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Chelsea winger Pedro Neto has disclosed that the Blues showed strong mental toughness to overcome Benfica in Tuesday’s Champions League.

This win marked Chelsea’s first clean sheet since August 30, when they faced Fulham. Pedro Neto played a significant role in the match and highlighted the importance of this defensive achievement.

Read More:https://www.completesports.com/ucl-chelsea-showed-strong-mental-toughness-vs-benfica-neto/

Norway U-20 head coach Bjorn Johansen has reacted to his side’s victory over the Flying Eagles of Nigeria, reports Completesports.com.

Johansen’s side defeated the seven-time African champions 1-0 at the Estadio Fiscal in Talca on Monday night.

Read Moer:https://www.completesports.com/johansen-pleased-with-win-over-very-tough-opponent-flying-eagles/

Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid are paying close attention to Chelsea’s star midfield pair of Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo.

Real were fully aware of both players prior to them moving to Stamford Bridge in their record-breaking £100m moves in 2023 from Benfica and Brighton respectively.

Read More: https://www.completesports.com/real-madrid-keeping-close-tabs-on-chelseas-star-duo/

FIFA on Thursday unveiled three official mascots for the 2026 World Cup.

“Maple” the Moose from Canada, “Zayu” the Jaguar from Mexico and “Clutch” the Bald Eagle from the United States, will represent the first edition of the tournament to be jointly hosted by three nations.

Read Also:https://www.completesports.com/fifa-unveils-mascots-for-2026-world-cup/

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta confirmed that taking Bukayo Saka off against Port Vale was a planned substitution and not a fresh injury worry for the winger.

Read Also:https://www.completesports.com/arteta-explains-saka-early-substitution-in-carabao-cup-win-vs-port-vale/

Wolverhampton Wanderers head coach Vitor Pereira has expressed satisfaction with Tolu Arokodare’s performance in the club’s win over Everton.

The Old God defeated Everton 2-0 in their Carabao Cup third round tie at the Molineux on Tuesday night.

Read More:https://www.completesports.com/wolves-boss-thumbs-up-arokodares-display-vs-everton/

Former England and Manchester City defender Danny Mills reflects on African greats Emmanuel Adebayor and Nwankwo Kanu in this Complete Sports exclusive.

Read More:https://www.completesports.com/danny-mills-on-adebayor-kanu-power-vs-genius-in-the-premier-league-complete-sports-exclusive/

Falconets striker Goodness Osigwe has joined Swedish club Djurgården on a permanent transfer, reports Completesports.com.

Osigwe moved to Djurgården from former Nigeria Women Football League, NWFL, champions, Edo Queens.

Read More:https://www.completesports.com/done-deal-falconets-striker-joins-swedish-club-djurgarden/

Inter Miami star Lionel Messi has congratulated Ousmane Dembele on his 2025 Ballon d’Or triumph, after the French winger edged out Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal to claim the prestigious award.

The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner celebrated his former Barcelona teammate on social media, leaving a message under Dembele’s Instagram post showing the 28-year-old lifting the Golden Ball on Monday night.

Read Also:https://www.completesports.com/messi-reacts-to-dembele-winning-ballon-dor-award/

Inter Miami star Lionel Messi has congratulated Ousmane Dembele on his 2025 Ballon d’Or triumph, after the French winger edged out Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal to claim the prestigious award.

The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner celebrated his former Barcelona teammate on social media, leaving a message under Dembele’s Instagram post showing the 28-year-old lifting the Golden Ball on Monday night.

Read Also:https://www.completesports.com/messi-reacts-to-dembele-winning-ballon-dor-award/

Pep Guardiola has explained why his team had to go defensive against Arsenal which ended 1-1 in Sunday’s Premier League tie.

After Erling Haaland gave City an early first half lead, Guardiola reverted to a back five in the second half in an effort to secure all three points and as a result his team set a record lowest share of possession during his tenure with only 32.8 per cent.

Read More:https://www.completesports.com/guardiola-explains-reason-for-defensive-approach-vs-arsenal/

Bayern Munich forward Nicolas Jackson has disclosed that he has no plan to return to Chelsea at the end of the season.

The striker joined Bayern on a season loan on the final day of the window, only for Chelsea to then attempt to bring him back following Liam Delap’s injury.

Read More:https://www.completesports.com/agent-jackson-has-no-plan-to-return-to-chelsea/

Nigeria’s Super Eagles dropped again in the FIFA World ranking as they moved one step down from 44th to 45th.

The latest ranking was released by FIFA on their official website today (Thursday).

Read More:https://www.completesports.com/super-eagles-drop-again-in-fifa-world-ranking/

Former Super Eagles forward Dominic Iorfa has been appointed General Manager of Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, club, Barau FC, reports Completesports.com.

The Maliya Boys are making their maiden appearance in the NPFL.

Read More:https://www.completesports.com/npfl-former-super-eagles-forward-appointed-barau-fc-general-manager/

Chelsea captain Reece James believes the team can afford to dream big.

The Blues are back among Europe’s elite after two seasons away from the competition, during which they won the Conference League and the Club World Cup.

Read More:https://www.completesports.com/ucl-facing-bayern-munich-will-be-tough-for-chelsea-james/

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has dismissed claims that this season’s Bundesliga title race will be boring.

Out of the last 10 Bundesliga seasons, Bayern Munich won 9 of the titles, with Bayer Leverkusen breaking their streak in 2023-24.

Read More:https://www.completesports.com/bundesliga-title-race-wont-be-boring-kane/

Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni has described Xabi Alonso as a super manager for the club.

In a chat with Marca, the France international stated that he’s optimistic the team will win trophies under the Spanish tactician.

“I’ve had the opportunity to have coaches who have empowered me. Xabi is a super coach. At the moment, everything is going well, I hope it continues like this.

Read Also:https://www.completesports.com/alonso-is-a-super-manager-tchouameni/

Rio Ngumoha missed the chance of landing Liverpool’s Goal of the Month for August as Dominik Szoboszlai clinched the award.

The No.8’s incredible long-range free-kick to secure the home victory over Arsenal in the Premier League was the No.1 pick in the poll of fans.

Read more:https://www.completesports.com/ngumoha-places-second-in-liverpools-august-goal-of-the-month-award/

FIFA has confirmed the dates and venues for the first two matches of the Intercontinental Cup 2025.

The world football governing body disclosed this in a statement.

Read Also:https://www.completesports.com/fifa-reveals-dates-venues-for-intercontinental-cup-2025/

Ben Iroha, a former Super Eagles left-back, has lamented that Nigeria now faces an uphill battle to qualify for the FIFA World Cup following Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Bafana Bafana of South Africa in Bloemfontein, Completesports.com reports.

Iroha, speaking exclusively to Completesports.com from his Texas base, expressed concern that the result may have left Nigeria’s qualification chances outside their control.

Read Also:https://www.completesports.com/exclusive-iroha-super-eagles-world-cup-qualification-fate-no-longer-in-their-hands/

Itumeleng Khune claimed Calvin Bassey’s goal against Bafana Bafana in Tuesday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier should have been ruled out, reports Completesports.com.

Bafana Bafana and Super Eagles battled to a 1-1 draw in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matchday eight encounter in Blomfeinteim on Tuesday night.

Read More:https://www.completesports.com/2026-wcq-basseys-goal-should-have-been-ruled-out-ex-bafana-goalkeeper/

Nottingham Forest have sacked head coach Nuno Espirito Santo.

Forest released a statement on Tuesday that read: “Nottingham Forest Football Club confirms that, following recent circumstances, Nuno Espirito Santo has today been relieved of his duties as head coach.

Read More:https://www.completesports.com/nottingham-forest-sack-nuno-espirito-santo/

Turkish Super Lig champions Galatasaray have provided an update on their injured striker Victor Osimhen, Completesports.com reports.

Osimhen copped an injury while on international duty with Nigeria last weekend.

Read More:https://www.completesports.com/galatasaray-provide-injury-update-on-osimhen/

Augustine Eguavoen, the technical director of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has said the Super Eagles can’t afford a negative result against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa, reports Completesports.com.

Nigeria will be up against Bafana Bafana at the Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein on Tuesday (today).

Read More:https://www.completesports.com/2026-wcq-super-eagles-must-beat-bafana-eguavoen-declares-ahead-blomfeinteim-showdown/

Arsenal star Eberechi Eze has reiterated that he’ll give his best to help the Gunners this season.

Eze completed a long-awaited transfer to Arsenal after they gazumped rivals Tottenham Hotspur in mid-August, setting off a whirlwind few weeks that also saw him start in England’s 2-0 win over Andorra at Villa Park on Saturday in a 2026 World Cup qualifier.

Read More:https://www.completesports.com/eze-ill-give-my-best-to-help-arsenal/

Bruno Fernandes has been branded “childish” by former Liverpool striker John Aldridge – who claimed he is not fit to captain Manchester United.

Ex-Kop star Aldridge said it was “slanderous” Fernandes was allowed to wear the armband, given the great captains United have had in the past, including Bryan Robson and Roy Keane. “Manchester United would be a better team without Bruno Fernandes as the captain,” Aldridge was quoted on Mirror.

Read Also:https://www.completesports.com/childish-fernandes-not-fit-to-captain-man-united-liverpool-legend/

Sylvanus ‘Quick Silver’ Okpala, former Super Eagles star, has stepped down from his role as Head Coach of Nigeria National League (NNL) side Edel FC Awka, after completing his self-styled ‘rescue mission’ at the club in the just-concluded 2024/2025 domestic second-tier season, Completesports.com exclusively reports.

Read Also:https://www.completesports.com/quick-silver-okpala-quits-edel-fc-after-saving-club-from-nnl-relegation/

Ahead of Saturday’s La Liga clash against Real Mallorca, Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso has charged his players to pick the maximum points.

Xabi is demanding a top performance before next week’s international break.

Read Also:https://www.completesports.com/la-liga-real-madrid-must-overcome-mallorca-alonso/

Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers has described Rangers as a fantastic club.

The Nigerian international has been heavily linked with a move to Greek club Panathinaikos this summer.

In a chat with Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad, Dessers stated that Rangers are one of the best clubs in Europe.

Read Also:https://www.completesports.com/dessers-rangers-remain-a-fantastic-club/

Home-based Super Eagles captain Junior Nduka has joined Iraqi club Erbil FC, reports Completesports.com.

Nduka put pen to paper on a three-year contract with Erbil FC.

Read Also:https://www.completesports.com/done-deal-home-eagles-captain-nduka-joins-iraqi-club/

Calvin Bassey believes that Manchester United’s goal against Fulham should have been disallowed.

Fulham came from behind to draw1-1 draw in their Premier League match at Craven Cottage after substitute Emile Smith Rowe equalised with his very first touch off an assist from Alex Iwobi.

Read More:https://www.completesports.com/man-uniteds-goal-should-have-been-disallowed-bassey/

Man City are set for a crunch 2025/2026 Premier League clash against Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, 23 August 2025.

The two English sides are looking to go top of the league standings outright, as they are currently level on points after the conclusion of the opening match week, with City ahead on goal difference.

Read Also:https://www.completesports.com/man-city-vs-tottenham-the-cityzens-host-spurs-in-title-chasing-showdown/