Nigeria midfielder Ogenyi Onazi will not be involved in Sunday s crunch clash against Spain in Fortaleza because of a knee injury.
Coach Stephen Keshi confirmed this week that the Lazio player will stay back in Nigeria for treatment after previously expressing optimism that he could be fit in time to feature in the tournament.
Winger Nnamdi Oduamadi is a doubt after picking up a knock in the defeat against Uruguay, while striker Ideye Brown could keep his place in the starting XI ahead of Anthony Ujah.
Spain are expected to recall several of their key players after fielding a largely second-string team against Tahiti.
Roberto Soldado may be preferred as the central striker ahead of Fernando Torres and David Villa, who shared seven goals between them in t…
Sunderland have completed the signing of striker Jozy Altidore from AZ Alkmaar.
The United States international has formalised his move to the Stadium of Light from the Eredivisie side on a four-year deal after completing a medical.
He becomes manager Paolo Di Canio s latest signing ahead of the 2013-14 Premier League season, joining fellow newcomers Duncan Watmore, David Moberg Karlsson, Cabral, Modibo Diakite, Valentin Roberge and Vito Mannone.
A statement on the club s official website on Tuesday read: Sunderland AFC have confirmed the signing of US striker Jozy Altidore from Dutch side AZ Alkmaar.
(He) is set to join up with Head Coach Paolo Di Canio and his new team-mates at their training camp in Italy on Tuesday.
Altidore moves for an undisclosed fe…
Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas is determined to retain his position at the Spanish and European champions amid speculation in the transfer market.
Navas helped Madrid to LaLiga and Champions League glory in 2016-17 but Zinedine Zidane s men have still been linked with Gianluigi Donnarumma, David de Gea and Thibaut Courtois.
However, Navas is hellbent on battling it out for the number one spot at the Santiago Bernabeu.
I will fight to the death against whoever [arrives], the Costa Rica international told Marca.
Navas was Madrid s undisputed number one during their run to a first LaLiga title since 2012 and back-to-back Champions League crowns last season.
The 30-year-old made 27 LaLiga appearances and 12 in the Champions League.
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Under-fire Marseille head coach Michel will stay in charge until the end of the season, the club s owner has stated.
The 2010 Ligue 1 champions suffered a 2-1 defeat to Bastia at the weekend which leaves them just six points above the relegation zone with six matches to play.
Owner Margarita Louis-Dreyfus held a crisis meeting with president Vincent Labrune to assess the dire situation at the club, which reached a nadir last month when riot police were forced to keep furious fans in check during a 5-2 home defeat to Rennes.
But Louis-Dreyfus confirmed in a statement that the club will stick by Michel for the remainder of the Ligue 1 campaign, as well as the Coupe de France semi-final with Sochaux on April 20.
The current situation is delicate and represe…
According to , Bayern Munich are set to reappoint former boss Jupp Heynckes after the exit of Carlo Ancelotti. The 72-year-old is, of course, familiar to the German giants, as he has managed the Bavarians on three occasions with major success.
Heynckes retired from football management in 2013 having won the treble of Bundesliga, German Cup and Champions League. The veteran boss gave replacement Pep Guardiola major shoes to fill at the German club and the Catalan boss failed to live up to expectations at times.
A short-term appointment
The Sky Sports report suggests that Heynckes will sign a deal until the end of the current season. At 72 years old he is not exactly a long-term appointment. The likes of former Dortmund bosses Thomas Tuchel and Jurgen Klopp, as w…
Hector Bellerin says he is happy to be linked with a transfer to one of Europe s biggest clubs, but the Arsenal right-back is focusing on his international future.
The 21-year-old left Barcelona for London in 2011, but has been linked with a return to La Liga champions after a fine season in the Premier League.
However, Bellerin shrugged off reports he is being targeted by Barca as a replacement for Dani Alves.
Well, the truth is that right now this does not interest me, because I am focused on the national team, he told Cadena Cope.
For those things I have an agent who deals with off-the-field issues. When you have a good season, news like this always emerges.
I am very misinformed about it, these are questions for my agent, but I am…
As confirmed by , the club have completed the permanent signing of Johan Mojica in a deal that will keep him there until at least 2022. The 25-year-old plays predominantly as a left back but can also double up as a winger and is currently over in Russia with the Colombian national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Mojica has been on the books with Rayo Vallecano since 2014 but has only made a handful of appearances for them. He joined Girona on loan at the start of 2017 and became an instant hit, and after securing promotion, his loan was extended for another season. Now, he s an official Girona player and will continue to help the club push up through the ranks of La Liga.
He started off his career with Academia before bouncing around a series of teams on loan, but now,…
I have to admit I am really on the fence when it comes to the merits of West Ham striker Andy Carroll. Earlier his career he looked like the sort of fearsome centre-forward in the Duncan Ferguson mould, to use the cliché ‘an old-fashioned English centre-forward’.
The sort of striker that on his day was simply unplayable. However, too many injuries have ravaged his career and it always only seems a matter of time before his body breaks down again and he suffers another injury setback.
Cresswell championing his cause
Hammers teammate Aaron Cresswell has been championing his cause of late. Asked if Carroll can make the England squad for next year’s World Cup, the full-back told : Of course he can. Everyone knows what Andy is capable of, especially in the air…
Ivan Perisic grabbed a hat-trick as Inter crushed Chievo 5-0 to move to the top of Serie A for the first time since January 2016.
Luciano Spalletti s men were hoping to take full advantage of Napoli s slip-up at home to Juventus on Saturday and did so in style, cruising to a third successive league victory.
Although the home side wasted several good chances early on, they never looked back after taking the lead through Perisic s 23rd-minute strike.
Mauro Icardi effectively put the game beyond Chievo with a powerful finish seven minutes before half-time, taking his tally to 16 in 15 league appearances this season.
The hosts were far from done, however, with a quick-fire double early in the second half giving the scoreline a rather more impressive look, P…
Manchester United are eyeing a move for Southampton defender Jose Fonte, .
The Portugal international was one of the star performers as his side clinched the European Championships last month, helping them keep clean sheets in three of the four games in which he played including the final victory over France.
At club level, he has been at St. Mary’s Stadium since signing from Crystal Palace in January 2010 and was part of the squads that won back-to-back promotions from League One to the Premier League.
In total he has racked up two hundred and sixty-seven appearances for the Saints in all competitions, scoring fifteen goals while in 2014 he was installed as the club’s captain.
His current deal runs until 2017 though he has emerged as a target fo…