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Spain captain, Sergio Ramos has responded to a putdown from Argentina great Diego Maradona by making an unlikely declaration of admiration for Lionel Messi. Messi is his usual enemy as the talisman of Real Madrid’s arch-rivals…

FIFA has imposed a 10,000 Swiss Francs sanction on the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) over the misconduct of a group of Mexican fans at the ongoing World Cup in Russia. In a statement on Thursday, FIFA said the disciplinary…

Super Eagles supporters clubs have refuted a report that they requested permission from the Russian authorities  to bring along live chickens while attending the team’s matches during the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The refutal was…

England manager Gareth Southgate dislocated his right shoulder while running on Wednesday. The players had a day off from training and Southgate suffered the injury near the squad's World Cup base in Repino. "The doc has made it clear…

Morocco are out of Russia 2018 World Cup, no thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo’s early goal which earned Portugal a 1-0 win. African teams have conceded most of their goals from set pieces, and the dead ball demon caught up with Morocco,…

The Super Eagles held a crisis  meeting behind under-fire  Nigeria coach  Gernot Rohr on Monday night as  they try to  turn things around their precarious position at the Russia 2018 World Cup ahead of their next fixture against Iceland…

Officials at Spain’s tax authority have called for “reconsideration” of the deal done with Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo. Earlier this week, sources told ESPN FC that an agreement with tax prosecutors would see Ronaldo admit wrongdoing…

Midfielder Jack Wilshere has announced he will leave London club Arsenal when his contract expires at the end of June. In an Instagram post on Tuesday, Wilshere – who came through Arsenal’s academy and made his first-team debut for the…

The mathematicians have come out with their permutations and we know the Eagles can still qualify for the second round with two wins in their next two matches – starting with Iceland on Friday. But before we come to that bridge,…

Senegal recorded Africa’s first points and win with a 2-1 win over Poland in their opening game of Russia 2018. Coached by Alou Cisse, the captain of the Senegalese side which shocked France 1-0 on their road to the quarter finals of…

Manchester United will make David de Gea the highest paid goalkeeper in the world after club and the player reached an agreement over a new contract. The 27-year-old has long been linked with a move back to his homeland with European…

Switzerland did not hold back in a physical encounter with Brazil in their opening World Cup game, and Neymar, who was playing his first competitive game since a foot operation in February, felt the consequences. Hobbling back into…

Japan defeated 10-man Colombia 2-1 in their 2018 FIFA World Cup opening Group H clash at Mordovia Arena, Saransk on Tuesday. Yuya Osako headed in the winner after Juan Quintero’s 39th minute free-kick had cancelled out Shinji Kagawa’s…

Iceland are sweating on the fitness of the duo of Gylfi Sigurdsson and Jóhann Bergs Guðmundsson ahead of Friday’s Group D clash against the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Completesportsnigeria. com reports. Everton star, Sigurdsson,  who…

Colombia’s Carlos Sanchez on Tuesday became the first player to be sent off at the World Cup in Russia when he was dismissed for handball in the match against Japan. Japan’s Shinji Kagawa scored from the resulting penalty in the…

Sequel to the opening Group D World Cup fixed match of the Super Eagles against Croatia on Saturday which ended in 2 to nil, a win against the Nigerian team, Manchester United boss, Jose Mourinho has disclosed that Super Eagles captain,…

The Egyptian goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shenawy has reportedly rejected the man of the match award given to him for his outstanding performance against Uruguay because of his Muslim faith. The MOTM award was sponsored by Budweiser which is an…

Tragedy was averted yesterday, as it was gathered that Saudi Arabia’s official team plane caught fire in mid air, as they travelled to their next 2018 World Cupmatch which is currently ongoing in Russia. The Saudi Arabian team who…

Diego Maradona suggested that Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli find a new country to call home if his charges continue to underachieve at the 2018 World Cup.  The 1986 World Cup winner stole the show in Moscow on Saturday as he took in…

First goal A Russian, appropriate for the occasion, Yuri Gazinsky, scored the first goal of Russia 2018 with a firm header past Saudi Arabia goalkeeper. The 28-year-old FK Krasnodar central midfielder got above his marker and powered…

Romelu Lukaku gave a good account of himself on Monday as he banged in two goals to help Belgium to a 3-0 win over Panama. After firing blanks in the first half, Belgium turned on style in the second half as Dries Mertens broke the…

Mexico’s goal celebration against Germany quite literally triggered a minor earthquake scare as fans’ wild reaction sparked seismic activity in the nation’s capital. Hirving Lozano stunned the Germans by cutting in off the left flank…

Diego Maradona has apologised for violating ongoing FIFA World Cup non-smoking rules after puffing a cigar during Argentina’s 1-1 draw with Iceland in Moscow. The Argentina icon was seen with the cigar during the game at Spartak…

Forward Nikola Kalinic has reportedly been kicked out of Croatia’s World Cup squad for refusing to play in the side’s 2-0 win over Nigeria on Saturday. According to Croatian media outlet 24sata, Kalinic, a substitute for the match,…