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August 13, 2020 No Responses

PSG Reach Semi-Final With Late Come Back

A night of frustration for PSG forward Neymar looked set to ensure more continental disappointment for the French champions as unfancied Atalanta led through Mario Pasalic. But the Brazil forward then laid on a 90th-minute equaliser for Marquinhos and substitute...

August 10, 2020 No Responses

Willian Confirms Exit From Chelsea

Brazilian midfielder, Willian has confirmed he would leave Chelsea after seven “wonderful” years at Stamford Bridge. The 32-year-old, linked with a move across town to Arsenal, posted a farewell letter to the club’s fans on Twitter. “The time has now.....

August 8, 2020 No Responses

Mancity Beats Real Madrid In Championships League

Manchester City finished off the job they started back in February by deservedly overcoming Real Madrid to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. Pep Guardiola’s side will now face Lyon in the one-game knockout format in Lisbon after inflicting Zined...

July 25, 2020 No Responses

PSG Wins French Cup

Paris St-Germain overcame an injury to Kylian Mbappe to beat 10-man Saint-Etienne and win the French Cup in a game for which some fans were allowed into the Stade de France. This was the first game in France after the...

July 22, 2020 No Responses

Sterling-Inspired Man City Hammer Watford

Watford were plunged into the relegation zone in the wake of Nigel Pearson’s surprise sacking as they were hammered by a Raheem Sterling-inspired Manchester City. The defeat, coupled with Aston Villa’s win over Arsenal on Tuesday, means the Hornets...

July 19, 2020 No Responses

Aubameyang Fires Arsenal Past Man City Into FA Cup final

Arsenal ambushed holders Manchester City as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice in a 2-0 victory in the FA Cup semi-final at an empty Wembley Stadium on Saturday. A few days after beating Premier League champions Liverpool, Arsenal gave another gritty and.....

July 1, 2020 No Responses

FIFA Bans Former Top Official, Kattner, For 10 years

Soccer’s world governing body FIFA has banned Markus Kattner, a former leading official in the Zurich organisation, for 10 years. The sports governing body fined him one million Swiss francs ($1.06 million) after a probe into bonus payments. FIFA said...

June 26, 2020 No Responses

Liverpool Fans Celebrate Premier League Title

Thousands of Liverpool fans gathered at Anfield to celebrate the club’s first Premier League title. Supporters set off flares and fireworks after Chelsea’s 2-1 win against Manchester Citygave the Reds their first league title in 30 years. With...

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...

June 8, 2020 No Responses

Concerns About Dying CAF Champion League

By Abiodun Mohammed — About two months after the outbreak of coronavirus and the consequent lockdowns imposed to curtail its spread in Africa, countries across the continent are gradually opening their economies. Sportsmen and women are also warming up...