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Brazilian football legend Pele collapses, hospitalised

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2018

Brazilian football legend Pele is recuperating in a hospital after collapsing from exhaustion on Thursday. Pele was due to travel to London this weekend for a dinner held in his honour by the Football Writers Association. The FWA in a statement said the football legend has “undergone a series

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BREAKING: Gerard Pique agrees new Barcelona deal

Daily Dispatch January 18, 2018

Resurgent Barcelona were given a fresh boost Thursday when key defender Gerard Pique signed a contract extension until 2022. Having recently lost Brazilian superstar Neymar in an aggressive contract buy out by Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona have put a 500 million euros ($611 million) buy out clause in Pique’s new contract. “The club and the player […]

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Pay me as high as Messi or I leave, Ronaldo tells Madrid’s bosses

Daily Dispatch January 17, 2018

Real Madrid’s Portuguese superstar has reportedly told his bosses at the Santiago Bernabeu to pay him as much as his arch-rival, Lionel Messi earns at Barcelona or he will leave. According to reports from Europe, the 32-year-old talisman is demanding a whopping £17m pay rise that will increase his earnings at the La Liga and […]

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NFF unveils Coca-Cola as official soft drink, co-sponsor of national teams

Daily Dispatch January 17, 2018

The Nigeria Football Federation and Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited on Wednesday in Lagos signed a partnership that made the beverage company the ‘Official Soft Drink and Co-Sponsor of Nigeria National Teams’. The Head of Strategic Marketing (Sparkling) at Coca-Cola’s West Africa Business Unit, Cletus Onyebuoha, said: “We are proud and excited to partner with the Nigeria

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NFF reveals World Cup programme, plans six friendlies for Super Eagles

Daily Dispatch January 17, 2018

The Nigeria Football Federation on Wednesday in Lagos announced its 2018 FIFA World Cup program for the Super Eagles. In the announcement, the NFF revealed venues and dates for the six pre-World Cup friendly matches, kit launch, camping programmes and venues, the team base camp, sponsors’ event and how the team will travel during the […]

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Rohr signs two year Super Eagles contract extension

Daily Dispatch January 17, 2018

The Nigeria Football Federation on Wednesday signed a two–year contract extension with Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr. NFF 1st Vice President, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, explained that Rohr, initially taken on board in July 2016, deserved the extension after qualifying the Super Eagles for the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals, even with a match to […]