LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Eric Chelle has extended an invite to two uncapped defenders ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers this month. The squad has been hit with a series of injuries, including Super Eagles stand-in captain William Troost-Ekong and experienced defender Semi Ajayi. The Malian coach has decided to convert some midfielders into defenders…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Manchester City are in danger of being thrown out of more than just the Premier League if they are found guilty of serious breaches of its financial rules. It can be revealed that City would be at risk of being expelled from both the FA Cup and Carabao Cup, and there is…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Flying Eagles are through to the semi-finals at the 2023 Africa U-20 World Cup following a 1-0 win over the Hippos of Uganda. The seven-time champions also secured a place at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup after the hard-earned victory. The Hippos were the better side in the opening minutes…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fresh from their brilliant performances at the World Cup, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are among the nominees for FIFA’s The Best award for last year, world football’s governing body announced on Thursday. Messi, who has won the prize once before, captained Argentina to victory in Qatar, a career-defining triumph that has…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mateu Lohaz, the referee who issued 15 yellow cards in the World Cup quarter-final match between Argentina and Netherlands has been sent home by FIFA. Lohaz handed out an incredible 13 yellow cards in the 90 minutes of game time and three other yellow cards in extra-time up until the penalties that…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain. Cristiano Ronaldo’s turbulent season on the football pitch is continuing its downward trend. Ahead of Portugal’s round of 16 matchup against Switzerland at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, a survey conducted by Portuguese newspaper A Bola…
LAGOS DECEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-It was a walk-off winning goal for Cameroon’s Vincent Aboubakar. Not that kind of walk-off. Aboubakar scored the winning goal in stoppage time of Cameroon’s 1-0 victory over World Cup-favorite Brazil, but he was immediately ejected after he removed his jersey in celebration and received his second yellow card of the game….
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man carrying a rainbow flag and wearing a T-shirt with the words “Respect for Iranian Woman” on the back invaded the pitch during a match at the Qatar World Cup on Monday. The man was on the field for about 30 seconds during the second half of the game between Portugal…