2018 World Cup winners France, will have to combat the likes of Ukraine, Finland, Bosnia and Herzegovina & Kazakhstan, in the recent Qatar 2022 UEFA preliminary draw organised by FIFA during a virtual event in Zurich.
Fans return to English Football scenery after 10 games in and for the first time in nine months. Some were elated to see their teams triumph, while others were filled with the hope of what to come. 2000 Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea fans celebrated their winnings while those of West Brom, Sheffield and Westham had contrasting experiences.
Lionel Messi and his club Barcelona have both being fined €780, shortly when he was given a yellow card for removing his shirt revealing Maradona's shirt as a tribute during his 4-0 win against Osasuna on Sunday.
Senegal ex international, Papa Bouba Diop has died at the age of 42 after a prolonged illness. He played for Fulham, Portsmouth, West Ham and Birmingham in England. The midfielder scored a goal to beat France in Senegal's first World Cup match in 2002. Diop secured his place in his country's history by scoring the winner against reigning champions France in their first ever World Cup game in 2002. Senegal went on to reach the quarter-finals.
Arsenal FC has concluded a plan to sell, Nicholas Pepe after his failure to pull his weight at the Emirates. According to Daily Star reporters, the 25-years old positioned strategically against Molde in the Europa League on Thursday, making amends for his sending off against Leeds last weekend was not impressive.
The world most decorated football club, Al Ahly has clinched its 139th trophy after defeating fellow Egyptian arch-rivals Zamalek 2-1 in the CAF Champions League final. The newly crowned African champions have now clinched the trophy on nine (9) different occasion and will feature at the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020™, which will be held in Doha from 1 to 11 February 2021.
