Juventus manager, Max Allegri, on Friday, confirmed that forward, Cristiano Ronaldo will miss his side’s Champions League quarter-final first-leg tie against Ajax on April 10. Ronaldo sustained an injury during Portugal’s 1-1 draw with Serbia in the Euro 2020 qualifying match on Monday night. The 34-year-old pulled up clutching his thigh in the 30th minute, […]
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Higuain dumps Argentina national football team
Chelsea striker Gonzalo Higuain has announced his retirement from international football with Argentina, citing family reasons. The 31-year-old, who joined Chelsea in January on a loan deal from Juventus, scored 31 goals in 75 appearances for the Albiceleste, with his last match a 2-1 win over Nigeria in the World Cup last June. Explaining his […]
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FIFA ranking: Nigeria climbs to 38th position [Full list]
Nigeria have climbed to the 38th position in the latest FIFA women’s world rankings released on the FIFA official website on Friday. The Super Falcons maintained their position as number one in Africa after amassing a total of 1,599 points and moving just one spot upwards from their previous 39th position on the 155 team […]
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EPL: Arsenal cleared to sign 26-year-old star as Monreal’s replacement
Premier League giants, Arsenal have been cleared to sign Ajax left-back, Nicolas Tagliafico after the player’s agent, Ricardo Schlieper, confirmed his desire to leave the club this summer. According to Schlieper, Tagliafico refused to sign a new contract with Ajax. DAILY POST recalls that Arsenal had identified Tagliafico as the player that will replace 33-year-old […]
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Bulgarian Pulev to appear before California Athletic commission for reporter kiss
Bulgarian boxer Kubrat Pulev, known as The Cobra, has been ordered to appear before the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) to explain why he abruptly kissed a reporter on the lips following a post-fight interview on Saturday. The 37-year-old heavyweight contender, who has only one loss in 27 fights, grabbed Jennifer Ravalo’s face and kissed […]
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EPL: Nigeria’s Wilfred Ndidi tops list of Premier League tacklers this season [See Details]
Super Eagles and Leicester City midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, currently tops the list of tacklers in the English Premier League, EPL. According to reports posted on the Premier League official website on Friday, Ndidi has successfully made 109 successful tackles so far this season for Leicester City. NAN reports that the 22-year-old Nigerian international is currently […]
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La Liga: What Philippe Coutinho told teammates about leaving Barcelona
Barcelona midfielder, Philippe Coutinho, has told his Brazil teammates that he is considering leaving Ernesto Valverde’s side this summer. DAILY POST recalls that Coutinho had drawn interests from Man United and Chelsea over the past few months. Barcelona chiefs are willing to take a huge loss on Coutinho as they are ready to negotiate offers […]
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EPL: How Premier League managers reacted to Solskjaer’s appointment as Man Utd’s Permanent Manager
Premier League managers have reacted to the appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Manchester United’s permanent manager. DAILY POST recalls that Solskjaer was on Thursday appointed as Man United’s new permanent manager after winning 14 of his 19 matches in charge as caretaker manager. Reacting to Solskjaer’s appointment, Everton manager, Marco Silva was quoted by […]
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