Chelsea have described as “nonsense” claims that Antonio Conte axed Diego Costa by text message this summer after the striker's lawyer threatened legal action over the club’s handling of his departure. Costa’s acrimonious exit from Stamford Bridge escalated this week when his legal representative, Ricardo Cardoso, promised to use “all possible legal mechanisms” to force the player's return to Atletico Madrid.
According to report monitored by Vigil360, Monaco’s teenage sensation, Kylian Mbappe has a Nigerian root. Owngoalnigeria.com reports that Kylian’s father, Wilfred Mbappe, who has Cameroonian and Nigerian roots, was once a refuge, who migrated to France for greener pastures. It further claimed that Wilfred in a bid to get a permanent stay got married to an Algerian-French lady Fayza, an ex-handball player.
Thomas Muller scored twice Tuesday night as Bayern Munich exhibited its most revered performance in pre-season so far in a 3-2 victory over Chelsea in Singapore.
Jürgen Klopp will speak to Philippe Coutinho about the playmaker’s importance to Liverpool and the club’s determination to keep him at Anfield after rejecting an €80m (£72m) bid from Barcelona for the Brazilian.
Portugal and Real Madrid football star, Cristiano Ronaldo, has been accused of defrauding Spanish Tax authorities of 14.7m euros in unpaid taxes.
Ronaldo had previously denied allegations pertaining to tax fraud made against him in December saying he has nothing to fear.
The Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers to regain the NBA Championship with a 4-1 series win. The Warriors secured a 129-120 victory on Monday to take their second title in three seasons and cap a near-perfect run through the playoffs.
