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A lighthearted exchange on the fringes of the Wimbledon Championships has pulled Ola Aina back into transfer conversation, after the Nottingham Forest defender waved away the idea of a move to Arsenal with a one line dismissal that has since spread widely online. Approached by a Nigerian supporter working at the All England…
The United States closed out its hosting of the 2026 FIFA World Cup without a single major security breach, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kash Patel, has declared, capping what American authorities describe as the most demanding protective operation the bureau has ever mounted for one event. Patel announced the outcome…
Peter Obi marked his 65th birthday on Sunday by turning a football result into a political statement, seizing on Spain’s victory at the 2026 FIFA World Cup to press his familiar argument that competent, well supported young people are the answer to Nigeria’s troubles. The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress for the 2027…
Lamine Yamal has done what no footballer before him managed, becoming the first player under the age of 20 to hold both the UEFA European Championship and the FIFA World Cup, after Spain edged Lionel Messi’s Argentina 1-0 in the 2026 final at the New York New Jersey Stadium on Sunday. The Barcelona forward,…
Spain reclaimed their position at the apex of global football on Sunday night, defeating defending champions Argentina 1-0 after extra time. Substitute forward Ferran Torres broke the deadlock in the 106th minute at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The Barcelona attacker latched onto a clever, cushioned header from Nico Williams to smash the ball…
William Troost-Ekong has signalled that his next contribution to Nigerian football will come from the committee room rather than the dugout, arguing that the Super Eagles will not climb back to their former heights until more former internationals are handed genuine authority over how the game is run. The former captain, who ended a…
Anxiety over the fitness of Spain’s teenage forward Lamine Yamal has shaped the buildup to Sunday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup final against Argentina, after the nineteen year old sat out his country’s opening training session in New Jersey with heavy strapping wrapped around his left thigh. Spain arrived in the New York area on…
Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has affirmed his commitment to Udinese for the upcoming season, despite reported interest from Serie A rivals Juventus and Inter Milan, following an impressive campaign that has placed the 26-year-old on the radar of top European clubs. Okoye recorded ten clean sheets in 30 league appearances for Kosta Runjaic’s…
The exit of Cristiano Ronaldo and tournament co-hosts the United States has knocked the bottom out of the resale market for the 2026 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals, with prices for Friday’s fixture in the Los Angeles area falling by almost 60 per cent in a matter of hours. According to Forbes, the cheapest resale…
A single stoppage-time goal in Atlanta did what few events in the digital age have managed: it pushed Google Search to the busiest moment in the company’s 28-year history. The spike came on the evening of Tuesday, July 7, seconds after Argentina completed a stunning comeback to knock Egypt out of the 2026 FIFA…
