The draws for the new 36-team league format of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League season were held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on Thursday. The new Champions League format ushers in the single 36-team league phase. Each team is expected to face eight different teams (four at home, four away) in a round robin format. The top eight overall advance directly to the round of...
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane was handed the Golden Shoe award as the European football top scorer during the 2023-24 season in a ceremony in Munich, Germany, on Tuesday. Kane, who moved to Bayern from Tottenham Hotspur last summer, scored 36 goals in his debut Bundesliga campaign, making him the leading marksman in all of Europe's football leagues. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀... @HKane 🏆#FCBayern #MiaSanMia #GoldenShoe...
Nigeria confirmed the appointment of German coach Bruno Labbadia as the new head coach of the country’s national football team on Tuesday. Labbadia takes charge of the Super Eagles with vast experience in German football having recently managed Stuttgart in the 2022-23 Bundesliga season. His name appears to be strange to Nigerian football, beating the likes of Herve Renard and Janne Andersson who were rumoured to...
Newly acquired Manchester United defender, Matthijs de Ligt says Erik ten Hag knows how to get the best out of him and has credited the Dutch coach for his career growth, Afrosport reports. The 25-year-old joined the Red Devils on Tuesday in a deal worth €50 million, with an initial €45 million plus €5 million in add-ons. After putting pen to paper, the Dutch defender said:...
Moroccan defender Noussair Mazraoui is Manchester United's new number 3, the Premier League club confirmed on Tuesday following the completion of his transfer from Bayern Munich. The 26-year-old joined the Red Devils in a deal reportedly worth around €17 million plus add-ons, and that will keep him at Old Trafford until June 2028, with an option for a further year. The Morocco international, whose move is...
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