Manuel Obafemi Akanji has stated that the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) never invited him to play for the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Akanji is born to a Nigerian father while his mother is from Switzerland and was eligible to play for the Super Eagles before his first official appearance for the European nation in a […]
Midfielder available on free transfer after leaving Arsenal West Ham are close to agreeing a deal with Jack Wilshere, according to Sky sources. Wilshere is available on a free transfer after he officially left Arsenal at the end of his contract on Saturday. Sky Sports News reported on Wednesday how Wilshere had held talks with […]
Ex-Tottenham defender Goran Bunjevcevic has died at the age of 45, his former club Red Star Belgrade have announced. Bunjevcevic, who had been working as a sporting director for the Serbian Football Association (FSS), underwent emergency surgery last month after suffering a stroke. “Goran fought bravely for over a month after suffering an aneurysm on […]
A Rio de Janeiro bar has invented a new drinking game: free shots every time Brazil’s superstar Neymar falls down during a crucial World Cup group game against Serbia on Wednesday. “At each Neymar fall, it’s a round of shots on the house!” the Sir Walter Pub in northern Rio posted on its Facebook page. […]
Essam El-Hadary has become the oldest player in World Cup history after being named in Egypt’s starting XI against Saudi Arabia. Egypt’s 45-year-old captain was an unused substitute in the opening two games but has earned a start for the dead-rubber in Volgograd. El-Hadary made his first professional appearance in 1993 for local club Damietta […]
