Opening their UEFA Champions League league phase campaigns with victories on Wednesday, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, and Arsenal secured strong results, alongside Liverpool’s 2-1 comeback victory against Atletico Madrid at Anfield. Barcelona secured the night’s largest victory by defeating Feyenoord 5-1 at Camp Nou, featuring a brace from Raphinha alongside goals from Karim Adeyemi, Lamine Yamal, and summer arrival Gabriel Jesus, who notched his debut goal for Hansi Flick’s squad. Meanwhile, defending champions PSG launched their title defence with a dominant 6-1 win over Slovan Bratislava in Paris, driven by a brace and an assist from Ousmane Dembele, a hat-trick from Ferran Torres, and a concluding strike by Fabian Ruiz against a consolation goal from Suleiman Camara.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Following financial rule breaches tied to the Roman Abramovich era—which resulted in a £10 million fine and a suspended two-window transfer ban from the Football Association, alongside a £10.75 million Premier League fine in March for using unlicensed agents and concealing transfers between 2009 and 2022—Mauricio Pochettino has argued that Chelsea should be stripped of their 2016-17 Premier League title, with the trophy instead retroactively granted to Tottenham.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

The investigated infractions involved several high-profile player deals, including those for Eden Hazard, Willian, David Luiz, and Nemanja Matic, all of whom were instrumental in Antonio Conte’s title-winning campaign while Pochettino’s Tottenham finished as runners-up seven points adrift. Because Chelsea admitted to the infractions and faced punishment, Pochettino maintains that Tottenham were denied a level playing field, suggesting that equal rules might have allowed Spurs to recruit better players and strengthen their squad.

Although he clarified that his stance was not intended to undermine Antonio Conte’s management or Chelsea’s on-field displays, Pochettino emphasized that rule-breaking must carry strict retrospective consequences to maintain competitive fairness, comparing it to playing under unequal conditions. The historical violations were originally self-reported by Chelsea’s current owners, BlueCo, after acquiring the club in 2022.

During an interview with Arise News, Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi alleged that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Mahmood Yakubu worked on behalf of the political opposition during the 2023 general elections. Obi noted that while Nigerians and the international community trusted INEC’s assurances and took the electoral process for granted in 2023, a similar mistake will not be repeated in 2027, emphasizing that voters will ensure the right steps are taken themselves.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶