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Villa Extend Seven-Game Europa League Winning Run With Win Over Lille

March 20, (THEWILL) — Unai Emery's Aston Villa are through to the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals after a 2-0 victory over Lille at Villa Park extended their aggregate margin to 3-0. The opening half produced little of note, though Amadou...

Palace Beat Nine-Man AEK Larnaca To Book Fiorentina Quarter-Final UEL Tie

March 20, (THEWILL) — Ismaila Sarr’s extra time goal sent Crystal Palace into the UEFA Conference League quarter-finals, following a 2-1 second-leg victory over AEK Larnaca. Sarr broke the deadlock in the 13th minute, collecting a deflected pass from Adam...

FIFA Rules Every Women’s Team Must Have Female Coach On Bench

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March 20, (THEWILL) — Football's world governing body has introduced regulations requiring every team in its women's tournaments to have at least one female head coach or assistant coach on the bench. The decision was reached at the FIFA Council...

Guinea Seeks 1976 AFCON Trophy In Wake Of CAF’s Ruling Against Senegal

March 20, (THEWILL) — The Guinea Football Federation has petitioned the Confederation of African Football to reconsider the outcome of the 1976 Africa Cup of Nations, citing parallels with the walkout that recently cost Senegal the 2025 title. CAF stripped...

Gov Diri National Wrestling Classics: Games Village Comes Alive As Organisers Acquire Mattresses

March 19, (THEWILL) — The 4th Governor Douye Diri National Wrestling Classics has received a major boost as organisers acquire mattresses in an effort to make athletes comfortable The Commissioner for Sports Development, Bayelsa State, Honourable Daniel Igali, who...

Galatasaray Confirm Osimhen’s Forearm Fracture After 4-0 Liverpool Defeat

March 19, (THEWILL) — Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen endured nearly 45 minutes of UEFA Champions League football with a fractured right forearm on Wednesday night, playing through the injury during Galatasaray's 4-0 defeat to Liverpool before being substituted at...

CAF’s Morocco Verdict Deepens Trust Crisis in African Football

March 19, (THEWILL) — The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has delivered a seismic blow to the sport on the continent by its decision to strip Senegal of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title and declare hosts...

Simons Gives Spurs Second-Leg Win But Atletico March On, To Face Barcelona

March 19, (THEWILL) — Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid are through to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals after a 7-5 aggregate victory over Tottenham Hotspur, despite suffering a 3-2 defeat in the second leg at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium...

Bayern Set Up Real Madrid Quarter-Final After Routing Atalanta 4-1 In Return Leg

March 19, (THEWILL) — Bayern Munich's 4-1 defeat of Atalanta at the Allianz Arena carried the German club into the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals on a 10-2 aggregate, with Harry Kane marking his 50th goal in the competition...

Echegini’s Brace Fires PSG Women Into Coupe De France Semi-Finals

March 18, (THEWILL) — Nigerian midfielder, Jennifer Echegini, scored twice to fire Paris Saint-Germain Women into the semi-finals of the 2025/2026 Coupe de France Féminine, with a 2-1 victory over Dijon Foot at Stade Gaston-Gérard on Wednesday evening. Nicknamed...