FROM THE PIT TO THRONE

FROM THE PIT TO THRONE

The 33 year-old world cup winner is on the news again as he claims the Goal 50 award. He is the first player after several years to end Lionel Messi and C.Ronaldo duopoly of the Goal 50 award

Luka Modric has spoken of his delight after winning

the 2018 Goal 50 – awarded to the world's best player of the last 12 months – and says......Read more

The Liverpool’s defender, who is still eligible to play for Nigeria at senior level, is looking to be fit enough for tonight’s European final against Sweden

Liverpool’s Defender “Tiago Ilori” hope to win the European U21 Championship on Tuesday night with

The central African country has beaten Algeria and Ghana to the hosting right of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations

Gabon has been chosen by Caf to host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

The governing body announced this on Wednesday afternoon in

Ronalo to miss next match for diving

The Portuguese forward was yellow carded for simulation against Rayo Vallecano - despite clear contact - before he went on to score his 300th goal for the club

Cristiano Ronaldo picked up an eyebrow-raising booking for diving against Rayo Vallecano and will miss 

The midfielder has little doubt thatSaturday's encounter will be tense and is keen to make amends for their disappointing recent results against Atletico

Real Madrid midfielder Isco expects a fiercely fought battle when his side take on rivals Atletico Madrid at the

Mourinho made me a man

The German former has taken the time to hail his former coach and has insisted his €32 million price tag does not affect him 

New Wolfsburg signing Andre Schurrle has hailed his is former Chelsea manager "Jose Mourinho" for "making a

Yaya Deserves to Win

The Super Eagles captain has said the Ivorian captain deserved to be crowned the 2014 African Player of the Year

Nigeria’s Vincent Enyeama has disclosed that Cote d’Ivoire skipper Yaya Toure was a worthy winner of the 2014 African Player of the Year award.

We Can't Sign Messi

The Argentine superstar is reportedly unhappy at Barcelona, but Blues assistant coach Steve Holland is adamant that Uefa's Financial Fair Play regulations prevent any deal

Chelsea assistant coach Steven Holland believes it is "impossible" for the club to sign Barcelona star Lionel Messi due to FinancialFair Play restrictions.

Messi's future has been the subject of intense speculation ever

Inter up for the Next Round

Qarabag 0-0 Inter: Nerazzurri send hosts crashing out

The Italian club were already through as group winners, but Thursday's goalless draw saw the home side eliminated at the expense of Dnipro

Qarabag were left to rue a last-gasp disallowed goal as they missed out on UEFA Europa League progression thanks

Mikel Obi scores his first ever UCL Goal

The Nigerian capped a beautiful display to score his first Uefa Champions League goal in his side’s win against Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday

Super Eagles midfielder John Obi Mikel scored his first Uefa Champions League goal in Chelsea’s 3-1 defeat of Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday at the

The likes of Sergio Aguero were missing, but the French talisma stepped up and showed his quality with a short run and an unstoppable shot to send A.S Roma Out of Champions League

Perhaps Samir Nasri’s own words were going through his head at the Stadio Olimpico when he took possession of the ball out on the left, about 12 yards away

Basel sends Liverpool packing

Liverpool 1-1 Basel: Reds bow out despite stunning Gerrard free-kick

The former England captain netted late on but after Lazar Markovic was sent off, Brendan Rodgers' side could not find the winning goal they needed to reach the knockout stages

Steven Gerrard could not haul 10-man Liverpool into the knockout stages of the Champions League as

Ronaldo and Bale silence visitors

Real Madrid 4-0 Ludogorets: 

The reigning European champions sealed maximum points from their group stage campaign after running out comfortable winners on Tuesday night

Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale struck in the first half to help give Real Madrid a 4-0 win over Ludogorets and make it six wins out of six in Champions

Ronaldo at his best - Ancelotti

The Real Madrid coach says having the record breaking forward in his team is a "great advantage" and voiced his concern over James Rodriguez's injury

Carlo Ancelotti has said Cristiano Ronaldo is at his physical peak, after the Real Madrid attacker scored

Benitez paying for his mistakes

The Spaniard does not doubt his players' character and heart but he has called on them to hit the ground running in each and every game they play.

Napoli boss Rafael Benitez blamed an initial lack of intensity of his team

The battle for survival

Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester City

Nigel Pearson's side held the lead for all of four minutes at Villa Park before succumbing to goals from Ciaran Clark and Alan Hutton, while Paul Konchesky was sent off.

Leicester City remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League after losing 2-1  away to Aston Villa at

Milan suffer first defeat in four games

Genoa 1-0 AC Milan: Antonelli heads hosts into third place

The former Rossoneri defender nodded home a first-half corner to consign Filippo Inzaghi's men to a first defeat in four games

Luca Antonelli scored the only goal of the game as Genoa defeated AC Milan 1-0 to move into third place

Messi's Hat-trick sealed victory

Barcelona 5-1 Espanyol: Another Messi milestone in demolition derby

Barcelona 5-1 Espanyol: Another Messi Hat-trick in demolition derby

The Lionel Messi struck three times at Camp Nou, passing through the 400-goal barrier in the process, while Gerard Pique and Pedro were also on the Goal list for the night

Lionel Messi scored a superb hat-trick as Barcelona came from behind to destroy their city rivals

No limit for Real - Ancelotti

The Italian coach believes his team can overcome anything this season and says the current Bernabeu squad are like family 

Carlo Ancelotti believes his Real Madrid team can keep getting even better, insisting there are

Nani Might miss Chelsea match

The Sporting winger had to be substituted in the first half of his side's 3-1 league victory over Boavista after suffering a thigh problem

Sporting may be without on-loan Manchester United winger Nani for their crunch Champions League