Author: Brila

Antoine Griezmann believes Juventus will see off Real Madrid in the Champions League final and Gianluigi Buffon should be given the Ballon d’Or ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Floyd Mayweather is still not talking about fighting Conor McGregor for mega-bucks but he is talking about fighting. The Money man is back in the mood.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has responded to criticism from his former Arsenal captain Tony Adams.

Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo has revealed he sent Leicester a present for letting the new Premier League champions sign N’Golo Kante last summer.

World No 2 Novak Djokovic expects Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray to lift their game at the French Open despite failing to make an impact so far in the clay court season.

Former Super Eagles forward, Benedict Akwuegbu has said the NFF needs to bring more Ex- Internationals on board to promote football in Nigeria.

Having shown a good performance in the midfield this season, Ander Herrera won Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year after beating Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Antonio Valencia. With Ander Herrera and Antonio Valencia separated by just 20 votes going into the final hours of voting, according to Manchester United’s official website. Herrera sneaked in to become the unlikely winner after a barnstorming season in midfield with Valencia picking up the Players’ Player of the Year award as a consolation. ‘It is very special for me to win this award because when you see the list of the winners you realise how…

Perhaps Belgium will redeem it’s footballing image next week Monday when they vote for the best Young player Under 22 years, with Henry Onyekuru in the top three.

The was a time when the Super Eagles team was dominated by giants – physically and in quality. Nigeria was a dominant force on the continent, emerging from a slow period and Clemens Westerhof had assembled sentries, generals and field marshals to retake the team’s lost glory.

The Nigerian quartet of Moses Simon, Samuel Kalu, William Troost-Ekong and Rabiu Ibrahim have helped their Belgian club, KAA Gent secure qualification to the Europa League, but they now want a Champions League spot.