•Ifeoma Onumonu Super Falcons forward Ifeoma Onumonu has announced her retirement from football, wrapping up a professional career that spanned more than 10 years across the United States of America, France, and Nigeria. In a profound statement posted on Instagram today, Onumonu expressed gratitude for her journey, stating her retirement as a ...
•Taribo West A former Super Eagles defender, Taribo West, today, berated the Nigeria Football Federation and Lagos State Government for allegedly abandoning the family of late goalkeeper, Peter Rufai. Speaking at Rufai’s burial in a video posted by News Central today, the ex-Inter Milan star expressed disappointment over what he described as t...
•Dries Mertens A former Belgium forward, Dries Mertens, has announced his retirement from football, with his contract at Galatasaray due to expire at the end of this month. The 38-year-old said he was hanging up his boots in a video posted on social media yesterday, but would play in an exhibition match organised by his […]
•Police officers stand on duty at a cordon at the entrance to Water Street, at the scene of an incident Liverpool’s beloved former manager Jurgen Klopp said there are more “serious things in the world than football” after car ploughed into supporters at the end of a parade to celebrate the club’s Premier League title […]
The Ballon d’Or 2024 ceremony will take place at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris tonight. A celebration where France Football magazine will present the award to the best player of the past season, among other awards. Lionel Messi took home his eighth Ballon d’Or after picking up the 2023 prize in Paris back in […]
•Barcelona and Spanish football star, Andres Iniesta Former Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta, who won two European Championships and the 2010 World Cup with an all-conquering Spain team, announced his retirement from football today at the age of 40. “Being on the pitch is over,” a visibly emotional Iniesta told reporters at a news conferenc...
•Raphael Varane France World Cup winner Raphael Varane yesterday announced his retirement from football at the age of 31. Former Real Madrid and Manchester United center-back Varane had joined Italian club Como for this season but was then excluded from their Serie A squad having suffered a knee injury in August, reports AFP. “A new […]...
A team’s success in terms of winning a trophy does not hinge on the players alone; there’s also a coaching factor. Football coaches determine what tactics and formations a team will play and also what players can perfectly play them, reports Saturday Vanguard. In light of the foregoing, some coaches have enjoyed significant club successes. [&h...
Football isn’t only about scoring goals. How the ball transits from the feet of players to the final passer is a great art itself. On rare occasions, the final pass might be more beautiful than the goal itself, reports Vanguard. This is because some players have mastered the art of passing more than their teammates […]
•Pepe Portugal veteran Pepe announced yesterday in a video on social media he was retiring from football aged 41. “I would like to thank you all,” said the centre-back as he cited the clubs he represented, as well as the Portuguese national team and his family. “Everyone gave me the support I needed to leave […]
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