World Cup
World Cup Qualifiers: Messi Scores Winner in Hard-fought Battle between Argentina and Ecuador
Lionel Messi put his Barcelona troubles behind him to fire Argentina to an opening 1-0 victory over Ecuador in World Cup qualifying on Thursday.
The 33-year-old has been in open conflict with his club but it had no detrimental effect on his form as his 13th-minute penalty was the difference in a tight encounter.
2018 World Cup: Eagles hold first training session Russia
By Olanrewaju Akojede The Super Eagles on Tuesday had their first training session in Russia after arriving their Sanatorium Istochnik Hotel, Essentuki team base at the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup. The training started from 5 p.m. Russian time. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team, in its sixth appearance at the …
Neymar due to start Brazil’s final World Cup warm-up
Neymar’s Brazil put the finishing touches to their World Cup preparations against Austria on Sunday in a game coach Tite described as the “most difficult” of all their warm-ups on the road to Russia. Neyamr proved his fitness with an explosive return after injury, his stunning strike inspiring a 2-0 win over Croatia in Liverpool …
‘Eagles don’t have first choice goalkeeper yet’
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr says he will announce his first-choice goalkeeper for the World Cup next week. He spoke yesterday in an interview with Spanish sports newspaper, Marca. Though, many Nigerians believe that the question of who is Nigeria’s first-choice goalkeeper to the World Cup should not be a debate, going by the performance …
Russia 2018: Super Eagles in Austria
Abuja – The Super Eagles arrived in Vienna, Austria on Sunday to put finishing touches to their preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup holding in Russia from June 14 The team’s arrival was confirmed in a 44-second video posted on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) verified Twitter handle on Sunday. In the video, …
FIFA probes Russia over racist chants
FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against World Cup hosts Russia over monkey chants heard during a friendly international against France, a spokesman told AFP on Tuesday. Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba and Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele were allegedly targeted by racist chanting during the match in Saint Petersburg last month. “We have no further comment …
