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Sophia Smith scored the winning goal in extra time as the United States beat Germany 1-0 on Tuesday to advance to the Paris Olympics women’s football final, Smith settled a close-fought but generally poor semi-final in Lyon by firing past Germany goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger to finally break the deadlock five minutes into extra time. The USA, record four-time gold medallists, were also grateful to goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher for a crucial […]

The draws for the UEFA Champions League play-offs took place on Monday in Nyon, Switzerland. Seeded and unseeded clubs were paired based on club coefficient rankings and in consideration of restrictions against some teams. The draws are as follows: Young Boys Bern (SUI) vs. Galatasaray (TUR) Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) vs. Qarabag (AZE) or Ludogorets (BUL) Midtjylland (DEN) or Ferencvaros (HUN) vs. Slovan Bratislava (SVK) or APOEL Nicosia (CYP) Jagiellonia Bialystok […]

Moses Simon has confirmed his fitness for Nantes' upcoming pre-season friendlies against Lorient and Crystal Palace, despite recent concerns about an ankle injury. Simon, who scored the winning goal in Nantes' 2-1 victory over Laval, assured fans that the injury is minor and that he will resume training and play in the next pre-season match against Lorient on Wednesday. This is a relief for Nantes, as Simon missed three months […]

Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum has blamed the team’s exit from the women’s football event of the Paris 2024 Olympics on poor preparation, Nigeria were knocked out of the tournament in the group stage on Wednesday after a 3-1 defeat to Japan, ending the phase without a win, having lost their first two matches to Brazil and Spain, 1-0 on both occasions. Japan raced to a 2-0 lead within 10 […]

Report says a new interim management board has been appointed for the Nigeria Premier Football League side, Kano Pillars. The Kano State government announced that Ali Nayara Mai--Samba will lead the 13-member board. Currently, Kano Pillars are participating in a pre-season tournament in Enugu and will face newly promoted NPFL side, Ikorodu City, in their opening fixture of the season. While the he chairman and members are expected to begin […]

Super Falcons began their campaign at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games on a shaky footing, losing 0-1 to Brazil in their first match, Nigeria came into the game on the back of an impressive showing at the 2023 FIFA World Cup and an eight-game unbeaten run. They started the match well, missing a couple of chances to have taken the lead in the French city of Bordeaux and paid for […]

The Paris Olympics organizers on Thursday were investigating the chaotic events during the football match between Argentina and Morocco, which was disrupted by crowd trouble. Argentina's football association has called for action following the defeat while Morocco won the match 2-1, but the game saw significant confusion and crowd issues. Argentina thought they had equalized in the 16th minute of injury time, but the goal was disallowed after a VAR […]

Inter Miami superstar, Lionel Messi, has been given a relatively low of 4% chance of winning the Ballon d’Or this year despite leading Argentina to glory at the 2024 Copa America as he is not expected to add to his eight Ballon d’Or awards. According to reports, Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior leads the way with a 35%, Manchester City midfielder Rodri is behind with a 32%, while Vinicius’ team-mate, Jude […]

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen missed Napoli’s first pre-season game on Tuesday due to fitness issues. Napoli played local Italian side, Anaune Val Di Non, with Antonio Conte taking charge of his first game. Osimhen was initially named on the bench when the team lists were announced, but it turned out he was in the stands. The Nigerian has been working separately from the squad in training over the last […]