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While football continually evolves, producing new stars and rewriting history, these records serve as timeless benchmarks of excellence.

Osimhen and Boniface were ranked above Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski.

Mbappe’s current deal with PSG will expire at the end of the season. The 25-year-old has refused to extend his contract with the Ligue 1 champions and will leave the club this summer.

Ekong, who captained the Eagles team throughout the AFCON tournament in Ivory Coast, claims that he and the rest of the team would be happy if the 63-year-old remains Head Coach.

With few hours left to a Champions League fixture against Barcelona on Wednesday at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, Napoli have turned to Francesco Calzona to take over the managerial role.

The Super Eagles intend to use the friendly to prepare for their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and the Benin Republic in June.

Payne, who joined PSG in July of 2023, has struggled for playtime as she only managed two appearances for PSG, with her first on January 20, 2024, in the victory against Girondins de Bordeaux.

The former Real Madrid player picked up an eighth booking in his last 10 matches for a foul on Luton captain, Carlton Morris in the scrappy 2-1  win against Luton at Kenilworth Road.

The 63-year-old would be weighing his options as his contract with the Nigeria Football Federation ended at the end of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, and it does not look like they intend to renew it.

The West Africa giants have also moved to become the third-best football team in Africa, just behind Morocco and Senegal, and then Egypt and Cote d’Ivoire complete the top five teams on the continent.