Nigeria’s hope of one of its own flying presidential flag in the election into key position s of the elite football body come February 2016 has fallen flat on its face. ButfFormer Nige... Read more
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal said he was “sick” of questions about Wayne Rooney after his captain produced another below-par display in Sunday’s 0-0 draw with M... Read more
Chelsea’s disastrous defence of the English Premier League plumbed new depths as manager Jose Mourinho and midfielder Nemanja Matic were sent off in its 2-1 defeat at West Ham Saturday... Read more
New Zealand took a step closer to Rugby World Cup history after edging a titanic struggle against South Africa in Saturday’s opening semifinal. The All Blacks, seeking to become the fi... Read more
Suspended FIFA president Sepp Joseph Blatter has openly declared his support for former Abia state Governor Dr Orji Uzor Kalu to occupy the exalted position of FIFA President, even as he has... Read more
Golden Eaglets coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, has said his players were not at their best in Friday’s FIFA U-17 World Cup game against Croatia. But despite the loss, Nigeria finished top of the g... Read more
Two matches into the U-17 World Cup group stage, Africa’s quartet have endured some mixed fortunes. Of the four sides, Nigeria are the outstanding side. The Golden Eaglets sit atop Group A a... Read more
When Liverpool Football Club sacked Brendan Rodgers a man lost his job. The response lacked sympathy and there was a mutual feeling among players that this was a fresh start and they were re... Read more
Jose Mourinho insists he doesn’t care how people view him, but the under-fireChelsea manager desperately needs to silence the critics with a win at West Ham on Saturday. Mourinho is at... Read more
“Pedestrian,” “not bad, but not good” and “you expect them to be better” — a handful of words and phrases routinely used by so many to describe Manchester United’s various performances over... Read more
