Why 2022 Word Cup will end with a piece of history
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar started with 32 teams but has tapered to four teams with players and teams seeking to make history no matter who emerges eventual winner…
Croatia soccer ‘rebel’ Kalinic turns down silver medal
Croatian media say that forward Nikola Kalinic has not accepted the silver medal his team won at the World Cup in Russia because he was sent home early in the…
Soaked but smiling, Croatian president wins admirers at World Cup final
July 16, 2018 Croatian President Kolinda Grabar has won many admirers for own performance at the World Cup final in Moscow. She stood in driving rain at the closing ceremony,…
France are Champions of World football
It ended France 4-2 Croatia: Antoine Griezmann, Paul Pogba, Kylian Mbappe and a Mario Mandzukic own goal see Didier Deschamps’ men crowned World Cup winners. It is a final that…
World Cup: Semi-final combatants set for showdown
July 9, 2018 As the semi-finals battle kicks off in the ongoing FIFA World Cup to decide the two finalists for the July 15 showdown at the Luzhniki Stadium,…
History as Russia makes fourth substitute in World Cup
Russia’s Aleksandr Yerokhin made a little piece of World Cup history on Sunday when he became the first man to appear as a fourth substitute in a tournament match during…
Argentine players plot coup against coach to beat Nigeria
Jorge Sampaoli has sensationally fallen out with the rest of the squad and is now “no longer making decisions”, according to reports in Argentina. The South American side are in…
World Cup: Croatia opens qualification door for Nigeria
The demolition of Argentina 3-0 by classy Croatia to claim a place in the World Cup knockout stage on Thursday has opened a door of qualification for Nigeria who face…
Nigerians in Russia task Super Eagles to beat Iceland
June 21, 2018 Nigerians in St. Petersburg have urged the Super Eagles to go all out for outright victory against Iceland in their second group D encounter on Friday…
We made mistakes, says Rohr; Nigerians still hopeful
Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Gernot Rohr, on Saturday said the team’s 0-2 loss to Croatia in their opening match of Russia 2018 was due to “many mistakes’’. Rohr, while speaking…