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Middlesbrough manager Tony Pulis has heaped plaudits on Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi ahead of the English Championship club’s Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round replay against Newport County on Tuesday (today), reports Completesports.com. Mikel has made two appearances for...

Lionel Messi believes Barcelona showed their appetite for the Copa del Rey by blowing away Sevilla 6-1 on Thursday to pull off a brilliant comeback and book their place in the semi-finals. Sevilla had won the first leg 2-0...

Middlesbrough have confirmed the signing of former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel. The Nigerian has signed a short-term contract with the Championship club. Mikel was a free agent after leaving Tiajin TEDA in November.

Las Vegas police have asked football star Cristiano Ronaldo to submit a DNA sample as part of their investigation into rape allegations made against him. Milan vs Juventus Cristiano Ronaldo The Portuguese forward — who plays for Juventus in Italy’s Serie A...

Manchester United has appointed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the caretaker manager until the end of the 2018/19 season. In a tweet on its verified Twitter handle, the football club said, Solskjaer would be joined by Mike Phelan as the first-team...

The Red Devils have won just two of their last eight matches in all competitions and sit 11 points off fourth-place in the Premier League Jose Mourinho has been sacked by Manchester United following their disappointing start to the season. The Red Devils currently sit sixth in the Premier League table...

The Blues were made to suffer, particularly during the first half, but they battled their way to a stunning 2-0 victory over Pep Guardiola's champions Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri was asked on the eve of Saturday's Premier League showdown with Manchester City how to beat the undefeated table-toppers. "I've lost every...

Former Arsenal star, Paul Merson has tipped Arsenal to defeat Huddersfield Town on Saturday evening in the Premier League fixture. He also disclosed that the Gunners manager, Unai Emery will not feature play maker, Mesut Ozil against Huddersfield. Ozil did not feature in Arsenal’s 4-2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur last Sunday...

  Eden Hazard, has been linked with a move to Real Madrid in 2019 and stated only last month that it would be a “dream” for him to play for the Santiago Bernabeu club. He has two years left on his contract, but his advisors have already begun talks over the...

Cristiano Ronaldo gets back to business for Italian champions Juventus against SPAL on Saturday after missing Portugal’s qualification for the Nations League semi-finals amid reports he has been snubbed for the final three in the Ballon d’Or award. The 33-year-old Ronaldo has won the prestigious Ballon d’Or five times but...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned 22 officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission and a retired INEC director, Ahmed Stephen Ozovehe, in Kogi State, for offences bordering on criminal conspiracy. They were arraigned before Justice Alaba Ajileye of the Kogi State High Court, Koton-Karefee. The EFCC alleged that,...

Cristiano Ronaldo could not hide his frustration that despite scoring his first Champions League goal for Juventus the Italian side ‘gifted’ a dramatic late 2-1 victory to Manchester United. Ronaldo struck with a magnificent first-time volley on 65 minutes to leave Juve on course for the knockout phase, but...

Umahi barrs APC from using Abakaliki Stadium for rally Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has barred members of the All Progressives Congress, Ebonyi State Chapter, from using the Abakaliki Township Stadium as venue of its rally scheduled to hold on Saturday. Umahi, who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Emmanuel Uzor,...

500,000 thousand fans give France National team a heroes' welcome after World Cup victory (Photos) The France National football team were given a heroes' welcome as they returned on Monday afternoon from Russia following their World Cup final 4 - 2 win over Croatia. 500,000 French fans were on the ground to recieve the World...

Football loving Nigerians have taken to social media to express their huge disappointment over the Super Eagle’s loss to Croatia in their first World Cup match in Russia. An own goal and a penalty gave Croatia a comfortable win over Nigerian in their Group D clash at the Kaliningrad...