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Bomb scare causes chaos at Manchester United, Real Madrid pre-season camp in UCLA

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2017

A bomb scare has forced an evacuation at the UCLA campus in the US, where Manchester United and Real Madrid are camping for pre-season training. The incident took place at around 10pm local time in Los Angeles, which was 6am in the UK, but neither team were present at the time. According to the

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Joe Hart visits Carl Ikeme in hospital

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2017

England and Manchester City shot stopper, Joe Hart has shown support for the Nigeria Super Eagles and Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper, Carl Ikeme when he paid him a visit at the hospital where he is being treated for acute leukaemia. According to expressandstar, Hart who could leave City in the current transfer window and could not […]

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Abramovich spoils Moses with N14m wrist watch + photo

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

Super Eagles star, Victor Moses, received a luxury watch worth £30,000 (N13.9 million) from Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich, for assisting the club win the Premier League last season. The Sun reports the club donated luxury watches to their title-winning stars, and they will not be allowed to report for training late in the forthcoming season. […]

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Super Eagles’ goalkeeper Ikeme battle leukaemia?

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2017

Super Eagles’ England-based goalkeeper Carl Ikeme is to begin chemotherapy after being diagnosed with acute leukaemia, according to media reports in London on Thursday. The 31-year-old player of Championship side Wolves was said to have returned “abnormal blood tests” during pre-season testing and further checks were also said to have confirmed the diagnosis. Ikeme has

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Nwankwo Kanu to participate in FIFA U-17 World Cup Draw

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2017

World football governing body FIFA have honoured former Nigeria captain Nwankwo Kanu as one of the star players to participate in tomorrow’s draw for this year’s U17 World Cup in India. The draw ceremony will be staged at the Mumbai Sahara Star Hotel. Kanu scored five goals as Nigeria won the 1993 U17 World Cup […]

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We’ll continue to support the development football at the grassroots-Shell Petroleum

Daily Dispatch July 5, 2017

Buoyed by the gains of its secondary school football tournament in the past 19 years, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), says it will continue to support the development football at the grassroots. Osagie Okunbor, the company’s Managing Director and Country Chair, made the assertion on Tuesday at the final of 19th NNPC/ Shell Cup, an […]