LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWRANGERS)-Arjen Robben has confirmed he has retired from football. The 35-year-old left Bayern Munich this summer after his contract expired and had been linked with a return to former clubs Groningen and PSV as well as a move to MLS. But the former winger has instead called time on a glittering career…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A former President of Brazil’s Soccer Federation was sentenced on Wednesday by a U.S. judge to four years in prison after being convicted on corruption charges related to the bribery scandal at FIFA, the sport’s governing body. Jose Maria Marin, 86, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge, Pamela Chen, in Brooklyn, New…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Francis Uzoho will continue in goal and Wilfred Ndidi will make a return for the Super Eagles in Wednesday’s international friendly against the Czech Republic in Vienna, Austria. Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr is expected to make several changes to his lineup after a shambolic first half display in Saturday night’s 2-1 loss…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGRS)-There was pandemonium at the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, on Saturday after a 500 level Applied Geophysics student, Tunji Agboola, slumped and died while playing football at his off campus residence close to FUTA South gate. He was rushed to the university’s health centre, but the centre was not open…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-My nephew, Ayodeji Tinubu, died while playing a sport he so loved from childhood. He had a zest for the game just as he also had a special zest for the game of life itself. He was a passionate player and teammate because he was a passionate and compassionate person. When he…
LAGOS JANUARY 26T (NEWSRANGERS)-The newly-redeployed Special Adviser to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Commerce and Industry, Deji Tinubu, is dead. Tinubu who is the nephew of APC leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu was recently moved in a cabinet shake up by Ambode from Special Adviser on Sports to Commerce and Industry. He was before then the Director…