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Premier League players will be banned from tackling in training as part of ‘Project Restart’ amid the coronavirus outbreak. Training pitches will also be disinfected and groups will be restricted to five players to help combat the spread of the virus. League chiefs want top-flight stars back in action in June and have released a […] The post Coronavirus: Premier League Players To Be Banned From Tackling In Training appeared first on Complete Sports .

The Premier League will hold conference calls with club captains, managers and medical experts on Wednesday. All 20 top-flight managers will attend the first-of-its kind meeting with Premier League officials to discuss the details of Project Restart. The meetings will include representatives from the Professional Footballers’ Association [PFA] and League Managers Association [LMA] and focus […] The post Premier League To Hold Conference Calls With Captains, Managers Ahead Restart appeared first on Complete Sports .

Anthony Joshua and Kubrat Pulev have been handed three weeks to choose a location for their world title fight, with Britain and Croatia on the current shortlist, according to the Bulgarian’s manager, Ivaylo Gotsev. The British unified heavyweight champion, Joshua, was supposed to meet Pulev at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on June 20, live on […] The post Joshua, Pulev Get Deadline To Find Venue For World Title Fight appeared first on Complete Sports .

Former Liverpool star Jamie Redknapp claims Manchester United legend Eric Cantona was ‘not in the same league’ as his French compatriot and Arsenal great Thierry Henry as a player. Cantona is regarded as one of the club’s all-time greats, and won four Premier League titles before retiring prematurely at the age of 31. Cantona had already quit the game by the time […] The post Redknapp: Cantona Not In The Same Class As Henry appeared first on Complete Sports .

Former Super Eagles winger Emmanuel Amuneke says he has no interest in coaching the team at the moment. Amuneke, who is currently the sporting director of Egyptian club, El Makkasa has recently been linked with the Super Eagles job with current handler Gernot Rohr yet to reach an agreement with the Nigeria Football Federation. The […] The post Amuneke: I’m Not Interested In Super Eagles Job appeared first on Complete Sports .

Joan Laporta says he plans to bring Pep Guardiola back to Barcelona if his bid to return as president of the Catalan club in 2021 is successful. Laporta, who was Barcelona president from 2003 to 2010 and was at the helm when Guardiola was promoted from the youth team to manager of the senior team […] The post Ex-Barcelona President Laporta Plans Guardiola Return If Elected  appeared first on Complete Sports .

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has advised Ole Gunnar Solskjaer against the purchase of Odion Ighalo this summer as he doubts the Nigerian is worth £20million. The 30-year-old signed for United on deadline day in January in a shock loan move from Shanghai Shenhua and the move drew criticism, particularly as Solskjaer had been keen […] The post Neville Advises Solskjaer Against £20m Ighalo Transfer appeared first on Complete Sports .

Nigeria winger Ahmed Musa says there have been no offers from Turkish Super Lig champions, Galatasaray despite several reports linking him to the club, reports Completesports.com. Musa has been linked with a move to the Turkish giants, despite an underwhelming campaign in the Saudi Arabia Professional Football League with Al Nassr. The versatile winger has […] The post Musa: No Offer Yet From Galatasaray appeared first on Complete Sports .

The ancestral home of late Nigerian quarter-miler, Sunday Bada, in Odomogun quarters, Ilaere Ogidi in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State came alive on Sunday as his mother Mrs Funmilayo Bada got a soul-lifting gifts of N50,000 and food items such as rice, semovita and beverages from Youth and Sports Development Minister Mr Sunday […] The post Sports Minister Dare Locates Mother Of Late Bada; Donates Cash, Foodstuffs appeared first on Complete Sports .

Arsenal skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang said he promised his late grandad he would one day play for Real Madrid. Aubameyang has been linked with a move away from Arsenal and has been attracting interest from some of Europe’s top club’s. Speaking in 2016, Aubameyang – then with Borussia Dortmund – revealed the vow he made and […] The post Aubameyang Promised Late Grandad He Would Play For Real Madrid appeared first on Complete Sports .

Bundesliga players have been alerted that they will be more responsible and observe certain dos and don’ts when the 2019/2020 season resumes next Saturday, May 16 in order to help in flattening the curve of covid-19 spread. Bundesliga is set to become the first top flight European to defy the coronavirus pandemic and resume action, […] The post Bundesliga Players Face New Dos And Don’ts For Closed-Door Games appeared first on Complete Sports .

Barcelona and Bulgaria legend Hristo Stoichkov claims former teammate Pep Guardiola just got lucky as he inherited an already made team from Frank Rijkaard at the Catalan club. Stoichkov who won the 1994 a Ballon d’Or winner, played side by side Guardiola when Johan Cruyff led Barcelona to their first Champions League triumph in 1992. […] The post Stoichkov: Rijkaard Made The Barcelona Squad Guardiola Inherited  appeared first on Complete Sports .

Shanghai Shenhua expect Odion Ighalo to return from his loan spell at Manchester United in time for the start of the new Chinese Super League season, which is scheduled to begin in July. Manchester United are keen to extend Ighalo’s loan to cover the end of the Premier League season, the date of which remains […] The post Manchester United Face Difficult Battle To Keep Ighalo appeared first on Complete Sports .

After long years of neglects and abandonment as a result of the demise of her son Samuel Okwaraji who died while playing for Nigeria, respite finally came the way of Okwaraji’s mother, Mrs. Janet Okwaraji from the Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare. The Minister who was represented by Bamidele Ajayi at […] The post Sports Minister Doles Out Gifts, Cash To Okwaraji’s Mother appeared first on Complete Sports .

The Confederation of African Football  (CAF) and the Nigeria Football Federation  (NFF) have congratulated former Super Eagles striker Emmanuel Emenike on his 33rd birthday on Sunday, Completesports.com reports. Both football governing bodies sent their birthday wishes through their verified Twitter handles. Also Read: Coronavirus: Abdullahi Happy To Be Back In Training With Bursaspor CAF wrote […] The post Emenike Clocks 33 Gets Birthday Wishes From CAF, NFF appeared first on Complete Sports .

Super Eagles right-back Shehu Abdullahi has expressed his delight after returning to training with his Turkish club Bursaspor, Completesports.com reports. The four-tiers of football was suspended in March by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) due to the coronavirus outbreak. But a few days ago president of the TFF, Nihat Ozdemir, announced that the Turkish Super Lig […] The post Coronavirus: Abdullahi Happy To Be Back In Training With Bursaspor appeared first on Complete Sports .

Nantes manager Christian Gourcuff has heaped plaudits on Moses Simon following the Nigerian impressive showing for the club in the French Ligue 1 this season. Simon enjoyed a successful loan spell at Nantes from La Liga side UD Levante this past season and he could soon complete a permanent transfer to the French club. “We […] The post Nantes Boss Gourcuff Hails ‘Quality Winger’ Simon appeared first on Complete Sports .

Mike Tyson has picked his five favourite modern day boxers but omitted WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua from the list. AJ’s heavyweight rivals Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder both got a mention after their dramatic pair of WBC title bouts, which saw the first fight end in a split draw […] The post Tyson Snubs Joshua From List Of Top Five Favourite Modern Day Boxers appeared first on Complete Sports .

Three first team players at La Liga club Real Betis have tested positive for coronavirus, according to Cadena Ser. This brings the total cases in the Spanish top flight to six as it plans for a return by June 20.  The names of the three Real Betis players is yet to be made public. All Laliga […] The post Three Real Betis Players Contract Coronavirus As LaLiga Plans To Resume June 20 appeared first on Complete Sports .

Ligue 1 Golden Boot winner Kylian Mbappe has said the award should be shared between him and Monaco’s Wissam Ben Yedder as both finished on 18 goals this season. The Paris Saint Germain striker was deemed the sole top scorer on Thursday after the league was ended prematurely as he had more goals from open […] The post Mbappe Wants To Share Ligue 1 Golden Boot With Yedder appeared first on Complete Sports .