The UEFA Champions League makes for a great football spectacle, and the new 36-team league format has the whole world talking after the competition's opening matchday. 57 goals were scored in 18 matches and across 18 different venues as some of Europe's big hitters lived up to expectations in an entertaining round of matches. Put together by insights from its journalists and researchers, Afrosport has come...
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has praised the penalty save heroics of goalkeeper David Raya in their goalless draw at Atalanta in the UEFA Champions League on Thursday, Afrosport reports. The reigning Europa League champions were offered a penalty in the 51st minute after Brazilian midfielder Ederson was brought down in the box by Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey. Mateo Retegui stepped up to take the resultant spot...
Premier League club Southampton have announced the signing of England goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale on a permanent deal from Arsenal. Ramsdale shot-stopper has put pen to paper on a four-year deal with the option for a further year, and the Saints will pay an initial £18 million fee for the Three Lions shot-stopper, with an extra £7m in add-ons. “I’m absolutely delighted," The 26-year-old told club media...
Manchester City and Arsenal players dominated the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Premier League Team of the Year announced during the PFA awards ceremony on Tuesday. Five players from the Gunners as well as four players from the title-winning City team made up the star-studded side, while one each from Liverpool and Aston Villa made up the XI. For Mikel Arteta's men, team captain Martin Odegaard and...
It was the Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa show as Brentford sealed a 3-1 comeback win over London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday afternoon. The African duo were rampant, posing countless problems for Ryan Mason’s side all through the early kickoff tie at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Cameroon international Mbeumo got a brace and an assist, while Congo’s Wissa got one goal and an assist to...
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