Written by Nigeria’s U20 MNT Head coach, Aliyu Zubairu has praised his Flying Eagles despite the 1–0 defeat to Norway in their opening match of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile. Speaking after the match, Zubairu said the team gave everything but was unlucky not to score despite dominating possession. “The boys played their hearts out. … Continue reading “Flying Eagles Coach Issues Strong Statement After Defeat to Norway”
The NFF has confirmed two international friendly matches for the Super Eagles during the November 2025 international break. Nigeria will face Venezuela and Colombia in the United States as part of preparations ahead of the African Cup of Nations. While the Venezuela match is scheduled to hold in Houston on November 14, the second fixture, … Continue reading “Super Eagles to Face Venezuela, Colombia in November Friendlies Ahead of AFCON”
Nigeria were narrowly defeated by Norway in their opening match of the U20 FIFA World Cup, with Rasmus Holten’s first-half penalty proving the difference between the two sides. Despite the loss, it was a dominant performance from the Flying Eagles, who were clearly the superior side on the night. Nigeria enjoyed 66% possession, registered 20 … Continue reading “U20 FIFA World Cup: Nigeria Off to Poor Start, Zubairu’s Flying Eagles Lose to Norway”
Football’s world Governing body, FIFA has imposed a three-point deduction on South Africa for fielding ineligible player during their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Lesotho on March 21, 2025. FIFA confirmed the decision in an official press release, outlining the sanctions: “The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the South African Football Association (SAFA) for … Continue reading “South Africa Penalized with Points Deduction for Fielding Ineligible Player, Leaving Group C Open”
Following a handful of first team appearances in the 2023-24 season, young Liverpool striker Jayden Danns quickly rose up the ranks of the club’s youth hopefuls. Going back more than a year now, though, the now 19-year-old’s story has increasingly been defined by injuries. A pre-season injury last summer saw him sidelined into November. Then … Continue reading “Jayden Danns Suffers Injury Setback Following Liverpool Return”
While the results have mostly been good for Liverpool this season, the performances so far have been somewhat lacking. In fact, one likely has to go back to before the Reds secured the Premier League title last season to find a consistent run of genuinely outstanding performances from Arne Slot’s side. In particular this season, … Continue reading “Federico Chiesa Out of Liverpool Squad to Face Galatasaray”
Liverpool have headed to Italy today with a 21-man travelling squad when they could have taken 22 players, and the odd man out is in-form forward Federico Chiesa. However, despite earlier eyebrow-raising reports suggesting there were no fitness or injury issues involved in his omission and that the 27-year-old Italian had been left out by … Continue reading “Arne Slot Clarifies Chiesa Absence Due to Minor Injury”
Liverpool entered this match as not only unbeaten, but with a perfect record intact. Riding what some cautioned was a bit of good fortune – which some might also term ‘strong mentality’ – given the nature of their last-gasp wins, some looked to this fixture with similarly unbeaten and incredibly stern defenders, Crystal Palace, as … Continue reading “Digging Deeper into Liverpool’s 2-1 Loss to Crystal Palace”
Liverpool earned their first loss of the season after an uneven performance at Selhurst Park. There was a lot to be disappointed about from a Liverpool perspective, from some shocking lapses to the defense being caught out again from set piece plays. It was certainly an afternoon to forget. For head coach Arne Slot, the … Continue reading “Arne Slot on “Disappointing” Result at Crystal Palace”
Liverpool: NA Manchester United: Miyazawa 4’, Toone 45+2’ Pre-Match First Half Gareth Taylor and the Liverpool FC Women return to WSL play after picking up their first win of the season in a 5-0 win over Sunderland in the FA Women’s League Cup on Wednesday. Liverpool are still searching for their first league points under … Continue reading “Liverpool FC Women 0, Manchester United 2: Reds Outclassed In Loss”