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In this file photo taken on November 25, 2021 Galatasaray’s Romania’s midfielder Alexandru Cicaldau (L) and Marseille’s Senegalese midfielder Pape Gueye (R) fight for the ball during the UEFA Europa League football match between Galatasaray S.K. and Olympique de Marseille (OM) at the Nef Stadium, in Istanbul. Senegal’s Pape Gueye has been suspended by Fifa […]Read More

A photo combination of Chelsea and Manchester City players.   Chelsea need a repeat of their Champions League final victory over Manchester City to rekindle their Premier League title challenge with the English champions threatening to build a realistically unassailable lead just days into the new year. An 11-game winning run has taken City 10 […]

File photo: Arsenal’s French striker Alexandre Lacazette (L) celebrates with teammates after he scores his team’s opening goal during the English League Cup third round football match between Arsenal and AFC Wimbledon at the Emirates Stadium in London on September 22, 2021. JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP   Arsenal said on Friday they had asked the […]

Liverpool’s German manager Jurgen Klopp gestures on the touchline during the English League Cup semi-final first leg football match between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on January 13, 2022.Paul ELLIS / AFP   Jurgen Klopp said Friday he had to find a short-term solution to deal with the absence of […]

Chelsea’s German defender Antonio Rudiger celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the second leg of the English League Cup semi-final football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, in London on January 12, 2022. Glyn KIRK / IKIMAGES / AFP   Chelsea reached the League Cup final with a 1-0 […]

  From Romelu Lukaku’s row with Thomas Tuchel; Odion Ighalo’s AFCON absence to Watford’s eventual release of Senegal’s Ismaila Sarr for the competition, sports fans had a lot to chew on in the first week of the year. On First Eleven this week, we capture the stories that made headlines to help sports lovers make […]

Nigerian sports witnessed the good and bad in 2021.   2021 was an interesting year for sports in Nigeria. During the year, sports lovers had reasons to cheer just as they were times the tears flowed freely. From football to athletics, January to December, there were moments that redefined a sporting year punctuated by the […]

Chelsea players celebrate after Tottenham Hotspur’s Welsh defender Ben Davies (unseen) scored an own goal during the English League Cup semi final football match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge, in London on January 05, 2022. Adrian DENNIS / AFP   Thomas Tuchel warned Chelsea their League Cup semi-final against Tottenham is not over yet […]

In this file photo taken on May 11, 1983, British singer David Bowie during a press conference at the 36th Cannes Film Festival. RALPH GATTI / AFP   David Bowie’s estate has sold the publishing rights to his “entire body of work” to Warner Chappell Music, the company said Monday, the latest massive deal in […]

File photo: Watford’s Senegalese star Ismaila Sarr (C) celebrates after he scores the team’s first goal against Liverpool. JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP   Watford refuted accusations from the Senegalese football federation (FSF) on Sunday of preventing forward Ismaila Sarr from playing in the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations. The FSF claimed Watford had displayed “disrespectful, […]

Liverpool’s German manager Jurgen Klopp takes a training session at the Axa training centre in Kirkby, north of Liverpool in north-west England on November 23, 2021, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League, Group B football match against Porto.Paul ELLIS / AFP   Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will miss his side’s crucial Premier League […]

Manchester United German Interim head coach Ralf Rangnick looks on during the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and Manchester United at St James’ Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north east England on December 27, 2021. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)   Ralf Rangnick said Wednesday that the upheaval caused by the coronavirus crisis […]