Aston Villa will get to face Lille in the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League following the draws which took place in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday, Afrosport reports. Villa finished in the top eight in the league phase while Lille needed extra time to see off Serbian side Red Star Belgrade 2-1 on aggregate in the knockout playoffs. Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest will get to...
Real Madrid will face familiar foes Manchester City once again in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League following Friday's draw in Nyon, Switzerland, Afrosport reports. Los Blancos made it through after Wednesday's 3-1 aggregate win over Benfica in the knockout playoffs while the Citizens finished in the top eight for an automatic berth. It will be a repeat of the league phase meeting...
Three Nigerians either scored or assisted in helping their sides reach the round of 16 in the UEFA Europa League after Thursday's knockout playoffs second leg encounters, Afrosport reports. Bamidele Yusuf provided an assist in Ferencvaros' 2-0 win over Ludogorets. He also scored in the first leg 2-1 defeat, with the Hungarian giants ultimately pulling through 3-2 on aggregate. Meanwhile, Yira sor was on target in Genk's...
La Liga president Javier Tebas is of the view that the prolonging the financial charges brought against Manchester City is damaging for the Premier League, Afrosport reports. The Citizens were charged in February 2023 with over 115 alleged breaches of the Premier League's Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules between 2009 and 2018 but no verdict has been made public, even as an independent commission heard the...
Brentford boss Keith Andrews signed a contract extension that will keep him at the Gtech Community Stadium until 2032, Afrosport reports. The 45-year-old was previously the Bees set piece coach under Thomas Frank but became the head coach last summer after Frank left for Tottenham Hotspur. Andrews was initially given a three year contract until 2028 but it has now been extended by a further four...
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