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    World Cup 2018: Italian side AS Roma adopts Nigeria for tournament in Russia – BBC Sport

    AS Roma’s English twitter account has come out to support Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup Italian Serie A side Roma has come out to back Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The club initially posted news of the Super Eagles squad on Twitter and one … read more via BBC Sport –...
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    Buffon bids tearful farewell to Juventus – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and...

    Italy great Gianluigi Buffon played his final game for Juventus on Saturday before tearfully exiting after a trophy-laden 17-year career.... Read more via The Guardian Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2Ivncp9 Get More Nigeria Sports News
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    Africans tip Super Eagles to break World Cup jinx in Russia – The Guardian Nigeria...

    No African country has won the FIFA World Cup, which is in its 21st edition this year, but many pundits from the continent believe this is the time to break the jinx. And which team is better suited for the task than the Super Eagles. A continent wide survey by Kenya-based...
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    Griezmann Fires Atletico Madrid To Europa League Title – Channels Television

    Atletico’s players celebrate with the trophy after the UEFA Europa League final football match between Olympique de Marseille and Club Atletico de Madrid at the Parc OL stadium in Decines-Charpieu, near Lyon on May 16, 2018. Antoine Griezmann was the hero for Atletico Madrid as the French...
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    ISIS targets Ronaldo, Messi ahead of World Cup – NewsComAu

    ISIS has threatened to behead soccer stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi at the World Cup in chilling new propaganda. According to The Sun , the barbarous terror group is repeating calls for “lone attackers” to strike ahead of the tournament in Russia next month. They have already made …...
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    World Cup: Mixed reactions trail Gernot Rohr’s provisional 30-man list – Daily Post Nigeria

    Mixed reactions on Monday trailed Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr’s 30-man provisional list for the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup finals. DAILY POST reports that Coach Rohr’s 30-man Provisional squad was released by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Monday. Rohr named Captain...
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    Olanrewaju Kayode insists no hard feelings after World Cup snub – TODAY.NG

    Manchester City loanee Olanrewaju Kayode has said he does not have any hard feelings after he was overlooked in a 30-man provisional squad for the World Cup next month. Kayode, who won a league and cup double in Ukraine with Shakhtar Donetsk, said he would have liked to play in Russia 2018, but...
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    Gernot Rohr disappointed after Jordan Torunarigha’s Nigeria snub – Yahoo Sports | Sports...

    Gernot Rohr is disappointed following the decision of Jordan Torunarigha to turn down an opportunity to feature for Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup. The German-born Nigerian has represented Germany youth sides but has yet to make his debut for the senior … read more via Yahoo Sports | Sports...
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    Roberto Mancini Named Italy Head Coach – Channels Television

    Former Manchester City and Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini has been given the job of reviving the fortunes of Italy’s national team, the Italian football federation (FIGC) confirmed on Monday. Italy have been without a permanent coach since Gian … read more via Channels Television –...
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    Countdown (31) 2018 FIFA WC: Rohr ready to reveal provisional list – Vanguard News

    Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is being expected to reveal his provisional World Cup squad today, after a painstaking exercise of consultation with coaches and Nigerian Football Federation technical committee officials. This is just as some of the key players who chased qualification for the...
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    Nigeria face Argentina, Turkey in FIBA W’Cup – Punch Newspapers

    Nigeria have been drawn against Australia, Argentina and Turkey in Group B of the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup from September 22 to 30 in Tenerife, Spain. According to the draw, D’Tigress will start their campaign at the tournament against Australia on September 22 before … read...
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    Salah beats Ronaldo, Suarez, Alan Shearer to set new Premier League goal record – Dailypost

    Liverpool ace, Mohamed Salah has broken the record of scoring the most number of goals in a 38-game Premier League season. The Egyptian international netted the opener in Liverpool’s final game of the season against Brighton on Sunday. The record was level between three players at 31 …...
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    Neymar Wins French Player Of The Year Award – Channels Television

    Neymar was named as France’s player of the year at an awards ceremony in Paris on Sunday, and later brushed away questions over his future. The Paris Saint-Germain superstar took the prize despite missing the last three months of the season due to injury.................. read more via...
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    Juventus win record-extending 7th straight Serie A title – Yahoo Sports

    Juventus won a record-extending seventh straight Serie A title on Sunday after its 0-0 draw against 10-man Roma was enough to secure the trophy with a match to spare. Second-place Napoli won 2-0 at Sampdoria but Juventus got the point it needed … read more via SOCCER news, photos, and...
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    Ronaldo returns to training ahead Champions League clash with Liverpool – The Guardian...

    Cristiano Ronaldo was back in action as Real Madrid trained ahead of their clash with Celta Vigo yesterday morning. The club’s all-time record goalscorer sat out Wednesday’s defeat to Sevilla after being forced off at half-time during Sunday’s Clasico draw with Barcelona. … read more via...
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    Iceland appoints ex-Eagles coach to spy on Nigeria – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper –...

    Iceland coach Heimir Hallgrímsson confirmed yesterday that former assistant coach of the Super Eagles Roland Andersson would be one of his scouts at the 2018 World Cup. Andersson’s job description is to strictly monitor the Nigerian national team during the tournament … read more via The...
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    Atletico Madrid To Play Super Eagles In GoTV MAX Cup In Akwa Ibom – INFORMATION NIGERIA

    While speaking during a press conference on Thursday, the general manager, sales and marketing, MultiChoice Nigeria, Martin Mabutho, disclosed that Spanish professional football club, Atlético Madrid, will be visiting Nigeria for the first time to play against the Super Eagles CHAN team in the...
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    Wayne Rooney would become one of MLS’s highest-paid players – SOCCER news, photos, and...

    Wayne Rooney would become one of MLS’s highest-paid players, if the English superstar ends up signing with D.C. United. United is prepared to pay him between $5 million and $8 million per season, said a well-connected figure who requested anonymity in order … read more via SOCCER news...
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    Nigeria consider cancelling match against DR Congo due to Ebola fears – Mail Online

    On Wednesday, Nigeria's health ministry ordered measures to be implemented for screening visitors from neighbouring countries. One official at the Nigerian Football Federation said: 'We will stop the game on medical advice because we cannot ...... read more via Mail Online –...
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    Why Victor Moses will be left out of Super Eagles’ camp in Uyo – Daily Post Nigeria

    Chelsea wingback, Victor Moses, may get exemption from the opening week of the Super Eagles World Cup camp, to recover after his team’s FA Cup final game with Manchester United on May 19 at Wembley Stadium. Although coach Gernot Rohr is insisting that all invited players must … read more...
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