Manchester United are prepared to secure the signing of Villareal winger Samuel Chukwueze in January. Real Madrid, Chelsea, Everton, Leicester City, Liverpool and Wolves are also looking to lure the 21-year-old away from the El Madrigal outfit it was also revealed. According to La Razon, The Red Devils are willing to activate the release clause of...
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Koeman gives MESSI rest, De Jong for Dynamo Kiev clash
Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman said Monday that Lionel Messi and Frenkie de Jong will not feature against Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League this midweek, instead being given a rest. Barca travel to Ukraine on top of Group G with a perfect nine points after three games, three points ahead of second-placed Juventus, but they...
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Amina Daura APPOINT BY nff AS WOMEN football head
The Nigeria Football Federation on Friday confirmed the appointment of Amina Daura as its new Head of Women’s Football, replacing Ruth David, a statement signed by Ademola Olajire, head of NFF’s Communications Department, has said. According to the statement, the appointment followed the recommendation of Phillips Consulting, a recruitment firm employed by the NFF to...
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We’re indebted, beg to eat, can’t buy pads because we are being owned for 14 months -PELICAN Stars
I owe people about N50,000 to buy boots, jerseys, foodstuff, and pads. But we were paid just two months salaries out of the 16 months we are owed, I don’t know how to explain that, but I must confess that things are so tough,” Pelican Stars captain Hodo Williams told Saturday UGAMATV on Friday. Williams’...
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Mourinho wants to know the reason behind Sterling’s withdrawal from England games
Jose Mourinho called on England boss Gareth Southgate to name the managers pressurising their players to pull out of international duty as he suspects Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling will be fit to start against Tottenham on Saturday. Southgate hinted several times during the recent international break that some players faced pressure from their clubs to...
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NBA Draft: NBBF lauds record selection of Nigerian stars
The Nigeria Basketball Federation has lauded the selection of eight players of Nigerian descent in the 2020 NBA Draft, saying it portends a new dawn for the country’s progress in the sport. The development comes as good news for the country’s basketball faithful, as the NBBF prepare ahead of next year’s Olympic Games, with the...
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Nwora AND SEVEN other Nigerians/AMERICANS selected for 2020 NBA draft
Eight players of Nigerian descent have been selected in the 2020 NBA draft held via videoconferencing on Thursday, with two of them making the Top 10 pick. Six of the players – Isaac Okoro, Onyeka Okongwu, Precious Achiuwa, Zeke Nnaji, Udoka Azubuike and Desmond Bane were selected in the first round, while Daniel Oturu and...
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Three Serbia players confirmed POSITIVE for COVID-19
Three Serbia players have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of Wednesday’s Nations League match against Russia, the country’s football federation announced. Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Hellas Verona’s winger Darko Lazovic and Basel goalkeeper Djordje Nikolic are self-isolating following tests conducted on the entire squad on Tuesday. As per UEFA regulations, all of them “left the...
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Spain hand Germany worst defeat in 89 years, win 6-0 in the national league
Ferran Torres grabbed a hat-trick as Spain condemned Germany to their worst defeat in 89 years on Tuesday, winning 6-0 in Seville to qualify for the UEFA Nations League finals and join France, who came from behind to beat Sweden 4-2. Manchester City forward Torres was the star for Spain, who were as brilliant as...
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France Set to host 2021 Six Nations matches behind closed doors
France will play their two home matches in the 2021 Six Nations behind closed doors because of the coronavirus pandemic, the president of the French Rugby Federation announced on Tuesday. “We must play four matches behind closed doors this fall, plus two more during the Six Nations tournament, in February and March,” said Bernard Laporte....