Sports Archives - Page 11 of 15

Nov

10

2022

EPL: Parker opines Jadon Sancho could become Man Utd’s worst signing

NewsJadon Sancho, Manchester united, Paul Parker, Soccer, Sports

Former Manchester United defender, Paul Parker, has insisted that winger Jadon Sancho could end up becoming the worst signing in the club’s history. Parker claimed that Sancho would never adapt to Man United’s style of play, adding the England international has many issues. Sancho joined Man United from Dortmund for £75 million in the summer of 2021. He has scored only eight goals and registered four assists in 52 games so far for the Red Devils. “If you look at the money Man United paid for him, I would say that he could end up being the worst buy ever…

Nov

10

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Ex-NFF chief Adamu involved in £1.3m bribery scandal – Report

NewsAmos Adamu, FIFA, NFF, Soccer, Sports

Reports have emerged that Nigeria’s former football official, Amos Adamu, was allegedly offered £1.3m to back the Qatar 2022 bid, Adamu, in 2017 was banned for two years by the world governing body FIFA for ethics violations. The suspension came after he had already served a three-year ban in 2010 for accepting bribes in relation to the attribution of the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 tournament to Qatar. A member of Qatar’s World Cup bid Phaedra Almajid made the allegations in the explosive new Netflix series, FIFA Uncovered on Thursday. Phaedra Almajid claimed that she was in…

Nov

10

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Peseiro wants Atalanta defender, Okoli to play for Super Eagles

NewsNigeria, Soccer, Sports, Super Eagles

Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro, will convince the Atalanta defender to switch international allegiance from Italy. Okoli, who was born in Italy is of Nigerian descent. The 21-year-old has represented Italy at the youth level but he is still eligible to play for Nigeria. The centre-back is a teammate of Super Eagles winger, Ademola Lookman at Atalanta and Peseiro has stated he will give the latter the task of persuading Okoli to pledge his international future to Nigeria. “Yes, we will try. After this friendly match against Portugal, there will be time to talk to him and to understand…

Nov

03

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Patoranking, Bob Marley’s son to thrill fans at 2022 World Cup

Entertainment, SportsMusic, Soccer, Sports, World News

Nigeria’s music sensation, Patoranking, has been lined up among the artistes that will entertain fans at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The 32-year-old, according to information on FIFA’s website, will mount the stage on November 28. Patoranking, whose real name is Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie, is lined up to perform at the Mundial along with DJ Aseel, Gims, Miami Band, Julian Marley and The Uprising, Myrath, Hassan Shakosh, and clean bandit. It would be recalled that multiple award-winning singer Davido was featured on the official World Cup soundtrack, alongside American star Trinidad Cardona and Qatari sensation Aisha. FIFA is…

Oct

31

2022

By David Okoye

EPL: Neville hails Man United player as Absolutely fantastic, after 1-0 win

NewsGary Neville, Manchester united, Soccer, Sports

Manchester United legend, Gary Neville has described Lisandro Martinez’s performance in their 1-0 victory over West Ham in the Premier League on Sunday as ‘absolutely fantastic. Marcus Rashford’s second-half strike, the England international’s 100th goal for the Red Devils, separated both sides. United dominated the game but fought hard in the last minutes to secure their three points. Neville was particularly delighted by Martinez’s performance, telling Sky Sports, “They all contributed out there. They’re all going to De Gea but Dalot, Martinez, Maguire and De Gea in that last 15-20 minutes were outstanding. “It wasn’t a good performance from Manchester…