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Robertson regrets disrespecting “the best player that’s ever played this game”
Liverpool defender Andy Robertson has surprisingly admitted that he regrets ruffling Lionel Messi’s hair during their epic 4-0 victory over Barcelona in the Champions League last season. Barcelona looked set to make the Champions League final after securing a 3-0 lead after the semi-final, first leg at the Camp Nou, but a trademark Anfield EuropeanRead More
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All Inter Milan players test negative for coronavirus, set to resume training
Inter Milan’s entire first-team squad have tested negative for the coronavirus, the Serie A club said on Friday as they prepared to resume training. Nearly all Serie A clubs have re-started training on an individual basis this week following a two-month stoppage due to the coronavirus pandemic and all players and staff are subject toRead More
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Why is Rohr so desperate?
By Desmond Ekwueme Shortly after Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup, his agents flew a kite that the Franco-German was wanted by six countries. Two in Africa, two in Asia and two in Europe. They, however, didn’t disclose the countries. Obviously the kite was flown to put his employers (the NFF) on the edge. The plotRead More
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I choose to be foolish – Let Gernot Rohr Go!
By Segun Odegbami This week I was in the clinic for an ‘emergency’ check-up. My Blood Pressure rapidly headed northwards. Professor Akinyanju told me as soon as he checked me that it should never be reported that the Enough Ambassador for Africa, NCD, Champion of ‘Exercise is Medicine’ in Nigeria, and a consultant to theRead More
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Fans await Bundesliga May 16 return on StarTimes
Football lovers are gearing up for a feast of live football action as the German football league, the DFL, announced that the Bundesliga will return back to action on May 16 to provide high-octane football drama which had been halted since early April due to the coronavirus pandemic StarTimes Nigeria has assured subscribers of liveRead More
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E2%80%95-netherlands/ SPORTS: No vaccine, no fans ― Netherlands
Sporting events in the Netherlands may go ahead later in the year but they will do so without fans until a vaccine is developed for the coronavirus. This was announced by the Dutch Health Minister Hugo de Jonge on Thursday. Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Wednesday that organised sport could resume from 1 September.Read More
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African athletes must take advantage of sports branding — Uyi
FA licensed agent, Dr Drew Uyi, has stressed the need for African athletes and sports practitioners to embrace sports branding, saying it’s a gateway to competing at the top level and planning for life after retirement. Uyi advised African athletes to engage brand experts with a knowledge of their backgrounds, countries, cultures, inclinations and conditions,Read More
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RICHARD OWOBOKIRI: I’m not worried I didn’t go to World Cup
Richard Owubokiri is one of the most iconic names in Nigerian football. ‘Ricky’ began his professional football career at Sharks FC but not before doing extraordinary things at the football team of the famed Okrika Grammar School in Rivers State.
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Messi, teammates return to training as La Liga eyes restart
Barcelona returned to training on Friday after the La Liga champions allowed their stars to enter their facility to prepare for a potential restart to football in Spain. Lionel Messi and company took the fields at Joan Gamper training centre for individual sessions, for which the players arrived alone in kit and took to theRead More
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Football to allow five substitutes during post-virus fixture backlog
Football teams will be allowed to use five substitutes when play resumes after the coronavirus pandemic, the sport’s law-making body announced on Friday. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) said in as statement that it had agreed to a proposal by world governing body FIFA for a temporary change to the rules “to protect playerRead More
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COVID-19: EPL threatens clubs over restarting matches at neutral venues
The Premier League will warn clubs at a meeting on Monday, not to vote against the season restarting at neutral venues, as it could cost them more than relegation, according to Sky Sports. The clubs in the bottom six – Brighton, West Ham, Watford, Bournemouth, Aston Villa and Norwich – have reservations about proposals to …
COVID-19: EPL threatens clubs over restarting matches at neutral venues
EPL given green light to scrap use of VAR
The English Premier League has been given the option to scrap the use of Video Assistant Referees (VAR), the UK Mirror reports. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has made temporary amendments to the laws of the game, as football plans to make a return amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With players set to play a …
EPL given green light to scrap use of VAR
EPL: Wenger sends message to Arteta
Legendary Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger, has expressed optimism that Mikel Arteta can bring respect back to the club. Arteta is the second manager to take charge of the Gunners, since Wenger ended his 22-year reign in 2018. Wenger’s successor, Unai Emery, was sacked after just 18 months Arteta played under the Frenchman and eventually became …
EPL: Wenger sends message to Arteta
COVID-19: Test results of Real Madrid players revealed
All Real Madrid players have tested negative for COVID-19, ESPN reports. The squad underwent testing at their Valdebebas training ground on Wednesday alongside manager Zinedine Zidane, his assistants and other key staff. This clears the way for the Madrid squad to begin individual training sessions Monday morning, ahead of a possible resumption of games in …
COVID-19: Test results of Real Madrid players revealed
Transfer: Paulo Dybala welcomes Pogba to Juventus
Juventus forward, Paulo Dybala has welcomed Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba, to Allianz. Dybala, a former teammate with Pogba at Juve, said he would love to play alongside Pogba again amid interest linking the France World Cup winner with a return to Turin this summer transfer window. The Argentine international, who recently recovered from Coronavirus …
Transfer: Paulo Dybala welcomes Pogba to Juventus
Transfer: Liverpool’s interest in Milot Rashica confirmed
Agim Amedi, the president of the Kosovan Football Federation, has confirmed Liverpool’s interest in Werder Bremen midfielder, Milot Rashica. According to Amedi, the Premier League leaders want to sign the player and have sent scouts over to Germany to watch him in action, and it appears the Reds have been impressed by his performances. “There …
Transfer: Liverpool’s interest in Milot Rashica confirmed
NFF confirms Liverpool midfielder has chosen Nigeria over England
The president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has confirmed that Liverpool-owned midfielder, Ovie Ejaria, wants to play for the country. DAILY POST had reported that Ejaria has picked the Super Eagles over the English national team. Pinnick, speaking with ESPN, says paperwork has already been filed with world football’s governing body, FIFA. …
NFF confirms Liverpool midfielder has chosen Nigeria over England
FIFA to approve five substitutions ahead of football return
FIFA will approve an increase from three to five substitutions per match, when football returns amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Referees, chief, Nicola Rizzoli, feels football’s governing body will accommodate the requests of individual associations. It is believed that an increase in replacements, will reduce the strain on players with fixture lists across the globe …
FIFA to approve five substitutions ahead of football return
I won’t be shocked if Aubameyang dumps Arsenal – Thierry Henry
Former Arsenal skipper, Thierry Henry, has said he will not be shocked if current captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang decides to leave Arsenal this summer. Aubameyang, who has netted 17 times in the Premier League this season, has one year left on his current deal. Talks over a new contract have not progressed quickly, with Real Madrid …
I won’t be shocked if Aubameyang dumps Arsenal – Thierry Henry
Victor Moses: Inter Milan makes one request from Chelsea
Inter Milan have reportedly asked Chelsea to drop their asking price for winger, Victor Moses. According to Italian newspaper, Calcio Mercato, the Nezarrurri are unwilling to match Chelsea’s €12 million price tag for the former Nigerian international. The Italian Serie A giants will require the Blues to drop their evaluation of the 29-year-old if he …
Victor Moses: Inter Milan makes one request from Chelsea
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