⚽️ 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗖! The AFCON semi-finals will bring together every CAF Player of the Year winner since 2017! 2017: Mo Salah 🇪🇬 2018: Mo Salah 🇪🇬 2019: Sadio Mané 🇸🇳 2020: 2021: 2022: Sadio Mané 🇸🇳 2023: Victor Osimhen 🇳🇬 2024: Ademola Lookman 🇳🇬 2025: Achraf Hakimi 🇲🇦 The very summit of African football. 🤩

⚽️ Mbappe controlling the Madrid team leaving absolutely no respect for Xabi Alonso....those are the kind of characters I won't love to have in my team

⚽️CONFIRMED: Xabi Alonso wanted to change the power dynamics within the squad, but failed. Xabi Alonso told the club today: "You CAN'T give the players this much power.” “It's IMPOSSIBLE for a coach to rule in a dressing room if the club is always taking the players' side.", reported La SER.

⚽️Former Real Madrid president Ramón Calderón: "I was surprised Xabi Alonso has left the club. I don't know if it's the right decision." "We did not play bad against Barcelona. We could have won or even drawn in the last minute. Being on this bench is very demanding."

🔙🗣️ Gareth Bale: “At Real Madrid, second best isn’t accepted.”

: The complete breakdown of what happened yesterday: At 7:15am, the team landed in Madrid. Everyone went to Valdebebas to pick up their cars and go home. Florentino Perez was angry after El Clasico. Real Madrid's board then met and decided to sack Xabi Alonso.

🚨 Álvaro Arbeloa arrived at Valdebebas around 7 in the morning, something habitual during his time at Castilla. Most of the players arrived an hour and a half (9:30) before training. — @alvaro_esteban6

| Raphinha: “If Hansi Flick didn't come I would have left Barça. He changed everything”. “He told me I was going to be important. This is what a player needs. Confidence”.

BRIGHTON beat MAN UNITED in 2021 BRIGHTON beat MAN UNITED in 2022 BRIGHTON beat MAN UNITED in 2023 BRIGHTON beat MAN UNITED in 2024 BRIGHTON beat MAN UNITED in 2025 BRIGHTON beat MAN UNITED in 2026 The only year BRIGHTON did not beat MAN UNITED is 2027 because we are not there yet 🤣

Barcelona already informed Marcus Rashford and his camp about desire to keep him beyond this season. No guarantee yet on €30m buy option to be activated, final decision later + based also on financial situation but Barça very happy with Rashy.

Anthony Joshua reportedly stepping away from boxing 🥊💔 According to his family, Anthony Joshua has decided to retire from boxing following his recent accident in Nigeria. The news was shared with relatives in the past few days and came as an emotional but welcome relief for those closest to him.

🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Matthijs de Ligt has had a new coach every single season of his career: • 16/17: Peter Bosz (Ajax) • 17/18: Marcel Keizer (Ajax) • 18/19: Erik ten Hag (Ajax) • 19/20: Maurizio Sarri (Juventus) • 20/21: Andrea Pirlo (Juventus) • 21/22: Max Allegri (Juventus)

Chelsea - 5th Man Utd - 6th Chelsea - 31 points Man Utd - 31 points Man Utd - Draw a game Chelsea - Draw a game Chelsea - Sack their coach Man Utd - Sack their coach. Someone needs to investigate these two evil twins 😂

Manchester United managers ranked by their win percentage post Sir Alex Ferguson: 1️⃣ 58.33% - Jose Mourinho 2️⃣ 54.69% - Erik Ten Hag 3️⃣ 54.17% - Ole Gunnar Solskjær 4️⃣ 52.94% - David Moyes 5️⃣ 52.43% - Louis Van Gaal 6️⃣ 36.92% - Ruben Amorim

Reece James has had a midfield battle with both Rodri and Declan Rice this season. He won Player of the Match both times 🔥

𝐑𝐔𝐁𝐄𝐍 𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐌 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃! 💣 Decision made by the club this morning and valid with immediate effect after Rúben Amorim rant yesterday. 𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑. 💔👋🏼

Liverpool are among several clubs monitoring the possibility of bringing Lionel Messi on a short-term loan deal during the MLS offseason in January.

⦿ 92 games ⦿ 55 wins ⦿ 16 draws ⦿ 21 defeats 🏆 Conference League 🏆 Club World Cup Enzo Maresca departs #Chelsea. Thank you, Enzo! 💙

🚨Statement | @ChelseaFC CHELSEA Football Club and Head Coach Enzo Maresca have parted company. "During his time at the Club, Enzo led the team to success in the UEFA Conference League and the FIFA Club World Cup.

Anthony Joshua’s Coach and Friend Die in Car Accident Anthony Joshua’s coach and close friend have tragically died in a car accident in Ogun State Nigeria. The incident happened just hours after they spent time together playing tennis.

💔 The two people who tragically died in the Anthony Joshua crash were his coaches and close friends, Latz and Sina. 🕊️ They were seated in the front of the Lexus at the time of the crash, while Joshua was in the back seat.

🚨🌍 José Mourinho: "I can’t go to Africa! I have too many fans there… everywhere, really.” “I’ve coached players from all over the continent: Drogba and Salomon Kalou from Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮, Geremi and Samuel Eto’o from Cameroon 🇨🇲, Obi Mikel from Nigeria 🇳🇬,

🚨 Official — Qualified for the Round of 16 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇳🇬 Nigeria 🇩🇿 Algeria Three giants safely through so far. 13 more teams still to book their spots as the AFCON drama continues. ⏳ Who’s next to join them in the knockout stage? #AFCON2025 #AfricanFootball

Manchester United has lost its last 7 Premier League matches with Manuel Ugarte as a starter, the longest losing streak for a starter in the club's history in the competition. [Sky] #MUFC

🚨𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃: Aston Villa are in sensational form, winning 𝟏𝟎 games in a row for the first time in 𝟏𝟎𝟎 years. 🤯🟣🔥

🚨 Two of Cristiano Ronaldo's records were equaled or surpassed last night: · Erling Haaland surpassed his 103-goal mark in the Premier League, with the Norwegian having scored 104 goals. · Kylian Mbappe equaled his mind-blowing 59 goals in a calendar year for Real Madrid in just his SECOND season.

🤍✨ Kylian Mbappé: “Cristiano helped me adapt to Real Madrid. We talked a lot. It was nice”. “I have my own celebration, but I wanted to dedicate this to him”.

🔥 Kylian Mbappé equals Cristiano Ronaldo’s record of most goals in a year by a Real Madrid player.

🤍 Kylian Mbappé close to equaling Cristiano’s record for 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 for Madrid 🤯⚽️ 1️⃣🇵🇹 Cristiano: 59 goals (2013) 🆕🇫🇷 Mbappé: 58 goals (2025) …and Los Blancos is all set to face Sevilla at the Bernabeu, could be a 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 night for Kylian 👀

Thiago Silva to FC Porto, here we go! The Brazilian defender is back in Europe as planned. Agreement signed on short term deal for Thiago, new centre back for Farioli and strongly wanted by André Villas-Boas. 🇧🇷 Deal until June 2026 plus option until June 2027.

CAF President Patrice Motsepe confirms that the AFCON will move to a four-year cycle. After the 2027 edition in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, the tournament will be held in 2028, 2032, 2036 and so on.

🥳 Happy birthday to 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 in the world, Kylian Mbappé turns 27 today. 🇫🇷💎 🗣️ Pep Guardiola: “Mbappé is unstoppable. When he has space, you cannot defend him.” 🗣️ Didier Deschamps: “Kylian can change a match in one second. That’s what separates him from the rest.”

Today marks the sixth anniversary of Mikel Arteta’s major trophy appointment as a manager ✊ ACHIEVEMENTS: 0 UCL 0 UEL 0 UECL 0 SUPER CUP 0 CWC 0 INTERCONTINENTAL CUP 0 PREMIER LEAGUE 1 FA CUP 1 COMMUNITY CUP TRUST THE PROCESS. 🔥

🚨🚨 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: Kai Havertz SUFFERS A SETBACK IN HIS RECOVERY! 😥❌ He will be OUT for ONE MORE MONTH, says Daily Mail…

Donald Trump signed an order on Tuesday banning people from Senegal and Ivory from entering the US soil. Fans from Senegal and Ivory are now at risk of not being able to travel to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Exceptions are planned for the players, staff, and their families (via lequipe)

Benin rocking this outfit in style. Clean look, bold identity and perfect AFCON vibes. I’m giving it a solid 8.5/10 👌 What do you think — higher or lower? #AFCON2025

🏡🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo has built Portugal’s 𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 mansion in Quinta da Marinha which is valued around $29 million. 💰 The mansion has a private cinema, spa, two swimming pools, a tennis court and a garage built to keep his collection of supercars.

‼️𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: Ahmed Musa has announced his retirement from international football. 👕111 apps ⚽18 goals 🅰️16 assists 🏆2013 AFCON Winner 4️⃣ - Nigeria’s all-time leading goalscorer in the World Cup with FOUR goals..

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe have touched down in Morocco ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. The Warriors are set for their opening group game against Egypt on December 22 in Agadir as their AFCON journey begins. All eyes on the opener.

🇪🇬 Egypt have arrived in Morocco ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. The seven-time AFCON champions are on Moroccan soil as preparations intensify, with eyes firmly set on adding another continental crown to their rich history. All set for AFCON 2025. 🔥🏆

🚨 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗗: World Cup 2028 Prize Pool: - First place: $50m - Runners-up: $33m - 3rd place: $29m - 4th place: $27m - 5th-8th: $19m - 16th-32nd: $15m - 33rd-48th: $9m Additionally, each team will receive $1.5m extra to cover preparation costs.

🚨🇨🇲 Bryan Mbeumo has declined to be Cameroon’s captain for AFCON… He wants to focus on his performance on the pitch rather than the captain's role. 👉 via [L’equipe237]

📸 Messi wearing Indian Cricket Jersey gifted by the ICC Chairman Jay Shah..

17 years playing for Liverpool 3 goals in 17 years 7 own goals Total career goals 10 0 EPL in 17 years at Liverpool Total achievement - his mouth

🤩Kylian Mbappé has WON the lawsuit against PSG. The Court of Paris has sided with the footballer and ordered PSG to pay around €61 million The French court has ordered PSG to post Mbappé’s legal victory on their official WEBSITE and keep it on the homepage for one month. 😳💻

❤️🤍 Jamal Musiala, back in team training for FC Bayern for the first time since his injury.

👕 Kobbie Mainoo’s brother Jordan on Instagram.

Enzo Maresca on his relationship with Chelsea owners: “It’s OK, it’s good”.

Rúben Amorim when asked if Man United need to overhaul their defence: “No, I think we have talent in the back”. “We just need to be better as a team defending”.

🇸🇦 Brendan Rodgers has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract as the new Al Qadsiah manager in Saudi Arabia. Agreement sealed. Here we go. 🏃🏃