Football Stories – Page 82 – Rifnote Football

Galatasaray eye January swoop for Real Madrid defender Rüdiger

By Kehinde Afolabi / December 12, 2025

Galatasaray is preparing a major push to sign veteran Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger in January, capitalizing on his expiring […]

By Kehinde Afolabi / December 12, 2025

Youri Tielemans scored the winning goal for Aston Villa in a crucial 2-1 Europa League victory over Basel, which secured

By Kehinde Afolabi / December 11, 2025

Football Supporters Europe (FSE) has strongly protested the “extortionate” and “historically” high ticket prices for the 2026 World Cup, which

By Kehinde Afolabi / December 11, 2025

Substitute Igor Jesus scored a late winner just 82 seconds after coming on, securing a vital Europa League victory for

By Kehinde Afolabi / December 11, 2025

Wolves executive chairman Jeff Shi asserted that the club is “financially quite healthy” and that a potential relegation would not

By Kehinde Afolabi / December 11, 2025

Pundit Simon Jordan defended Aston Villa manager Unai Emery’s decision to sideline Liverpool loanee Harvey Elliott, arguing that the club

By Kehinde Afolabi / December 11, 2025

After nearly a year sidelined with an ACL injury, Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus made his return against Club Brugge, admitting

By Kehinde Afolabi / December 11, 2025

Despite dropping one spot to 37th globally, Nigeria’s Super Falcons retained their ranking as the number-one women’s football team in

By Kehinde Afolabi / December 11, 2025

BREAKING: The case of ex-Premier League referee David Coote has been postponed, with his sentencing for having a child abuse

By Kehinde Afolabi / December 11, 2025

Erling Haaland had a viral exchange with Arsenal fan and TNT Sports presenter Laura Woods during a post-match interview, humorously