The Premier League game between Liverpool and Arsenal produced a 3-3 draw at the Emirates Stadium on Friday. The visitors were the dominant force early on and took a deserved lead through Philippe Coutinho’s header. They should have scored more against their hapless hosts in the first period, although they doubled their advantage quickly in […]
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Chelsea strike, Alvaro Morata was the hero for his team on Wednesday night, as he scored the winning goal at Stamford Bridge to help the Blues secure a dramatic 2-1 win over AFC Bournemouth. The win booked a place for Chelsea in the semifinal of the Carabao Cup also known as the League Cup. Brazilian […]
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Manchester City handed Tottenham Hotspur a 4-1 demolition on Saturday. It was Ilkay Gundogan’s free header from a corner that gave City an early lead before Kevin de Bruyne doubled their advantage with a left-footed drive 20 minutes from time The home side could even afford to see substitute Gabriel Jesus miss a penalty before […]
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Former France International and Arsenal football legend, Thierry Henry, was on Sunday crowned the ‘Igwe of football’ at an event in Victoria Island, Lagos. Henry, who was clad in the attire of an Igbo chief, was unveiled as an ambassador for the Made of Black campaign. The retired footballer also partook in the cooking of […]
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Former Brazil, AC Milan and Real Madrid midfielder Kaka has retired from football at the age of 35. The 2007 Ballon d’Or winner had been weighing up whether to continue playing at a new club after confirming he would not renew his contract at MLS side Orlando City in October. Kaka posted a prayer on Twitter […]
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A second-half strike from Cristiano Ronaldo was enough to hand Real Madrid, the FIFA Club World Cup for the second successive year. Zinedine Zidane’s Madrid have thus become the first side to retain the cup, beating South America’s champions Gremio1-0 win at UAE 2017. Madrid surely deserved the victory, having dominated the encounter with the […]
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President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has reacted to the disciplinary action taken against Nigeria by world football governing body, FIFA. In a statement by the NFF on Tuesday, Pinnick mistake on the part of NFF and accepted the sanction, but ordered that an internal inquiry be instituted immediately over the “error”. […]
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FIFA has sanctioned Nigeria for fielding an ineligible player on November 10 in the final Group B game of the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Algeria. The World football governing body, on Tuesday, said Super Eagles’ right full back, Shehu Abdullahi, failed to serve a compulsory one game ban after receiving yellow cards in two […]
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Tyson Fury has been cleared by the United Kingdom Anti-doping, Ukad, to return to boxing. The Briton had been charged in June 2016 for testing positive to banned substances. He had told the hearing that he had eaten uncastrated wild boar which had affected the outcome of the test. Fury has now accepted a backdated […]
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Following a record number of votes, Mohamed Salah of Egypt and Liverpool has been voted BBC African Footballer of the Year for 2017. The forward won ahead of Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Guinean Naby Keita, Sadio Mane of Senegal and Nigeria’s Victor Moses. “I am very happy to win this award,” the 25-year-old told BBC Sport. […]
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