Neymar may be Brazils leading man at this World Cup, but a war is brewing between the country and its star striker, writes Marcus Alves ‘The interview would be recorded and – in case any subject, question or answer is not considered appropriate – we could request that it be excluded,’ was the gist […]
The captain of Nigeria’s national football team, John Obi Mikel, has revealed he was told his father had been kidnapped four hours before the crunch World Cup game against Argentina, which saw the West African nation knocked out of the tournament, the UK Guardian news site reports. Pa Michael Obi was abducted in south-east Nigeria […]
All of Africa’s teams were eliminated from the World Cup at the first hurdle, but that simple statistic doesn’t tell the whole story of five very different campaigns. Perhaps the continent’s sides didn’t enjoy the fortune they needed to make up for any gulf in quality during the opening rounds, while maybe a combination of […]
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi saw their World Cup dreams snuffed out on Saturday as French teenager Kylian Mbappe flew the flag for a new generation in Russia. Ten goals were scored on a gripping first day of the knockout phase as France progressed to a quarter-final tie against Uruguay but Messi and Ronaldo may […]
Nigeria switched to a 3-5-2 formation for the 2-0 win against Iceland, and could name an unchanged line-up. Captain John Obi Mikel fractured his hand in their last match and is likely to play wearing a protective cast. After using a 4-2-3-1 formation against Iceland and a 3-4-3 versus Croatia, Argentina are expected to change […]
Achilles the cat, who has correctly predicted the score of all three World Cup matches played so far in St Petersburg, tipped Nigeria to beat Argentina as the teams battle on Tuesday for a place in the soccer last 16. Achilles, who resides in the city’s Hermitage museum, was held aloft for photographers then placed […]
If Lionel Messi needed extra motivation for Argentina’s crucial World Cup game against Nigeria, then an opposing player may have just given him some. Argentina will be eliminated unless it beats the African team in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, with speculation that the 31-year-old Messi could retire from the national team if his side loses. […]
Iceland defender Kari Arnason isn’t afraid to see red if it means stopping one of the World Cup’s most creative sides when it takes on Croatia on Tuesday. Both teams have a history of sending offs when they meet, with three red cards handed out in their last four matches. Arnason sees Croatia as one […]
Harry Kane is now atop the leading scorers chart in the Russia FIFA World Cup after recording a hat trick as England thumped Panama 6-1 today. It was England’s biggest ever World Cup finals win, and pushed them straight to the knockout stage after two games. Captain Harry Kane, with five goals, is now the […]
Nigeria’s stylish soccer kit has been one of the major stories of the 2018 soccer World Cup. Since being unveiled in February, the kit has become a fashion item and have been voted the best jersey at the World Cup. Nigeria’s soccer federation claimed there were pre-orders of up to three million jerseys and sales […]