Xabi Alonso has been officially named the new head coach of Real Madrid, taking over from Carlo Ancelotti for this summer’s Club World Cup. After an outstanding three-year spell at Bayer Leverkusen, where he won the Bundesliga title, the 43-year-old returns to Madrid. He played 236 matches for Madrid throughout

Aston Villa plans to submit an official complaint to the Premier League concerning the choice of the “inexperienced” referee Thomas Bramall for their 2-0 defeat against Manchester United. During this match, he disallowed a goal by Morgan Rogers, claiming that Rogers had taken the ball from the hands of United’s

Napoli secured their second Serie A title in three seasons by narrowly defeating Inter Milan with a 2-0 victory at home against Cagliari in a thrilling season finale on Friday. This victory marked Napoli’s fourth Italian championship and set a record for coach Antonio Conte, who has become the first

Team Bayelsa is still maintaining its lead on the medals table at the ongoing National Sports Festival (NSF) in Ogun. Bayelsa garnered 30 gold, 12 silver and 13 bronze medals five days into the festival to maintain a comfortable lead. The official medals table of the NSF tagged ‘Gateway Games

Mohamed Salah has won the Premier League player of the season on Saturday, recognizing his outstanding individual performance during a campaign where Liverpool secured their second Premier League title. Salah netted 28 goals and provided 18 assists, leading the Anfield team to victory, with Arne Slot’s squad clinching the title

Reds icon to play key role in Anfield presentation after major health scare last year Liverpool icon Alan Hansen will have a key role in the club’s Premier League title celebrations this weekend, as announced by the club. On Sunday, the Reds will officially lift the trophy they secured with

Tottenham finally won a trophy after 17 years by beating Manchester United 1-0 in the Europa League final. It was a night of celebration for Spurs fans, as they claimed their first European title since 1984, thanks to Brennan Johnson’s goal just before halftime in Bilbao. United struggled to create

Bayern Munich dominated Hoffenheim with a 4-0 victory in the Bundesliga finale on Saturday, as Harry Kane, who broke records, was named the league’s top scorer for the second consecutive season. Bayern secured the title two weeks ago but aimed to finish their championship season on a high note. Michael

Oliver Glasner described Crystal Palace’s FA Cup victory over Manchester City as appreciation for ‘patience’ following the club’s supporters ’embracing’ him and his players rather than “kick” them following a disastrous start to the season. Eberechi Eze’s goal in the 16th minute secured a 1-0 victory at Wembley, marking the

Viktor Gyökeres, Sporting Lisbon forward, was instrumental in leading Sporting CP to their second consecutive Portuguese league title, as Benfica failed to achieve victory on the final matchday of the season on Saturday. Gyökeres and Pedro Gonçalves each scored in a 2-0 victory against Vitoria SC, ensuring that the title