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Klopp revels in Liverpool record win

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hailed his team for their record-breaking win over Maribor and believes the 7-0 victory will be hard to top. Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino scored braces to go with goals from Philippe Coutinho, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain – his first for the club – and Trent

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Is the law of gravity at play in football or is it simple negligence?

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2017 0

Last week, Argentina finally qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia and it was great. A hat-trick from arguably the World’s best footballer, Lionel Messi against Ecuador coupled with a 3-0 loss by Chile to Brazil guaranteed this. All that would be talked about may be the heroics of Messi, the relief that Argentina […]

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Peter Crouch Breaks Guinness Book Of Record

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Peter Crouch has scored 51 headed goals in the Premier League Stoke striker Peter Crouch has entered the 2018 Guinness World Records book for the most headed goals scored in the Premier League. His tally of 51 goals with his head is five more than former Blackburn and Newcastle striker Alan Shearer managed. Crouch, 36, […]

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Dalung in Ghana for Eagles

Ihesiulo Grace 24 September 2017 0

The Minister of Youth and Sports Barrister Solomon Dalung is in Ghana to cheer the Super Eagles to victory in the final of the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations against the Black Stars. This move is part of the motivation drive of the Federal Government for athletes. Dalung said he will be in Ghana to […]

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The Real Story Behind Neymar And Cavani’s Field Battle- Its Money Related

Ihesiulo Grace 19 September 2017 0

Paris Saint-Germain teammates Edinson Cavani and Neymar were involved in a spat over set-pieces during their 2-0 win over Lyon. The world’s most expensive player wanted to take a penalty, and challenged Cavani – the club’s penalty taker – for the right to do so but the Uruguayan forward stood his ground and overruled both […]

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West Ham Triumphs Over Huddersfield 2-0

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Huddersfield Town suffered a 2-0 defeat in the hands of West Ham United and this made West Ham claim their first points of the season on Monday, giving some breathing space to under-fire coach Slaven Bilic who could finally celebrate his birthday happily. A deflection of a strike by Pedro Obiang in the 72nd minute […]

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Nigeria eliminates Cameroon from Russia 2018

Ihesiulo Grace 4 September 2017 0

In the last few minutes the Super Eagles of Nigeria have come away from the Stade Omnisport, Yaounde with a 1-1 draw which confirms that Cameroon cannot make it to next year’s World Cup in Russia. A first half goal for Nigeria from Moses Simon was cancelled out by Vincent Aboubacar from the spot after […]

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West Brom Signs Kieran Gibbs From Arsenal For £7m

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2017 0

Arsenal full-back Kieran Gibbs have signed a contract with with West Brom for a fee of £7m. Having 10 caps for England, Gibbs has signed a four-year contract at The Hawthorns. Nacho Monreal made Kieran Gibbs loose his first team’s position at Arsenal, last season when he made just eight Premier League starts. Gibbs missed […]

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CHAN: Benin beat home-based Eagles

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2017 0

Benin Republic secured a slim 1-0 win over Nigeria in the first leg CHAN qualifier played in Cotonou on Sunday evening. CHAN Eagles’ Afeez Aremu committed a foul in the 89th minute. That gifted Benin Republic a late penalty which they converted to beat Nigeria by a lone goal in the first leg clash. The […]

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Eden Hazard comes off bench to inspire Chelsea to FA Cup final

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2017 0

Eden Hazard came off the bench to help inspire Chelsea to a 4-2 victory over Tottenham and send them into the FA Cup final, condemning Mauricio Pochettino’s men to yet more Wembley woe and giving them a bloody nose ahead of the title run-in. England’s best sides took a break from their increasingly exciting duel […]

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EPL Result: Hull, Bournemouth win, West Ham draw against Everton

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2017 0

Ten-man Hull ensured they stayed out of the Premier League’s relegation zone with a 2-0 victory against Watford at the KCOM Stadium. Hull suffered an early blow when they lost Oumar Niasse to a red card after 25 minutes, with the striker being dismissed for a foul on M’Baye Niang. But the hosts managed to […]

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United beat Chelsea to throw open title race

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Jose Mourinho oversaw an impressive victory over former club Chelsea as Manchester United did title-chasing Tottenham a massive favour. The Premier League title race was blown wide open as Ander Herrera scored one and assisted another for Marcus Rashford in Manchester United’s 2-0 win over leaders Chelsea at Old Trafford. Chelsea’s lead over closest rivals […]

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La Liga: Messi nets brace, Real grab last minute win

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2017 0

Lionel Messi scored his 497th and 498th goals for Barcelona before adding an assist to spark a 3-2 win over Real Sociedad on Saturday. The result keeps Barca within three points of the top in La Liga, though leaders Real Madrid still have a game in hand. Messi took his league goal tally to 29 […]

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Premier League: Spurs win, Man City third

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Tottenham Hotspur made it seven home league wins in a row and cut the gap on Premier League leaders Chelsea to four points ahead of Sunday’s games with a dominant display as they won 4-0 at home to Bournemouth. Spurs monopolised possession in the early stages, breaking through after 16 minutes when Mousa Dembele struck […]

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Bundesliga: Dortmund win easily as Bayern draw

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Borussia Dortmund overcame a traumatic week to beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Dortmund, victims of an attack on their team bus before Tuesday’s Champions League clash with Monaco, took just two minutes to open the scoring at Iduna Park through Marco Reus, who back-heeled the ball in following fine work in […]

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Serie A: AC Milan draws Inter as Juventus continue to win

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AC Milan snatched a point from the hands of arch-rivals Inter as Cristian Zapata scored with the last kick of the match in a pulsating 2-2 derby draw at the Giuseppe Meazza. Milan dominated the early exchanges but trailed 2-0 at the break following strikes from Antonio Candreva and Mauro Icardi in the last nine […]

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Ligue 1: Monaco restore three-point lead at top of Ligue 1

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Monaco restored their three-point lead over Paris Saint-Germain at the summit of Ligue 1 after coming from behind to defeat Dijon 2-1 at Stade Louis II on Saturday. Cedric Varrault gave the visitors a surprise lead shortly before half-time when he bundled home after keeper Danijel Subasic failed to clear a long-range header. Monaco clicked […]

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Manchester United failed to win a match they dominated

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Henrikh Mkhitaryan struck on Manchester United’s Europa League travels yet again, but Leander Dendoncker’s late header leaves the quarterfinal clash with Anderlecht finely-poised. May’s Stockholm finale is beginning to come into sight after a long, arduous campaign that has undoubtedly taken a toll on their Premier League ambitions. United’s hopes

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NPFL results for match day 17 in 2016/2017

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Results of Match Day 17 fixtures in the 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), played on Sunday: Nasarawa United 4-0 MFM FC Enyimba International 2-1 Rangers International Plateau United 1-0 Wikki Tourists Abia Warriors 2-0 ABS FC Akwa United 4-2 Shooting Stars FC El-Kanemi Warriors 1-0 Kano Pillars Remo Stars 1-0 Katsina United FC IfeanyiUbah […]

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Prem: Liverpool beat Arsenal, United draw

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2017 0

Liverpool put their disappointing defeat at Leicester on Monday behind them to move up to third place in the Premier League with a 3-1 home win over Arsenal, who dropped to fifth. Arsene Wenger raised eyebrows when he left Alexis Sanchez on the bench, starting Danny Welbeck, while Mesut Ozil missed the match through illness. […]