Football

Giwa-led board fires NFF General Secretary Sanusi

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Chris Giwa-led faction of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Sunday in Abuja said it had terminated the appointment…

Spanish football introduces VAR

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The video assistant referee (VAR) was used for the first time in Spanish football on Sunday.

Premier League Returns On DStv, GOtv

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The 2018/19 Premier League kicks off this weekend with a full round of 10 matches spread from Friday night to…

Chelsea buy world’s most expensive goalkeeper

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Chelsea are splashing a world record 80 million euro or $92m on Athletic Bilbao’s goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga after they agreed…

Bilbao’s Kepa pays release fee ahead of Chelsea move

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has paid his 80 million-euro (71.9 million pounds) buy-out clause to break his contract with…

Wolves complete signing of Middlesbrough winger Traore

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Wolverhampton Wanderers have strengthened their squad by signing Spanish winger Adama Traore from Middlesbrough on a five-year contract, the promoted…

Egypt’s record-breaking El-Hadary retires

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Egypt goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary, who became the oldest player in World Cup history in Russia, has announced his retirement from…

France 2018: Falconets lose 0-1 to Germany

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Nigeria’s U-20 female football team, Falconets fell 0-1 to three times champions, Germany on Monday in their first game of…

NFF crisis: Dalung inaugurates 6-man reconciliation committee

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, on Monday inaugurated a six-man reconciliation committee to bring lasting solution…

Chinese FA investigating Senegalese Demba Ba racism allegations

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Chinese Football Association (CFA) said on Monday it had launched an investigation into allegations by Shanghai Shenhua striker Demba…

Klopp admits Liverpool’s defensive concerns

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Liverpool face potential defensive problems ahead of Sunday’s Premier League opener against West Ham United, manager Juergen Klopp said.

Former Brazil coach Scolaris returns to coach Palmeiras for third time

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Former Brazil manager Luiz Felipe Scolari says that he is motivated to win every trophy possible for Palmeiras as he…

My Arsenal Story: Alex Iwobi

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Nigeria International Alexander Iwobi, better known as Alex Iwobi writes for arsenal.com about his lifetime journey at the North London…

Asian Games: Iraq withdraws from football tournament

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Iraq have withdrawn from the football tournament of this month’s Asian Games at Jakarta in Indonesia, potentially throwing the competition…

Lukaku to return early to help depleted Man United

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku has curtailed his vacation and will join Manchester United at the start of their Premier League…

Mourinho confident of signing one more player

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he is confident the club will sign at least one more player before the…

Neymar admits to “exaggerated’’ reactions

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ridiculed for faking and diving during a disappointing 2018 World Cup campaign in Russia, Brazilian forward Neymar has admitted to…

Dalung promises better welfare package for national women football teams

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has promised to ensure the welfare gap between the national men…

Flood ravages 25 billion Rojenny Sports Complex

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Property estimated at not less than N50 million have been destroyed at the Rojenny Sports Complex and Games Village, Oba,…

NFF to train, absorb Ikeme into Super Eagles’ crew

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Football Federation says it will offer retired Super Eagles’ goalkeeper Carl Ikeme coaching education as a goalkeeper trainer…

Ronaldo avoids jail, to pay $22m to Spanish taxman

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Spanish tax authorities have conceded that football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo should pay close to 19 million euros ($22 million) to…

Leon Balogun relishes competition at Brighton

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Brighton and Hove Albion defender Leon Balogun is relishing the competition he has to overcome to seal a regular starting…

Carl Ikeme retires from football after battle with leukaemia

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Carl Ikeme has announced his retirement from football after a year-long battle with acute leukaemia, the English…

NFF commences preliminary investigation on Yusuf’s bribery allegation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Friday in Abuja said it has noted some media reports arising from a BBC…

Cisse gets Senegal contract extension with 2019 AFCON condition

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Senegal coach Aliou Cisse has had his contract extended by a year, even though there was also a condition attached.

German FA boss admits mistakes in Ozil affair

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

German Football Association (DFB) head Reinhard Grindel on Thursday in Berlin said he should have made clearer that racism is…

Cristiano Ronaldo sentenced to 24 months over tax evasion

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Cristiano Ronaldo will be fined 3.2 million Euros (3.7 million dollars) and sentenced to 24 months in prison, a sentence…

Klopp hails Salah’s scoring return

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp hailed Mohamed Salah’s impact as the playmaker made a scoring return in their 2-1 pre-season win…

Football Coaches back Yusuf on bribery allegations

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Football Coaches Association have pledged their support for embattled Super Eagles Assistant Coach, Salisu Yusuf, who insists that…

Arsenal deny chief executive Gazidis resignation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Arsenal FC of England has denied reports that its chief executive, Ivan Gazidis, has accepted an offer that would see…

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