Everton manager, Carlo Ancelotti has been indicted in Spain on suspicion of avoiding €1million (£903,000) in taxes. The charge relates to tax due for image rights earnings during his time as Real Madrid boss in 2014-15. In a statement, the Madrid Community Prosecutor’s office said the 61-year-old Italian manager concealed revenues “intending to avoid his tax duties towards the public treasury with no justification”. The Toffees boss is not the first big name in football to be indicted for similar …
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Lille manager, Christophe Galtier has announced that Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen will be leaving the club this summer. The 21-year-old youngster has been in top form for the club, scoring 13 goals in 25 appearances as Lille finished the 2019/20 season in fourth place. Back in May, Lille owner Gerard Lopez revealed that ‘multiple offers’ have been made for the Nigerian star. Coach Galtier has now confirmed that Arsenal target Osimhen and one of his teammates, Gabriel …
Hoffenheim have sacked head coach Alfred Schreuder with four games left in Bundesliga season The news was announced on Tuesday morning with Schreuder becoming the first manager to be sacked since the Bundesliga’s restart last month. “We had different views on important details, so a cooperation beyond the end of the season no longer makes sense,” said Hoffenheim chief Alexander Rosen in a statement on the club’s website. “I was aware right from the start that the …
Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has rejected claims that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) selects players for him, stating that nobody can dictate to him on who he picks for national duty. Thee 66-year-old former Bayern Munich defender was handed a new two-year contract by the NFF, following the expiration of his four year deal which was signed in 2016. Rohr has been mandated to qualify Nigeria for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and win the …
Liverpool head coach, Jurgen Klopp has praised Nigerian football legend, Jay Jay Okocha’s goal in the 1992/1993 season as the best goal in the history of German football, while also praising the mentality of African footballers. Okocha, 46, scored the goal when he played for Eintracht Frankfurt against Karlsruher during the 1992-93 Bundesliga season as he dribbled past a number of defenders, before calmly slotting home past legendary German goal keeper Oliver Kahn. Okocha’s goal was …
A Washington state high school wrestling coach has been fired for mocking the murder of George Floyd by a white Minneapolis police officer. Dave Hollenbeck, the first-year coach at Bethel High School posted a photo of himself on the floor, with a knee to the back of his neck as he smiles. The photo was similar to the images seen in the viral video of Floyd being pinned down by a white Minneapolis cop on Monday before he died. …