Michael Carrick announced on Thursday he will leave Manchester United after three games as caretaker manager. The former midfielder steadied the ship for the Red Devils after the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, taking four points from two Premier League games against Arsenal and Chelsea as well as progressing to the last 16 of the Champions League.

Former Wimbledon player, John Fashanu, has said he believes former Barcelona captain Lionel Messi deserves the 2021 Ballon d’Or ahead of Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski. The Argentina captain on Monday was crowned the 2021 Ballon d’Or winner at a ceremony in Paris, claiming the trophy for the seventh time in his career.

Argentine forward, Lionel Messi has been named winner of the 65th Ballon d'Or after seeing off challenges from Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho. Messi who moved to PSG during the summer transfer window has always been a favourite to win the prestigiuos award after bagging the Copa Derey and COPA America.

Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of Ralf Rangnick as interim manager until the end of the season. Rangnick has left his role as head of sports and development at Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow to take up the job which is subject to work visa requirements. 

Super Eagles and Napoli Forward, Victor Osimhen, has been ruled out of action for at least three (3) months after undergoing a cheekbone and eye socket surgery. The 22-year-old picked up the injury in his side’s Serie A clash against Inter Milan after colliding with defender Milan Skriniarmen at the San Siro stadium on Sunday evening.