Reasons why Arsenal may win the Premier League title in 2025-26 Could it be their turn? Arsenal isn’t getting the favourite shouts like they had at the start of last season, and maybe that is just what they need to finally pull off what has always eluded them. The Gunners head into the first prime year of their project after the completion of their five-year rebuild process led by Mikel Arteta and Edu Gaspar, the latter having left the club earlier in the year and now replaced by Andrea Berta. Berta, in his first window at the club, appears to…
Author: Kehinde-Hassan Afolabi
Premier League 2025-26 Power Rankings title favorites, Top Five, and European hopefuls as well as relegation battles. The long summer is coming to an end and every Premier League team would believe they are prepared for what is coming—even those that have had difficult weeks wouldn’t count themselves out. The race will kick off again, with each team already familiar with their priorities, while not ruling out surprises, both the good and the not-so-good. The heavyweights resume the race for the title again, with new challengers set to join the established favourites, while some heavyweights have lost their swagger, the…
Crystal Palace are enjoying their best run since the foundation of the club 119 years ago in 1905, following victories in each of their previous two competitive games, which won them the FA Cup and the Community Shield titles. The Eagles have enjoyed unprecedented success under Oliver Glasner despite a considerably modest investment. Still, they will now face a daunting challenge of keeping their best players in the final weeks of the transfer window. Arsenal and Liverpool are reportedly keen on Eberechi Eze and Marc Guehi respectively, and the two England internationals are reportedly open to the moves. The good…
Who should win 2025 Ballon d’Or is a trending question after France football revealed the list of the 30 nominees, which a few standout players already tagged as leading contenders for the prize. The attention garnered by women’s football has drawn even more focus to the individual prizes involved, and ahead of the 2025 Ballon d’Or, speculation is rife about who deserves the crown. Previous winners Alexia Putellas and Aitana Bonmatí remain frontrunners, but this year promises to be tougher than ever, with former club teammate Mariona Caldentey also tipped for the prize following a stellar debut campaign with Arsenal…
Manchester United and Newcastle have submitted opening bids to RB Leipzig as they vie for the signature of highly rated striker Benjamin Sesko this summer. The Premier League duo are set to battle for the Slovenian forward to bolster their respective attacking options ahead of the new season, although their motivations differ. For Newcastle United, securing the services of Sesko is seen as a priority move, paving the way for the sale of Alexander Isak, who has already informed the club of his desire to leave this summer, with Liverpool lurking. At Manchester United, Ruben Amorim is plotting a restructured…
Ademola Lookman has handed in a transfer request at Atalanta, claiming the club is blocking his exit after turning down offers from Inter Milan, Oltsport reports. The reigning CAF Men’s Player of the Year has been clear in his decision to leave the club this summer following a row with head coach Gian Piero Gasperini during the course of last season. Atalanta placed a price tag of between €40 and €50 million on the forward in May, with Juventus and Inter initially interested in securing his services. That list of suitors has now been narrowed down to one—Inter. Lookman, who…
Shooting Stars, otherwise known as 3SC, once a dominant force in Nigerian football, with success and their fierce style earning them the nickname Oluyole Warriors, had become a shadow of their glorious past. For more than two decades, the Ibadan-based club struggled to find direction, battling both on the pitch and behind the scenes. Their identity had faded, and a sense of disillusionment crept into the stands. Long gone was the club that earned the nickname ‘Warriors’, one that was consistent both in the league and on the continent, winning 12 silverwares, including five league titles and two CAF Cups,…
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has called on the National Sports Commission (NSC), and other stakeholders to give long-overdue recognition, support, and reward to Nigerian sports journalists who have, for decades, contributed significantly to the growth and development of sports in the country, often at great personal cost. In a statement released on Tuesday by SWAN Secretary-General, Ambassador Ikenna Okonkwo, on behalf of President Mr. Isaiah Benjamin, the association decried the neglect of sports journalists by key actors in the Nigerian sports industry, despite their vital and visible roles. The SWAN President noted that unlike what obtains in…
Unarguably the biggest attacking signing Arsenal has made under Mikel Arteta, yet Viktor Gyokeres was not widely accepted by the fans and pundits, only for him to win them over, even before the deal was sealed. In the end, the atmosphere created within the fanbase upon his arrival was worth all he had to go through before completing this move, because he had everyone, including new teammates, saying he is the kind of character they want at their club. It was a long saga, ohh, before that, a long summer. Arsenal appeared to have their own priority signing for the…
Super Falcons do not just carry the tag as best in Africa, they do because they earned it, and their success in Morocco 2024 is a reminder that stepping back doesn’t mean stepping down. They had a poor run in the CAF Women’s African Cup of Nations three years ago in 2022, and after their failure to even finish in podium places, they embarked on their longest drought without touching the silverware they’ve won several times. This made them being tagged underdogs by some analysts, even though they made it clear that they wanted their tenth continental title. The canceled…