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Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes becomes the first player in Premier League history to win ‘Player of the Month’ four times in the same calendar year

Manchester United midfielder, Bruno Fernandes has become the first player in Premier League history to win Player of the Month four times in the same calendar year. The Portuguese footballer was on Friday named Premier League Player of the Month for December, after scoring three goals in six Premier League appearances in December as Ole…

Ronaldo, Lewandowski and Messi named finalists for The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2020

World football governing body, FIFA, has announced that Juventus/Portugal attacker, Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona/Argentina forward Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich/Poland striker Robert Lewandowski are the three finalists for The Best FIFA Men’s Player award. On November 25, a shortlist of 11 players including Kevin De Bruyne, Sadio Mane, Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Sergio Ramos, Mohamed Salah, Thiago…

FIFA’s top 55 stars named with Man Utd, Liverpool, and Arsenal stars included

The International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPro) has announced the 55 nominees for the 2020 FIFA World XI. FIFPro named 10 goalkeeper nominees, 15 defenders, 15 midfielders, and 15 forwards, with the eventual team lining up in a 4-3-3 formation. Two Manchester United players, eight Liverpool stars, five Tottenham stars, and one Arsenal man were…

‘I never saw Messi as a rival – Cristiano Ronaldo says after Juventus 3-0 win over Barcelona

Football superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted he never saw Lionel Messi as a rival after Juventus brushed past Barcelona in the Champions League with a superb 3-0 win on Tuesday night, December 8. Ronaldo converted two penalties before Weston McKennie scored at Camp Nou, and the 0-3 win means Juve claim top spot in  Group G. Messi…

Manchester United seriously considering sacking Ole Gunnar Solksjaer after club crash out of Champions League

According to multiple press reports emanating from the UK, the Manchester United board is seriously considering sacking manager, Ole Gunnar Solksjaer, after the club crashed out of the UEFA Champions League into the Europa League after a 3-2 defeat to RB Leipzig on Tuesday night, December 8. In a Champions League campaign that started so promisingly…

Former Argentina manager Alejandro Sabella, who took them to the 2014 World Cup final, dies at 66

Former Argentina manager, Alejandro Sabella has tragically died at the age of 66.  His death comes less than two weeks after the passing of Diego Maradona, who played with Sabella for the Argentine national side in the 1980s.   According to The Sun, Sabella was ‘rushed to a specialist hospital’ at the end of last month after suffering…

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