The coronavirus outbreak has steadily been worsening globally, but will it affect Liverpool’s Premier League title hopes?   The effect of the deadly coronavirus has been devastating, with the global mortality rate reaching 3.4 per cent in early March. It has already spread throughout Chinaand into the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and parts of Europe. With major sporting events and competitions already being cancelled and postponed in efforts to prevent further spread of the virus, questions have been raised about the possibility of the cancellation of this season’s Premier Lea ..read more

  Despite being 22 points clear, Liverpoolcould yet miss out on the Premier Leaguetitle if coronaviruscuts short the season.  Jurgen Klopp‘s side have ‘no guarantee’ that they would still be crowned champions should the season end prematurely due to the scale of the virus outbreak, according to the Telegraph.  The report goes further to detail that ‘no specific regulation’ is in place should such a scenario play out that all 38 top-flight games are incomplete and it could see all three teams in the relegation zone reprieved.    More than 80,000 people in close to 50 countries have been infect ..read more

  Manchester City’s appeal against UEFA’s decision to ban them from the Champions League for two years and fine them €30m has been received by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The decision of UEFA’s adjudicatory chamber, for “serious breaches” of Financial Fair Play rules, was announced on February 14. In confirming they have received the appeal, CAS gave little away in terms of a timeline, despite the assumption the case would be expedited given the timescales involved in next season’s Champions League. At the moment City’sban is for the next two seasons of UEFA competitions they qu ..read more

  Ajaxplaymaker Hakim Ziyech said he is joining Chelseain the summer because of their attacking style of football. On Sunday, Chelsea announced that they have reached an agreement on personal terms with Ziyech which will see him sign a five-year deal in the summer after paying Ajax a transfer fee of €40 million. The move to Englandwill be the 26-year-old’s first adventure outside of the Netherlandshaving previously played for Heerenveen and Twente in the Eredivisie. In his reaction, Ziyech expressed his delight as he looks forward to playing in the Premier League. “Happy, proud, I am excited ..read more

The midfielder, 32, says he’s getting old, and wants to remain in the city his family loves for at least one more year, despite interest back home Blaise Matuidi has confirmed that he will remain at Juventus for another year, exercising the option in the contract he signed when moving from Paris Saint-Germain. Matuidi has featured in all but three of the Bianconeri’s Serie A games so far this year, and five of their six Champions League games. The 32-year-old France international, a key member of his country’s World Cup-winning side in 2018 confirmed he’d remain in Turin in a statement to Fr ..read more

  Barca, who visit Real next Sunday, went two points clear with a 5-0 win over Eibar earlier in the day. But Real responded with a lacklustre display before Wednesday’s Champions League game with Manchester City. The visitors missed a host of chances before Jose Luis Morales claimed a late winner with a superb volley. Levante stun Real – as it happened Eden Hazard missed Real’s best chance midway through the second half before the Belgian forward hobbled off injured. The Spanish giants were then stunned as Nikola Vukcevic played a speculative ball over their defence and winger Morales raced o ..read more

  Jadon Sancho has skyrocketed to stardom since joining Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2017. From raw talent to world-class star, the Englishman has established himself as one of the best players in the Bundesliga and one of European football’s biggest talents. Now, speaking exclusively to bundesliga.com, Sancho discusses playing with another world-beating star, Erling Haaland, what he’s learned most at Dortmund and why he wishes he could play football every day until he was 100. bundesliga.com: Jadon Sancho, are you actually able to put into words what you’ve experienced over the last tw ..read more

The English Premier League also known as the EPL is a league system that is usually contested by 20 football clubs. Each team or club plays a total of 38 matches throughout a playing season. Over the years since its inception, there have been several African Players who have played in the Premier League and many have been so very successful in the league so far. In this article, we will be looking at the top 10 African players in the Premier League in no particular order. Just because we mentioned a player first does not mean that he is the best of the 10. All the listed top 10 African player ..read more

The Spanish champions have spoken out to address a report circulating which claims the club have attempted to damage the reputations of key figures Barcelonahave denied that club president Josep Maria Bartomeu paid a social media company to criticise legendary Blaugrana figures and current players, including Pep Guardiola and Lionel Messi. Spanish radio station Cadena SERhave alleged that Bartomeu hired ‘l3 Ventures’ to help improve his image and protect the reputation of his board. Messi and Gerard Pique were reportedly among those targeted in a series of social media messages, along with fo ..read more

Football fans will talk about this current Liverpool team for many years to come.   Jurgen Klopp’s side, who were crowned European champions last season, have won 25 of their 26 Premier League fixtures so far this term. They have 76 points on the board already – leaving them a staggering 25 clear of second-placed Manchester City – and still have another 12 games left to play, meaning they could potentially finish the season with an astonishing 112 points. The Reds were made to work hard for their latest victory by the Premier League’s bottom side, Norwich City, on Saturday evening. Sadio Mane ..read more