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England throw out 4,000 Allardyce T-shirts
The Football Association have had to throw out 4,000 T-shirts that they were going to give to fans for England’s game against Malta – because Read more
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Slimani scores again as Leicester beat Porto
LEICESTER, England (Reuters) – Leicester City forgot their domestic struggles to secure a second successive Champions League victory as Islam Slimani tormented a familiar foe Read more
Chelsea must improve defensive record, says Hazard
(Reuters) – Chelsea must improve their defensive solidity if they are to challenge for silverware this season, winger Eden Hazard has said. Despite coach Antonio Read more
FIFA under fire for disbanding anti-racism task force
By Chris Bertram MANCHESTER (Reuters) – World soccer’s governing body FIFA was under fire on Monday for winding up its anti-racism task force with former Read more
Pogba stars as Manchester United thrash Leicester 4-1 without Rooney
Manchester United thrashed Premier League champions Leicester City as boss Jose Mourinho dropped captain Wayne Rooney from his starting line-up. Chris Smalling’s header put United Read more
Manchester United 4 -1 Leicester
Polite applause- Final scores Manchester United 4-1 Leicester Simon Stone The crisis is over for now. The critics Jose Mourinho refers to as ‘Einsteins’ will Read more
Rooney affected by strong criticism – Mounrinho
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says Wayne Rooney has been affected by “strong” criticism he received after England’s recent win over Slovakia. Rooney has endured Read more
I’ll make Arsenal great again — Dangote
AFRICA’s richest man is planning to buy Arsenal within four years.Aliko Dangote – who is said to be worth £8.3billion – revealed his intentions to Read more
Super Eagles coach Rohr names Iwobi, Iheanacho for Zambia game
Super Eagles technical adviser Gernot Rohr has named Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel, Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi and Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho for the 2018 Read more
Barcelona 1-1 Atletico Madrid
Barcelona failed to narrow the gap on league leaders Real Madrid as they were held by title rivals Atletico Madrid. After failing to unpick Atletico’s Read more
Lionel Messi ruled out for three weeks due to injury
Lionel Messi will be out for three weeks after suffering a groin strain in Barcelona’s draw with Atletico Madrid. The striker went off on 59 Read more
Cup hero Fabregas ready to step up for Chelsea
(Reuters) – Midfielder Cesc Fabregas insists he can play a key role for Chelsea after scoring an extra-time brace to help the Blues knock Premier Read more
Real Madrid equal La Liga record for successive wins
By Richard Martin (Reuters) – Real Madrid brushed off the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale to beat Espanyol 2-0 away and maintain their Read more
Manchester United lose 3-1 to Watford, third defeat in eight days
WATFORD 3 MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Sept 18 (Reuters) – Manchester United suffered their third defeat in eight days as Watford handed Jose Mourinho his worst Read more
Barca win easily at Leganes, Atletico thrash Sporting
By Richard Martin BARCELONA (Reuters) – Barcelona’s attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar were all on target as the champions roared back Read more
Chelsea 1-2 Liverpool
Liverpool continued to gather impressive momentum in the Premier League as they inflicted Antonio Conte’s first loss as Chelsea manager with a deserved victory at Read more
Manchester United lose Europa League opener at Feyenoord
Manchester United produced a lacklustre display as their Europa League campaign began in defeat at Feyenoord. Jose Mourinho made eight changes from the team beaten Read more
Ronaldo to play full 90 minutes against Sporting, says Zidane
By Richard Martin BARCELONA (Reuters) – Real Madrid talisman Cristiano Ronaldo will play the full 90 minutes against boyhood club Sporting Lisbon as he steps Read more
FC Ifeanyi Ubah Beats Akwa United, Moves to 3rd on League Table
FC Ifeanyi Ubah yesterday at the Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah International Stadium in Nnewi, trashed Akwa United by 2 unreplied goals . FC Ifeanyi Ubah increased Read more
Ghana loses 0 – 1 to Russia in a world cup friendly match in Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Fedor Smolov’s 20th-minute goal gave Russia their first win under new coach Stanislav Cherchesov as the 2018 World Cup hosts overcame Ghana Read more
Mikel’s injury not threatening, Says Rohr
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has allayed fears over the reported injury of team captain, John Mikel Obi, saying it is not threatening to hurt the Read more
Manchester City’s Aguero gets three-match ban for violent conduct
LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has been banned for three matches after being found guilty of violent conduct, the Football Association said Read more
Anichebe Joins Moyes’ Sunderland
Sunderland’s new manager David Moyes has bolstered his forward line by signing Nigerian free agent Victor Anichebe until the end of the season, the Premier Read more
Manchester City: Yaya Toure left out of Champions League squad
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has left midfielder Yaya Toure out of his 2016-17 Champions League squad. City could not include more than 17 overseas Read more
Stoke City Signs Wilfried Bony from Manchester City on a season-long loan
(Reuters) – Stoke City have signed striker Wilfried Bony from Manchester City on a season-long loan, the Premier League clubs announced on Wednesday. Ivorian Bony, Read more
PSG suffer shock defeat at Monaco
PARIS (Reuters) – Champions Paris St Germain suffered a shock 3-1 defeat at Monaco on Sunday, suggesting they may find it harder to retain their Read more
Southampton sign Boufal for club-record fee of 21 Million Pounds
(Reuters) – Southampton have signed attacking midfielder Sofiane Boufal from Ligue 1 side Lille on a five-year contract for a club-record fee, the Premier League Read more
Siasia quits Nigerian football
Coach Samson Siasia, has called it quits with Nigerian football after leading the country’s U-23 team to win bronze medal at the just concluded Rio Read more
Ifeanyi Ubah FC beats Warri Wolves 1-0 at the Warri Township stadium
•Wikki reclaims top NPFL spot FC Ifeanyi Ubah stunned hosts Warri Wolves 1-0 at the Warri Township stadium yesterday to sustain their rise on the league Read more
West Ham and Capital Oil And Gas, Fc Ifeanyi Ubah Signs Partnership Deal
Oil giant, Capital Oil and Gas and Anambra based NPFL club side FC Ifeanyi Ubah have inked a long term partnership deal with West Ham Read more
