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Love us some Burna and Pepsi! We saw the new Pepsi Global Ad, we heard the vocals featuring this African Giant, and the Internet got buzzing with some fizz. Here’s what people are saying:
The football world last night got treated to arguably the biggest and certainly the most anticipated match of the UEFA Champion’s League 2020 group stage, between Cristiano Ronaldo‘s side Juventus and Lionel Messi‘s side Barcelona, and to say it was a nail biter would ironically be both true and false. The Juventus/Barcelona clash ended in... Read More
It’s been over a decade of dominance for both superstar players, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, and even in their 30s they are not showing any signs of slowing down. These two have competed at the highest level and have indisputably been the top two footballers in the world for the last decade, with both... Read More
Remember how excited the football world was to discover that both Lionel Messi’s team Barcelona, and Cristiano Ronaldo’s team, Juventus, were set to face off in the UEFA Champion’s league, having found themselves on the same table during the UCL draws? Well, that excitement would have to be put on hold, as Ronaldo squaring off... Read More
What teams are your squad up against? Is the dreaded question that follows the conclusions of the annual UEFA Championship League draws. As we’ve seen in the past, the group stages of the UCL is the first determinant to your team’s success on their road to UEFA championship glory. This draw is incredibly pivotal as... Read More
Catch up on all our latest stories by using the links below: The Late 5: Tribunal holds inaugural sitting on Atiku’s petition on Wednesday; Court grants Adeleke N2m bail, permission to travel abroad | Other stories Jim Iyke, is that you? The trailer for Moses Inwang upcoming movie ‘Cold Feet’ is here After... Read More
Lionel Messi does it again! In the latest Champions League fixture, Messi shows us, yet again, that Spanish football is on a class of its own. The 31-year-old superstar proves that he still got it, thrusting Barcelona to a 4-2 victory against one of Premier League’s top dogs; Tottenham Hotspurs. Since the beginning of the... Read More
Nigerian football legend Segun Odegbami along with NFF President Amaju Pinnick addressed the Super Eagles ahead of their most important game against Argentina by 7:00pm today in Saint Petersburg at the team hotel. Odegbami stressed that the Super Eagles stood a unique pedestal that no other team in the history of Nigerian football has had.... Read More
Twitter has sparked the Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi debate again on who is the real G.O.A.T. Perhaps the greatest debate in the history of football for the past 10 years right? Is it ever going to end? Never have two players of that equal magnitude graced the football pitch in the same era. They are... Read More
The Nigerian Super Eagles fell 2 – 0 to the Vatreni’s of Croatia in their group D clash in Kaliningrad on Saturday evening. Oghenekaro Etebo was the unfortunate recipient of an own goal after poor defending on a set-piece led to Croatia’s opening goal in the 32nd minute. The Super Eagles failed to create any... Read More
The climax of the 2017/2018 club season made me realise that there is nothing more important in football than representing your country in the World Cup. All players – I mean all players have nursed that the dream since childhood. This also makes it more heart-breaking if you miss out or fail to perform at... Read More
As the season draws to a close to pave way for the World Cup, the top 5 European Leagues; English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Spanish La Liga and French Ligue Un seem to be settled though this is football and anything can happen. The Italian Serie A is however too close to call with Napoli... Read More
Lionel Messi has been named alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar on the three-man shortlist for the Best FIFA Men’s Player Award. They were announced in London on Friday. The Brazilian star had joined Paris Saint-Germain in a 222 million euros ($266 million) deal from Barcelona. Ronaldo had led Real Madrid to the La Liga title and a third... Read More
by Amir Abdulazeez There is one thing apiece that Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi sympathizers are finding it difficult to contend with. There is also one other thing that the two of them cannot settle on. These are among the many reasons why the debate between who is the best player between them keeps getting... Read More
It’s very likely that as a regular Joe, your relationship with football does not go beyond your knowledge that your national team is called Super Eagles, the names of some big league clubs and that Ronaldo is King. So this whole noise about Neymar has left you completely bewildered. Who is he? Why does the... Read More
by Umar Hassan Luis Enrique won a treble in his first season as Fc Barcelona Coach and in the process, went on to shatter the club record haul of 40 victories in a debut season held by the only other person to have managed such, trioJosép Guardiola. He had won an impressive 9 out of... Read More
Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo is joined by Barcelona forwards Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez for the FIFA Best Player Award for 2016. Other players on the shortlist include Riyad Mahrez, Jamie Vardy, Sergio Aguero, Kevin de Bruyne and Neymar. The winner will be crowned at The Best FIFA Football Awards™ ceremony in Zurich on 9... Read More
European football governing body UEFA has announced a shortlist of ten players for the 2015/16 UEFA best player in Europe award. Portugal and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo; Barcelona and Argentine superstar Lionel Messi; and French and Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann lead the shortlist. Ronaldo led Portugal to victory at the just concluded EURO championship in... Read More
Lawyers of Messi and his father, Jorge have said that they will appeal the 21-month jail term pronounced on them. A statement said lawyers for Messi and his father believed that the sentence was “incorrect” and “expect the outcome of their appeal to rule in favour of the defence.” Messi was found guilty of defrauding Spain’s... Read More
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and his father have both been given a 21-month suspended prison sentence for tax evasion today. Messi and his father Jorge were both notified of their appearances in court during the winter, with the case getting underway at the end of May and start of June. Both men were accused of defrauding Spain’s... Read More
I honestly wish I made this one up. Via Bleacher Report: The 28-year-old by the name of Santiago Lopez Menendez says he was captured in the north-west of the country by men with automatic weapons who believed that he was American. Attempts to explain he was not fell on the deaf ears of his captors,... Read More
by Mark Bassey France Football has released the 10 players, who banked the most money last year. Lionel Messi is number one on the list, after earning almost £1million a week in wages and sponsorship deals in 2014. His fierce rival Ronaldo is number two. The Portugal captain raked in £39.7m, while Messi’s team-mate Neymar... Read More
by Mark Bassey President of Spain’s professional football league (LFP), Javier Tebas, has hinted that Real Madrid attacker Cristiano Ronaldo, could be sanctioned for his goal celebration last weekend. The Portugal captain appeared to tell the home crowd to calm down, after he latched onto Karim Benzema’s flick to make it 1-1 at the Nou... Read More
by Mark Bassey On Sunday night, Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-1 in a thrilling El Clasico fixture. Although the victory has put the Catalans four points clear at the top of La Liga, Lionel Messi and co might regret not scoring more at the Nou Camp. Barca lost 3-1 in the reverse fixture last year... Read More
Casillas’ time is up After watching tonight’s game, you have to hold your hands up and say Iker Casillas has got to go. The goalkeeper was arguably at fault for both of the goals conceded. The big men at Real Madrid should be on the phone to David De Gea’s agent. He will be a... Read More
by Ifreke Inyang The English Premier League was in action on Saturday, March 14, and as always, football fans and supporters were served a spectacle. Here are 5 things we learnt from yesterday: Arsenal can put up quite an exhibition When Arsene Wenger’s men are in full flow, it is always a pleasure to sit... Read More
by Mark Bassey Former Barcelona and AC Milan dazzler Ronaldinho, has picked his Champions League dream team. The Brazilian picked four of his compatriots and some other European big names and explained why each person made the cut. GOALKEEPER Gianluigi Buffon: “There have been some very good goalkeepers in my era, but Buffon is there... Read More
by Mark Bassey Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, has been named the richest footballer in the world, with a personal fortune of £152m. The Portuguese is top of the list, ahead of eternal rival, Lionel Messi, who is in second place, with £7m less of Ronaldo’s wealth. According to Goal’s Rich List which was released... Read More
by Mark Bassey Until last year, the most talked about football subject in Real Madrid, was when they would land La Decima – their 10th European trophy. They did so in May 2015. Sergio Ramos, Gareth Bale, Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo all scored, as they came from a goal behind, to beat city rivals Atletico... Read More
by Mark Bassey According to former Barcelona defender Edmilson, the trio of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez, make up the best attacking line-up in the club’s history. In his words: “The trident formed by Leo Messi, Neymar, and Luís Suarez is the best trio in Barcelona’s history. “Everyone in Brazil is happy for Neymar.... Read More
