Football

Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) have named Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric in the UEFA Champions League squad of the season.

UEFA Champions League champions Real Madrid have seven players in the 18-man squad while beaten finalists Liverpool have three players, including Mohamed Salah, while AS Roma and Bayern Munich have two players each named in the squad, which was revealed on UEFA social media outlets on Sunday.

Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas and AS Roma’s Allison are the two goalkeepers listed in the squad.

The LGEA Central Primary School from Kwara State have won the Channels International Kids Cup, 2018.

They emerged victorious on Sunday after beating Baptist Primary from Osun state 3-1.

16 primary schools started the journey, but only the teams from Kwara, Osun and Ekiti made it to top three.

The 24-year-old stated in an interview that players of the Super Eagles could boycott any game if any member of the team faces racist abuse at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

“We haven’t openly spoken about it in the team,” the Turkey-based defender said. “Everyone is aware of it but I don’t think until that moment if it were to come, that you can prepare for something like that.

“I think if we felt in any way that there was very apparent racism, which everyone would be uncomfortable with if anyone said: ‘We’re not going to play,’ then the team would make a unanimous decision. We have a great team spirit so if one player said they didn’t want to play, everyone would stick with that.”

Cristiano Ronaldo has suggested his record in the Champions League is so good that UEFA should name the trophy after him.

The 33-year-old helped Real Madrid to a 3-1 win over Liverpool in the final in Kiev on Saturday night to win his fifth Champions League title - more than any other player.

While he did not find the net against Liverpool, Ronaldo has scored more goals - 120 - in the competition than any other player in history.

PSG and Brazil star, Neymar, has reiterated his desire to play under Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola someday.

Neymar missed the opportunity to feature under Guardiola at Barcelona with his move to Catalan giants coming a year after the former Spanish international had left his role as head coach.

He once expressed his admiration for Guardiola who led Manchester City to win the English Premier League title this season.

Spanish LaLiga celebrated former Nigeria international Christopher Ohenhen and other African players past and present who are top scorers for their countries in the league on Africa Day celebration on Friday.

Africa Day (formerly African Freedom Day and African Liberation Day ) is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) (now known as the African Union ) on 25 May 1963.

It is celebrated in various countries on the African continent, as well as around the world.