Football

World cup winning champion, Toni Kroos says “it’s wrong” that Qatar were given 2022 World Cup hosting rights after reports alleging that thousands of migrant workers have died since the hosting rights of the competition were awarded to the gulf state elevn years ago.     Germany have been among …

• As the Crocodiles arrives today • NFF assures adequate security   Super Eagles Manager, Gernot Rohr, may deploy a different set of players to meet Lesotho in their last group game of the Cameroon 2022 African Cup of Nations qualifier in Lagos tomorrow. Nigeria qualified for the African Cup of …

Lionel Messi has moved clear of Xavi Hernandez in the history books after marking his 768th game for the club against Real Sociedad on Sunday night.   The Argentine football legend now has the record for Barcelona with his start against Real Sociedad marking his 768th for the club.   …

Cristiano Ronaldo was presented with a special commemorative shirt for breaking Brazil legend Pele’s official goalscoring record of 767 goals.   The Juventus and Portuguese superstar overtook the Brazilian’s total last weekend by netting a hat-trick in his side’s 3-1 victory Cagliari to take his own tally to 770 goals. …

The Reds have struggled in the Premier League this year but could still save their season with an unlikely European win Jurgen Klopp has been backed by Rafa Benitez to repeat his feat from 2004-05 and win the Champions League despite a disappointing Premier League campaign. Liverpool, who sit five …

The French publication recently shared a list of the most-generously reimbursed footballers on the continent and Barcelona icon Messi, 33, dwarfed the competition. In fact, Messi’s weekly pay of £2.1m was more than DOUBLE his nearest rival. Cristiano Ronaldo, 36, picks up a staggering £900,000 per week at Juventus but that is under …

Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori have failed to make the England squad for World Cup qualifiers after switching allegiance and snubbing Nigeria.   Chelsea Striker, Tammy Abraham, was born in the UK to Nigerian parents, while AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori, was born in Calgary, Canada, to Nigerian parents. But …

New Barcelona president, Joan Laporta has made a direct plea to Lionel Messi to stay at the club, barely hours after he was sworn into office on Wednesday, March 17. He won club elections last week and has returned to the helm of the club 11 years after leaving the …

Manchester United have agreed a new three-and-a-half-year deal with defender Teden Mengi, who is currently on loan at Derby. Academy product Mengi, who made his senior debut in last season’s Europa League against LASK Linz, is set to stay at the club until at least 2024, with an option for …

Dinamo Zagreb manager, Zoran Mamic has resigned from his job after being sentenced to four years and eight months in prison for embezzlement of 116 million kuna (£13.4 million) from the club.   The ruling, reported by Balkan nation’s state television (HRT), comes just days before the club’s Europa League clash …