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Premier League Announce plan for Hall of Fame   The premier league have announced they will introduced a Hall of Fame.the first two inductees will be announced march 19th. "Membership of the premier league Hall of fame will be the highest individual honour awarded to players by the league".

LMC Fines  Abia Warrior 5 million Naira over disruption in matchday 20 fixture against Enyimba in Umuahia The league Management company (LMC) have fined Abia Warriors 5,000,000 over crowd disruption of the matchday 20 fixture against Enyimba in Unuahia . The fine is expected to be paid by Abia Warriors within 10 working days in a summary jurisdiction exercised by the LMC. Abia Warriors will also play a minimum of their next three consecutive home matches behind closed doors with no fans before a possible review which can only be carried out if the LMC is satisfied that conditions which led to the disruption has been completely eliminated. Out of the 5 million naira fine ,Enyimba will receive 2.5 million naira as compensation for injuries and damages to property . Abia Warriors have 48 hours to accept in writing,this decision or seek to appear before a panel

Manchester City appeal UEFA European ban to Court of Arbitration for Sport  Manchester city has filed an official appeal at the court of Arbitration for sport(CAS) against a two-season ban from European competitions . City were handed the ban and fined 24.9m pounds on February 14 for 'serious breaches' of UEFA's Financial Fail play and club licensing regulations, after being found guilty by an Adjudicatory chamber of the club financial control Body(CFCB). In their statement on Wednesday, CAS said:' "the court of Arbitration for sport (CAS) has registered an appeal filed by Manchester city football club against the Union of European Football Association (UEFA). " the appeal is directed against the decision of the Adjudicatory chamber of the UEFA club financial control Body(CFCB) dated 14 February 2020 ,in which Manchester city was deemed to have contravened UEFA's club licensing and financial fail play Regulations and sanctioned with exclusion fr...

UCL Round 16 : Gnabry named Man of the match as Bayern thrashes Chelsea in Stamford bridge,as Griezmann away goal gives 10-man Barca edge in the return leg Former Arsenal Starlet, Serge Gnabry was unplayable once again as Bayern Munich thrashes Chelsea 3-0 in the UEFA Champions league Round 16 first leg tie at Stamford bridge. Gnabry,20, finished the game with a brace after the first half ended 0-0 before breaking the deadlock in the 56th & 67 minutes to make it 2-0 . Robert Lewandowski made it 3-0 with 20 minutes left to play in the game with his 11th goal in the UEFA Champions league this season as Bayern Munich take a 3-0 first leg aggregate back to Germany. In the other game played in the UEFA Champions league Round 16 first leg tie, Napoli played out a 1-1 draw against 10-man  Barcelona in Naples. Mertens gave Napoil the lead in the 28th  minutes as Napoil go in to the first half break with a 1-0 lead but Griezmann leveled it 1-1 with 20 minutes left to pl...

Serie A : Italian PM considering postponing matchday 26 fixtures due to coronavirus Italy prime minster,Giuseppe Conte revealed all of  serie A's matchday 26 fixtures, including the top of the table clash between Juventus and Inter Milan, could be postponed due to coronavirus fears . The outbreak of coronavirus in Italy forced four top-flight matches to be postponed over the weekend,including Sunday clash between scudetto hopeful Inter Milan and sampdoria . Italy's move came as part of preventative  measures against the spread of the coronavirus,officially named COVID-19 which originated in China,after two people died and dozens more reportedly tested positive. Now,upcoming fixtures across Italy's leagues are in doubt, with serie A leaders Juventus scheduled to host Inter Milan in Turin on Sunday . "I don't think that in just one week we do be be able to slow down the contagion so much that we could resume sporting event," Conte said . ...

WBC heavyweight :Tyson Fury knocked out Deontay wilder in the 7th Round to win the WBC world title in Las Vegas Tyson Fury produced the most  destructive performance of his boxing career to end Deontay wilder's five-year reign as WBC heavyweight world champion in seven thrilling rounds of their Las Vegas rematch . Fury,31, pummelled his rival in a way few could have imagined following their 2018 draw,flooring him in the third and fifth rounds while constantly backing up the most-feared puncher in the division in a way no-one has done before . A Jab and right hand -the combination with which wilder has wiped men out repeated -sent the American down in the third,stunning the MGM Grand Arena. The fight was over when Wilder fell again before the round was out and looked ragged under the pressure ,before a right and left hand to the body sent the 34-year-old down in the fifth round. This was more than a world title win for Fury,who has suffered days of depression,weigh...

PSG boss,ex-FIFA secretary in fresh bribery scandal Paris saint-Germain chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi and FIFA's former secretary general, Jerome Valcke,have been indicted in Switzerland for alleged corruption in the attribution of football broadcasting rights . The office of the Attorney General of Switzerland said in a statement on Thursday that the two had been charged "in connection with the award of media rights to various world cup and FIFA confederation cup tournament."