Former Manchester United manager, Alex Ferguson, has thanked the medical staff and the global football community for their support and messages after recovering from a brain haemorrhage surgery. The 76-year old Ferguson, now a director at the club, suddenly fell ill on May 5 and underwent an emergency surgery on his brain. In a video […]
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US Tennis star, Serena Williams, has lamented over the procedure at which the sport players are randomly tested, describing her case as a “discrimination.” In a post on her Twitter page on Tuesday, Williams claimed that she is the most drug-tested tennis player after the doping officials took her samples. Her tweet read, “…and it’s […]
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The MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta will on Thursday 26th July play host to the final matches for GTBank-Ogun state Principals Cup; the biggest grassroots soccer competition in West Africa. Now in its 6th year, this season’s final promises to be a thrilling encounter between the qualifying teams as they stake their claim to become ultimate […]
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World Football governing body, FIFA has released eleven nominees for 2018 Player of the Year award. Egyptian Mohammed Salah, alongside Harry Kane, highest goal scorer at the 2018 World Cup, five-time UEFA Champions League winner Cristiano Ronaldo and Russia 2018 Golden Ball winner Luka Modric are part of the nominees. Argentina captain Lionel Messi, as well […]
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Feet ‘n’ Tricks International in partnership with the World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA) has announced hosting of debut Africa Freestyle Football Championship this year. The African Championship is coming on the heels of the successful Nigerian Freestyle Championship organized by Feet ‘n’ Tricks International in 2017. Freestyle football is described by the WFFA as “the art […]
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Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil on Sunday, released a statement that he has quit the German national football team, citing “racism” in the criticism of him after the side’s World Cup debacle. Ozil, who has Turkish roots, had been under fire since posing for a controversial photograph with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May which […]
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Spanish football giant, Barcelona has launched a third bid to sign Chelsea winger Willian which is in excess of £55m. Last week that Barcelona had tabled a second offer believed to be worth up to £53m for the Brazil international, with talks still ongoing between the two clubs and representatives of the player. Chelsea’s Premier […]
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Foremost financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank is set to hold the finals of the GTBank-Lagos State Principals Cup on Thursday 19th July at the Agege Stadium, Lagos. The prestigious tournament, now in its 9th year promises to be a thrilling encounter between the four qualifying teams as they stake their claim as ultimate champions of the […]
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The 2018 World Cup is now officially concluded after France beat Croatia 4-2 in the final encounter played on Sunday at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. It was a monthlong celebration of fun football, unexpected results, and an overall better tournament than just about anybody had been expecting. One of the less surprising things […]
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Goals from Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe, as well as a controversial VAR-awarded penalty, helped France beat Croatia 4-2 in an incredible World Cup final in Moscow on Sunday to lift the trophy for the second time in their history. In a match that had a bit of everything, Mario Mandzukic scored the first ever […]
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