Ronaldo scores for Juventus But Manchester United steals victory with two late goalsManchester United produced a stunning late comeback to beat Juventus 2-1 on Wednesday in what could be a turning point in their Champions League campaign, while a Gabriel Jesus hat-trick helped Manchester City all but secure a last-16Continue Reading
Super Eagles Captain and Tianjin TEDA midfielder, John Obi Mikel will miss the remainder of the Chinese Super League season due to injury. Ayo Olu Ibidapo of the Communication Department of the Nigeria Football Federation NFF confirmed the report. Mikel featured in 18 CSL matches this season and scored twoContinue Reading
In apparent jest of the way Nigeria defeated Libya in Uyo last month, South Africa’s coach, Stuart Baxter said his team might also get a first minute penalty kick. Responding to a question on why he was confident in the impending fixture with Nigeria, Baxter, in a video clip onContinue Reading
Head Coach Thomas Dennerby has released a list of 21 players who will fly Nigeria’s flag at the 11th Women Africa Cup of Nations finals in Ghana. The championship starts next week, with Cup holders Nigeria heading Group B of the competition, to contend with South Africa, Zambia and Kenya.Continue Reading
Valencia cranked up the pressure on Manchester United in Champions League Group H by beating Young Boys 3-1 on Wednesday as the Spanish side registered their first home win of the season. Carlos Soler, the talented 21-year-old, teed up two Santi Mina strikes in the first half before finding theContinue Reading
Roma inched closer to a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League on Wednesday thanks to a hard-fought 2-1 win over 10-man CSKA Moscow in the Luzhniki Stadium. An early Kostas Manolas header and Lorenzo Pellegrini’s neat finish just before the hour mark gave Roma a win thatContinue Reading
President Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has declared that Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr cannot continue to decide which stadium should host the team’s international home games. Pinnick was speaking on a radio programme “Sports Zone” on Lagos-based Radio station Lagos Talks yesterday where he was asked toContinue Reading
Manchester United have been plagued by inconsistency this season, and must put together a complete 90-minute performance to get anything from their Champions League game at Juventus later on Wednesday, Ryan Giggs has said. Wales manager Ryan Giggs during the match. Reuters/Andrew Couldridge United were comprehensively outplayed in a 1-0Continue Reading
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, had said he would like to have a club and that it does not have to be Arsenal Alhaji Aliko Dangote He was reported to have considered buying a football club other than London-based Arsenal if controlling shareholder Stan Kroenke refuses to sell. Dangote inContinue Reading
Belgrade – Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp says there is no reason to panic after his side lost their second UEFA Champions League game this season on Tuesday. The German however conceded that another defeat could derail their chances of moving onto the knockout phase. Jurgen Klopp Two first-half goals fromContinue Reading
