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Football

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Bundesliga: Leipzig eye top spot

RasenBallsport Leipzig could leapfrog champions Bayern Munich and move to the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday (February 27) - but only if an extraordinary sequence of results play out at the Allianz Arena and the Red Bull Arena...

Plateau Utd want to win league title on the pitch – Gyang

Plateau United attacking midfielder, Amos Gyang has stated that his club will prefer to be crowned champions on the pitch for the 2019/20 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). The domestic top-flight, other leagues and entire football activities are currently on...

Griezmann offered to Juventus

FC Barcelona have reportedly offered unsettled France international, Antoine Griezmann to Italian giants, Juventus. According to the Italian news outlet, Rai Sport, the Catalan club sees this transfer as a good way of aiding the rebuilding of a side that...

UEFA announce postponement of competitions

Europe’s football-governing body, UEFA has announced the postponement of its flagship events for clubs, the Champions League and Europa League until further notice.It is however believed that UEFA is determined to play the games - once the domestic seasons...

Juve deny Lukaku, Hakimi to make Italian Cup final

Juventus are in the final of the Italian Cup after a goalless draw with rivals Inter Milan on Tuesday put them through 2-1 on aggregate. Andrea Pirlo's side will face one of Napoli or Atalanta, who are locked at 0-0 ahead of Wednesday's...

Title-chasing Leicester suffer Vardy blow

Leicester's Premier League title hopes suffered a blow on Friday as manager Brendan Rodgers said talismanic striker Jamie Vardy will be out "for a few weeks" to have a hernia operation. The 34-year-old former England international's 11 league goals this...

Eagles edge Squirrels after AFCON qualification

Nigeria's ticket to next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon was secured three hours before a 1-0 win over Benin Republic in Porto Novo but that didn't stop the Super Eagles from celebrating after they sealed a double...

Leipzig upset Atletico Madrid, book UCL semifinals ticket

RB Leipzig have qualified for the Uefa Champions League semi-finals at the expense of Atletico Madrid after Tyler Adams scored a shock 89th-minute winner to earn the Germans a 2-1 Victory. Adams struck from the edge of the box taking...

Guardiola pleased with City win over Newcastle

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has taken the time to praise his player's performance in Saturday's 2-0 victory over Newcastle United in the Premier League.The Spaniard went a step further to describe the display of his charges as the...

Ighalo lauds Mata, De Gea for good form at Man Utd

Nigerian striker, Odion Ighalo has revealed that three players, Juan Mata, David de Gea and Sergio Romero have helped him settle quickly into life at Manchester United.Ighalo has hit the ground running at United has netting four goals in...
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