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  • Wayne Rooney Sacked as Plymouth Argyle Head Coach After Poor Run

    Wayne Rooney Sacked as Plymouth Argyle Head Coach After Poor Run

    Wayne Rooney has been sacked as head coach of Plymouth Argyle, following the club’s dismal run of form that has left them rooted at the bottom of the Championship table.

    Italian sports journalist Fabrizio Romano confirmed Rooney’s departure on Wednesday morning, stating that the decision was mutual between the club and the former England star.

    “Official: Wayne Rooney leaves Plymouth Argyle with immediate effect. Club confirms mutual decision after only one win in 14 games since joining the club,” Romano wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

  • Pep Guardiola Regrets Letting Jesús Navas Leave Manchester City

    Pep Guardiola Regrets Letting Jesús Navas Leave Manchester City

    Pep Guardiola, Manchester City manager, has expressed his regret over allowing Jesús Navas to leave the club after the former Spain international announced his retirement from football.

    In a heartfelt message, Guardiola, who managed Navas for a brief period during his time at Manchester City, admitted he wished the winger had stayed longer at the club.

    “You don’t know how much I regret letting you go. I would have loved for you to stay longer here, but sometimes you make mistakes,” Guardiola said, according to Mirror.

    Guardiola and Navas worked together during the 2016-17 season, but their time together was limited. Navas managed to play 1,814 minutes across 36 games under the Spanish coach before leaving to return to his boyhood club, Sevilla.

    In his tribute, Guardiola also praised Navas for his loyalty and contributions to Sevilla, urging the club and its fans to cherish his legacy.

    “Congratulations to all Sevillistas for having had such an extraordinary player and a person who defines Sevillismo. For many years to come, Sevillistas, don’t let him slip away. Keep him close and with all of you. Farewell,” he added.

    Navas, a product of Sevilla’s youth academy, enjoyed a distinguished career that saw him win multiple trophies, including the UEFA Europa League with Sevilla and the Premier League with Manchester City. Known for his speed and crossing ability, he was also an integral part of Spain’s 2010 FIFA World Cup-winning squad.

  • Super Eagles Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali Loses Mother, Months After Father’s Death

    Super Eagles Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali Loses Mother, Months After Father’s Death

    Nigerian goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, who plays for Chippa United in the South African Premier Division, has been hit with another devastating loss following the death of his mother, just two months after his father passed away.

    Nwabali shared the heartbreaking news via his X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday, expressing his grief and describing the loss as a continuation of a difficult period in his life.

    “Rip mom, worst year of my life already,” the goalkeeper posted, accompanied by tears and heartbreak emojis on New Year’s Day.

    Earlier, he posted, “A very very crazy world indeed,” before revealing the sad news of his mother’s demise.

    The tragedy comes less than two months after Nwabali lost his father.

    His father’s passing was announced in November 2024, just hours after he stood in goal for the Super Eagles in their 1-1 draw against Benin Republic during the penultimate match of the 2025 AFCON qualification campaign.

  • Nigerian Striker Boniface Wins Bundesliga Rookie of the SeasonNigerian Striker Boniface Wins Bundesliga Rookie of the Season

    Nigerian Striker Boniface Wins Bundesliga Rookie of the SeasonNigerian Striker Boniface Wins Bundesliga Rookie of the Season

    Bayer Leverkusen striker, Victor Boniface has been awarded the 2023/2024 German Bundesliga Rookie of the Season.

    Boniface clinched the award ahead of the trio of RB Leipzig’s Xavi Simons, Chelsea loanee, Ian Maatsen, who has made a name for himself in Borussia Dortmund’s colors since his January move, and Hoffenheim’s Maximilian Beier.

    “And the winner is Victor Boniface. Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface takes home the #BLRookie of the Season award from Sorare after making an instant impact in the Bundesliga — in which he won four Rookie of the Month trophies in a row. Congrats Victor!,” Bundesliga announced on its X formerly Twitter account on Wednesday.

    The Nigerian international has been instrumental for Xabi Alonso’s side scoring 13 goals and recording 9 assists, which played a crucial role in the club winning the German Bundesliga title for the first time in its 120 years of existence – and with five games remaining.

    Despite missing out on action for about four months, he amassed 30 goal contributions – 20 goals and 10 assists in all competitions. The performances of the 23-year-old also earned him a place in the Bundesliga Team of the Season.

    Leverkusen are on the verge of winning the league title with an unbeaten run as they play Augsburg in their last game on Saturday at Bay Arena.

    Alonso’s men have been outstanding this season having set a European record of 50 games unbeaten and stand a chance to win a treble with the Europa League final coming up next Wednesday against Atalanta in Dublin – and the DFB Pokal final against FC Kaiserslautern on Saturday, May 25.

  • Palmer Wins EPL Young Player of the Season Award

    Palmer Wins EPL Young Player of the Season Award

    English international, Cole Palmer has been awarded the 2023/2024 English Premier League Player of the Season.

    Palmer won the award ahead of Manchester City duo; Erling Haaland and Phil Foden, Newcastle United’s striker, Alexander Isak, and Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka.

    He also beat the trio of William Saliba, Kobbie Mainoo, and Tottenham Hotspur left-back, Destiny Udogie to the award.

    The 22-year-old recorded 32 goal contributions (22 goals and 10 assists) in the league to achieve the feat in his first season at Chelsea after joining from Manchester City for a fee in the region of 40 million pounds (£40 million) in the last summer transfer window.

    Palmer had earlier won the Premier League Player and Goal of the Month awards for April a week ago after netting seven (7) times – the highest in the English top flight and his first strike against Everton set up by Nicolas Jackson earned him the latter.

    Cole Palmer with the Premier League Player of the Month and Goal of the Month awards for April (Photo Credit: @ChelseaFC on X)
    His stellar performances for Mauricio Pochettino’s side saw him win Chelsea Player of the Year and he is equally a contender for the Premier League Player of the Season alongside Erling Haaland, Phil Foden, Martin Odegaard, and Declan Rice.

    Others are Alexander Isak, Ollie Watkins, and Liverpool centre-back, Virgil van Dijk.

    The former Manchester City player has a chance to increase his goal involvement tally when Chelsea play host to Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge in their last Premier League game for the season on Sunday, May 19.

     

  • Foden Wins EPL Player of the Season Award

    Foden Wins EPL Player of the Season Award

    Manchester City player, Phil Foden has been awarded the 2023/2024 English Premier League Player of the Season.

    Foden, 23, clinched the award ahead of his teammate, Erling Haaland, Arsenal’s duo of Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice.

    Others include Alexander Isak, Cole Palmer – who won the Young Player of the Season award, Ollie Watkins, and Liverpool defender, Virgil van Dijk.

    “To win this award is an achievement that I am extremely proud of. The Premier League is acknowledged as the greatest league in the world, and it is a pleasure to have been nominated with so many other great players who have all enjoyed special seasons for their clubs,” Foden was quoted as saying by Sky Sports upon receiving the award. Watch live sports online

    He added: “Overall, I’ve been very happy with the way I have played this season and pleased that I have been able to contribute with the goals and assists throughout the season.

    “I’d like to thank all of the City staff, coaches, and especially my teammates because without them this wouldn’t be possible. And I would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who voted for me as the award means a lot.”

    The English international registered 25 goals involvements (17 goals and 8 assists) in the league to achieve the feat – and had earlier this month won the Football Writers’ Player of the Season.

    The versatile player has a chance to increase his goal contributions tally and also add another Premier League title to his laurels with Pep Guardiola’s side on top of the standings with 88 points; 2 points above Arsenal in second place after 37 games.

    Manchester City will play West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium for the decider on Sunday, while Mikel’s Arteta men will face Everton at the Emirates Stadium same day.

  • Manchester City Wins Record-breaking Fourth Consecutive Premier League Title

    Manchester City Wins Record-breaking Fourth Consecutive Premier League Title

    Manchester City have been crowned the Premier League champions for the fourth time consecutively after defeating West Ham United 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium to achieve a record-breaking feat.

    Phil Foden, who was awarded the Premier League Player of the Season on Saturday broke the deadlock by capitalizing on Bernardo Silva’s effort two minutes into the game.

    Foden recorded his second (19th league goal of the season) through Jeremy Doku’s assist 16 minutes later.

    Ghanaian international, Mohammed Kudus fired home an acrobatic strike to reduce the deficit for the visitors before the half-time break.

    Rodri compounded the woes of the opposition a minute before the hour mark to seal the victory for Pep Guardiola’s side, leading to the Premier League title with 91 points – and Arsenal in second place on 89 points following a 2-1 triumph over Everton at the Emirates.

    Idrissa Gueye put the travelers in front after 40 minutes of action, however, Arsenal rallied back with goals from defender and Japanese international, Takehiro Tomiyasu in the 43rd minute and Kai Havertz with few minutes left on the clock.

    The Manchester side registered 96 goals and conceded 34 times on the path to success, thereby making Guardiola the first manager to win four Premier League titles in a row (6 in total since he arrived at the club in 2016) – propelling the club to its 10th league title.

    Similarly, Liverpool accumulated 82 points in third place, while Unai Emery’s Aston Villa completed the top four teams with 68 points despite suffering a five-nil defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

    Luton Town (26 points), Burnley (24 points) and Sheffield United (16 points) finished 18th, 19th and 20th on the standings and have been relegated from the English top flight.

    Manchester City striker, Erling Haaland retained the league’s highest goalscorer (Golden Boot winner) having netted 27 times. The Norwegian recorded 36 goals to claim the award last season – and Cole Palmer registered 22 goals to finish as the second-highest goalscorer in the just-concluded Premier League campaign.

     

  • Chelsea Part Ways with Pochettino After One Season

    Chelsea Part Ways with Pochettino After One Season

    Chelsea have parted ways with Mauricio Pochettino after a season as the manager of the club.

    The west London side on Tuesday night announced that both parties have mutually agreed to part ways.

    Pochettino, 52, was announced as the manager of the Blues on May 29, 2023 – and officially joined the team on July 1, 2023 after signing a two-year deal.

    However, the Argentine will no longer remain as the head coach of the team following his sixth (6th) place finish with 63 points in the recently concluded 2023/2024 Premier League season.

    Pochettino failed to lay his hands on the domestic titles after losing to Liverpool by a lone goal through Virgil van Dijk’s header in the final of the Carabao Cup. He equally lost out by the same scoreline to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in the semi-final of the FA Cup with the only goal coming off Bernardo Silva.

    “On behalf of everyone at Chelsea, we would like to express our gratitude to Mauricio for his service this season. He will be welcome back to Stamford Bridge any time and we wish him all the very best in his future coaching career,” Sporting Directors of Chelsea, Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley were quoted as saying on the club’s website.

    On his part, Pochettino was quoted as saying: “‘Thank you to the Chelsea ownership group and Sporting Directors for the opportunity to be part of this football club’s history. The Club is now well positioned to keep moving forward in the Premier League and Europe in the years to come.”

    The club also announced that the quartet of Jesus Perez, Miguel d’Agostino, Toni Jimenez, and Sebastiano Pochettino left the club with the former Paris Saint-Germain manager.

  • Guardiola Wins Premier League Manager of the Season Award

    Guardiola Wins Premier League Manager of the Season Award

    Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has been awarded the 2023/2024 Manager of the Season.

    Guardiola, 53, clinched the award ahead of the quartet of Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta, Aston Villa’s Unai Emery, Jurgen Klopp and the manager of Bournemouth, Andoni Iraola.

    He amassed 91 points leading to his record-breaking fourth consecutive Premier League title with the Manchester side over the weekend. He edged the Gunners who finished second place with 89 points.

    Speaking after winning the award, the Spaniard was quoted as saying by the Premier League website: “I want to share it, yes, oh yes! Especially with Mikel [Arteta] for the incredible job he has done until the last game, bringing us to our limits.

    “Of course, for Jurgen [Klopp], for the unforgettable battles for many, many years. And Unai Emery is doing something unbelievable again to bring Aston Villa to the [UEFA] Champions League.

    “And Andoni Iraola, with Bournemouth, being his first season in the Premier League, doing what he has done, coming back from the tough start of the season.

    “It is an honor to be alongside all of them and to win this trophy. We will defend this award as best as possible in the future.”

    The former Bayern Munich gaffer has now claimed the award five (5) times since joining the English side in 2016 having won it in the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 seasons respectively.

    He also won the award in the 2020/2021 and 2022/2023 seasons respectively, thereby becoming the second manager with the most Premier League Manager of the Season awards after Sir Alex Ferguson who has received the award 11 times.

    The duo of Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger have claimed the award three times each, while Jurgen Klopp has won it twice.

     

  • Barcelona Announces Sack of Manager Xavi

    Barcelona Announces Sack of Manager Xavi

    Barcelona has announced the sack of Xavi Hernandez as the club’s manager after three seasons.

    Xavi, 44, replaced Ronald Koeman when he joined the club on November 6, 2021 – and has won two major titles (La Liga and Supercopa de Espana) in the 2022/2023 season upon his appointment.

    “In a meeting at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, president Joan Laporta has informed Xavi Hernández that he will not be continuing as FC Barcelona coach in the 2024-25 season.

    “The meeting happened at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper and was also attended by sporting vice-president Rafa Yuste, director of sport Anderson Luís de Souza, Deco, Xavi, Òscar Hernández and Sergio Alegre,” Barcelona announced in a statement issued on Friday.

    The club thanked Xavi for his work as coach, as well as for his inimitable career as a player and as team captain – and wished him every future success in the world.

    Barcelona disclosed that Xavi will be coaching the team for the last time in Sunday’s game away to Sevilla.

    “During the next few days, FC Barcelona will be announcing the new first team structure,” the statement added.

    The former Al Sadd manager was in charge of 141 matches as Barcelona gaffer and won 89 times. He drew 23 games and lost 29.

    While Real Madrid are already champions of La Liga this season and currently on 94 points, Barcelona have amassed 82 points in second place with a game to conclude the campaign.

    They were eliminated by Athletic Bilbao in the quarter-final of the Copa del Rey having lost 4-2 at San Mames Stadium.

    According to reports, Hansi Flick will be appointed as the new manager of the Spanish side.