Football

Brazilian football icon Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time and a three-time World Cup winner who masterminded the “beautiful game,” has died at the age of 82, his family said Thursday. “Everything we are is…
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Argentina have won the 2022 World Cup. Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalty kicks after a thrilling 3-3 draw, which saw Lionel Messi score twice and Kylian Mbappe score a hat-trick Argentina dominated the early part of the match…
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World Football Governing body FIFA has written to a number of governments to request the emergency evacuation of female players from Afghanistan. Players are said to fear for their lives after the Taliban’s takeover of the Afghan capital…
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Chelsea FC on Wednesday night emerged as the winners of the 2021 UEFA Super Cup after beating Villarreal 6-5 on penalties. Extra time was required to decide the first European trophy of the season after Villarreal pegged back Chelsea as…
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Italy inflicted more penalty heartache on England to win Sunday’s Euro 2020 final 3-2 in a shoot-out, Bukayo Saka missing the decisive kick to deny the hosts after the game at Wembley had ended in a draining 1-1 draw through extra time.…
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Leicester City have won the FA Cup for the first time as Youri Tielemans’ stunning long-range goal earned the Foxes victory over Chelsea at Wembley. Tielemans collected a loose ball 30 yards out before rifling an unstoppable shot into…
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The creation of the European Super League has been officially announced. Twelve of football’s biggest clubs in Europe defied threats from their league and UEFA, to announce that they have formed a new breakaway league, with each side set…
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Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have qualified for the semi-finals of the WAFU U-17 Cup tournament taking place in Lome, Togo. The five-time world champions advanced to the next round on Tuesday after Group B leaders – Cote d’Ivoire thrashed…
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Nigeria’s national under-17 male team, on Saturday, drew 1-1 with the Black Starlets of Ghana in the ongoing WAFU- U17 Tournament in Lome, Togo. With the draw, Nigeria’s hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals of the tournament hangs in…
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The following is the latest ranking for African countries as published on Thursday by FIFA from its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. 1. Senegal 2. Tunisia 3. Algeria 4. Nigeria 5. Morocco 6. Egypt 7. Cameroon 8. Ghana 9. Mali…
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