American investors hope to buy Burnley before transfer window

By Reuters,

American investors ALK Capital are aiming to complete their purchase of Premier League club Burnley in time to strengthen the Lancashire club’s squa...

Burnley

2020 in Review: Kenya’s women footballers thrive in year of uncertainty

By Geoffrey Mwamburi,

@bekimwamburi The year 2020 has been a forgettable year for the sports industry and indeed the world following the COVID-19 pandemic that halted virt...

Griezmann ends commercial relationship with Huawei

By Reuters,

France and Barcelona footballer Antoine Griezmann, who has been an ambassador for tech giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, has cut commercial ties with ...

Antoine Griezmann , Huawei

Arsenal midfielder Elneny tests positive for Covid-19

By Agencies,

Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny has tested positive for Covid-19 while on international duty, the Egyptian Football Association has announced. Th...

Arsenal , COVID-19 Positive , Mohamed Elneny

Klopp says no Firmino-Jota selection headache

By Reuters,

Jurgen Klopp welcomed Diogo Jota's continued fine form but swatted away suggestions it had given him a selection headache over Roberto Firmino ahead o...

Tantalizing Champs League action on Supersport

By Citizen Reporter,

DStv and GOtv subscribers are in for a treat of the world’s best football this week as the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League returns to our screens from...

champions league , DStv , SuperSport

Ancelotti: New Everton spirit key to success

By Agencies,

Carlo Ancelotti is hopeful Everton's renewed "atmosphere and spirit" this season can provide the club with the springboard for a European return. T...

Carlo Ancelotti , Everton , Premier League

Bandari’s Odhiambo desperate for FKFPL resumption

By Luqman Mahmoud,

Bandari FC head coach Ken Odhiambo insists his players have been taking good care of their fitness during the coronavirus pandemic and cannot wait to ...

Bandari FC , Ken Odhiambo

UK sports bodies ask government for emergency aid

By Reuters,

A coalition of over 100 sports bodies, including the Premier League and Football Association, have asked British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for emer...

Boris Johnson , Covid-19 pandemic

UEFA boss Ceferin relaxed about state-linked investments in clubs

By Reuters,

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has no issue with sovereign wealth funds and state-linked money coming into football as long as the game’s financi...

Aleksander Ceferin , financial regulations , UEFA president

Demba Ba calls for Uighur solidarity protests

By Matthews Mutai,

Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba has called on footballers to stand up for Uighur Muslims and condemn China’s treatment of the minority group regardl...

Demba Ba , Muslim Uighur

The Netflix of football, Champions League to deliver more drama

By Reuters,

Perhaps the Champions League has, inadvertently, found the right formula for the Netflix era. Rather than having to wait two weeks for the second e...

Barcelona , Bayern Munich , champions league , COVID-19 , manchester city , Netflix

Newcastle fans demand answers after Saudi bid collapses

By Reuters,

Newcastle United fans say they have been treated with contempt after a 300 million-pound takeover bid from a Saudi-backed consortium collapsed on Thur...

Newcastle United

Guardiola says ‘not much’ respect for Arsenal off the pitch

By Reuters,

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said Arsenal deserve credit for what they do on the pitch but he has little respect for them off it. Arse...

Arsenal , FFP , manchester city , Pep Guardiola

One title does not change a lot, says Leeds boss Bielsa

By Reuters,

Marcelo Bielsa says he has not become an overnight success simply by guiding Leeds United to the Championship title and promotion to the Premier Leagu...

championship title , Leeds United , Marcelo Bielsa , Premier League

Down Memory Lane Part III: Unpacking the great Harambee Stars squad of yore

By Allen Mwazani,

Sports is like theatre; a production. Having played the role of the villain perfectly in the two previous editions, the Harambee Stars team now had it...

Abbbas Mahmoud , CECAFA , Harambee Stars , John 'Bobby' Ogolla

Ndigiti: Walking champion making a living out of making jikos

By John Kyanda,

@johnkyanda Thomas Alva Edison, described as America's greatest inventor, once said “We often miss opportunity because it's dressed in overalls and...

Dominic Ndigiti

Premier League, EFL, PFA bid to boost BAME coaching opportunities

By Reuters,

An initiative aimed at increasing the number of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) coaches in English football has been launched by the Premier L...

BAME , EFL , PFA , Premier League

Merseyside derby to be held at Goodison Park

By Reuters,

The Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool in the Premier League this month will be held behind closed-doors at Everton’s Goodison Park stad...

Everton , Goodison Park , Liverpool , Premier League

City enter CAS hearing hoping to overturn UEFA ban

By Reuters,

Manchester City will attempt to overturn their two-year UEFA ban from European football when a three-day hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport...

CAS , manchester city , Switzerland , UEFA ban