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France show class in becoming new world champions
By Olawale Alabi France lived up to their promise on Sunday in Moscow by winning their second FIFA World Cup…
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NFF crisis: Ex-internationals urge parties to avoid FIFA ban
By Kemi Ajayi Two ex-internationals, Friday Ekpo and Bright Omokaro, have urged the Ministry of Sports and individuals…
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Croatia win 2-1 to qualify for final, end England’s hope of 1966 repeat
By Olawale Alabi Croatia overcame a slow start on Wednesday to come from behind and beat England 2-1 after extra…
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NFF leadership tussle: FIFA hammer imminent, says Keyamo
By Victor Okoye Festus Keyamo (SAN), the counsel to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Wednesday said Nigeria was…
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Russia 2018 World Cup: France beat Belgium to advance to final; Belgium eyes 3rd place position
By Olawale Alabi France smoothly dominated Belgium on Tuesday in St Petersburg for a commanding 1-0 win to advance…
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Portuguese Club invites rescued Thai boys to train at soccer camp
Portuguese Club Benfica has invited the 12 Thai boys and their Soccer Coach, who were rescued from a Cave in…
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Thierry Henry in ‘wrong camp’ for World Cup Semi – France
When France line up for their World Cup semi-final, today, Tuesday, French great Thierry Henry will stare back at them…
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Spanish football federation names Luis Enrique as national team coach
The Spanish Football Federation has appointed Luis Enrique as Spain’s new national team coach, the president of the federation…
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Croatia end Russia’s World Cup dream at shooting range
Croatia ended Russia’s unlikely 2018 FIFA World Cup dream when they won 4-3 on penalty kicks to eliminate the gallant…
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England beats Sweden 2-0; My players did their best – Sweden’s coach; Our team is still evolving – Southgate
By Olawale Alabi England advanced to the 2018 FIFA World Cup semi-finals on Saturday in Samara after a 2-0 win…
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Gianluigi Buffon joins Paris Saint-Germain
Veteran Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has joined Paris Saint-Germain on a one year deal, the French Ligue 1 champions…
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Pinnick clinches CAF 1st Vice President appointment
By Olanrewaju Akojede The embattled President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick has been appointed the 1st Vice President…
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Juventus makes €100m bid for Cristiano Ronaldo
Italian champions, Juventus, have made an offer of 100 million euros ($116.6 million) for Real Madrid star, Cristiano Ronaldo, according…
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Real Madrid denies 272m Euros Mbappe deal
By Victor Okoye European champions Real Madrid have denied reports of a world-record 272 million Euros (316 million dollars) deal…
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NFF stalemate: Pinnick returns to court, gets July 10 for ruling over fresh motion challenging Giwa’s office
By Thompson Yamput A Jos Federal High Court on Wednesday fixed July 10 to hear a new motion filed by…
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Luck finally deserts Colombia at shooting range for England to rewrite history
By Olawale Alabi Colombia were left rueing their luck Tuesday night in Moscow as they failed to take…
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Belgium fight back incredibly to beat Japan and set up Brazil clash
Belgium threw caution to the wind to reach the quarter-finals of 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia on Monday at…
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Glory for Neymar as Brazil beat Mexico to reach World Cup quarter-finals
Neymar barged his way into the 2018 FIFA World Cup limelight with a goal, an assist and another helping…
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Mbappe brace edges France past Argentina
Teenager Kylian Mbappe scored two goals in four minutes to send France charging into the World Cup quarter-finals and Lionel…
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FIFA: CNN Sports nominates Nigeria’s first goal best
By Adeboye Ajayi American Cable News Network (CNN) Sports has nominated Super Eagles forward Ahmed Musa’s first goal against Iceland…
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Super Eagles and the curse of Argentina By Tayo Ogunbiyi
In local football parlance, when a football team constantly thrashes another soccer squad at every given chance, the one on…
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FIFA records tremendous ticket sales, as 2m spectators visit matches
By Olawale Alabi World football body FIFA on Friday in Moscow said interest in the ongoing 2018 World Cup has…
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Super Eagles’ players depart Russia in trickles, team officials to arrive Abuja Saturday
By Adeboye Ajayi and Debo Oshundun Following Tuesday’s exit of the Super Eagles from the 2018 FIFA World Cup, members…
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World Cup: Messi others set for Round of 16 showdown
By Emmanuel Okara Without further ado, the 16 teams that have qualified to play in the second round of the…
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UEFA bans AC Milan from Europa League next season
UEFA has banned AC Milan from the Europa League next season for violating financial fair play rules after the club…
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