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Manchester United have been made aware of an “alleged incident” involving captain Harry Maguire in Mykonos on Thursday night. The England defender, 27, is reported to have been arrested following an incident on the Greek island by Skysports. Manchester United said in a statement, “The club is aware of an alleged …

Napoli striker Andrea Petagna has tested positive for coronavirus, the Serie A club have confirmed. The 25-year-old, whose brother had earlier returned a positive test, is asymptomatic and quarantined at home. Napoli signed Petagna in January before loaning him back to previous club SPAL for the rest of 2019-20. Petagna, …

FIFA said on Thursday it had extended by 90 days the provisional ban on the president of Haiti’s football federation pending an investigation into allegations he sexually abused teenage girls at the national training centre. Yves Jean-Bart, 73, categorically denies accusations he raped several young female footballers at a training …

Leeds’ first Premier League game for 16 years will see Marcelo Bielsa’s men travel to defending champions Liverpool, while Manchester City and Manchester United will miss the opening weekend to give them extra time to recover from a late end to the 2019/20 season. All sides were guaranteed by the …

Former Barcelona midfielder Ronald Koeman has been appointed the club’s new coach, the La Liga giants’ president Josep Maria Bartomeu said on Tuesday. “Koeman will be Barca’s coach next season,” Bartomeu told the side’s television channel. Koeman, who has been in charge of the Netherlands since 2018, replaces Quique Setien …

Paris Saint-Germain are through to the final of the Champions League for the first time after goals by Marquinhos, Angel Di Maria and Juan Bernat saw them ease to a 3-0 win over RB Leipzig in a one-sided semi-final in Lisbon on Tuesday. It was 2-0 at half-time, with the …

Business owners at the National Stadium, Lagos are lamenting the seven-day eviction notice given to them by the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development to vacate the premises. Dare on June 20 had given illegal occupants of the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja 25 days to vacate the facility, while legal …

Nigerian manager Ndubuisi Egbo is relishing the prospect of his first-ever Champions League qualifying match with FK Tirana, when they face Georgian side, Dinamo Tbilisi, in their 2020/21 UEFA Champions League first-round qualifying tie on Wednesday (today). Egbo led Tirana to the Albanian league title last season. “It’s going to …

Former Super Eagles striker, Victor Anichebe, eyes a return to football after a two-year absence from the game. In an interview with Sky Sports, the 32-year-old who last played for Chinese side Beijing Enterprise, said he would love to play again in England, where he has an “unfinished business.” “I …

FIFA on Tuesday announced international matches will only be played in Europe in the window that opens at the end of August to reduce travel for players. FIFA said in a statement it was replacing the period scheduled from August 31 to September 8 with a new window from January …