Mourinho called referee ‘worst I’ve seen in my life’ after draw with Monza. Jose Mourinho has again been reprimanded for his treatment of match officials, with Serie A giving him a 10-day touchline ban. The Roma boss was recently hit with a four-match suspension by UEFA for his aggressive outbursts at referee Anthony Taylor in…
Randy Waldrum, the head coach of the Super Falcons of Nigeria, has said his team is not adequately prepared for next month’s FIFA Women’s World Cup. Waldrum decried the lack of support from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) while appearing on The Sounding Off Of Soccer podcast, hosted by John Krysinsky. He said: “I know…
Former Nigerian boxer, Jeremiah Okorodudu, died at a private hospital in Lagos Wednesday night after battling with foot ulcer that left him bedridden for weeks. His widow, Mrs Adenike Okorodudu confirmed the death of the former boxer fondly called ‘Urhobo Loud Mouth’ at the prime of his career. Okorodudu was a Bronze Medalist at the 1982…
Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Sergio Rico is conscious and has started communicating after coming out of a coma, hospital sources confirmed on Wednesday. The 29-year-old PSG goalkeeper was admitted to the Virgen del Rocio hospital in Seville on May 28 after an accident involving a horse at a local festival. Rico suffered a traumatic brain injury…
Lionel Messi has described his start at former club Paris Saint Germain “very tough”, dubbing two successive failed Champions League bid a massive disappointment. “I came to Paris because I liked the club, because I had friends in the dressing room, it seemed easier for me to adapt rather than another destination I could have…
As a way of giving back to the community where he grew up, Nigerian football star, Ahmed Musa, has embarked on building schools and he recently visited one he newly opened. The footballer took to Instagram to post pictures of the visit. Meanwhile, Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen has paid a visit to his home community…
President of the Wheelchair Basketball Federation, Mr. Seyi Johnson, has said the forth-coming Abeokuta Championship is expected to be ‘one of the most important tournaments for players’. The National Championship, which will be staged from Thursday 22nd to Sunday 25th June, 2023 at the Abeokuta Sports Stadium, the Ogun State Capital, will also serve as…
Cristiano Ronaldo has already made history. He joined the Guinness World Records Hall of Fame 2023 after smashing plenty of records both on and off the pitch, forever shaping the world of football. In 2022, after his 196th match for Portugal, Ronaldo equalled the record for the most international football caps by an individual (male),…
This is not a story of revenge, but it was a promise kept which turned out to be a sweet revenge, ironically, for legendary Mohamed Ali. When Ali faced Holmes in 1980 for the WBC, the heavyweight champion was no longer the dashing phenomenon he was. It was as if the symptoms of the Parkinson…
Nigerian forward, Samuel Chukwueze has been named the winner of the 2022-23 LaLiga Santander African MVP (Most Valuable Player) Award, with the Villarreal CF star coming out tops after thousands of fans and some of Africa’s top football journalists voted for LaLiga’s standout African star this season. More than 30,000 fans from all across the…
