Football

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits he would only have taken Cristiano Ronaldo off on his second debut for Manchester United if the Portuguese superstar had asked to be withdrawn.

Arsene Wenger: Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival has created more problems for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

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Barcelona will face Boca Juniors in a December tribute match to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Diego Maradona’s death, the two teams confirmed on Monday.

Barcelona, Boca Juniors to play ‘Maradona Cup’ in December

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Air Peace chairman Allen Onyema has gifted Super Falcons teams, past and present, N20 million.

WAFCONQ: NFF congratulates Super Falcons, set to rejig technical team

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Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s form and output has won him praise from manager Mikel Arteta, who admits he has “never seen” the levels of performance the Arsenal captain is now putting up.

Arsenal boss reserves special praise for skipper’s work rate

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Zinedine Zidane doesn’t intend on resigning as Real Madrid coach but that doesn’t mean his future at the club is safe according to a report in Marca.

Zinedine Zidane to ‘discard’ Manchester United job offer if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sacked

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Speaking ahead of the Champions League final, Chelsea legend Pat Nevin has told a brilliant story about Blues boss Thomas Tuchel.

Chelsea boss: Why I’m upset with Callum Hudson-Odoi

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Antonio Conte told Inter Milan fans on Saturday he needed time to turn Inter Milan into a skyscraper in European football.

Antonio Conte interested in Manchester United job

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AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho was sent off to the stands as his side ended Napoli’s winning start to the Serie ‘A’ season following a 0-0 draw on Sunday.

Jose Mourinho sent off as Roma ends Napoli’s winning start to season

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Rangers boss Steven Gerrard admits he will be ‘praying’ for defender Leon Balogun after he went off against Brondby with a suspected hamstring injury in Thursday’s Europa League clash at Ibrox.

Garry Carmody: Leon Balogun should be rewarded with a new Rangers contract

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Super Eagles striker Paul Onuachu was on taget again for KRC Genk in their Belgian jupiler league clash with Waasland-Beveren on Sunday.

Paul Onuachu: I was disappointed not to leave Genk this summer

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Napoli's 100 percent start to the Serie A season came to an end on Sunday with a goalless draw at Roma which halted their winning run at eight matches.

Napoli retake top spot despite losing 100% record at Roma

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Rivers United secured a hard fought win over hosts Warri Wolves in the south-south derby at the Warri Township Stadium on Sunday.

Rivers United dumped out of CAF Champions League

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Barcelona have condemned the violent and disdainful acts directed at Ronald Koeman outside Camp Nou on Sunday after their 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid.

Barcelona condemn attack on Ronald Koeman after Clasico defeat to Real Madrid

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Super Eagles striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, was in good form as he scored another goal for Union Berlin in their 1-1 draw against VfB Stuttgart in Sunday’s Bundesliga game.

Taiwo Awoniyi scores again in Union Berlin, Stuttgart draw

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The Super Falcons of Nigeria ended their participation in the 2021 WNT Summer Series with a loss to the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) via two stoppage-time goals at the end of each half to leave the series without a win. They started with a loss to the Reggae Girlz of Jamaica, drew with the Seleccao das Quintas of Portugal before the tie against the USWNT.

AWCONQ: Super Falcons progress despite Ghana’s victory in Accra

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