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Following the Scottish giants’ uninspired start to the season, Brendan Rodgers announced his resignation as Celtic manager on Monday.

The team would be led by former managers Martin O’Neill and Shaun Maloney until a permanent replacement was chosen, according to the club.

After falling 3-1 to Hearts on Sunday, Rodgers’ second spell at Celtic ended with them eight points adrift of the Edinburgh side.

Brendan Rodgers, the manager of football, has submitted his resignation and will step down with immediate effect, according to Celtic’s statement.

“We applaud Brendan for the role he has played in the club’s continued success,” he said, and we wish him the best of luck in the future.

The club added that replacement hunting was already underway.

Former Celtic manager Martin O’Neill and former Celtic player Shaun Maloney have stepped in to take charge of Celtic first-team matters, according to the statement.

Rodgers, 52, won two titles at Celtic Park in 2018 and 2018, adding to his 2017 and 2018 league victories. In 2023, Rodgers, 52, won a second time there.

He previously held the positions of Swansea, Liverpool, and Leicester before stepping down as Ange Postecoglou’s manager at Celtic in June 2023.

The Northern Irishman had won three league and cup victories while working for Celtic between May 2016 and February 2019.

In his first year in charge, Celtic finished with a record 106 points, becoming the first Scottish team to finish a top-league season undefeated since 1899.

Rodgers won league titles in the 2023- to 2024-a-year seasons, as well as the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup, to further Celtic’s dominance domestically.

However, the club’s performance this year caused the club to be drenched, with Kazakhstan minnows Kairat Almaty taking the title.

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Rodgers and his employers had a row over the summer transfer window policy.

He claimed that the Celtic team had “lost a lot of firepower, a lot of goals” following their first defeat at Dundee this month in 37 years.

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Dermot Desmond, the majority shareholder of Celtic, reacted by claiming Rodgers’ criticism had “everyone just came out of the blue.”

According to Desmond, “he never had any such concerns raised with me, Michael (Nicholson, chief executive), or any member of the board or executive team” prior to those remarks.

He was actually given the upper hand in all football decisions, and he was consistently supported throughout the hiring process, including record investment in players he had identified and approved.

Rivers Hoopers, the reigning champion of the 2025 Nigeria Basketball Premier League (NBPL), Super 8 Playoff campaign, won 73–50 over Hoops & Read in the competition’s opening game.

The KingsMen seized control early, lighting up the court in the first quarter, making multiple three-pointers, and collecting 12 points to give the home side a significant lead at the Indoor Sports Hall, Port Harcourt.

Ogoh Odaudu, the head coach of the Rivers Hoopers, praised his players for bringing the win, but said there was room for improvement after the game.

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“We played, we won, and we’ll take the victory,” the player said. The overall game’s margin isn’t really reflected in the score. The urgency tends to fade once players realize they can easily defeat a team, Odaudu said.

Isaiah Williams, a star player, also shared his thoughts on the team’s performance in the opening minutes.

“We performed well in the first quarter, but fatigue may have begun to wear us down.” We’ll become even better once we find our rhythm. As a point guard, Williams said, “My job is to keep winning.”

The Hoopers performed admirably and the state government’s commitment to supporting the team and developing emerging sports talent was reiterated by Rivers State Commissioner for Sports who was present at the event.

“The Rivers State Government is unwaveringly in favor of the Hoopers.” The Commissioner stated that we are investing in our athletes to ensure that they receive the support they need to excel in all sports, not just basketball.

Prior to the second leg of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2026 qualifier against the Amazons of the Benin Republic, the governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, gave the Super Falcons 50 million dollars.

Governor Abiodun made the gesture as he welcomed the team ahead of the team’s scheduled Tuesday practice match at the Moshood Abiola Sports Arena in Abeokuta, the state capital.

He noted that the Super Falcons’ second appearance at the Moshood Abiola Sports Arena demonstrates that the state is doing something right when he received his guests.

The governor stated that the Ogun State Government has plans to construct, among other things, four or five-star hotels, a cinema, and a shopping complex.

Governor Abiodun expressed gratitude to the team for winning the historic 10th WAFCON title while praising their remarkable victory in Morocco, which continued to be the country’s dominant force in African women’s football.

In the WAFCON 2026 Qualifier, Super Falcons Soar Past Benin.

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He added that the Super Falcons team’s actions go beyond just playing football, and they also serve as examples of leadership, teamwork, and discipline.

Justin Madugu, the team’s head coach, acknowledged the team’s warm welcome, support, followership, concern, and care that they always receive while they are in Abeokuta earlier in his remarks.

According to Madugu, MKO Abiola Sports Arena has always provided ease of employment for employees.

The captain, Rasheedat Ajibade, praised Governor Abiodun for his constant support and for putting in place a stunning facility in a statement on behalf of the team.

Ajibade also assured the governor that whenever they donned the country’s green and white jerseys, they would continue to cheer up the faces of Nigerians and guarantee resounding victories.

In the first leg of the match, Nigeria defeated Benin Republic 0-2 to claim the title of defending champion of the WAFCON.

Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, has criticised the Nigerian Football Federation for allegedly failing to deliver an Anambra stadium that was supposed to be funded by FIFA.

Obi responded to recent accusations of fund mismanagement in a post on X on Monday, addressing the NFF. According to some reports, NFF allegedly cheated on FIFA money to fund stadium and grassroots football development.

When Obi became governor of Anambra, “officials from the Sports Federation” informed him that the state’s capital had been chosen for a FIFA project.

The former governor claimed that the officials had chosen Akwa as one of “six geographical locations” where FIFA would fund the construction of a stadium of the highest caliber.

They assured us that the project would be carried out through the Federal Ministry of Sports, and we immediately allocated land for that purpose. He claimed that this was the last time we heard about it.

We focused our resources on building mini-stadiums throughout the state to promote grassroots sports, believing that such a significant project was in progress.

We built, among others, the Godwin Achebe Stadium in Onitsha South and the Chuba Ikpeazu Memorial Stadium in Onitsha.

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Obi continued, “The promised FIFA project was unrealized, and his administration held the stadium itself.”

The former presidential candidate expressed disappointment with Nigeria’s youth’s “blatant squandering of opportunities.”

He then stated that “even worse realities” would emerge from a further investigation into the allegations against NFF.

The NFF announced on Friday that external auditors audit every dollar received from FIFA and the CAF.

Michelle Alozie, the team’s defensive coordinator, and fellow teammates Rasheedat Ajibade, Chiamaka Nnadozie, who were all key players in Nigeria’s 2024 World Cup victory, are both ineligible. &nbsp,

The shortlist was announced on Monday by FIFPRO, the Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs Professionales.

The 26 women’s football players who received the most votes among their peers for their performances between August 11 and August 3 through August 2025, according to a statement from FIFPRO on its website.

“Players must have played at least 20 official games that year.”

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The 2025 FIFPRO Women’s World 11 shortlist is as follows.

The team will be revealed on 03.11.2025. pic. Twitter.com/mgV8ltkaq

Alozie, who plays for Houston Dash, was a key player in Nigeria’s earlier 10th WAFCON victory.

The Nigerian team is also training for their second-round Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) matchup against the Amazons of the Benin Republic.

Nnadozie won the Golden Gloves and placed fourth overall in the 2025 Ballon d’Or (goalkeepers’ category), while Ajibade won the Player of the Tournament award at the WAFCON.

Mariona Caldentey, who won the Champions League with Arsenal, is one of the most notable absentees. Additionally, the Spaniard won the PFA Player of the Year and the Women’s Super League Player of the Year awards.

The final list, which will be released on Monday, November 3, 2025, includes the goalkeeper, three defenders, three midfielders, and three outfielders.

Nominees for FIFPRO Women’s World XI

A list of the nominees is provided below:

Goalkeepers

(Gotham, Germany) Ann-Katrin Berger
Mary Earps (England’s Paris Saint-Germain)
Hannah Hampton (England) (Chelsea)

Defenders

(Houston Dash, Nigeria) Michelle Alozie
Barcelona, Spain’s Ona Batlle
Millie Bright (Chelsea, England)
Lucy Bronze (Chelsea, England)
Olga Carmona (Real Madrid/Paris Saint-Germain, Spain)
Ellie Carpenter (OL Lyonnes/Chelsea, Australia)
Manchester City, England’s Alex Greenwood
Leah Williamson (England) Leah

Midfielders

Barcelona, Spain’s Aitana Bonmati
Ghizlane Chebbak (Madrid, Morocco) Ghizlane Chebbak
Debinha (Brazilian city current)
Spain’s Patricia Guijarro
Spain’s Vicky Lopez
Barcelona, Spain’s Alexia Putellas
Ella Toone (Manchester United, England)
Keira Walsh (Barcelona/Chelsea, England)

Forwards

After losing to Lazio 1-0, the Serie A champions had only five points in their previous five games, so Juventus fired coach Igor Tudor on Monday.

Massimiliano Brambilla, the men’s first team coach, will start on the bench for Wednesday’s game against Udinese, according to the Turin club.

Ivan Javorcic, Tomislav Rogic, and Riccardo Ragnacci were among the players who were relieved of their duties as the head coaches of the men’s first team, according to Juventus FC’s statement.

The club acknowledges Igor Tudor and his entire staff’s professionalism and commitment over the past few months, and wishes them the best of luck in their careers in the future.

In Serie A, Juventus is six points clear of Napoli’s leaders. After drawing one of their first three games and losing two of their subsequent three, they are now 25th out of 36 teams in the standings for Champions League.

Former Croatian international center-back Tudor, 47, joined Juve in March and replaced Thiago Motta as manager.

Juve have won eight games without a win and have not scored in their last four games, which is the lowest since September 10.

Tudor’s overall record as a Juventus player was 10 victories, 8 draws, and 6 blowouts. Following a busy summer transfer window, the club spent 130 million euros (151 million dollars) on one of the worst runs in recent memory.

In addition to center backs Piere Kalu and wingers Francisco Conceicao, Nico Gonzalez, and Edon Zhegrova, there were also recruits. Jonathan David and Lois Openda, both of whom signed for free, and one striker, Jonathan Openda, both signed for free.

Former Napoli and Italy coach Luciano Spalletti is wanted by Juventus, according to a report from Sky Sport Italy.

The Italian Federation fired Spalletti in June.