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Diego Maradona has died, aged 60, after suffering a cardiac arrest at a home in Tigre, Argentina. The greatest footballer of his generation had been recuperating from the removal of a blood clot on the brain. Argentine newspapers Clarin and Ole claim the World Cup winner suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest …

FIFA has revealed the candidates shortlisted for seven of the individual trophies that will be presented at The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony on 17 December 2020. Two expert panels – one for women’s football and one for men’s football – have selected the candidates for each category. The nominees are listed below in …

Former Nigerian international, Mutiu Adepoju has praised Villarreal forward Samuel Chukwueze following his outstanding display in his side’s 1-1 draw against Real Madrid over the weekend. The former Real Madrid player however suggests that Chukwueze can be a better player if the 21 years old can improve on his finishing …

For the first time since the global outbreak of the Coronavirus, spectators will be allowed into football stadiums in England from December 2 as Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed on Monday. Premier League and Football League matches have been behind closed doors since the outbreak of the virus in the …

Former Super Eagles skipper and talisman, Austin Jay Jay Okocha believes that Nigerian coach, Gernot Rohr has done a considerably good job since taking charge of Nigeria’s national team. The German tactician has been subject of heavy criticism in recent times especially after the forgettable performance in the two legged …

Former South Africa World Cup defender Anele Ngcongca, who died Monday in a car accident near Durban aged just 33, has been hailed by his former coach, Pitso Mosimane, as an “unsung hero”. “We were blessed to have him,” Mosimane told AFP as he recalled the four years they spent …

The president of Confederation of African Football (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad has been handed a five year by FIFA on Monday for financial misconduct. The FIFA ethics committee found “Ahmad had breached his duty of loyalty, offered gifts and other benefits, mismanaged funds and abused his position as the CAF President.” …

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta did not hide his disappointment after seeing club-record signing Nicolas Pepe sent off for a headbutt against Leeds. Just five minutes into the second half, Pepe was spotted on cameras bringing his head towards Ezgjan Alioski and referee Anthony Taylor brandished a straight red to after …

Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland has won the 2020 Golden Boy award after an impressive start at the Bundesliga club, Italian newspaper Tuttosport announced on Saturday. Haaland beat competition from Barcelona teenager Ansu Fati and Bayern Munich winger Alphonso Davies to clinch the award, which is given to the best …

Dominic Thiem recovered from squandering four match points in a dramatic second-set tie-break to beat Novak Djokovic in the last four at the ATP Finals on Saturday (Nov 21). The US Open champion won 7-5, 6-7 (10/12), 7-6 (7/5) and will face either Rafael Nadal or Daniil Medvedev in Sunday’s …