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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has left midfielder Yaya Toure out of his 2016-17 Champions League squad. City could not include more than 17 overseas players in their squad. And Guardiola still has 18 on his books, despite letting four foreign...

SAN FRANCISCO, August 31, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) has been suspended indefinitely by Justice I Kunda of the Plateau State High Court, sitting in Bukuru, near Jos, the state capital. Kunda declared the suspension in his...

SAN FRANCISCO, August 30, (THEWILL) - Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has frowned at the treatment meted to Samson Siasia, the coach of the national under-23 football team, by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF). Dalung, who was fielding...

Arsenal have signed Deportivo La Coruna forward Lucas Perez for £17.1m. The uncapped Spanish 27-year-old scored 17 goals in 37 games for Deportivo last season following his move from Greek side PAOK. He was close to joining Everton before the Gunners...

Barcelona have signed Spain striker Paco Alcacer for 30m euros (£25.5m) plus add-ons from Valencia. Alcacer, 23, is considered one of Spain's most promising young talents after scoring 30 La Liga goals in three years and has agreed a five-year...

England record goalscorer Wayne Rooney will retire from international football after the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The Manchester United forward was speaking to the media for the first time since new England manager Sam Allardyce confirmed he would keep...

SAN FRANCISCO, August 27, (THEWILL) - Samson Siasia, who helped Nigeria to men’s football bronze medal at the Rio Olympics, says he no longer wants to have anything to do with the game in the country. The Dream Team VI...

SAN FRANCISCO, August 26, (THEWILL) - Bayern Munich was literally on fire in Friday’s opening match of the new German league season as it trashed Werder Bremen 6-0. Lewandowski, the Bundesliga’s top-scorer last season with 30 goals, finished the game...

BEVERLY HILLS, AUGUST 26, (THEWILL) - Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has been adjudged the UEFA Best Player in Europe on Thursday after winning both last season’s Champions League and Euro 2016 with Portugal. Ronaldo, 31, received the accolade for...

SAN FRANCISCO, August 24, (THEWILL) - Former Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo, has signed for Kano Pillars for the rest of the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) season. Yobo, who signed as a League Management Company (LMC) ambassador on June...