Spanish Football Federatio (RFEF), on Monday slapped a five-match ban on Real Madrid’s star forward, Cristiano Ronaldo following his red card in Real Madrid’s Spanish Super Cup first leg 3-1 win over Barcelona. The Portugal international was ordered off after picking up two yellow cards, one for taking his shirt off after putting Real 2-1 […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored before he was sent off as Real Madrid thrash Barcelona 3-1 the Spanish Super Cup first leg on Sunday night. The second half of the game at the Nou Camp saw Gerard Pique’s own goal put Real ahead (50) before Lionel Messi equalised from the penalty spot (77) after Luis Suarez was […]
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Benin Republic secured a 1-0 win over Nigeria in the first leg CHAN qualifier played in Cotonou on Sunday evening. CHAN Eagles’ Afeez Aremu committed a foul in the 89th minute. That gifted Benin Republic a late penalty which they converted to beat Nigeria by a lone goal in the first leg clash. The Beninoise […]
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Romelu Lukaku scored twice on his Premier League debut for Manchester United as they embarrassed West Ham at Old Trafford on Sunday. Jose Mourinho’s team were a constant threat against a poor Hammers side, offering excitement and encouragement to their supporters on the opening weekend of the new Premier League season. Lukaku, a £75m summer […]
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Neymar is free to make his Paris St-Germain debut at Guingamp on Sunday, after French football authorities finally received clearance following his world-record move from Barcelona. “The cheque has cleared and therefore puts in motion the process of the transfer,” said a Barcelona club source. Neymar’s move to the French giants that smashed the […]
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Brazil displaced Germany from the top of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) rankings released on Thursday. The world champions Germany dropped to second despite winning the Confederations Cup. Argentina is in third and Switzerland, with a 100 per cent record in World Cup qualifiers, are fourth. This is higher than they have been […]
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Real Madrid clinched the UEFA Super Cup with a 2-1 win over Manchester United in Macedonia. Madrid dominated from the start and led when Casemiro – who earlier hit the bar – slid in a half volley. They doubled their lead when Isco calmly slotted in from eight yards after a neat one-two with Gareth […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo has been listed in Real Madrid’s squad to face Manchester United in UEFA Super Cup on Tuesday. It was expected that the 32-year-old would miss the Super Cup clash in Skopje having missed first-team training following an extended leave due to Portugal’s run in the Confederations Cup in Russia this summer. Manchester United […]
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Arsenal capitalised on Alvaro Morata and Thibaut Courtois’ missed penalties to win the Community Shield in a dramatic 4-1 shootout victory over 10-man Chelsea. The season curtain-raiser between Premier League champions Chelsea and FA Cup winners Arsenal finished 1-1 after Sead Kolasinac, two minutes after Pedro was shown a straight red card, cancelled out Victor […]
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Mo Farah launched the World Athletics Championships in scintillating fashion on Friday, with another consummate 10,000 metres triumph that further embellished his claim to being the greatest distance racer in the sport’s annals. With 55,000 of his home fans roaring their support at the London Stadium, the 34-year-old Briton sprinted away with his 10th consecutive […]
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