Unlike the Jules Rimet trophy, which Brazil was allowed to keep after winning their third World Cup in 1970, the current FIFA World Cup trophy cannot be won outright
Author: Bowale Odutola
Mozambique-born Portuguese coach, Carlos Queiroz, who should have joined Nigeria’s Stephen Keshi as joint-favourites for the position, has signed a fresh contract with Iran, while Dutchman Frank Rjikaard remains an outside potential
The Golden Eaglets in the meantime are expected to travel this week for their second round first leg fixture against Democratic Republic of Congo in Lubumbashi
Middlesbrough take on Atletico Clube de Portugal in the final game of their training camp in Marbella on MOnday morning, with the squad due to return to England later in the day
Onazi, who is under contract with Lazio until June 2016, has been linked to several English Premier League sides such as Liverpool, Tottenham and Manchester City
Ideye becomes Albion’s fifth summer signing
The 59-year-old Frenchman takes over from Vahid Halilhodzic, who led the nation to the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil
Manchester United may also play in Miami on August 4 if the club ends up being a group winner in the International Champions Cup
A new coach to replace Luiz Felipe Scolari is expected to be named next Tuesday
Of the 23, two of those jailed are accused of the death of a Brazilian TV cameraman, who was killed when he was struck by a flare
The 28-year-old played an integral part for Atletico last season as they won the Primera Division and made it to the Champions League final but the Brazilian is clearly excited by the prospect of playing in England
In the Round of 16 match played at the FIFA Goal Project pitch of the Abuja National Stadium, both teams struggled to edge each other out in an end-to-end game
Ideye signed on Friday evening and was handed the No. 9 shirt
Ameobi was released by Newcastle at the end of last season and has been linked with Hull City, Crystal Palace and Australia’s Sydney FC
This is the first meeting after the Aminu Maigari-led Board was reinstated by FIFA following the suspension of the Federation occasioned by what FIFA described as government’s interference
“During last season I made a decision to end my international career after the World Cup,” Lahm wrote in an open letter on the German soccer federation website (www.dfb.de)
Real Madrid midfielder, Xabi Alonso, was suspended for the Champions League final in May after picking up a third knockout phase booking in the second leg of his team’s semi-final
The French international, who caught the eye in Les Bleus run to the World Cup quarter-finals this summer, has been widely tipped to move for some time
First Bank came into the game stronger after conceding the first goal, with the fireworks in front of goal curtailed by the impressive Prime defence line and goalkeeper, Adejare Adeniyi, to end the first half a goal in favour of Prime
All is set for the mini convention of Nigerian Ex-International Footballers Association, formerly known as Association of Nigerian Ex-internationals in Diaspora. The mini-convention is slated for July 19, 2014 in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. The convention, according to Nathaniel Ogedegbe, who is the initiator of the project, will promote football development in Nigeria, just as it will also cater for the welfare of the ex-internationals and also serve as the voice for Nigerian footballers at home and in the Diaspora. Ogedengbe’s words: “We have seen the sadness born out of suffering of many of us (ex-internationals) that deepens to grief.…