French police have arrested as much as 148 people after PSG fans clashed with officers, smashing vehicles and store windows following the football club loss to Bayern Munich in the Uefa Champions League final. Alongside the arrest, 404 fans were also fined for not wearing masks, a Paris police spokesman said on Monday and was…
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has been arrested on the Greek tourist island of Mykonos for an alleged assault and attacking officers, police said Friday. United said in a brief statement they were “aware of an alleged incident involving Harry Maguire in Mykonos last night.” “Contact has been made with Harry, and he is fully…
A merciless Bayern Munich inflicted a humiliating, record defeat on Barcelona on Friday, recording a scarcely believable 8-2 victory in their Champions League quarter-final in Lisbon to leave Lionel Messi forlorn and surely hastening in the end of an era in Catalonia. Thomas Mueller scored twice either side of goals from Ivan Perisic and Serge…
Lionel Messi has been named as the richest player in world football ahead of his arch rival, Cristiano Ronaldo. In the list compiled by France Football for the top 10 best-paid players in 2019, the Barcelona superstar who earns £500k per week made a staggering £120million last year, £11m more than his rival. Ronaldo…
A Saudi man is reportedly set to take legal action against his wife for stealthily accessing his WhatsApp messages and monitoring them for nine months. According to Okaz/Saudi Gazette, the man discovered that his wife, a school teacher, had managed to access his WhatsApp account and retrieved all the data and video clips that came…
Nigeria Bar Association(NBA) General secretary elect Mrs Joyce Oduah decided to visit and pay homage to the first female NBA General Secretary, Hairat Ade-Balogun OON, who is also a Life Bencher. However, Mrs Oduah in her goodwill message said that the purpose of the visit was to appreciate Mrs. Balogun for her support during the…
The organizer of the Ballon d’Or, the Group L’Équipe, to which France Football belongs, decided not to award the most prestigious individual trophy there is in 2020. For the first time since 1956, the Ballon d’Or will take a break. There will be no edition in 2020, because it turns out, after thoughtful consideration,…
12-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly sending sickening racist messages to Crystal Palace and Ivorian winger, Wilfried Zaha. The 27-year-old footballer posted screenshots of the racist abuse he had received to his social media accounts ahead of Sunday’s Premier League game at Aston Villa, alongside the caption: “Woke up to this today.” One of…
One Taiwo Akinlusi, generally known as Sir Tee among his football fans meet his mistimed death on Saturday, when his head mistakenly touched a naked wire when he was coming down from the staircase of a plaza where he went to play football betting at Ile-Epo bus stop, Ejigbo. An eyewitness, Mr. Abiodun Adaranijo, who…
A total of 16 NBA players have tested positive for COVID-19 from 302 tests conducted last Tuesday, the league and its players union announced Friday. None of the players or teams involved were revealed by the NBA in its two-sentence statement. The tests were required as players committed to participating in the 2019-20 season restart…
