Wayne Lumbasi The West African state of Guinea-Bissau has renamed a sports stadium in its second city Bafata “Pele Stadium” in honour of the late Brazilian football legend. The stadium naming decision was made at a cabinet meeting after observing a minute’s silence in memory of Pele, who died on December 29 at age 82. […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Riyad Mahrez came off the bench to score the only goal of the match as Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge. With a disheartening stalemate against Everton on New Year’s Eve, City slipped seven points behind Arsenal, but Arsenal were held by third-placed Newcastle on Tuesday, giving City an instant opportunity […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Samuel Umtiti, a defender for Lecce, left the field in tears after being subjected to abhorrent racist taunts from Lazio supporters. Ciro Immobile’s early goal gave the Champions League-chasing team the lead, but goals from Gabriel Strefezza and Lorenzo Colombo turned the game around, giving Lecce a stunning comeback victory. The match, however, […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Cristiano Ronaldo was presented as an Al Nassr player for the first time on Tuesday at Mrsool Park in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in front of thousands of applauding supporters. For the first time in his illustrious career, the 37-year-old, who has five Ballon d’Or trophies and five Champions League wins, will play outside of […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Brentford defeated Liverpool with a 3-1 win for the first time since 1938 to close the gap on Jurgen Klopp’s side in the Premier League table to just two points. Despite Ivan Toney’s absence due to a leg injury, the hosts made things difficult for the Reds and won on Monday night. At 19 minutes, […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Manchester City goal machine Erling Haaland has set a new Premier League record. He became the fastest player to reach 20 Premier League goals in just 14 games after he bagged a brace in Man City’s 3-1 win at Leeds. Haaland scored twice in the second half, in the 51st and 64th minutes, following two assists from Jack […]
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Wayne Lumbasi The Brazilian club Santos, in which ex-soccer player Edson Arantes do Nascimento “Pelé” was immortalized and remains the greatest idol , will wear a crown stamped on its uniform as a tribute.The former soccer player has been hospitalized for almost a month in Sao Paulo due to his deteriorating state of health. Santos temporarily added a crown above […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Patrice Motsepe, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), is confident that an African team will advance to the FIFA World Cup final in 2026. The United States of America 🇺🇸, Mexico 🇲🇽, and Canada 🇨🇦 will host the next edition of the global soccer fiesta. He made this declaration on the […]
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By Wayne Lumbasi France’s soccer superstars Kingsley Coman, Randal Kolo Muani and Aurelien Tchouameni were allegedly the subject of racial abuse online following the team’s loss to Argentina in the World Cup. Coman and Tchouameni missed their opportunities to score in the penalty shootout while Kolo Muani was stopped in added time in the second […]
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By Wayne Lumbasi Paris Saint-Germain and Lionel Messi have finally reached an agreement on a contract extension. A verbal agreement is said to be in place for the 35-year-old to continue with the Ligue 1 giants, putting an end to speculations of a return to Barcelona and momentarily halting a purported move to MLS side […]
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