Author: David Great

Budapest’s Puskas Arena will play host to the 2026 Champions League final, UEFA confirmed on Wednesday. A decision on the 2027 final was postponed until September with Milan set to host as long as the San Siro is not undergoing redevelopment works at the time. It is the first time Hungary will host a final of Europe’s elite club competition. However, the 67,000 capacity Puskas Arena was used for the 2023 Europa League final and matches at Euro 2020. The Europa League final will be held in Istanbul in 2026 and Frankfurt in 2027. Leipzig will host the UEFA Conference…

Mauricio Pochettino is on the radar of Manchester United and Bayern Munich after leaving Chelsea by “mutual consent”. (Standard) Stuttgart manager Sebastian Hoeness and Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna have been sounded out by Chelsea to replace Pochettino. (Teamtalk) Girona boss Michel and Leicester City manager Enzo Maresca are also likely to be among the names under consideration by Chelsea. (Telegraph – subscription required) Former boss Thomas Tuchel has held “loose talks” with Chelsea about returning to the club – who sacked him in 2022 – for a second spell in charge. (Florian Plettenberg) Manchester City are open to offers for Brazil goalkeeper Ederson, 30, who is attracting interest from Saudi Arabia. (Fabrizio Romano) Manchester United are exploring the possibility of signing Crystal Palace and England…

Israel recalls ambassadors from the three countries Ireland, Spain, and Norway said on Wednesday that they will recognise a Palestinian state on May 28, expressing optimism that other Western countries would follow suit, causing Israel to recall its ambassadors. Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez stated that the measure of recognising a Palestinian state was intended to speed up attempts to secure a ceasefire in Israel’s conflict with Hamas in Gaza. “We hope that our recognition and our reasons contribute to other western countries to follow this path because the more we are, the more strength we will have to impose…

The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, says it has arrested two suspected oil thieves carrying 3,500 litres of petrol in a wooden boat en route to Cameroon. The commanding officer, Capt. Uche Aneke disclosed this while handing over the suspects and items to the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ibaka on Tuesday. He said the suspects were arrested along the waterways at about 11:15 a.m. on May 18. Aneke said the navy base received an intelligence report of suspected smuggling activity within her area of operation. “Consequently, our gunboats on routine patrol were vectored to…

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the country’s baseline lending rate by 150 basis points to 26.25 per cent. The CBN governor, Olayemi Cardoso said this on Tuesday in Abuja while reading the communique from the 295th meeting of the MPC. This is the third consecutive tightening of the lending rate, known as the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), by the MPC under Mr Cardoso. The raise came despite some financial and economic experts advising the MPC to retain the lending rate of 24.75 per cent. Court okays CBN’s collection of customers’ social…

Forwards Marcus Rashford and Raheem Sterling were the most high-profile absentees when England manager Gareth Southgate unveiled his tentative Euro 2024 squad on Tuesday, and experienced midfielder Jordan Henderson was also left out. Several uncapped players, including Liverpool’s Curtis Jones and Jarell Quansah, Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite, and Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton, made the provisional list of 33. Southgate will reduce his team to 26 by the June 7 deadline. The exclusion of Rashford, Sterling and Henderson were big surprises considering the loyalty Southgate has shown them and their roles in previous tournament runs. Rashford, 26, has earned 60 caps…

Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has announced that he will be retiring from football following the European Championships with Germany this summer. There has been consistent talk surrounding Kroos’ future over the last few months with his contract expiring in June, but the German international has now made the decision to end his career. “July 17th, 2014 – the day of my presentation at Real Madrid, the day that changed my life. My life as a footballer – but especially as a person. It was the start of a new chapter at the biggest club in the world,” he said…

The 1 Division Nigerian Army said its troops killed seven insurgents and recovered weapons and motorcycles in Kaduna. This is contained in a statement by the Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations 1 Division Nigerian Army, by Lt-Col. Musa Yahaya, on Monday in Kaduna. Yahaya said, “Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army deployed at a blocking position at Udawa carried out a fighting patrol along Udawa – Kurebe road on May 19.’’ According to him, during the aggressive patrol, troops made contact with insurgents and terrorist elements and engaged them with a heavy volume of fire leading to the annihilation…

The advantage of a loan application is its convenience and speed. However, to use such an online service most effectively, you still need to know a few nuances of its operation. Let’s take a closer look at them. What documents are required to get a credit? One of the biggest advantages of a loan app in Nigeria is the speed and simplicity of the process. It only requires the user’s phone number and answers to a few questions to verify their identity. KoboGo, for example, does not require any documents or collateral. The user only has to provide BVN data…

The 210,000-barrel-per-day Port-Harcourt refinery may finally commence operations by the end of July after several postponements. The new date was revealed on Monday by the National Public Relations Officer, Independent Marketers Association of Nigeria, Chief Ukadike Chinedu. He stated that the development would stimulate economic activities, reduce the price of petroleum products and ensure adequate supply. Recall that the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, last year December announced the mechanical completion and flare start-off of the biggest crude refinery in Port Harcourt. The refinery comprises two units, with the old plant having a refined capacity of 60,000…