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CONCACAF Nations League finals postponed due to pandemic
The CONCACAF Nations League finals scheduled to be staged in Texas in June have been postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic, the region’s governing body said Friday. CONCACAF, the ruling body for football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, said the four-team finals would take place at a date to be determined.Read More
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UEFA demand leaves Scottish football clubs in the lurch
UEFA’s ultimatum to national leagues that a failure to complete the football season could lead to exclusion from European competition has left the continent’s less wealthy leagues, like Scotland, in limbo. Scottish clubs were due to meet by video-conference on Friday with the possibility of following the Belgian league’s recommendation to call their season toRead More
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Neville lifts lid on Ferguson’s three-step transfer approach at Man United
Gary Neville has likened Sir Alex Ferguson’s approach to recruitment at Manchester United to Pep Guardiola’s methods at Manchester City. Neville played his entire career at Old Trafford under Ferguson, who refreshed his squad numerous times over a 27-year reign at the club. Talking to Sky Sports, Neville has offered an insight into Ferguson’s thinkingRead More
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Germany eye Jurgen Klopp as Low’s successor
Germany have identified Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp as the man to take over from Joachim Low in the national team dugout. Since arriving at Anfield in 2015, Klopp has guided Liverpool to 155 victories from 256 games in charge, and the 57-year-old is committed to the Champions League holders until 2024. ALSO READ: COVID-19: FG urgesRead More
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Expect different football after coronavirus saga, says FIFA’s Infantino
Football will be totally different when it eventually resumes after the coronavirus outbreak, FIFA president, Gianni Infantino said yesterday. “Football will come back, and when it does, we’ll celebrate coming out of a nightmare together,” he told the Italian news agency ANSA in an interview. ALSO READ: OPEC+ debates biggest ever cut as virus destroys oilRead More
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Death Strikes gain as another Para Powerlifter Ini Ekpenyong passes on
2019 World Para Powerlifting Invitational Championship Silver Medalist Ini Ekpenyong has been reported dead.
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BOXING: Pulev confirms new date for Anthony Joshua fight
Kubrat Pulev has confirmed the new date for his fight with Anthony Joshua penciled in for July 25 amid the coronavirus pandemic. The two are due to clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on June 20 as Joshua defends his world heavyweight title belts. Following the coronavirus pandemic, which seen all boxing in the UKRead More
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Calm Ancelotti wants fair play on season restart date
Before the Premier League starts up it must ensure all clubs resume training on the same day, Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti told French newspaper L’Equipe in an interview published on Friday. The Premier League is on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic. It was scheduled to resume on April 30, but club chairmen were meetingRead More
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Premier League clubs lobby players to take 30 percent pay hit
Premier League clubs will ask players to take a combination of pay cuts and deferrals amounting to 30 percent of their salary due to the financial crisis caused by coronavirus, the league said in a statement on Friday. The league’s highly-paid players have come under increasing pressure to take pay cuts from government officials inRead More
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Babalade: Coronavirus could affect 2021 AFCON finals
Former Nigeria international Ajibade Babalade says the coronavirus pandemic could affect the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals. The continental tournament is set to be played in Cameroon between January 9 and February 6. The 2021 AFCON qualifiers which were scheduled to be played last month were postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. ALSORead More
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COVID-19: Africa not a testing lab – Drogba slams French doctors over racist comments
Ivorian football legend, Didier Drogba has reacted to the viral video where two French doctors, Jean Paul Mira and Camille Locht opined that the new Coronavirus drug should be tested in Africa. Mira and Locht, who spoke on a live TV interview, which now has the highest trend on Twitter with the hashtag ‘Africans are
COVID-19: Africa not a testing lab – Drogba slams French doctors over racist comments
Coronavirus: Premier League confirms indefinite postponement of 2019/20 season
The Premier League has disclosed that the 2019/2020 season has been postponed indefinitely with the English top-flight committed to returning only ‘when it is safe and appropriate to do so’ due to the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) across the world. DAILY POST recalls that the Premier League was due to return on April 30 amid
Coronavirus: Premier League confirms indefinite postponement of 2019/20 season
Abia Warriors FC’s goalkeeper shot by unknown gunmen in Ibadan
Abia Warriors goalkeeper, Charles Tambe, has reportedly been shot by Unknown gunmen in Ibadan, Oyo State. Confirming the report, Patrick Ngwaogwu, the Abia warriors sporting director in a statement on the club’s Twitter account on Friday said that Tambe was shot while on his way for his morning exercise routine. He said,”Our Goal Keeper Charles
Abia Warriors FC’s goalkeeper shot by unknown gunmen in Ibadan
Messi’s private plane forced into emergency landing
A £12million private plane used by Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, was forced into an emergency landing at Brussels airport in Belgium on Friday morning. The plane was forced to land after it developed issues with its landing gear, according to Belgian outlet HLN. Messi was not on board at the time, but the aircraft touched
Messi’s private plane forced into emergency landing
Samuel Eto’o still holds AFCON highest goals record – CAF
The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has confirmed that no player in the continent scored more goals in the history of Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) than Cameroon legend, Samuel Eto’o. CAF made this known in a post on its official website on Thursday. Eto’o, who retired from football in 2019, scored a record of
Samuel Eto’o still holds AFCON highest goals record – CAF
COVID-19: UEFA to resume Premier League, other leagues in Europe
The Union of European Football Association (UEFA) has decided to resume the Premier League and all other league seasons across the continent as Coronavirus continues to affect sporting events worldwide. DAILY POST recalls that all Premier League matches are currently suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Only the Belgian first division league officially ended their
COVID-19: UEFA to resume Premier League, other leagues in Europe
Coronavirus: Footballers can survive one year without pay – Tevez
Former Manchester United and Manchester City striker, Carlos Tevez, has insisted that footballers can survive one year without pay amid the coronavirus outbreak. Tevez, who currently plays for Boca Juniors, has encouraged other players to volunteer and help those in need. Argentina has been in lockdown since March 20, in a bid to slow the
Coronavirus: Footballers can survive one year without pay – Tevez
Coronavirus: De Bruyne calls for Premier League to be canceled
Manchester City playmaker, Kevin De Bruyne, has called for the Premier League season to be canceled. DAILY POST recalls that the Premier League had been suspended due to the spread of Coronavirus across the world. Manchester City are 25 points behind league leaders, Liverpool on the Premier League table. But, De Bruyne believes players’ safety
Coronavirus: De Bruyne calls for Premier League to be canceled
Coronavirus: Club Brugge crowned Belgium League Champions
Belgian football chiefs have canceled the rest of the 2019/20 season and crowned Club Brugge champions of the Jupiler Pro League due to the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) across the globe, according to the Daily Mail. They voted unanimously for cancellation in a conference call on Thursday, and it is expected to be approved by
Coronavirus: Club Brugge crowned Belgium League Champions
Gary Neville reveals reason Ronaldo dumped Man Utd for Real Madrid
Former Manchester United captain, Gary Neville, has claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo left the club for Real Madrid because he did not like the weather in England. Ronaldo swapped Old Trafford for Spain in 2009, costing the LaLiga giants a world-record fee at the time. Neville admits the squad never tried to convince the Portugal captain
Gary Neville reveals reason Ronaldo dumped Man Utd for Real Madrid
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