One of the trading cards I didn't expect to pull from the 2020/21 Panini Mosaic collection was an autograph from Raul Jimenez. The Wolverhampton Wanderers striker has been a fixture of the Premier League side since 2018. It seems like forever ago that he played in LaLiga. But later after finding the card, memories flooded […]

Casablanca (Morocco) (AFP) – Factfile for 2021 CAF Champions League winners Al Ahly of Egypt: Popular name: Cairo Red Devils Captain: Mohamed el Shenawy Coach: Pitso Mosimane (RSA) Path to victory: Round of 32 – Sonidep (NIG) 4-0 home, 1-0 away; Group A – Al Merrikh (SUD) 3-0 2-2, Simba (TAN) 1-0 0-1, V Club […]

Casablanca (Morocco) (AFP) – Egyptian club Al Ahly won a record-extending 10th CAF Champions League title on Saturday with a 3-0 final victory over 10-man South African rivals Kaizer Chiefs in Casablanca. Mohamed Sherif scored his sixth goal of the competition after 53 minutes to put the Cairo Red Devils ahead at an empty […]

Tokyo (AFP) – Germany walked off after 85 minutes of Saturday's pre-Olympics friendly with Honduras after Jordan Torunarigha suffered racist abuse. The 2016 silver medallists played the Central Americans in Wakayama, Japan, as they warmed up for their Games campaign which starts on July 22 against champions Brazil. "The game has ended 5 minutes early […]

Milan (AFP) – Chelsea's France attacker Olivier Giroud has completed his move to AC Milan, the Italian club announced on Saturday. The 34-year-old World Cup winner underwent a medical on Friday before signing with the Serie A runners-up who return to the Champions League next season after a seven-year absence. "AC Milan are delighted to […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Junior Flemmings notched the winning goal as Jamaica came from behind to beat Guadeloupe 2-1 on Friday in Group C of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Guadeloupe took the lead after just four minutes at the Exploria Stadium in Orlando, when Dimitri Ramothe's blast deflected off Jamaica defender Amari'i Bell and snuck […]

Go back to World Cup 1990 and you have so many incredible stories. The United States qualifying for a World Cup in the first time for forty years. The emergence of Salvatore Schillaci as the tournament's star player. From Africa, Cameroon made a deep run in the tournament and were unlucky not to make it […]

Milan (AFP) – Italy's president Sergio Mattarella has conferred 'Order of Merit of the Italian Republic' honours on coach Roberto Mancini and his Euro 2020 winning football team. The honours were "a sign of recognition of the sporting values and national spirit that animated the Italian victory at the European championship," a statement from the […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham manager Nuno Espirito Santo issued a hands off warning to clubs interested in Harry Kane on Friday amid speculation over the England captain's future. Kane is reportedly keen to leave his boyhood club this summer in the search for the first silverware of his career. Despite Kane's efforts in winning the […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic announced on Friday the signing of Japan forward and J1-League top scorer Kyogo Furuhashi from Vissel Kobe on a four-year contract. Furuhashi, who played alongside Kobe captain Andres Iniesta in Japan, is the Hoops' fourth summer signing following the arrivals of Liam Shaw and Osaze Urhoghide from Sheffield Wednesday and Liel […]

London (AFP) – England winger Bukayo Saka told social media platforms Instagram, Twitter and Facebook they must do more to stamp out racial abuse after being targeted in the wake of his Euro 2020 final penalty miss. After the 19-year-old's spot-kick was saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma to seal Italy's triumph at Wembley on Sunday, the […]

The Hague (AFP) – Dutch football great Arjen Robben announced his retirement from his youth club FC Groningen on Thursday, ending an illustrious career spanning two decades. Considered to be one of the best wingers of his generation, Robben rejoined FC Groningen last year after stints that saw him win accolades at Chelsea, Real Madrid […]

London (AFP) – Team GB announced on Thursday that their women's football squad will take the knee before matches at the Tokyo Olympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) have released new guidelines softening a long-standing ban on political protests at the Games. Athletes will now be allowed to take the knee before play begins to […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – A CAF Champions League season stacked with shocks will produce another on Saturday if first-time finalists Kaizer Chiefs Beat nine-time winners Al Ahly in Moroccan economic capital Casablanca. Many among the millions who support Egyptian and African giants Ahly believe the outcome is not in doubt at Stade Mohammed V, their only […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Two goals from Rogelio Funes Mori helped Mexico get their CONCACAF Gold Cup title defense back on track Wednesday with a 3-0 victory over Guatemala at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. Held to a goalless draw by Trinidad and Tobago in their tournament opener, Mexico bounced back on the same […]