BY KUNLE SOLAJA. On January 1, 1964, Nigeria’s first president, Nnamdi Azikiwe in a New Year message analysed the state of sports in the country and...
The debate on the format for the Nigeria Professional Football League has finally been settled as the Interim Management Committee (IMC) on Wednesday rolled out the...
The Russian Football Union (RFU) has again pushed an Executive Committee vote back on transitioning from UEFA to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). RFU President Alexander...
The World Cup final ended nearly a week ago but the drama around it continued as the match referee showed a photo on his phone during...
The international sports press association, AIPS has demanded for apologies from Lionel Messi and the entire Argentina football team for insulting journalists after the South American side...
Ahead of last Sunday’s World Cup final match which Argentina won, there were speculations that the winners may get the FIFA World Cup trophy for keeps...
Prize money varies across different tournaments and different countries. At the World Cup, the winning team is given the prize money and then they decide how...
The 1982 World Cup hosted in Spain was the first iteration to include prize money. As you might expect, the total awarded to the teams competing...
A World Cup that has defied all expectations reaches its climax on Sunday when Lionel Messi could join Diego Maradona in Argentine immortality by taking the...
Poland’s Szymon Marciniak will referee Sunday’s World Cup final between Argentina and France, the Polish FA said on Thursday. The 41-year-old, who will be the first...