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What they said about Pele

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FIFA spoke to former team-mates, family & friends about Pele We also spotlight the best quotes about him throughout history Presidents, poets, rock stars and artists were wowed by ‘The King’ “Pele revolutionised football. Pele stopped a war. Pele united countries, united families. There was no race problem, language problem. I was born in 1970. In 2002, I became a… Read More
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Pep Guardiola: Major blow as Fernandinho faces four to six weeks on the sidelines

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– – Ahead of matches yet to come both European and domestic, Premier League giants Manchester City have been issued a blow to their team as their prolific midfielder Fernandinho will be facing the sidelines for up to six weeks having acquired a leg injury during their Champions League victory match against Porto on Wednesday. The 35-year-old midfielder was subbed… Read More
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Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19 for the Second time

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– – Portugal international and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo is reported to have been tested positive for Covid-19 for the second time is will be facing the sidelines in their match against Barcelona on the 28th of October. The 35-year-old Portuguese had first came out positive during the international break and was hopeful of returning to the Bianconeri’s team in… Read More
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Real Madrid legend Guti wants the club to sign Neymar & Kylian Mbappe

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– – The summer transfer window this year was very quiet for Spanish giants Real Madrid as they invest in bringing in a new player to the club. And while they didn’t bring in new players, it might not stop the Los Blancos from claiming silverware this campaign. Real Madrid legend Guti, on the other hand, has some suggestions for… Read More
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James Rodriguez to miss Everton clash with Southampton on Sunday

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– – Ahead of their Premier League clash against Southampton on Sunday, Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that the team will be doing without former Real Madrid player James Rodriguez, who suffered a knock during their last game against Liverpool last week. Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk succumbed to an injury with just 11 minutes into the game after… Read More

UEFA preliminary draw for FIFA World Cup 2022™ to take centre stage on 7 December

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Preliminary draw to be held in Zurich at 18:00 CET on 7 December Road to Qatar 2022 to be mapped out for 55 European member associations Ceremony to be live-streamed on FIFA.com With FIFA World Cup 2022™ preliminary-competition action already under way in Africa, Asia and South America, UEFA’s 55 member associations are eagerly looking ahead to the start of… Read More

Cavalli and Niger dreaming of historic World Cup participation

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Niger in the same FIFA World Cup™ qualifying group as Algeria Cavalli previously coached Algeria and some of the country’s leading clubs The French coach discusses new mission and prospect of facing The Greens In March this year, Jean-Michel Cavalli was en route to Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport to fly to the Niger capital Niamey to sign a contract… Read More
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‘We are tired of you guys’: Man Utd’s Ighalo slams Nigerian gov’t

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– – Manchester United football player Odion Ighalo said he is ashamed of the Nigerian government after reports emerged that soldiers shot dead protesters after shooting at them in the Lekki district of the commercial capital Lagos on Tuesday. Nigerians have been demonstrating for nearly two weeks against the now-disbanded police unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), that rights groups… Read More
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