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 By Isaac Aregbesola  A nursing mother and 154 out of 230 Nigerian football fans stranded in Russia after the 2018 FIFA World Cup arrived the country on Friday night.  The stranded football fans including a nursing mother in her mid thirties came through Ethiopian Airline flight number ET-ALP that arrived …

By Ijeoma Okigbo  Mansur Abdullahi, the Falconets’ assistant coach, on Friday in Abuja said the team has been working towards winning the 2018 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in France. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the national under-20 women team’s best outing at the mundial is the …

By Ijeoma Okigbo  Chris Giwa, the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Thursday said the federation’s secretariat would move to the Sunday Dankaro House at the Abuja National Stadium next week. Giwa, while inspecting the building told sports journalists in Abuja that he was impressed with the facility and …

Amidst a most stunning ambiance, the 23rd  edition of Federation of International Football Associations, FIFA, World Cup, tagged Russia 2018, came to a scintillating close on Sunday, July15 at the 81,000 capacity Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. In the past one month, football fans across the world have watched with great excitement as 32 …

Heavy rain has damaged Russia’s newly-built World Cup Stadium at the Southern city of Volgograd on Sunday. Footage of the incident showed a fresh landslide on an embankment, which made a several-metre-deep hole near the stadium and covered a sidewalk with mud. A spokesman for the Sport In company, overseeing …

By Olawale Alabi France lived up to their promise on Sunday in Moscow by winning their second FIFA World Cup title with a 4-2 defeat of Croatia in the 2018 edition’s final match. The 1998 winners were one of the favourites from the onset, but not all favourites reached this …

    By Kemi Ajayi Two ex-internationals, Friday Ekpo and Bright Omokaro, have urged the Ministry of Sports and individuals involved in the ongoing Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) crisis to tread with caution to avoid FIFA ban. The ex-internationals gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of …

 By Olawale Alabi Croatia overcame a slow start on Wednesday to come from behind and beat England 2-1 after extra time to advance to the final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The 1998 semi-finalists, who lost to hosts France then, were stoic in defending and patient in attacking to …

By Victor Okoye   Festus Keyamo (SAN), the counsel to the Nigeria Football Federation  (NFF), on Wednesday said Nigeria was at the risk of a FIFA ban following the latest developments in the NFF. The News Agency of Nigeria  (NAN) reports that a Jos court failed to deliver judgement on …

  By Olawale Alabi France smoothly dominated Belgium on Tuesday in St Petersburg for a commanding 1-0 win to advance to Sunday’s final match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. It was a match of high expectations, judging from both sides’ run-up to the semi-finals and the quality …

 Portuguese Club Benfica has invited the 12 Thai boys and their Soccer Coach, who were rescued from a Cave in Thailand, to spend an all-expenses-paid week at its training academy. Club President, Luis Filipe Vieira, wrote to the Thai Ambassador to Portugal to invite the boys to the camp in …

When France line up for their World Cup semi-final, today, Tuesday, French great Thierry Henry will stare back at them from the Belgium bench — and Les Bleus can’t stop talking about it. Henry, who was part of the France squad that won the 1998 World Cup on home soil, …

  The Spanish Football Federation has appointed Luis Enrique as Spain’s new national team coach, the president of the federation Luis Rubiales said during a press conference on Monday. A former midfielder for Sporting Gijon, Real Madrid and Barcelona, Luis Enrique won two Liga titles, one Champions League and three …

Croatia ended Russia’s unlikely 2018 FIFA World Cup dream when they won 4-3 on penalty kicks to eliminate the gallant hosts, after a dramatic quarter-final which ended 2-2 in extra time. In Sochi city’s Fisht Olympic Stadium on Saturday, Ivan Rakitic scored the winning penalty kick to send Croatia into …

 By Olawale Alabi England advanced to the 2018 FIFA World Cup semi-finals on Saturday in Samara after a 2-0 win against a poor Sweden that held so much promise but never threatened. Before a crowd of 39,991 at the Samara Arena, England were meticulous in dispatching Sweden through headed goals …

  Veteran Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has joined Paris Saint-Germain on a one year deal, the French Ligue 1 champions announced on Friday. The 40-year-old 2006 World Cup winner joins the big-spending Parisian side days after his contract with Juventus ended in June. “We all feel an immense pride in …

By Olanrewaju Akojede  The embattled President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick has been appointed the 1st Vice President of Confederation of African Football (CAF). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Pinnick’s appointment’s is contained in a letter dated July 5, 2018 signed by CAF’s General Secretary, …

Italian champions, Juventus, have made an offer of 100 million euros ($116.6 million) for Real Madrid star, Cristiano Ronaldo, according to various media reports on Wednesday. The 33-year-old, whose Portugal were knocked out of the World Cup last 16 by Uruguay on Saturday, hinted after May’s Champions League final victory …

By Victor Okoye  European champions Real Madrid have denied reports of a world-record 272 million Euros (316 million dollars) deal with Paris Saint-Germain to sign forward Kylian Mbappe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mbappe has been one of the standout performers for France at the ongoing 2018 FIFA …

By Thompson Yamput  A Jos Federal High Court on Wednesday fixed July 10 to hear a new motion filed by immediate past Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, President, Amaju Pinnick, challenging the exparte order it granted Chris Giwa, current President of the federation. Pinnick approached the court for the relief after …

  By Olawale Alabi   Colombia were left rueing their luck Tuesday night in Moscow as they failed to take advantage in the long run to crash out of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Playing at the Spartak Stadium before a crowd of 44,190 which had South Americans in an …

Belgium threw caution to the wind to reach the quarter-finals of 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia on Monday at the Rostov Arena in Rosov-on-Don by beating spirited Japan 3-2. Substitute Nacer Chadli scored in the dying seconds as they came from two goals down to set up a mouthwatering …

  Neymar barged his way into the 2018 FIFA World Cup limelight with a goal, an assist and another helping of histrionics as Brazil roared into the quarter-finals. The five-times champions secured a 2-0 victory over Mexico on Monday to help inflict a seventh straight second round exit on the …

Teenager Kylian Mbappe scored two goals in four minutes to send France charging into the World Cup quarter-finals and Lionel Messi home with a thrilling 4-3 win over Argentina on Saturday. The 19-year-old forward’s electric pace caused Argentina many problems all afternoon and his twin strikes helped France overturn a …

By Adeboye Ajayi American Cable News Network (CNN) Sports has nominated Super Eagles forward Ahmed Musa’s first goal against Iceland as one of the best scored in the group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Similarly, the channel nominated Lionel Messi of Argentina’s goal in the group stage against …