England have named three players of Nigerian descent in their final squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.The three players included in the squad by head coach Ian Forster are Chelsea midfielder, Carney Chukwuemeka; Daniel Oyegoke, who plays for Brentford; and Southampton’s Sam Edozie.Chukwuemeka, who linked up with Chelsea from Aston Villa last summer, is expected to play a key role for England in Argentina.Right-back Oyegoke is yet to make an appeara...

Arsenal defender Ben White has spoken for the first time since leaving the England World Cup camp and returning to the United Kingdom.White abandoned the team in Doha before the round of 16 match against Senegal and has not said a word since then.He did not play any part in England’s opening two group matches and also missed their last group game against Wales through illness.While announcing White’s premature departure from the World Cup camp, the Football Associat...

The Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, has denied that he threatened to leave the squad at the 2022 World Cup.In a post on social media, the 37-year-old claimed “external forces” are trying to break up the group.“This group is too united to be broken by external forces." A nation too brave to be intimidated by any adversary“This is a true team that will fight for the dream until the end,” Ronaldo wrote.According to Record, Ronaldo informed head coach Fernando Sant...