Author: Brila

Bundesliga expert Lee Price says a deal for Dembele to leave Borussia Dortmund has been done and it has had a significant knock-on effect on Liverpool.

Super Eagles technical adviser, Gernot Rohr has clearly confirmed the return of former Super Eagles captain and goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama to the team as soon as he regains full fitness. Rohr confirmed Enyeama has a near perfect relationship with the Lille of France goalkeeper, who is currently not in the good books of new coach of French Ligue 1 side, Marcelo Bielsa, who axed him from the first team. The Franco-German soccer tactician told an online platform, Owngoalnigeria.com revealed that once Enyeama returns to full fitness and also sort out the issues of finding a new club, he is confident…

Wolfsburg’s Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen has laid the marker ahead of the new Bundesliga season, scoring a brace in a test friendly against German fourth tier side, VfV 06 Hildesheim.

NFF President, Amaju Pinnick is giving no assurances that players of the CHAN Eagles will be invited for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon after the team’s disappointing 1-0 defeat to Benin Republic on Sunday.

Organizers have announced that teams taking part in this year’s AITEO Cup competition will share the proceeds from the turnstiles, after the host Football Association must have deducted twenty percent (20%) of the takings for organization and logistics.

Veteran Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has been named as one of three nominees for the 2016/17 Uefa Men’s Player of the Year Award alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, European football’s governing body announced on Tuesday. Buffon, 39, was a key member of the Juventus side that reached last season’s Uefa Champions League final, but he missed out on a first winner’s medal as the Italians were beaten 4-1 by Ronaldo’s Real Madrid in Cardiff. The shortlist was decided by the 80 managers of the clubs that played in the Champions League and Europa League group stages, as well as 55 journalists.…

Atletico Madrid have drawn up a detailed physical plan to get Diego Costa into peak fitness, in the event they finally sign him from Chelsea. The 28-year-old striker’s future remains up in the air as he is exiled from the English champions’ squad with a legal process between they player’s camp and club having been initiated with former club, Atletico monitoring closely. But Atletico remain hopeful of signing him before the end of the window and are now willing to go to just over £40m to secure the transfer Costa himself so desperately wants. Per The Independent’s Miguel Delaney, Costa “desperately wants” to return to…

Stoke City are close to signing yet another Champions League winner, with a deal for Paris Saint-Germain’s Jese Rodriguez said to be close. The 24-year-old stoke city’s target won the European Cup twice during his time at Real Madrid before moving to Paris at the start of last season. The switch to Ligue 1 hasn’t worked out and, despite strong interest from Italian club, Fiorentina, the player is now said to be closing in on a move to Stoke having completed a medical with them on Monday. Jese will be joined by four other Champions League winners at the Stoke…

Tony Pulis has made a fresh move for Everton midfielder Gareth Barry and hopes to agree a deal in the next 24 hours.

Sadiq Umar has declared his readiness to push for a shirt in the senior national team of Nigeria as he closes in on a season loan move from Roma to Torino. Speaking to Owngoalnigeria.com the giant 20 year old Umar said he is in a much better shape than ever in his career as this is his first real pre season as a professional footballer since his move to Roma two years ago. Sadiq had a torrid time on loan to Bologna last season, but Jololo as he is fondly called by friends and team-mates has put the disappointment behind…