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Pele ‘Bids Family Farewell’ In Heartbreaking Video

Daily Dispatch December 27, 2022

Brazil legend, Pele, was seen making a video call from his hospital bed and the caption on the video claims he is saying goodbye to family and friends The condition of the three-time world champion has deteriorated. A viral video shows him struggling to breathe. The 82-year-old, who had a

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Is Lionel Messi The Greatest of All Time?

Daily Dispatch December 20, 2022

By Abubakar Sadiq Salisu In the aftermath of the 1986 World Cup, won almost single-handedly for Argentina by Diego Maradona, there were outpourings of debates as to who deserved the title of “Greatest Footballer of All-Time” between Maradona and Pele. As the debate raged on, a cousin of mine gave me a clipping from the […]

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Morocco to host 2023 FIFA Club World Cup

Daily Dispatch December 16, 2022

Morocco has been selected by FIFA to host the 2023 Club World Cup in February, while an expanded 32-team edition is set to launch in 2025. FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, made the announcement on Friday. The tournament will take place from February 1 to 11, 2023, Infantino told reporters at a press conference in Doha, […]

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Peter Obi sends message to Morocco as France replace Upamecano, Rabiot

Daily Dispatch December 14, 2022

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has charged Morocco to go all out for victory against France on Wednesday night. “As the Atlas Lions of Morocco play their Semi-final match today, I urge them to go all out for victory. Indeed, may it be another happy day for Africa,” Obi wrote on […]

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Your successes, proof of our achievements in sports devt, Makinde hails 3SC, Team Oyo

Daily Dispatch December 11, 2022

Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has congratulated the Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) and the state’s contingent to the National Sports Festival, Delta 2022, on their respective successes at the weekend.The Oluyole Warriors, as the 3SC is proudly known, won the Nigeria Professional Football League’s Dozy Mmobuosi Super Cup at the weekend and were

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US Sports Reporter dies after collapsing at Qatar World Cup

Daily Dispatch December 10, 2022

One of America’s leading soccer reporters, who made headlines when he was detained at the Qatar World Cup for wearing a rainbow shirt, died Friday while covering the quarter-finals in Doha, according to his wife and the US Soccer federation. Grant Wahl, 48, helped build soccer’s popularity in the United States through decades of vivid […]