The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has confirmed that Chelsea have appealed their two-window transfer ban. FIFA imposed the ban on the Premier League club after they were found to have broken rules regarding the registering of young players. Chelsea originally appealed to FIFA to have the ban overturned, …
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Former European Cup winners AC Milan endured a bittersweet 3-2 win at SPAL in the last round of the Serie A, finishing the campaign outside the top four after their nearest rivals both booked their Champions League berths on Sunday. The result left Milan fifth on 68 points, one behind …
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Sports betting site bet9ja and money doubling scheme MMM top the list of most visited websites in Nigeria according to ranking by Alexa. Alexa is a California-based company that provides commercial web traffic data and analytics on millions of registered websites. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon.com. Alexa ranking is …
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Borussia Dortmund have rejected an initial offer from Barcelona for 20-year-old winger Ousmane Dembele, the Bundesliga club said on Thursday. Dortmund said a move to the Camp Nou was “not very likely” after they turned down an offer that did not reflect Dembele’s “extraordinary” value or the current state of …
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Lionel Messi bid farewell to Neymar on Instagram Wednesday after the Brazilian striker told him and other Barcelona teammates he was leaving, saying it was a “huge pleasure” to have played with him. The Catalan club confirmed Wednesday that Neymar wanted to leave after weeks of intense speculation, taking the …
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Nigeria are looking to hire a foreign goalkeeping coach to help train up a suitable stand-in for the ailing Carl Ikeme, as they prepare for crunch World Cup 2018 qualifiers. The Super Eagles are flying high at the top of their qualifying group, with a maximum six points from two …
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Barcelona forward Neymar has reportedly agreed terms with Paris Saint-Germain over a six-year contract. According to reports, the Brazillian will earn a whopping £500,000 per week should he eventual join the Ligue 1 side. According to Carlos Carpio of Marca, Neymar’s father recently met with PSG sporting director Antero Henrique and board member …
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Chelsea forward Pedro was taken to hospital with a possible concussion after colliding with Arsenal’s goalkeeper during the Blues’ 3-0 preseason win over their London rivals in Beijing on Saturday. The 29-year-old Spaniard was left reeling on the ground with a bloodied face inside the first half hour of the …
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Sevilla captain Vicente Iborra became 2016 Premier League champions Leicester City’s second signing of the close season after inking a four-year deal on Thursday. The 29-year-old defensive midfielder enjoyed a hugely successful four-year spell at Sevilla, lifting the Europa League trophy on three occasions. Leicester know Iborra well as he …
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The Super Eagles have dropped to the 39th spot from 38th in the July FIFA World Rankings. The rankings table on FIFA’s website on Thursday indicated that Nigeria now has 715 points as against 730 it had in the June rankings. The ranking also saw the national team become sixth …
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