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Ronaldo ‘100 percent’ fit

Cristiano Ronaldo is “100 percent” fit and ready for Portugal’s opening World Cup match against the powerful Germans, William Carvalho…

FIFA bans Beckenbauer over Qatar inquiry rejection

FIFA on Friday banned German football legend Franz Beckenbauer from any football-related activity for 90 days after he refused to…

FIFA defends Japan referee over World Cup penalty

FIFA on Friday defended Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura’s controversial decision to award Brazil a penalty in the World Cup opening…

Aghahowa To Super Eagles: Don’t Underrate Iran, Bosnia

Taiwo Adelu Former Nigerian international, Julius Aghahowa has counselled the Nigerian team at the ongoing 20th FIFA World Cup not…

Football Fans Expect Good Performance From Super Eagles

Football enthusiasts on Wednesday in Abuja said they expected the Super Eagles to put up a good showing at the…

Sagna joins Man City from Arsenal

French defender Bacary Sagna has signed a three-year deal with English champions Manchester City from Arsenal. The 31-year old right-back,…

Brazil vs Croatia: Nigerian fans slam Japanese ref

Adebobola Alawode A cross section of football fans in Lagos, Nigeria have continued to slam the centre referee, Yuichi Nishimura…

Japan fans shamed after ref aids Brazil in opener

Japanese football fans hung their heads in shame Friday after referee Yuichi Nishimura’s controversial performance in the World Cup opener…

Brazil beats Croatia in World Cup opener

Brazil rode a wave of national fervour to launch the World Cup with a 3-1 victory over Croatia on Thursday…

Brazilian president abused at World Cup opener

Thousands of people shouted an obscene message to Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff at the opening match of the World Cup…

Injured Higuain a doubt for Argentina

Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain, who has had an ankle injury for the past month, is his team’s only major worry…

I am fully committed to Chelsea – Fabregas

Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas has signed for English Premier League club Chelsea from Barcelona, he confirmed on Thursday. Fabregas, who…

Evaluate Us At World Cup, Keshi Tells Nigerians

Winless in four, Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has insisted his side will be ready to perform in their FIFA World…

World Cup: We’ll Spoil Your Party, Croatia Boast

Croatia have declared that  Brazil should forget winning the opening match of the 20th FIFA World tonight and they vowed …

World Cup: Pope wants true sportsmanship

Pope Francis on Thursday called on competitors to play in a spirit of true fraternity at 2014 FIFA World Cup…

Blatter loses Platini support

World football was plunged into open warfare on Thursday as UEFA president Michel Platini said he would no longer support…

Fireworks Begin As World Cup Kicks Off Tonight

For the next four weeks, football lovers will savour the exploits of the best players of the game across the…

World Cup: Group A Team List

Brazil Goalkeepers: Julio Cesar (Toronto FC, on loan from QPR), Jefferson (Botafogo), Victor (Atletico Mineiro). Defenders: Dani Alves (Barcelona), Maicon…

O’Neil wants clarity over Keane job

Ireland manager Martin O’Neill has said he will not stand in the way of his assistant Roy Keane taking on…

Thai junta wants free World Cup broadcasts in ‘happiness’ drive

Thailand’s junta said Thursday it wanted all World Cup matches to be broadcast on free-to-air television, in an effort to…

Blatter ready for new term as FIFA boss

Sepp Blatter is ready to seek a new term as FIFA’s president, he announced Wednesday, ignoring calls from top European…

City, PSG to field 5 homegrown players for CL

Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain have been informed by governing body UEFA that they must include five and not eight…

Pirlo to end Italy career after Brazil

Italy’s Andrea Pirlo confirmed Wednesday he will end his international career after the World Cup. Pirlo helped steer Italy to…

Emenike Blasts Argentina

Adebobola Alawode With 24 hours to the kick off of the World Cup in Brazil, Super Eagles talisman, Emmanuel Emenike…

World Cup Coaches Salaries: Keshi Ranks 28th

Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, is ranked 28th position among the 32 biggest earning national bosses at this summer’s…
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Glo Theme Songs To Inspire Eagles In Brazil

National telecom operator and major sponsor of the Super Eagles, Globacom, has given further insight into why it assembled its…

Adamawa bans football viewing centres

The Adamawa Government has banned the operation of football viewing centres indefinitely in the state. The state government said in…

Yobo, Mikel, Others Supports Okoku’s Foundation

Members of Nigeria’s Super Eagles have identified with Greater Tomorrow Children’s Foundation, a humanitarian project of former Nigerian international, Paul…

Returning Ronaldo leads Portugal to big win

Cristiano Ronaldo had a hand in a goal and hit a post on his return as Portugal concluded their World…

Brazil midfield gives Scolari food for thought

Brazil have plenty of reasons to be optimistic as they head into the opening game of their bid to finally…
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