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Chelsea manager, Graham Potter, is set to avoid the sack this season after a key meeting with co-owner Behdad Eghbali, the UK Metro reports. Potter only took over after Thomas Tuchel was dismissed in September. The former Brighton boss got off to a great start with a nine-game unbeaten run …

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has described Lionel Messi as the Greatest Of All Time (G.O.A.T). Guardiola, who enjoyed huge success with Messi at Barcelona, placed him ahead of Diego Maradona, Di Stefano, and Pele as the best players in history. According to him, those who choose Maradona, Di Stefano, …

A recent tweet from a FIFA account appears to have made a dig at Cristiano Ronaldo following Lionel Messi’s World Cup success. Messi has, for many, settled the long-standing debate between him and his rival by helping Argentina win the tournament and scoring in the final.         …

Days after he called for a “minute silence” for Kylian Mbappe who he said is “dead”, Argentina’s goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has continued trolling the French striker over a comment he made about South American football. Before the 2022 World Cup was concluded, Martinez tackled Mbappe during a press conference on …

The Portugal Football Federation have approached Roma manager, Jose Mourinho, about replacing Fernando Santos as the national team’s head coach. It is believed they are ready to allow Mourinho to continue with the Serie A club ahead of Euro 2024. According to Corriere dello Sport, the football federation is ready …

Cristiano Ronaldo may have burnt his bridges at Manchester United once and for all after giving an explosive interview in which he hit out at the club and claimed he would ‘never respect’ Erik ten Hag. The 37-year-old was axed by his manager and made to train with the youth …

The Senegalese secretary general of FIFA, Fatma Samoura has stated that Senegal will turn to witch doctors in an effort to get Sadio Mane to the World Cup in Qatar as quickly as possible. Despite sustaining a leg injury this week, Mane is now expected to be included in Senegal’s …

Former FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, has admitted that the decision to award this month’s World Cup to Qatar was a “mistake”. The 86-year-old was at the helm of the world football governing body when its executive committee voted for the tournament to be played in Russia and Qatar in 2018 …

Sadio Mane is a doubt for the World Cup after limping off while playing for Bayern Munich on Tuesday night. Just 13 days before Senegal begin their campaign in Qatar, Mane limped off 20 minutes into Bayern’s Bundesliga clash at home to Werder Bremen. The former Liverpool star sat down …

Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to ‘leave Manchester United this winter’ as club executives and manager Erik ten Hag ‘are looking to ensure tranquility’ at Old Trafford. Ronaldo, who made a return to United last season, expressed his desire to leave the English football club in the summer after …