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Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi has begged Nigerians over his missed goal scoring opportunity against Zimbabwe during both sides’ 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier a few days ago. Ndidi received backslash from fans after squandering a chance to double Nigeria’s lead during the encounter, which eventually ended in a 1-1 draw at the Godswill Akpabio…
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FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina has revealed it is more difficult than ever before to be a football match official due to abuse on the touchline and online – inflamed by conspiracy theories. With issues from the grassroots to the professional game, Mr Collina is concerned the hatred aimed at referees is the “cancer that…
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Real Madrid hit out at the referee’s failure to award them a penalty in the club’s 3-3 LaLiga draw at Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, calling it “a match they could have won.” Madrid went 2-0 down in Vallecas with early headed goals from Rayo’s Unai López and Abdul Mumin, before Federico Valverde and Jude Bellingham responded to make it 2-2. Rodrygo put the visitors ahead in the second…
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In June 2022, while holidaying on the turquoise-tinged waters of El Gouna along Egypt’s Red Sea, Mohamed Salah was forced to first contemplate leaving Liverpool. His contract was up the following summer and two years’ worth of negotiations between his advisor, or more appropriately his “partner” Ramy Abbas, and the club’s power brokers failed to…
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Can the ultimate team player ever hope to win the Ballon d’Or, the most prized individual award in football? That was the question being asked of Rodri, the Manchester City and Spain midfielder, and we got the answer when he lifted the 2024 Ballon d’Or at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on Monday. While the award is decided by the votes…
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Victor Ikpeba has said Libya should be banned from international football after the inhumane treatment they subjected the Super Eagles. The Super Eagles are still stranded at the Al Abaq Airport following their arrival in the North African country on Sunday for a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matchday 4 encounter against the Mediterranean…
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino has rejected the proposed plan to introduce blue card in football. Reports emerged last week that the International Football Association Board had signed off on the trials. It would have been the first time since the introduction of the classic yellow and red cards at the 1970 World Cup that a…
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Al Nassr are ready to make a huge offer to Manchester United midfielder Casemiro after being encouraged to do so by his former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo. Crystal Palace have held talks with the Raine Group, who oversaw the sale of Manchester United, amid criticism from supporters over their ownership and tensions in the boardroom. Newcastle…
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Everton and Nottingham Forest have been charged with breaching the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules. Premier League clubs are permitted to lose a maximum of £105m over a three-year period (£35m a season). Due to Forest spending two seasons in the Championship within the latest assessment period, the maximum loss they were allowed was £61m.…
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As the Inter Miami star picked up yet another individual prize in Paris, the rest of the 30-man shortlist learned their final positions in the voting The Ballon d’Or. Love it or loathe it, it’s the award every footballer in the world dreams of one day winning. And now, after a memorable and unique 2022-23…
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Inter Miami superstar, Lionel Messi has been confirmed as the winner of the 2023 Ballon d’Or award in a list leaked online. Goal reports that Messi finished in first position in the voting ahead of Erling Haaland of Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe. Haaland and Mbappe were in second and third positions respectively.…
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The organizers of the Ballon d’Or, France Football, have opted not to award Lionel Messi with the Super Ballon d’Or award, according to Marca. Messi is expected to be named the winner of the 2023 prize at an event that will be held in Paris, France on Monday. It will be the eighth time the…
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino has emphasised the importance of commitment to continued football development in a meeting with the President of Senegal Macky Sall on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York. Senegal has actively engaged with the FIFA Forward programme in recent years, implementing FIFA’s investment tools for localised…
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Each year the International Day of Peace (IDP) is observed around the world on 21 September. The UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said, “Peace is needed today more than ever. War…
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Liverpool captain, Virgil van Dijk, has said he doesn’t believe the 2022 World Cup was fixed by FIFA for Argentina’s Lionel Messi to win it. Van Dijk’s former manager at the national team, Louis van Gaal, had made the claim. Van Gaal, who coached the Netherlands at the tournament in Qatar, raised eyebrows by suggesting the…
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Luis Rubiales, the Spanish soccer federation president whose antics tarnished Spain’s Women’s World Cup title Sunday, publicly apologized Monday for kissing midfielder Jenni Hermoso during a postgame ceremony. Rubiales forcibly kissed Hermoso on the lips during an enthusiastic embrace shortly after Hermoso received her winners medal on an on-field podium. The moment was captured by…
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