Author: Brila

A brilliant Nacer Chadli goal crowned an astonishing Belgium comeback against Japan to set up a World Cup quarter-final against Brazil. From 2-0 down, Belgium grabbed two quick goals to level before a last-minute, injury time counter-attack gave them a famous victory. Roberto Martinez made 10 changes to his starting line-up after resting most of his side for his side’s 1-0 win over England in their last group stage match. The Roberto Martinez-led Belgian side is now the first country since West Germany in 1970 to come back from 2-0 behind in the World Cup’s knockouts. Belgium will now play…

Belgium has transformed itself from an intriguing long-shot into a World Cup favorite, beating Panama, Tunisia and finally England in the group stage and scoring a tournament-high nine goals in the process. On the other end, Japan was lucky to advance to the Round of 16 at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, besting Senegal through the new fair play points tiebreaker as the second-place team in Group H. The Japanese will face their toughest test of the tournament Monday against a Belgium squad that dominated Group G play with a perfect 3-0-0 record and a plus-7 goal difference,…

Brazil roared in the World Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Mexico on Monday as Neymar shone with a goal and an assist that dumped Mexico out at the last 16 stage for the seventh straight occasion. The PSG forward slid home in the second half and then teed up Roberto Firmino late on as the five-times champions beat an otherwise stubborn Mexico, whose World Cup began with such promise with a victory over champions Germany, but ended in familiar fashion in the first knockout round. It was the seventh World Cup running that Brazil have reached the…

Neymar Jr. and Roberto Firmino scored a goal each as Brazil edged past Mexico with a 2-0 victory to seal progress to the World Cup quarter-finals. Neymar converted Willian’s low drive across the face of the goal to put Brazil ahead in the early minutes of the second half and Roberto converted from close range after Neymar’s bustling run created an opening. The match was expected to be a thriller with Brazil on track to win a record 6th World Cup while El Tri showing real promise on their march to a 7th consecutive place in the last 16. …

Basketball superstar LeBron James has signed a four-year, $154 million deal to join the Los Angeles Lakers, his agency, Klutch Sports Group, announced Sunday night. James did not pick up his option Friday with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team he led to its fourth straight NBA finals this year, only to be swept by the Golden State Warriors in four games. Some had expected the move to Los Angeles, where the Ohio native owns two homes. The announcement came on the first day of free agency. James, 33, is a four-time NBA Most Valuable Player and arguably the league’s most dominant player.…

Turkish Super Lig giants Galatasaray has been closely linked with a move for Leicester City and Super Eagles star striker Ahmed Musa this summer. The Nigerian star’s agent claims they are in talks with the Turkish outfit over a possible season-long loan that could lead to a permanent deal. Musa, who is currently on holidays after playing for the Super Eagles at the World Cup, spent the last term at CSKA Moscow after joining Leicester for £16million in 2016. In his first season at the King Power Stadium, Musa scored just twice in 21 Premier League games.…

Both Brazil and Mexico will be forced to make changes when they meet in the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup pre-quarterfinal match in Samara on Monday. Brazil are heading into the game under considerable pressure, given the way the heavyweights in Argentina, Portugal, Spain, and Germany have crashed out early from the tournament. However, the five-time champions, despite not being flamboyant, have done their job better than most teams in Russia. Tite and his men opened their campaign with an uninspiring draw against Switzerland. However, they have steadily improved over the course of the round robin stage, beating Costa Rica with two…

Nigerian and Atromitos of Greece forward, Abiola Dauda has stated that the World Cup has brought the Super Eagles a lot of positives despite crashing out in the first round. In a brief chat with www.brila.net, Dauda stressed that the Nigeria national team’s young players now have big tournament experience which will come in handy in their career and subsequent national team competitions. According to the striker, the experience garnered is a big positive and that the players also gave a good fight despite the ill luck of failing to progress beyond the group stage of the world cup in…

Egyptian superstar, Mohammed Salah has agreed to a massive new five-year contract to keep him at Liverpool until 2023 after a fantastic first season. Liverpool decided to reward Salah with the fantastic five-year deal for delivering one of the most incredible seasons in Premier League history. And the massive news all Liverpool fans will be delighted to hear is there is NO release clause in the contract. Salah’s deal will see him become the highest earning player in the club’s history, with his salary – which will be performance related – thought to include incentives which could…

Kano Pillars will resume training today as the NPFL returns after a three-week break caused by the on-going FIFA 2018 World Cup in taking place Russia. According to Pillars spokesman Rilwanu Idris Malikawa, training will commence by 8 am at Sani Abacha Stadium Kofar Mata Kano. The Kano-based clubside were granted a break following the suspension of 2017/2018 NPFL season by the League Management Company (LMC) because of the 2018 World Cup. The four-time champions are third on the table with 38 points from 24 matches, five matches behind leaders Lobi Stars. They welcome El Kanemi…