Fernandes previously secured the accolade in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons.Despite a challenging season under manager Erik ten Hag, the 29-year-old midfielder has been a standout performer.Fernandes, who missed just two games due to injury during the 2023/24 season, contributed 15 goals and 12 assists in 47 appearances across all competitions.The midfielder also earned the […]
The Blues finished sixth in the Premier League thanks to a fine run towards the end of the season but missed out on Champions League qualification and a trophy.Chelsea said in a statement it can be confirmed that the club and Mauricio Pochettino have mutually agreed to part ways .In just two years under the […]
The Ukrainian boxer beat Fury last Saturday, to unify the WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles.However, he will only reign supreme for a short spell, because one of boxing’s governing bodies is likely to strip away a title.This is because the IBF mandatory title challenger, Filip Hrgovic, has been waiting for his own title […]
No side in the history of the English top flight had ever won four successive titles, but City have become accustomed to rewriting the record books under Pep Guardiola.The Catalan coach has masterminded six Premier League wins in the past seven seasons.In four of those years, City have also surpassed 90 points. They were pushed […]
After the success of Australia and New Zealand last year, FIFA members picked Brazil over a European bid in a push to expand women’s football to new continents.Delegates meeting in Bangkok voted 119 votes to 78 to send the 10th Women’s World Cup to the land of samba football, beating a joint bid from Belgium, […]
26 men and 24 women from Algeria, Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Morocco, Madagascar, Mauritius, Tunisia, Uganda, and host Rwanda, will clash over the three-day competition.Six players – three men and three women – who will proceed to the Paris Olympic Games will emerge from the qualifiers taking place in […]
Fresh from his exploits at the WTT Saudi Smash, top seed Aruna was again unstoppable with a commanding win in the final against Egypt’s Mohamed El-Beiali.The one-sided final saw Aruna effortlessly take down the Egyptian with a 4-0 win to emerge as the new Africa Cup champion after losing the title to Egypt’s Omar Assar […]
The Minister unveiled the former Super Eagles forward at an event in Abuja attended by the leaders of the Nigerian Football Federation. The unveiling ceremony will kick-start Finidi’s reign in charge of the three-time African champions.The 53-year-old former Ajax and Real Betis winger was an assistant to former handler of the team, Jose Peseiro for […]