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BREAKING: NFF Board Member Offor-Okenwa Is Dead

By Nnamdi EzekuteMay 5, 20201

Nigeria Football Federation Executive Committee member, Hon. Chidi Offor-Okenwa is dead, Completesports.com reports. Offor-Okenwa who was also chairman of Enugu…

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Matuidi: How Testing Positive To Covid-19 Threw Me Into Total Panic

By Nnamdi EzekuteMay 3, 20200

France international and Juventus midfielder, Blaise Matuidi, has admitted that he was panic-striken fearing for his own life, family and…

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WHO’S GREATER?: Maradona Was Pure Art, Messi Is Speedy Gonzales –Ayala

By Nnamdi EzekuteMay 2, 20200

Argentina national football team, La Albiceleste assistant coach, Roberto Ayala, has weighed in with his verdict in the debate about…

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Neville: Ronaldo’s Professionalism And Ambition – Out Of This World!

By Nnamdi EzekuteMay 2, 20201

Former Manchester United captain, Gary Neville has hailed his ex-teammate at Old Trafford, Cristiano Ronaldo, for his exceptional professionalism and…

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Emre Can: I’m Enjoying Being Key Player Again At Dortmund

By Nnamdi EzekuteMay 1, 20200

Emre Can was only five Bundesliga games into his Borussia Dortmund career as a loanee from Juventus before the coronavirus…

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Where Are They Now? Barca’s Starting XI Vs Albacete – Messi’s First LaLiga Goal

By Nnamdi EzekuteApril 28, 20200

LLionel Messi has scored hundreds and hundreds of LaLiga goals for Barcelona – 438 to be precise – but few…

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Dare Congratulates Solaja, Orbih On Badminton Award

By Nnamdi EzekuteApril 26, 20200

Youth and Sports Development Minister Mr. Sunday Dare has heaped praises on Mrs. Oby Solaja (pictured above), following the honour…

Haye Considers Coming Out Of Retirement To Face Joshua Or Fury

By James AgberebiApril 25, 20200

Former heavyweight champion David Haye has revealed he would only consider a return to the ring to fight the winner of the…

Coronavirus: Badminton World Federation Suspends Lagos International Classics

By James AgberebiApril 22, 20200

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has suspended the Lagos International Badminton Classics due to the coronavirus outbreak, Completesports.com reports. This…

Germany’s Bundesliga could resume from May 9, regional leaders of the country’s biggest states said on Monday, although games can only take place without spectators to prevent coronavirus contagion. Markus Soeder, state premier of Bavaria which hosts champions Bayern Munich, said it remains “completely unimaginable to have spectators” in the stadiums given the need for social distancing to slow the virus spread. But “we could perhaps from May 9 play such a round of ‘ghost games’,” Soeder told Bild, using the German term “Geisterspiele” for matches played in empty stadiums. "A weekend with football is much more bearable than a weekend without football,” he added. Likewise, Armin Laschet, premier of North Rhine-Westphalia state which is home to Borussia Dortmund, said Germany’s top-flight could resume “on condition that there is a thoroughly thought-out concept”. The German Football League has presented “safeguards” in recent days, said Laschet, adding he “can imagine us returning to ‘ghost games'”. The backing of the premiers of Germany’s two most powerful states could prove to be crucial to the league as it mulls a resumption of the Bundesliga. A decision is imminent with a video conference due to be held on Thursday between the DFL and 36 clubs in the first and second divisions. While Germany began easing curbs and allowing smaller shops to open from Monday, large public events have been scrapped through to August 31. In the face of pressure from an industry anxious to get business going again, Laschet, who controls Germany’s biggest state by population, has pushed for more relaxations. But Soeder, who runs the biggest state by surface, has taken a more cautious stance, including keeping schools shut a week longer than elsewhere in Germany. German football was halted on March 13 to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Germany, which currently has 141,672 confirmed cases and 4,404 deaths as a result of the pandemic. The DFL is desperate for the season to be finished by June 30 to secure an instalment of television money, reportedly worth around 300 million euros ($326 million). It is hoping to get the green light from Angela Merkel’s national government for the top two tiers to resume next month — possibly on May 9 or 16.

Bundesliga to resume behind closed doors May 9

By Adeboye AmosuApril 21, 20200

Germany’s Bundesliga could resume from May 9, regional leaders of the country’s biggest states said on Monday, although games can…