Former Spain, Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas announced his retirement on Saturday, bringing the curtain down on an illustrious 20-year playing career as he hangs up his boots to take up coaching at Como. Fabregas announced himself on the scene when he made his Arsenal debut aged 16 …
Read More »CONCACAF suspends four US, Mexico players after semi-final
CONCACAF has suspended United States duo Weston McKennie and Sergino Dest and Mexico defenders Cesar Montes and Gerardo Arteaga for “on-field player misconduct” during last week’s Nations League semi-final clash. McKennie and Montes are suspended for four matches by the governing body for soccer in North America, Central America and …
Read More »Cristiano Ronaldo scores last-minute winner on record-breaking 200th appearance for Portugal
Portugal star Christiano Ronaldo scored a last-gasp winner against Iceland on the night he became the first men’s player in history to reach 200 international appearances. Ronaldo’s goal, a record-extending 123rd in international football, maintained Portugal’s perfect start to Euro 2024 qualifying with four wins from four matches. The 38-year-old, who made his …
Read More »‘We made history’: Emotional Man City players hail treble success
Manchester City must be considered one of soccer’s heavyweight clubs after winning the Champions League to complete a rare treble, captain Ilkay Gundogan said, while a teary-eyed Jack Grealish hailed manager Pep Guardiola as a “genius”. Players were in tears after Rodri’s emphatic second-half goal against Inter Milan in the …
Read More »Dutch seek to write history in Nations League
Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman said he and his team wanted to write history by winning the Nations League for the first time when they host the tournament next week. The Dutch take on Croatia in their first semi-final in Rotterdam on Wednesday, followed by Thursday’s clash between Italy and Spain …
Read More »Court Restrains NLC, TUC From Embarking On Strike Over Subsidy Removal
The strike action by the organized labour slated for June 7 may not hold after-all.This is because the National Industrial Court (NIC) has restrained it from embarking on strike over the removal of fuel subsidy. The Federal Government obtained the order forbidding the unions from embarking on any form of …
Read More »Game in Egypt abandoned after 12 minutes due to lack of players
An Egyptian Second Division match was called off after 12 minutes on Friday because one team had an insufficient number of players. Media Sporting started the game against Tersana with eight available players after others had refused to play, saying they had not been paid Tersana scored two early goals …
Read More »Subsidy Removal: Ignore NLC call on strike- Onanuga
The Director of Media and Publicity for the dissolved All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, has urged Nigerian workers to ignore the directives of the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, on the proposed strike scheduled to commence Wednesday over the removal of fuel subsidy. Onanuga …
Read More »‘Anything is possible’ as Kenya’s Kipyegon shatters 1,500m world record
Nearly nine months after missing out on the 1,500 metres world record by three-hundredths of a second, Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon buried the ghost of past disappointments with an emphatic performance at Friday’s Florence Diamond League meeting. In Monaco last year, double Olympic and world 1500m champion Kipyegon came agonisingly close …
Read More »City’s Haaland named Premier League Player of the Season
Erling Haaland was named the Premier League’s Player of the Season on Saturday, after a record-breaking debut campaign in which he has delivered goals by the sackful as Manchester City claimed their third straight league title. The 22-year-old was also voted the league’s best young player, becoming the first person …
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