The Brazilian coastal city of Santos, which sporting giant Pele turned into a byword for soccer brilliance during a glittering club career, prepared to bid goodbye...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Pele, the globally acclaimed King of Soccer, who died last week and will be buried in Brazil on Tuesday, visited Nigeria at least...
Polish official Szymon Marciniak, who refereed the World Cup final between Argentina and France, will take charge of today’s Egyptian Premier League clash between Ahly and...
Liverpool boss Juergen Klopp is convinced no one can be greater than Pele but what he marvelled at the most was the Brazilian football great’s humility...
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...
Algerian-born Frenchman, Zinedine Zidane has been linked to the Brazil national team job. According to L’Equipe, Zizou ticks all the boxes of what Brazil are looking for...
Morocco’s Royal Football Federation (FRMF) hit back at Moroccan media for attacking Moroccan footballer Zakaria Aboukhlal and accusing him of religious fundamentalism. News outlet Achkayen sparked...
Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has insisted Harry Kane will be in the right frame of mind when the England striker returns to Premier League action...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Even as Nigeria sank deeper in the FIFA ranking, dropping from 32 in October to 35 in the latest ranking released on Thursday,...
Argentina’s World Cup celebrations have been marred by the death of a 24-year-old fan, after he fell through a roof ‘jumping up and down’ celebrating during...