Former Super Eagles captain Nwankwo Kanu is of the opinion that the Nigerian Under-23 team were unfortunate to have lost to Ghana last weekend but believes the Super Eagles will rectify the setback when they meet the Black Stars next month in London. Ghana on Sunday overturned a 3-1 deficit to beat Nigeria 2-0 in Kumasi and go through to this yearâ Click to Continue Reading

Lionel Messi will not admit that his Barcelona side are the best of all time, but he did say there are no secrets to their success after winning La Liga and the Champions League last season. The Argentine ace scored 53 goals in all competitions and he hit one in the final at Wembley as his team beat Manchester United 3-1 to lift the European C Click to Continue Reading

It was revealed earlier on Friday that Karanka, as has happened on occasions this season, would speak to the media in place of Mourinho prior to the table-topping clash between the two Spanish superpowers at the Bernabeu. That did not go down well with the assembled journalists at Madrid’s Valdebebas training ground and many took the dec Click to Continue Reading

With the struggles of big-money duo Fernando Torres and Edin Dzeko and Benni McCarthy’s expensive release by West Ham in the public eye, we list some of the Premier League’s big-money flops. McCarthy will have cost the Hammers around £6 million in total after he was paid off to get out of Upton Park, the portly South African havin Click to Continue Reading

Laurent Koscielny is targeting eight one-nils as the Gunners try to fire themselves back into the title hunt. Back in February, the Gunners were in with a shout for four trophies this term but now have just the Premier League to fight for. After leaders Manchester United beat Fulham on Saturday, Arsene Wenger’s side are now ten points off th Click to Continue Reading

Osaze Odemwingie has never scored and the Baggies lost in the Premiership this season, so he is more than just a goal scorer, he is also a good luck charm. After scoring his 11th goal of the season in West Bromwich Albion’s 3-2 away win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Saturday, Odemwingie could now prove too big to be accommodated Click to Continue Reading

The president of a village team in France has been suspended for six months for trying to sign Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi. Cedric Enjolras, the president of FC Borne, who play in the second division of the Haute-Loire district league and represent a village of just 400 people, hatched the plan over what was said to be a “well-oiledR Click to Continue Reading

Chelsea could be planning to get rid of John Terry, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba as Roman Abramovich continues his over-haul of the club Chelsea have been criticised for their ageing squad during a comparatively poor season and the Sunday Mirror Sport reports that the Russian billionaire is set to offload three of his biggest stars in a bid Click to Continue Reading

Arsenal’s victory over Barcelona has made Europe stand up and take notice of Arsene Wenger’s team and now the European champions are apparently after two of their players. According to the News of the World, Internazionale are lining up a £42m double swoop for Robin van Persie and Andrey Arshavin. The story is a bit of an “ifs a Click to Continue Reading

Arsene Wenger confirmed that Theo Walcott will miss Sunday’s Carling Cup final after he and captain Cesc Fabregas both picked up injuries against Stoke. Arsenal closed the gap to Mancherster United at the top of the Premier League to one point with a 1-0 triumph over the Potters at the Emirates, with Sebastien Squillaci nodding home the only Click to Continue Reading

Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal are looking to win every competition possible this season on the back of Wednesday’s superb win over Barcelona. The Gunners ensured they have something to defend against Barca in the return leg of their UEFA Champions League tie courtesy of second-half goals from Robin van Persie and Andrey Arshavin followin Click to Continue Reading

Ivanovic was in the PFA Premier League team of the year last season Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic has signed a contract extension which is set to keep him at the club until 2016. The 26-year-old Serbia international moved to Stamford Bridge in January 2008 for an undisclosed fee. He has made 99 appearances for the Blues and was named in la Click to Continue Reading

Martins (right) spent three years at Newcastle United Birmingham have signed striker Obafemi Martins from Russian club Rubin Kazan on a six-month loan deal. The 26-year-old received a work permit and passed a medical on Monday to complete the formalities of the deal. “He’s an explosive type of player and is similar to Christian Benite Click to Continue Reading