Official: Laporta is the new president of Barcelona

Received 54.28 percent of the votes It’s finally official. Joan Laporta is back as the new Barcelonapresident. The Catalan lawyer has come out on top against Victor Font and Toni Freixa in the club’s 14th elections, which…

Barcelona win to put pressure on Atletico and Real Madrid

Lionel Messi assisted on a pair of thunderous strikes from Jordi Albaand Ilaix Moriba to help lift Barcelona to a 2-0 victory over Osasuna on Saturday night at El Sadarin Pamplona. The Argentine pulled out his magic…

Works at new Bernabeu speed up in order to welcome fans in September

Aim is to complete works between September 2022 and January 2023 The construction work at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeuis moving along nicely, albeit it will be between 18 and 21 months…

Neurosurgeon declares Osimhen fit for Bologna clash

Victor Osimhen trained with his teammates on Friday after he was declared fit for Napoli’s clash with Bologna by renowned neurosurgeon Alfredo Bucciero. The 22-year-old, who underwent a Magnetic Resonance…

FG backs Pinnick for FIFA Council seat

The Federal Government has declared its backing for Nigeria Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick’s quest to be a member of the FIFA Council, saying that a victory for him would…

Messi vs Cristiano: Goals, titles and statistics

There have been more than a handful of great players to play football throughout the years, but only a select few go on to carve their name into the game’s…

Ugwuanyi, others for South-East athletics competition

Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is among top personalities expected to grace the maiden South-East Sports Foundation athletics competition slated for the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu, on March 19. The…

Athletes top priority for COVID-19 vaccine – NOC

Secretary-General of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, Olabanji Oladapo, says Nigerian athletes who have qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will be given special consideration when the distribution of…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic hits back at LeBron James

Racism and politics are different things Zlatan Ibrahimovic has reiterated his stance that athletes should not get involved in politics following LeBron James‘ criticism of the AC Milan player. The former Sweden international is…

Nigerian Footballers Abroad: Francis Uzoho has a fantastic showing, Samuel Chukwueze gets Man of the Match against Atletico Madrid, Samuel Kalu scores in France

A review of how Nigerian players fared abroad over the weekend. Football actions continued around the world, with a host of Nigerian players starring for their respective sides. In the…