Man City crush Watford 6-0 to win FA Cup
Raheem Sterling scored a hat-trick as Manchester City crushed Watford 6-0 in the English FA Cup final match on Saturday at Wembley. They have now become the first team to [readmore]
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Super Falcons win 2019 WAFU Women’s Cup
The Super Falcons won the 2019 WAFU Women’s Cup on Saturday in Abidjan after defeating hosts Cote d’Ivoire 5-4 on penalty kicks. Both sides went into a penalty shootout after [readmore]
Europa League final: UEFA defends choice of Baku
UEFA have defended their decision to stage the 2018/2019 Europa League final match in Azerbaijan’s capital city of Baku following a letter from finalists Arsenal. The English club had sought [readmore]
Ambode receives Diouf, Kanu, Zokora, other soccer legends
Lagos State governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has urged African countries to look inward and explore the possibility of using sports to grow their economies, saying it remains a veritable tool [readmore]
NFF reiterates welfare foundation for ex-internationals
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick has reiterated that the football –governing body will soon institute a welfare foundation for former Nigeria international players in order to guarantee [readmore]
Icardi insists on Inter stay, denies Juve agreement
Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi has denied reports he has agreed to join Juventus this summer, releasing a statement to confirm his future lies at the San Siro. Reports in [readmore]
Messi wants Kane at Barcelona ahead of Griezmann
Barcelona’s attempt of signing Antoine Griezmann has apparently been quashed because Lionel Messi wants a Golden Boot winner ahead of the Frenchman. Atletico Madrid superstar Antoine Griezmann took to the [readmore]
Weah, Drogba, others storm Lagos for Ambode testimonial match
African football legends both in Nigeria and abroad will tomorrow, (Saturday) storm Agege Stadium in Lagos to feature in the testimonial match organised in honour of outgoing Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode [readmore]
We’ll stick with Valverde, Barca president says
Barcelona president, Josep Bartomeu says coach Ernesto Valverde remains the right man to lead the club next season in spite of overseeing successive calamitous UEFA Champions League exits. Valverde has [readmore]
England will not walk off pitch for racist abuse, says Southgate
England manager, Gareth Southgate has said his players will not walk off the pitch in protest if they are racially abused by supporters following discussions with his squad and staff. [readmore]