LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Croatia sent one of its players home Monday after he refused to take the pitch during the team’s opening World Cup match. Head coach Zlatko Dalić confirmed forward Nikola Kalinić was sent packing from the team’s base camp in Roshchino, Russia. The drastic move comes after Kalinić apparently cited a back injury…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NESRANGERS)-Head coach of the Super Eagles , Gernot Rohr has insisted that playing a three-man defence against Croatia was not the best decision. Gernot Rohr was reacting to criticisms surrounding his choice of 4-2-3-1 formation for the 2-0 defeat to the Europeans in their Group D opener on Saturday night. Former Nigeria…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Egypt team official has confirmed goalkeeper Mohamed Elshenawy declined to receive a player of the match trophy at the World Cup for religious reasons. The trophy, an artistic red goblet, is sponsored by Budweiser. Islam prohibits the consumption of alcohol. Egypt team director Ihab Leheta told The Associated Press on Sunday…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Brazil will be eager to bounce back in their first game against Switzerland after their dismal outing at the last World Cup, which they hosted. Coach Tite will be hoping that the players live up to expectation this time around after the disastrous outing that left their fans disappointment. This year, the…