Category: Sports

The NFF will literally have to break the Central Bank of Nigeria to engage highly-sought-after Herve Renard as the next coach of the Super Eagles. This is after the French coach demanded a monthly salary of $180,000(about N253m), among several other conditions. A top official said, “Yes, the NFF have made contact with Renard for…

Compiled by Miracle Ogunde -Patrice Evra has been sentenced to prison for family abandonment in France. The former captain of the France team was found guilty by a criminal court and sentenced to 12 months in prison with suspended probation. He owes close to €1 million in unpaid alimony. -Anwar El Ghazi won his lawsuit…

Anthony Joshua is on track to break Tyson Fury’s British attendance record with his upcoming world title fight against Daniel Dubois. Joshua will challenge Dubois for the IBF belt on September 21 at Wembley Stadium, with promoters expecting over 100,000 fans to attend. Fury set the British attendance record in April 2023 when 94,000 spectators…

Compiled by Miracle Ogunde EURO 2024 -Jude Bellingham has won more duels (43) and completed more dribbles (16) than any other England player at EURO 2024 so far. -Kevin De Bruyne has still played at least 4 more through balls (7) than any other player at EURO 2024 so far. -Virgil Van Dijk won 19…

By Miracle Ogunde The stage is now set for the Copa America final as Colombia will battle with Argentina on the last day of the competition. This follows Columbia 1-0 victory over Uruguay in the semi-final on Wednesday night. Jefferson Lerma scored the only goal of the match to send Colombia to the Copa America…

Compiled by Miracle Ogunde EURO 2024 -Xavi Simons is the youngest ever player to score in a European Championship knockout round game for the Netherlands. 21 years and 80 days old. -At just 19 years and 82 days old, Kobbie Mainoo is the youngest ever player to play in semi-finals of a major tournament (World…

Real Madrid has announced that Kylian Mbappe will be presented to fans at the Bernabéu on July 16. The LaLiga club also confirmed that Mbappe will wear the No. 9 shirt for Los Blancos. The France captain will put pen to paper on a five-year contract, after leaving Paris Saint-Germain as a free agent. This…

Compiled by Miracle Ogunde EURO 2024 -Lamine Yamal becomes the youngest player to appear in a World Cup or Euros semi-final, surpassing Pele’s record in the 1958 World Cup. -Randal Kolo Muani scores France’s first goal from open play this tournament. -Only two players have made 10+ key passes and 10+ successful dribbles at EURO…

Four teams are set to battle for final spots in the semifinals fixtures on Tuesday and Wednesday in a bid to make it to the Euro 2024 final. The Euro 2024 final will take place at Olympiastadion Berlin, Germany, on Sunday, 14 July. Spain vs France: The first semi-final match will take place today, Tuesday,…

Compiled by Miracle Ogunde EURO 2024 -UEFA are now reviewing the decision to appoint Felix Zwayer as referee for the England-Netherlands match, amid concerns within the governing body. Zwayer has previously been banned from football for accepting a €300 bribe to match-fix in 2005. -No one has missed more ‘big chances’ at EURO 2024 than…