Football

After scoring twice to help Manchester City to a 3-1 win at Leeds and a return to second place in the Premier League, Norwegian forward Erling Haaland expressed regret that he hadn’t scored five goals in the city of his birth.

Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest despite being short-handed due to illness, largely thanks to a goal and an assist from Marcus Rashford. The Red Devils are now just one point out of the top four.

Looking back on his disappointing final year at Old Trafford, Jesse Lingard has accused Manchester United of offering him “false promises.”

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, president of Turkey, has claimed that he has heard that former Real Madrid and Juventus sensation Cristiano Ronaldo will go to Saudi Arabia due to interest from Al Nassr.

Al-Nassr, a Saudi Arabian Professional Football League team, is reportedly interested in signing France midfielder N’Golo Kante.

Marcus Rashford, an attacker for Manchester United, has signed a contract extension that keeps him with the team until 2024, the English team said Saturday.

Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, the governor of Rivers State, has made good on his promise to give $20,000 to each player and official of the Nigerian Professional Football League Champions, Rivers United, for winning the title for the first time.

When English football’s premier league returns from the World Cup break, Mikel Arteta has challenged leaders Arsenal to pick up where they left off and win the club’s first Premier League title since 2004.

At the 2023 Africa U20 Cup of Nations Finals, set to take place in Egypt from February 19 to March 11, former champions Nigeria will face off against Egypt, Senegal, and Mozambique. All four teams will compete in Group A.