LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some of Brazil’s best-known footballers have faced a furious backlash as fans and pundits questioned why they had failed to attend ceremonies bidding farewell to Pelé. Hundreds of thousands of people waited for hours under a burning sun on Monday to file past the recently deceased soccer legend’s coffin at Santos’ Vila…
LAGOS JANUARY RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo made a slip of the tongue over his megabucks new deal on Tuesday when he seemed to say he had moved to South Africa rather than Saudi Arabia, home of his latest club Al Nassr. “It’s not the end of my career to come to South Africa,” he…
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo arrived in Riyadh ahead of his grand unveiling before thousands of fans at Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr club on Tuesday, after sealing a shock move estimated at more than 200 million euros. The 37-year-old, a five-time winner of the Ballon d’Or, touched down in the capital late on…
LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Pele’s mum is unaware the soccer legend has died, his sister has revealed. Maria Lucia do Nascimento looks after their mother Celeste, who has just turned 100 and whose home is said to be on the route funeral organisers have planned before the football star is laid to rest in the world’s…
LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Brazilian barber who cut Pele’s hair for more than 60 years is lamenting the loss of both a customer and a close friend. Joao Araujo, whose nickname is Didi, has his shop not far from the stadium where the football legend once played for the Santos team. On Monday and Tuesday,…
LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chairman of Al Nassr, a Saudi League football club, has claimed the club signed Cristiano Ronaldo not to win matches or the championship but to transfer great experiences. In a tweet announcing the new club player, Musalli Almuamma, Al Nassr President said; “Our contract with Ronaldo is not aimed at winning…
LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pelé, the football legend who passed away today, Thursday December 29, 2022 is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, had a 14 year long international career. The former Brazilian player appeared in four world cups, winning three, and was named Athlete of the 20th Century by the International Olympic…
LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidents, celebrities and football legends past and present have paid heartfelt tributes to Pelé, who was described by the Brazilian Football Confederation as “the greatest sportsman of all time”. Lionel Messi, the finest player of the modern generation and Argentina’s new World Cup-winning captain, posted photographs on Instagram of himself with the…
