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Frank Lampard is set to be sacked from his role as Chelsea manager, having guided the club for just over 18 months, following series of poor results and lack of playing pattern. It comes just 24 hours after his 3-1 win over Luton Town in the FA Cup, but the club's Premier League form has led to growing concerns. Despite the 42-year-old achieving a top-four finish last season which was deemed impressive having seen the club suffer a transfer ban in the summer that he joined; many supporters were said be against him following poor reports and favoritism to certain…

Football legend Diego Maradona, one of the greatest players of all time, has died at the age of 60. The former Argentina attacking midfielder and manager suffered a heart attack. He had successful surgery on a brain blood clot earlier in November and was to be treated for alcohol dependency. Maradona was captain when Argentina won the 1986 World Cup, producing a series of sublime individual performances to lead his team to glory. In a statement on Twitter, the Argentine Football Association expressed "its deepest sorrow for the death of our legend", adding: "You will always be in our hearts."…

Tottenham Hotspur went top of the Premier League after producing a display of clinical efficiency and tactical discipline to beat Manchester City. In the usual battle of wits between Jose Mourinho and his old adversary Pep Guardiola, the Spurs manager came out on top as his team's season gathered further momentum. Son Heung-min put Spurs in front after five minutes, finishing coolly from Tanguy Ndombele's pass before Manchester City had a first-half goal ruled out by VAR for a handball by Gabriel Jesus after Aymeric Laporte's finish. City continued to enjoy greater possession but Spurs, as you would expect from…

  Popular UK website , The Mirror, has reported the interest of former Abia state governor and Senate Chief Whip, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu’s interest in buying premier league giant, Arsenal FC. According to the paper,  Senator Kalu is interested in buying 35% of Arsenal FC as part of a rebuilding process to make the club a formidable team in Europe. The Mirror, “Nigerian billionaire Orji Kalu wants to buy a huge stake in Arsenal and "bring trophies back" to the Emirates. The 60-year-old is looking to purchase 35 per cent of the Gunners having made his fortune as a…

Pep Guardiola has committed his future to Manchester City by agreeing a new two-year deal at the club. The new contract, which now runs to the summer of 2023, sees Guardiola's commitment to City extended to seven years from his arrival in 2016. "Ever since I arrived at Manchester City I have been made to feel so welcome in the club and in the city itself- from the players, the staff, the supporters, the people of Manchester and the chairman and owner," Guardiola said. "Since then we have achieved a great deal together, scored goals, won games and trophies, and…

Sierra Leone staged a comeback from the dead to draw 4-4 against Nigeria in today’s AFCON qualifying match at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin-City , after being 4-0 down early on. Alex Iwobi netted the game’s opening with just five minutes on the clock , with Napoli’s Victor Osimhen doubling the Super Eagles’ advantage, but Iwobi was on hand to make it three just before the half-hour mark with the goal of the game. Picking up the ball 25 yards from Sierra Leone’s goal, the 24-year-old unleashed a sweet first-time strike that sailed into the top left-hand corner. Nigeria looked…

BREAKING: Fans have blocked the entrance to the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium and have restricted the Super Eagles from leaving the stadium.   Details later

90’ Nigeria 4-4 Sierra Leone 4’ Alex Iwobi 21’ Victor Osimhen 28’ Alex Iwobi 31’ Samuel Chukwueze 41’ Kwame Quee 72’ Alhaji Kamara 79’ Mustapha Bundu 85’ Kei Kamara   Paul Onuachu for Victor Osimhen Chidera Ejuke for Samuel Chukwueze  

The Barcelona boss has left his post amid ongoing criticism and a looming vote of no confidence Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has resigned with the entire board also stepping down from their posts. Bartomeu's decisions come after several months of criticism in the wake of Barcelona's 8-2 Champions League elimination to Bayern Munich as well as Lionel Messi's shocking request to leave the club shortly after. Although the club was able to keep hold of Messi, with the longtime Barca star staying to avoid having to take the club to court, Bartomeu's position has been under scrutiny for weeks.…

Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has scored his first goal in Serie A as a Napoli player. Osimhen scored his first Napoli goal with a superb finish against Atalanta in the 43rd minute. After scoring, Osimhen held up a shirt with the inscription “End Police Brutality in Nigeria”. Earlier, the player had tweeted in support of #EndSARS protesters in Nigeria. Napoli paid French club Lille a club record fee of up to 80 million euros ($94.6 million) to bring Nigeria forward to southern Italy on a five-year deal. The total fee is almost double Napoli’s previous club record of around…