Tag: Football
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Burna Boy to Perform at 2023 UEFA Champions League Final
Grammy’s Award-winning singer, Burna Boy, will co-headline the 2023 UEFA Champions League Final Kick-Off Show by Pepsi, at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on Saturday, June 10. This was revealed on Thursday on the UEFA Champions League website. Known for his global chart-topping hit ‘Last Last,’ the Nigerian star will bring his energy and…
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BREAKING: Football Legend, Pele Dies Aged 82
Brazil legend Pele has passed away aged 82 following a battle with cancer. Lauded by many as the greatest player to ever play football, Pele had been battling health issues in recent years. He was pictured in a wheelchair at the 2018 World Cup and was taken into hospital after collapsing due to exhaustion a…
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Fearless Energy Drinks refreshes MerryBet Fans
The 2022 edition of MerryBet Celebrity Fans Challenge Concert was the place to be in Lagos last weekend where excited fans experienced a musical concert ‘’off the hook’’ and cliches of music shows. Football & Music converged to serve premium entertainment as fans were refreshed by Fearless Energy Drinks. The concert themed Afro Revolution was…
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Sadio Mane to Miss World Cup Over Injury
Senegalese forward Sadio Mane has been ruled out of the World Cup after suffering an injury in his Bayern Munich side’s 6-1 Bundesliga win over Werder Bremen on Tuesday. The 30-year-old forward went down 15 minutes into the game against Werder Bremen in a Bundesliga match. With his country’s first match of the Qatar…
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Corpse of footballer who drowned saving flood victims recovered
The corpse of a footballer identified as Earnest Peremobowei who drowned while saving flood victims has been recovered and deposited at the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa. According to information at hand, he sank into the water after saving five other occupants of an ill-fated boat in which they were travelling to Yenebelebiri, which capsized after…
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Karim Benzema Wins Men’s Ballon d’Or for First Time
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has won the men’s Ballon d’Or for 2022. The 34-year-old managed 44 goals in 46 matches last season as Real won the Champions League, another LaLiga title along with the Spanish and European Super Cups. Benzema was crowned in a ceremony in Paris ahead of Sadio Mane in second…
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Man City fined for Pitch Invasion after Win over Villa
Manchester City have been fined 260,000 pounds ($288,808) by the Football Association (FA) on Friday for their fans’ behaviour after they celebrated last season’s Premier League title win by invading the pitch following victory over Aston Villa. City came back from two goals down to beat Villa 3-2, prompting supporters to rush on to…
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Man United Ends Arsenal’s Winning Start with 3-1 Defeat
Arsenal came to Old Trafford aiming to win their opening six games of the season for the first time since 1947 and they thought they had taken a 12th-minute lead as Martinelli finished superbly when played through by Saka after Eriksen had been robbed of possession by Odegaard. Man Utd beat Arsenal 3-1 at…
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EPL: Manchester United defeat Leicester 1-0
Manchester United defeated Leicester City 1 – 0 in Thursday’s Premier League match. Man United made it three wins in a row as Jadon Sancho’s early strike seals a 1-0 win and took Erik ten Hag’s team up to fifth, while Brendan Rodgers’s side remained at the bottom of the table. Sancho had displayed…
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Liverpool equals EPL Record with 9-0 hammering of Bournemouth
Liverpool earned their first win of the season in stunning fashion after equalling the record for the biggest ever Premier League victory with a 9-0 thrashing of promoted Bournemouth at Anfield on Saturday. Two goals inside the opening six minutes from Luis Diaz and Harvey Elliot put the hosts into a commanding position from…