The Welsh superstar was once again hampered by injuries and his form didn’t exactly go down very well with the club’s harsh supporters. He was booed regularly by Los Blancos fans and now finds himself at a crossroads in his…
REVEALED! Real recoup Hazard’s €100m fee (Punch)
Spanish giants Real Madrid have now already repaid for how much they spent on Eden Hazard by their sales this summer. Real have already signed five players this summer. Apart from Hazard from Chelsea, they have signed Rodrygo Goes, Ferland…
Robben retires from football (Punch)
Arjen Robben has announced his retirement from professional football. The former Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Chelsea winger left the German giants at the end of last season and has decided to hang up his boots. He originally considered moving…
No interest shown in Bale (Punch)
Real Madrid have reportedly received no interest in Gareth Bale since the start of the summer transfer window. The return of Zinedine Zidane has resulted in Bale becoming surplus to requirements at the Bernabe, despite the attacker’s insistence that he…
This is how Nigeria has been colonised by European football – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Millions of Nigerian ball fans are in tears now that the European football season is over. These madcap fans cannot just have enough of the English Premier League. Time was when Surulere, Lagos was known as the sports-city on account…
Arsene Wenger ‘bests’ Zinedine Zidane in charity match (Foxsports)
Arsene Wenger has become an internet sensation after a mismatch made in heaven turned into hell for Zinedine Zidane. Former Arsenal manager Wenger, 69, who spent his playing career in the lower leagues, was snapped in a charity game evading…
*FG playing politics with Apapa gridlock, says Sanwo-Olu, Lagos gov-elect (Sun)*School gardener arrested over murder of SSS 3 student in Lagos (Independent)
FG playing politics with Apapa gridlock, says Sanwo-Olu, Lagos gov-elect (Sun) Ahead of his May 29 inauguration, Lagos State governor-elect, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has assured that the Apapa gridlock will be resolved in his first 60 days in office. Sanwo-Olu spoke…
*How Lagos hotelier’s son, friend drugged, gang-raped me – Victim (Punch)* Pay more attention to children’s education, HDI urges LASG (Vanguard)
How Lagos hotelier’s son, friend drugged, gang-raped me – Victim (Punch) A 24-year-old rape victim on Wednesday narrated to a Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja how she was allegedly drugged and gang-raped by the son of a Lagos…
Struggling Madrid held to goalless draw by Getafe (Guardian)
Real Madrid’s dreary end to the season took another turn for the worse on Thursday as they were left holding on for a goalless draw away to Champions League chasers Getafe. Just 48 hours before Barcelona are set to be…
Zinedine Zidane says he’s about to bring back Real Madrid’s glory days (SkySports)
Zinedine Zidane says he has “recharged his batteries” and wants to bring the glory days back to Real Madrid. Real confirmed the reappointment of the Frenchman on Monday evening after sacking Santiago Solari following a disappointing campaign so far. Zidane,…