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World Champion Germany Wins First Confederation Cup Title

Daily Dispatch July 2, 2017

World champions Germany secured a first Confederations Cup title after victory against Copa America winners Chile in Sunday’s final in St Petersburg. Lars Stindl hit the first-half winner following a mistake by Marcelo Diaz. Chile’s Arturo Vidal and Angelo Sagal both blazed over the

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Portugal claim third place in Confederations Cup

Daily Dispatch July 2, 2017

Portugal came from the dead to claim the third place in the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 campaign in a bad tempered match further marred by two red cards and the banning of the Mexican coach. The Cristiano Ronaldo-less team overcame Mexico 2-1 in extra-time at the Spatak Stadium in Moscow, after they had fallen behind via […]

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Ex-police chiefs six others faces criminal charges over Hillsborough disaster

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2017

Prosecutors on Wednesday announced criminal charges against six people including ex-police chiefs over the 1989 Hillsborough soccer stadium crush in which 96 fans died, Britain’s worst sporting disaster, Reuters reports. The victims, all Liverpool supporters, died in an overcrowded, fenced-in enclosure at the Hillsborough stadium in Sheffield, northern England, during an

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No national team without grassroots development – Ogunjobi

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2017

Taiwo Ogunjobi, a former Secretary-General of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said on Monday that the success of National Teams is hinged on grassroots development. Ogunjobi made the remark in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. “I believe every concerned football enthusiast is beginning to see that the grassroots remain […]

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Russia 2017: Germany beat Cameroon to win group

Daily Dispatch June 25, 2017

Germany defeated Cameroon 3-1 to finish top of Group B at the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi in front of 30,230 fans. After a goalless first half, highlighted by a superb save from Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Die Mannschaft eventually found the breakthrough thanks to Kerem Demirbay, who scored his […]

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54,000 youths compete for laurels as 19th NNPC/Shell Cup kicks off

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2017

Some 54,000 students from 2,750 secondary schools across the Nigeria are competing for honours in the 19th edition of the NNPC/Shell Cup now holding at centres in 36 states of the Federation, including Abuja, in the biggest youth football championship in Nigeria.  “This is another opportunity for young football talents to develop their dreams while […]