FC Bayern Munich and head coach Thomas Tuchel have jointly decided to end their working relationship, which was originally set to run until 30 June 2025, on 30 June 2024. This is the outcome of a constructive discussion between CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen and Thomas Tuchel. FC Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen: “In a good, open discussion, we came to the decision to end our working relationship by mutual agreement in the summer. Our goal is to pursue a new footballing direction with a new head coach for the 2024/25 season. Until then, every individual at the club is expressly called upon…
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Argentina and Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has donated his eighth Ballon d’Or to the Barcelona museum. Messi won a record eighth Ballon d’Or in October after helping his country win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Seven of his Ballons d’Or are currently housed in the Catalan club’s official museum, and Messi has now donated the latest trophy despite not winning it with his old club. Messi has previously said: “Everything I own is in Barcelona, there at the museum. Ballons d’Or, Golden Boots, everything.” The Argentine cemented a legacy as arguably the greatest player in football history…
French striker Kylian Mbappe has agreed to join Spanish giants Real Madrid at the end of the season. The 25-year-old has told PSG he will leave the club when his contract expires in June. Mbappe met with PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi on 13 February, and told him he was leaving and will be joining Madrid. He is yet to sign a contract with Real Madrid, but the deal could be announced once it is no longer possible for the clubs to meet in this season’s UEFA Champions League. The striker is PSG’s all time record goalscorer with 244 goals, and…
Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro believes former Chelsea manger Jose Mourinho will be a better choice for Barcelona in their quest to replace Xavi at the end of the season.The former Real Madrid manager, Mourinho is currently out of job after parting ways with Roma in January, and Xavi will step down as Barcelona head coach at the end of the season. He announced the decision in January after Barcelona lost 5-3 at home to Villarreal, conceding twice in added time at the Nou Camp. “I’m Portuguese, a good friend of Mourinho… I like Mou,” Peseiro said in an interview with…
England-born Luton Town player of Nigerian descent Elijah Adebayo says he’s open to playing for the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The striker was born in England to Nigerian parents but has never made any appearance at international level despite being eligible to play for England and Nigeria. Adebayo has been outstanding for Luton Town Luton Town, who are battling to stay in the top flight after gaining promotion to the Premier League for the first time in the club’s history in 2023. While speaking on where his international future lied, Adebayo said, “I would like to play for Nigeria. It…
Former Chelsea star Eden Hazard has disagreed with Cristiano Ronaldo over his comment that the Saudi Pro League is more competitive than the French Ligue 1. Hazard disclosed this in an interview on the Obi One Podcast, hosted by John Obi Mikel. Eden Hazard was asked about his thoughts on Cristiano Ronaldo’s comments on the quality of Ligue 1. Speaking at the Globe Soccer Awards, the former Manchester United attacker claimed the Saudi Pro League was of a higher standard than Ligue 1. “The Saudi League is not worse than Ligue 1. It is actually more competitive than the French League.…
Italian champions Napoli have sacked manager Walter Mazzarri after just three months in charge and has been replaced with Slovakia boss Francesco Calzona. Mazzarri replaced Rudi Garcia in November, and departs with the Napels club ninth in Serie A, 27 points behind leaders Inter Milan. Calzona has now signed a contract until the end of the season and will also remain in charge of Slovakia. The 55-year-old previously had spells as Napoli assistant under former managers Maurizio Sarri and Luciano Spalletti. Calzona was appointed Slovakia boss in August 2022 and helped the nation qualify for this summer’s European Championship in Germany.
Chelsea Football Club are reportedly prepared to trigger the €130m (£111m) release clause in Victor Osimhen’s Napoli contract in order to bring him to Stamford Bridge during the summer’s transfer window. The 25-year-old scored 26 Serie A goals last season to help Napoli win the league title for the first time in 33 years. The Nigerian striker signed a new contract with the Naples club last December until June 2026, but he’s now set to leave the Italian champions. According to Italian journalist Rudy Galetti, Chelsea are planning to ‘speed things up’ for Osimhen. Galetti claims that Chelsea have already agreed to…
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali has been conferred with a chieftaincy title in Mgbede community in Egbema Kingdom of Rivers State. The traditional ruler of Mgbede community, Nzeobi Amida conferred the title, Ugo Egbema “The Pride of Egbema Kingdom” on the goalkeeper following his performance at the just concluded African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote D’Ivoire. The traditional ruler said the title conferred on Nwabali is in recognition of the honour the goalkeeper brought to Egbema Kingdom following his performance for the Super Eagles. GoalGetter Media reported last week that the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara gifted the Rivers-born Nwabali N20…
Jose Peseiro has confirmed he has been contacted by the Algeria Football Federation to be the new head coach of the country’s national team. The Portuguese led the Nigeria to win silver medal at the just concluded Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast, and his contract with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has since expired after the AFCON. The Desert Foxes of Algeria are searching for a new coach following the sacking of Djamel Belmadi couple of weeks ago after failing to progress beyond the group stage of the AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire. “I received a lot of offers after…