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French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has yesterday announced that no sporting events, not even those played behind closed doors could be held in the country until at least September. He said: “The 2019-2020 season of professional sports, including football, will not be able to resume. “It will be possible, on sunny days, to practice an individual sporting activity outdoors, obviously respecting the rules of social distancing. “It will not be possible, neither to practice sport in covered places, nor team or contact sports.” Hence, the Ligue 1 becomes the first among the Europe top 5 leagues to cancel the current campaign due to the coronavirus outbreak. The French league also joined the Holland Eredivisie who announced last week the league will not be concluded and has decided to use the current league standings to decide the fate of teams. No champion is announced and no team will be relegated. The Ligue de Fooball Professionnel LFP has not announced how to finalise the

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has yesterday 26th April announced that players can resume individual training on the 4th of May and professional sports teams should wait till the 18th of the same month before commencing group trainings. The Serie A has been suspended due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus since the end of matchday 26 with some matches of the gameweek postponed. The last fixture played in the league was Sassuolo's 3-0 win over Brescia on the 9th of March. Giuseppe Conte said: “You have all shown strength, courage, sense of responsibility and community. "Now the phase of living with the virus begins for everyone and we must be aware that during Phase Two, there is the risk we’ll see the curve climb in some areas of the country. “It’ll be even more important to maintain social distancing, at least one metre". He added. Juventus top the league standings, one point ahead of second place Lazio with 12 matches to spare. Inter Milan and Atalant

Since Mikel Arteta took over at Arsenal towards the ending of last year, there has been improvements in the team generally with some fringe players showing positive signs and delivering top class performances. The gunners have never lost a premier league game under the Spaniard and things seems to be getting better off field too as recent report suggest the gunners will recieve huge cash from club owner Stan Kroenke, to finalise transfer deals in the summer. According to MailOnline , the 72-year-old has ‘guaranteed’ that he will inject millions into the club in order to help their finances whilst the season remains suspended. More interesting one for the gunners is the news linking Ghana's Atletico Madrid star Thomas Partey with the club. As recent rumors suggest a local media in his country believed his dad confirmed talks are ongoing between the London club and the 26years old through a phone call. It is believed that Arteta has wants to relief Mesut Özil of defensi

As the gunners prepare to resume training on Monday, they have received an uplifting news about the situation of their captain Pierre Emrick Aubameyang as the striker's father recent Instagram activity suggests the 30years old will sign a contract extension with the gunners. An Arsenal fan posted a picture of the striker and his family when he signed for the gunners in January 2018 with the caption "You know what you have to do bro @aubameyang97🙏" and Aubameyang's father, Pierre François Aubameyang shared the post on his own status with the caption "Thanks to you because you are my pride". Aubameyang has been linked with a move to FC Barcelona and recent news suggests Chelsea are also monitoring the contract situation of the Gabonnese international whose current contract with the gunners ends in the summer of 2022. Arsenal's hope to keep their star man who joined them from Borussia Dortmund over 2 years ago has now recieve huge boost and will be

Chelsea Football Club are set to offer Frenchman Olivier Giroud a contract extension. The World Cup winner who joined The Blues in January 2018 from Arsenal has made 9 premier league appearances this season whilst he was a substitute in 4 of those, scoring two goals. With Tammy Abraham struggling for match fitness before the suspension of matches, Giroud has become a regular starter for the London club as Frank Lampard sees him a better option than Michy Batshuayi. Chelsea have been linked with moves for strikers as the likes of Pierre Emrick Aubameyang, Timo Werner and Olympique Lyonnais Moussa Dembélé all linked with the Stamford Bridge Landlords. Written by: AFOLABI KEHINDE HASSAN

James Maddison has confessed his plans to stay at the Kings Power beyond the summer. Manchester United have been a long term admirer of the 23-year-old attacking midfielder who has been a revelation since he broke into the scenes last season and have made attempts to lure him to the Old Trafford. Maddison has nine goals and three assists in 32 appearance this season for Leicester City who are occupying the third position in the league with 53 points, five ahead of fourth place, Chelsea and eight ahead of Manchester United in the race for the UEFA Champions League qualification. The former Norwich youngster's current contract with The Foxes expires not until the summer of 2023 and the England international has decide to stay beyond the summer. Speaking to a Leicester supporter via BT Sport, the England Midfielder replied "of course" when asked if he would be remaining at the King Power Stadium. "It was one of the best decisions I've made, coming here.

Following an official statement from prime minister Matt of the Netherlands, Matt Rutte stating that all football matches are forbidden in the country until September 1, hence, the Eredivisie have yesterday come to the decision to cancel the season and no champion will be crowned. Ajax sits at the top of the log ahead of AZ Alkmaar just on goal difference, and the Federation deem it unjust to award the title to anyone because the gap is too tight. Consequently, this season becomes the first time that a champion will not be crowned in the Dutch topflight since it was founded in 1956. The decision by UEFA asking the Federation to utilize the current table standing means Ajax will automatically qualify for the Champions League while second place AZ will enter in the second round of the qualifiers. The big winners of the decisions were ADO Den Haag and RKC Waalwijk who will both remain in the league next season as no team will be relegated. Willem II also secured a Europa League s

Phillipe Couthinho has barely enjoy good fortunes in club football since his big money move from Liverpool to Barcelona in January 2018 as he is yet to secure a place in the starting line up of the Blaugrana. The Brazilian is currently on loan at Bayern Munich whom he joined last summer with option of making the deal permanent for a fee around €120m but reports in January by Bild suggests the Bavarian have no plan on making the deal permanent as Coutinho is believed to have not really impressed despite his 8 goals in 22 outings for the German club in all competitions. Chelsea are reported to be interested in luring the former Inter Milan man to Stamford Bridge while London rivals, Arsenal were also believed to be interested in securing the services of the 27years old but only if FC Barcelona will be willing to sell on a low. However, the blues will be clear favorite to seal the deal for the midfield should they intensify their interest as Coutinho seem to have no future at pa

It has been over a month since the outbreak of the Coronavirus has triggered the suspension of football matches across the globe as all league matches have been suspended along with the UEFA Champions League and the EUROPA League matches. The pandemic has also influenced the postponement of the UEFA EURO2020, Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Copa America among other competitions scheduled for this summer, being moved to next year. Also competitions slated for next summer have also been affected as the UEFA Under-21 championship, Women's EURO 2021 and the 2021 Nations League finals are the moved to the year after. In leu of this, Oltsport takes a look at the biggest losers of the decisions arrived by football world in respect to the Coronavirus outbreak. CONFEDERATION OF AFRICAN FOOTBALL The federation arrived at the decision to reschedule the AFCON from June to July next summer to January and February 2021, the outbreak might now force them to move the competition for the second ti

The rumor circulating over the future of the Brazilian does not look to be ending anytime soon as the saga continues to  attract more attention. With former FC Barcelona vice president Emile Rousaud said in an interview earlier this month that there is a possibility that the 28years old returns to the Spanish club this summer, as recent news will have it, current club Paris Saint German are now ready to offer Neymar a new and more lucrative contract to tie him down at the Parc des Princes. Former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi has made it known in an interview that he will relish the opportunity to have Neymar back at the Camp Nou and the people the current PSG number ten have also testified that their man wants to return to Spain. Neymar, who left Barcelona in the summer of 2017 for a world record fee reported to be around the region of £198m was replaced by Barcelona with Ousmane Dembélé, but the Frenchman has not live up to the hype as he spend more time on the sidelines.

The coronavirus pandemic continues to have a major impact across sport, with a huge list of events postponed or suspended indefinitely. All football leagues across Europe has been suspended indefinitely, Euro 2020 and the Tokyo Olympics billed to hold this summer has also been postponed. With no feasible return dates for football to return, UEFA However, remains intent on finishing the Champions League and Europa League seasons before September even if it means playing the remaining games in the competition without spectators. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin admitted it will be better for the season to be played behind close doors than for the them to be cancelled. In an interview with ZDF Sportstudio in Germany, Ceferin welcomed the idea of games being played in front of empty stands if measures continue to restrict movement. "The fact is that we really don’t know much, we are waiting for the development of this terrible situation in the world, and mainly in Europe.

Spanish giants Real Madrid are popularly known for always hunting for the best talents in world football and have been recently linked with moves for PSG forward Kylain Mbappe and Dortmund's Norwegian starlet Braut Erlin Haaland. Real have been linked with a move for Mbappe for a couple of years now with club manager Zinedine Zidane who is a fan of the World Cup winner, making it clear his intentions to bring the 21 years old to the Spanish capital. The French forward, who modeled former Real Madrid player Cristiano Ronaldo, growing up, has two years left on his current PSG contract and might fancy the chance to replace his idol at Real. The Madrid club will also be confident of convincing Mbappe not to sign a contract extension with the French giants after a bust up with club manager Thomas Tuchel earlier this year. Norwegian wonderKid Haaland, has hit the ground running in the BundesLiga after his move from RB Salzburg at the turn of the year. The 19 years old has nett

One of the hottest prospects in the football world right now is Jadon Sancho. He is no push over when it comes to naming stand out performers since he broke into the scene couple of years ago. The former Watford Academy player who grew up as an ardent Chelsea supporter, joined Manchester City at the age of 14 in March 2015. He continued to excel at the City academy prompting the club's chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak fast tracked him into the senior teams in May 2017. However, the Kennington raised teenager left for BundesLiga side Borussia Dortmund in August after disputes over assurance of playing time in a new contract talk with Manchester City a month earlier. Moving for a fee is believed to be in the region of £8m and was included immediately in the first team. Since then, Sancho has never looked back in his carer and has notched an impressive 27 goals in 69 appearances for The Black and Yellows. He has also represented the Three Lions, scoring 2 goals in 11 outings for G