United continued to dictate play, but Everton almost caught them off guard in the 32nd minute when Romelu Lukaku squared the ball to Ross Barkley in the box and the England international tested David de Gea with a stinging strike that the United keeper could only parry
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The football tournament has started two days before Friday’s opening ceremony because of a packed schedule
Soccer pundits are already tipping the Kabiru Makaiba-tutored side to spring a surprise by winning the league for the first time in the club’s 20-year history
Barca did well to wrestle back control of the match late on and put the game beyond doubt, though, meaning two wins from two in the competition ahead of their meeting with Liverpool on Saturday
Barcelona were thought to be interested in the forward, but their former boss, Pep Guardiola, has managed to lure the teen to the Etihad Stadium.
Jesus, who was voted the best newcomer in Brazil’s top league, will represent his country at the Olympics in Rio
They play Japan at 0100 GMT on Friday
Ilechukwu said the underperformance of his team against the Savannah Boys was not in any way good for their progress in the competition.
The Lagos-based MFM lost 0-1 to Plateau United at Agege Stadium
Balogun said the member, acting on behalf of the impeached chairman of the club, was arrested for allegedly presenting fake document for visa procurement at the embassy
He said: “We are not going to engage the LMC in any legal battle, but we want people who already believe the violence story to hear our own side.”
The LMC last week fined the club a total of N4.75 million after finding it guilty of six offences and ordered that its next three home games be played behind closed doors
“Gbenga is a young, athletic defender who we believe will be a strong asset to our back line as he continues to develop within our club,” said Gavin Wilkinson, the General Manager and President of soccer for the Timbers
The 27-year-old world heavyweight champion was accused of using the banned substance nandrolone after traces of the drug were allegedly found in a urine sample from February 2015
Klopp has recently suggested that he may send Ojo out on loan this season but the youngster is hoping that his efforts in pre-season will enable him to stay at Anfield
According to report, an agreement over the transfer was reached between all parties weeks ago, but the instability and turmoil of recent events in Turkey has prevented the deal from going through
Bashir said: “I heard the call during the news for corporate organizations to donate towards the Olympics so I decided to contribute my own quota by sewing 50 pieces of embroidered blouses and long skirts with kaftans and caps.
The German international had been linked with City for some time, while Bayern Munich were also thought to be interested in the attacker, who scored eight goals in 33 Bundesliga matches last season
‘Mikel’ was written down by the Nigerian FA on the submission form for the 2003 FIFA Under-17 World Championships and the name stuck
Nigeria will face Japan in their opening game in Rio 2016 on Friday in Manaus, while their match against Colombia will be their last group game
Giwa, at a press conference on the state of the nation’s football, explained why his group had to go to the final court of the land to decide who legally takes over the headship of the Nigeria Football Federation
Eguma said some of the players would partake in a Nigeria Professional Football League match against El kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri on August 7.
“The players that had shock as a result of the accident will be fit by the weekend to play but the ones that sustained internal injuries will be left out,” he said
In keeping true to the national colours of Nigeria, the new away kit is white with a green stripe that runs the length of the sides of shirt and shorts, and a green stripe along the back of the collar