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Football

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Italy Legend Paolo Rossi dies

Italian football legend Paolo Rossi has died at the age of 64.His sad demise was made public on Thursday morning.Rossi died following a battle with illness as announced by Italian television channel RAI Sport, who he had been working...

Mourinho comments on Hategan, Turkey racism row

Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho has called Ovidiu Hategan a "very good referee" after PSG's match with Istanbul Basaksehir was suspended over an alleged racist remark made by Hategan's fourth official, Sebastian Coltescu. Players from both sides walked off following...

Pillars attacker blames “French speaking” refs for failure

Kano Pillars attacker Nyima Nwagua believes 'poor officiating' was largely responsible for the club's elimination in this season's CAF Confederation Cup. Pillars lost 3-1 on aggregate to Senegalese club, ASC Diaraf with the Nigerian club firing blanks at home after...

Klopp pleased with Liverpool youngsters

The Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has expressed happiness at the glut of talented youngsters at his disposal following the recent injury crisis that hit the Anfield club. The Reds continue their busy schedule with a Champions League clash against Midtjylland...

Eguma wants improvements ahead of Celtic test

Rivers United technical manager, Stanley Eguma says his charges will need to display remarkable improvements if they are to reach the playoff round of the 2020-21 CAF Confederation Cup.The Nigerian club required penalties to squeeze past Equatoguinean club, Futuro...

Osho explains CAFCL draw against Rahimo FC

Enyimba head coach, Fatai Osho has alluded that his side faced in recent time one of the meanest and hard as nail opponents, Rahimo FC of Burkina Faso in the CAF Champions League competition. Both champions clashed in the Africa’s...

Raiola tips Pogba to make Juventus return

World Cup winner, Paul Pogba is likely to make a return to Serie A champions Juventus according to his agent Mino Raiola.Raiola claims Pogba is unhappy at Manchester United and will have his interests best served away from Old...

Ospino the hero as Rivers United squeeze past Futuro Kings

Penalty shootouts are nobody's game goes a popular football maxim but whoever coined that phrase probably never reckoned with the Rivers United goalkeeper, Ospino Egbe.The maverick shotstopper, in his second season with United, saved three spot kicks in a...

Zidane pleased with win over Sevilla

Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane has expressed happiness over Los Blancos' hard fought 1-0 over Sevilla in the Liga Santander on Saturday.The champions ended a run of back-to-back defeats with a 1-0 success at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan alleviating...

Five substitutions to be used in FA Cup

The oldest football competition in the world the FA Cup will allow five substitutions this season.The new rule will however come into effect from the third round stage of the competition.This is in stark contrast to the Premier League...
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