Favourites Enugu Rangers and Kano Pillars will meet in the Aiteo Cup final after both survived scares from underdogs Nasarawa United and Katsina United respectively to win their semi finals on Wednesday. Rangers battled back to secure a 4-2 comeback victory against Nasarawa United at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano, despite trailing to Nojeem
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Russian police said on Wednesday they had opened a criminal investigation and detained Russia internationals Aleksandr Kokorin and Pavel Mamaev, who are accused of carrying out violent attacks in central Moscow. The attacks, allegedly perpetrated by Zenit St Petersburg forward Kokorin and Krasnodar midfielder Mamaev on Monday, were captured on CCTV and prompted widespread outrage
Spain coach Luis Enrique says the absence of Gareth Bale in Thursday’s international friendly against Wales will not change how his team approaches the contest. Bale, who has scored five goals and set up three more in his first seven appearances for Real Madrid this season, has been ruled out of the encounter in Cardiff
ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop assesses potential moves for Hirving Lozano, Ever Banega, Anthony Martial and many more in Transfer Rater. MONTERREY, Mexico — Hirving Lozano arrived at the Mexico City airport in the early hours of Monday morning with his hood covering his forehead, his sleeping daughter wrapped around his neck and a tired look
2:00 PM ET play 3:39 Ed Dove discusses some of the most important stories you should be aware of ahead of the African Cup of Nations qualifyers. Zambia beat Guinea-Bissau 2-1 after goals from Stoppila Sunzu and Justin Shonga on Wednesday to boost their hopes of reaching the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Chipolopolo, AFCON
The FC crew question Pep Guardiola’s decision to pick Riyad Mahrez to take a penalty against Liverpool following his less-than-impressive track record. After a scoreless draw between Liverpool and Man City, Craig Burley says we’re in for an exciting title race with three teams tied at the top. After a scoreless draw between Liverpool and
With criticism surrounding Paul Pogba at Man United, the FC guys feel time away on France duty in the UEFA Nations League will do him a deal of good. France’s Didier Deschamps believes Paul Pogba is misunderstood by football fans who think he only cares about himself but that he actually plays to get the
MILAN — Shifts from one generation to the next rarely happen as cleanly and as publicly as the one that saw the Italian goalkeeping burden truly pass from Gigi Buffon to Gigio Donnarumma during the Italian Cup final in May. It was nearly the end of Buffon’s career with Juventus, and he collected a clean
Belgian police have carried out a series of raids at football clubs and homes across the country on Wednesday, detaining several people for questioning about financial fraud and possible match-fixing, Belgian prosecutors said. A total of 44 searches were carried out at top Belgian clubs and residences, federal prosecutors said in a statement. At the
Things change in the blink of an eye in football. The Football Whispers Index takes the latest transfer rumours and gives them a score out of five; the higher the score, the more realistic and reliable the Whisper. Here are today’s top five emerging whispers. And keep an eye on Transfer Talk for all the latest gossip.