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Steven Gerrard’s Reputation Nose Dives After Aston Villa Sacking

Steven Gerrard’s Reputation Nose Dives After Aston Villa Sacking

October 21, 2022 9:54 pm

Former coach and one time football maestro, Steven Gerrard has vowed that he would “never quit” after his Aston Villa side had slumped to another damaging defeat and then minutes later, in a shocking turn of events, he had been sacked in a severe blow to his managerial reputation.

The former Rangers boss had also paid the painful price for just two wins in the first 11 Premier League matches of the season, with only the goal difference scores keeping Villa out of the relegation zone after the terrible 3-0 loss to Fulham on Thursday.

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Full List Of All Winners Of The Ballon d’ Or 2022 Awards

Full List Of All Winners Of The Ballon d’ Or 2022 Awards

October 17, 2022 8:16 pm

The 2022 Ballon d’Or award ceremony has been announced on Monday night and it had been held at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.

Reports have also revealed that Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema have also been revealed to have won the Ballon d’Or this year and he had been ahead of Bayern Munich’s Sadio Mane, Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne and Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski.

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Benzema had also crowned as the Champions League’s top scorer, La Liga’s top scorer and UEFA Player of the Year.

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Man United’s Greenwood Charged With Alleged Rape

Man United’s Greenwood Slammed With Rape Charges

October 15, 2022 8:32 pm

More woes are in store for Manchester United playmaker and striker, Mason Greenwood as he has been slammed with attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault charges.

The 21-year-old England international has been due to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court on Monday while he is facing these three counts which are relating to the same woman.

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The player had first been held in January over allegations relating to a young woman after images and videos were posted online and he had been on bail …

Kylian Mbappe Beats Messi, Ronaldo To Top Forbes Rich List

Mbappe Beats Messi, Ronaldo To Top Forbes Rich List

October 10, 2022 4:07 am

Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has surprisingly emerged as the world’s highest-paid football player, according to Forbes magazine becoming the first time a player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the list in eight years.

Mbappe, 23, is estimated to earn $128 million for the 2022-23 season before agents’ fees, a record for Forbes’ annual rankings, with PSG teammate Messi second at $120m and Manchester United’s Ronaldo ($100m) occupying the third spot.

PSG’s Neymar ($87m) and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah ($53m) rounded off the top five.

Erling Haaland, who has made a blistering start to his Manchester …

Djokovic Clinches 90th Career Title With Astana Victory

Djokovic Clinches 90th Career Title With Astana Victory

October 9, 2022 7:27 pm

Novak Djokovic has finally claimed the 90th title of his career which would also count as the fourth of 2022 with a series of dominant straight-sets victory over ar Stefanos Tsitsipas in the ATP final in Astana on Sunday.

The 35-year-old Djokovic had seamlessly triumphed 6-3, 6-4 in 75 minutes to also add to the trophies he had won this season in Israel, Rome and at Wimbledon and it was the ninth consecutive match victory for the fourth seed, who had guaranteed himself a spot at the 2022 ATP Finals as a result of the win.

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2022 World Cup Will Be My Last, Messi Confirms

2022 World Cup Will Be My Last, Messi Confirms

October 7, 2022 5:47 am

Argentina captain Lionel Messi said Thursday that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will ‘surely’ be the last of his career.

‘It’s my last World Cup, surely. I feel good physically, I was able to do a very good pre-season this year, which I couldn’t do last year. It was essential to get to where I am, with a good state of mind and a lot of hope,’ the 35-year-old told ESPN Argentina.

Messi, who is due to appear in his fifth World Cup, made his international debut in 2005 and has since won 164 caps for Argentina and …

Super Eagles Move Four Spots In Latest FIFA World Rankings

FIFA Ranking: Super Eagles Drop By One Spot To 32nd Position

October 6, 2022 6:54 pm

Reports from the sporting sphere have revealed that the Nigerian Super Eagles have dropped again by one spot and they are now to be ranked 32nd in the world in the October world ranking by FIFA which is the global football governing body.

In the recent ranking table which had been released on Thursday, the Nigerian senior men’s national team had also garnered up to 1498.47 points in September as against the 1504.7 which had been garnered in August.

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Messi Sets New Champions League Record As Benfica Holds PSG

Messi Sets New Champions League Record As Benfica Holds PSG

October 6, 2022 4:50 am

Paris Saint-German playmaker, Lionel Messi yesterday set yet another record in the UEFA Champions League even as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Benfica.

Messi opened the scoring in the first half with a trademark curling left-foot finish from the edge of the box.

The goal meant the 35-year-old became the first player in Champions League history to score goals against 40 different opponents.

The lead did not last as the hosts wlevelled four minutes before the break, when an inviting in-swinging cross from Enzo Fernandez touched off PSG defender Danilo and into the net.

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My Best Decision Was Choosing Chelsea Over United – Mikel

My Best Decision Was Choosing Chelsea Over United – Mikel

October 5, 2022 6:31 am

Former Nigeria captain Mikel Obi says picking Chelsea over Manchester United in a highly controversial transfer in 2006 was the ‘best decision’ of his career.

Africa Today News, New York reports that the Nigerian midfielder, who retired last week at the age of 35, was the subject of a bitter dispute between the Red Devils and the Blues in 2005, before signing for the latter the following year.

His decision to move to London, having initially signed for the Manchester side from Norwegian club Lyn Oslo, ultimately proved rewarding.

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Ibrahim Gusau Emerges As The New NFF President

Ibrahim Gusau Emerges As The New NFF President

September 30, 2022 8:54 pm

Fresh reports reaching the desk of Africa Daily News, New York has revealed that Ibrahim Musa Gusau has been elected as the new President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

Gusau had also been elected at NFF’s 78th Elective Congress which had been held in Benin, the Edo State capital.

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He had also polled 21 votes to beat his closest challenger former Ist Vice President Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi who had gotten 12 votes.

Though Gusau did not poll the needed 22 votes to automatically win in the first ballot, …

FG fulfils late Keshi's house promise 28 years later

FG Fulfils Late Keshi’s House Promise 28 Years Later

September 30, 2022 12:42 pm

The late Stephen Keshi and 14 other players of the 1994 Super Eagles Team received the Certificate of Occupancy and other land paperwork on Thursday from the Federal Government.

An apartment in Delta State with three bedrooms was given to the sporting legend.

 

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The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing’s Abuja headquarters hosted the handing-over ceremony on Thursday, according to a statement signed by Blessing Lere-Adams, Director of Press and Public Relations.

You may remember that at the beginning of the year, President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) pledged to …

Joshua, Fury fight Will Hold As Planned, Promoters Insist

Joshua, Fury fight Will Hold As Planned, Promoters Insist

September 28, 2022 5:05 am

The promoters of Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have expressed their confidence that the all-British clash between both heavyweight boxers will still go on as planned despite Fury ruling it out earlier in the week. 

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Fury had earlier fixed a Monday 5pm deadline for Joshua and his team to finalise on terms on the Dec 3 fight.

Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn had described the deadline as quite ridiculous however, when it passed, Fury called the fight off on his social media in a video calling Joshua names.

Africa Daily News, New York can …

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