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Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry has just been suspended as the first team coach of AS Monaco until a final decision is made on his future just 15 weeks after he signed a 3 year deal that was supposed to last until 2021. He won just 4 of his 20 matches. The French Ligue 1 club said in a short statement on Thursday that “AS Monaco announces that it has decided to suspend Thierry Henry from his duties as coach of the first team from this day and waiting for a final decision. Franck Passi will train the professional group this Friday”.. Monaco, who appointed Thiery Henry in October, have picked up only two points in their last five Ligue 1 games and sit second from bottom in the table.  They were also knocked out of the French Cup in the last 32 by Ligue 2 side Metz on Tuesday. This followed a 5-1 demolition at home by Racing Strasbourg in their last league outing with the club showing no signs of improvement since signing midfielder Cesc Fabregas from Chelsea e...

The search for the missing plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala and his pilot has been called off and “the chances of survival at this stage are extremely remote”, Guernsey harbourmaster, Capt David Barker has said. In a update posted on Twitter by Guernsey police, Barker said the active search for the missing plane had ended. He said: “My team have just met to review the search and rescue operation which has been under way since the plane disappeared on Monday night. “Despite the best efforts of air and search assets from the Channel Islands, UK and France, which has covered an area of approximately 1,700 sq miles – with a significant amount of this searched more than once – and having examined mobile phone data and satellite imagery, we have been unable to find any trace of the aircraft, the pilot or the passenger. “There has been over 24 hours of continuous searching, with 80 hours combined flying time across three planes and five helicopters. Two lifeboats have als...

Olympics champion  Usain Bolt  has announced that he has quit football,  UK Express reports. Bolt, who had an eight-week trial with Australian side Central Coast Mariners which ended last November, said him and the club could not agree a contract afterwards. “It was fun while it lasted,” Bolt, who scored twice in a pre-season friendly for the team, said “I don’t want to say it wasn’t dealt with properly, but I think we went about it not the way we should. And you learn your lesson, you live and you learn. It was a good experience. I really enjoyed just being in a team and it was different from track and field and it was fun while it lasted,” he added.

ish giant, Barcelona have confirmed the signing of Ghanaian footballer Kevin-Prince Boateng from Italian side Sassuolo. The club bought the 31-year-old former Tottenham, Portsmouth and AC Millan star to replace Munir El Haddadi who moved to Sevilla two weeks ago. A statement from Barcelona on Monday said: 'Barcelona and Sassuolo have reached an agreement for the loan of Kevin Prince-Boateng for the remainder of the 2018-19 season. The deal includes the option to buy the player for 8m euros (£7.1m).' According to reports, Barcelona paid 2 million euros (£1.76m) for the loan and will present Boateng to supporters on Wednesday. See Boateng's career  2004–2007: Hertha BSC II 2005–2007: Hertha BSC 2007–2009: Tottenham Hotspur 2009: Borussia Dortmund (loan) 2009–2010: Portsmouth 2010–2013: Milan 2013–2015: Schalke 2016: Milan 2016–2017: Las Palmas 2017–2018: Eintracht Frankfurt 2018: Sassuolo

Legendary boxer  Muhammad Ali  will, three years after he passed, get an airport named after him. His hometown, Louisville, will be naming the Louisville International Airport after Ali. CNN  reports that the decision was made after a vote on a recommendation by a working group that’s been studying the renaming for over a year. The airport will be known as the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.  Jim Welch , chairman of the Airport Authority Board, said: This tells the world how proud we are to associate ‘The Greatest’ with not only our great city, but our great airport.

Former footballer,Kanu Nwankwo  is presently heartbroken following the invasion of his hotel by Thieves. Kanu Nwankwo’s Hotel, The Hardley Apartments located at Waziri Ibrahim Crescent on Victoria Island, Lagos was reportedly invaded by robbers, who stole all his football medals, trophies, plaques and other valuable items. Kanu Nwankwo who learnt that his hotel which has been sealed up since 2015 sequel due to an alleged default in transaction between it and Skye Bank (now Polaris Bank) was being occupied by some authorized persons who had also commenced renovation of the facility in disregard of the seal order and litigation, was forced to arrive in Nigeria over the weekend to verify the claims. The hotel has been through series of litigation which is still pending at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, and it was gathered that the last hearing came up in November last year after which the case was adjourned till 31 January 2019. “It was a rude shock to me,” Kanu...

22-year-old Arsenal and Super Eagles midfielder  Alex Iwobi  is now the most valuable Nigerian footballer. Thanks to the CIES Football Observatory, an algorithm exists to help calculate the transfer values of players from the big 5 leagues, taking into consideration their age, the length of their contract, the influence of their football club, and other factors. Iwobi, estimated to be worth an impressive €55.2 million, has dethroned Leicester’s  Wilfred Ndidi  as the most valuable Nigerian player. Ndidi, who was worth €79.2 million at his peak February 2018, has dropped to €55 million, just a little behind Iwobi. The next Nigerian player on the list, though, falls a little far below: Chelsea’s  Victor Moses  worth €24 million. You can check out the estimated worth of your favorite football player on the  CIES Football Observatory website .

Juventus striker,  Cristiano Ronaldo  shared this good looking photo of himself and his son  Cristiano Ronaldo Jr.  striking a pose in matching suits.

New reports confirm that English football star Wayne Rooney was arrested in December at Dulles Airport outside Washington, D.C. for public intoxication. Rooney, who has played for U.S. soccer team D.C. United since last year, was booked into the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center on December 16 on a charge of public intoxication stemming from an arrest by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police, the local sheriff’s office said. The 33-year-old footballer was arrested at an international arrivals gate at Dulles after he triggered a door alarm but did not breach airport security, a Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority spokesman said in a statement. He received a $25 fine, according to court documents. Rooney was released later the same day on a personal recognizance bond, said Kraig Troxell, a spokesman for the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.

France World Cup winner,  Adil Rami , who plays as a defender for French club  Marseille , has finally revealed how he embarrassed himself after  Croatia  President  Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic  told him he has ‘nice moustache’ in the aftermath of the 2018 World Cup final. As quoted by 20 Minutes, here is Rami’s awkward conversation with the beautiful president who caught the eyes of many during the tournament, 'After the World Cup Final, the President of Croatia looked at me and said ‘nice moustache’. And I told her, ‘I love Mykonos’. I don’t know why but I’ve always confused Greece and Croatia.' 'She said ‘thank you’ and she left.' To make the matters worse, France striker  Olivier Giroud  overheard the entire conversation.  'Then, Olivier looks at me and says: ‘Are you stupid? Mykonos is Greece.’ I told him, ‘Oh god, I don’t know anymore. It’s okay, I’m world champion!’