Australia to host Olympics for the third time as Brisbane is picked for 2032 games
Brisbane has been confirmed as the host city for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032. It will be the third time that the Games has been held in Australia after Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000. Brisbane’s bid was the only one in the running, although it still...
Arsenal bag Sambi Lokonga from Anderlecht, Locatelli getting closer to Emirates
Arsenal have completed a £17 million ($23.3 million) deal to land Anderlecht midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga. The 21-year-old has put pen to paper on a long-term contract and becomes the Gunners’ second signing of the summer transfer window following the recent £8 million ($11 million) arrival of Benfica left-back Nuno...
EPL big guns set to elbow Arsenal, Spurs out of race for Lyon midfielder Aouar
Manchester United and Liverpool have reportedly joined Tottenham and Arsenal in the race to sign Lyon playmaker Houssem Aouar this summer. Aouar has two years remaining on his Lyon contract but sources have told ESPN Football that the Ligue 1 club want to offload the player. Liverpool held an interest...
Man United ignore plea for winger Pellistri to stay, ships him out to Alaves
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed that one of the club’s talented crop of youngsters will definitely be loaned out again this season. Facundo Pellistri, 19, joined United in a £9 million ($12.4 million) deal from Uruguayan side Penarol last summer. But he did not make his first-team debut before he...
German Olympic team walks off pitch to protest racist abuse towards Black player of Nigerian origin
The Germany Olympics team’s friendly match against Honduras came to an abrupt end on Saturday when the players walked off the field because of alleged racist abuse directed at Jordan Torunarigha. Stefan Kuntz’s side faced the Central American nation in preparation for the 2020 Olympics, which begin next week. The...
Chelsea devise new plot to oust Liverpool to the signature of Bayern Munich’s winger Coman
Chelsea are hoping to tempt Bayern Munich into a swap deal that would see Kingsley Coman arrive at Stamford Bridge at the expense of a Blues academy graduate, Callum Hudson-Odoi, according to reports. Coman has an extraordinary record of winning the league title in every year of his career, between...
Arsenal hope to complete signing of Lokonga, Ben White, others this week
Mikel Arteta is expecting “some new faces” to join Arsenal when they take part in the Florida Cup, with the Gunners closing in on top transfer targets such as Brighton defender Ben White and midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga already in London awaiting a medical. It is confirmed that a £50...
Chelsea expected to make decision on strikers Erling Haaland and Harry Kane
Two reputable sources have confirmed Chelsea have agreed a deal for an impressive striker rated highly by Blues boss Thomas Tuchel. Th sources did not give a hint to of the said top striker, but since Chelsea won the Champion League, Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland and Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane...
Arsenal, Leicester tough it out as Barcelona confirm lethal striker Coutihno exit
A mad scramble among a series of Premier League teams could be about to begin after Barcelona confirmed an in-demand star Philippe Coutinho will be leaving the club. Barcelona have been one of the most intriguing clubs to follow this summer owing to their financial strife. Gone are the days...
Timid Arsenal spoilt for midfielders, struggling for centrebacks and more clinical forwards
Arsenal FC’s options have been boosted with reports that Grant Xhaka may not be leaving the Gunners this summer, with fresh reports linking Mali international Yves Bissouma with a move to the Emirates. Arsenal fans will be encouraged with the prospects of Albert Sambi Lokonga, who is already in London...
