Nigeria’s retired army general and former defence minister,Theophilus Danjuma, is one of Nigeria’s richest personalities, courtesy of his ownership of one of Nigeria’s most lucrative oil blocs and a money spinning shipping firm. The retired general is a long time user of offshore entities, and the Mossac Fonseca files …
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Global soccer body FIFA has applied to U.S. authorities for tens of millions of dollars in damages from ex-officials indicted there for graft and recognized for the first time executives had in the past “sold” votes in World Cup hosting contests. Gianni Infantino, recently elected president to clear out the …
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Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi is targeting an unprecedented fifth Ballon d’Or award in Zurich on Monday, with the Argentine heavily favoured to reclaim the prize from three-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo. Brazil striker Neymar, who plays alongside Messi at Barca, is also in the running to be crowned world player of …
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The Manchester City and Ivory Coast midfielder lost out to Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the voting, a decision he says “brings shame to Africa” Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has reacted angrily to losing out on the CAF African Footballer of the Year award, saying the decision is “pathetic”, “indecent” and “brings …
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Fifa have confirmed that both Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been banned from all football-related activities for eight years with immediate effect. A statement read: “The proceedings against Mr Blatter primarily related to a payment of CHF 2,000,000 (£1.34m) transferred in February 2011 from FIFA to Mr Platini.“Mr Blatter, in …
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David Beckham will play in a charity football match at Old Trafford with Sir Alex Ferguson managing a side of sporting stars. Beckham made the announcement to Nick Grimshaw on Radio 1 Breakfast Show. “It’s something I’ve very excited about,” he says. “I retired three years ago and I never …
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