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FIFA has issued a formal warning to a Croatia player who praised Ukraine in a video after his team beat World Cup host Russia, according to Washington Post.  Vida and team’s coach Ognjen Vukojević posted a video, where the player chants ‘Glory to Ukraine’ and Vukojević says: “This win is for Dynamo and for Ukraine. Go, Croatia!” The statement angered many Russian social media users amid the political tension between Russia and Ukraine. “We can confirm that FIFA’s disciplinary committee has sent a warning to the player Domagoj Vida due to his video statement following the 2018 FIFA World Cup…

Former Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger has defended Mesut Ozil’s World Cup performance and explained why he struggled in Russia. Ozil has been slaughtered after Germany were knocked out of the World Cup during the group stage. Ozil was dropped for the only game Germany actually won – the comeback match against Sweden – and toiled against Mexico and South Korea. His dad has even suggested he should retire rather than continue to take the flak. Germany came into the tournament as world champions but were the first top nation to bow out. And Wenger thinks…

Japanese Club side, Sagan Tosu has confirmed the signing and arrival of former Liverpool and Chelsea striker Fernando Torres from Atletico Madrid. The Spain legend left boyhood club Atlético Madrid at the end of last season after three years, where he departed lifting the Europa League trophy. And in a press conference on Tuesday, he revealed his decision to join the J-League side The veteran striker becomes the second Spanish player to go to Japan, with Andrès Iniesta signing for Vissel Kobe last month.

Top Tennis trio, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have all progressed into the quarterfinals of the ongoing Wimbledon Open. Like a vintage Rolls Royce, Federer cruised into the last eight for a mind-boggling 16th time with another imperious centre court display at The All England Club. Federer took his tally of consecutive sets won on London’s hallowed lawns to 32 with a 6-0 7-5 6-4 dispatch of dangerous French left-hander Adrian Mannarino. On the other end, World Number one Rafael Nadal also reached the quarter-finals for the first time in seven years with a comfortable 6-3…

Head Coach of the Flying Eagles, Paul Aigbogun has stated that he is confident of victory in next weekends U-20 AFCON qualifiers against Mauritania. Speaking in a brief chat with www.brila.net’s Pius Idoko, Aigbogun states categorically that his side is still checking through the playing style of their opponents but a win is assured. The former player further stressed that the Flying Eagles will in no way underrate the Mauritanians when both sides meet on Friday, 20th July. “We won’t be going into next weekends game with some overconfidence” “We will play for a win and…

Eden Hazard and a brilliant Belgian generation stand between France and a place in the World Cup final as the countries bring their historic rivalry to Tuesday’s first semi-finals. Not since 1986 have Belgium made it this far at the World Cup, losing to a Diego Maradona-inspired Argentina in Mexico and then going down 4-2 to France in the third-place play-off, the last competitive meeting of the nations. In the years since, France have won one World Cup and one European Championship and lost the 2006 World Cup final. Now, with Kylian Mbappe their new standard-bearer, they are…

German Bundesliga side RB Leipzig wants to sign Everton’s England Under-21 forward Ademola Lookman on a permanent deal. Lookman, 20, ended last season on loan with the German Bundesliga club, scoring five goals in 11 league games. Leipzig announced on Monday that sporting director Ralf Rangnick will be the head coach for 2018-19. And when asked about possible signings, Rangnick said: “We’re still in talks over Ademola Lookman. We want him back and he wants to come.”

Serena Williams has issued a warning to her rivals at Wimbledon with a dominating 6-2, 6-2, win over Russia’s Evgeniya Rodina. Williams was taking on Rodina in the first-ever Grand Slam main draw match between mothers after the Russian upset No.10 seed Madison Keys in the third round, and wasted little time to make her 13th career last eight appearance at Wimbledon after 64 minutes on court. The American faced few problems in the opening set, and navigated through the lone break against her serve with relative ease, breaking straight back to clinch the match behind 30 winners to…

English Premier League side West Ham have confirmed the signing of former Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere on a two-year deal. Injuries hampered the Englishman’s progress and he could make only 20 appearances in the Premier League last season. West Ham have now confirmed the signing of Wilshere, whose contract at Arsenal had run out at the end of last month. The midfielder has signed a three-year deal at the London Stadium and new manager Manuel Pellegrini will hope to seal the signing of Borussia Dortmund winger Andriy Yarmolenko later this week. On signing for the Hammers, Wilshere said: It feels good, it feels…

Super Eagles forward Odion Jude Ighalo is set to resume training with his Chinese club Changchun Yatai this week after a short stint at the Russia 2018 World Cup. The former Watford striker has been given a couple of weeks off to recharge his batteries after representing the Super Eagles at the ongoing World Cup in Russia. Ighalo was involved in all the matches played by the Super Eagles before they were knocked out in the group stages, starting against Croatia and coming off the bench in the games with Iceland and Argentina. The 29-year-old was in good form for…