LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The racism row concerning members of Argentina’s Copa America-winning squad has taken a dramatic twist with the sacking by the government of undersecretary for Sports, Julio Garro. Garro was shown the door after he reportedly demanded that Lionel Messi should apologise for the chants sung by his side following victory against Colombia….
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Fayza Lamari, not just a mother but a key figure in Kylian Mbappe’s life, recently spoke out in an interview with Le Parisien, just a day after her son’s grand unveiling as a new player for Real Madrid. Unlike the forward, who stayed mum on his departure from PSG during his press…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Lionel Messi faced calls on Wednesday to apologize for racist chants made by Argentina‘s players after they won the Copa America. An Argentinean government official said Messi, who is the team captain, and the president of the country’s soccer federation, Claudio Tapia, should apologize after a video was shared on social media…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Breaking Pele’s 66-year-old record and achieving things Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo could only have dreamed of at his age. It is fair to say Lamine Yamal has shaken up the game of football in the past year – and he reached the pinnacle on Sunday as he became the youngest player…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Lithuanian Football Club, FK Dembava, has signed no fewer than 23 Nigerian footballers to compete in the Lithuania II Lyga. Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, the General Overseer of Omega Power Ministry (OPM), said in a statement in Port Harcourt on Saturday that OPM brokered the signing of the footballers. He said that the…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Spain will have an extra Barcelona player in their ranks for the Euro 2024 final with Gavi flying out to Berlin. La Roja are preparing for their first European final since winning Euro 2012 with England on the horizon for Luis de la Fuente’s team. Ahead of the final, de la Fuente…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-French giants PSG have reportedly launched a shock €200m bid for Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen and his fellow Napoli star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Osimhen has been available in the summer transfer market with a release clause of €130m, although Napoli are willing to lower their asking price to €100m,…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman heavily criticised the use of video assistant referees (VAR) for “breaking football” following a contentious penalty decision that led to England’s comeback victory during the Euro 2024 semi-final. Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman claimed that VAR is “destroying” football after England were given a controversial first-half penalty that helped…