Manchester City midfielder Rodri Hernandez has emerged the winner of this year’s Ballon d’Or award, beating competition from Real Madrid trio of Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior and Dani Carvajal. The Spanish international becomes the second Premier League Player to win the coveted award in 16 years since Cristiano Ronaldo won it in 2008. Rodri, the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Premier League club Manchester United has sacked Erik ten Hag as the club manager, a club statement released on Monday read. The club also said former player, Ruud van Nistelrooy, would take charge as the interim coach. “Erik ten Hag has left his role as Manchester United men’s first-team manager. Erik…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has sanctioned Libya and awarded three points and three goals to Nigeria for the abandoned game against Libya. This was disclosed in a statement by the chairperson of CAF Disciplinary Board, Ousmane Kanethe on Saturday. Nigeria walked away from the tie following poor treatment by the host country that…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that the 2024 African player of the year awards will be held in December. In a post via X on Thursday, the continental football governing body revealed that the award event will be held in Marrakech, Morocco on December 16. “It’s this time of the year again….
The Super Eagles have moved up three places in the latest FIFA rankings, soaring to 36th in the global pecking order. Nigeria who defeated Libya by a lone goal in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier earlier in the month are now fourth on the continental rankings. On the overall continental rankings, the…
Nigeria international forward Victor Boniface has reportedly survived a ghastly car crash in Germany. The striker, who plays for German club Bayer Leverkusen, posted a video of the damaged car on his Instagram Stories on Sunday. The unfortunate incident occurred after the striker, who has been in scintillating form since joining the German club in…
Barcelona were tricked into sending €1million (£830,000) to a fraudster, who pretended to be working with the agent of star striker, Robert Lewandowski. Barca signed Lewandowski from Bayern Munich in the summer of 2022 for an initial fee of €45m (£37m). The Polish striker has banged in 71 goals in 106 matches for Barcelona since…
Former Real Madrid defender Vinicius Tobias recently got his baby’s name tattooed on his arm, only to discover that he is not the biological father. The 20-year-old Brazilian right-back, now playing for Shakhtar Donetsk, and his ex-wife Ingrid Lima welcomed their daughter, Maite, on October 8. To celebrate her birth, Tobias had the words “Maite,…
England ace Kyle Walker’s wife Annie Kilner has served him with divorce papers. Annie, 31, delivered the bombshell news to the ace after instructing lawyers to begin legal proceedings to end their marriage. She is now preparing to fight for half of his £27million fortune as their relationship “turns ugly”. Sources said they are no…
The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has said that it would not condone excuses from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to boycott the second leg of the Group D 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifier tie against the Super Eagles. The LFF disclosed this on its X handle on Tuesday after the Super Eagles pulled out…