LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Real Madrid strengthened their already-commanding position in the title race on Sunday by defeating Atletico Madrid 2-0 to move 13 points clear of the defending champions in La Liga. Atletico have a game in hand over their rivals but the advantage is considerable and perhaps even insurmountable, even in December. Barcelona are…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Samuel Eto’o said on Saturday his election as president of the Cameroon Football Federation, announced earlier in the day, was “one of the proudest moments” of his life. The four-time African player of the year gained 43 votes to beat acting president Seidou Mbombo Njoya, who collected 31. “I’m deeply grateful to…
LAGOS DECEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former goalkeeper of the Nigerian women’s national football team, Rachael Aladi Ayegba, has turned into a bus driver in the United Kingdom. Ayegba played in the 2007 Women’s World Cup, the 2006 and 2008 African Women’s Championships and had an 11-year stint as a pro in Finland, winning the league title…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Real Madrid stretched their lead at the top of La Liga to eight points on Saturday with a slick 2-0 win over Real Sociedad but the victory was tarnished by an injury to Karim Benzema. Carlo Ancelotti said Benzema is likely now to miss Tuesday’s Champions League game at home to Inter…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-This week’s Ballon d’Or ceremony was the subject of plenty of debate after Lionel Messi was handed his seventh award, with many believing the Argentine – despite potentially being the best player in history – did not do enough to warrant bagging first place. And while Messi himself admitted that Robert Lewandowski…
LAGOS DECEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Sad news are coming from Egypt where El-Magd SC coach Adham El-Selhedar suffered a heart attack during celebrations of his side’s 92nd minute winner and passed away. The side from Alexandria, Cairo were facing Al-Zarka in Egypt’s second division on Thursday afternoon when the tragedy happened. Just when it looked like the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Christian Eriksen is back in training sessions again six months after collapsing on the pitch while with the Denmark national team during Euro 2020. The Inter Milan midfielder is training at the grounds of Odense Boldklub (OB), his former youth club in Denmark, a spokesperson for the club told Reuters on Wednesday. …
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina forward Lionel Messi beat out Bayern Munich’s runner-up Robert Lewandowski and 28 other nominees for the 2021 men’s Ballon d’Or, which he received at a ceremony on Monday in Paris. The honor is awarded by France Football magazine to the male soccer player considered to be the best…