The Public prosecutor in charge of ascertaining the cause behind the death of Argentina Football Legend, Diego Maradona, has released the autopsy results. According to the prosecutor, Maradona was suffering from liver, kidney and cardiovascular disorders, but there were no signs of alcohol or narcotics consumption in his autopsy. EKO HOT BLOG had earlier reported that … Read more
Arsenal Manager, Mikel Arteta is on the hot seat as fans were calling for his sack on social media after an embarrassing defeat against Manchester City yesterday in the EFL cup. The Gunners find themselves in a very difficult position, with the North London team experiencing its worst start to the football season in more … Read more
Italy and Juventus Goalie, Gianluigi Buffon is interrogated by the Italian Football Federation for supposedly using a blasphemous sentence during a league game. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the Federal Prosecutor Giuseppe Chine began the investigation after Buffon, 42, was caught using a blasphemous expression when speaking to teammate Manolo Portanova during Juventus’s 4-0 win over … Read more
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has filed a lawsuit against its former president, Sepp Blatter over suspected “criminal mismanagement” in a museum project. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that FIFA sued Blatter for being an accomplice of another corruption scandal while he was president of the governing body. FIFA files criminal complaint against Blatter … Read more
The major highlights from the 7th Edition of the Nigeria Pitch Awards was the King and Queen Pitch Award, which Wilfred Ndidi and Asisat Oshoala won respectively. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the 7th Award Ceremony initially scheduled to hold in March 2020 was cancelled as a result of the guidelines of the COVID-19 Protocol as … Read more
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde officially launched GSM Tennis Championship 2020 by taking part in a lawn tennis exhibition match. The Governor shared the information on his verified facebook page and the state government’s Facebook page, EKO HOT BLOG gathered. Seyi Makinde outclassed his chief of staff, Bisi Ilaka in the exhibition Lawn Tennis match on … Read more
Manchester United Legend, Edwin Van Der Sar has been tipped to replace Arsenal’s technical director, Edu Gaspar after a horrible start to Arsenal’s campaign this season. Van Der Sar is considering leaving the Dutch side, Ajax after a solid four years in Ajax’s Hierarchy, Voetbal Nieuws reports. Edu Gaspar has been heavily criticized in recent … Read more
Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi has reportedly been blacklisted by some of his teammates at Barcelona after he declared his interest to leave the Spanish giants. The Argentine forward’s crucial move out of Camp Nou was blocked and the 33-year-old was kept at the club against his will. Messi has managed to score just four goals … Read more
Wrestling Superstar, Roman Reigns will be defending the Universal Title once again this Friday, as Roman will put his title on the line in a rematch against Kevin Owens. The rematch set for SmackDown will be taking place inside a Steel Cage after Jey Uso once again helped Roma Reigns retain the title, EKO HOT BLOG … Read more
Arsenal Manager, Mikel Arteta has stated that his players must respond swiftly to recent crisis or the club relegates to the championship, as his side sit only four points off the drop zone. Arteta made a brilliant start to life in Arsenal , bringing another dedicated attitude back into the side, and that assisted the club … Read more
Boxing Promoter, Eddie Hearn has revealed that the All-British heavyweight showdown between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury has been verbally agreed. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the money spinning bout is likely to hold between next May or June after a breakthrough in negotiations. According to Hearn, ‘minor issues’ need to be resolved before an … Read more
The Board of Premier League Giant, Arsenal are reportedly ready to back Mikel Arteta with funds in the January transfer window amid relegation fears. Arsenal have started the 2020-21 campaign with a horrible form – their worst for 46 years – and Arteta’s men are only four points clear of the drop zone after 14 … Read more
Football, with all of the excitement it brings to billions around the world, has shown demonstrated proclivity to dish out equal amount of pain. Sometimes it is merely the pain of defeat, sometimes the pain of seeing players take excruciating levels of pain in the line of action, other times, it has been the ultimate … Read more
Juventus and Portuguese Superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo was awarded the Golden Foot Award, for his outstanding goal scoring record over the years in his career. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that Cristiano Ronaldo was announced Golden Foot winner on December 1 and received the award in the Principality of Monaco today. Going by the rules guiding the awards, … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG , 20TH DECEMBER, 2020 Boxing is arguably the most popular combat sport in the world. Some Legendary Boxers fought, conquered and retired as undefeated champions. List Below: 1. Laszlo Papp – 27-0-0 Papp’s career might have been short, but he did make the most of it. However, he turned late in his career … Read more
Portuguese and Juventus Striker, Cristiano Ronaldo is on course of becoming the highest goal scorer in the history of Football, with three more goals to go Ronaldo is undoubtedly one of the greatest footballers. He has official goals of 756, which makes him the third-highest goal scorer, EKO HOT BLOG gathered. He’s having the likes … Read more
Ex-Super Eagles Player, Daniel Amokachi has criticized the Nigeria Football Federation for including $2m as compensation clause in Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr’s contract, EKO HOT BLOG gathered. The Super Eagles Coach took charge of the three-time African champions in 2016, and penned an extension early this year. “For the administration to bring somebody … Read more
German playmaker, Mesut Ozil, has made the headlines again following yet another horror show from his North London employers, Arsenal, at Goodison Park on Saturday. Their latest league defeat to Everton, a seventh in 10 games, means Mikel Arteta’s side have now taken just two points from a possible 21 since beating Manchester United on November 1. They sit 15th … Read more
When Pele, the king of football, described the game as “jogo bonito”, meaning the beautiful game, men, women, and children around the world nodded in satisfactory agreement. Finally a phrase had been uttered to do football justice. For many decades, football has been rightly dubbed as a beautiful game which has unified billions around the world, … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG , 20TH DECEMBER, 2020 Barcelona and Argentina Legend, Lionel Messi has matched Brazil legend, Pele’s record of 643 goals for a single club after netting for Barcelona in a 2-2 draw with Valencia at the Nou Camp on Saturday. The Barcelona Winger scored a milestone goal with a diving header just before … Read more