Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane has claimed the Gerd Muller Trophy as the best striker at the 2024 Ballon d'Or award ceremony in Paris on Monday night, Afrosport reports. The Englishman was a class apart for the Bavarian giants last season where he scored 44 goals in 45 competitive appearances to finish as the Europe's highest goalscorer, 36 of which came in 32 Bundesliga games. He...
Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez has linked up with the Uruguay national team for their upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Ecuador, Afrosport reports. This comes after his five-match ban, imposed following a brawl involving Uruguay players and Colombian fans during the Copa America semi-final, was temporarily lifted. Nunez had already served two games of the suspension, but the case has now been referred to...
Manchester City and Atletico Madrid have agreed a deal for Julian Alvarez worth £82 million, Afrosport reports. According to Sky Sports, the Spanish capital giants will pay £64 million upfront for the Argentina forward and will pay the remainder of the fee in add-ons. The deal when completed, will represent a huge profit on the £14 million City paid River Plate for his services in January...
French Ligue 1 club Monaco have condemned the racist abuses targeted at United States of America striker Folarin Balogun after their 2-1 defeat to Panama on Thursday. Balogun opened the scoring for the United States at the Mercedez Benz Stadium with his strike in the 22nd minute but the host country failed to protect their lead. Goals from Cesar Blackman and and Jose Fajardo in each...
The countdown to the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 continues with the opening ceremony set for July 20. African champions South Africa, Argentina, Italy and Sweden are the teams that complete Group G Afrosport takes a look at all four teams with the start of the tournament on the horizon. Argentina - ranked 28th by FIFA Seven months after their male counterparts went all the...
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