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The father of Mesut Ozil said Sunday his son should quit Germany’s national squad after he was “made the scapegoat” for Die Mannschaft’s shock first-round defeat at the World Cup. Ozil, 29, has come in for hefty criticism in Germany…

FIFA president Gianni Infantino told President Vladimir Putin on Friday the world was “in love” with World Cup hosts Russia and praised him for overcoming negative stereotypes about the country. Infantino spoke at a meeting with Putin…

Croatia will be playing England on the 11th of July 2018 in the world cup semi finals, but thats not big a headline as the fact that their president, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović has been the topic of discussion of how she is able to combine…

England have reached their first World Cup semi-final since 1990 after defeating Sweden 2-0 in the quarter-final clash in Samara on Saturday. Gareth Southgate’s men had the advantage at the interval thanks to Harry Maguire’s powerful…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is to investigate and take necessary action against Amaju Pinnick, Mallam Shehu Dikko and three other top board members of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). This follows a petition it…

Croatians were gearing up on Saturday for the “match of a generation” against hosts Russia in the World Cup quarter-finals as tens of thousands prepared to watch the game on giant screens. An estimated 10,000 fans will support…

Long touted as World Cup contenders thanks to an abundance of talent, Belgium claimed their biggest scalp ever in beating five-time winners Brazil to reach just their second semi-final. A ‘golden generation’ featuring Thibaut…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David Beckham have agreed on the terms of a friendly wager ahead of the England v Sweden World Cup quarter-final on Saturday. Ibrahimovic, Sweden’s all-time top scorer with 62 goals, has been vocal in support…

Uruguay were seeking to make the semifinals for the second time in the last three World Cup tournaments while France had not gotten as far since the 2006 tournament. But two goals in either half gave France a hard-fought 2-0 win. A…

Self-professed sports scientist and Twitter user, Ross Tucker, has called out Brazil’s superstar, Neymar Jr, for what he describes as his “proclivity for injury.” Taking to his verified Twitter handle @Scienceofsport, Tucker decries…

The relationship between Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo will have lasted for nine years. Almost a decade in which, goal by goal and title by title, the Portuguese has earned the right to be among the best, if not the best, in the…

President of the Nigeria Football Federation Amaju Pinnick was on Thursday appointed as 1st Vice-President of the Confederation of African Football. The position became vacant after erstwhile President of the Ghana Football Association…

Thousands of Chinese are pouring out their grief on social media following the death of a “psychic” cat, Baidian’er, that correctly predicted the outcome of Nigeria and Argentina match at Russia FIFA World Cup. The cat, bearing the…

FIFA  strongly rebuked Argentina great Diego Maradona’s comments that England’s win over Colombia was a robbery and that referee Mark Geiger was not up to the task. “Following comments made by Diego Armando Maradona…FIFA strongly…

The FIFA recognised chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, has asked a court to vacate its order that sacked him from office. Following his requeest, the Jos Federal High Court on Wednesday fixed July 10 for…

Real Madrid are considering an offer of about 100m euros (£88m) from Juventus for Cristiano Ronaldo. The 33-year-old Portugal forward is Real’s all-time top scorer with 451 goals. However his age, and Real’s need to reshape a…

Barcelona denied on Wednesday that they illegally bought a transplant liver for their former defender Eric Abidal. Contacted by AFP, a Barcelona court said it had investigated a possible crime of organ trafficking for more than a…

Former Nigerian international, Emmanuel Emenike, has advised Super Eagles Captain, Mikel Obi over the safety of his parents. Following the release of Pa Michael Obi, Emenike on his Instagram page called on Mikel to buy his parents a…

Switzerland defender, Manuel Obafemi Akanji, has disclosed that Nigeria never invited him to play for the senior national team. Akanji who deflected home Swedish Emil Forsberg’s low strike in the 66th minute in the 1-0 loss on…

The unending crisis that has engulfed the Nigeria Football Federation since 2014 shows no signs of abating even as Chris Giwa assumed leadership of the Federation on Tuesday and commandeered the secretariat in Abuja. He told…

Argentina legend, Diego Maradona has offered to coach his country’s senior national football team and he is so much willing to offer his service for free This is after Jorge Sampaoli led Lionel Messi and co to a frustrating World Cup…

Uganda’s professional boxer, Mustafa Katende, collapsed and died during a training session in the capital Kampala. Ayub Kalule, one of the veteran trainers at the Police Training School Gym in Kibuli, told Xinhua that Katende was not…

Chelsea have turned down a bid in excess of £50m for Willian from Barcelona, according to Sky Sports. It was gathered talks are ongoing between the two clubs and representatives of the player, who is currently away on international…

The President General of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club, Dr Rafiu Ladipo, has declared support for the purported new leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Speaking from Russia, Dr Ladipo said the development is…