Real Madird yesterday produced a dominant display to beat Barcelona 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu to win the Spanish Super Cup. The feat came after a controversial 3-1 win at the Nou Camp, where Christiano Ronaldo was sent off and subsequently handed a five-match ban by the Spanish Football Governing Body.
Four clubs now stand between Plateau United Football Club of and its first ever Nigeria premier league championship. The Peace Boys currently top the Nigerian Professional Football League table with 62 points – 6 points clear of their closest rivals, MFM FC and with just 4 matches to go.
Real Madrid supporters are planning a white-handkerchief protest for Wednesday's Spanish Super Cup second leg at home to Barcelona after Cristiano Ronaldo was hit with a five-match suspension.
Neymar, fresh from his first win with Paris St. Germain and his world-record signing for the club, became a goodwill ambassador for Handicap International on Monday, pledging to work for millions who are ‘less visible’ but deserve equality.
Chelsea has responded firmly to Diego Costa claims of maltreatment, demanding the striker return to training and get himself fit for first-team selection. The Premier League champions have been forced to respond after Costa gave an interview from his home in Brazil where he claimed that Chelsea had treated him “like a criminal” over his desire to leave the club this summer.
The Union of European Football Association (UEFA) on Tuesday released a three-man final shortlist for the 2016/2017 UEFA player of the year award. The list which was made public by the football governing body via its Twitter handle @UEFA has Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the nominees.
