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The men’s football tournament at this summer’s Olympic Games will be featuring U-23 teams for the 16 nations competing for the right to be recognised as the champions of the beautiful game at the Olympic Games. Football has been an […] The post WHY KIDS AT OLYMPICS? appeared first on FootTheBall.

Mason Greenwood gave his thoughts on the classic debate of modern football as he suggested that Lionel Messi is superior to Cristiano Ronaldo. The pair have contested for individual glory since the Portugal captain departed Manchester United in 2009 and Luka Modric, in 2018, is the only player other than Ronaldo or Messi to win the…

Stepping on a plug. The sound of someone eating too loudly. Bluebottles that buzz around a window without ever going out. Man, bluebottles are such idiots. Anyway, these are small things which make people very angry. Arsenal Football Club. A big thing which makes people very angry. Especially when linked with transfers that don’t make…

Anthony Joshua will put his IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight championships on the line against Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday September 25, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Joshua dominated and then floored Kubrat Pulev to score a brutal ninth-round knockout at The SSE Arena, Wembley last time out…

Expert Analyst @MBrundleF1 Martin Brundle: Analysing and explaining the Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen British GP collision Sky Sports F1’s Martin Brundle delves right to the heart of the hugely controversial clash between F1’s two title-contending drivers at Silverstone. The build-up, the back story, the incident itself and the recriminations, plus his own verdict on what…

U.S. Soccer Cancels Open Cup for Second Straight Year, Sets 2022 Plan Author: Brian Straus Publish date: Jul 20, 2021 The U.S. Soccer Federation on Tuesday confirmed the cancellation of the 2021 U.S. Open Cup— it was postponed in April —and unveiled the schedule for the 2022 edition, which will mark the return of the…

It’s Really Time to Envision the End for Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay The quarterback and team are still dancing around the issues, as another leak hints this really is the end. Author: Conor Orr Publish date: Jul 20, 2021 Because professional football contract negotiations must follow a complicated dance played through anonymous national media…

Original: Jul 20, 2021 Hoover, Ala.– Josh Heupel took the podium at SEC Media Days, and the first-year Tennessee head coach was more than transparent about multiple aspects of his program. One key point Heupel emphasized during his opening statement was the importance of relationships to the way he desires to build his program. “The…

International construction unions and professional footballers are working together on efforts to improve the fundamental rights and freedoms for migrant workers in Qatar in the lead up to the FIFA 2022 World Cup. The three-year cooperation deal between the Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) and the global players’ union FIFPRO, representing professional footballers, was announced…

As an economic historian who edited a well-received book on entrepreneurship in Africa, the introduction to which argues for the recognition of distinct African entrepreneurial traditions and innovations, I find the case of Obi Cubana (Chief Obinna Iyiegbu) quite fascinating. The fascination grows when one looks beyond the visuals coming out of the funeral in…

Nigeria’s national female football team, Super Falcons are on a wasteful trip to Vienna, Austria to train for a self-serving tournament to honour the African country’s first lady, Aisha Buhari.  Already the trip is not short of drama as a visibly angry Nigerian man could be heard in a viral video querying the footballers for…

The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice sitting in Abuja has given the Nigerian government thirty (30) days to respond to the suit filed by One Love Foundation through a human rights lawyer, Samuel Ihensekhien, seeking reparation for the family of Miss Jumoke, who was killed recently.  Jumoke, a female trader, was killed on July 3,…