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• ‘I Can Still Play For England Or Nigeria’  –Okonkwo

  22-05-2024 07:50 via completesports.com
  
  Arsenal goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo has indicated interest in either representing the Super Eagles of Nigeria or the Three Lions of England in the future.
  He gave this hint in an interview with The Mirror, where he stated that he has time to perfect his goalkeeping skills and gain more playing time at another club.
  “I'm still really ambitious to play at the international level. I can still play for England or Nigeria, and I've not made a choice yet."
   
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• Barcelona Star Fires Back At Ronaldinho For Slamming Brazil’s National Team

  16-06-2024 00:42 via completesports.com
  
  Brazilian international Raphinha has fired back at legendary forward Ronaldinho's claims that the current national team is one of the worst in the country's history.
  Ronaldinho was left disappointed by Dorvial Junior's men as they laboured to a 1-1 draw against the United States in a Copa America warm up friendly on Thursday night.The performance was so disappointing that the 2002 world Cup winner slammed the squad for their lack of passion and declared that he would not support the team during
  
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• Ronaldinho Slams Brazil’s Copa America Squad

  16-06-2024 00:22 via completesports.com
  
  Brazilian legend Ronaldinho on Saturday expressed disappointment and anger over the Brazil squad that was selected for the 2024 Copa America.
  The former Barcelona and AC Milan star added that he would be boycotting every game of the tournament that starts from 21 June.
  “This is a sad moment for those who love Brazilian soccer. It’s getting hard to find the spirit to watch the games. This is perhaps one of the worst teams in recent years, it has no respectable leaders, only average p
  
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• Shaw Names Arsenal Star As Premier League’s Best Player

  15-06-2024 23:47 via completesports.com
  Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw believes Arsenal’s Martin Odegaard is the Premier League’s best player right now.
  Shaw is currently in a race against time to get fit for Euro 2024, returning to training recently but still wearing a ‘no-contact’ green bib during Gareth Southgate’s sessions this week.
  While he crosses his fingers that he’ll be fit in time to play a significant role for England in Germany, Shaw has been speaking to the media this week, and
  
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• Italy Survive Early Scare To Beat Albania In Euro 2024 Group Opener

  15-06-2024 23:34 via completesports.com
  
  Italy survived an early scare to overcome Albania 2-1 in Saturday's Euro 2024 game.
  Albania fans had the Dortmund BVB Stadion rocking when Nedim Bajrami blasted home from an angle after 23 seconds, capitalising on a rash throw-in by defender Federico Dimarco.
   
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  The goal smashed the previous record held by Russia's Dmitri Kirichenko who scored after 67 seconds against Greece in 2004.
  Amid the din, however, Italy held th
  
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• I’m In Good Terms With Xhaka –Yakin

  15-06-2024 23:21 via completesports.com
  Switzerland coach Murat Yakin insists there's no issue with Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Granit Xhaka.
  The former Arsenal captain slammed Yakin's training after the draw with Kosovo in September.
   
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  But Yakin told Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung: "There is absolutely no problem between us. We have an outstanding relationship and we exchange information regularly. Our names sell well in the media. We have to live with that, i
  
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• Martinez Best Goalkeeper In The World –Messi

  15-06-2024 23:15 via completesports.com
  Argentina captain Leo Messi has described Aston Villa goalkeeper, Emi Martinez as the best goalkeeper in the world.
  Messi, who is preparing with Argentina for the Copa America, told ESPN that Martinez is a fundamental piece for both club and country.
   
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  "For me yes, I think that if he is not the best in the world he is among the best without a doubt. He has been showing it in the national team and in
  
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• NPFL: Lobi Stars Outshine Kwara United In Seven-Goal Thriller

  15-06-2024 23:08 via completesports.com
  Lobi Stars recorded a 4-3 win against Kwara United in their Nigeria Premier Football League matchday 37 encounter in Lafia on Saturday.
  Emmanuel Ogbole and Anthony Omaka scored for Kwara United in the opening 12 minutes.
  Adebayo Waheed reduced the deficit for Lobi Stars in the 21st minute, while Francis Odinaka equalised five minutes later.
  Kwara United regained the lead through Abubakar Garba on 59 minutes.
  The home team won the game through goals from Alao Danbani and Kumaga Suur.
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• 2024 Paris Olympic Will Afford Me Opportunity To Learn, Grow  –Opeyori

  15-06-2024 23:08 via completesports.com
  Nigeria's number one badminton star Anuoluwapo Opeyori has disclosed that the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will afford him the opportunity to learn and grow as an athlete.
  Recall that Opeyori is one of the 173 badminton players who have secured a spot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
  With determination, skill, and an unwavering spirit, Opeyori has proven that the path to success is paved through hard work and a relentless pursuit of excellence.
   
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• Mosimane Reveals Why He Rejected Super Eagles Job

  15-06-2024 22:35 via completesports.com
  
  Former South Africa head coach, Pitso Mosimane claimed he recently turned down the chance to manage the Super Eagles.
  Mosimane revealed he was contacted by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) butrejected the offer because of his emotional attachment to his country.
  South Africa and Nigeria are paired in the samegroup forthe 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
  The former Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates gaffer said it would be unpatriotic for him to accept Nigeria's offer.
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• Euro 2024: Switzerland Claim Big Win Against Hungary

  15-06-2024 22:12 via completesports.com
  
  Switzerland started their Euro 2024 campaign on a winning note claiming a 3-1 victory over Hungary.
  Kwadwo Duah put Switzerland ahead after 12 minutes after he was set up by Michel Aebischer.
  Aebischer doubled the lead close to halftime with a superb curling shot from outside the area.
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  Hungary pulled one back in the 66th minute when Barnabas Varga nodded home Dominik Szoboszlai'scurling cross.
  
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• ‘Calm Down’  –Ighalo Reacts To Osimhen’s Rants On Finidi

  15-06-2024 18:53 via completesports.com
  
  Nigerian international Odion Ighalo has called on Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen to maintain calmness after calling out Finidi George on Instagram.
  Recall that Finidi announced his resignation from his position as the head coach of the Super Eagles after the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, announced moves to bring in a foreign technical adviser.
  Finidi was only appointed on April 29, 2024, to replace Jose Peseiro, whose contract expired in February.
  However, Osimhen has hit back at Finidi
  
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• Toney: I’m Ready To Leave Brentford For Bigger Club

  15-06-2024 18:28 via completesports.com
  Brentford striker Ivan Toney has revealed that he's prepared to leave the club for a bigger club this summer.
  Recall that the England international has been the toast of top clubs in the Premier League.
  Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and West Ham United are among suitors for the England international.
   
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  However, in a chat with talkSPORT, Toney stated that he feels ready for a move to a bigger club - but that his focus i
  
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• Ajibade’s Goal Vs Villarreal Earns Atletico Champions League Qualification

  15-06-2024 15:55 via completesports.com
  
  Rasheedat Ajibade got the only goal as Atletico Madrid beat Villarreal 1-0 in their final game of the season on Saturday.
  It was a decisive goal and win for Atletico Madrid who secured will feature in next season's UEFA women's Champions League qualifying phase.
  Atletico Madrid ended the campaign in third place on 61 points after 30 games.
  Ajibade bagged the all important goal with 15 minutes left to play in the game.
  It was her 10th goal in 30 league appearances for the Spanish side this seaso
  
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• Osimhen Hits Back At Finidi Over Recent Outburst

  15-06-2024 15:26 via completesports.com
  
  Victor Osimhen has lashed out former Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George over his recent comment questioning his commitment to the Super Eagles.
  Osimhen pulled out of Nigeria's squad for the recent 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin due to injury.
  Finidi maintained that the former Lille striker could still have managed to play the two matches.
  The Super Eagles held Bafana Bafana to a 1-1 draw at home and lost 2-1 away to the Cheetahs.
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• 2026 WCQ: I’ll Accept Advice From Rohr On How To Beat Super Eagles –Rwanda Coach

  15-06-2024 15:20 via completesports.com
  Rwanda head coach Thorsten Frank has said he will welcome any advice from Gernot Rohr on how to beat the Super Eagles.
  Rwanda will host the Eagles in Group C, matchday five of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in March 2025.
  The Eagles have had a disappointing qualifying campaign so far, recording three draws, one defeat and fifth on three points after four games.
  Their only defeat in the qualifiers was against Rohr's Benin Republic who triumphed 2-1 in Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire.
  For Rwanda,
  
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• 3SC Management Dissociate Self From Campaign Against NPFL Chief Owumi

  15-06-2024 14:04 via completesports.com
  
  The management of the Shooting Stars Sports Club(3SC) of Ibadan, has dissociated itself from the recent castigation on the personality of the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, Davidson Owumi.
  Reacting to a write up, condemning and calling for the resignation of Owumi, as the COO of the league body, Shooting Stars, in an official statement, distanced itself from the write up, describing it as an opinion of an individual.
  "Our attention has been drawn to
  
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• Finidi Resigns As Super Eagles Head Coach

  15-06-2024 13:44 via completesports.com
  
  Finidi George has reportedly quit his position as Super Eagles head coach.
  According to various sources, Finidi has already submitted his resignation letter to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
  The 53-year-old took the decision following NFF's decision to appoint a foreign technical adviser for the Super Eagles.Read Also:Eboue, Campbell, Pires, Kanu, Chukwueze, others storm Abuja for Attom Charity Champions Cup
  The former Ajax winger was appointed Jose Peseiro's successor in May.
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• Galatasaray Step Up Ndidi Chase

  15-06-2024 12:21 via completesports.com
  Turkish Super Lig champions Galatasaray have offered Wilfred Ndidi a three-year contract, reports Completesports.com.
  Ndidi's contract with Leicester City will expire at the end of this month.
  The Foxes announced last week that they are in talks with the Nigeria international over a new contract.
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  According to transfer expert, Nicolo Schira, Galatasaray are desperate to sign the defensive midfie
  
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• I Would Love To Have A Daughter With My Wife –Messi

  15-06-2024 10:33 via completesports.com
  Argentina star, Lionel Messi has expressed his desire to have a baby girl with his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo.
  The Argentine has always been a committed husband and father to his wife Antonela and kids.Messi, who married Roccuzzo back in 2017 after first meeting each other at the age of five, already has three sons with his childhood sweetheart; Thiago, 11, Mateo, 8, and Ciro, 6.
   
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• Eboue, Campbell, Pires, Kanu, Chukwueze, others storm Abuja for Attom Charity Champions Cup

  15-06-2024 09:09 via completesports.com
  The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja is now agog as some football legends, celebrities and Super Eagles players are around for the maiden edition of Attom Charity Champions Cup billed to take place at the MKO Abiola Stadium on Saturday, June 15.
  The Charity Champions Cup, an initiative of the Attom Foundation aims to raise funds and awareness to help at least 10,000 Nigerians, particularly the elderly, address vision problems caused by refractive errors, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, and gla
  
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• I May Be Forced To Leave Arsenal. –Ramsdale

  15-06-2024 07:50 via completesports.com
  
  Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has expressed his desire to leave the club this summer in search of regular football.
  The English shot stopper admitted that he had a tough season on the bench last term.
   
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  Ramsdale was dropped by manager Mikel Arteta for summer signing David Raya.
  "No footballer wants to not play," Ramsdale told talkSPORT in the lead-up to the start of Euro 2024."I’ve had
  
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• ‘He Will Strengthen Our Options’ — Aberdeen Boss Talks Up New Signing Ambrose

  15-06-2024 07:47 via completesports.com
  Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin is delighted with the arrival of Peter Ambrose at the club.
  The Dons announced the forward's arrival from Hungarian club Ujpest on Friday.
  Ambrose signed a three-year contract with the option of another year.Read Also:NBA Final: Dallas Mavericks Delay Celtics Title Celebration With Dominant Win
  “I’m delighted Peter has chosen to join us here at Aberdeen. He is very driven and ready to represent the Dons," Thelin told the club's official website.
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• NBA Final: Dallas Mavericks Delay Celtics Title Celebration With Dominant Win

  15-06-2024 06:29 via completesports.com
  Boston Celtics hopes of landing an historic 18th NBA Championship title was delayed after they lost to a dominant Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 in the early hours of Saturday.
  The Dallas Mavericks put on a show in a dominating win against the Boston Celtics in the fourth of the play-offs series as they triumphed 122-84.
  The emphatic win at American Airlines Center saw Dončić putting up 29 points, five rebounds and five assists and Kyrie Irving contributing 21 points and 6 assists.Celtics
  
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• Nigerian Football At The Crossroads!  –Odegbami  

  15-06-2024 06:00 via completesports.com
  The least I can say now is that there is confusion in the ‘house’ of Nigerian football.
  The last two matches played within a space of a few days, against South Africa and Benin Republic, have thrown the Nigerian Football Federation, custodians of the game in the country, into a state of frenzy.
   It is hard for any observer to understand the transformation of the Super Eagles.  For almost 10 barren years, with unknown foreign coaches mostly in charge, the Super Eagles grove
  
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• Celtics One Win Away From Historic 18th NBA Championship Title

  15-06-2024 00:47 via completesports.com
  
  After three straight wins, the Boston Celtics will look to close out the 2024 NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks when the best-of-seven series returns to Dallas on Friday night.
  Coming off of a 106-99 victory on Wednesday night, they realize the historic moment in front of them and another shot at the Larry O’Brien Trophy, which slipped away two years ago.
  All-Stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown led the Mavs in Game 3 with 61 points combined, but they both know that the job is not do
  
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• Musiala Wins First Euro 2024 Man Of The Match Award

  15-06-2024 00:00 via completesports.com
  Jamal Musiala became the first individual to be named Man of the Match at Euro 2024.
  Musiala was impressive for hosts Germany who trounced Scotland 5-1 in their Group A opening game.
  The Bayern Munich star also marked his magnificent display with a goal in the 19th minute.
  He doubled German's lead after Florian Wirtz had broken the deadlock in the 10th minute.
  Musiala is featuring in his second appearance at a major tournament for Germany.
  He was part of the German squad at the Qatar 2022 World
  
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• Germany Sets New European Championship Record After 5-1 Win Vs Scotland

  14-06-2024 23:42 via completesports.com
  Germany set a new European Championship record following their huge win against Scotland in the opening game of this year's edition on Friday.
  Goals from Kai Havertz, Florian Wirtz, Niclas Fullkrug, Jamal Musiala and Emre Can sealed a comfortable opening day win.
  Germany has now recorded the biggest ever win in the opening game of the tournament in the competition's history.Also, the Germans have recorded their biggest ever win at the Men’s European Championships.
  The four-time World Cup
  
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• Euro 2024: Germany Off To Perfect Start, Thrash Scotland 5-1 In Opener

  14-06-2024 23:18 via completesports.com
  Hosts Germany got their Euro 2024 campaign off to a perfect start following a dominant 5-1 win against Scotland in Group A on Friday.
  Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala, Kai Havertz, Niclas Fullkrug and Emre Can all got Germany's goals.
  Scotland pulled a goal back off an own goal by Antonio Rudiger.
  Scotland played most parts of the game with 10 men after Ryan Porteous was sent off.
  Wirtz opened the scoring for Germany on 10 minutes before Musiala made it 2-0 on 19 minutes.
  With a minute left to play
  
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• Euro 2024: Serbia Will Attack England From Start To Finish –Pavlovic

  14-06-2024 23:11 via completesports.com
  
  Serbia defender Strahinja Pavlovic has declared that the team will attack England from start to finish ahead of Sunday's clash in Euro 2024 championship.
  In a chat with TribalFootball, Pavlovic insists Serbia can upset Euros opponents England.
   
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  "We saw how an organised team like Iceland could threaten and beat England. We analyse everything and prepare well.
  "We must attack the English. We have to get up immediately and pr
  
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