Football

AC Milan CEO, Adriano Galliani has insisted that his side’s style of play in Tuesday’s 2-2 Champions League draw against Barcelona was not defensive but merely a consequence of the Catalans’ intense pressure at Camp Nou.   The Se...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will not dabble into the much publicised fallout between Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia and goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama. Enyeama was dropped from the Nigeria squad that beat Madagascar 2-0 in a 2012 Africa Cup of...

Chief Victor Rumson Baribote was yesterday in Abuja declared the duly-elected chairman of the Nigeria Premier League, at an election organised by the NPL Electoral Committee and supervised by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The declaration of Ch...

Stoke made it eight games unbeaten in all competitions this season as they leapfrogged Liverpool in the table with a narrow 1-0 victory over the Reds.The Potters’ record signing Peter Crouch may have been the name on everyone’s lips at the ...

As the Spanish Laliga resumes today with Madrid and Barce are set to rehandle their angery rivalry; write Jonathan IsaiahThe Spanish League resumes with exciting fixtures today and tomorrow REAL MADRID Vs GETAFE Real Madrid will play Getafe in Bernabea...

The Nigeria Premier League (NPL) has been in the news in the last one year just for the wrong reasons. After a successful election held July last year to usher in a new administration, one of the contestant in the election, Victor Rumson Baribote, not ...

Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez is ready to make his first start of the season, manager Alex Ferguson said on the eve of Saturday’s Premier League trip to Bolton Wanderers. The Mexican known as Chicharito (‘Little Pea’), wh...

The Gunners boss is able to welcome back the two Englishmen but is still without a host of injured and suspended players as he looks to bounce back from Manchester United defeat.Walcott missed England’s 1-0 victory against Wales as a precaution, ...

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has been ruled out of the trip to Sunderland and is facing a race against time to make the following Premier League trip to Manchester United.The 33-year-old suffered concussion when he was knocked unconscious during the v...

Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama has apologised for the incident that led coach Samson Siasia to drop him.The Lille shot stopper was alleged to have instigated a player revolt against the team’s travel plans to Madagascar last week and so...

Real Madrid ace, Cristiano Ronaldo has a vision of winning the Champions League as he underlines his ambition at the Santiago Bernabeu.The 26-year-old won the trophy in 2008, when Manchester United beat Chelsea in the Moscow final, but was a loser the ...

Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia says he is proud of his players despite a 3-1 loss to Argentina in a friendly match on Tuesday.  “We don’t want to give excuses, but the fact is that the boys were tired. “We played against Madag...

Left-back Elderson Echiejile has admitted that it was difficult keeping track of FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi when Nigeria’s Super Eagles faced their Argentine opponents on Tuesday in an international friendly. The Nigerians lost by 1 &ndash...

Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted that he sometimes wonders who will replace him at Manchester United when he calls time on his career.The Red Devils boss has been in the Old Trafford dugout for over 25 years and is now the longest serving manager in the ...

Frank Lampard insists he never believed he was one of England’s ‘untouchables’.Lampard returned to Fabio Capello’s starting line-up Tuesday night as the Three Lions picked up a 1-0 victory over Wales at Wembley. And the Chelsea ...