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Super Falcons forward, Asisat Oshoala has disclosed that her biggest dream was to be a professional lawyer and not a footballer. Oshoala, who netted a goal in Super Falcons’ 3-2 win over Australia in the ongoing 2023 Women’s World Cup, made this known in a chat with Karen Carney’s Leaders …

Super Falcons skipper Asisat Oshoala has revealed her father’s reaction on how she chose to celebrate her the third goal against Australia on Thursday at the ongoing FIFA Women World Cup. The Super Falcons striker, during the enthralling encounter in Brisbane, extended Nigeria’s advantage over Australia in the second half. …

Benjamin Mendy signed for French club Lorient on Wednesday after the former Manchester City and France defender was acquitted in a sex offences trial in England last week. “Lorient are happy to announce today the signing on a two-year deal of the French international left-back Benjamin Mendy,” the Ligue 1 …

Former Barcelona and Inter Milan midfielder Luis Suarez, the only male footballer born in Spain to win the Ballon D’Or, died at the age of 88 on Sunday. Nicknamed “The Architect” the Spaniard won the prestigious award in 1960 and later coached La Roja at the 1990 World Cup. Luis …

A 16-year-old, Miss Saibu Yetunde, on Saturday emerged winner of the 5km race tagged ‘Ogun Women Run’ in Abeokuta, Ogun State. ‘Ogun Women Run’ is a 5km race organized by Brussels Sports Management Limited annually for adult girls and women in the state. The race started at Sapon area of …

A prosecutor in Brazil fined soccer star Neymar 16 million reais ($3.3 million) for building a lake at his mansion on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro without an environmental license, authorities said Monday. The town council in Mangaratiba issued four fines for “environmental violations in the construction of an …

Ruben Loftus-Cheek has signed for AC Milan from Chelsea, the Serie A club announced on Friday. Midfielder Loftus-Cheek arrives at Milan for a reported fee of around 21 million euros ($22.8 million) after spending his entire career as a Chelsea player, apart from two loan spells at Crystal Palace and …

Chelsea have announced that young French forward, Christopher Nkunku, has joined the Blues from Leipzig on a six-year deal. The Blues made the announcement in a statement released on their website on Tuesday.   “The 25-year-old, who has been capped 10 times by France, has agreed a six-year contract, which …

Former Chelsea player and manager John Hollins has died aged 76, the club has announced. Hollins made almost 600 appearances as a player for the club, scoring 64 times during his two spells at Stamford Bridge between 1963 and 1984. He was appointed as manager in 1985, a position he …

Kylian  Mbappe was voted the Ligue 1 player of the season for the fourth successive time after helping Paris Saint-Germain win a record 11th French title. The France star has scored 28 goals in the league this term and is on course to finish as the division’s top scorer for …