Nigerian international Ademola Lookman, who plays for Italian club Atalanta, was named the best African player of the year at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Gala, held yesterday in Morocco. The 27-year-old Nigerian star succeeded his compatriot Victor Osimhen, winner of the previous edition. The striker stood out for his performance...
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Moçambola: Kadre is the best player of the first round
Kadre Gueye, captain of the Black Bulls, was awarded the best player of the first round of Moçambola 2024, at a gala promoted by the Mozambican Football League and sponsored by HCB. As a prize, he received from the Secretary of State for Sport, Gilberto Mendes, the sum of 125,000 meticais offered by Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa...
Geny Catamo among Sporting's 10 most used players
Geny Catamo is the tenth most used player after the 32nd matchday of the Portuguese Football League, out of a total of 26 players in the Sporting squad that won the championship last Sunday. The creative right winger has played 1,684 minutes so far, appearing in 27 games and scoring...
Reinildo Mandava is Mozambique's most valuable player
Mozambican international Reinildo Mandava has a market value of 16 million euros and is the most valuable Mozambican player playing abroad, according to TransferMarkt, the official website run under the auspices of FIFA. Following Mandava is Geny Catamo, Sporting's winger, who has a...
Zlatan Ibrahimovic announces the end of his career
The 41-year-old Swede, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, has announced that he is ending his career. "It's time to say goodbye to soccer," said the forward in front of a San Siro crowd who applauded his farewell speech. "My wife doesn't need a wedding present, she already has Zlatan". The phrase that decreed...
Dutch national soccer team player accused of trafficking more than 1T of cocaine
Dutch international footballer Quincy Promes of Spartak Moscow was charged by the Dutch Public Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday (30) with trafficking 1,300 kilos of cocaine in two shipments to Belgium in January 2020. The shipments in question were intercepted at the port of Antwerp in Belgium and involve the Spartak player, 50...
After all, Cristiano Ronaldo is "not just a player" at Al Nassr? Find out the details
The president of Al Nassr, Al-Muammar, spoke on Monday about the details of Cristiano Ronaldo's (CR7) contract, revealing that the Portuguese international's presence in the Asian team is not just limited to the squad, i.e. on the pitch. At a press conference held on Monday, Al-Muammar revealed that CR7 also has...
Spanish Justice Rejects Appeal for the Release of Dani Alves
A Spanish court has rejected the appeal for the release on bail of Brazilian footballer Dani Alves, arrested for alleged rape while the investigation is ongoing, considering that there is a risk of flight. According to the Associated Press, quoted by Lusa, the court held that there was a risk of Dani Alves fleeing and that he should remain in custody while the...
Mbappé becomes the highest paid footballer in the world
The decision of Kylian Mbappé to renew contract with Paris Saint Germain (PSG) stopped the French international's departure to Real Madrid last Saturday. But, to keep the player, the Parisian club had to win the race to the Spanish emblem and for that they put on the table the most expensive contract in history...