Former Tottenham Hotspur and Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen has announced he will retire from professional football at the end of the ongoing 2024-25 season,” Afrosport reports. The 37-year-old, who has been at Anderlecht since 2022, joined Spurs from Ajax in 2012 and made 315 competitive appearances for the North London club before leaving for Benfica in 2020. Vertonghen retired from international football last year and is...
Athletic Bilbao, Eintracht Frankfurt, Lazio, and Bodo/Glimt all secured their places in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, Afrosport reports. Bilbao defeated 10-man Roma 3-1 at the San Mames thanks to a brace from Nico Williams either side of a Yuri Berchiche strike, while a stoppage time penalty from Argentine midfielder Leandro Paredes ended up being a consolation for the visitors. Experienced German...
Nigerian forward Chuba Akpom has completed a short-term loan move to French side Lille from Ajax, Afrosport reports. Akpom, whose contract with Ajax runs until June 2028, joins Lille until the end of the season, with the deal including an option to buy for the Ligue 1 club. “I am very happy to be here. LOSC is a great club, one of the best in France,...
The final matchday of the UEFA Europa League 36-team league phase provided exciting action as teams booked their spots in the last 16, while some settled for a place in the knockout phase play-offs. English midfielder Kobbie Mainoo starred with a goal and an assist in Romania as Manchester United beat FCSB 2-0 to finish third in the Europa League standings and end the league phase...
Former Netherlands international Patrick Kluivert has been appointed as the new head coach of the Indonesia national team, Afrosport reports. The 48-year-old had been the front-runner for the job after Shin Tae-yong was dismissed earlier in the week and the Football Association of Indonesia swiftly moved by announcing his appointment on Wednesday. The Ajax legend and former Barcelona forward served as assistant coach of the Netherlands...
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