Former Super Eagle captain, John Obi Mikel, has announced his retirement from active football after 20 years of active football life.
The Legend made the declaration through his official social media account. The former Chelsea FC star hung his boot at 35yrs with Laurels won for both clubs and country, including the nation’s cup, and the Champions League to mention a few.
Manchester United star player, Christiano Ronaldo has been charged with “improper and/or violent conduct when he was captured smashing a mobile phone from a hand of a supporter minor. There is a viral video making rounds on social media where the Portugal International was seen to have confiscated a phone from a young boy, Jacob Harding, 14yrs old, and smashed it on the pitch just before he left for the tunnel. It was learned the incident took place during the Everton Goodison Park shortly after the Manchester United 1-0 defeat last April
AS Roma Striker, Tammy Abraham has revealed he has no regret walking away from Chelsea to join Jose Mourinho’s side. Abraham left Chelsea during Thomas Tuchel’s regime for the Serie A side in a deal worth £34million. Though he admitted it was a difficult decision for him to walk away from the premier league, especially from the West London club, that has helped him in developing his carrier as an international player. The England International netted 27 goals and six assists in 53 matches across competitions in his unveiling campaign that pushed Roma to win in the inaugural UEFA Conference League.
Manchester City forward Erling Haaland and coach of Arsenal FC, Mikel Arteta, have been named Premier League’s Player and Manager of the Month for August. Haaland, 22 who is currently firing on all cylinders has scored 10 goals in 6 appearances for city and currently tops the EPL goal chart with 4 goals.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared the League Management Company (LMC) illegal, owing to what is referred to as several unpleasant incidents regarding the management of the Football League, particularly the declaration of the National Football League (NFL) as an illegal body by the Federal High Court Abuja. This development was contained in a press statement issued on Friday by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ismaila Abubakar. The body has been administering the Nigeria Professional League for almost a decade. The Sports Ministry has advised the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to immediately withdraw the license given to the LMC and set up an Interim Management Committee.
The UK government released a statement on Friday morning, noting there is no obligation to cancel or postpone sporting fixtures this weekend following the death of the Queen of England, Elizabeth II. However, they have left the decision of whether matches go ahead to individual organizations. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport held a call with all major sports at 9.30 am to determine the plan of action for the rest of this weekend’s calendar and stated they would not be banning the sport.
