LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Liverpool suffered an astonishing 5-2 defeat to Real Madrid at Anfield on Tuesday, as the world witnessed perhaps the beginning of the end of the Jurgen Klopp era as the Reds were all but officially eliminated in the Champions League round of 16. From 2-0 up after 15 minutes, to 5-2 down…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The body of footballer Christian Atsu, who died after an earthquake hit Turkey two weeks ago, has been returned to his native Ghana. The flight landed in Accra late on Sunday, and his coffin was carried away by members of Ghana’s armed forces. Atsu was found dead on Saturday under his home…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Belgian goalkeeper Arne Espeel collapsed on the field and died after saving a penalty kick, according to reports. The 25-year-old was playing for Sint-Eloois-Winkel Sport’s B team in a second provincial division match against Westrozebeke on Saturday evening, according to Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad. “Home goalkeeper Arne Espeel stopped Mohammed El Baghdadi’s…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Paris Saint-Germain are preparing for the exits of both Lionel Messi and Neymar following a breakdown in dressing room relations, it has been claimed. Neymar was involved in a heated dressing room clash on Saturday. PSG’s domestic slump of form continued with a limp 3-1 loss at Monaco in Ligue 1, leading…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Super Eagles attacker, Julius Aghahowa has picked a form to contest for the vice chairmanship position of the forthcoming Edo State FA elections. The elections come up on 3rd March, 2023 in Benin City and the former Nigeria International is among the 19 contestants vying for various positions in the football…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-In 2022, African countries were key players in the global player transfer markets in three reporting categories; men’s football, women’s football, and amateur football. This is according to the 2022 FIFA Global Transfer Report released by FIFA on Jan. 26 2023. Nigeria, Ghana, and Côte d’Ivoire are listed among the top 10…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Defender with Nasarawa United FC, Chieme Martins slumped and died on the field during a football match. The sad incident occurred on Sunday, 8th March during a match between his team and Katsina United in Lafia, Nasarawa state. Martins was rushed to a hospital after he was attended to by medics…
LAGOS JANUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Brazil defender Dani Alves was taken into custody on Friday in Spain over allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December, police said. The 39-year-old player was summoned to a Barcelona police station where he was “taken into custody” and will now be questioned by a judge,…