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Football

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Monday Gift excited by hat-trick

FC Robo Queens’ hat-trick heroine, Monday Gift has admitted that scoring three goals against hard-fighting side, Osun Babes had not even crossed her mind at the start of the clash. The Lagos side defeated their counterparts from Osogbo 3-1 in...

Pep Guardiorla laments wasted chances

Pep Guardiola was left lamenting Manchester City's wasted opportunities after they drew 1-1 with West Brom on Tuesday. The home side took the lead 30 minutes into the Premier League encounter through Ilkay Gundogan, with the German midfielder sweeping home after...

NWFL three points or nothing against Osun, says Osahon

FC Robo Queens’ manager, Emmanuel Osahon has vowed to pocket the three points at stake in the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership matchday 2 clash against Osun Babes on Wednesday at the Legacy Pitch, National Stadium in Surulere,...

Injury rules out Mbaoma from Al-Merrikh CL clash

Enyimba forward, Victor Mbaoma has been ruled out of the side's CAF Champions League first leg round clash against Al-Merrikh of Sudan due to an ankle injury. The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) giants made this known in a statement...

Real Madrid beat 10-man Atletico Bilbao

Real Madrid continued their resurgent form with a 3-1 win over 10-man Athletic Bilbao in LaLiga on Tuesday (December 15) as Karim Benzema scored twice in the second half at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano to lift Madrid to a...

Bundesliga wrap, Tuesday: Terzic gets Dortmund reign off to flyer

Edin Terzic's reign at Borussia Dortmund began on Tuesday as Die Schwarzgelben (The Black and Yellows) defeated Werder Bremen 2-1 at Wohninvest WESERSTADION.Terzic took the reins for Tuesday’s game after Lucien Favre was dismissed following last Saturday’s scandalous 1-5...

Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Moenchengladbach in six goal thriller

Lars Stindl scored a hattrick as Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Moenchengladbach shared the spoils in a 3-3 classic in Germany’s Bundesliga on Tuesday.Two of his goals arrived at the death with the hosts seemingly certain they had done enough to...

Ozil won’t leave Arsenal in January says agent

Mesut Ozil's agent says the German midfielder will not leave the North London club during the January transfer window.Ozil was excluded from Arsenal’s Premier League and Europa League squads in October and cannot be selected again for first-team action...

Lampard wants silverware to justify ‘strong squad’ claims

Frank Lampard continues to kick against insinuations that Chelsea have the strongest squad in the Premier League.Lampard says such suggestions can only be justified if the side delivers silverware.Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp labelled the Blues as favourites to win...

CR7 pleased at France Football’s All Time XI mention

Juventus star, Cristiano Ronaldo is pleased to have been mentioned in France Football's All Time XI.The French publication presented its all-time dream team on Monday and Ronaldo was included in the storied list of football greats.Barcelona's Lionel Messi, Pele...
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