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November 30, 2021 No Responses

Lionel Messi Wins Record Seventh Ballon d’Or

Paris St-Germain and Argentina forward Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or – awarded to the best footballer of the year – for a record seventh time. Messi, 34, helped his country win the Copa America, his first international honour, and...

October 25, 2021 No Responses

Liverpool Crush Manchester United At Home

Mohamed Salah scored a hat trick as Liverpool thrashed Manchester United 5-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday, putting pressure on United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. United were four goals down by halftime — the largest margin ever in their history...

October 23, 2021 No Responses

Pope Francis Receives PSG Shirt From Messi

Pope Francis has thanked Argentina football star Lionel Messi for sending him a Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) club jersey. “Lionel Messi, dear brother, thank you for the jersey and the dedication,” the pontiff said in a video published on Friday by...

October 8, 2021 No Responses

France Stun Belgium To Reach Final

Theo Hernandez scored a superb 90th-minute winner as France hit back from 2-0 down to stun Belgium and reach the Nations League final. Didier Deschamps’ side looked out of contention at the break after conceding two goals in the space...

October 3, 2021 No Responses

Suarez Scores As Atletico Beat Barca

Reigning champions Atletico Madrid went level with Real Madrid at the top of La Liga and inflicted further damage on Ronald Koeman’s struggling Barcelona with a deserved win in Spain’s capital. Thomas Lemar scored the opener, finishing well at the....

September 30, 2021 No Responses

Cristiano Ronaldo Scores Late Goal For Man Utd

Cristiano Ronaldo scored an injury-time winner as Manchester United came from behind to beat Villarreal in an action-packed Champions League Group F contest. The repeat of last season’s Europa League final, which the Spanish side won on penalties, looked...

September 29, 2021 No Responses

Salah, Mane, Osimhen, Ndidi Top Most Valuable African Player List With €250M

Some of Europe’s biggest footballing stars call the African continent their home and many proudly represent their home nations in internationals. The collective talent of African stars have risen in the last couple of decades and so have th...

August 11, 2021 No Responses

Messi Signs Two-Year PSG Deal

Lionel Messi has signed a two-year contract with Paris St-Germain after leaving Barcelona. The 34-year-old’s deal also has the option of a third year. Messi left Barca – the only club he has played for – as they were unable...

December 9, 2020 No Responses

Man Utd Out Of Champions League

Manchester United’s season suffered a huge blow as a defeat at German side RB Leipzig knocked them out of the Champions League. Needing just a draw to progress to the last 16, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side conceded twice inside 13...

October 25, 2020 No Responses

Manchester United Frustrated By Chelsea In Goalless Draw

Manchester United remain winless at Old Trafford in the Premier League this season after they were held to a disappointing 0-0 draw by Chelsea on Saturday. United, who had lost their opening two home games of the season, have seven...

September 19, 2020 No Responses

Bayern Beats Schalke 8-0

Serge Gnabry scored a hat-trick and Leroy Sane scored on his Bayern Munich debut as they opened the new Bundesliga season with a demolition of Schalke. Leroy Sane, making his debut after a £44.7m move from Manchester City, assisted two...

June 21, 2020 No Responses

FIFA Explains Evaluation Of Colombia’s Bid To Host 2023 Women’s World Cup

FIFA is standing by its technical evaluation of Colombia’s bid to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup. It has now told the country’s unhappy football chief that the assessment was conducted in a “highly objective” manner. Colombian Football Federation pr...

June 18, 2020 No Responses

Nigerian Crowds Welcome Return Of English Football

The Manchester City-Arsenal game may have been played in an empty stadium in north-west England on Wednesday night because of the coronavirus pandemic but 6,500km (4,000 miles) away in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, there was little sign of any soc...