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Can calf injury overshadows Liverpool win

Emre Can suffered a calf injury on his Liverpool debut as the German midfielder limped off during his side’s 2-1…

Adamu cautions sports administrators against high-handedness

Dr Amos Adamu, former FIFA and CAF executive committee member, has advised sports administrators not to be high-handed in tackling…

Real Madrid sell Morata to Juve, loan Casemiro to FC Porto

Real Madrid said Saturday they have sold Spanish under 21 striker Alvaro Morata to Juventus and were loaning Brazilian midfielder…

West Brom breaks bank to sign Ideye

West Bromwich Albion splashed out a club record fee to sign Nigeria striker Brown Ideye from Dynamo Kiev on Friday.…

Mourinho taunts Arsenal over Fabregas deal

Jose Mourinho has taunted Arsenal by claiming he needed just 20 minutes to persuade Cesc Fabregas to join Chelsea because…

QPR’s Diakite joins Al Ittihad on loan

QPR’s Mali midfielder Samba Diakite joined Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad on a season-long loan on Friday. Diakite struggled to…

Chelsea completes Filipe Luis signing

Chelsea took their pre-season spending spree to over £80 million after completing the signing of Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis…

FIFA lifts suspension on Nigeria

World football governing body, FIFA on Friday lifted the suspension clamped on Nigeria on 9 July as a result of…

Demba Ba joins Turkish giants Besiktas

Demba Ba has completed a transfer from Chelsea to Turkish giants Besiktas for a reported fee of £4.7m after passing…

Indonesia ex-sports minister jailed in $40 mn graft case

Indonesia’s former sports minister was jailed for four years on Friday over a $40-million corruption case, the latest sentencing to…

Germany captain Philipp Lahm to retire

Germany captain Philipp Lahm, who led his country to a World Cup triumph in Brazil, is to quit international football,…

Van Gaal braced for United balancing act

Louis van Gaal claims balancing Manchester United’s commercial ambitions with their desire for success on the field will be one…

‘Maradona set me up,’ says arrested ex-girlfriend

Diego Maradona’s ex-girlfriend said Thursday the football legend had set a trap for her, denying she stole jewelry from his…

Nigeria should not obey FIFA rules against its own laws – Ebewele

Brown Ebewele, former Commissioner of Sports in Edo, has described as unfortunate the withdrawal of the court case against the…

Rio Ferdinard joins QPR

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand signed for Premier League new-boys QPR on a free transfer Thursday and revealed he…

Toni Kroos joins Real Madrid for £24m

Toni Kroos on Thursday became Real Madrid’s first high profile signing for the new season, moving from Bayern Munich on…

Debuchy completes £10million Arsenal deal

Arsenal completed their swoop for France defender Mathieu Debuchy from Newcastle United on Thursday in a deal reported to be…

Ex-Nigerian Footballers Hold Convention In US

Taiwo Adelu The Nigerian Ex-International Footballers Association, NEIFA, will hold its inaugural convention on Saturday 19 July in Raleigh, North…

Federation Cup: Bayelsa, Gateway Clash In Abuja Friday

Professional Football League top guns Bayelsa United of Yenagoa and Gateway FC of Abeokuta will now trade tackles on Friday…

CAF Shifts Eaglets, DR Congo Tie To 27 July

The Confederation of African Football, CAF, on Thursday moved the 2015 African U-17 Championship qualifying match between Nigeria and the…

FIFA Ranking: Eagles Soar 10 Places Higher

Adebobola Alawode  It appears the second round berth that the Super Eagles of Nigeria achieved at the just concluded FIFA…

Maradona ex-girlfriend arrested, accused of theft

An ex-girlfriend of legendary footballer Diego Maradona was arrested Wednesday at a Buenos Aires airport for allegedly stealing from him…

Liverpool start life after Suarez with defeat

Liverpool started life without Luis Suarez on Wednesday with a 2-1 defeat against Danish side Brondby in the club’s opening…

Allegri appointed new Juventus boss

Massimiliano Allegri was on Wednesday appointed the new manager of Serie A champions Juventus less than 24 hours after Antonio…

Diego Costa completes Chelsea move

Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa has completed his move to Chelsea from the Spanish champions on a five-year deal. The…

Nigeria Football Crisis: Baribote Gives NFF Conditions

Ebiakpo Baribote wants the 15-year ban slammed on her husband lifted as part of conditions for withdrawing the lawsuit that…

‘Messi Not Good For Golden Ball Award’

Argentina icon Diego Maradona feels Lionel Messi did not deserve to win the Golden Ball following his performances at the…

German team lands in Berlin after World Cup win

Tens of thousands of jubilant fans massed at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate on Tuesday to welcome the World Cup winners and…

Brazil declares ‘victory’ in staging of World Cup

Although her country failed to net a sixth triumph, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Monday declared as a victory the…

Blatter scores World Cup 9.25 out of ten

FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Monday lavished praise on the World Cup in Brazil, saying it had been a “very…
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