Argentina legend Diego Maradona has said that he will speak to FIFA president Gianni Infantino, to see if Lionel Messi‘s four-match ban can be reduced. Messi was handed the punishment over a foul-mouthed rant at a match official. The incident Read more
Former UEFA president, Michel Platini, has labelled disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, as “the most selfish person”. Platini left office in December 2015, when he was banned from football for an initial eight years by FIFA ethics committee, over Read more
The sculptor behind a statue of Cristiano Ronaldo that left football fans scratching their heads has said his work is just “a matter of taste”. Emanuel Santos said the bust, unveiled on the Portuguese island of Madeira, was “not as Read more
Fifa has opened proceedings against Wales full-back Neil Taylor after his leg-breaking challenge on Republic of Ireland’s Seamus Coleman. The Everton defender, 28, was taken off on a stretcher after the tackle which saw Taylor sent off during last Friday’s Read more
Santi Cazorla will not play again this season, with the Spaniard failing to recover from an injury sustained last October. The Spanish midfielder has been a long-term absence as Arsenal have struggled this year, but had been expected to return Read more
Alexis Sanchez has said that he wants to play in a “winning team with winning mentality”. The Chile international’s future is uncertain, with his current deal with Arsenal entering into its final year. The Gunners crashed out of the Champions Read more
Andy Murray will miss Great Britain’s Davis Cup quarter-final against France next month as he recovers from an elbow injury. Murray, 29, pulled out of the Miami Open almost a week before his opening match because of the problem. GB captain Leon Read more
British number one Johanna Konta produced a superb battling display to reach the Miami Open semi-finals with victory over Romania’s Simona Halep. Tenth seed Konta gave up the only break of the first set but hit back to race into Read more
Tottenham midfielder Erik Lamela has been ruled out for the rest of the season because of a hip injury. The 25-year-old Argentina international has not played for Spurs since October because of the problem and will undergo surgery on Saturday. Read more
Algeria and West Ham midfielder, Sofiane Feghouli, has admitted that it will be difficult for his country, to beat Nigeria to the 2018 World Cup ticket. The Desert Foxes are currently bottom of African qualifying Group B with one point, Read more