Tag: Football
Ex-Real Madrid star, Gareth Bale, retires from football
Former Tottenham and Real Madrid forward, Gareth Bale, has retired from professional football at the age of 33.
Bale, who spent last season at LAFC...
Mbappe slams French football boss for ‘disrespecting’ Zidane
France forward, Kylian Mbappe, has slammed the country's football federation (FFF) president, Noel Le Graet, for saying he would not pick up the phone...
Buhari mourns Pele, says ex-player made huge contribution to football devt
President Muhammadu Buhari says Brazilian soccer legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, widely known as Pele, made a huge contribution to the development of global...
Ronaldo: Grass, grace and grief
By TUNDE ODESOLA
Cristiano Ronaldo wasn’t born in a manger to a carpenter father and a virgin mother. His father was a soldier who fought...
Obi: What I said about Peter Odili, CKC School, football
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has denied saying the former governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili, was his classmate.
Obi...
Brighton’s Enock Mwepu retires from football over heart condition
Brighton midfielder, Enock Mwepu, has announced retirement after being diagnosed with a hereditary heart condition.
The 24-year-old midfielder fell ill while on a flight to...
Mikel Obi retires from football
Former Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi, has retired from professional football.
Obi made the announcement via a statement shared on his Instagram page on Tuesday.
The...
Ronaldo rules out international retirement, eyes Euro 2024
Cristiano Ronaldo intends to continue with Portugal until Euro 2024, shutting down any notion this year’s World Cup could be his last major international...
Buhari: I’ll resist any attempt to undermine football devt in Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has said football remains the number one sport in Nigeria and a national asset, saying his administration will resist any attempt...
Former Arsenal midfielder Wilshere retires from football
Former Arsenal and England midfielder, Jack Wilshere, has announced retirement from professional football at the age of 30.
Wilshere made the announcement via a statement...
