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Collins Returns As Paderborn Record First Win Of Season
October 26, 2019
4:25 pm
Super Eagles defender Jamilu Collins returned to the starting lineup as SC Paderborn recorded their first win in the German Bundesliga this season following a 2-0 home win against Fortuna Dusseldorf on Saturday.
Collins missed Paderborn’s 1-0 away defeat to Cologne last weekend as a result of illness.
He was however restored to the starting lineup after he regained full fitness.
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It was the left-back’s eighth league appearance of the season albeit he has scored once.
Abdelhamid Sabiri opened scoring for Paderborn three minutes before the break, while Sebastian …
Garba Eager To Lead Eaglets To 6th U-17 World Cup Title
October 26, 2019
3:37 pm
Manu Garba has spoken of the Golden Eaglets’ tradition of playing good football at FIFA U-17 World Cup tournaments and remains confident of winning Nigeria’s sixth title at Brazil 2019 edition given the country’s previous performances in the tournament.
Garba, who steered the Eaglets to victory in Dubai United Arab Emirates, UAE, in 2013, spoke during a pre match press conference in Goiania, Brazil, on Friday night ahead tonight’s Group B opening fixture against Hungary.
“We are here (in Brazil) hoping to put up a good performance on the pitch,” Garba said.
“In our desire for victory, we don’t lose …
WWE Broadcaster ‘Mean’ Gene Okerlund Dead At 76
October 26, 2019
3:37 pm
WWE legend Eugene (Mean Gene) Okerlund, who entered the Hall of Fame in 2006 after making his mark as the go-to interviewer in the wrestling world, has died. He was 76.
The WWE announced news of his death Wednesday, dubbing him “the most recognizable interviewer in sports-entertainment history.”
Okerlund joined the WWE in 1984 after spending several years interviewing stars such as Jesse (The Body) Ventura and Hulk Hogan with the American Wrestling Association.
As the WWE took off, so did Okerlund’s career, as he continued to make a name for himself by chatting ringside with stars like Hogan, “Macho
Ghana FA Names New Head After Corruption Scandal
October 25, 2019
5:30 pm
The Ghana Football Association (FA) on Friday named a new president more than a year after a corruption scandal forced a major shake-up of the game in the West African nation.
Kurt Okraku — chief executive of local Premier League club Dreams FC – filled the position left vacant since Kwesi Nyantakyi stepped down after an undercover documentary showed him soliciting kickbacks worth millions of dollars.
Okraku got the nod from the 120 delegates after beating former FA vice president George Afriyie at the second round of voting.
The expose by journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas rocked football in Ghana …
Man City Expect Tottenham To Slow Liverpool EPL Charge
October 25, 2019
4:43 pm
Guardiola’s defending champions can cut that gap to just three points, at least temporarily, if they beat Aston Villa at home on Saturday, while Liverpool has a trickier-looking tie against Spurs the following day.
Frank Lampard’s young Chelsea side travel to Burnley on
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Split Loyalty For Klopp Ahead Of Dortmund-Schalke Derby
October 25, 2019
4:24 pm
Former Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp admits he has split loyalty for Saturday’s hotly-anticipated Ruhr Derby with both Schalke and arch-rivals Dortmund capable of going top of the Bundesliga.
The current Liverpool boss led Dortmund to back-to-back Bundesliga titles in 2011 and 2012, yet is torn over this weekend’s match in Gelsenkirchen with close friend David Wagner now the head coach of the hosts.
“This is the craziest situation in my life,” Klopp admitted recently at an event in Dortmund.
“I am 100 percent black-and-yellow (for Dortmund), but now my best friend is the Schalke coach.
“I still don’t know …
Wenger Eyes Return, Misses ‘Wet Wednesdays At Stoke’
October 25, 2019
10:34 am
The Frenchman, who turned 70 earlier this week, ended his 22-year reign at Arsenal at the end of last season after capturing three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups with Gunners.
But during a visit to Tokyo, Wenger told AFP that absence had not diminished his passion for the game and revealed he has had “offers from all over the world” during his hiatus.
“I refused until now to come back because
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United Eke Out Rare Away Win On Emotional Day In Belgrade
October 24, 2019
5:09 pm
Anthony Martial scored the only goal of the Europa League Group L game with a penalty kick after 43 minutes, but the hosts had eight strikes on target to just three by United.
The game marked the return to the ground where Matt Busby’s famous team of talented youngsters played their last game, a European Cup quarter-final against Red Star in February 1958.
The plane crashed in Munich on the
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La Liga To Appeal Against New Date For Postponed Clasico
October 24, 2019
11:40 am
La Liga confirmed on Thursday it will appeal the decision to play Saturday’s postponed Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid on December 18.
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced the new date on Wednesday after the two clubs came to an agreement following the postponement of the original fixture at Camp Nou due to violent, pro-independence protests in Catalonia.
La Liga proposed the postponement last week but want the match to be rescheduled for December 4.
“La Liga does not share the Competition Committee’s decision to set December 18 as the date of the Clasico match and will appeal,” La …
Inter Milan Interested In Bayern Munich Star Player Muller
October 24, 2019
10:59 am
The 30-year-old has often found himself on the bench this season behind Philippe Coutinho, who Bayern coach Niko Kovac prefers in the attacking midfield role.
According to Kicker, Inter’s “interest is intensifying” and the Italian giants could bring Muller to Milan in the January transfer window.
Mueller made a rare start, only his fifth of the season, in Tuesday’s 3-2 win at Olympiakos in the Champions League on the right-wing, helping set up two goals
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Sergio Ramos Confirms Fine By Spanish Tax Authority
October 24, 2019
10:45 am
The Spain and Real Madrid captain has paid the fine but said in a statement late Tuesday he plans to appeal as he claims he was unfairly penalised by a change in the law.
Ramos joins a growing list of high-profile footballers targetted
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