Enock Mwepu, the Brighton midfielder, has been forced to retire because of a hereditary heart condition.Mwepu fell ill while on a flight to join his Zambia teammates during the international break last month.The heart condition is so severe that Mwepu, 24, would be extremely likely to suffer a cardiac arrest should he continue playing football.Brighton disclosed this in a statement on Monday morning.According to the statement, Mwepu would have an extremely high risk...

After the most recent snub, former England international Gabby Agbonlahor urged right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold to leave the international team.Agbonlahor made this statement in response to England manager Gareth Southgate's choice to leave Alexander-Arnold out of his team for Monday's UEFA Nations League match against Germany.The former captain of Aston Villa claimed it was disrespectful of Southgate to imply that Liverpool's star full-back was outclassed by Kier...

Former federal lawmaker Shehu Sani responded to football legend John Obi Mikel's retirement from the sport.Mikel Obi's 35-year-old retirement from football was deemed premature by Sani.The former Super Eagles captain, however, received his best wishes for the future.In a tweet via his Twitter handle on Wednesday, Sani wrote: “It’s too early for Mikel Obi to retire from professional football at 35." However, I wish him all the best. "Remember that on Tuesday, Mikel O...