The Chairman, State of Osun House of Assembly Committee on Youths, Sports and Special Needs, Hon. AbdulMaruf Ajibola, has commended the Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in his efforts to give the state a standard and befitting stadium by embarking on the renovation and expansion of Osogbo township stadium. Hon. Ajibola gave the commendation when the [...]
After a grueling season that saw the 20 teams playing 38 matches each, the 2012/2013 English Premiership ended a few minutes ago and not without drama. Even though Manchester United had already won the championship and Manchester City sealed their second place, it was yet unclear which among Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur would finish [...]
Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has reportedly been told by the club`s top officials that forward Cristiano Ronaldo will not be going with him if he seals a deal for a return to Chelsea. The Special One was keen to take Real`s Portuguese star to Stamford Bridge but president Florentino Perez , fuming about Friday`s [...]
Atletico Madrid have won the 2012-13 Copa del Rey after an enthralling 2-1 extra-time victory against Real Madrid in the final at Santiago Bernabeu on Friday. Miranda`s goal in the 99th minute was enough for los Rojiblancos to clinch their 10th Copa crown and, in the process, end their long 25-match winless run in the [...]
Chelsea are the best team in the world, while Real Madrid are the seventh best and Manchester United are 19th This is according to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, an organisation recognised and supported by, although not affiliated with, FIFA. Their latest Club World Rankings, accounting for results between March 1 2012 [...]
Lionel Messi’s life story is to get the Hollywood treatment in the form of a ‘Rocky-style’ biopic movie. The little Argentine has cemented his reputation as the world’s greatest footballer by winning the last four Ballon D’Or awards and has scored 46 goals from 32 appearances in La Liga this season to help Barcelona to [...]
It’s always said that it’s best to quit when the ovation is loudest but not everybody knows how to do that. Well, the inimitable Sir Alex Ferguson certainly knows how to do that and so he did yesterday when he bowed out on a high note as he received an emotional farewell at Old Trafford. [...]
The Red Devils move swiftly to confirm the Scot as the man to fill their greatest ever servant’s boots at the end of the season following the 71-year-old’s retirement Everton manager David Moyes has confirmed he will take over from Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United at the end of the season. As exclusively revealed [...]
Andre Villas-Boas has blasted his former club Chelsea, of not having style and being “invisible” in football, because of the many managerial changes they have made. The Tottenham Hotspurs manager, is set to make a return to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, for the first time after he was sacked, to face the Blues in what [...]
Sir Alex Ferguson, manager of Manchester United football club for 26 years, retires. Ferguson will step down from the club at the end of the season, following the club’s match against West Bromwich Albion, and will join the club’s board. Announcing his decision to retire, Sir Alex said: “The decision to retire is one that [...]
