…the expanded 2026 FIFA World Cup, with the season ending a week before the 2027 UEFA Champions League final. Before the Premier League action begins, English football's traditional curtain-raiser, the FA Community Shield, will be played on Sunday, August 16, 2026. This year's match sees Premier League champions Arsenal…
…scorer in the Süper Lig, helped Galatasaray clinch the league title, and led their UEFA Champions League campaign.Off the pitch, the Nigerian forward is one of the club's highest earners and has repeatedly spoken positively about life in Istanbul.Even so, the Premier League has long been a personal ambition for Osimhen…
…Pep Guardiola, winning six Premier League titles, three FA Cups, three League Cups and a Champions League crown with the club. His final few seasons at the Etihad Stadium, though, were hit by injuries, and he only made nine Premier League appearances last term. Stones could make his Inter debut when they start their Sc…
…years at Anfield, helping the club claim two Premier League titles and reach three UEFA Champions League finals, winning one of them. His 2025/26 season was an acrimonious one, with a series of damaging interviews and a drop in form ultimately resulting in the Reds terminating his contract one year early, but Salah sti…
…confirming reports that had been circulating for several days. Chaabani won the African Champions League twice and five Tunisian league titles with Esperance Tunis and has also coached in Egypt and then in Morocco, where he won the league title with RS Berkane. Berkane had already said Chaabani was taking over Tunisia.…
…Just weeks before his death, he had been part of the Sundowns side that claimed the CAF Champions League title, one of the highest points of his professional career.Adams was found dead at a residential address in Cape Town on July 11, 2026. South African police opened an investigation into the circumstances surroundin…
…Super Eagles defender Ola Aina believes Nottingham Forest can qualify for the UEFA Champions League this season despite the club’s disappointing campaign last term. The Nigeria international expressed optimism about Forest’s prospects under new manager Oliver Glasner as preparations continue for the 2026/27 Premier Lea…
…since Xabi Alonso at the 2010 World Cup. Having already won the Ballon d'Or in 2024, the Champions League, the Euros, and now the World Cup, he joins an exclusive group of only four male players to have collected all four honours.From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram.According to Sports Illu…
…playing career with Brescia, Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus.He won two UEFA Champions League titles with AC Milan, multiple Serie A crowns and famously helped Italy lift the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, converting his penalty in the final shootout against France, per Foxsports.After retiring from professional fo…
…who left City at the end of last season after winning six Premier League titles and the Champions League during a trophy-laden 10-year reign, now appears to be out of the running. Gennaro Gattuso resigned as Italy head coach in April after the four-time champions failed to qualify for a third World Cup in a row. La Gaz…
…but has played just 25 matches — 18 in Ligue 1, two in the French Cup and five in the Champions League. The Riviera outfit finished fifth in Ligue 1 last season. Newcastle manager Eddie Howe welcomed the arrival of “another exciting, young signing who we’re really looking forward to working with”. “Aladji adds depth an…
…The Croatian captain enjoyed a glittering career at Real Madrid, winning six UEFA Champions League titles and four La Liga crowns after joining from Tottenham Hotspur in 2012. Milan, now under the management of former Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim, praised Modric’s influence both on and off the pitch. “A key fig…
…niggles for several months,” he said. “I’ve been gritting my teeth because there was the Champions League and the Premier League. The World Cup comes round only once every four years, so you’ve got to grit your teeth.” Saliba was a key figure for Arsenal last season, making 50 appearances in all competitions as Mikel A…
…every day. It's something I'm really excited about." The 23-year-old forward now leaves Champions League football with Villa to join Xabi Alonso's side, who will be without European football in the 2026/27 season. by Linda Ikeji at 22/07/2026 5:25 AM | Share this Story
…charge of the Spanish giants. During his time at Madrid, he won three consecutive UEFA Champions League titles between 2016 and 2018, as well as two La Liga crowns and several other domestic and international trophies. by Linda Ikeji at 21/07/2026 9:49 PM | Share this Story
…included six Premier League titles, three FA Cups, five League Cups and the 2023 UEFA Champions League, had previously said he intended to take a break from coaching.According to Sky Italia, the 55-year-old met with Italy's technical director Paolo Maldini and advisor Leonardo in Barcelona over the weekend, where discu…
…but said those errors are part of football rather than evidence of bias. He recalled a Champions League match involving Barcelona and Bayern Munich where Lionel Messi was denied what later appeared to be a legitimate penalty. “In hindsight it probably was a penalty – we probably did get it wrong but we called it honest…
…midfielder, Rodri, could become the 10th player to win the World Cup, Ballon d’Or and Champions League. Rodri is set to captain the European champions for the final of this year’s World Cup. The 31-year-old has already won the Ballon d’Or and Champions League with Manchester City. However, he could now join an exclusiv…
…the same: I want to win everything that is possible in this country, also let's say the Champions League. I'm ready to go for it." Since joining Liverpool, Szoboszlai has made 147 appearances for Liverpool across all competitions, scoring 28 times. The Hungary international was a key member of Liverpool's title-winning…
…to sit deep and absorb pressureThe tactic drew comparisons to Sir Alex Ferguson's 2009 Champions League defeat to Barcelona at WembleyFind it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering football and sports in Nigeria and Africa.Atlanta, U…
…Shield with Arsenal in 2023 and played a key role in the club’s run to the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League final. On the international stage, Trossard was one of Belgium’s standout performers at the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup, scoring twice against New Zealand in the group stage as the Red Devils advanced to the quarter…
…on top of the world and the next moment you are not. Even in soccer, you win World Cup, Champions League and other trophies and people still don’t think it is enough. For instance, look at my good friend Ronaldo – after everything he’s done for football, they still laughed at him for exiting the World Cup. “That is my…
…and guided Liverpool to seven major trophies, including the Premier League and UEFA Champions League. German football authorities now hope his experience can restore the national team to the top level ahead of Euro 2028.
…United as they seek to strengthen their squad ahead of their return to the UEFA Champions League. The club’s pursuit of Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson ended after his valuation rose to £116 million, while efforts to sign West Ham’s Mateus Fernandes were unsuccessful after Tottenham secured the Portugal in…
…during the 2007-08 season. The forty-two goals, the Premier League title, the Champions League triumph beneath the rain-soaked skies of Moscow and his first Ballon d’Or announced the arrival of a footballer who had fulfilled his extraordinary promise. Yet those achievements, magnificent though they were, concealed a de…