Former Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has had his contract at Paraguayan club Olimpia terminated by mutual consent.
Man Utd’s Chris Smalling & Alexis Sanchez extend loans….
Manchester United’s Chris Smalling and Alexis Sanchez have extended their loan deals at Roma and Inter Milan respectively until the end of the Italian season. England defender Smalling, 30, and Chile forward Sanchez, 31, have been playing in Serie A since August.
Real Madrid launch women’s team….
Real Madrid have finally launched their own women’s team – a decision hailed as a huge positive. Los Blancos completed a 300,000 euros buyout of Madrid-based club Tacon, which has now been officially renamed Real Madrid Femenino.
English Premier League Results….
English Premier League Results – 30 June, 2020
Brighton 0:3 Manchester United
English Premier League Results – 1 July, 2020
Arsenal 4:0 Norwich
Bournemouth 1:4 Newcastle
Everton 2:1 Leicester City
West Ham 3:2 Chelsea
Nigeria’s Desire Oparanozie joins French Club Dijon….
Super Falcons star, Desire Oparanozie on Tuesday signed for French side Dijon, according to a statement from the club. The Nigerian who had spent six years with Guingamp, another club in France, sealed a two-year deal with Dijon.
Africa Cup of Nations moved to 2022….
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations has been postponed to January 2022 by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, while the women’s version of the tournament has been cancelled. The men’s tournament had been set to take place in January next year.
Manchester City’s Leroy Sane set to join Bayern Munich….
Manchester City have agreed to sell winger Leroy Sane to Bayern Munich in a deal that could earn them £54.8m. The Germany international will join the Bundesliga champions for an initial fee of about £44.7m, with add-ons which could increase it by more than £10m.
Buffon signs year-long contract extension with Juventus….
Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has signed a year-long contract extension with the Serie A leaders. The former Italy international, who will be 43 when his new deal expires, returned to Juventus in 2019 after a season at Paris St-Germain.
Juventus’ Pjanic and Barcelona’s Arthur in swap deal….
Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic will join Barcelona at the end of the season in a swap deal with Brazil international Arthur.
Valencia sack manager Albert Celades….
Valencia have sacked manager Albert Celades after only nine months in charge, while the club’s sporting director Cesar Sanchez has resigned. Voro Gonzalez has replaced Celades as manager until the end of the season in what is his sixth spell as Valencia’s temporary boss.
Victor Osimhen is 2020 best African player in French Ligue 1….
Nigeria and Lille striker Victor Osimhen has won the 2020 Marc-Vivien Foe award for the best African player in France’s Ligue 1. The striker succeeds former Lille player, Ivorian winger Nicolas Pepe, who left France last year for a move to Arsenal.
Real Madrid cement place atop La Liga after beating Espanyol….
Real Madrid are two points clear at the top of La Liga after grinding out a victory at bottom club Espanyol. Casemiro scored the only goal as he latched onto Karim Benzema’s brilliant no-look backheel through the legs of defender Bernardo Espinosa before firing home.
Arjen Robben plans comeback with Groningen….
Former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich attacker Arjen Robben plans to return to football with boyhood club Groningen at the age of 36. Robben retired in July 2019 after a career in which he won more than 30 club trophies. However he hopes to be back in action for the 2020-21 season to help Groningen, who have been badly affected by the suspension of football.
English FA Quarterfinal results and Semi Final Fixtures….
Quaterfinal – Saturday 27 July, 2020
Norwich City 1:2 Manchester United
Quaterfinal Sunday 28 July, 2020
Sheffield United 1:2 Arsenal
Leicester 0:1 Chelsea
Newcastle 0:2 Manchester City
Semi Final Fixtures – 18 July, 2020
Arsenal vs Manchester City
Manchester United vs Chelsea
Guardiola says Man City players will give Liverpool guard of honour….
Manchester City’s players will give new Premier League champions Liverpool a guard of honour at Etihad Stadium on Thursday, says Pep Guardiola. It will be Liverpool’s first game since their 30-year wait for a league title was ended after City lost at Chelsea.
Australia and New Zealand to host Women’s World Cup 2023….
Australia and New Zealand will host the 2023 Women’s World Cup, FIFA has announced. The joint bid got the nod ahead of Colombia, which was the only other rival in the running after Brazil and Japan dropped out of the race earlier in June. The 2023 version will be the first in the women’s game to feature 32 sides – up from the current 24.
English Premier League Results….
English Premier League Results – 25 June, 2020
Burnley 1:0 Watford
Southampton 0:2 Arsenal
Chelsea 2:1 Manchester City
Liverpool win first ever English Premier League title….
New York and Berlin marathons cancelled….
The New York City and Berlin marathons have been cancelled because of the global coronavirus pandemic. This year’s New York City Marathon, due to take place on 1 November, would have marked the 50th running of the event.
South Africa Premier League set to resume….
South Africa’s Premier Soccer League, which was suspended on 16 March due to the Covid-19 pandemic, has been given the green light by government to resume subject to the clubs meeting stringent protocols. This follows a statement by country’s Department of Sport, Arts and Culture that it has approved the PSL’s proposed safety regulations which include testing and playing in a safe, sanitized environment.
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