Manchester United's manager, Erik ten Hag, has claimed his players did not follow the rules as they lost 3-1 to Aston Villa on Sunday.The hosts raced into a two-goal lead within 10 minutes, thanks to Leon Bailey and Lucas Digne.Although United pulled one back through Luke Shaw’s deflected effort, Jacob Ramsey scored again for Villa.“The start of the first half and the start of the second half,” Ten Hag told Sky Sports when asked where the game was decided.“In betwee...

On the quest of acknowledging African players that distinguished themselves in the last decade in the continent football space, only one Nigerian player is considered appropriate in the team.The IFFHS sported a 4-3-3 formation for the positioning and the ex-Super Eagles captain starts in goal for the TOTD. Pyramid’s Ahmed Fathy from Egypt, Al-Duhail SC’s Medhi Benatia from Morocco, Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly from Senegal and Manchester United’s Eric Bailly from Ivor...

Cristiano Ronaldo’s post-retirement plans have been a hot topic among football fans, and former Manchester United assistant coach Rene Meulensteen believes coaching could be in his future. The Al-Nassr forward, who is on track to becoming the first male player to score 1,000 career goals, might one day lead Portugal as their national team coach.At 39, Ronaldo has achieved legendary status, with over 900 career goals to his name. However, as his playing career nears...