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• Palmer Is A Replica Of Messi –Lineker

  14-05-2024 08:06 via completesports.com
  Former Barcelona striker Gary Lineker has described Chelsea midfielder Cole Palmer as a brilliant player who possesses the same passing quality as Inter Miami star Lionel Messi.
  Lineker stated this on the backdrop of Palmer's sublime pass to Mykhailo Mudryk that produced the Blues opening goal against Nottingham Forest.
   
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  Recall that Chelsea won the game 3-2 on Saturday to brighten their chances of qualifying for Europe.
  
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• Finidi Needs Support To Deliver World Cup Ticket — Sodje

  28-05-2024 20:05 via completesports.com
  
  Former Super Eagles defender, Efe Sodje has saidhead coach Finidi George needs the support of all Nigerians to ensure the team's qualification forthe 2026 FIFA World Cup.
  The three-time African champions are yet to record a win in the qualifiers after drawing their opening two games against Lesotho and Zimbabwe.
  The Super Eagles will face the Bafana Bafana of South Africa and Squirrels of Benin Republic in their next games early next month.
  Sodje reckoned it is important for the entire nation t
  
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• Kroos Is Irreplaceable –Valverde

  28-05-2024 19:45 via completesports.com
  
  Real Madrid midfielder Fede Valverde has revealed that it will be difficult to replace Toni Kroos in the team.
  Recall that Saturday's Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund will be Kroos' last in club football.
   
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  In a chat with TribalFootball, Valverde said that Kroos will be greatly missed.
   "Today I play in another role, different from Toni.
  "We will never be able to replace him, he is the person I admire t
  
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• Euro 2024: Courtois Left Out Of Belgium Squad

  28-05-2024 19:23 via completesports.com
  Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has been left out of Belgium's squad for the 2024 European Championship in Germany.
  The provisional 25-man squad features many Premier League stars including Manchester City duo Kevin De Bruyne, Jeremy Doku Arsenal's Leandro Trossard, Aston Villa's Youri Tielemans, Everton midfielder Amadou Onana, Leicester's Wout Faes and Fulham's Timothy Castagne.
  Romelu Lukaku, who has spent the season on loan at Roma from Chelsea and is Belgium's record goalscorer, is
  
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• 2026 WCQ: Osimhen Ruled Out Of South Africa, Benin Games

  28-05-2024 18:57 via completesports.com
  
  Napoli forwardVictor Osimhen will miss Nigeria's upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Bafana Bafana of South Africa and Squirrels of Benin Republic due to injury.
  Head coach Finidi George has already extended invitation to Rangers defender Kenneth Igboke as his replacement.
  "Africa Player of the Year, Victor Osimhen is injured and out for 4 weeks. Super Eagles’ Coach Finidi George has called up Enugu Rangers’ left back Kenneth Igboke for the WC qualifiers against South Af
  
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• Boniface’s Girlfriend Celebrates Bayer Leverkusen German Cup Success

  28-05-2024 18:26 via completesports.com
  Rikke Hermine Jensen, girlfriend of Super Eagles forward, Victor Boniface has celebrated Bayer Leverkusen German Cup success at the weekend.
  Recall that Leverkusen defeated FC Kaiserslautern 1-0 in the final on Saturday despite going one player down due to red card.
  The Nigerian international, who had lost the Europa League to Atalanta, played an integral part in ensuring Leverkusen win their first ever double, after winning the Bundesliga title.
   
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• Lewandowski Backs Borussia Dortmund To Beat Real Madrid In Champions League Final

  28-05-2024 18:13 via completesports.com
  Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski has backed former club, Borussia Dortmund to overcome Real Madrid in the final of the UEFA Champions League on Saturday.
  Recall that Lewandowski left Dortmund for Bayern Munich before eventually joining Barca.
   
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  However, the Polish striker in a chat with Marca, has tipped Dortmund to lift the trophy ahead of Real Madrid.
  "Yes, I'll be supporting them. I can ima
  
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• Oshiomhole Happy To Be Part Of Okpekpe Race Success Story

  28-05-2024 17:52 via completesports.com
  Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the former Governor of Edo State and now Senator representing Edo North in the National Assembly says he is delighted with the success story of the Okpekpe International 10km Road Race.
  The 10th edition of the race held last Saturday in Okpekpe, a community in Etsako East Local Government of Edo State and Oshiomhole was one of the participants as he completed the 10km road race.
  Oshiomhole revealed after crossing the finish line how the race came about and how one of t
  
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• Greenwood Wins Getafe Player Of The Season Award

  28-05-2024 16:31 via completesports.com
  Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has won Getafe Player of the Season award.
  Greenwood scored 10 goals in 36 appearances during his loan spell with Getafe as he returned to professional football following his suspension by United in January 2022
  The 22-year-old was suspended by United amid allegations of attempted rape, assault and controlling and coercive behaviour.A lengthy investigation followed, before the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) dropped all charges against Greenwood in Febr
  
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  28-05-2024 16:09 via completesports.com
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• How To Bet On The Champions League Final In Texas 2024: TX Sports Betting Sites

  28-05-2024 16:08 via completesports.com
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• Lookman To Receive Bergamo’s Highest Honour After Europa League Final Heroics

  28-05-2024 15:36 via completesports.com
  
  Ademola Lookman and his Napoli teammates will be awarded the City of Bergamo's highest honour for the winning the UEFA Europa League.
  Gian Piero Gasperini's side defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the final of the competition last week Wednesday.
  It was La Dea's first major title in 61 years and the first time they will bewinning an European trophy.
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  Lookman was the hero of the night as he scored a hat-trick for Atalanta
  
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  28-05-2024 15:21 via completesports.com
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• Oshoala Wins UEFA Women’s Champions League Goal Of The Season

  28-05-2024 14:36 via completesports.com
  
  Asisat Oshoala's stunning bicycle kick for her former club Barcelona on matchday 1 against Benfica, has been picked as 2023/24 UEFA Women's Champions League Goal of the Season.
  Oshoala's strike was picked as the best among the top 10 goals selected by UEFA's Technical Observer panel.
  The reigning CAF Women's Player of the Year's former teammate at Barcelona, Aitana Bonmatí took second spot for her bending effort in the quarter-final second-leg win against Brann.
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• Dessers Set To Miss Start Of 2024/25 Season With Injury

  28-05-2024 12:21 via completesports.com
  Cyriel Dessers will undergo scan this week to determine the severity of the injury he sustained in Rangers' Scottish Cup final defeat against Celtic.
  Dessers was withdrawn at half-time of the encounter played at the Hampden Park after sustaining an ankle injury.
  The Nigeria international left the stadium wearing a protective mask on the right leg.
  It is expected that the Feyenoord striker will miss the start of next season due to the setback.
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• Is Dafabet Legal in India?

  28-05-2024 11:11 via completesports.com
  
  Established in 2004, Dafabet is a well-known betting site in India. This bookmaker is known for its live betting odds and live streaming of popular sports like Cricket. If you are interested in this bookie and want to know if it is legal to bet on Dafabet in India, then you have come to the […]
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• Nwabali: I Want To Play For A Bigger Club Next Season

  28-05-2024 09:41 via completesports.com
  Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has dropped a major hint about his future, reports Completesports.com.
  Nwabali has been linked with a move away from South African club Chippa United after impressing for Nigeria at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d'Ivoire.
  The 27-year-old also helped Chippa United to maintain their top-flight status, keeping 12 clean sheets in 29 games.
  The Chilli Boys ended the campaign in 12th place on the table with 34 points from 30 games.
  “Well, everyone wou
  
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• Emery Signs New Five-Year Deal At Aston Villa

  28-05-2024 09:08 via completesports.com
  
  Unai Emery has signed a new five-year contract that will keep him at Aston Villa until 2029.
  The Midlands club said on Monday, a month after the Spaniard signed a three-year contract with the club.
  Emery, who joined Villa in 2022, led them to their first top-four Premier League finish since 1995-96.
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  The former Arsenal manager secured them a place in the UEFA Champions League for the first time sin
  
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• Basketball Africa League: Rivers Hoopers Beat US Monastir To Reach Historic Semi-finals

  28-05-2024 08:40 via completesports.com
  Nigeria’s representative at the ongoing 2024 Basketball Africa League (BAL), Rivers Hoopers BC, reached a first-ever semi-final at the tournament after securing a 92-88 victory over former BAL Champions US Monastir of Tunisia in the quarter-final in Kigali, Rwanda on Monday night.
  The result means Rivers Hoopers are the first Nigerian side to reach the semi-finals at Africa’s biggest club basketball tournament.
  Rivers Hoopers went into the quarterfinal clash on the back of consecuti
  
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• WAFU U-17: Ghana FA President Charges Black Starlets To Beat Golden Eaglets

  28-05-2024 08:19 via completesports.com
  Ghana Football Association President, Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, has charged the Black Starlets to overcome Nigeria's Golden Eaglets in the third-place match of the WAFU Zone B Under-17 Championship.
  The encounter will take place at the University of Ghana Stadium at 4pm today to determine who goes home with the bronze medal.
  Simeon-Okraku, who visited the players final training session on Monday in preparation for the game, told Ghanafa.org that the Black Starlets should focus on beating the Gol
  
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• Chelsea Set To Sign Free-Agent Adarabioyo

  28-05-2024 08:17 via completesports.com
  
  Chelsea have offered free-agent Tosin Adarabioyo a contract ahead of the summer transfer window.
  Adarabioyo will become a free agent next month having rejected the chance to sign a new contract at Fulham.
  Another Premier League club Newcastle United were close to agreeing a deal with the Nigerian-born player but now face stiff competition from the Blues.
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  Manchester United havealso linked with t
  
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• Modric: I Will Retire In Real Madrid

  28-05-2024 08:12 via completesports.com
  
  Real Madrid star Luka Modric says he will love to retire at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
  Recall that the 38-year-old comes off contract at Real Madrid this summer.
  However, in a chat with Cadena SER, the Croatian international stated that he will continue to give 100% to the club until he retires from football.
  “It's something different; it was difficult for me at first to understand it and assume this new role, but you can never assume it. I think I have handled it very well, and I did
  
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• Vinicius Has Done Enough To Win Ballon d’Or –Carlos

  28-05-2024 08:00 via completesports.com
  Brazilian legend Roberto Carlos has expressed optimism that Real Madrid star,  Vinicius Jr deserves to win the Ballon d'Or award this year.
  He made this known on the backdrop of his impressive display for Real Madrid this season.
  Recall that Vinicius has already helped Los Blancos win La Liga and has played a key role in taking them to the UEFA Champions League final where they will face Borussia Dortmund.
   
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• My Time At Arsenal Coming To An End –Lokonga

  28-05-2024 00:17 via completesports.com
  
  Albert Sambi Lokonga has admitted that his time with Arsenal is coming to an end after recent talks with the club over his future.
  Speaking to VOOsport via Fabrizio Romano, Lokonga said24-year-old stated that he has held talks with Arsenal and that they have agreed that a transfer this summer is best for the Belgian’s career.
  “My time at Arsenal is slowly coming to the end,” the 24-year-old said. “I had a discussion with the club and what was said is that the best soluti
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo Breaks Saudi Arabia League Goals Record

  27-05-2024 23:35 via completesports.com
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo has broken the Saudi League record for goals scored in one single season.
  Ronaldo bagged a brace as Al Nassr defeated Al Ittihad 4-2 in the final game of the season on Monday night.
  The brace took his tally for the season to 35 goals, 11 assist in 31 games.
  The previous record was 34 goals and was set in the 2018/2019 campaign.
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  After Monday's win, Al Nassr ended the season in second place on 82 points.
  Ronaldo would
  
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• Pingua Vows To Come Back And Break Okpekpe Race Course Record After Winning At 10th Edition

  27-05-2024 23:15 via completesports.com
  
  Edward Zakayo Pingua has revealed why he failed to break the 28:28 Okpekpe International 10km Road Race course record set last year by Daniel Simiu Ebenyo and vows to come back next year stronger to attack the record.
  The Kenyan, who came into the 10th edition of the race as the favourite to not only win but also attempt to break the course record after running 27:49 in January in Ibiza, Spain could only run 29:31 to claim the title.
  Pingua revealed he was not pushed hard enough by his opponent
  
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• Martial Confirms Man United Exit After Nine Years

  27-05-2024 21:31 via completesports.com
  
  Anthony Martial has confirmed that he will leave Manchester United this summer after nine years.
  Martial's contract expires at the end of 2023/24 campaign and having not agreed an extension, he has announced that he will be departing.
  In an open letter, via The Mirror, to supporters on social media on Monday evening read: "Dear Manchester United fans, It’s with great emotion that I write to you today to say goodbye. After nine incredible years at the club, the time has come for me to turn
  
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• NFF Discredits Report Of Unpaid Bonuses, Allowances

  27-05-2024 21:27 via completesports.com
  
  The Nigeria Football Federation and players of the Super Eagles have lambasted a report in an online publication, which claimed that players of the team have not been paid from monies given by the Presidency to the NFF to offset their bonuses and allowances.
  The presidency had, late last year, and following a process supported and personally followed-through by the Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, released monies to the NFF for payment of outstanding bonuses and allowance
  
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• Zirkzee Hints At Bologna Stay Despite Arsenal, Juventus Interest

  27-05-2024 21:00 via completesports.com
  
  Joshua Zirkzee has hinted he would stay with Serie Aclub Bologna beyond this summer.
  Zirkzee has been linked with Arsenal, Juventus, AC Milan and Napoli.
  The 23-year-old has scored 11 goals and provided five assists in 34 league matches this season.
  "At the moment my mind is only in Bologna. I want to recover from the injury, have some nice holidays in the United States with my childhood friends and then we’ll see what happens," TMW.
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• Bellingham Won’t Replace Kroos –Ancelotti

  27-05-2024 20:36 via completesports.com
  
  Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has revealed that Jude Bellingham won't replace Toni Kroos in the team.
  Kroos, who will retire this summer, played his final home game for Real in Saturday's draw with Real Betis.
   
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  Asked if Bellingham will replace Kroos, Ancelotti said: "I don't think so.
  "The closer we have Bellingham to the goal, the better it is for us. There is no player with Kroos' characte
  
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