The Barcelona Captain Lionel Messi To Face Two-Years Ban From International Football Over Corruption Comment He Made After Their Win Against Chile In The Third Place Playoff Of The Copa America. Argentina captain,  Lionel Messi  is likely to face a two-year ban from international football, over comments he made after their win over Chile in the Copa America third-place playoff, the UK Mirror reports. Messi and his team-mates lost to rivals Brazil in the semi-final. The hosts went on to defeat Peru in Sunday’s final. The Barcelona Captain was sent off in the third place playoff following a tussel with Chile's Gary Medel in which the former Cardiff midfielder appeared to be the aggressor. But the referee gave both players their marching orders and the Barcelona superstar stated afterwards: “There is no doubt, the whole thing is set up for Brazil. I hope the VAR and referees don’t play any part in the final and that Peru can compete but it looks tough to me. “...

Hakim Ziyech missed penalty send Morocco out of the African Nations Cup after been defeated by Benin is shoot-out Hakim Ziyech’s missed stoppage-time penalty proved extremely costly as 10-man Benin stunned Africa Cup of Nations title contenders Morocco in a spot-kick shootout Friday to reach the quarter-finals after a 1-1 draw in Cairo. Moise Adilehou forced home at a corner early in the second half to put Benin on course for a shock win but Youssef En-Nesyri equalised for Morocco before Ajax star Ziyech blew the chance to snatch victory by striking the post from the spot in the 96th minute. Benin were forced to play most of the additional 30 minutes a man down after Khaled Adenon received a second yellow card for dissent, but they prevailed 4-1 in the shootout following misses by Sofiane Boufal and En-Nesyri to set up a clash with Senegal or Uganda on July 10 for a spot in the semi-finals. Morocco suffered a troubled build-up to the tie at Al Salam Stadium with captain a...

AC Milan has been Banned by UEFA from European Football for next season( 2019/2020) after breaching the Financial Fair Play rule. European football’s governing body UEFA had accused the club of violating financial fair play (FFP) regulations over the past three seasons and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday ruled in their favour. “AC Milan is excluded from participating in UEFA club competitions of the sporting season 2019/2020 as a consequence of the breach of its FFP break-even obligations” for the past three seasons, the court ruled. UEFA initially found the Italian giants, who had qualified for the Europa League next season, guilty in June last year of violating financial rules which broadly limit club expenditure to club income in any given year. However, CAS referred the matter back to UEFA judging that an European ban was disproportionate. Ultimately UEFA action against the club was suspended pending the outcome of arbitration, resulting in Fr...

Football icon, Cristiano Ronaldo, upset by Juventus’ heartbreak at the hands of Ajax in this year’s UEFA champions League, inspired his Portugal team as they beat Netherlands 1-0 on Sunday night. A lot of hype had gone into the match knowing that a win for Ronaldo, could increase his chances of another Ballon D’or title, while a win for Netherlands, could aid Liverpool defender, Virgil Van Dijk, in his quest for a maiden Ballon D’or award. Portugal and Netherlands, who defeated Switzerland and England respectively to reach the Nations League Finals, didn’t have much clear cut chances in the first half, but in the second half, Guedes took the opportunity and slotted his shot past the Netherlands goalkeeper whose hands couldn’t hold back the ferocious shot. Since Fernando Santos was appointed in Sept 2014, Portugal have lost only 2 of 41 competitive internationals in normal time, winning Euro 2016 and the inaugural Nations league.

Sergio Ramos breaks record for most international wins as he helps Spain beat Faroe Islands Sergio Ramos now holds the record for the most wins in international football after helping Spain thrash Faroe Islands 4-1.  The Real Madrid defender opened the scoring as Spain secured a comfortable victory in the Euro 2020 qualifier. As reported by Sportbible, Ramos has now won 122 international games, which surpassed his former Spain team-mate Iker Casillas, who broke the record seven years ago. Ramos has been capped by Spain on 164 occasions, having made his international debut against China in 2005. Now aged 33, Ramos requires just three more appearances to equal Casillas' record for being Spain's most capped player of all time. Spain are currently top of their qualifiying group, two points ahead of their closest challengers Sweden.  

Tottenham have made a £53million bid offer to Real Betis for Giovani Lo Celso but the Spanish side are insisting they won't sell for less than his £88million release clause. Sportsmail reported in March that Lo Celso was a player of interest to Tottenham after a stand-out season on loan from PSG. However, his performances have alerted other elite clubs around Europe and that has allowed Betis to stand firm on their valuation in the belief that a suitor will meet the clause. They took up the option to make Lo Celso's move permanent for £19.8million last month and will sell him at a substantial profit. He scored 16 goals and made six assists in 45 games for Betis last season and has been named in Argentina's squad for the Copa America, which starts on June 14 in Brazil. Lo Celso is a creative midfielder and Tottenham are keen to strengthen their options there as they look to rebuild that department this summer.

The Red Devil's defender, Marcos Rojo, has finally decided to stay at Old Trafford next season after discussing with manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer . Rojo, who made just six appearances for the Red Devils this season due to injury, was expected to be among the players Solskjaer will sell this summer. But the Argentine has now revealed that Solskjaer wants him to stay at Old Trafford for another season. The 29-year-old’s current contract at Man United will expire in 2021. “For now, continue with United,” Rojo told El Dia. “I talked to the coach before the holidays and what he planned to do with me. “He told me that he had me in mind; that I’m an important player, that he was going to take me into account and that he wanted me to recover well so he could count on me in the first team.

The Real Madrid captain is set to leave the Bernabeu this season and Liverpool have shown interest in signing him. According to report from Spain, that Liverpool have shown interest in bringing the Real Madrid Captain to the Premier League this summer. The 33-year-old Spanish star is now understood to be considering a final major move of his career, and the Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp have emerged as one of the surprise names thrown into the pool of speculation. Ramos is said to be at loggerheads with the Madrid hierarchy after a poor season for the club, which came to a head with a heated argument following their Champions League elimination by Ajax The Real Madrid Captain is far from favoured on Merseyside following his antics in last season's Champions League final, during which he injured Mohamed Salah and caused the Egyptian to depart the field with a shoulder injury. The Reds are keen on the possibility of pairing Ramos with Premier League Player of the S...

Benifica insist they will not sell Manchester United and Manchester City target Joa Felix for anything less than £105million The 19-year-old has attracted interest from Europe's biggest clubs including Manchester United and Manchester City this summer The club's executive manager Domingos Soares de Oliveira said they will do everything they can to keep hold of their talented attacking midfielder this summer as reported by TV124. Joa Felix has contributed 20 goals and 11 assists last season in 43 appearances as Benfica won the Primeira Liga for the 37th time and thus he has attracted interest from many   Clubs around the World.

   FIFA abandoned their plan of expanding Qatar 2022 World cup to 48 teams The president of the World governing soccer body FIFA, Gianni Infantino said last year that the expansion from 32 teams could be brought forward from 2026 to the 2022 tournament in Qatar This change could have made the Host (Qatar) to share hosting duties among other countries in the territory. FIFA said after a “thorough and comprehensive consultation process” the change “could not be made possible now”. FIFA president Infantino has been a strong promoter towards the expansion and he said that the World Cup has been "more comprehensive" Fifa also said it explored the possibility of Qatar hosting a 48-team tournament on its own but has decided not to pursue those plans as there was not enough time “for a detailed assessment of the potential logistical impact”. The enlargement 2026 will see an initial stage of 16 groups of three teams precede a knockout stage for the remaining 32. UE...

Arsenal goalkeeper, Petr Cech has insisted that he has not made any decision yet about returning to Chelsea . He wrote: “Despite the news today as I had already said to everybody before, I’ll make decision about my future after the last game. Now my sole focus is to win the EL with @Arsenal.” The 37 years old goalkeeper ,Petr Cech  has been linked with a return to Chelsea, ahead of next week’s Europa League final against the Chelsea. This has led to calls from fans and pundits for Unai Emery, Arsenal manager, to drop him from the Europa League final game in Baku. The Blues have however declined to comment on a potential return for Cech, who joined from Rennes in 2004 and enjoyed a trophy-laden spell at Stamford Bridge before joining Arsenal in 2015. But Cech took to Twitter on Tuesday night, to insist that his sole focus at present, is on the upcoming Europa League Final.

The manager of Manchester United , Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has finally named the players that will become the club’s captain and vice-captain next season. On Tuesday, The Times reported that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has announced veteran winger, Ashley Young as the club’s new captain ahead of next season. Young took over from defender, Antonio Valencia, as the new Man United captain after the Ecuadorian’s departure from Old Trafford. The 33-year-old England star is the most senior player at the club presently. The report also claimed that midfielder, Paul Pogba, will serve as the Red Devils’ vice-captain.

Seyi Akinwunmi,the 1st Vice-President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), said that the body is not taxing the Super Eagles to win the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) at all cost. He said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos when addressing the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Akinwunmi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the Glass House football administration would not put pressure on the Gernot Rohr-tutored team but hope that the team should be at their very best. NAN reports that the Super Eagles will begin their quest for their fourth glory when the biennial football hostilities takes centre stage in Egypt from June 21 to July 19. Akinwunmi,added that,the team had been given enough incentive that could aid their performance during the football fiesta in Egypt. “So, we expect them to be at their best and do their best. They should strive to win the Cup and if they didn’t win, that does not mean that they have failed. “They can only be termed as failure if t...

Players of FC Bayern Munich take part in a training session                                KARIM JAAFAR / AFP Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich said Monday they have formed a partnership with the Korean Football Association as part of a strategy that could help the Bavarians uncover young talent in Asia. “There’s a plethora of youth structures and talent there. Korea is one of the leading Asian countries in this area, so this partnership is an excellent fit for FC Bayern,” said the German club’s board member Joerg Wacker. The deal is the second such cooperation with an Asian association, after a similar partnership signed in May 2018 with the Japan Football Association. READ ALSO :  Leverkusen Shock Bayern As Dortmund Go Seven Points Clear Myung-bo Hong, KFA executive director and South Korea’s most capped player, said the move was a “great opportunity, not only for our players, teams and c...