Author: Brila

Brazilian attacker, Neymar jr is on his way to Paris to become the world’s most expensive footballer, joining Paris Saint-Germain for a monumental £198m from Fc Barcelona. The Brazilian superstar was given permission to miss training with the La Liga side on Wednesday morning to complete his move to the Parisians, with his agent already in the French capital awaiting his arrival. The 25-year-old was tipped to take over the throne from Lionel Messi in the forthcoming years but now there needs to be another young pretender for the Argentine at the Nou Camp. So who can replace a player with the profile, stature and talent…

Striker, Anthony Nwakaeme has revealed Hapoel Be’er Sheva listened to offers for his services from an unnamed Chinese club at the end of last season.

Anthony Nwakaeme has been brutal in front of goal this season for Hapoel Be’er Sheva; with three goals in two matches in the UEFA Champions League qualifying round, and he believes this could be his and Be’er Sheva’s season.

NEYMAR has told Barcelona that he plans to leave the club, with a blockbuster move to Paris Saint-Germain seemingly imminent. The club said Wednesday that the Brazil striker told his teammates “that he had the intention of leaving the club and seeking his future elsewhere, and the coach has given him permission to leave training.” PSG is rumored to be ready to pay his release clause of 222 million euros ($262 million). That would dwarf the 105 million euros (then $116 million) that Manchester United paid for France midfielder Paul Pogba last year. Neymar Jr hasn’t trained on Wednesday with…

Liverpool will contest the Audi Cup final against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday after they beat hosts Bayern Munich 3-0. Jurgen Klopp’s side, who had already tasted victory in Germany this summer after beating Hertha Berlin at the weekend, spent long spells of the game holding off Bayern’s sustained possession before striking in deadly fashion on the counter. Sadio Mane opened the scoring with little more than five minutes on the clock, latching onto a through-pass from Roberto Firmino and hammering home on the angle, while Mohamed Salah doubled the lead 10 minutes before the break. Salah, Liverpool’s record signing,…

Chairman of the NFF Technical and Development Committee, Barrister Chris Green has assured that all arrangements and preparation for next month’s crucial 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Cameroon will be accorded high level of seriousness.

On resuming back to the Emirates yesterday, Alexis Sanchez has been informed he would not be joining Chelsea or Manchester City this summer, according to reports. The Chilean returned back for training on tuesday after his return from holiday. The 28-year-old was initially supposed to return earlier, but was granted an extended leave while he recovered from sickness. When asked whether he felt Sanchez’s illness is a convenient excuse to prolong his absence from the club, Wenger said: “Your job is to be suspicious and is built on mistrust and my job is built on trust! That’s why I prefer my side…

John Obi Mikel is nothing if not optimistic when it comes to Nigeria’s hopes of qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia.

Nigerian Referee, Ferdinand Anietie Udoh has been appointed by FIFA to take charge of the 2018 World Cup qualifying match between South Africa and Cape Verde.

Usain Bolt has issued a stark warning to his fellow athletes that they must stop doping otherwise track and field will die. The triple Olympic 100m and 200m champion insisted that the sport was on the mend following the staggering revelations of state-sponsored doping in Russia but conceded more needed to be done to tackle the scourge of performance-enhancing drugs. “I don’t think it gets any worse than that,” said Usain Bolt, referring to the problems in Russia which he agreed had left the sport at rock bottom. “But it’s on its way back up now. Hopefully, athletes will…