours bef

A controversial new ‘salary cap’ - which some believe will destroy the Premier League could become a reality as early as next month. Top-flight clubs are set to vote on anchoring, which limits the amount of money any side can spend to a multiple of the amount the bottom side received in broadcast revenue and prize money, in the coming weeks. Both Manchester clubs are known to be opposed to the system, which would run on top of new ‘squad cost ratio’ rules. They believe it wo

Four Manchester United stars were absent from training on Thursday morning, just days before the Red Devils' crunch Premier League clash against rivals Liverpool. Bruno Fernandes, Matheus Cunha, Amad Diallo and Casemiro were all missing from the main group session at Carrington, as manager Ruben Amorim opted to give the quartet extra time off. Sky Sports footage from the open section of training showed none of the four involved, though, according to reports the decision was p

Burkina Faso Presidency has expressed frustration and confusion over how Nigeria qualified for the CAF World Cup playoffs ahead of the Stallions. Reports indicate that President Ibrahim Traoré has requested a detailed explanation regarding the qualification process, which saw Burkina Faso narrowly miss out despite a strong finish to their campaign. Burkina Faso had to play their early qualifiers away from home before the renovation of the Stade du 4 Août was completed to meet

Following the impressive performance by Super Eagles, Nigeria will play an intercontinental playoffs, which is going to be a knockout mini-tournament to determine Africa's representative for the FIFA inter-confederation playoffs. Confirmed qualified Nations It features the 4 best group runners-up and is hosted on neutral ground in Morocco on November 13, 2025 and the final on November 16, 2025. Based on the FIFA Men's World Rankings released on October 23, 2025. Nigeria will

Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has picked the player who will start for the senior national team of Nigeria in today’s world cup qualifiers game against Benin Republic in Uyo. The coach kept faith with most of the players who started the 2-1 win over Lesotho on Friday, but made changes in attack with the suspended Ademola Lookman replaced by Samuel Chukwueze. Chukwueze will be part of a four man attack with Moses Simon, Victor Osimhen and Jerome

The senior national team of Nigeria need a 1-0 win over Benin Republic next week to qualify for the world cup, if South Africa fail to beat Rwanda in the group’s other game. Following yesterday’s 2-1 win over Lesotho and with South Africa playing out a 0-0 draw against Zimbabwe, the senior national team of Nigeria moved within one point of the second placed team but still remain three points behind Benin Republic who were 1-0 winners over Rwanda in Kigali. In the event that S

Cristiano Ronaldo reached another landmark in his illustrious career by scoring his 700th club goal in Manchester United's win at Everton. The goal took the 37-year-old Portugal forward's tally to 144 for United across his two spells at the club. He scored 450 for Real Madrid, 101 for Juventus and five for Sporting Lisbon. Sunday's goal at Goodison Park was only the second of the season for Ronaldo, whose 699th goal came in the Europa League against FC Sheriff in September. R

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