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Brazil claimed their fourth U-17 crown after triumphing Mexico 2-1 at the final in Brasilia's Estadio Bezerrao.

Former Arsenal captain, Thierry Henry has been appointed by MLS side, Montreal Impact as their new head coach. Henry, 42, who spent four-and-a-half years with the New York Red Bulls before ending his career in 2014, signed a two-year deal with the option for an extra 12 months with the club.

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers says Wilfred Ndidi is ‘absolutely key’ to the Foxes and their success despite not being accorded the respect he deserves by fans. Ndidi has helped City top the charts for the most tackles per game across Europe’s top five leagues with an average of 22.2.

Former Super Eagles Captain, John Mikel Obi on Thursday morning returned to training with Turkish side, Trabzonspor, after spending time on the sidelines due to injury. Completesports.com reports that he has missed Trabzonspor’s last six games in all competitions as a result of the injury.

Chelsea forward, Callum Hudson-Odoi has revealed it only took one conversation with Frank Lampard to convince him to sign a new Chelsea deal, rather than move to Bayern Munich.

Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukuweze has expressed his desire to play in the English Premier League in future following a 2-1 win over Benin Republic on Wednesday.