A former football coach has been jailed for a further 10 years after pleading guilty to 17 new offences of child sexual abuse. Kevan Tudor was jailed for nine years in 2016 for facilitating child prostitution and sexual activity with…
Judge dismisses rape lawsuit against Cristiano Ronaldo in Las Vegas
A Nevada woman has lost her bid in a U.S. court to force international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo to pay millions of dollars on more than the $375,000 in hush money she received after claiming he raped her in Las…
Portugal approves Chelsea’s sale by Abramovich
The Portuguese government has given its authorization for the sale of Chelsea by Roman Abramovich, who as a Portuguese passport holder needed its approval. The decision by Portugal was announced on Thursday, a day after the British government approved the…
Liverpool beat Villarreal to reach Champions League final
Liverpool held off a stirring comeback from Villarreal to reach the Champions League final on Tuesday as second-half goals from Fabinho, Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane secured a 5-2 aggregate victory. Trailing 2-0 from the first leg, Villarreal sparked hopes…
Athletes delighted as FG lifts ban on contact sports
Nigerian athletes were in ecstatic mood on Thursday after the federal government lifted the ban on football and all other contact sports in the country with effect from Monday Oct 19. The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on…
Footballers ‘scared’ of returning to action in Ghana
Some players and coaches in Ghana’s professional football leagues have told the BBC they are “scared” to resume playing and that football is “not ready”. This despite the government of the west African country, which has had more than 32,000…
Premier League clubs set date for season restart
Premier League clubs are aiming to restart games from June 8, according to reports. That date is the best case scenario as clubs were also told they may be able to start training again from May 18. But it also…
Coronavirus: All football below National League to end
All football in England below the three divisions that make up the National League will end immediately and all results will be expunged. It means there will be no promotion or relegation in these leagues. The same will happen in…
Soccer style of Nigeria – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
We played the game. It entailed any number of men or women running about kicking any roundish object. We had no special name for the game. Then the man from overseas came. He brought balls and boots and talked of…
Copa America: Conmebol ban Messi (Punch)
The Argentine superstar’s punishment for his straight red in the third-place playoff against Chile has been confirmed. The Albicelesta captain has been hit with a one-game ban (as per ESPN) for that red card he received in the third-place playoff…
