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Nigerian soccer players and coaches were exhausted, but hopeful, as they boarded a Delta charter plane to the Brazilian city of Manaus Thursday morning with only hours to spare before their big matchup with Japan. For nearly a week, Nigeria’s...

Manchester City have signed 19-year-old Brazilian winger Gabriel Jesus from Palmeiras for £27m plus add-ons. Jesus has agreed a five-year deal but will stay with Palmeiras until the end of the Brazilian season in December. City regard the player as the...

SAN FRANCISCO, August 03, (THEWILL) – A staggering 26 members of the Golden Eaglets squad preparing for Saturday’s U-17 African Nations Cup (AFCON) qualifier against Niger failed the mandatory MRI screening conducted last week, team officials have said. NAN reports...

Germany midfielder Leroy Sane has completed his move to Manchester City for a fee of £37m plus add-ons. The 20-year-old has signed a five-year contract after leaving Schalke. City manager Pep Guardiola said: "He is a special talent and an exciting...

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is uncertain about the future of Diego Costa, as Spanish media reports have linked the striker with a possible return to Atletico Madrid. The 27-year-old, who joined the London club from Atletico in 2014, did not...

Sunderland boss David Moyes insists he has been revitalised by his spell out of management as he looks to bring stability to the Stadium of Light. Moyes had been out of work for eight months after being sacked by Real...

Ander Herrera says the entire Manchester United squad can learn from Zlatan Ibrahimovic's attacking prowess - and in particular Marcus Rashford. The Swede scored a stunning scissor-kick within four minutes of his first appearance for the club, before Rashford came...

Wayne Rooney predicts that the "old Manchester United" will be on show again this season under Jose Mourinho. New boss Mourinho has begun a recruitment drive that has brought defender Eric Bailly, striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan to...

BEVERLY HILLS, JULY 29, (THEWILL) - Nigeria’s hope of winning a medal in the track and field event at next month’s Rio Olympic Games has dropped by one as the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) disqualified the country’s...

Fifa secretary-general Fatma Samoura says the years she spent working in war zones for the United Nations have prepared her for her new job. The Senegalese, 54, started her role at football's governing body last month. She told BBC World Service:...