Arsenal shrugged off their poor recent form to secure an impressive 2-0 win over AC Milan at the San Siro in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday. Atletico Madrid were also big winners as they cruised to a 3-0 victory over Lokomotiv Moscow at the Wanda Metropolitano. Thursday Recap Arsene […]
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Nigeria’s under-20 women football team the Falconets, have been drawn alongside perennial foes Germany, China and debutants Haiti in Group D of the 9th FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the competition is scheduled to take place in France from Aug. 5 to Aug. 24. At the Draw Ceremony […]
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UEFA Champions League games continued on Wednesday with English side, Tottenham Hotspur left heartbroken against Juventus as the Italians won 2-1 in the second leg to progress 4-3 on aggregate. Spurs took the lead through Heung-Min Son, but Juve fought back with two goals from Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala against the run of play at Wembley […]
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In continuation of its tour of 91 cities in 51 countries across six continents, the FIFA World Cup trophy has arrived in Nigeria. The iconic prize of world football visited the Presidential Villa on Wednesday, where President Muhammadu Buhari had a feel of it and delivered a welcome address. President Buhari handed the FIFA World […]
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Defending European Champions, Real Madrid booked their spot in the last eight of the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League on Tuesday as they beat Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) 2-1 at the Parc des Princes. Cristiano Ronaldo put Real’s tie with PSG to bed when he netted a powerful header in the 51st minute to keep his extraordinary […]
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It was Nemanja Matic’s late thunderbolt that capped a dramatic 3-2 win for Manchester United at Crystal Palace on Monday night. United came from two goals down, one in each half to beat Palace 2-3 in a thrilling Premier League match at Selhurst Park. The Red Devils were shocked after the host took the lead […]
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has accepted a English Football Association charge for “wearing a political message”. Since November, Pep Guardiola has worn a yellow ribbon in a show of support for imprisoned politicians in Catalonia, where he was born and has spent a large part of his life. However, after two warnings, the FA […]
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Ace Liverpool and Egypt winger, Mohamed Salah has won the Professional Football Association, PFA, Premier League Player of the Month for February in England. The PFA announced Salah winner on Monday. The pacy winger beat fellow teammate, Roberto Firmino to the award after securing 37 per cent of the votes, as against Firmino’s 19 per […]
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Enigmatic football manager and self-styled ‘Special One’ José Mourinho has become RT’s latest signing. He’ll offer his unique insight into the game for the channel’s FIFA 2018 World Cup Russia special coverage. Named FIFA World Coach of the Year in 2010, Mourinho boasts one of the most outstanding coaching resumes in world football. He will […]
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Manchester City moved 18 points clear at the top of the Premier League table after Bernardo Silva’s goal gave them victory over Chelsea. Silva, also a scorer in the 3-0 win at Arsenal on Thursday, poked in David Silva’s cross at the back post just 35 seconds into the second half. City dominated the game […]
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