England coach, Gareth Southgate, said the Premier League’s early start was a factor in some of his players lacking sharpness or suffering from injury, and questioned why the season began less than a month after the World Cup final.
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Antoine Griezmann is fixated on winning the Ballon d’Or because he believes it would fulfil his “dream” of ranking among Atletico Madrid’s all-time greats.
FC Barcelona plan to offer a new deal to Argentina forward Lionel Messi, Mundo Deportivo reported.
Pep Guardiola has played down claims that Manchester City are the favourites to win the Champions League because of the club’s history in the competition.
Odion Ighalo hit his first hat-trick for the Super Eagles and Samuel Kalu added another late on to help them move up to second in Group E – a point behind leaders South Africa.
Nigeria’s female football national team, the Super Falcons, will open camp on Monday to commence preparations for the 2018 African Women’s Cup of Nations in Ghana.
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, has dedicated the Super Eagles’ 4-0 defeat of Libya in a 2019 AFCON qualifier in Uyo on Saturday to President Muhammadu Buhari.
Mohamed Salah has returned to Liverpool for treatment after picking up a muscular injury on international duty with Egypt.
The former Arsenal and France forward replaces Leonardo Jardim, who was sacked by the Ligue 1 side on Thursday.
The match was played on Saturday in Uyo
The match takes place at the stadium in Uyo
The striker went down holding his leg as the Group J match drew to a close in Cairo, resumed after receiving treatment, and was almost immediately withdrawn
Waidi Akanni, a former Super Eagles defender, has advised that tactical disciple and adherence to coaches’ instructions are key to Super Eagles’ triumph against Libya in Uyo on Saturday.
Coach Kennedy Boboye has parted ways with Plateau United, The Eagle Online can report.
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, who is the President of the CAF Organizing Committee for AFCON, has again called on the three-time African champions to give joy to the country’s teeming football lovers by pocketing all the three points on Saturday.
Monaco have sacked manager Leonardo Jardim amid reports linking former Arsenal and Barcelona striker Thierry Henry with the job.
West Ham United’s patchy early form has cost them places on the 2018/2019 English Premier League table and they must strive to be more consistent, defender Pablo Zabaleta says.
The Niger government on Thursday appointed a new Technical Adviser for the Niger Tornadoes FC of Minna for the 2018/2019 Nigeria Professional Football League season scheduled to kick-off in November.
The France player may be forced to undergo surgery which would put him out of action until 2019, the media reported.
Rohr told newsmen in Uyo on Thursday, that the Libyans have a very strong team in spite of their position on FIFA ranking.