Chelsea midfielder, Cole Palmer, has hailed the appointment of Xabi Alonso as the team’s new head coach. Alonso has been brought in to replace Liam Rosenior as a permanent manager. Palmer, who has started working with the Spaniard in preseason, has hailed the former Real Madrid boss as “a breath of fresh air”. He said:…
Arsenal icon, Paul Merson, has warned Chelsea that Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson must be given regular playing time to sustain their performance levels. He asserted that optimal results can be achieved from the pair if they are granted consistent minutes on the field. In his column on Sky Sports’ website, Merson expressed his pleasure…
UEFA will boycott FIFA tournaments if Gianni Infantino goes ahead with his proposal to sell off a stake in the World Cup This decision was taken at an emergency meeting of all UEFA’s 55 member associations this afternoon. Infantino has given football associations until September 19, to back his plan to sell off part of FIFA…
Holders Nigeria’s Flying Eagles sealed a place in the semi-finals of the WAFU B U-20 Championship after a comfortable 3-0 victory over the Sparrow Hawks of Togo. The result confirmed Togo’s elimination after they had earlier suffered a 3-1 defeat to Burkina Faso. Both teams struggled to create any meaningful scoring opportunities in the first…
Rivers United secured a 2-0 victory over Abia Warriors in a pre-season friendly in Aba on Thursday, DAILY POST reports. Both teams failed to score in the first half despite creating several scoring opportunities. Rivers United broke the deadlock through Wasiu Falolu before adding a second goal through an own goal. The encounter was aimed…
Team Nigeria’s Chukwuebuka Enekwechi claimed gold in the men’s shot put with a throw of 21.07m at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Enekwechi edges New Zealand’s Tom Walsh, who claims silver with 21.03m, while England’s Scott Lincoln takes bronze with 20.99m. The 33-year-old made history as the first Nigerian to win shotput gold in…
