Nigerians are constantly making the country proud, not just in diaspora but in the nation itself and they all deserve to be celebrated! The latest Nigerian to added to that celebratory list is 11-year-old Eche Chinonso a.k.a “Amazing Kid Eche” from Delta State, who just successfully smashed the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive football touches. Impressive right? but wait until…
According to Forbes, Lionel Messi has become the second footballer in history to earn $1 billion in his career after tax. The Barcelona superstar’s career earnings of over one billion dollars (840 million euros) places Messi in a group of mega-wealthy sports figures containing just Tiger Woods, Floyd Mayweather and his longtime rival on the pitch, Cristiano Ronaldo. In 2020…
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) star, Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, is the latest celebity to test positive for the novel Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. Although PSG is yet to confirm, however, on Wednesday the club confirmed three cases amongst their players. The club’s official Twitter account stated, “Three @PSG_English players are confirmed positive after a Sars…
Amid the racial injustice being talked about globally, Nigerian footballer, Odion Ighalo has opened up on his experience with racial abuse. According to him, he would leave the football pitch if it ever happens again. The Manchester United striker who is currently on loan from Shanghai Shenhua, revealed he was called ‘all sorts of names’…
Portuguese soccer star, Cristiano Ronaldo has just been declared as football’s biggest earner and its very first billionaire by Forbes. The Juventus forward comes in at no. 4 on the financial magazine’s latest Celebrity 100 list, having earned $105 million before taxes over the last year. That total, which includes salary and endorsements, boosts his total earnings over…
Nigeria-born footballer, Emmanuel Adebayor, has insisted that he will not be making any donations towards the fight against coronavirus pandemic in his homeland, Togo. The French-speaking country has recorded a total of 88 cases, including six fatalities since the virus broke out last December. Despite the development, the former Premier League star is not apologetic about his statement, saying…
Abdulkadir Mohamed Farah, a Somali Football Legend has been confirmed dead after testing positive for coronavirus. Farah who was an advisor to the Minister of Youth and sport in Somalia, died at Northwest London hospital on Tuesday March 24 after a medical test confirmed he had the virus last week. The Confederation of African Football…
A young football coach, Francisco García has passed away from coronavirus, after doctors also diagnosed him with leukaemia, Talk Sports reports. According to Spanish newspaper Malaga Hoy, the 21-year-old who was the youth team coach at Malaga-based club Atletico Portada Alta, had an unknown pre-existing health condition that resulted in him being more vulnerable to the virus than…
English Football Club, Chelsea FC has gone into full isolation after one of its players Callum Hudson-Odoi tested positive for coronavirus. In a statement released by the club in the early hours of Friday March 13, it was gathered that medical tests carried out on Hudson-Odoi who displayed cold symptoms on Monday morning and stayed away from the club…
Famous soccer player, Cristiano Ronaldo, is in quarantine after a teammate has been confirmed with COVID-19 just three days after their last game, according to multiple reports. The New York Post reported that Ronaldo last played for Juventus on Sunday, when he was caught pantomiming high-fives as he arrived at the empty stadium for the…
