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RACISM IS NEVER 50:50

Moise Kean was the most recent recipient of racist abuse in football. In this instance however, his manager and teammate seem to think he owned part of the blame.

Betting Tips In Nigeria: A Quick Guide

  Betting Betting, in times past, was associated with gambling money just to predict the possible outcome of a sporting event. Over the years, this has changed entirely from the seemingly unserious act of gambling, into art that shows the great skills of betting tipsters and has proven to be a means by which even many more people are drawn to...

5 Memorable Goal Celebrations Of The Decade

Goals are the lifeblood of the beautiful game, whether it's a scrappy own goal or a 40-yard screamer, they bring out unbridled emotions in the scorer and the fans of the team that scores. This usually leads to different ways of celebrating the goal by the scorer and sometimes his teammates. From the sublime to the downright ridiculous, we've...

The Reds: Should Fans Be Worried This Time?

Liverpool may not have won a league title yet in 30 years – counting from 1990, but The Reds are no strangers to title challenges. Worthy of mention here is the fact that The Reds are also no strangers to missing out on Premier Leagues titles in varying circumstances, ranging from the merely unfortunate, to the utterly ridiculous. So...

Managers For The Long term: A Dying Breed In The Premiership?

Tuesday 19th November brought with it a managerial dismissal of somewhat epic proportions. Spurs manager, Mauricio Pochettino was given the boot after 5 plus years at the helm of the North London outfit. This may have come as a shock to the footballing world. However, the signs were there from the start of the current season. For managers, the...

Nigeria Vs Cameroon: The Peninsula Derby

  Rivalries are part of what makes competitions like the 2019 Total AFCON so special. The opportunity to play against neighbours and brothers. The opportunity contest in grudge matches that are far deeper than the three points or qualifications on offer. Few games of this peculiarity come with as much weightiness as Cameroon vs Nigeria.   A contest which has seen some...

The Defensive Frailties Of The Pharaohs May Cost Them

7-time AFCON champions, Egypt, qualified for the knock-out stages of the tournament only after two games and have so far proven to be strong contenders for this year's AFCON. The Pharaohs, with a 100% record (W3 D0 L0) are among the favourites and on course to be crowned champions for the record 8th time. While they have shown to...

FIFA Women’s World Cup: Quarter Finals Preview – Who Will Make Progress?

Then there were… So, the first round of knockout games is out of the way. There’s been some drama, some tears and more drama, eight teams have progressed into the quarterfinals. It’s really the business end of the tournament now. Seeing as over half of the predictions I made the last time were correct, I’m pretty confident for this new raft...

FIFA Women’s World Cup: Permutations and Possibilities

It's the final round of group stage matches for the FIFA Women's World Cup in France. While some teams have already booked their ticket to the next round, other teams will almost certainly be booking tickets back home. And then there are those in between, with hopes of making it through to the next phase but who can still...

Today At The World Cup: Day 9 – Canada and Netherlands Progress

It was all Group E action on match day 9 as 2 more teams secured their spots in the round of 16. The Dutch and Cameroonians kicked us off in what looked like an even match at first. Both teams attacked each other from the off; the Cameroonians more so as they were looking for their first point or points...

Today At The World Cup: Day 7 – Australia and China Make Progress

We were limited to just two group stage matches on Day 7 but they were interesting matches nonetheless. It began with the newly formed rivalry between Australia and Brazil that has seen the former come out on top in 3 of their last 4 meetings. Brazil, through Marta’s penalty opened the scoring in the 27th minute and increased her tally...