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  Officials from world football –ruling body, FIFA have arrived in Nigeria with the original FIFA Women’s World Cup for a trophy tour scheduled for Thursday, 11th April 2019 in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Acting President of the NFF, ...

  And ahead of Barcelona’s trip to face Manchester United in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday evening, the claim Lionel Messi made in 2017 about the goal he scored against United in the Rome final of 2009 is one ...

  Manchester United’s team to face Barcelona has been released on social media. Neither Nemanja Matic nor Ander Herrera – who have both been struggling for fitness – made the cut. Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial are also allegedly out ...

.   Ousmane Dembele has been fined €10,000 by a German court for leaving the house he rented when playing for Borussia Dortmund littered with rubbish The France international left the German giants in August 2017 as he forced through ...

  Super Eagles star, Wilfred Ndidi is set to marry his long time girlfriend come May 10th, (next month), according to reports. The Leicester City midfielder will tie the knot to a medical student and the love of his life, ...

  The mother of Braga youth player David Veiga was killed in a car accident and his father seriously injured as they travelled to watch their son play against Benfica in an under-19s game. Portuguese media reported that the referee stopped ...

  Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola has offered to foot the medical bills of Christian Chukwu, former Super Eagles’ coach, TheCable can report Chukwu, one of Nigeria’s most influential footballers in history who captained the national team to their first Africa ...

Neymar’s return to match action appears to be edging closer as he looked fit and healthy in a keepy-up challenge at home against his dad. The £198million Paris Saint-Germain attacker returned to training in the French capital earlier this week as Thomas ...

  Odion Jude Ighalo scored his fourth goal of the season in as many Matches, with his latest – a brace – helping his Chinese Super League side, Shanghai Shenhua to a 5-1 routing of Beijing Renhe on Sunday. Ighalo, ...

  Footballer turned pastor, Taribo West has revealed why he is the most dreaded soccer star Nigeria has ever produced. In an interview with Saturday Sun correspondent, Bolaji Okunola, the former AC Milan and Inter Milan defender opens up on the ...

  A Premier League footballer has been accused of filming himself sexually assaulting a woman in a club on a booze and drug-fuelled binge. The alleged victim, who cannot be named, claims he attacked her after “downing drinks and inhaling ...

William Troost-Ekong and Tottenham striker, Harry Kane   Super Eagles defender, William Troost-Ekong has opened up on one of the saddest things he has heard in his career as he ponders on the paths he has trodden to become a ...

Chelsea players made the most out of their weekend without a fixture by enjoying a night out on Thursday evening. A number of Blues players were spotted leaving Raffles nightclub in Chelsea in the early hours as they prepare for their huge ...

  Dennis Emmanuel Bonaventure of Belgium side Club Brugge, went live on Instagram as Club Brugge celebrated their first win in 21 years at Anderlecht. The 21-year-old Nigerian U23 attacker scored his team’s second goal in a 3-2 at Anderlecht ...

  An Italian footballer’s career took off in the last seconds before he retired – when masked men swooped from a helicopter to ‘kidnap’ him. Ignazio Barbagallo has now been rotared out of the plans for his tiny Sicilian team ...

  Mexican football chiefs have said they will investigate Maradona after he attacked Donald Trump after a league match last weekend. The football legend, an outspoken critic of South America’s conservative governments and a friend of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, ...

The official has been a fixture in the league since the early 2000s and made a bit of history by handing Ashley Young his marching orders Mike Dean has become the first referee to issue 100 red cards in the ...

  Jose Mourinho claimed Paul Pogba wanted to ditch Manchester United’s team bus after a match to travel in his Rolls-Royce. The Portuguese boss, who cheekily referred to him as “His Excellency”, had several bust-ups with the Frenchman during their ...

  Barcelona snatch a point at the death to deny Villarreal a vital victory in their battle against relegation at the foot of the LaLiga table. The home side had produced a brilliant comeback to respond to a two-goal deficit ...

The former Porto, Chelsea, Inter, Real Madrid and Manchester United manager has admitted that he would welcome the opportunity to work in Germany Jose Mourinho has left the door open for Bayern Munich to make a move, with the Portuguese admitting he ...

Referee Mike Dean showed his 100th red card as 10-man Manchester United lost 2-1 at Wolves in the Premier League. Ashley Young was sent off as Manchester United‘s Champions Leaguequalification hopes were dented by a 2-1 Premier League defeat at Wolves on Tuesday. United would have ...

​   Pope Francis has said that, whilst Lionel Messi is undoubtedly a great player, he is not God. However, the head of the Catholic church also said he doesn’t believe the player’s D10S moniker to be sacrilegious. Throughout Messi’s Barcelona career, ...

  Real Madrid’s wonderkid Vinicius Jr is apparently dating a curvy social media influencer after eagle-eyed users noticed the same bathroom in their snaps. According to reports, the 18-year-old Brazilian forward has fallen for the stunning Maria Julia Mazali, who ...

SARS operatives in Lagos have allegedly killed a young boy while watching a football match in Lagos, after he was hit by a stray bullet. According to reports, the sad incident happened Sunday afternoon at Olu Aboderin Street, Onipetesi, Lagos State. ...

A last-gasp own goal from Toby Alderweireld following a flap from Hugo Lloris sent Liverpool back to the top of the Premier League. Liverpool were given a gift in the Premier League title race when a mistake from Hugo Lloris handed ...