LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Chinese football fan who stormed the pitch and hugged Lionel Messi during a friendly match between Australia and Argentina in Beijing on Thursday has been placed under “administrative detention,” according to police in the Chinese capital. The fan, who is 18 years old and identified by the police as “Di,” has…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A friendly football match in Madalla town Niger State, turned into mourning following the sudden death of a referee who was reportedly hit by a thunder strike. The deceased simply known as Mustafa Coach 02 among football fans and said to be a member of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFA), met his…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Uruguay beat Italy 1-0 on Sunday to win its first Under-20 World Cup title. The Celeste’s victory ends a streak of four consecutive wins of European teams in the tournament. Luciano Rodríguez scored the winning goal in the 86th minute in a header from close range, giving Uruguay a much deserved victory…
LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Manchester City’s long quest to win the Champions League finally ended in triumph against Inter Milan in Istanbul as Pep Guardiola’s side completed the Treble. After winning the Premier League and FA Cup, City emulated Manchester United’s triple trophy haul in 1999 as they became only the second English club to achieve…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lionel Messi confirmed on Wednesday that he will be signing for Inter Miami on a free transfer this summer following the expiry of his contract at PSG, and he could be joined in America by two former Barcelona team-mates. Despite a return to Barcelona being a “dream”, Messi eventually settled on a…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It’s almost been a week since Manchester City lifted the FA Cup trophy following their win against Rivals Manchester United. With the attention now turning to the Champions League final this weekend, a new analysis reveals whether The Blues are on track to take home the Treble this weekend. In order to…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Italy have reached the FIFA Under-20 World Cup final for the first time, as they beat Asian side, Korea Republic 2-1 in the semi-final. Italy will now play Uruguay in the final of the tournament ongoing in Argentina on Sunday. None of the sides had ever won the FIFA Under-20 World Cup….
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The internet recently buzzed with the bizarre claim that Sweden had declared sex a sport and was organizing a tournament. International media fell for the gag and reported it as truth. DW delves deep into the issue. There is no official Swedish sex championshipImage: Christophe Gateau/dpa/picture alliance A headline on the website…