Tuesday 24 July 2018
Monday 23 July 2018
Ozil Retires From International Football After Being Criticized Over This Photo
Germany star Mesut Ozil has confirmed he is retiring from international football with immediate effect.Ozil was criticized by the German Football Federation (DFB) after meeting Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan before the World Cup. The Arsenal star, who has Turkish heritage, explained on Sunday his meeting with controversial figure Erdogan “had no political intentions”.
Sunday 22 July 2018
Saturday 21 July 2018
World cup: 154 out of the 230 Nigerians stranded in Russia have returned home
154 out of the 230 Nigerians that were stranded in Russia after going to watch the World cup, have returned home. The stranded football fans including a nursing mother in her mid-thirties, arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at about 9pm via an Ethiopian Airline flight number ET-ALP.
Friday 20 July 2018
Thursday 19 July 2018
Cristiano Ronaldo Poses With Personalized Nike Jet Before Flying To China
Cristiano Ronaldo posed with personalised Nike private jet as he prepared to fly to China for his annual “CR7 tour”. The football superstar, 33, has jetted off to Asia just days after putting pen to paper on his £99million move from Real Madrid to Juventus.
Top 5 football agents in Nigeria (Photos)
Millions of young boys dream to become famous football players. But even the most talented footballer needs someone who can manage him. We have prepared the list of top football agents in Nigeria.
Today you can find dozens of people in Nigeria who claim to be football agents. Unfortunately, not all of them are real professionals. Even if a person has Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) license it doesn’t mean that this person has enough experience, knowledge, and skills. That is why here we have the list of top football agents in Nigeria.
Wednesday 18 July 2018
Serena Williams Climbs Into World’s Top 30 Ranking After Reaching Wimbledon Final
Serena Willams has returned to the world’s top 30 in the Women’s Tennis Association rankings released yesterday after she reached the finals of the Wimbledon open on Saturday where she came second place.
The 36 years old American and Mother of one rose 153 places to 28th position despite losing the finals last Saturday to German Angelique Kerber. This is only her fourth tournament and after giving birth to her daughter 10 months ago.
The 36 years old American and Mother of one rose 153 places to 28th position despite losing the finals last Saturday to German Angelique Kerber. This is only her fourth tournament and after giving birth to her daughter 10 months ago.
See Shocking Reason Why Cristiano Ronaldo Will Not Play Against Former Club Real Madrid
See Shocking Reason Why Cristiano Ronaldo Will Not Play Against Former Club Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo will reportedly have to wait to face his former Real Madrid team-mates as he will sit out Juventus’ summer tour. The Serie A outfit completed a £100million switch for the five-time Ballon d’Or winner following Portugal’s World Cup exit.
Cristiano Ronaldo will reportedly have to wait to face his former Real Madrid team-mates as he will sit out Juventus’ summer tour. The Serie A outfit completed a £100million switch for the five-time Ballon d’Or winner following Portugal’s World Cup exit.
And according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Ronaldo has been given permission to sit out of the pre-season US trip.
Sunday 15 July 2018
2018: World Cup Final: Mbappe wins Fifa Young Player Award
The awards are as follow:
2018 FIFA Young Player Award: Kylian Mbappe.
2018 Golden Ball Award: Luka Modric.
2018 Golden Boot Award: Harry Kane.
2018 Golden Glove Award: Thibaut Courtois.
England striker Harry Kane has won the Golden Boot at the 2018 World Cup after finishing the tournament with the highest number of goals.
The Tottenham Hotspur marksman scored six times in Russia, two ahead of a five-man chasing pack come the end of Sunday’s final between France and Croatia.
Super Eagles player beats up wife for not receiving her call in his presence
Super Eagles player, Shehu Abdullahi has reportedly battered his wife, Sumayya Mustapha, for not receiving her call in his presence.
According to Instablog9ja the incident happened, last night, at the couple’s residence in Sokoto.
It was gathered that the mother of one was on the phone with someone and cut the call when Shehu came into her room.
However, when the phone rang again, she refused to pick it because the husband was always eavesdropping on her phone calls with friends and family.
France wins Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup Tournament
It sure was an exciting FIFA World cup tournament and after a month since it began, it finally has met its end, with Western European country, France emerging as the winner of the tournament.
France went head on with fellow European country, Croatia who fought their way through from the group stage to the finals and ended the game in a 4-2 win against Croatia.
France had an early lead at the 18th minute of the game, when Mandzukic made an own goal and then Croatia made sure to equalize ten minutes later.
Friday 13 July 2018
Chelsea sacks Head Coach, Antonio Conte
Chelsea have finally sacked Antonio Conte and paved the way for Maurizio Sarri to replace him as the club’s new head coach.
Owner Roman Abramovich has risked paying Conte his full £9million compensation bill with the Italian ready to take a year out if no big jobs become available.
Abramovich held off sacking Conte to see if a job became available that would save Chelsea having to pay him off, but the club have been left with little choice but to act – despite the Italian returning to take pre-season training since Monday.
Thursday 12 July 2018
Serena Williams reaches Wimbledon final for the tenth time
Serena Williams reached the Wimbledon final for the 10th time on Thursday and will face Germany’s Angelique Kerbei for the title.
The 25th seeded American downed German 13th seed Julia Goerges 6-2, 6-4 to book her place in her 30th Grand Slam final.
The 36-year-old, who will be in her first final at the majors since giving birth to daughter Olympia last year, can equal Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 Slam titles if she beats Kerber in what will be a repeat of the 2016 final at the All England Club.
Wednesday 11 July 2018
Croatia sacks Coach Vukojevic ahead of Semi Final against England
Ognjen Vukojevic has been sacked from his position as Croatia coach ahead of the team’s semi final game against England at the ongoing Russia 2018 world cup.
Vukojevic was sacked for posting a politically-charged video on social media following the penalty shootout win over hosts Russia. In the video, he and defender Domagoj Vida dedicated the dramatic win to Ukraine, prompting criticism from Russian supporters.
The clip showed Vida, who scored in extra time at the Fisht Stadium, roaring “Glory to Ukraine!” while Vukojevic announced that “This victory is for Dynamo [Kiev] and Ukraine.”