Football

With the Premier League season now over, the division has confirmed that its clubs earned an astonishing 2.8 billion euros (2.4 billion pounds) from television revenue over 2017/18. The below table shows the distribution and details of the income of each club, as commercial payments and international TV fees, are split evenly between all 20 teams.

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Atletico Madrid lifted their third UEFA Europa League title in their history on Wednesday after defeating Olympique Marseille 3-0 in the final of the competition at the Groupama Stadium in Lyon.

Antoine Griezmann scored a brace and Gabi grabbed the third goal to hand Atletico Madrid their second UEFA Europa League title under Diego Simeone.

Marseille created the first chance in the early stages when Dimitri Payet played in Valere Germain in the 11th minute but the striker fired his shot over the bar.

Nigeria Professional Football League hotshot Junior Lokosa is overwhelmed by his invitation to the Super Eagles for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, chairman of Kani Pillars FC, Alhaji Muhammad Tukur Babangida, has revealed to CompleteSports.

Babangida said Lokosa who arrived in Sofia, the Bulgarian capital city on Tuesday, was overjoyed when the news of his call-up to national team reached him through his agent.

Arjen Robben has officially signed one-year contract extension until the end of the 2018-19 season at German champions Bayern Munich. Robben, 34, joined the Bavarians in 2009 from Real Madrid and has won seven Bundesliga titles and four DFB Pokals during his time at the club.

Gianluigi Buffon announced his 17-year career as a Juventus player is to come to an end in an emotional press conference at the Allianz Stadium, Turin.

Buffon, 40, leaves the club after captaining them to their seventh successive Serie A title, their ninth overall.

The former Parma goalkeeper told the assembled media that he will make his final Juventus appearance against Hellas Verona on Saturday.

"Saturday will be my final match for Juventus and to end this journey with two cups and with the president and the entire Bianconeri world by my side, will be very special," said Buffon.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have maintained their 47th position in the latest FIFA world ranking.

The latest ranking was released on Thursday on FIFA’s official website.

Also in Africa, the World Cup-bound Super Eagles remain sixth.