By Donald McRae The former Nigeria international helped steer Chelsea to great success but despite his pioneering efforts there remains a glaring absence of black directors of football in the Premier League “One of the reasons I stayed discreet during my time at Chelsea was because I was in a unique situation,” Michael Emenalo says Read More…
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Zaha urges social media platforms to remove racist users
Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha has called on social media platforms to identify and remove users who resort to racist abuse. His comments have come after the forward was targeted before his team’s Premier League match at Aston Villa on Sunday. The Cote d’Ivoire international shared images of the messages he received, including one of members Read More…
Nigerian female players need to be discouraged from going abroad for peanuts – Chiejine
Ann Chiejine, a former Super Falcons assistant coach, has advised the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to be more involved in contract agreements many Nigerian female footballers now sign abroad. Chiejine, who appeared for the national team at three FIFA Women’s World Cup finals, said on Monday in Abuja that the contents of such contract agreements Read More…
CAS overturns Manchester City’s ban from European football
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday said it has overturned Manchester City’s two-year ban from European football. The decision by the Lausanne-based court means Pep Guardiola’s team will compete in next season’s UEFA Champions League. CAS ruled that Manchester City did not breach Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules by disguising equity funding Read More…
Samson Siasia, ex-Nigeria coach, life ban appeal gets October date
PICTURE ABOVE CREDIT: goal.com The ex-Super Eagles star and manager was slapped with a lifetime ban for violating Fifa ethics By Shina Oludare The date October 6, 2020 has been picked by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) to hear Samson Siasia’s appeal in the wake of his Fifa ban. The request was initially Read More…
Sterling grabs hat-trick as Manchester City hit Brighton for five
IN PICTURE ABOVE: Bernardo Silva, Man City makes it number 4 in Man City’s goal fest 5-0 over Brighton & Hove Albion PHOTO CREDIT: Evening Standard Raheem Sterling struck a hat-trick as Manchester City crushed Brighton 5-0 at the AmEx Stadium in the 2019/2020 English Premier League (EPL) on Saturday. Second-placed Manchester City had lost Read More…
Ronaldo’s penalty kicks salvage 2-2 draw for Juventus against Atalanta
PICTURE ABOVE CREDIT: Juventus Cristiano Ronaldo converted two penalty kicks, both awarded for handballs and the second in the last minute on Saturday, as Serie A leaders Juventus twice hit back to draw 2-2 with Atalanta. The draw helped the defending champions to move closer to a ninth successive Serie A title. The Portuguese forward Read More…
Sloppy Barca grind out win over Valladolid to stay on Real Madrid’s heels
PICTURE ABOVE CREDIT: Evening Standard Lionel Messi notched a 20th assist of the season to help a lacklustre FC Barcelona secure a 1-0 win away to Real Valladolid on Saturday in the 2019/2020 La Liga. The win helped the La Liga champions to maintain the pressure on leaders Real Madrid. Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal struck Read More…
NFF formally ends Nigerian football season, sets new season’s tentative kick-off date
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Friday announced measures it was taking to put an end to the aborted 2019/2020 Nigerian football season, and also kickstart preparations for the 2020/2021 season. Ademola Olajire, the NFF Director of Communications, said in a statement that the measures were the result of resolutions passed at an online meeting Read More…
FC Barcelona or Napoli await Bayern Munich if no upset against Chelsea
Bayern Munich will face either FC Barcelona or Napoli in the quarter-finals of the 2019/2020 UEFA Champions League. But that will be if they can defend their three-goal lead against Chelsea in their last 16 second leg game. The UEFA Champions League will resume in August after being halted in March due to the COVID-19 Read More…