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Nigeria came back from 2-0 down to claim a sensational 4-2 friendly win over Argentina at the Krasnodar Stadium in Russia on Tuesday evening. The pre-match headlines were dominated by Lionel Messi’s absence after the Barcelona frontman was granted a rest by manager Jorge Sampaoli and returned to his club. That did not stop the South American giants from escaping ...

PETR CECH admits the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino has had a massive impact on Tottenham. Pochettino guided Tottenham to second place last season, finishing above Arsenal for the first time in 22 years. And Spurs currently sit three places above the Gunners in third after 11 games of season. Arsenal can pull within a point of Tottenham on Saturday when ...

The two leading players in the world are the hot favourites to top the Goal 50 once again, but who has performed better in the previous 12 months? Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi. It’s a story that continues year after year, and will continue long after both players hang up their boots and call time on their playing careers. The ...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is seeking the postponement of their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles next Match till the end of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The move by the NFF is to allow the Super Eagles play a top friendly match in March, being the only remaining FIFA window before the World Cup kicks ...

A total of 622,117 tickets were successfully allocated (subject to payment) upon conclusion of the first window of sales phase 1 on 12 October 2017. Some 3,496,204 tickets had initially been requested with many ticket products and matches being heavily oversubscribed, requiring the allocation of tickets through a random selection draw process carried out in the presence of a public ...

Asamoah Gyan has launched his own energy drink known as RUN as the Black Stars skipper continues to expand his business empire in the country. The announcement comes just a month after Gyan acquired a license to operate an airline. He also launched his own brand of sachet water ‘Paradise Pac” a few weeks ago. The former Sunderland striker took ...

There were scenes of jubilation as Senegal recorded a 2-0 victory in the replayed qualifier over South Africa to seemingly seal qualification for the World Cup on Friday. However, it appears many people have jumped the gun in welcoming the Lions of Ternanga to the party, with one possible (yet very unlikely) scenario meaning they could yet fail to make ...

NEYMAR had an hour-long meeting with PSG boss Unai Emery to discuss his problems since his transfer, according to Guillem Balague. The Brazilian, 25, quit Barcelona to complete a £200million move to PSG this summer – although it’s since emerged he’s not settled in in Paris. He admitted to Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi that he had his regrets but ...

CRISTIANO RONALDO has told Real Madrid he wants to leave next summer after another fall-out at the Bernabeu. Ronaldo, 32, threatened to leave last summer in the wake of his tax scandal but relations were smoothed. He admitted in court he wanted to return to England but Manchester United were not keen on bringing him back. But Ronaldo has reportedly ...

The above fictitious quote is merely the exaggerated response of brand new West Ham United manager David Moyes when asked whether or not Javier Hernandez has a future at the club, considering each of their struggles at Man United during the 2013-14 season (Moyes was fired before the end of his first season; Hernandez scored just four Premier League goals). ...