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Super Eagles striker, Paul Onuachu, has tested positive for COVID-19. However, the results of his fellow Nigerians: Stephen Odey and Cyril Dessers at Belgian club, Genk, came out negative. The 26-year-old becomes the first Eagles star to test positive for coronavirus that led to the cancellation of suspensions of sports worldwide. "In the run-up to the first exhibition game of the season, the entire Genk group was tested yesterday (Tuesday). "Everyone tested negative except Onuachu," a report on Belgian website hln.be stated. Onuachu returned to his club on June 28, after he was stranded for a week in Lagos due to travel restrictions caused by the pandemic.

Manchester United will set a new Premier League record if they win by more than three goals at Aston Villa on Thursday night. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side is in the middle of a 16-game unbeaten run in all competitions. United are in form having won 10 points from a possible 12 since the Premier League's resumption. Since drawing with Tottenham in June, the Red Devils have seen off Sheffield United, Brighton and Bournemouth. And should they win by three or more goals at Villa Park today, they will set a Premier League record for consecutive wins by at least three goals. Sheffield United and Brighton were cast aside 3-0 before they beat Bournemouth 5-2. United are on a 20-match unbeaten streak at Villa Park.

(CHICAGO) — The U.S. women’s national team wants the U.S. Soccer Federation to repeal the anthem policy it instituted after Megan Rapinoe started kneeling during the “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The U.S. women’s team also wants the federation to state publicly that the policy was wrong and issue an apology to the team’s black players and… Women’s Team Wants U.S. Soccer Federation to Repeal Ban on Kneeling for National Anthem

United, therefore, have drawn £140m of their £150m syndicated revolving credit facility (RCF) in a hint they could be preparing to spend big in the transfer market. The MEN understands United intend to press ahead with their plans to sign three players this summer. The club said it precautionarily drew funds from the RCF to increase its cash position, preserve financial flexibility and maintain liquidity during the crisis. Despite the virus and the suspension of the Premier League, United are targeting a number of additions before the start of the 2020/21 season with their prime target being Borussia Dortmund winger  Jadon Sancho . A fee for the 20-year-old could exceed the club record £89.3m paid for Paul Pogba in August 2016, with Dortmund having a hefty asking price on the England international. United are also interested in signing Aston Villa captain  Jack Grealish and Birmingham City teenager  Jude Bellingham.

According to SkySport , Premier League clubs are expected to give the go ahead to the introduction of phase two of training on Wednesday, prompting hopes that a date for the return to competition could be agreed by the end of the week. The league has received government approval to progress to the next stage of Project Restart, enabling competitive and close-contact training, including tackling, in groups of up to 12 players. Players and managers will have the chance to discuss any remaining concerns over phase two when they hold separate video calls with the Premier League on Tuesday.

The Jupiler Pro League, the top tier of Belgian football, has become the first major football league to end its 2019-20 season early due to the coronavirus pandemic. In an announcement on Thursday, it was confirmed the Pro League will not resume after being suspended following the worldwide outbreak of Covid-19, which has all but stopped football around the world. In an official statement , the board of directors of the Pro League said the decision had been made as it was unlikely matches would be able to take place before the end of June, unless they were played behind closed doors, and even then there would be a significant risk to players and matchday staff. With the additional factor that players are currently unable to train properly for the forseeable future, it was thought better to end the season immediately. The recommendation now just needs to be endorsed at a general assembly meeting on April 15, a process which is set to be a formality. A league statement ...

The €25million rated England defender is currently in advance talk with the Premier leave club as United are set to offload he[Phil Jones] to Newcastle in order to reduce the squad depth and pace way for more signings. After being overshadowed by the arrival of new signings Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof , Phil Jones have only eight appearances in all competitions under Solskjaer with the England international failing to impress the team. Ole Gunner Solskjaer even prefers the likes of Eric Bailey and Luke Shaw at center back position these days. however, Newcastle have made contact with the Red Devils as Steve Bruce is willing to secure the defender signature this summer , but both clubs are far apart in the transfer fee as United places a fee of €25million on the defender which Newcastle sees too high for a player who has not been at his best form, Jones is said to also be a better first team choice at st.James  park rather than warming the bench at Manchester Uni...

The former Everton and Arsenal player was on Thursday, diagnosed with the Coronavirus and the Gunners league match away to Brighton on Saturday has been postponed. Arteta  will now self-isolate in line with the Health Organization guidelines and it is expected the first team squad along with the coaching staffs at the football club will do the same. Arteta said: "This is really disappointing but I took the test after feeling poorly. I will be at work as soon as I'm allowed." After Arteta positive test to the virus was confirmed on Thursday the Premier league announced it would hold an emergency meeting on Friday morning regarding upcoming fixtures. A statement said: "In light of Arsenal's announcement tonight confirming that their first-team coach Mikel Arteta has tested positive for COVID-19, the Premier League will convene an emergency club meeting tomorrow morning regarding future fixtures."

The Red Devils are still looking to recover from their worst start to a league season for 30 years and are languishing in 10th in the Premier League Manchester United could make use of the loan market to strengthen their team in January, according to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. United are still looking to recover from their worst start to a league season for 30 years, languishing in 10th in the Premier League and having lost four of their opening 12 games. The manager will be hopeful that a corner has been turned following the 3-1 win against Brighton with which the team signed off before the international break United still face a daunting task if they are to haul themselves into contention for qualifying for the Champions League, with the gap to make up to fourth-place Chelsea still 10 points. “It's not about X amount of money,” said Solskjaer when asked how big the club's transfer budget might be. “[Buying players] is about who we...

No French football player has more followers across social media than  Real Madrid  striker  Karim Benzema The 31-year-old, who is the 10th most followed player in the world, counts as many as 63.8 million fans on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Benzema  comes before  Paul Pogba  (52.5m),  Antoine Griezmann  (43.1m) and  Kylian Mbappe  (41.4m). The  Paris Saint-Germain  forward, however, has four million more admirers than  Benzema  on Instagram, with 35m in total. Meanwhile,  James Rodriguez  is the most popular  Real Madrid  player on social media with 94.8 million fans, with  Gareth Bale  coming second with 88.7 million. Sergio Ramos  follows with 75.9 million, while  Marcelo  (73.9m) and  Benzema  complete the top five.

The Bayern Munich legends each made historic contributions as their team swept to victory over Borussia Dortmund and leapfrogged their rivals Thomas Muller and Robert Lewandowski each set records as Bayern Munich trounced Borussia Dortmund 4-0 in Der Klassiker. Lewandowski opened the scoring and then bagged Bayern’s third, taking his tally to 16 in the first 11 games of the season. In doing so he surpassed the record of Gerd Muller, who netted 15 times in his first 11 matches, 51 years ago. Sandwiched between Lewandowski’s goals was a Serge Gnabry strike, set up by Thomas Muller which was its own piece of history. The modern Muller is the first player to record 100 assists in the Bundesliga since Opta started recording such data. It was the World Cup winner’s fifth assist of the season, one in which he has only started half of Bayern’s Bundesliga games. He had been linked with a move away from his boyhood club, but has now been involved fro...

CR7/  Maurizio Sarri   In the manager words the Juventus star was angry because his knee was sore.  The former   Real Madrid   forward was substituted for Paulo Dybala in the 82nd minute of Wednesday’s   Champions League   match in the Russian capital. It is the first time the Portuguese international has failed to complete 90 minutes in a Champions League game since February 2016, and he did not take it well. Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri says Cristiano Ronaldo’s angry reaction when being substituted against Lokomotiv Moscow was because he had sustained a minor injury. Speaking after the game Sarri played down Ronaldo’s reaction, insisting it was down to a minor knee problem. "Ronaldo was angry because he wasn't very well, he had a knee problem a few days ago and his adductor easily got tired," said Sarri.  "At the end of the first half he was nervous. I was afraid he would hurt himself and I preferred to take him o...

The Portuguese does not believe that he will be able to sign Willian from Chelsea, but has suggested another South American may arrive Jose Mourinho has teased Manchester United fans over the identity of a summer target – but the Portuguese says he does not think he will be able to sign Willian from Chelsea. The attacker has been linked with a move to Old Trafford, but after the Blues sold Nemanja Matic to United last summer and were criticised for doing so, he does not believe another player is likely to make his way direct from Stamford Bridge. He did, however, suggest he could be after a Brazilian. . “But also, a squad with three or four Brazilian athletes, depending on their profile, cannot make a great team too. I'm kidding! “I think their talent is fantastic and the creativity of the Brazilian player cannot be measured. If a European team, like, very European, could have a Brazilian in their squad, it would bring a 'Brazilian thing' to the game and I t...

Jose Mourinho expects some of the younger members of his Manchester United squad to get a chance to earn regular places next season. The boss was asked after Saturday's FA Cup semi-final win over Tottenham if he expected a lot of investment this summer to enhance his squad. Although admitting he would need to strengthen in midfield, Jose was keen to stress he expects existing players to develop. Scott McTominay has been introduced from the Under-23s this season and taken his chances when being trusted in some big matches. Several promising youngsters are out on loan and could return to fight for a place, while there are others showing real potential within the system. "We are going to invest the basic to improve our squad," explained the United manager. "There is always in the group of players, in the squad, there is always a player or a couple of players who are not playing a lot, and they will obviously try to leave, so we are going again to touch [tweak]...

Manchester City passed Swansea City off the pitch on Sunday to set a new Premier League benchmark.  The Etihad Stadium had a party atmosphere this weekend as the new champions took to the field for the first And those celebrations apparently filtered down to their players, who enjoyed every minute of a vintage 5-0 victory over the Swans It marks the first time since 2003-4 that a team have managed so many completed passes, and contributed to a dominant 83% share of possession which is also a new 14-year high as the visitors barely touched the ball over the 90 minutes. Swansea in comparison attempted just 202 passes, less than a fifth of the 1015 tried by their opponents - the first time any side have beaten the thousand mark. One of City's goalscorers was Kevin De Bruyne, who has had a season to remember at the heart of the side's midfield.  De Bruyne netted from outside the area for the fifth time this season in the Premier League, more t...

Jose Mourinho felt his Manchester United team deserved to reach the Emirates FA Cup final at Tottenham Hotspur’s expense on Saturday evening. The Reds  came from behind to beat Spurs 2-1  at Wembley Stadium, thanks to goals from Alexis Sanchez and Ander Herrera, and reach a record-equalling 20th final of the famous competition, where we will play Chelsea or Southampton on 19 May.   Here are the key points from the boss in his interviews with  MUTV  and  BBC Sport , and in his post-match press conference... WE DESERVED TO WIN “I am very happy. We deserved it. If we split the match into periods, we were the best team for many of these periods. Even when they had the ball, when we were winning we were totally in control. We lost control after the 1-0. At half-time we spoke - we came back late for the second half because we spoke a lot - and organised ourselves. When you play away from home the supporters were phenomenal.” THERE IS TOO MUCH CR...

The France international has hinted he could be interested in a future move to Manchester United but insists that he is happy to remain at Vicente Calderon for now.

Manchester United manager  Jose Mourinho  seemed pleased after his side's goalless draw against Liverpool in the Premier League on Monday night. Here are the key points from his post-match interview...

Manchester United have announced the signing of Paul Pogba from Juventus for a world record £100m fee   Midfielder will wear the No 6 shirt at Old Trafford and earn £290,000-a-week for his five-year contract Pogba left United in 2012 for just £800,000 in compensation after failing to break into the first-team   

The transfer saga regarding a potential move to Old Trafford has been rumbling on for months, but could soon be made official pending an examination. Paul Pogba has been given permission to undergo a medical with Manchester United, according to  Sky Sport Italia .