Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF closed out their tumultuous MLS preseason with a 1-1 draw against Messi’s boyhood club, Newell’s Old Boys on Thursday night. It was the first time that the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner faced the club…
Al-Nassr postpone Chinese friendlies after Cristiano Ronaldo injury
An injury to Cristiano Ronaldo has led to the postponement of Al-Nassr’s planned friendlies in China and thrown into doubt his ability to face Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami next week. Al-Nassr were due to face Shanghai Shenhua on Wednesday and…
*Lagos lauds Gbajabiamila over Surulere general hospital (Punch)*2 die in Ogun Christmas day crash (DailyTrust)
Lagos lauds Gbajabiamila over Surulere general hospital (Punch) The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has commended the Chief of Staff to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, for facilitating the upgrade and…
Set of 6 Messi World Cup shirts sells for $7.8m at auction in New York
Six jerseys worn by soccer superstar Lionel Messi during Argentina’s winning run at last year’s World Cup sold Thursday for $7.8 million, the auction house Sotheby’s announced. The final price for the shirts, each worn during the first half of…
Tickets for Messi’s friendly match in Hong Kong sold out under an hour
Tickets to see Lionel Messi in a Hong Kong friendly were snapped up in under an hour on Friday after nearly two million people queued online, organisers said. The Argentine great and his Inter Miami side will face a Hong…
Luis Suarez eyes glorious final chapter alongside Lionel Messi and Co at Inter Miami
“They doubted me because of my age,” Luis Suarez began. “They talked about the knee. They said I was fat, and that football in Brazil was very intense. These are beautiful challenges.” At which point in his farewell speech to…
*Nigeria deserves Guinness Book Record for FX rate, says ex-Minister (Channels)*MohBad’s toxicology test ongoing in US — Coroner (Tribune)
Nigeria deserves Guinness Book Record for FX rate, says ex-Minister (Channels) A former Minister of Finance Kalu Idika says Nigeria’s foreign exchange crisis deserves mention in the Guinness World Records. The Nigerian naira exchanges for over N1,000 to the dollar…
*NAF strikes Boko Haram’s Commander’s hideout in Kaduna (Guardian)*If he coughs, I will dance – Wizkid declares love for Shallipopi (Vanguard)
NAF strikes Boko Haram’s Commander’s hideout in Kaduna (Guardian) The air component of Operation Whirl Punch, operating in the North-West and North Central zones, has successfully eliminated several terrorists in an air bombardment in the Igabi Local Government Area of…
Lionel Messi’s final game of the season for Inter Miami ends in defeat
After a fairy tale start to his Inter Miami career, Lionel Messi’s Major League Soccer (MLS) season ended in a 1-0 defeat on the road to Charlotte FC at Bank of America Stadium on Saturday. Miami had already failed to…
*Alleged Murder: Court dismisses Osinachi’s husband’s no-case submission (Guardian)*LAWMA launches manhunt for motorist who threw waste from car (Punch)
Alleged Murder: Court dismisses Osinachi’s husband’s no-case submission (Guardian) A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, has dismissed the no-case submission filed by Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu. The ruling,…