COVID-19 Pandemic Has Punished Football Globally – Pinnick
President of Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick says the Covid-19 pandemic has punished football globally. Pinnick who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sports This Morning, disclosed that the coronavirus outbreak has really affected football operations worldwide. “Football is football but it has taken a huge toll globally. The English Premier League, on TV rights alone, they have lost over 800...
BREAKING: Ronaldinho Released From Prison In Paraguay
Former Barcelona superstar Ronaldinho has been released from a Paraguayan prison after just 32 days over forged documentation. The 40-year-old is set to be put on house arrest at a hotel in the country's capital of Asuncion after reportedly paying a £1.3million bond. Both he and his brother Roberto were charged with attempting to enter the country with fake passports last...
‘You’re Just SH*T!’ – Drogba And Eto’o Slam Doctors Who Suggested Testing COVID-19 Vaccine On Africans
Samuel Eto'o and Didier Drogba have criticised two medical professors who claimed that testing for a vaccine against coronavirus should be carried out in Africa. The comments were made on French television about the potential BCG vaccine, which is usually used against tuberculosis. Professor Jean-Paul Mira, head of the intensive care unit at the Cochin Hospital in Paris, said: 'If I can be provocative,...
BREAKING: British Boxer’s Father Dies Of Coronavirus
British boxer Anthony Yarde has announced his father has passed away from coronavirus. The 28-year-old light heavyweight revealed the sad news on his Instagram account in the early hours of Sunday morning, adding that his dad had no underlying health conditions. Yarde urged everyone to stay at home and not spread the deadly virus further as the pandemic takes hold around the...
Somali Football Legend Abdulkadir Mohamed Farah Dies Of Coronavirus
Somalia has tragically lost former footballer, Abdulkadir Mohamed Farah to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Somali Football Federation has confirmed. Farah passed away at a Northwest London Hospital on Tuesday (24 March 2020), after testing positive to the deadly virus last week. He was 59. SFF president, Abdiqani Said Arab, has commiserated with the bereaved family on the demise of Farah, who...
SAD! Rangers Player Ifeanyi George Dies In Road Accident (Graphic Photos)
Rangers Football Club of Enugu player, Ifeanyi George, has reportedly passed on. George and two other passengers died instantly from the impact as their car crashed into a parked articulated vehicle. The accident occurred in Abudu Town along the Onitsha-Agbor-Benin road, Sunday morning, as the player and his teammates left camp after the club announced a 10-day break following the suspension...
BREAKING: Ex-England U21 Player Peter Whittingham Dies After Falling Down Stairs
Former Cardiff and England Under-21 midfielder Peter Whittingham has died at the age of 35. Police confirmed on Wednesday that Whittingham was fighting for his life in hospital after a tragic accident in a seaside pub on the evening of March 7. The former England Under-21 international had been on a life support machine in hospital for the past 12 days with his family at...
I Am Looking Forward To Dying, Living Is Too Complicated — Mike Tyson
Boxing legend Mike Tyson has admitted he is ‘looking forward to dying’ because ‘living is too complicated’ in a new and emotional interview. It wasn’t long ago that Tyson was breaking down during a podcast chat with Sugar Ray Leonard, where he was quoted as saying: “Now those days are gone it’s empty, I’m nothing. I’m working on the art...
Coronavirus: Nigeria Football League Suspended Indefinitely
The League Management Company (LMC) has suspended the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) until further notice due to concerns about the coronavirus. The LMC, which is the organiser of the NPFL, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday evening. “Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) has been suspended till further notice in line with global health preventive protocol against the Corona...
Floyd’s Uncle Roger Mayweather Died
Roger Mayweather, who was a two-weight world champion and later trained his nephew to superstardom, has died. Mayweather, a brother of Floyd Mayweather Sr., was 58. TMZ first reported the news of Mayweather’s death, the cause of which has not been revealed. Roger Mayweather wasn’t able to train Floyd Mayweather Jr. toward the end of his Hall-of-Fame career due to various...
