Europa League champions Manchester United have overtaken record UEFA Champions League winners, Real Madrid, as the world’s most valuable football club, going by statistics provided by business magazine Forbes. Manchester United were valued at $3.69 billion (about £2.86 billion, about N1.476 trillion) and returned to the top of the annual list for the first time […]
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Former Newcastle United midfielder, Cheick Tiote has died. The Cote d’Ivoire player was on Monday training with his Chinese club, Beijing Enterprises when he collapsed. He was rushed to the hospital and was later confirmed dead. “It is with deep sadness that I confirm that my client Cheick Tiote sadly passed away earlier today after […]
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Hundreds of Juventus fans watching the Champions League final in one of Turin’s main squares were injured when loud bangs created a panic and mayhem. About 400 people were being treated for slight injuries, Italian media reported. About five people were seriously hurt, including a seven-year-old boy who was trampled. Thousands of fans had gathered […]
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Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid are the first team in the Champions League era to retain the trophy after defeating Juventus 4-1 in the 2017 final. It was Cristiano Ronaldo’s brace that put Madrid in front before Juventus pulled level through Mario Mandzukic’s brilliance, before Casemiro edged Madrid back in front after the break and the […]
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria faced The Sparrow Hawks of Togo in Paris on Thursday, defeat them 3-0 courtesy first half goals from Ahmed Musa and Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho. It is the first time the Super Eagles will win in three matches and they did it in a convincing manner, recording a 3-0 victory […]
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Andy Murray had to struggle to escape upset danger, managing a 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) defeat of Slovak Martin Klizan on Thursday to survive into the third round of the French Open. Murray laboured for more than three and a half hours against a 50th-ranked opponent keen to inflict an upset on the […]
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Nigeria are now 4th in Africa, according to the latest FIFA/Cocacola world ranking released today. The Super Eagles, with 730 points moved two places up to 38th position in the world. They will play the Hawks of Togo in an international friendly today in Paris gained. Egypt, who are 20th in the world are Africa’s leaders. They are […]
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Following talks between owner Stan Kroenke, chief executive Ivan Gazidis and Arsene Wenger, it was confirmed that the 67-year-old will remain in charge at Arsenal after signing a new two-year deal. The decision was communicated to the Arsenal board at a meeting on Tuesday and ends months of speculation over Wenger’s future. Calls for Wenger […]
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After days of speculations, Barcelona football club has appointed Ernesto Valverde as its new coach. The 53 year old former Barça player replaces Luis Enrique, who was coach for three seasons. Valverde, previously Athletic Club Bilbao coach, will be presented on Thursday, along with his assistant Jon Aspiazu and former blaugrana José Antonio Pozanco who will […]
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Luis Enrique’s tenure as Barcelona Manager ended with a 3-1 Copa del Rey final victory over Alaves at the Vicente Calderon on Saturday. Lionel Messi opened the scoring with a sumptuous finish on the half hour, only for Theo Hernandez’s exquisite free-kick to haul Alaves level three minutes later. But two quick-fire goals on the […]
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