Liverpool FC goalkeeper, Allison Becker, has been announced as the FIFA 2019 men’s keeper of the year. Becker won both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Super Cup, including the Copa America with Brazil this summer. He bagged three awards, Champions league goalkeeper of the season, Premier League goalkeeper golden glove and Copa America […]
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The FIFA Best Awards which was held on Monday night at the Teatro Alla Scala in Milan, saw Lionel Messi, Megan Rapinoe, Jurgen Klopp, and others emerge winners. Messi was able to fight off challenge from arch-rival Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk, to the men’s prize. Rapinoe, who won the World Cup this year, […]
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Barcelona and Argentine captain, Lionel Messi has been named the FIFA 2019 world best player. He was announced on Monday at Teatro Alla Scala ahead of Liverpool Defender, Virgil Van Dijk and Juventus striker , Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi won the 2018/2019, UEFA Champions League highest goal scorer and also won the LA Liga player award […]
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Real Madrid eased the pressure on Zinedine Zidane by winning 1-0 away at high-flying Sevilla in La Liga on Sunday. Karim Benzema headed in the decisive goal at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan to secure an impressive victory against a Sevilla side that were unbeaten and hoping to return to the top of the table. Instead, […]
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Liverpool extended their perfect start to the title race as they became the first club to win their opening six games in consecutive top-flight seasons. Alexander-Arnold’s blistering free-kick opened the scoring at Stamford Bridge. Roberto Firmino increased Liverpool’s advantage before the interval and N’Golo Kante’s fine goal was not enough to give Chelsea tangible reward […]
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Manchester United, legend Roy Keane has reacted angrily to the club’s 2-0 loss to West Ham on Sunday. West Ham took the lead on the stroke of half time following a fine finish from Andriy Yarmolenko. Keane, a former captain during his days at Old Trafford, said the performance was typical of United in recent […]
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Manchester City put eight past Watford in the Premier League on Saturday to leave the Hornets rooted to the foot of the table. The Citizens are now two points adrift of leaders Liverpool, who face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Elsewhere, Leicester City replaced Bournemouth in third place after coming from a goal down […]
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Barcelona threw on their stars of the present and the future on Saturday but neither Lionel Messi nor Ansu Fati could save them from a dismal 2-0 defeat away at Granada. Messi was still not deemed fit enough to start at Los Carmenes while Fati, the 16-year-old who has lit up La Liga in recent […]
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has signed a multi-year partnership with top Serie A club AS Roma. The partnership, which was unveiled on Friday in Abuja, will see the NFF and Roma collaborate together on and off the pitch, with one long term objective being for the club to help further grow and improve all […]
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Arsenal youngsters Joe Willock and Bukayo Saka claimed goals as a rotated Gunners side romped to a 3-0 win at 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday in the Europa League. Willock, 20, one of seven changes by Arsenal manager Unai Emery to the team which started Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Watford, gave the Gunners a first-half […]
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