Nigeria’s foremost fans group, the Nigeria Football Supporters Club (NFSC), are set to make history once again, as well as evoke fond football memories in the people of Nigeria. The National Chairman of NFSC, Ambassador (Rev). Samuel Ikpea during a chat with the media, disclosed that the famous Santos Futbol Club of Brazil are expected to arrive Nigeria early next …
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Real Madrid and France forward Karim Benzema has won the Ballon d’Or – awarded to the best footballer of the year – for the first time. Benzema scored 44 goals in 46 games as he helped Real win the Champions League and La Liga in 2021-22. Lionel Messi (seven) and Cristiano Ronaldo (five) had won the award on 12 of …
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Former Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas has deleted a tweet that said he was gay – saying his account was hacked. Casillas tweeted in Spanish: “I hope you respect me: I’m gay,” before his former Spain team-mate Carles Puyol replied: “It’s time to tell our story.” The tweet was live for more than an hour before being deleted. …
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Arsenal’s long-time observers looked at two meetings with Tottenham and Liverpool at Emirates Stadium, and suggested any verdict on the measure of their current progress must wait until those games were played. The received wisdom was that while the Gunners had looked hugely impressive under manager Mikel Arteta as they went to the top of the Premier League early in …
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 700th club goal as Manchester United came from behind at Goodison Park to end Everton’s two-game winning run. It has been a frustrating season so far for Ronaldo, who has been reduced to the role of substitute after failing to get his hoped-for summer move away from Old Trafford. But introduced as a first-half substitute after …
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Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu has been forced to retire from football at the age of 24 because of a hereditary heart condition. The Premier League club said Mwepu would be at an “extremely high risk of suffering a potentially fatal cardiac event” if he continued playing. Mwepu had recently fallen ill on a trip with the Zambia national team to Mali. …
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Fifteen-year-old Ethan Nwaneri became the youngest player in Premier League history in Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Brentford. The English attacking midfielder, who was born in March 2007, replaced Fabio Vieira for the Gunners in stoppage time at Brentford Community Stadium. Aged 15 years and 181 days, Nwaneri beat the record held by Harvey Elliott. Liverpool midfielder Elliott was 16 years and …
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Chelsea have sacked manager Thomas Tuchel following Tuesday’s night’s Champions League defeat by Dinamo Zagreb. The 49-year-old former Borussia Dortmund and Paris St-Germain boss leaves Stamford Bridge after 20 months. Owner Todd Boehly has placed Tuchel’s coaching staff in temporary charge until a replacement is found. A club statement said the owners believed it was “the right time” to bring …
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Bobola Alawode The Indoor Sports Hall of the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos State will come alive as a professional boxing event holds on Sunday. The professional boxing event tagged “Rumble In Lagos” is being put together by Saleh Glooves Promotion and sanctioned by the Nigerian Boxing Board of Control, NBBof C. There would be a total of 14 bouts …
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Anthony Joshua’s bid to recapture the unified heavyweight titles ended in disappointment as Oleksandr Usyk produced a terrific performance to win by split decision in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In a clash billed as the Rage on the Red Sea, a spirited Joshua, 32, showed some aggressiveness and intent – a vast improvement from their first fight – but could not …
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