In the second leg of their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal tie, Bayern Munich secured a 1-0 victory over Arsenal at the Allianz Arena. The German side will now have to face Real Madrid who also advanced to the Semi-final stage of the competition. After the two sides shared the spoils in the opening leg back…
The business end of the football season is the time when the prizes are handed out to deserving winners, and there will arguably be no bigger winners in Europe’s top five leagues in 2023/24. Bayer Leverkusen have been crowned champions of the German top flight after a commanding 5-0 victory at home to Werder Bremen…
The 2023/24 season is gradually coming to a close around Europe’s top leagues and the tables are now taking more meaningful shape as games are becoming more intense with all teams trying to accomplish their set goals for the campaign. However, not every club has been able to reach their said targets from the beginning…
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations has been an incredibly nail-biting tournament packed with drama, it has defied all odds and written beautiful stories. It all comes to an exciting climax on Sunday evening when Nigeria do battle against Ivory Coast in Abidjan. For the Super Eagles, this is their eighth appearance in an AFCON…
The UEFA Champions League is back with the thrills on midweek nights throughout the 2023/24 season. The atmosphere is different when these big European nights come around as the best and most successful make their case for Champions League glory. Bayern Munich host Manchester United for arguably the most high-profile of matchups on Matchday 1,…
As career progressions go, Victor Osimhen’s journey has been filled with constant obstacles and emphatic responses to prove himself even further. Right from the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup where he won the Golden Boot with a record number of goals for Emmanuel Amunike’s victorious side, the striker had heavy pressure on his young shoulders…
Mauricio Pochettino’s appointment at Chelsea has been one of the worst-kept secrets in football in the last couple of months. After an exhaustive search that took a list of candidates, interviews and heavy media speculation, the Argentine is the undisputed choice of Chelsea’s under-pressure hierarchy. After ending a chaotic season ending 12th in the Premier…
As getting over the line goes, Napoli have achieved the holy grail after clinching a historic Serie A title following an epic campaign that has seen them evolve from chronic challengers to run-away champions. Indeed, Luciano Spalletti’s side have been the team to beat right from the start of the season after an 11-match winning…
The latter stages of the UEFA Champions League are often filled with drama, as some of the best teams in the continent stage classics upon epic comebacks in a bid to lift the holy grail of European football. There was little edge-of-your-seat action, unfortunately, in the quarterfinal second legs as all the favourites went on…
The evolution of modern football has seen the responsibility of full-backs increase in the attacking phase of the game. Indeed, the full-back is now tasked with maintaining the width of their team in order to stretch the game and get into dangerous areas to attack the opposition. The likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Achraf Hakimi, Alphonso…
