Written by Liverpool and Crystal Palace will face off in the fourth round of the 2024-25 edition of League Cup in what feels like the 3,872nd meeting of the two sides this year with the two Premier League sides drawn against each other following the conclusion of the third round this evening. Palace will travel to Anfield … Continue reading “Official: Liverpool Host Crystal Palace in League Cup Fourth Round”
Akor Adams failed to make an impact despite playing the full 90 minutes in Sevilla’s 2-1 home defeat to Villarreal. Tani Oluwaseyi gave the visitors the lead in the 17th minute, before Djibril Sow drew Sevilla level in the 51st. However, Manor Solomon sealed the win for Villarreal with a late strike in the 86th … Continue reading “Akor Adams Fails to Impress in Sevilla’s Loss to Villarreal”
Super Falcons forward, Esther Okoronkwo is enjoying a blistering run of form in the Canadian Women’s Super League in North America. On Sunday, the 27-year-old striker found the net from the penalty spot in AFC Toronto’s 1-1 draw against Halifax Tides FC, keeping her side firmly in the race for top spot. The goal stretched her … Continue reading “Esther Okoronkwo on Fire! Extends Red-Hot Form in Canada”
Coach of Wikki Tourists, Abdu Maikaba, has called on the NFF to consider setting up a permanent home-based Super Eagles. He suggested that this should be part of efforts to avoid a repeat of the country’s poor outing at the 2025 African Nations Championship (CHAN). Sikiru Alimi during the CHAN group stage match between Senegal … Continue reading “Maikaba Urges NFF to Establish Regular Home-Based National Team”
Zaidu Sanusi has enjoyed a fresh start to life this season at FC Porto. Last term he played only 102 minutes after losing his place in the team due to a long-term ACL injury. The full-back was sidelined for over a year with the anterior cruciate ligament setback and only returned to action in January … Continue reading “Zaidu Sanusi’s Resurgence: A Timely Boost for Club and Country”
Nigerian players have not had a bright start to life in La Liga this season. From injury struggles to limited playing time, several Super Eagles stars are facing uphill battles to make the cut for the December AFCON 2025 tournament. Umar Sadiq — The Forgotten Man at Real Sociedad Players of Real Sociedad line up. … Continue reading “How Super Eagles Stars Have Fared in La Liga in the Early Weeks of the Season”
NBA MVP has become perhaps the most debated award in sports. It’s perfect fodder for the talking heads on afternoon TV, and the arguments online will get even more nuanced in some corners and a lot stupider in others. The last decade has given us some truly great MVP races, including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s narrow victory … Continue reading “NBA’s 9 MVP candidates entering the 2025-26 season”
It would be an understatement to say that soccer video games have been disappointing for a while now. The rest of the world’s Madden really hasn’t made waves since FIFA 19, and since that point each release has been met with a familiar refrain of “it’s a little better, but still feels like the same … Continue reading “‘EA Sports FC 26’ review: A tale of two games”
We’re three weeks into the NFL season, and it’s unclear if we’ve gotten much closer to separating the wheat from the chaff in the league. Everything is still up in the air, but we has some absolutely stellar performances in Week 3 that deserve individual recognition. This week is really a case of picking out … Continue reading “NFL Week 3 awards for Best Coach, Rookie, players, and more”
The power of best-laid plans. As the 2025 NFL season began, the braintrust here at SB Nation started sketching out a weekly content plan. One of the cornerstones each week would be this piece, Power Rankings, to publish each Tuesday morning. Well, in the frenetic pace of content production after the first full Sunday of … Continue reading “NFL Week 3 Power Rankings with biggest movers since training camp”