Football

World Cup: France, Brazil, Uruguay, Belgium battle for semi-final spots

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The World Cup bursts back into life on Friday as tournament favourites Brazil take on a Belgium side brimming with…

FIFA rebukes Maradona for criticising match officials

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

FIFA strongly rebuked Argentina great Diego Maradona’s comments that England’s win over Colombia was a robbery and that referee Mark…

Russia 2018: Sweden relishing England showdown

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An increasingly confident Sweden are relishing the prospect of a World Cup quarter-final clash against England.

10 candidates for 2018 FIFA Men’s Player Award

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The 2018 men’s world footballer of the year will be picked from a list of 10 players instead of from…

Amuneke, Drogba in FIFA panel to pick Player of the year

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Nigeria’s Ex-international Emmanuel Amuneke and Ivory Coast’s Didier Drogba were named by FIFA today as members of one of the…

Mikel expresses gratitude to Police for father’s rescue

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi has expressed his gratitude to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for their role in rescuing…

England break penalty jinx, book Sweden date

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Harry Kane’s England held their nerve to win a dramatic shootout and reach the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday just…

Inter Milan sign versatile Ghanaian Asamoah

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Inter Milan have signed Ghanaian Kwadwo Asamoah on a three-year deal, after he decided not to renew his contract at…

FIFA bans Caribbean football president for two years

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

FIFA’s independent ethics committee has banned Venold Coombs, president of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation, from all…

Neymar’s play acting dominates headlines

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Brazil’s steady progress into the quarter-finals of the World Cup has marked them out as one of the favorites.

Russia 2018: Poland’s coach Nawalka to step down

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Poland’s Coach Adam Nawalka will step down at the end of July after his team crashed out of the group…

Pinnick’s sack: “Bring the reign of impunity to an end”

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Olisa Aniuno, Chairman, Anambra Football Patriots (AFP), has applauded the enforcement of the Supreme Court order which nullified the election…

World Cup: Belgium face Brazil in quarterfinals

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Japan’s dream of playing in its first ever World Cup quarter-finals has been blown away after Belgium came from behind…

12 football players, coach trapped in cave found alive after 9 days

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Twelve Thai boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave for nine days were found alive late Monday…

Supreme Court sacks NFF executive committee

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Ministry of Youth and Sports on Monday directed the Nigeria Football Federation to comply with the judgment of the…

Russia 2018: “Spain return to the past”

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Spain defeat to Russia in the round of 16 has set the 2010 champions back a decade and brought an…

Salah signs new long-term deal with Liverpool

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has signed a new long-term contract with the club, the Premier League side said on Monday.

Croatia advance to quarter-finals, beat Denmark 3-2

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Croatia had the last laugh at the shooting range on Sunday at Nizhny Novgorod as they came back after losing…

Without Messi, Ronaldo, who will reign at this World Cup?

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The World Cup in Russia lost football’s two biggest stars in one afternoon with Lionel Messi’s Argentina and Cristiano Ronaldo’s…

End of an era for Messi, Ronaldo

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi saw their World Cup dreams snuffed out on Saturday as French teenager Kylian Mbappe flew…

Russia 2018 Tournament Statistics

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

After 48 matches played in the group stage of Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup, these are the tournament statistics as…

Russia 2018: Round of 16 Fixtures

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The group stage of FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 was concluded yesterday after 48 matches played among 32 countries.

Super Eagles depart Russia in batches

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Following the exit of the Super Eagles from the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the National Team Players have left their…

Russia 2018: Infantino inaugurates International Broadcast Centre

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The International Broadcast Centre (IBC) was opened on Friday in Moscow with a ceremony attended by FIFA President Gianni Infantino…

Football fans call on Africa to boycott World Cup

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Football fans in Ebonyi on Friday called on African countries to boycott subsequent World Cup competitions in resentment to the…

Final group tables at Russia 2018

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Following the conclusion of six matches in each of the eight groups at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia…

Germany’s surprise exit: Infantino says ‘That’s football’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Thursday reacted to Germany’s surprise exit from the World Cup group stage with a smile.

Qatar 2022: NFF urged to focus on early preparation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Nigeria’s Pillar of Sports Donatus Agu-Ejidike on Thursday urged the country’s football administrators and technical managers to put Russia 2018…

Brazil’s Coach plays down expectations

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Brazil’s relatively straightforward passage to the last 16 has created optimism among fans betting on a sixth World Cup title,…

Russia 2018: Argentina Bridge too long for Super Eagles to cross

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

In a match of contrasting styles that lived up to its billing, the Lionel Messi-captained La Albiceleste of Argentina fought…

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