Football

Premier League’s early start has taken toll on players – Southgate

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

England coach Gareth Southgate said the Premier League’s early start was a factor in some of his players lacking sharpness…

Thomas Vermaelen suffers fresh injury

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Belgium defender Thomas Vermaelen has suffered another injury and will be out of action for several weeks after straining an…

Turkish police quiz Turan over alleged fight with pop star

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Police questioned Turkish international midfielder Arda Turan late on Thursday over reports that he fought with a pop star at…

Russian football players arrested over violent attacks

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

A Moscow court has ordered the arrest of Russian football internationals Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamayev late on Thursday after…

Colombia crush U.S. 4-2 in friendly

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Colombia crushed a shorthanded and overmatched U.S. 4-2 in a friendly in Tampa on Thursday in the latest reminder the…

Super Eagles will not underrate Libya – Rohr

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr, says his team will play to win and will not underrate the Mediterranean Knights in…

Barcelona’s Umtiti may require knee surgery

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The knee injury sustained by FC Barcelona’s World Cup-winning defender Samuel Umtiti is not healing as planned, a section of…

Belgian football agent questioned in fraud, match-fixing inquiry

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Belgian investigators on Thursday questioned Mogi Bayat, the country’s most influential football agent, a day after he and senior figures…

Monaco fires coach Jardim after poor start

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

League 1 club AS Monaco fired coach Leonardo Jardim on Thursday following a poor start to the season which has…

UEFA to pay countries more for Nations League participation

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

European football governing body UEFA has said 55 national teams currently participating in the inaugural UEFA Nations League would see…

2018 AITEO Cup: Rangers Int’l FC to battle Kano Pillars in final

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

All is now set for what can be described as an epic final of the 2018 AITEO Cup glory, as…

Fraud, match-fixing: Belgium raids top football clubs

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Belgian police carried out series of raids at football clubs and homes across the country on Wednesday and detained many…

Bolt ready to play for his footballing future

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt is set to start up front for the Central Coast Mariners in a trial match…

AFCON qualifier: Akwa Ibom subsidises gate fees by 50%

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Akwa Ibom government has slashed the price of tickets to the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo to watch Nigeria…

Bendel Insurance players urged to step up performance

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has called on players of Bendel Insurance Football Club to step up performance in…

Ronaldo among first nominees for Ballon d’Or award

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo was among the first 10 nominees for the men’s Ballon d’Or trophy announced on Monday, awarded…

Stuttgart sacks coach Korkut

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

VfB Stuttgart fired Coach Tayfun Korkut on Sunday, making him the first coaching victim of the Bundesliga season.

Man United set to sack Jose Mourinho

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Jose Mourinho has lost the confidence of the Manchester United board and is set to be sacked this weekend no…

Struggling Manchester United urged to do better against Newcastle

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho believes there are “many reasons” why the team have under-performed this season.

Nike, EA raise concern over Ronaldo rape claims

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Sportswear maker Nike Inc and video game maker Electronic Arts Inc said on Thursday they were concerned about rape allegations…

Sarri hopes Morata goal can spark return to form

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has backed forward Alvaro Morata to “restart” his season after the Spaniard scored in the 1-0…

Southgate to lead England until 2022 World Cup

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

England national team manager, Gareth Southgate, has signed a new contract which will keep him in charge until the end…

Napoli striker Milik robbed at gunpoint

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Napoli striker Arkadiusz Milik was robbed at gunpoint by two men on a motorbike as he drove home from Wednesday’s…

`Messi eats at his own table’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Lionel Messi’s mesmeric display in Barcelona’s 4-2 Champions League win over Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday, proved yet again, that he…

Injured Liverpool’s Keita sent to hospital for tests

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Liverpool midfielder, Naby Keita was taken to hospital after sustaining a suspected back injury during his team’s 1-0 defeat by…

Why Enyimba lost to Raja Casablanca

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Enyimba FC of Aba Coach, Usman Abdullah, Wednesday night blamed his team’s 0-1 loss to visiting Raja Casablanca of Morocco…

Messi dazzles Tottenham at Wembley

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Lionel Messi’s Wembley masterclass and a sublime strike from Ivan Rakitic got Barcelona back in the groove as they clinched…

Mourinho odds-on to be first EPL manager to leave this season

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Under-fire Manchester United boss, Jose Mourinho has been priced odds-on to be the first English Premier League manager (EPL) to…

Barcelona becomes first sports club to post billion dollar revenue

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

FC Barcelona announced it has become the first sports club to post annual revenues exceeding $1 billion.

Court rejects false testimony charge against Modric

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Croatian court has rejected a charge against Croatia international and Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric of giving false testimony…

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