Barely three hours afteer the relieved of Maurizio Sarri from his duty, Juventus have named one of their great midfielder; Andrea Pirlo as their new head coach.It will be recalled that Pirlo was only named the club's Under-23 head coach last month, but has secured a major promotion before even taking charge of one match.It will be a major challenge for the 41-year-old, who has never managed before, either at youth or senior level.Though, if successful with the manag...

Chelsea midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko was involved in a minor car accident on his way home from training on Thursday, but was able to walk away unscathed. The 23-year-old, who joined the Blues for 0„540 million from Monaco over the summer, crashed shortly after leaving the Premier League club's Cobham training base.No other vehicle was involved, with Bakayoko veering off the road in his Mercedes-Benz. Images captured at the scene show his windscreen to have shatte...

Ex Chelsea and Barcelona forward Samuel Eto'o has been accused of match-fixing in Cameroon.According to Camfoot, Eto'o, who is the president of the Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot), allegedly promised to promote second division club Victoria United by manipulating matches.Victoria United ended up getting promoted, with the federation ruling that the previous season's runner-up Stade de Bertoua was ineligible.Recordings reportedly emerged in which Eto'o tol...