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2002 World Cup star Papa Bouba Diop dies at 42
Papa Bouba Diop, a star of Senegal’s famous World Cup campaign in 2002, has died. Diop, 42, had reportedly been…
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Barcelona to save €122m after players agree to wage cut
Barcelona have reached an agreement in principle with their players over a wage cut that will save them €122million. The…
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Football legend Diego Maradona dies aged 60
Argentina and football legend Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60, the AFA has confirmed. Maradona was discharged…
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Messi, Ronaldo, Lewandowski and four Liverpool players among nominations at The Best FIFA awards
Liverpool have accounted for four of the 11 nominations for The Best FIFA men’s player award. The Premier League champions…
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Pep not included as Bielsa gets FIFA Best nomination
Marcelo Bielsa has been nominated for The Best FIFA Men’s Coach, but Pep Guardiola will not contest the award this…
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CAF president Ahmad given five-year ban for breaching FIFA ethics code
Ahmad Ahmad, the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has been banned for five years by FIFA after…
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Klopp on Salah’s decision to attend his brother’s wedding
Jurgen Klopp has refused to categorically rule Mohamed Salah out of Sunday’s Premier League clash against Leicester City, despite his…
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Orji Kalu wants to buy 35% stake in Arsenal
Nigerian billionaire Orji Kalu wants to buy a huge stake in Arsenal and “bring trophies back” to the Emirates. The…
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How I escaped from my kidnappers in Warri – Christian Obodo
Former Super Eagles midfielder Christian Obodo has recounted his experience at the hands of kidnappers and revealed how he escaped…
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Samuel Eto’o hospitalized with minor head injury after car accident in Cameroon
Samuel Eto’o has been taken to the hospital where he is recovering from a minor head injury after his car…
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Ndidi beats Osimhen as Nigeria’s most valuable player
Leicester City midfielder Wilfred has beaten Africa’s most expensive footballer Victor Osimhen to the top spot of Nigeria’s valuable player.…
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Greenwood, Sancho, Haaland, & Fati top 20-man shortlist for Golden Boy award
Erling Haaland, Jadon Sancho and Ansu Fati headline the final 20-name shortlist for the 2020 Golden Boy award. The prize,…
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s Madeira house burgled in Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo’s house in his home town of Madeira, Portugal has been burgled and the police are reportedly investigating the…
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Saido Mane tests positive to COVID-19, out of Liverpool v Villa clash
Sadio Mane has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating, Liverpool have confirmed. The Premier League champions said Mane has…
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Messi highest-paid footballer in 2020; joins Floyd, Woods and Ronaldo in an exclusive list
Lionel Messi is ending the 2020 as the highest-paid footballer ahead of his rival Cristiano Ronaldo. The Argentine, according to…
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VIDEO: DJ Cuppy proud to be part of Man Utd’s ‘Tom Tom’ jersey unveiling
Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola popularly known as DJ Cuppy is super proud to be part of models used by Manchester United…
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Ronaldinho freed after five months under house arrest in Paraguayan hotel
Former Barcelona and Brazil star Ronaldinho has been released from house arrest in Paraguay after nearly five months. Ronaldinho and…
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Aribo wins two awards including Goal of the season for this beauty
Super Eagles attacking midfielder Joe Aribo has claimed two awards at the Rangers award gala. The Scottish club awarded their…
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Ejigbo All Stars’ Taiwo Akinlusi Electrocuted In A Betting Shop In Lagos
Ejigbo All Stars’ FC player Taiwo Akinlusi has reportedly died of electric shock after his head mistakenly touched a naked…
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Hushpuppi attempted to scam a Premier League club of £100m
Ramon Abbas, popularly known as ‘Hushpuppi’ is facing up to 20 years in jail after attempting to dupe an unnamed…
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After 37 years, three-time NBA champ and coach of the year Bryon Scott bags University degree
Bryon Scott has successfully completed a university degree programme 37 year after he left the walls of school for a…
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New Ashley Young hair cut leaves fans confused
Inter Milan utility player Ashley Young has left fans in a confused state after a picture of him in a…
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Cristiano Ronaldo the first ever footballer to hit the $1 billion income mark
Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first ever football player to hit the $1 billion income mark. The Juventus super star…
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Curry, Klay take part in Oakland protest as NBA gets season restart date
Golden State Warriors duo, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, took part in the unity protest on Wednesday as campaign against…
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Fans react as Bonucci joins the stop racism campaign
Football fans are having a go at Juventus and Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci after he joined the stop racism campaign.…
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Klopp picks Okocha’s goal against Kahn as German Football League most spectacular goal
Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp has picked Augustine Azuka “Jay-Jay” Okocha goal against the legendary Oliver Kahn as the the most…
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Anthony Joshua: I don’t have a girlfriend but I hope I find one soon
Anthony Joshua has revealed that he does not have a lady he could call his girlfriend but hopes to finally…
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Federer tops as three footballers make the list of top 5 highest-paid athletes in 2020
Roger Federer is the most paid athletes but there are three footballers and one basketball player on the top five…
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Real Madrid most valuable again as five EPL clubs make top 10 list
Spanish giants, Real Madrid remain the most valuable football clubs in Europe yet again after recording 8% growth in 2020.…
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Rodallega claims he often saw Rooney ‘drinking like a madman’, Gerrard ‘on a bar dancing shirtless’ during nights out
Former Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega has claimed that he often saw Wayne Rooney ‘drinking like a madman’ and Steven Gerrard…
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