MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Nigerian football has seen better days. Unfortunately, those days – when an everyday football fan on the street could name Nigeria’s first X1 offhandedly – have become a very distant past. After the heroics of the 1980 AFCON winning era, Nigerian football blossomed again between 1990 – ‘98. That was a period […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Brazil’s hopes of ending their long wait for World Cup glory came to a painful end after a 2-1 defeat to Norway in the Round of 16, with Erling Haaland scoring twice to eliminate the five-time champions. The aftermath of the defeat was dominated by questions over why Vinicius Júnior did not […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Monday he questioned the football governing body’s decision to suspend US striker Folarin Balogun’s red card ban. Sources told AFP US President Donald Trump had called FIFA’s current chief Gianni Infantino to ask FIFA to review Balogun’s automatic one-game suspension. The 25-year-old is now […] Read more
By Wale Akinselure MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Former Deputy Director-General of the State Security Service and ex-Chairman of the Oyo State Amotekun Corps, Brig.-Gen. Kunle Togun (retd.), speaks with WALE AKINSELURE on rising insecurity in the South-West, the effectiveness of regional security efforts, and his controversial views on the forces driving banditry and insurgency in the REGION. […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A new rule, dubbed the ‘anti-Arsenal law’, is to be introduced at the World Cup, with an England goal used as a case study for what officials are looking to cut out. Set pieces have become a huge part of the game – especially in the Premier League – and FIFA and IFAB are looking to […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Paris Saint-Germain claimed back-to-back Champions League triumphs with a 4-3 shoot-out win over Arsenal following a 1-1 draw after extra time on Saturday, with Eberechi Eze and Gabriel missing from the spot. Mikel Arteta’s Premier League champions showed great resilience to take the game beyond 120 minutes in Budapest, but fell to […] Read more
By Biodun Ayegbusi MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas WHEN THE CANNON BOOMED…. The whole world heard it. Loudly. Clearly. Repeatedly. From North London to Lagos, from Nairobi to Los Angeles, from Buenos Aires to Bahrain, from Cairo to Caracas , one thunderous message echoed through every street corner, beer parlour, viewing centre, WhatsApp group and traffic hold-up […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A former Super Eagles striker, Michael Eneramo is dead. Eneramo was said to have died on Friday, April 24, after he collapsed during a local friendly match in the Ungwan Yelwa area of Kaduna State. It was gathered that Eneramo was making an appearance at the Angwan Yelwa pitch in the Television […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas CAF president Patrice Motsepe is due in Senegal today on a visit that feels anything but routine, reports insideworldfootball.com. Motsepe said it is about strengthening ties with one of Africa’s leading football nations. In reality, it comes with a fair amount to unpack. Motsepe will be received in Dakar by Senegal’s President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, before sitting […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas FIFA president Gianni Infantino told AFP Tuesday that Iran “will be at the World Cup” and will play their group matches in the United States as scheduled, despite the Middle East war. “Iran will be at the World Cup,” Infantino said at half-time of Iran’s friendly against Costa Rica in Turkey. “That’s […] Read more
