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The Super Eagles have followed up their friendly 1:0 win over Mali last week with a comprehensive 3:1 win over Luxembourg tonight.

England and Germany have released their final squad lists for this summer's Euro kicking off in 10 days. Both teams have some surprises with Leicester's Danny Drinkwater left out of the squad. Fabian Delph and Andros Townsend were also dropped from the original 26 man squad while Manchester United's latest most priced young asset Marcus Rashford has remained.

All indications suggest that Juan Mata might be the biggest loser following  Jose Mourinho's appointment as United boss.  The Portuguese is understood to be ready to let both defender Daley Blind and Juan Mata leave the club this summer as he looks to rebuild a squad of his own ahead of next season, Sky Sports are reporting.

The now ex-PSG striker starred in Volvo's latest advert in which he narrates his roots, his dreams and what has driven him to attain the heights he has and it the unconventional. He posted the video of the ad to his Facebook page on the day he did not play as Sweden played out a 0-0 draw against Slovenia ahead their Euro 2016.

Barcelona have officially unveiled their new home strip for the 2016/17 season. Two things are most conspicuous though - the fact that the club has returned to vertical stripes and the fact that they do not have a shirt sponsor.

On Saturday, Atletico Madrid lost out to Real Madrid in the champions league final for a second time in 3 years. Right-back Juanfran who missed the decisive penalty has now apologised to fans for his part in the loss. 

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has risen to claim ignorance over details of his contractual dealings. He has been accused, alongside father Jorge, of defrauding the Spanish tax authorities of well over €4.1million between 2007-2009 and the state are requesting that both father and son serve almost two years each in prison.

Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy have taken most of the plaudits for Leicester City's unreal title winning achievement. The likes of Danny Drinkwater, Kante and co have also received their fair share but at the tale end of the pitch, goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has remained in his goalpost while the limelight shone further up field.

As captioned by the Gunner...

The Confederation of African Football led by its president Issa Hayatou have announced a change in its club competitions - CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup - format effective 2016/17 season.

He was at the training ground for The Paddy Crerand Show set to air on the club's official TV channel by 18:30 BST.

Who would have imagined? Who knows, maybe Arsenal might be his next job...

The 21-year-old Arsenal defender started the game against Bosnia-Herzegovina. Nolito scored two before haftime for the side captained by Cesc Fabregas before Pedro wrapped things up with a 90th minute strike.

Nothing more than what you expected. He shared a shot clip on IG of the haircut with 2 different designs and captioned it 'Euro 2016 on my mind. Euro 2016 haircut. #tapanaperuca #Eurocut #Euro 2016. (Excuse my imperfect translation)

Do you agree?

So somehow, lightening managed to strike twice at the very same spot, despite Atletico flattering to deceive when Carrasco cancled out Sergio Ramos' 15th minute strike with one of his own in the 79th minute. In that moment, some of us thought we were being treated to repeat of their last meeting albeit with a reversed table.

He shared it on IG and captioned it in Spanish, "Vacation with the family before the Euro!! #familia #eurodisney #paris

Yobo with the AFCON trophy when Nigeria won it in 2013 Although some foreign players were not present at the event, it was not short of entertainment and lots of fun from retired and active stars in the game.

Arsene Wenger-led ​Arsenal had to settle for a second-placed finish this season - their best in the past 10years. They lost out to champions Leicester City by 10 points despite being the only club to overcome the foxes over two legs.

They have really got some BALLS! But seriously, how did they top guns at that club make it that far? Oh I know...they have a nude picture of club's chairman and they blackmailed him into signing it off. No that was me wondering out loud! But what else can one think of??

Jose Mourinho seems to be planning to raid his former club Chelsea as he begins life in Manchester. Recent reports claim he is set to make the Blues last season best player, Willian, one of his first signings.

Years ago, in fact on the night of 26th May 2004, following the final whistle of the Manchester United vs FC Porto Champions league semi-final game, just moments after a certain Jose Mourinho ran the length of the pitch in celebration. Rubbing it in the noses of Old Trafford faithful that they had just been knocked out of the elite competition by a little known young handsome egocentric coach, nobody ever thought this day would come to pass.

The former Chelsea boss has agreed terms with Manchester United to become their manager for the next 3 seasons worth £12million-a-year but the official announcement is being delayed because Chelsea still own his  signature .

Super Eagles stars have begun to arrive in their France camp ahead of a friendly international with Mali’s Les Aigles at the Stade Robert Diochon in Rouen on Friday night.

Szczesny who was in AS Roma last season on a season-long loan married his fiance Marina Luczenko at a lavish ceremony.

The Russian had twins for the Chelsea midfielder only months ago and she looks amazing!

One is a wax figure of him, the other is the real him. Can you spot which is which?

Perhaps the most controversial individual associated with Manchester United...until Jose Mourinho is officially announced. One would have thought with old age, Cantona would have a less complicated way of reasoning. But no, absolutely not.

Everything should just be going perfectly well for him right now. The Football Writers Association Player of the Year will get married on Wednesday but the celebrations won't be as perfect as he has always dreamd as it will be marred by the absence of his family.

Absolute Captain Fantastic! Personally, he is the idle professional and one of the most dedicated men I have seen wear the green-whit-green jersey with pride (not minding how ugly some designs are)lol.

It was shared on IG by his girlfriend Olga Allegra. So much love in her caption...

Arsenal was the best loser this season but somehow they managed to make more money than title winners  Leicester City this season - despite the prize money that comes with the Foxes' title-winning heroics.

Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has reportedly agreed personal terms with Manchester United, with all that is left understood to be to finalise issues such as image rights before the deal can be formally announced.

So with the latest story of Louis Van Gaal's Manchester United sacking, we wonder what part his over a quarter of a billion recruits played in his fate.

Reports of Van Gaal's departure initially broke on Monday morning, with stories suggesting that the 64-year-old and his coaching staff - who have left the club too - were informed of the decision by executive vice chairman Ed Woodward at 8:45am.

Manchester United’s FA Cup winning manager Louis Van Gaal, has been sacked as boss at the Old Trafford club with immediate effect. The 64-year-old leaves after two years of a three-year contract and is discussing severance terms believed to be in the region of £5m. He is believed to earn around £6.4m a year.

Not even in your craziest moments of imagination would you have imagined this... Usually, what comes out of Brazilian football is creativity, attacking flair and everything entertaining.

Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger has returned to his native region of Alsace in France to open a new stadium that has been named in honour of him.

Manchester United and Chelsea are pushing for an increase in the number or players a club should have on their bench on matchdays.

Lol. But this question e reach to ask oh. Given time, money and space, Mourinho felt Mata wasn't his kind of idle player. So will Jose Mourinho really send Mata packing when the inevitable announcement eventually happens?

The Football Association has offered to donate the FA Cup trophy recently won by Manchester United to the city of Liverpool as a tribute to the Hillsborough disaster. It is understood that since last month conclusion into the inquest of the tragic event that  took the lives of 96 Liverpool fans, the FA Chairman Greg Dyke has been in contact with representatives of the families. The inquest concluded that the unfortunate 96 were unlawfully killed. Personally, am not sure how this is supposed to work. I just know the news coming out of England courtesy of the Daily Mail is that the FA want to donate a trophy won by Manchester United 24hours ago to Liverpool.

Chelsea's most recent manager, Guus Hiddink has confirmed he will not be leaving the club following the end of the current season, ending speculations of what his immediate future holds.

Some behind the scene pictures from Manchester United's FA Cup success celebration. It is the club's first trophy since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013. The win put United at par with Arsenal as clubs that have won it the most - 12 times.

With some Premier League clubs looking to fast seal the transfer business before the Euros, lots of speculations have been in the news. One of them being the quest by one of the big 5 to snap Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal. See today's transfer rumours featuring Sanchez, Pogba, Lukaku, Walcott and more as the papers are reporting...

​Arsenal are so done with all that matters in completing their first signing of the summer in the form of Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Granit Xhaka that the player has been seen dressed in full Gunners kit ahead of a seemingly imminent formal announcement.

Klay turns 3 today and the proud dad wished the ninja turtle fan a happy one on Instagram.

He shared the photo on Instagram of the pair vacationing in Dubai.

On this day, May 21 1977, Manchester United overcame Liverpool by 2:1 at the old Wembley stadium to win the FA Cup. It was the 96th season of England's first cup competition. The game had over 99,200 spectators in attendance. 39 years later, would they come out tops against Londoners Crystal Palace at the new Wembley stadium?

So with Chelsea's new mega Nike deal that prompted them to ditch Adidas at a price of £40m and recent news that Barcelona look to have sorted out a record-breaking new kit deal with Nike, it felt like the perfect time to round up the most lucrative kit deals from around the world of football.

All European roads lead to France this summer as 24 nations compete in the continental four-week football tournament. Here is a list of countries whose managers have announced their squads so far, with the majority provisional lists for the time being.