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Messi inspires Argentina to victory over Bosnia
Lionel Messi scored a trademark individual goal as Argentina opened their World Cup campaign with a narrow 2-1 win over…
France beat Honduras as goal-line technology sparks debate
France beat 10-man Honduras 3-0 in a bruising World Cup clash on Sunday where goal-line technology awarded the first international…
Klinsmann confident US will prove doubters wrong
United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann said his side are ready to “go the extra mile” to disprove their status as…
France get first World Cup technology goal
France on Sunday earned the first goal-line technology goal at a World Cup finals in controversial circumstances. Karim Benzema’s shot…
Chile clash ‘life or death’, says Fabregas
Spain’s next match against Chile is a matter of “life or death” for the holders’ World Cup chances, midfielder Cesc…
Switzerland comeback to beat Ecuador 2-1
Haris Seferovic scored in the last minute of injury time to grab Switzerland a dramatic 2-1 win over Ecuador in…
Iran game key to Eagles’ campaign – Amodu
Former Super Eagles Head Coach, Amodu Shaibu has declared that Monday’s clash with Iran at the Arena da Baixada in…
World Cup: Eagles’ll Run Over Iran, Boasts Maigari
President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Alhaji Aminu Maigari has declared on Sunday that the Super Eagles are well prepared…
Balotelli gives Italy 2-1 victory over England
Mario Balotelli’s second-half header earned Italy a 2-1 victory over an enterprising England side in an engaging World Cup Group…
Costa Rica comeback to stun Uruguay
Costa Rica came from a goal down to beat Uruguay 3-1 in a huge World Cup upset Saturday as the…
Keshi To Chat With Nigerians On Glo’s Google+
Football fans in Nigeria and across the world have been provided with a golden opportunity to interact with the coach…
We’re here to make an impact – Mikel
Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi believes Nigeria are on the right track to turn around a dismal recent record in…
Chile beat Australia 3-1, puts pressure on Spain
Alexis Sanchez helped Chile pile the pressure on world champions Spain after a 3-1 win over Australia in their World…
Fans stay home over Boko Haram fears
Danlami Ma’azu stood among a crowd jostling to secure a satellite TV decoder in the Nigerian city of Kano so…
World Cup: Decoders, TV Dealers Record High Patronage
Some dealers in electronics in Bayelsa capital, Yenagoa, have hailed the increase in demand for decoders, television sets and antennas…
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…
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…
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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: Viewing centers get police surveillance
As the World Cup tournament begins on Thursday, the police on Wednesday said it would step up surveillance in and…
Ice Prince, Nosa, Others Sing For FIFA World Cup
Funsho Arogundade As the World Cup season begins tomorrow Thursday 12 June, Chocolate City artistes Ice Prince and Nosa alongside…
Emenike Blasts Argentina
Adebobola Alawode With 24 hours to the kick off of the World Cup in Brazil, Super Eagles talisman, Emmanuel Emenike…
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…
World Cup means big money for drug traffickers
Drug cartels in Peru and Bolivia, two of the world’s top producers of cocaine, are drooling over the bountiful market…
‘Eagles Eager To Succeed’
Former Nigerian international and ex-captain of the Super Eagles, Segun Odegbami (MON) has said that the crop of players Coach…
2 Days To W/Cup: Uzoenyi Finally Cleared For Brazil
Adebobola alawode P.M.NEWS Sports can authoritatively reveal that Ejike Uzoenyi is already airborne on his way to Brazil to replace…
Klose bids to leave lasting mark on World Cup history
Veteran German international striker Miroslav Klose heads into his fourth World Cup finals not content just with having become the…
J-Lo out of World Cup opening ceremony
Pop superstar Jennifer Lopez has pulled out of the World Cup opening ceremony in Brazil, FIFA said Sunday, four days…
Injured Lukaku to rest for several days
Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku will need to rest for several days after injuring his ankle in Saturday’s World Cup warm-up…
Nigeria lose 2-1 to USA
Jozy Altidore broke his goalscoring drought as the United States beat Nigeria 2-1 on Saturday in the Americans’ final World…