LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Portugal lifted their second Nations League title as they beat Spain via a dramatic penalty shootout in Munich. Ruben Neves scored the winning penalty to leave Cristiano Ronaldo in floods of tears after a thrilling 2-2 draw went the distance. Portugal initially looked to be in for a long night after Spain…
A major power outage hit Spain and Portugal on Monday afternoon, abruptly shutting down daily activities, halting trains and subways, cutting off traffic lights, closing stores and canceling or delaying some flights. The cause of the blackout, which stranded tens of millions of people across the Iberian Peninsula, was still unknown by Tuesday morning, though…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cristiano Ronaldo has been heavily criticised for his reaction to missing a penalty for Portugal against Slovenia at Euro 2024. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward was handed the opportunity to break the deadlock in the round of 16 game when the referee pointed to the spot in extra time…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-AFP Sport picks out five star names to look out for at Euro 2024 in Germany. Jude Bellingham (England) Fresh from helping Real Madrid to La Liga and Champions League glory in his first season in Spain, Jude Bellingham turns his attention to trying to end England’s 58-year wait for major tournament…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Captain of the senior national team of Nigeria Ahmed Musa is back in the Super Eagles squad for the upcoming friendly game against Saudi Arabia and also the World Cup 2026 qualifiers against Lesotho, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Already talks have been concluded for a friendly game against Saudi Arabia on the…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cristiano Ronaldo won’t be coming to Major League Soccer anytime soon. Ronaldo was asked about following Lionel Messi’s move to MLS one day after Al-Nassr’s 5-0 loss to La Liga’s Celta Vigo on Monday night in Portugal. Ronaldo quickly shut that idea down, and even ruled out a return to Europe. “The…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cristiano Ronaldo drew a line under a tumultuous tournament build-up as he wrote his name in the record books to become the first man to score in five World Cups in a 3-2 victory for Portugal over Ghana on Thursday. Ronaldo drilled home a penalty in the 65th minute of the Group…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Atletico Madrid announced two positive coronavirus tests from its crew set to travel to Portugal for this week’s UEFA Champions League quarterfinal against RB Leipzig. The team says it will test all of its players and staff again to assure that there are no positive COVID-19 cases affecting the tournament. Atleti asked…