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Mark Sampson has been sacked as England women's manager following evidence of "inappropriate and unacceptable" behaviour with female players in a previous role.

Paris Saint-Germain fans are worried Neymar and Dani Alves could cause a split in the dressing room after the penalty incident involving Edinson Cavani against Lyon.

Football star Wayne Rooney has been banned from driving for two years after he pleaded guilty to a charge of drink-driving. The former England and Manchester United captain will also have to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work as part of a 12-month community order.

Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Gernot Rohr is leaving no stone unturned in his quest to ensure that Nigeria gets a favourable result against Zambia in their next World Cup 2018 Qualifiers.

Following a formal appeal launched by Real Madrid, the two match ban imposed on Marcelo for kicking Jefferon Lerma has been reduced to one by the relevant committee which voted to uphold the punishment. The Spanish FA Competitive Committee had banned Marcelo for two league matches following a red card issued to the player after he appeared to have kicked Lerma in an encounter between Real Madrid and Levante.

Nigeria have slumped to 44th Position in the latest ranking released by FIFA despite two successful outings in the recently concluded FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against the Indomitable Lion of Cameroon. Nigeria which ranked 38th in the previous release and sixth in Africa, however overtook Cameroon in the latest ranking. Cameroon which was previously ranked 37th is now 45th in the world.