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Football

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Rangers gear up for new new NPFL season

Players and coaches of Rangers International FC intensified their training sessions this week as an early December 2020 date was muted for the start of the 2020/2021 NPFL season. All of the ‘Flying Antelopes’ first-choice players, except for attacking sensation,...

Liverpool to field strongest players in remaining PL games – UK media.

Liverpool has indicated the club will field its top players in the remaining nine rounds of matches, should the 2019/20 Premier League season resume, according to The Telegraph.An unnamed Premier League CEO had previously suggested the integrity of the...

Guardiola set for UCL test vs PSG

Pep Guardiola believes his Manchester City players are facing the toughest task in European football as they take on Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Second-half goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez saw City come...

Manchester City to be without injured De Bruyne for six weeks

Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne could be out of action for up to six weeks, manager Pep Guardiola said Friday. The Belgium star limped off just before the hour in the midweek victory over Aston Villa with a muscular...

Awoniyi the hero as Union stun Bremen

Taiwo Awoniyi produced a man of the match performance on Sunday (December 3) as Union Berlin defeated Werder Bremen 2-0 in the Bundesliga. The Nigerian striker scored and provided an assist for Die Eisernen (The Iron Ones) who have now...

Lampard rates Pulisic after Chelsea win

Frank Lampard believes United States international, Christian Pulisic can improve to the standard of Raheem Sterling, Sadio Mane and Mo Salah if he works hard and continues to improve. Lampard made the statement after Chelsea knocked out Leicester 1-0...

Late flurry as Katsina United topple Heartland

Boubacar Masally scored twice as Katsina United defeated Heartland 3-2 in a cracking Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) contest decided on Monday (December 28) at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium. The visitors were quicker out of the blocks as Bright Onyedikachi...

Tottenham declare Kane is not for sale

Premier League club, Tottenham Hotspur say they have no intentions of selling forward, Harry Kane to Manchester United this summer. Kane is one of the most feared attackers in world football and will certainly attract interest from United with the...

No rest for Benzema says Zidane

Zinedine Zidane will not rest Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema as Los Blancons continue in their quest to retain their La Liga Santander title.Los Blancos won 2-0 over Celta Vigo at the Estadio Alfredo Stefano on Saturday with Benzema...

Maupay’s late strike sinks Arsenal

Neal Maupay combined brilliantly with strike partner Alexis McAllister as he snuck in behind the Arsenal defence to score a stoppage-time winner as Brighton clinched a huge win over Arsenal to lift their relegation worries. Brighton now move to...
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