Cristiano Ronaldo has officially retired from international football, ending a historic 23-year career that saw him become Portugal’s greatest player and one of the most successful footballers in the history of the game. The 41-year-old Al Nassr striker announced his decision on Thursday, bringing the curtain down on a...
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Vice President Kashim Shettima has said that Nigerians possess the talent and capacity to occupy leadership positions in global sports, describing the appointment of Mr Samson Adamu as the first Nigerian General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football as further evidence of the country’s potential for international leadership....
Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel has died after suffering a cardiac arrest following an on-field collision during a league match. He was 30 years old. The Spanish second-tier club confirmed his death on Tuesday, a day after the tragic incident against FC Andorra. De Miguel collapsed after colliding with...
Cristiano Ronaldo has been provisionally suspended by the Portuguese Football Federation, but president Pedro Proença has made it clear that Portugal still wants its captain back in November. The federation opened disciplinary proceedings against the 41-year-old forward over his decision to leave the national team camp in Copenhagen on...
On 29 September the Premier League published the independent commission’s ruling in the Manchester City case. The club was found guilty on every charge of serious breaches of the financial rules across nine seasons, from 2009/10 to 2017/18. No punishment has been handed down yet, and on the evening...
Liberia’s online betting scene has grown fast over the past couple of years. Cheaper smartphones, wider mobile money access, and a country that never gets tired of football have all played a part. And with the football season now in full swing, more Liberians than ever are looking for...
Harry Kane has smashed a Bundesliga record that had stood for 49 years, reaching 100 goals in Germany’s top flight faster than any player before him. Kane hit the landmark in his 98th Bundesliga appearance for Bayern Munich during Friday’s 7-0 demolition of Union Berlin, beating Dieter Müller’s previous...
National Sports Commission (NSC) has announced the commencement of the World Rugby Technical Development Programme in Abuja as part of efforts to strengthen the technical capacity of rugby coaches, referees and officials across Nigeria. The commission disclosed this in a post on its official social media platforms on Saturday,...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN – Football may be a global religion, but across Africa, the passion for the beautiful game burns with an intensity all its own. From packed stadiums and neighbourhood kickabouts to endless debates over national teams, domestic leagues and star players, football has become deeply woven into...
On Tuesday, September 1, 2026, the world football governing body FIFA formally accepted the resignation of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President Ibrahim Musa Gusau and other principal officers of the federation. FIFA also said it was backing the proposed comprehensive reform roadmap for Nigerian football. The immediate implication of...
President Bola Tinubu has directed a comprehensive reform of Nigerian football to overcome repeated failures to qualify for major regional, continental and world tournaments. “The reform must respond to a longstanding need to strengthen governance, administration, stakeholder representation, development pathways, domestic competitions and accountability across Nigerian football,” he was quoted...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged Nigerian youths to channel the same passion they devote to European football into active participation in the country’s democratic process ahead of the 2027 general election. In a post shared on his social media platforms on Saturday, Obi argued...
Everton and Crystal Palace completed a direct exchange of Brennan Johnson and Dwight McNeil on August 11, only 11 days before the clubs meet at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Both players signed four-year contracts running to June 2030. Johnson arrives at Everton after 26 Palace appearances, while McNeil leaves Everton...
Lionel Messi is back among the goals, and this time the number attached to his latest strike tells two stories. The Argentine scored his 70th MLS goal for Inter Miami in their 2-2 draw against Philadelphia Union on Wednesday, taking his astonishing career tally to 922 goals. It was...
African club football now has its roadmap for the 2026/27 season. Competitive action starts in early September, followed by another qualifying round in October. The schedule then moves through the group stage and knockout rounds before the finals in May 2027. The published dates also shape the continental fixture...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN – The 2026 FIFA World Cup has emerged as a digital phenomenon across Africa, with SuperSport recording a staggering 19.1 billion social-media views during the tournament as the broadcaster took its coverage well beyond live television. The figure, driven largely by the broadcaster’s #EverythingCanWait campaign, underscores...
Lionel Messi has opened up about the death of his father, Jorge Messi, admitting that he does not know how to move forward without him and now has serious doubts about how much longer he wants to continue playing football. Jorge Messi, 68, died on August 8 in Rosario,...
Below is Lionel Messi’s heartfelt letter to his late father, Jorge Messi: Dad, I still can’t believe that you’ve gone. I don’t fall, or rather, I don’t want to fall. It’s very hard for me to imagine that I’m not going to see you anymore, that we’re not going...
The Asian handicap meaning is straightforward once the numbers are broken down. It is a form of sports betting in which one team is given a virtual advantage or disadvantage before the wager is settled. The actual match score does not change; the handicap simply changes what must happen...
Paul Pogba’s return to football has suffered another setback after the French midfielder picked up a fresh injury during training with AS Monaco. Pogba reportedly left Tuesday’s training session in pain and will now undergo medical tests to determine the extent of the injury. The development was first reported...