Football

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has refused to rule out postponing future international football matches in response to the escalating global threat of the coronavirus.

Manchester United landed a favourable draw as they are set to face Austrian club LASK while Steven Gerrard’s Rangers, the only Scottish club left in the competition will face 1988 winners, Bayer Leverkusen.

The Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane, has disclosed that he is not sure he would allow Eden Hazard participates for the club again in the remaining season, seeing the way he saw limping in the second half of the game with Levante which ended 1 – 0. Scans have already confirmed the Belgian born player suffered a hairline fracture on his right ankle.

Manchester City is set to go to war with UEFA both off the field and on the field but will have to defeat 13-time champions, Real Madrid on Wednesday before fighting UEFA over their two-season ban.

Diego Simeone whipped the Wanda Metropolitano into a frenzy as the Rojiblancos defeated the Reds 1-0 in the first leg of their last-16 tie.

The Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed the appointment of former Super Eagles player and Assistant Coach Daniel Amokachi, as the new Head of the Nigeria Football Federation Technical Department.