LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Ademola Lookman scored a stunning hat-trick as Atalanta ended Bayer Leverkusen’s 51-match unbeaten run to win the Europa League final 3-0 on Wednesday and claim their first trophy for 61 years. Lookman became the first player to score a hat-trick in a European final since 1975 to secure Atalanta’s first ever continental…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen scored thrice as the Super Eagles dispatched Sao Tome and Principe 6-0 in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier on Sunday! The strikes take the Napoli hitman’s tally to 10 in the qualification series as the rampant Super Eagles soared over a helpless foe at the Godswill Akpabio…
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Karim Benzema hit a hat-trick for Real Madrid as the champions thrashed Almeria 4-2 to cut the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona to eight points on Saturday. The French striker climbed to 17 goals in La Liga this season, one behind Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski, the division’s top scorer. Benzema netted his…
LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Karim Benzema scored a stunning hat-trick in a seven-minute salvo as Real Madrid thumped Real Valladolid 6-0 on Sunday in La Liga. The champions, second, sit 12 points behind leaders Barcelona after the Catalans beat Elche on Saturday, with 11 games remaining each. Carlo Ancelotti’s side warmed up for their Copa del…
’ LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Roy Keane hailed Cristiano Ronaldo as fantastic and a genius as his hat-trick secured a 3-2 win for Manchester United over Tottenham. Cristiano Ronaldo was labelled a “genius” by Roy Keane after his spectacular hat-trick inspired Manchester United to a vital 3-2 victory over top-four rivals Tottenham. A week on from…
LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cristiano Ronaldo acclaimed himself to be “top of the World’s goalscoring list” after getting a hat trick on Sunday, while Brazilian soccer great Pelé congratulated the Juventus forward for surpassing his official tally of goals. The 36-year-old Ronaldo hit a hat trick for Juventus in a 3-1 win over Cagliari in Serie…