LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sergio Ramos, the former Real Madrid stalwart considered one of the best defenders in the world, has signed a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain, the French club said Thursday. Ramos, 35, won the Champions League four times with Real and is a World Cup winner and a two-time champion of Europe with…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Denmark’s Andreas Christensen believes his side’s Premier League players have what it takes to stop England striker Harry Kane and silence Wembley Stadium when they meet in their Euro 2020 semi-final on Wednesday. The 25-year-old defender’s club side Chelsea have a good record against the England No. 9 and Denmark may also…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen in Nigeria have kidnapped at least 140 schoolchildren in the north-west of the country, police say. At least eight people were also abducted from the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Centre in Zaria early on Sunday morning. Two nurses and a 12-month-old child were among those seized, said a hospital worker. There…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Jose Mourinho’s reign at Roma began on Friday with the Portuguese coach greeted by hundreds of ‘Giallorossi’ fans as he arrived in the Italian capital. Despite the heat they thronged outside the city’s Ciampino airport to greet the self-declared ‘Special One’ with a party atmosphere and flares heralding in the new era….
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The former Nigeria captain has agreed to leave Europe for another football adventure in Asia Kuwaiti Premier League club Al Kuwait SC have announced the signing of John Obi Mikel from Championship side Stoke City. The Brigadiers disclosed that the former Chelsea and Trabzonspor star has penned a one-year contract that will…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Crazy as it may sound, Lionel Messi is a free agent. The Argentine legend has not reached an agreement with Barcelona to extend his contract before June30 and he could sign with any other club for free if he wants to. However, he is expected to sign a new deal with the…
LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ex-Nigerian international Yakubu Adamu has been arrested in Germany for allegedly setting a house in Chemnitz on fire, according to a report by Bild (via Germany-in24). Adamu, who spent a year in the Bundesliga with St. Pauli in the early 2000s, is believed to have committed the crime after he was seen…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ligue 1 giants are rebuilding ahead of the 2021/22 season and have identified one of Nigeria’s precocious talents as being crucial to that effort Olympique de Marseille have reportedly made contact with Villarreal towards signing exciting Nigerian forward Samuel Chukwueze. It would be a massive coup for the French side to…