Football

Former Arsenal goalkeeper, Emiliano Martinez has said that he never wanted to join the club back in 2010 when they came to sign him. The goalkeeper said he wanted to stay at Independiente in Argentina. Arsenal signed Martinez as a teenager from Argentina. He went on to spend 10 years …

The World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina was suspended minutes after kick-off at the Corinthians Arena in São Paulo, Brazil after Brazilian health officials came onto the pitch and escorted multiple Argentinian soccer players away. The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) had requested support from the country’s Federal Police …

Iconic Croatian striker Mario Mandzukic, who scored the winning goal against England in the semifinals of the World Cup in 2018, has retired from the game, three years after playing his last international. The 35-year-old announced his decision in a post on Instagram, which included a photo of a pair …

William Troost-Ekong was happy to make his 5Oth appearance for the Super Eagles in Friday night’s 2-0 win against the Lone Star of Liberia, Newsextra24.com reports. The Watford defender was in action for 90 minutes as Super Eagles started their qualifying campaign on a winning note at the Teslim Balogun …

Manchester United striker, Edinson Cavani, has said he is “sad and upset” over the club’s decision to prevent him from representing Uruguay during this international break. The 34-year-old was one of 50 players affected by the Premier League’s decision not to allow players travel to countries on the UK’s COVID-19 …

Former Aston Villa forward, Gabriel Agbonlahor, has chosen England captain, Harry Kane, over Cristiano Ronaldo as best finisher. He described Kane as “the best finisher he’s ever seen” and would prefer having in his squad over five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo. Ronaldo returned to Old Trafford officially on Tuesday 12 …

Cristiano Ronaldo has told his Manchester United teammates one of the trophies they must win this season. This follows the 36-year-old’s return to Old Trafford. The Portugal captain told the team that, “we need to win the Premier League,” The Sun, UK reports. . Ronaldo made his way back to Old …

Middlesbrough defender 23-year-old – Marc Bola – has been charged with aggravated misconduct over comments he made on social media nine years ago when he was 14. It’s alleged to have included a reference to sexual orientation. The 23-year-old, a product of Arsenal Youth Academy left the Londoners, after a …

Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu speaking today immediately after watching the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers Match at the Teslim Balogun Stadium between the Nigeria Super Eagles and the Lone Stars of Liberia which ended in a 2-0 in Favour of Nigeria. Governor Sanwo-Olu expressed his satisfaction and says …

Thank you to the Guiness World Records. Always good to be recognized as a world record breaker. Let’s keep trying to set the numbers even higher!