The president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) disclosed that the Super Eagles will commence their pre-Afcon warmup on June 8 where they will take on Zimbabwe at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, then depart for Ismaila, Egypt for their final warmup match against Senegal on June 16.
Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk, has been named the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year ahead of Raheem Sterling, Bernardo Silva, Sergio Aguero, Sadio Mane and Eden Hazard.
As the 2019 Premier League draws to an end, the EPL has perfected plans to have two trophies and two sets of medals on standby should the title race between Liverpool and Manchester City goes to the final day of the season on May 12th.
Asisat Oshoala scored 2 goals as Barcelona women defeated Sevilla 6-2 in an eight (8) encounter during a Liga Iberdrola clash. This was her first game in the league after recovering from a hamstring injury.
Southampton striker Shane Long scored the fastest goal of the Premier League era when he netted after 7.69 seconds in Tuesday's draw at Watford. This goal breaks the initial record of 9.82 seconds scored by Tottenham Ledley King against Bradford in 2000.
Following recent racist abuses against some professional footballers, Premier League stars have today led footballers in England and Wales in a 24-hour social media boycott in order to curb online racist abuses.
