The Blues Manager, Maurizio Sarri has revealed why his side may not win Dynamo Kiev in the UEFA Europa League last 16 second-leg tie in Ukraine on Thursday night. According to Sarri, the pitch at Kiev’s NSC Olympic Stadium is not good and that can really affect the Blues performance against the hosts. Sarri’s men, … Read more
Football icon, Diego Maradona has hailed Juventus star, Cristiano Ronaldo as a “sorcerer.” Maradona stated this after the magical Juventus star fulfilled his pre-match prediction by scoring a hat-trick against Spanish side, Atletico Madrid. Juventus share price shot up by 20% after reaching the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday to pay back another chunk of … Read more
UEFA have confirmed they are investigating Neymar’s outburst on social media over the Video Assisted Referee (VAR), ESPN reports. The Paris Saint-Germain forward fumed over the use of VAR to award Manchester United a late penalty in their 3-1 Champions League round-of-16 second-leg win at Parc des Princes last week. Injured Neymar could only watch … Read more
Tennis- World number one Novak Djokovic was knocked out of the BNP Paribas Open in the third round by Philipp Kohlschreiber at Indian Wells. The Serb, who currently holds three of the four Grand Slam titles, was beaten 6-4 6-4 by the German world number 39. Djokovic broke his racquet in anger after Kohlschreiber – … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo once again underlined his worth in Europe’s elite competition as his hat-trick overturned a 2-0 first-leg deficit against Atletico Madrid to send Juventus into the Champions League last eight. The fans of the Turin club had yet to see their £99m summer signing produce the sort of displays in Europe that helped Real … Read more
Former Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal has called time on his football career. The 67-year-old, who won the FA Cup during his two seasons in charge at Old Trafford announced his intention to leave football on a Dutch television. Van Gaal’s trophy-laden career includes the 1995 Champions League title with first club Ajax as … Read more
Juventus’ Champions League hopes are hanging on Cristiano Ronaldo pulling off another sensational comeback as the Italians trail 2-0 to defensive specialists Atletico Madrid going into the last 16, second-leg tie in Turin on Tuesday. “We didn’t expect to lose the first leg 2-0, but anything can happen, and we want to give a great … Read more
The club announced on its site. It said: The Frenchman returns to the club where he has made history as a player and as a coach. With him on the bench, the team has starred in one of the most glorious eras of the legend of the best club in the world. In its … Read more
NIGERIA -Super Eagles defender Elderson Echiéjilé has completed a permanent move to Finnish side HJK Helsinki. The 31-year-old Nigerian defender was part of the Super Eagles of Nigeria team to the 2018 FIFA World Cup held in Russia. Since the summer football fiesta, Elderson has struggled for game time Elderson played two full season with … Read more
Former secretary general of the national federation and high-ranking football official, Hussein Swaleh Mtetu is among the 32 Kenyans who died on Sunday in the Ethiopian Airline Flight 302 crash that was on its way from Addis Ababa. Hussein was returning home after serving as Commissioner in the CAF Champions League match between Ismaily SC … Read more
Arsenal Manager, Unai Emery, said the team’s win over English Premier League rivals Manchester United at Emirates Stadium was a confidence-booster ahead of Thursday’s match against Ligue 1 side Rennes in the Europa League. On Arsenal chances of overturning a 3-1 deficit, Emery stated that he was upbeat that his team can achieve the feat … Read more
Real Madrid captain, Sergio Ramos, will push for a summer exit, if the club appoints Jose Mourinho to replace under-fire Santiago Solari, SportsMail reports. Ramos fought with Mourinho when he coached the club between 2010-2013 and has already clashed with President Florentino Perez, over plans to bring him back. Despite the fact that Mourinho courted … Read more
Serena Williams retired from her third-round match at Indian Wells while trailing Garbine Muguruza 6-3 1-0. The 37-year-old won the first three games of the match but called for the trainer after losing six in succession to the Spaniard. She took to the court for the second set, but retired after world number 20 Muguruza … Read more
Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish was attacked by a spectator who ran on to the pitch in the Championship match at rivals Birmingham City on Sunday. It happened in the 10th minute when a man wearing a cap came on to the pitch from the home section before swinging his arm towards Grealish’s face. The … Read more
Chukwuma Agbo, Assistant Coach, Beach Soccer national team, the Super Sand Eagles, is dead. His death came barely 10 days after the demise of Taiwo Ogunjobi, who passed on, on Monday, Feb. 11. Agbo, former Rangers International and Delta Force Head Coach’s death was confirmed on Wednesday by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). In a … Read more
The champion of Africa, Nigeria has qualifies for the 2019 All African Game Women’s football tournament scheduled to hold in Morrocco. The runners-up, South Africa and Ghana will also be part of the tournament following their qualification also. They will be joined by last edition’s finalist Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Mali, Zambia and Algeria – all … Read more
Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi and his Middlesbrough teammates reportedly escaped a flight mishap after a faulty Middlesbrough plane was grounded before take off. According to a report by Football live, Mikel and his Middlesbrough teammates were about the leave the Rodney Parade Arena after a 2-0 loss to their opponents but their flight … Read more
Former Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has accepted a one-year prison sentence for evading tax while in Spain. The Portuguese tactician spent three years in charge of Real Madrid between 2010 and 2013 and won a Spanish league title. He was however found guilty of defrauding the Spanish government during his stay at the club … Read more
Over 100, 000 elite athletes and fun runners, are participating in the 2019 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon that is holding about now at the Eko Atlantic City on Victoria Island Lagos. For the local and international elite athletes the top prizes in the 42km race and the 10km run, are a major motivation, but … Read more
Jimi Agbaje, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state has described the plot to impeach Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of the state as a ploy to intimidate him. The state house of assembly had accused Ambode of incurring expenditure from the 2019 budget without presenting it to the assembly. The lawmakers issued … Read more