Hammersmith & Fulham Council have unanimously approved planning permission for Chelsea to redevelop Stamford Bridge. The proposed rebuild, which is to increase capacity to 60,000 was presented in model form at a hearing at Hammersmith Town Hall on Wednesday. The council had already initially recommended that the application be approved and, after a three-hour meeting attended by […]
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Football Governing Body FIFA said at a council meeting in Zurich the World Cup finals will be expanded to 48 teams from the 2026 edition. The proposal was backed unanimously according to FIFA and represented a 50 per cent increase from the present number of 32 teams. Participating countries will be divided into 16 groups […]
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Chelsea Midfielder, John Mikel Obi, announced on social media that he is leaving the club to join Chinese Super League side Tianjin TEDA, after 10 years at Stamford Bridge and having made 374 appearances for the Blues. “As you will know, I haven’t featured as much this season as I would have liked, and at […]
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Algeria and Leicester City winger, Riyad Mahrez, has been named the African Footballer of the Year at the 2016 Glo-CAF awards held on Thursday night at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. Mahrez was not the only winner, as other Africans, some Nigerians also emerged big winners in other categories. Most Promising Player of the Year Award […]
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Algeria and Leicester City winger, Riyad Mahrez, has been named the African Footballer of the Year at the 2016 Glo-CAF awards held on Thursday night at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. Mahrez beat Gabonese and Burrusia Dortmund striker, Pierre Emerick Aubamenyang who was last year’s winner and Senegal’s Sadio Mane to win the award. Mahrez has scored […]
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Dele Alli scored twice to deny Chelsea an historic win record and send Tottenham back into the top four with a 2-0 victory over their fierce London rivals. The midfielder nodded home two crosses from Christian Eriksen – both at the back post – to stop the Blues winning for a top-flight record 14th consecutive game. The […]
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Hull City have announced the dismissal of manager, Mike Phelan after a poor run of form. The manager was appointed on a caretaker basis after the sacking of Steve Bruce, and got a permanent deal in October. However, Hull have won just one of their last 18 top-flight matches, with Monday’s 3-1 defeat at West […]
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Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud’s 17th minute sensational goal against Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium has triggered a Twitter frenzy, even a hashtag of its own #scorpionking, the description of the back heel-flicked goal. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger who spoke after Sunday’s 2–0 win over Crystal Palace, suggested that it could be remembered as the Giroud goal […]
Continue ReadingSam Allardyce has been appointed the new manager of Crystal Palace, replace the sacked Alan Pardew. Allardyce was given a two-and-a-half-year contract at Selhurst Park. Chariman Steve Parish told the club’s website: “We are delighted to be able to make an appointment so quickly and fortunate that someone of Sam’s calibre and experience was available.” […]
Continue ReadingDaniel Amokachi, former Super Eagles skipper, says the practice of local coaches being bribed to invite players into the country’s national teams is endemic. In spite of no one being found guilty of the accusation, there have long been suspicions that it happens in Nigeria. “Agents always come to give money for their players to […]
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