The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau, has promised the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee to the Nigeria Football League. VAR is a system that helps referees to decide better about players’ fouls, if a goal was valid, red card decisions, in football matches. Gusau gave the assurance during the maiden retreat...
In the ranking table on the website of the world football governing body today, the Eagles dropped 16.04 points to rank 1474.44 points as against 1490.48 in October. The ranking took into consideration FIFA World Cup qualifiers that took place in African countries as well as in Asia and South America. Here are the top […]
•PSV’s Dutch midfielder Jerdy Schouten and Sevilla’s Belgian forward Dodi Lukebakio in action Sevilla crashed out of the Champions League yesterday, throwing away a two-goal lead in a 3-2 defeat by PSV Eindhoven. Leading through goals from Sergio Ramos and Youssef En-Nesyri, Sevilla winger Lucas Ocampos was sent off for two bookings in four mi...
•Kylian Mbappe celebrates with teammates A clinical Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain won 3-0 away at high-flying Reims yesterday to move to the top of the Ligue 1 table, although coach Luis Enrique was still not satisfied with the France captain’s performance. Mbappe opened the scoring in the third minute in Champagne [&...
•Late Raphael Dwamena Former Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena died yesterday after suffering a heart attack during an Albanian league match between KF Egnatia and FK Partizani, according to a statement by the Albanian football federation. “Paramedics on the pitch rushed him to hospital, where he died at the age of 28,” said the federation. Dwamen...
Inter Miami saluted Argentine star Lionel Messi’s eighth Ballon d’Or yesterday, but their friendly match to mark the achievement ended in a 2-1 loss to MLS rivals New York City FC. The defeat, in a match between two teams long out of the MLS championship running, was just a footnote on a celebratory night that […]
•Super Eagles The Super Eagles will be without Napoli hitman Victor Osimhen and Leicester City midfield maestro for the team’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers against the Harambe Stars of Zimbabwe and the Crocodiles of Lesotho. Nigeria’s squad list for the November encounters was released late yesterday by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), repo...
Real Madrid and Bayern Munich were among the clubs to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League with two group games to spare yesterday, while Manchester United’s poor form continued as they slipped to a stunning 4-3 defeat against FC Copenhagen. Last season’s runners-up Inter Milan and Real Sociedad also secured their tickets […]...
Manchester United’s hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout stage were dealt a fresh blow in a stunning 4-3 defeat by FC Copenhagen in Denmark yesterday. United led 2-0 in the Group A game before Marcus Rashford was sent off late in the first half, and later threw away a 3-2 lead as Roony Bardghji […]
Al Ittihad have sacked former Tottenham Hotspur manager Nuno Espirito Santo, the Saudi champions said, following a poor run of results under the Portuguese coach. Nuno was under pressure because of their struggles in the Saudi Pro League, and the club brought down the axe following a 2-0 defeat to Air Force Club of Iraq […]
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