Rumours

 Recently Cristiano Ronaldo said he would like to go for dinner with Messi. The Barcelona superstar gives his answer. Messi: "Yes, I don’t have any problem with that. I’ve always said that I don’t have any issue with him. We might not be friends because we’ve never shared a dressing room together but I always see him at award shows and there’s no problem. We actually spoke with each other for quite a long time at the most recent show. " "I don’t know if there will be a dinner because I don’t know if our paths will cross for obvious reasons, each one of us has our own life and our own commitments. But obviously I would accept the invitation."

The 32nd Edition of the African Cup of Nations is arguably one of the biggest masterpieces in African sports. The Biennial continental football tournament was scheduled to be hosted by Cameroon, but was stripped of these rights due to insecurity and Anglophone crises the hosting rights was transferred to Egypt. In this year’s Edition for the first time we had 24 teams vying for one of the most celebrated trophies in the African Continent. The tournament was filled with intrigues and breath taking moments, upsets and comebacks, unbelievable misses and clinical finishes. It was in short a delightful viewing experience. The super Eagles of Nigeria finished as third best team winning bronze medal at the expense of Tunisia who gave Senegal a tough time in their semi-final round. Eventual champions Algeria were not favorite’s but Mahrez’s antics was enough to ginger the team to victory. No doubt they had a formidable team and were impressive all through the tournament. The su...

L’Équipe are reporting that PSG are willing to sell Brazilian superstar Neymar this summer in the event that they receive a huge offer for the player. They claim that an accumulation of elements: notably the damage to his public image and a desire to remove the “primadona” status to the PSG project, have let to Qatar deciding that they are ready to rid of the 27-year-old in the event of a presentable proposal. But the bid has to be at least €222m – the amount they paid for the player. The outlet adds that Neymar has told people close to him in recent weeks that he would like to leave the capital this summer. As a result, Pini Zahavi has over the last couple of weeks begun to make manoeuvres for “Ney” to move this summer – specifically to bring about the Brazilian’s return to Spain and Barcelona. The newspaper claims that discussions are ongoing between PSG and Barcelona and the possibility of a including a player in part exchange has been invoked internally. Real Madrid ...

The Super Eagles are planning to go all out as they target their fourth continental crown in Egypt. Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr revealed that his side are aiming to score more goals and will play offensive football at the Africa Cup of Nations finals. The three-time African champions have included nine forwards in their 23-man squad list for the biennial showpiece. Changchun Yatai's Odion Ighalo leads the frontline with Ahmed Musa, Samuel Chukwueze, Moses Simon, Henry Onyekuru, Alex Iwobi, Samuel Kalu, Paul Onuachu and Victor Osimhen all included. Despite settling for a goalless draw in their build-up game against Zimbabwe last Saturday, Rohr sees the available options upfront as an opportunity for the team to switch tactics during play and also give chance for fresh legs. "We have a lot of strikers which means we want to score more goals and play offensive football, we also have good defenders," Rohr told Goal. "Some of our strikers could play in the mid...

Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala on Wednesday was voted the Player of the Match award after putting up a brilliant display for the Super Falcons in their 2-0 victory against Korea Republic at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup. It was Oshoala’s first goal of the tournament but her second for the senior team in the World Cup. The Super Falcons now have three points after today’s victory and face France in their last group match next Monday. A win against the host side will see the Africa champions progress to the round of 16.

At 18 years and 186 days, Nigeria’s Chiamaka Nnadozie has become the youngest ever goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in a Women’s World Cup game. Chiamaka Cynthia Nnadozie is a Nigerian women's international footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper. At club level she plays for Rivers Angels. Chiamaka Nnadozie Quote Personal information Full name   Chiamaka Cynthia Nnadozie Date of birth   8 December 2000 (age 18) Height   180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Playing position   Goalkeeper Senior career* Years   Team   Apps   (Gls) 2016–   Rivers Angels      National team 2016   Nigeria U-17   3   (0) 2018–   Nigeria U-20   4   (0) 2018–   Nigeria   4   (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only Football career Nnadozie signed for Rivers Angels at the start of the 2016 seas...

Next season's Premier League fixtures have allegedly been 'leaked' online, just over 24 hours out from their official release on Thursday morning. A screenshot was published by Dailymail.co.uk which revealed the match day one fixtures of the Premier League. The fixtures revealed Canaries will travel to Tottenham in the lunchtime kick-off on Saturday August 10, while the opening weekend will finish with champions Manchester City away at Wolves. Elsewhere, Manchester United will start with a home game against Brighton, while Arsenal travel to Crystal Palace. The United clash is said to be the late game on Super Sunday, while Championship play-off winners Aston Villa host Leicester in the early game. The new campaign begins on the weekend of August 10, a week after the Community Shield between Manchester City and Liverpool at Wembley. The official Premier League fixtures are released at 9am on Thursday morning. nd will finish with champions Manchester City away at...

The Blues continue to progress talks over a legend returning to manage the club but not all of their options want the job Chelsea  are set to meet with Frank Lampard to discuss the manager’s role at Stamford Bridge as  Juventus  prepare to announce the appointment of Maurizio Sarri as their new coach,  Goal  can confirm. Derby County  head coach Lampard has long been considered a front-runner to replace Sarri and, despite the  Europa League  winners having assessed several options during a search led by director Marina Granovskaia on behalf of owner Roman Abramovich, their legendary midfielder continues to be a leading candidate. The Blues will not stand in Sarri’s way of returning to  Serie A , with the Italian keen to move to Turin after beating  Arsenal  4-1 in the Europa League final last month in what is likely to be his final match in charge. Sarri is in line for a salary increase from €5.6 million per year to ar...

Lionel Messi has been named as the world’s highest paid athlete over the last 12 months, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar, in the  Forbes top 100 list . The  Barcelona  and  Argentina  star earned $127m in the last year – more than  Juventus  forward Ronaldo ($109m) in second place and  Paris Saint-Germain ’s Neymar ($105m) in third. It is the first time that a trio of footballers have ranked as the top three earners, while Messi becomes only the second footballer to top the rankings after Ronaldo. The next footballer on the list is  Manchester United 's Paul Pogba in 44th place, who is the highest earning Premier League player with $33m. Former Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta (46th), who now plays his football in  Japan  with Vissel Kobe, is the only other player to be found inside the top 50, with earnings of $32.5m Outside of the top 50, Manchester United’s Alexis Sanchez can be found at 53, with...