Real Madrid to face bitter rivals FC Barcelona in Cup semi-finals

Real Madrid will face bitter rivals FC Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semi-finals after the draw was made at the Spanish FA’s headquarters on Monday. Osasuna will clash with Athletic Bilbao in the other semi-final fixture. The matches take…

Barca’s young stars hoping Super Cup trophy is first of ‘new era’

Barcelona’s young players, leading by teenage sensation Gavi, were at the heart of the club’s first trophy for nearly two years as they thumped rivals Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup. Gavi, 18, scored and fashioned two more in…

Real Madrid release angry club statement over Zinedine Zidane comments

French Football Federation President Noel Le Graet has recently renewed the contract of Didier Deschamps for Les Bleus, in spite of heavy speculation that Zinedine Zidane wanted the job. As has become apparent though, Le Graet has no relationship to…

Cristiano Ronaldo agrees a £173m-per-year contract, by far the biggest in football, with Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr

Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly agreed a record-breaking £172.9million-a-year contract with Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia. The 37-year-old had his Manchester United contract terminated earlier this month, following a tumultuous relationship with club chiefs that only worsened when he made a…

Champions League Last-16 Draw: Liverpool to face Real Madrid again, Bayern Munich draw PSG, Tottenham V AC Milan

Defending champions Real Madrid have been drawn to play against Liverpool in the last 16 of the 2022-23 Champions League. It is a repeat of the 2022 Champions League final earlier this year that saw Madrid win a tense affair…

*Gunmen invade church, kill three, injure others (Guardian)*Police arrest Lagos bizman over wife’s death (Punch)

Gunmen invade church, kill three, injure others (Guardian) Two persons have been reportedly killed, while three others sustained injuries when unknown gunmen attacked a Celestial Church located in Felele, Lokoja, Kogi State. The Guardian gathered that the incident happened late…

Drake’s logo to replace Spotify on Barcelona shirt for el clasico with Real Madrid

Barcelona will sport the owl logo of Drake’s OVO Sound label on their jerseys instead of main sponsors Spotify when they take on Real Madrid in Sunday’s clasico to mark the Canadian rapper surpassing 50 billion streams on the music…

Gonzalo Higuain announces retirement at end of MLS season

Former Real Madrid and Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain will retire at the end of the 2022 MLS season. The 34-year-old, who has been with MLS side Inter Miami since 2020, is Argentina’s fifth-highest scorer with 31 goals in 75 matches.…

*Students to block Abuja airport, Kaduna road today (Punch)*556 outstanding LASU students get scholarship (Guardian)

Students to block Abuja airport, Kaduna road today (Punch) The National Association of Nigerian Students has said its members will block the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja and Kaduna-Abuja Expressway on Wednesday (today) as part of its protest against the…

*Alleged rape: Lawyer, CSOs accuse gov’s aide, Police of shielding suspect (Vanguard)*Falana sues Buhari, others over Kuje attack (Nation)

Alleged rape: Lawyer, CSOs accuse gov’s aide, Police of shielding suspect (Vanguard) Controversy is currently trailing an ongoing investigation of the alleged rape of a minor by a medical doctor in Lagos, following an accusation that the Police and an…

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