U.S. kicked out of World Cup by Belgium
The United States tumbled out of the World Cup on Monday, beaten emphatically by Belgium in a match overshadowed by ...
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World Cup: Somali referee Omar Artan denied entry into US
Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan has been dropped from the World Cup after he was denied a US visa. Africa's ...
Crystal Palace sack Vieira after winless run
Crystal Palace on Friday sacked manager Patrick Vieira after 20 months in charge. This was after their 1-0 defeat at ...
Infantino re-elected unopposed as FIFA president
Gianni Infantino was re-elected FIFA president unopposed at the congress of world football’s governing body in Paris on Wednesday. His ...
Pelé buried at cemetery in Brazilian city he made famous
SANTOS, Brazil (AP) — Brazil said a final farewell to Pelé on Tuesday, burying the legend who unified the bitterly ...
Brazilians mourn Pelé at the stadium where he got his start
SANTOS, Brazil (AP) — Thousands of mourners, including high school students and supreme court justices, began filing past the body ...
Buhari mourns Pelé, says he’ll never be forgotten
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined other world leaders in expressing grief over the death of Brazilian soccer legend, Edson Arantes ...
World reacts to death of Brazilian soccer king Pele
Reactions poured in from around the world to the death of Brazilian soccer legend Pele. He died of cancer in ...
Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died
SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one ...
Sports writers in Kwara commend FG for honouring late Rashidi Yekini
The Kwara chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has commended the Federal Government for honouring deceased football ...