English midfielder Dele Alli confirmed on Friday that he was cutting ties with Premier League club Everton, Afrosport reports. Alli, whose contract with the Toffees expired in June and who has been a free agent since, continued to train with the Goodison Park outfit. The 28-year-old, who has endured a tumultuous last few years, will spend the next few weeks training with Italian club Como, who...
AC Milan thrashed Empoli 3-0 at the San Siro to move up to seventh on the log in one of the Matchday 14 Serie A fixtures played on Saturday, Afrosport reports. Alvaro Morata opened the scoring for the Rossoneri in the 19th minute with a half-volley after the ball fell kindly for him in the box. Netherlands international Tijani Reijnders doubled the host's lead just before...
Raphael Varane says he knew his career as a professional football player was over when he suffered a knee injury in Como’s Coppa Italia first-round clash with Sampdoria, Afrosport reports. The 31-year-old Frenchman joined the newly-promoted Serie A outfit after his contract at Manchester United had expired but only 23 competitive minutes for Cesc Fabregas’ side on August 11. Como axed him out of their Serie...
Italian defender Marco Curto has been banned by FIFA for 10 matches for making discriminatory remarks towards Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Hee-chan Hwang, Afrosport reports. The incident occurred in a pre-season friendly between the newly-promoted Serie A side and Wolves where Curto reportedly likened South Korea international Hwang to Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan because of the Chan in his name. It did not go down...
Raphael Varane has announced he will remain at Italian club Como albeit in a different role following his retirement from professional football on Wednesday. The former Real Madrid, Manchester United and RC Lens centre-back announced his retirement on Wednesday morning with an official statement on his Instagram page. Serie A club Como shared Varane’s retirement post on Instagram, and the defender replied saying, “A different role...
Copyright © Afrosport Network 2022. All rights reserved. Developed by Guildtouch