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Zenith Bank/NFF future Eagles put Hungary to the sword at 2019 FIFA Under -17 World Cup in Brazil

Almost all the impact players for the Golden Eaglets in Saturday night’s 4-2 defeat of Hungary in the opening match…

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Manchester City close gap on Liverpool after blitzing Aston Villa

Manchester (UK), Oct. 26, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Three second-half goals ensured Manchester City climbed back into second place behind leaders Liverpool…

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Soccer: China to host expanded Club World Cup in 2021

Shanghai, Oct.24, 2o19 China will host the first edition of the new, expanded 24-team Club World Cup in 2021, FIFA…

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Lewandowski goals help Bayern 3-2 past Olympiakos

Piraeus (Greece), Oct. 22, 2019 German champions Bayern Munich needed two goals from their top scorer Robert Lewandowski to sneak…

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Modric, Bale to miss Real Madrid’s trip to Galatasaray

Madrid, Oct. 20, 2019 Real Madrid have left Luka Modric, Gareth Bale and Lucas Vazquez out of their squad for…

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Ligue 1: Di Maria sends PSG five points clear as Nice see red

Paris, Oct. 18, 2019 Angel Di Maria once again proved his worth with a double that earned Paris St Germain…

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Bulgaria manager resigns after racist taunts at England match

Sofia, Oct. 18, 2019 Bulgaria’s Krasimir Balakov resigned as coach of the Bulgarian national football team on Friday, drawing the…

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Italy asks UEFA to reconsider 2020 Champions League final in Turkey

Italy’s Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora has urged European football governing body UEFA to reconsider the decision to play next year’s…

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Euro 2020 qualifiers: England thrash Bulgaria after game was temporarily halted over racist abuse

 Sofia, Oct. 14, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) England bounced back from their first tournament qualifying defeat for 10 years with a 6-0…

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France denied early Euro 2020 qualification with Turkey draw

Saint-Denis (France), Oct. 14, 2019 France must wait to claim a place at Euro 2020 after the world champions were…

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Injury forces Neymar off as Brazil draw 1-1 with Nigeria in friendly

Singapore, Oct. 13, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Paris St-Germain (PSG) forward Neymar went off injured after 12 minutes as Brazil forced a…

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EPL: Aubameyang beats Mahrez to player of the month award

By Victor Okoye Abuja, Oct. 11, 2019 Arsenal FC striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, has been named the winner of the English…

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Ruthless Barca thrash Sevilla but have two players sent off

Barcelona (Spain), Oct. 7, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Lionel Messi scored his first goal of the season as Barcelona beat Sevilla 4-0…

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Wolves stun champions Man City with Traore double

Manchester (England), Oct. 6, 2019 Adama Traore’s late double stunned Manchester City, who suffered a shock 2-0 defeat at home…

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Hazard off the mark as Real increase lead at top

Madrid (Spain), Oct. 5, 2019 Eden Hazard finally scored his first goal for Real Madrid as his side beat second-placed…

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Hoffenheim shock Bayern Munich with Adamyan double

Munich (Germany), Oct. 5, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Hoffenheim’s Sargis Adamyan scored his first two Bundesliga goals to stun hosts Bayern Munich…

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 Suarez double as Barca fight back to sink Inter

Barcelona, Oct. 2, 2019 Luis Suarez scored two classy goals to inspire Barcelona to a 2-1 comeback win over Inter…

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Liverpool win 7-goal thriller after stunning Salzburg fightback

Liverpool (UK), Oct. 2, 2019 European champions, Liverpool, gave up a three-goal lead to Austria’s Salzburg before recovering to win…

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Superb Willian strike earns Chelsea win at Lille

Lille (France), Oct 2, 2019 A brilliant late strike by Willian earned an otherwise unimpressive Chelsea a 2-1 win at…

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Ndidi scores as Leicester City thrash Newcastle United 5-0

Leicester (UK), Sept. 29, 2019 Nigeria’s Wilfred Ndidi capped a tremendous outing for himself on Sunday as Leicester City moved…

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We’ll transform sports through PPP – Minister

By Akeem Abas Ibadan, Sept. 29, 2019 Mr Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, says the Federal…

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