The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has concluded arrangements to install Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in regional stadiums in the country as plans are underway to train and retrain referees to achieve the purpose. The President of the federation, Malam Ibrahim Gusau, stated this on Saturday in Ilorin at the National Elective Delegates Conference of the Nigeria Referees’ Association (NRA).
Barcelona FC have finally secured funding to regenerate their Camp Nou stadium and the surrounding areas. The club initially announced renovation plans in 2014, but a host of problems since have meant only a small part of the work has taken place. The project now looks set to accelerate quickly upon the completion of the season, however, with Barca confirming on Monday that 20 investors have made €1.45 billion ($1.6 billion) available.
Manchester United will face city rival, Man City in a mouthwatering, first-ever FA Cup derby final after a hard-fought penalty victory against Brighton in Wembley on Sunday. United will be looking towards completing a domestic double on June 3 after winning the League Cup earlier in the season, while Manchester City "may" be seeking a treble.
Serie A giants Juventus have jumped four (4) places from seventh (7th) to third (3rd) on the league table after winning their appeal against a 15 penalty points deduction it suffered for inflating transfer values and lying to financial officials.
Former Arsenal Boss, Arsene Wenger is still hopeful Arsenal will win the premier league title this season. Wenger claimed he saw tiredness from Man City during their Champions League clash with Bayern Munich. Despite their recent wobble because of one key Manchester City reason. The Gunners have dropped four points in their last two games, surrendering two-goal leads in both outings, with West Ham following on from Liverpool this past weekend.
An appeal court in Argentina confirmed eight people who took care of the football legend Diego Maradona will be tried for homicide, according to a ruling released on Wednesday following an investigation into his death from cardiac arrest. Argentine prosecutors accused the medical professionals of being involved in reckless and deficient home treatment of a patient, after coming to the conclusion in 2021 that Maradona would have had a better chance of survival with adequate treatment in an appropriate medical facility.
