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Nigeria risks new FIFA ban as court sacks Amaju Pinnick

Nigeria is in danger of another FIFA ban after a court ruled that elections that ushered in Delta FA chairman Amaju Pinnick as president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) last month were illegal. World football governing body FIFA have warned that should anything hinder the newly-elected NFF executive committee led by Pinnick from operating, […]

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Manchester United in talks with Valdes over move to Old Trafford

Manchester United are in talks with former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes. Manager Louis van Gaal has offered the 32-year-old a chance to complete his rehabilitation from a knee injury and to work his way back to fitness with the club. Valdes, a free agent, will have his recovery supervised by the United medical staff before

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Real Madrid went easy on Liverpool… Modric admits the Spanish giants were saving themselves for Barcelona

Luka Modric has piled more misery on Liverpool by claiming he and his Real Madrid team-mates eased off in the second half of their Champions League clash to save themselves for Saturday’s El Clasico against Barcelona. Real cruised to a 3-0 win at Anfield and played much of the second half at walking pace as

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It will be too risky for everyone: Enyeama urges CAF to cancel Africa Cup of Nations due to Ebola fears

Vincent Enyeama is adamant that the Africa Cup of Nations should not go ahead due to the threat of the deadly Ebola epidemic spreading, Dailymail reports. The Nigeria and Lille keeper was forthright in his assessment of the situation and pleaded with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to cancel the tournament in Morocco. Speaking after

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Arsenal score TWICE in final two minutes to stun Anderlecht (Highlights)

Arsene Wenger celebrated his 65th birthday with a vital Champions League win as Arsenal scored twice in the final two minutes to beat Anderlecht. After a dire first half, the Belgian champions looked set to ruin Wenger’s day when Honduras winger Andy Najar headed in Dennis Praet’s cross. But left-back Kieran Gibbs’s volley at the

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Game over after 41 minutes: Superior Real Madrid brush off Liverpool (Highlights)

Liverpool were given a painful lesson in how far the Champions League has moved on in their absence as they were completely outclassed by holders Real Madrid at Anfield. Television screens inside Anfield’s lounges relived Liverpool’s 4-0 win against Real in the last 16 in 2009 in an attempt to set the mood before kick-off

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Amodu Recalls Ike Uche, Obafemi Martins To Super Eagles

Stand-in coach of the Super Eagles, Shuaibu Amodu yesterday in Abuja revealed that he has lined up a legion of 66 players including in-form Villarreal of Spain striker, Ikechukwu Uche for the two remaining matches of the 2015 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Congo and South Africa. Addressing the sporting media after he

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Messi and Neymar score in Barca 3-1 win (Highlights)

Barcelona warmed up for Saturday’s El Clasico against Real Madrid with a comfortable Champions League win against Dutch title holders Ajax. In-form Neymar scored his seventh goal in his last five Barca appearances to put the Spanish leaders ahead, before Lionel Messi converted Andres Iniesta’s accurate pass to double the tally. With this weekend’s trip

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Bayern romp to 7-1 thumping at Roma… and it’s a big worry for other rivals (Highlights)

Bayern Munich stunned Roma with their biggest ever away win in Europe to maintain their 100% record in Group E. Arjen Robben beat Ashley Cole to curl a stunning opener and Mario Gotze combined with Thomas Muller to score. Robert Lewandowski’s header and Robben’s powerful finish arrived before Muller’s penalty made it 5-0 with just

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Blues’ Joy of SIX! Chelsea hit six in club record Champions League win (Highlights)

Didier Drogba scored his first goal since rejoining Chelsea as they recorded their biggest Champions League win with a dominant victory against Maribor at Stamford Bridge. Loic Remy swept in the opener but was quickly replaced by Drogba after injuring himself when scoring. Drogba then converted a penalty before John Terry slid in a third.

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