Koke has rejected suspicions Atletico Madrid will roll over and let Barcelona win in an effort to stop Real Madrid when the sides meet in Week 37. It has been suggested that if Atletico have wrapped up third place by then, they will enter a half-hearted performance against La Blaugrana and harm
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Serie A champions Juventus will battle Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals tonight looking to once again stamp their authority on European football. Massimiliano Allegri’s side sealed their fourth straight league triumph with a 1-0 win at Sampdoria on Saturday, but the celebrations were muted, with everyone at the club aware of the importance […]
Chelsea midfielder Ramires has been hospitalised after suffering problems with his kidneys, according to reports. The Brazilian was originally included in Jose Mourinho‘s starting XI for the Crystal Palace game on Sunday at Stamford Bridge, but he was withdrawn from the squad before kick-off with Juan Cuadrado taking his place. According to reports, the midfielder […]
Atletico Madrid full-back Jesus Gamez said he was delighted with the resilience shown by the whole team in the 1-0 win at Villarreal. A second-half goal from Fernando Torres proved enough to down the Yellow Submarine and the former Malaga defender admitted it had come at an opportune moment for Diego Simeone’s men. “First of […]
With the Bundesliga title decided, the focus is on slots for the Champions League and the struggle against relegation. Bayern Munich secured its 25th title last weekend but it can still play a role in the allocation of Champions League slots. The Bavarians travel to Bayer Leverkusen, one of the teams seeking a direct […]
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has completed a three-match ban following his rant at French officials and will be back with Paris Saint-Germain against Nantes on Sunday. With four matches remaining in the French league, Lyon still has a chance to stop big-spending PSG from winning a third straight league title. Although PSG has a three-point lead, […]
Former Real Madrid midfielder Freddy Rincon is wanted by Interpol for charges relating to drug crimes in Panama. The International Criminal Police Organisation has revealed they are pursuing the 48-year-old in co-ordination with the judicial authorities of Panama in a bid to arrest him over two alleged offences. The ex-Colombia star has responded to the […]
A legend of Nigerian football, former Paris Saint-Germain playmaker Augustine “Jay-Jay” Okocha was back in France for the 12th Match Against Poverty. Answering the call of Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo, the men behind this unique initiative, the 41-year-old lit up the star-studded event and showed he had lost none of his magical skills. Sitting down […]
Twenty-seven schools that emerged as champions from the state finals in the ongoing 17th edition of the NNPC-Shell Cup for Nigerian secondary schools sponsored by the Shell Petroleum Development Company Joint Venture are currently battling for honours at the zonal preliminaries. According to the Nigeria School Sports Federation (NSSF), organisers of the event, the state
World’s leading brand, NIKE, is to supply kits to the value of $750,000 to the various national teams of Nigeria in the first year of the contract recently signed with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Details of the contract, signed at The Soho Hotel, Richmond Mews, London, on Thursday showed that the products value would […]
The Managing Director of Warri Wolves, Davidson Owumi, has praised the sports-loving Governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, for coming to the rescue by bailing the team out after providing fund for the team to travel to Congo. Apart from making available funds for the trip, the Governor equally released money to offset part of […]
The keen competition being witnessed in the Glo Premier League is an exciting development, says, Globacom, the sponsor of the League The Company believes it is a sign that the League was experiencing steady improvement. While top teams like Pillars FC of Kano, Enyimba FC of Aba and Dolphins FC of Port Harcourt are struggling […]
Chief Marketing Officer, Etisalat Nigeria, Francesco Angelone has expressed satisfaction with the level of the competition as well as the passion displayed by the teams at the just concluded Etisalat U-15 School Cup. Angelone told Extra Time that: “37 Secondary schools began with us at the preliminaries last year and eight regional teams emerged for […]
Nigeria head coach, Stephen Keshi, has said he will start calling up national team players to a training camp next month as he begins preparations for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The tactician is keen to get an early jump on assembling the Super Eagles, having failed to lead them to this year’s […]
Filippo Inzaghi has hit out at media reports of a bust-up between himself and members of his Milan squad. Milan’s poor season suffered a new low point in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Udinese, which led to an apology from head coach Inzaghi. Worse was to follow for Milan’s suffering supporters as reports in the Italian […]
Report has it that both Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid could well be set to receive transfer bans. Barcelona were recently prohibited from signing players for breaking the rules associated with recruiting young players and as such will not be able to strengthen their first-team squad this summer. However, with the two capital city sides […]
James Iheanacho, the father of Manchester City forward, Kelechi Iheanacho, has said that his son will make the Nigerian team to this summer’s FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. He disclosed that his son has fully recovered from his injury and will be ready for the U-20 World Cup. “I spoke with him and […]
Arsenal forward Theo Walcott has revealed that he wanted to wear number eight shirt when he first arrived at the north London outfit, but now he feels proud to wear the same number as club legend Thierry Henry. Walcott joined Arsenal as a 16-year-old in January 2006 from Southampton and he has since gone on […]
Contrary to reports that they were snubbed by popular kit makers, Puma, before signing with American sportswear giants, Nike, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have denied such claims, insisting it was Nike that showed the biggest commitment. Speaking, the director of marketing at the NFF, Idris Adama, described such suggestions as “a lie”, saying Puma […]
The Absa Premiership title race might be over, but Orlando Pirates and several other African clubs still have a chance to fight for glory in the CAF Confederation Cup. The action begins on Friday when FC MK Etancheite take on Warri Wolves at 16h30 in Kinshasa while Club Africain will battle it out with ASO […]
