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Southampton beat English Premier League (EPL) leaders Everton 2-0 at St Mary’s Stadium on Sunday. Goals from James Ward-Prowse and Che Adams ensured Carlo Ancelotti’s side became the final club to lose a game this season. Everton remains top of the standings with 13 points and a healthier goal difference...

 Ajax Amsterdam set an Eredivisie record on Saturday, when they scored 13 goals past a hapless VVV-Venlo side, with seven different players getting their names on the score sheet. The win ensured that Ajax moved to the top of the standings. The previous record for most goals scored in an Eredivisie...

  Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos once again proved to be the man for the big occasion as he converted a fiercely debated penalty to help his side to a 3-1 win over rivals FC Barcelona at an empty Camp Nou in La Liga on Saturday. Ramos, making a record...

Algeria extended an unbeaten run to 19 matches with a 1-0 victory over Nigeria Friday in an international friendly between two of the top five ranked African countries. In another high-profile warm-up match behind closed doors ahead of 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying next month, Morocco triumphed 3-1 over...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the appointment of Randy Waldrum as the new Head Coach of the Senior Women National Football Team, the Super Falcons. NFF communications department made the announcement in a statement on Monday. Waldrum, an American, who played as a midfielder, succeeds Swedish Thomas Dennerby...

  Manchester United have agreed a two-year deal with former Paris St-Germain (PSG) striker Edinson Cavani. According to French daily L’Equipe on Saturday, Uruguay international Cavani is a free agent having left Ligue 1 champions PSG at the end of his contract in June. The 33-year-old was deemed surplus to requirements...

 Belgian Romelu Lukaku has been named the Europa League player of the 2019/2020 season after the forward helped Italian side Inter Milan to the final with goals in every knockout round. Lukaku, who revived his career in Italy with 34 goals in all competitions in his first season at the...

Lionel Messi was back in scoring business for FC Barcelona on Sunday, leading them to a resounding 4-0 win at home against Villarreal. It was a near-perfect La Liga opener for the Catalans under new coach Ronald Koeman. Teenage forward Ansu Fati was in inspirational form for Barca, combining with...

  Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal is on the verge of sealing a move to Inter Milan from FC Barcelona after landing in Milan on Sunday. Inter Milan’s official Twitter account published a photo of Vidal’s arrival and a video of the 33-year-old player saluting fans saying “Hi Inter, I’m here”....

A former Technical Director of then Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Kashimawo Laloko, has called for 25 per cent inclusion of local league players in the various national teams if the country must go beyond its current FIFA rankings. Laloko made the call on Friday in an interview with the News...