Category: Sports

* It went missing in unknown circumstances and set to be sold without the blessings of the late great player’s family members * Argument by the Aguttes auction house in France is that the person who bought the trophy years ago was not aware it had been stolen Dwight Fraser, Irie FM & George Ramsay, CNN After Diego Maradona’s Adidas  Golden Ball trophy went missing in unknown circumstances decades, it unexpectedly reappeared and is set to be sold without the…

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FIFA president announcing the successful host country * Won with 119 votes versus 78 for the joint European entry, boosted by a technical evaluation from FIFA * That gave a high score for its commercial plan and stadiums purpose-built for the 2014 men’s World Cup Reuters, France24 & Africa News Brazil was declared hosts of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 after winning a vote at the annual FIFA Congress on Friday in Bangkok —beating the joint bid of…

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* It is so encouraging to witness young African footballers like yourselves being afforded an opportunity to participate in such a competition * We know that you all want to be great African footballers like Jay Jay Okocha and Mohammed Salah but it is a journey—Adebayor Maravi Express Legends of the African game, Emmanuel Adebayor of Togo, Daniel Amokachi of Nigeria and Tanzanian Abdi Kassim Sadalla paid a visit to the CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental finals boys…

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* They appear impervious to normal pressures — and the fact they have rewritten the record books will barely provoke excessive comment or deep-dive analysis * It was expected — the seismic shock would have been failure to complete their mission By Phil McNutty, BBC Sport Man City’s domination of the domestic game is now so all-consuming that a historic fourth successive Premier League title is treated like an inevitable matter of routine. City went into the final game…

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* When we’re behind he is typically the player to try and force the issue, or to ignite a spark with a run or a tackle * He almost shows too much of the ball, to get them to bite. At times, it’s too much — he looks a bit complacent, arrogant even, at times By Harry Brent, senior sports writer for Mirror Liverpool new boss Arne Slot worked with Tyrell Malacia for a year at Feyenoord and was…

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* The Reds agreed a compensation deal worth £9.4 million with Feyenoord in April * After the 45-year-old was identified as the man to succeed Jurgen Klopp at Anfield BBC Sport Arne Slot says the opportunity to work at one of the “biggest clubs in the world” was “difficult to ignore” as he was confirmed as Liverpool’s new head coach. The Reds agreed a compensation deal worth £9.4 million with Feyenoord in April after the 45-year-old was identified as…

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