Football

Barcelona’s unbeaten run in the Spanish LaLiga came to an abrupt end on Sunday following their 5-4 defeat away to Levante.

Barcelona, playing without Lionel Messi, were two games away from going unbeaten in the LaLiga season.

Ghana striker Emmanuel Boateng scored a hat-trick and Enis Bardhi also bagged a brace for Levante while Phillipe Coutinho scored a hat-trick for Barcelona. Luis Suarez also scored from the spot for the Blaugrana.

Flying Eagles Plays Out 2-2 Draw With Guinea Bissau In U-20 AFCON Qualifiers

Hosts Guinea Bissau rallied back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw against Nigeria in the first leg of their U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying second round tie at the September 24 National Stadium on Saturday, reports Completesportsnigeria.com.

Enyimba winger, Wasiu Alalade, scored both goals for the Flying Eagles in the keenly contested encounter.

Real Madrid In Talks With Neymar

Neymar looks set to quit PSG after just a single season in France as Real Madrid line up a record-breaking deal for the former Barcelona star. According to AS, Real are putting together a €260m package to persuade PSG to sell their star player, who is reportedly unhappy in the French capital.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has stated that it will be difficult to break his side’s 100 points achievement.

City became the first English Premier League side to reach 100 points in one season following their late 1-0 win against Southampton at St. Mary’s on the final day of the 2017/2018 season.

Gabriel Jesus netted in the 90th minute to secure the important win for the league champions.

Salah Wins EPL Player Of The Season Award

Egypt and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has been named EA SPORTS Premier League Player of the Season.

The award which was announced on the Premier League’s official website on Sunday means Salah becomes the first African to achieve the feat.

The Premier League Player of the Season is an annual award presented to players in England, which recognises the most outstanding player in the Premier League each season.

Salah topped a shortlist including Manchester City duo Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling, David De Gea of Manchester United, Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley’s James Tarkowski.

He won the award by receiving the most combined votes from a panel of experts, Premier League captains and fans via a public vote.

It has been a remarkable season for Salah following a return to the Premier League after a forgettable first spell with Chelsea in the 2013/2014 campaign.

His 31 goals make him the joint-highest scorer in a 38-match season, a record he can hold outright if he scores against Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday.

The Egyptian also became the first African to reach the 30-goal mark in a single campaign, and the only man to win three EA SPORTS Player of the Month awards in the same season.

Speaking on his latest award, Salah said: “I am very happy, I am very proud to win it.

“They say I didn’t have success here the first time, so it was always in my mind to have success here in the Premier League.”

His EA SPORTS award adds to the individual honours Salah won from the Professional Football Association (PFA) and the Football Writers Association this season.

He was also named 2017 CAF and BBC African Footballer of the Year.

Manchester United confirmed on Wednesday that legendary form manager Alex Ferguson is out of intensive care following emergency surgery on a brain haemorrhage. Ferguson, 67, was admitted to Salford Royal Hospital for the procedure on Saturday after a fall at his home near Manchester.