Football

Kelechi Iheanacho’s solitary goal which earned Leicester City a 1-0 win over Southampton in front of 4,000 fans at Wembley on Sunday was enough to guarantee the foxes a place in the FA Cup final for the first time in 52. The biggest crowd for a football match in England for 13 months was made up of key workers and local residents as part of a test event for the return of fans in bigger numbers in the coming weeks. An 8,000 crowd will be in attendance at Wembley next Sunday for the League Cup final between Manchester City and Tottenham, while 21,000 will welcome Leicester back to the home of English football for the FA Cup final against Chelsea on May 15.

Former Chelsea player now in Madrid, Eden Hazard is said to kick against his former club in the champions league semi-finals. Hazard joined the Santiago Bernabeu club in 2019 for a fee of £100m after seven trophy-laden years at the Stamford Bridge.

Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, has rejoined boyhood club Kano Pillars after more than a decade spell in Europe and Asain leagues. The forward will spend the rest of the 2020/21 season playing in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side, since he could not find a European side. Musa with over 40 appearances and 22 goals in the NPFL has agreed to join "Sai Masu Gida" with whom he became the top scorer in 2009 after scoring 18 goals before moving to VVV Venlo in the Netherlands.

Liverpool must produce a “perfect performance” to overcome a 3-1 first-leg deficit against Real Madrid on Wednesday and reach the Champions League semi-finals, manager Jurgen Klopp said.

Florentino Perez has been re-elected as the Real Madrid President for another four years term in an election that he contested without an opponent.

Chelsea midfielder, Jorginho, has today finally opened up on his future at Stamford Bridge ahead of the Champions League quarter-final clash with Porto tonight.