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BOLT: I WOULD LOVE TO PLAY FOOTBALL NOW

It is an open secret that Jamaican former sprinter, Usain Bolt is passionate about football apart from being an iconic athlete. The website of football governing body, fifa.com…

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PSG MAY SNATCH MOURINHO FROM MANCHESTER UNITED

Even with speculations from the UK Sun that Paris Saint-Germain are targeting Jose Mourinho, Manchester United are reportedly not in a hurry to renew the contract of its…

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DENMARK WITHDRAWS FROM WORLD CUP

Pay disputes involving national teams’ players which are common occurrences in Africa have seeped into Europe. Denmark has been forced to cancel a women World Cup qualifying match…

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HOME BASED SUPER EAGLES TO KNOW CHAN OPPONENTS ON NOVEMBER 17

The draw ceremony for the fifth edition of the African Nations Championship, Morocco 2018, will take place on Friday, 17th November 2017 in Rabat, Morocco. The competition scheduled…

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NEYMAR BUMPER PSG REWARD IF HE BEATS MESSI & RONALDO TO BALLON D’OR

Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar is reportedly in line to receive a €3m bonus from the club if he wins the Ballon d’Or in December, recognising the Brazilian as…

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ALL SET FOR EUROPE’S WORLD CUP PLAY-OFF DRAW

With the release of the FIFA monthly ranking this Monday, all is now set for the draw for the play-off in Europe for additional four places in the…

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FAKE RONALDO INVADES REAL MADRID’S MATCH TO MEET REAL RONALDO

Of course you may have heard of Real Madrid where Cristiano Ronaldo plies his trade. But to think of a Real Crisitiano Ronaldo may be going into a…

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FIFA CONFIRMS NIGERIA’S 41ST POSITION

BY KUNLE SOLAJA. As permutated by the Sports Village Square last Saturday, Nigeria is this Monday ranked 41st by the football governing body, FIFA in its monthly…

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GOALKEEPER PASSES AWAY FOLLOWING TRAGIC MID-GAME COLLISION

The sporting world is again rocked by an on-field tragedy following Sunday’s death of Indonesia’s goalkeeper, Choirul Huda. According to American sports publication, Sporting News the footballer of…

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MOROCCO ‘BRINGS’ EGYPT INTO CHAN

BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Morocco’s successful bid for the hosting of the fifth edition of African Nations Championship in January has brought good fortunes to Egypt, the country…

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CAF MOVES CHAN COMPETITION TO MOROCCO

BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. As rightly predicted by Sports Village Square, the Emergency Committee of the Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) has awarded the hosting right of the…

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HOW THE FIFA RANKING WILL LOOK LIKE ON MONDAY

BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Nigeria will move three steps up the FIFA ranking when it is released on Monday. At the moment, the Super Eagles are ranked 44th. With…

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NIGERIA TO RANK NUMBER 41 ON MONDAY; SET FOR POT 4 OF WORLD CUP DRAW

BY KUNLE SOLAJA. When the October 2017 FIFA ranking is released on Monday, Nigeria will be ranked number 41 in the world and fifth in Africa, Sports…

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NEYMAR’S BOSS IN TROUBLE AS WORLD CUP BRIBERY CASE OPENS

Stupendously rich Qatari boss of Neymar at Paris Saint Germain, Nasser Al-Khelaifi has run into trouble waters as he has come under investigation by Swiss prosecutors for suspected…

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LIVERPOOL TO GIVE MANCHESTER UTD BIGGEST CHALLENGE TO ITS UNBEATEN RUN

Jose Mourinho’s unbeaten Manchester United face the biggest test yet of their title credentials when they visit Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday. It is a fixture that will…

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FIFA BANNED-JACK WARNER THRILLED OVER US’ WORLD CUP ELIMINATION

Former longest serving FIFA executive committee member who later became the vice president, Jack Warner is celebrating the ouster of the United States’ team from the World Cup…

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FIFA ENDS PHASE 1 OF WORLD CUP TICKETS SALES

With more than two third of the 32 contestants decided, the demand for World Cup match tickets are expected to rise when the sale resumes mid next month.…

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THE WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS IN NUMBERS

335 – thousand is the rough population that makes Iceland easily the smallest nation to reach a World Cup. Trinidad and Tobago, which had a 1.3 million population…

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MANCHESTER UNITED’S POGBA BUILDING A FOOTBALL PITCH INSIDE £3M MANSION

Former world record transfer holder, Paul Pogba plans to have an indoor football field in his expensive new home he bought in Cheshire in UK. According to leading…

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NEYMAR HAPPY TO REUNITE WITH MESSI AT RUSSIA 2018

Despite wide held belief that the suffocating stature of Argentina’s Lionel Messi in FC Barcelona was one of the principal reasons that Brazil’s Neymar had to leave the…

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WITCH DOCTOR AIDS MESSI-INSPIRED ARGENTINA TO PICK WORLD CUP TICKET

Argentina did the unthinkable on Tuesday night picking a World Cup ticket at the brink of either losing out or at best having to go through a play-off…

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