Ronaldo breaks record in Portugal’s 3-2 defeat of Ghana
Cristiano Ronaldo drew a line under a tumultuous tournament build-up as he wrote his name in the record books to become the first player to score in five World Cups…
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World Cup upset, Japan beat Germany 2-1
The second-biggest upset of the 2022 World Cup so far was a product of soccer’s globalization. Germany, a longtime superpower, bossed long stretches of its Wednesday opener at the Khalifa…
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20 teams for CBN’s Financial Institutions football competition
No fewer than 20 teams will slug it out beginning from Wednesday as the 2022 All Financial Institutions Football Competition (AFIFC), sponsored by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), gets…
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World Cup: Iran players protest, decline to sing national anthem
Iran players declined to sing their national anthem before their World Cup match with England in an apparent expression of support for anti-government protests in their home country. Some fans…
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Qatar’s hope dangles as World Cup begins
… Empty seats tell story Thousands of empty seats told the sad story as Qatar’s long-awaited World Cup debut ended in a bad case of stage fright on Sunday. Long…
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Injury knocks Senegal’s Mane out of Qatar World Cup
…….requires surgery Sadio Mane has been ruled out of the Qatar World Cup with a fibula injury, the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) confirmed on Thursday. Mane sustained the leg issue…
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Ghanaian brothers to play World Cup as rivals
Athletic Bilbao forwards Iñaki and Nico Williams are set to become the latest brothers to play for different countries in a World Cup. Iñaki Williams was selected by Ghana on…
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Lukaku in Belgium’s World Cup squad, but no place for Origi
Romelu Lukaku has been included in Belgium’s 26-man squad for the Qatar FIFA World Cup, in spite of his injury concerns. Head coach Roberto Martinez had warned that Lukaku had…
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Bayelsa Queens in semi-finals, face hosts AS FAR
…….on Wednesday Bayelsa Queens on Sunday defeated their Egyptian side Wadi Degla 3-0 in their final Group B game of the ongoing CAF Women’s Champions League in Morocco. The result…
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Liverpool beat Tottenham to earn season’s first away win
Liverpool FC survived a trademark second-half rally from Tottenham on Sunday to claim a crucial 2-1 win and boost their English Premier League (EPL) top-four hopes. Mo Salah’s first-half double…
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