Many instances recorded in history saw many footballers succumb to tragedies caused by plane crashes among other accidents The following are some of these instances that changed football history forever. As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG, these tragedies have since resulted to serious reformations in the football world, right from security to the structure of … Read more
One of the biggest fixtures in the football calendar will take place in the Madrid tonight as Real Madrid welcome Barcelona for another El Clasico tie El Classico is one of the most exciting football matches in Spain and around the world. But this El Classico is one of the most important ones in recent … Read more
The English Premier League (EPL) action continues today in its matchweek 31 with the following fixtures to be played; As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG , The coaches had a press conference yesterday and had the following updates ahead of the matchweek 31 fixtures; LEEDS UNITED Marcelo Bielsa On Injuries: “Yes, we are happy to have … Read more
Meseret Dinke from Ethiopia has emerged winner, female category, of the 2021 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon. Dinke won the 2019 edition of the Lagos City marathon but was dethroned in 2020 by Kenyan Sharon Cherop who set a new course record of 2.31.40 This is the fourth time an Ethiopian will be winning the … Read more
Emmanuel Naibei from Kenya has emerged winner of the 2021 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon. Naibei will be leaving with a whopping $30,000, while the runners-up and second runners-up would get $20,000 and $15,000, respectively. Emmanuel Naibei from Kenya has emerged winner of the 2021 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon. Naibei beat thousands of marathoners … Read more
El Clasico is the name given in football to any game between Barcelona and Real Madrid. However, it is considered one of the biggest club football matches in the world. Facts It was first played on 13 May, 1902 (Barcelona 3–1 Madrid, Copa de la Coronación). The total El Clasico game is 278, 245 games are Competitive matches and 33 games … Read more
For the past five years, sports and fitness enthusiasts from all over the world have gathered in Lagos to compete in the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon (ABLCM). This year will be no exception, with the marathon scheduled for Saturday, April 10, 2021. However, in order to adhere to COVID-19 safety standards and ensure the safety of competitors, only 300 … Read more
Real Madrid are hosting Barcelona at the Estadio Afredio di Stefano for the 30th round of the 2020/2021 La Liga Santander season for the first time this season on 10th April The last time the two giants faced off was at the Camp Nou which resulted in a 3-1 victory for the Zinedine Zidane’s Real … Read more
Majority of football fans know Pep Guardiola and Yaya Toure didn’t get along very well The tactical genius got rid of Toure at Manchester city same way he did at Barcelona Yaya Toure had a pretty good first season on his own at Barcelona, but things got complicated when Pep Guardiola arrived, the former … Read more
With the stadium empty, one could sometimes hear what the players are saying on the pitch and this is what happened in Arsenal’s match against Slavia Prague after they conceded a late goal. Arsenal players have themselves to be blamed and not Mikel Arteta because Saka, Lacazette missed glorious chances that would have put Arsenal three goals ahead. … Read more
Thursday football is back again, most people are not really big fans of the Europa League, seeing it as a lesser league to the champions league, but football is football. Today’s Europa league games would see a whole different clubs from different European nations from Norway, Spain, England, Croatia and other nations. As gathered by EKO … Read more
Considered by many as the best footballer in the world, and also one of the greatest of all time, it will be worthy of note to take a recommendation from someone like Messi very serious, due to what he has achieved in world football. Messi has seen it all and also done it all at … Read more
The Edo State Government, on Thursday, shut down the Main Organising Committee (MOC) office of the National Sports Festival. The Edo State Government had on Wednesday threatened to shut down the Festival over the failure of the Federal Government to release funds. The Edo State Government, on Thursday, shut down the Main Organising Committee (MOC) … Read more
Chelsea had a tight contest in the UCL match against Porto yesterday, Mount and Chilwell saved the day Thomas Tuchel’s side came out victorious as they smashed Porto 2-0 in yesterday’s win. Mount opened the score sheet for his side after converting a fine pass from Jorginho to put the ball in the far bottom … Read more
The organisers of the ongoing National Sports Festival (NSF) in Edo State have threatened to end the event abruptly over the failure of the Federal Government to release funds. According to a statement by the Coordinator of Media and Publicity, National Sports Festival, Ebomhiana Musa, the Federal Government has failed to fulfil its promise to … Read more
Last season’s finalist Paris Saint Germain renewed their rivalry once more when they lock horns at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday at the quarter-finals stage of the UEFA Champions League. With both teams in great form and on course to lift their respective league title, it was going to be an emphatic, entertaining game full of … Read more
Manchester City started their Uefa Champions League quarter final first leg on a good note They have a slim advantage to the next round after defeating Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in Manchester After the game, a footage showed one of the Romanian officials in charge of the Champions League quarter final game between City and Dortmund, … Read more
Swapping of jerseys (shirts) at the end of a match has been part of football. This is usually regardless of the results Players are usually excited to get shirts of the stars they admire and their childhood heroes when the chance comes. Some players have swapped jerseys with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo and they … Read more
The Reds were defeated 3-1 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie in Madrid on Tuesday night, leaving them with a lot of work to do in the return match on April 14. Rather than the popular Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid’s game on Tuesday was held at the 6,000-seat Di Stefano Stadium, which … Read more
The first section of champions league football has been played already For fans of Liverpool, it was a night to forget as Real Madrid outplayed, and outclassed Liverpool in all areas of the game. The second game ended in favour of Manchester City, but the game is still far from over as Dortmund were able … Read more