LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A petition by user ‘Mohamed Salah Abdel-Hakeem’ on change.org for UEFA and FIFA to ‘punish Sergio Ramos for intentionally hurting Mohamed Salah’ has passed 200,000 signatures. The Real Madrid captain, Ramos, was the subject of much vitriol during Saturday’s May 26, Champions League final as a tangle between him and Salah led…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Merseyside Police are investigating death threats made to Liverpool goalkeeper after he conceded three goals in the Champions League final in Kiev on Saturday, The Telegraph reports. German-born Loris Karius and his family have been the focus of hundreds of threats and hate messages on social media after making several mistakes that…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chelsea wing-back Victor Moses was named in the 30-player provisional squad for the World Cup by Nigeria and is obviously expected to make the final cut to 23, but he will not be joining up with the rest of the Super Eagles until late next week. With his place not under threat,…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A South African fan cried tears of joy after Messi signed his Barcelona shirt. Barcelona are in South Africa to play Mamelodi Sundowns in the Mandela Cup. It commemorates 100 years since the birth of Nelson Mandela. Messi and his Barca teammates are in the South African capital to play an end…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria and South Africa have remained unmoved in the May edition of the FIFA World Rankings, although Ghana are one of several nations to have climbed after a relatively quiet month of international football. There are no movers inside the world’s top 47 places, and therefore Africa’s top six remain as they…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Atletico Madrid has won the Europa League for the third time in eight years, thanks to a 3-0 win over Marseille at the Groupama Stadium in Lyon. A goal completely against the run of play a quarter of the way through from Antoine Griezmann gave the 2010 and 2012 winners something to…
LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mohamed Salah has reportedly reached an agreement to join Real Madrid this summer. The 25-year-old’s sensational form has guided the Reds to the Champions League final. Jurgen Klopp’s men will face Real Madrid on Saturday, May 26. Don Balon claim that will likely be Salah’s last game for Liverpool, before he joins…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chelsea found a way to stop Mohamed Salah – smother him both on and off the pitch. His former Roma team-mate Antonio Rudiger was all hugs before kick-off, and then did not give the Liverpool forward an inch of space in 90 minutes as ¬Chelsea gained the precious win that suddenly gives…