Month: February 2023

 

    Lionel Messi has been crowned as  The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2022 during The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony in Paris.    The Argentina and Paris Saint-Germain superstar emerged as the winner after beating teammate Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema in the voting process.  Having won the award in 2019 Messi has become the…

 

 

    Manchester United edged out Newcastle United 2-0 in a feisty Caraboa Cup final showdown at Wembley to lift their first trophy in six years.    Goals from Casemiro and Marcus Rashford were enough to end United’s trophy drought and secured Erik ten Hag his first major trophy as Manager of Manchester United.  The…

 

    Ghana and Hatayspor winger Christian Atsu has tragically been found dead following the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.    The 31-year-old’s agent confirmed the sad news this morning two weeks after the devastating earthquake in Turkey.  He was found dead under the rubble in his home in Hatay.  The Ghanaian international had been…

 

    Borussia Dortmund pipped a wasteful Chelsea side with a 1-0 win in the  Champions League last-16 first leg tie.    Karim Adeyemi’s breathtaking solo goal made the difference in front of the colourful crowd at the Signal Iduna Stadium.  Dortmund were brilliant and then they weren’t until the 63rd minute when the 21-year-old German-Nigeria…

 

    Real Madrid edged out Al Hilal in a hard fought victory to clinch their fifth FIFA Club World Cup title in Morocco.    The LaLiga giants strolled past African champions Al Ahly to book a spot in the final. Young firebrands, Vinicius Junior and Federico Valverde hit a brace each to help los Blancos win…

 

    European Champions Real Madrid strolled past African Champions Al Ahly by 4-1 to reach the FIFA Club World Cup final in Morocco on Wednesday.   Vinicius Jr, Federico Valverde, Rodrygo and Sergio Arribas all found the back of the net to send Madrid to the final of the inter continental championship.  The LaLiga…