Author: Brila

Brazil Manager Tite have been handed with some headache on his hands if the Samba boys continue their run in Russia with Danilo ruled out injured. The Brazil team take on Belgium in their quarter-final clash on Friday night, hoping to take a step closer to securing a sixth World Cup triumph. After seeing Dani Alves ruled out of the tournament before it began due to injury, Tite has also had to cope with the absence of Danilo after he featured in their opening game against Switzerland. According to Sky Sports though, the Manchester City ace’s World Cup is over as…

Former Flying Eagles skipper Kelechi Nwakali is getting closer to completing a season-long loan move to Portuguese powerhouse Porto after arriving in Portugal. Nwakali is not in the Netherlands to discuss a deal with Eredivisie outfit NAC Breda despite pictures surfacing online showing him at the Rat Verlegh Stadion in Breda according to AllNigeriasoccer. Kelechi’s brother and agent, Allwell Nwakali said Porto are processing his paperwork and any moment from now, maybe tomorrow or next, he will have his medical. ”He has nothing to do with NAC Breda.” Porto have already agreed on a loan deal with Arsenal for Kelechi,…

Russian League club FK Yenisey Krasnoyarsk have confirmed the signing of Super Eagles midfielder Fegor Ogude from the ‘Bankrupt’ Amkar Perm. “Yenise signed a contract with 30-year-old Nigerian defensive midfielder Fegor Ogude, who last season played for the Perm Amkar,” reads the statement on the club’s official website. FK Yenisey gained promotion to the Russian Premier League for the first time last season from the FNL, Russia’s first tier, following a 6-4 aggregate win against Anzhi Makhachkala in the playoffs. It is Ogude’s third club in Europe as he previously featured for Valeranga of Norway after arriving…

Football Icon Diego Maradona has apologized to FIFA after an outspoken attack on the referee for Colombia’s defeat to England at the World Cup. Argentina’s 1986 World Cup-winning captain claimed Colombia suffered a “monumental robbery” in the last-16 tie on Tuesday after England were awarded a penalty for a foul on Harry Kane. Maradona said American referee Mark Geiger “knows a lot about baseball but has no idea about football” and also criticised FIFA for appointing the official to the match. His remarks earned him a rebuke from tournament organizers FIFA, whom it is understood pay Maradona around $10,000…

In 56 years; between 1958-2014, 14 players have entered the World Cup as the youngest in the editions of the tournaments they played in.

The Confederation of African Football(CAF), on Thursday, confirmed the appointment of the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) president, Amaju Melvin Pinnick as the first vice president of the continental football governing body. This was stated in a letter sent to all football associations associated with CAF on Thursday, after consultations with the CAF Emergency Committee, where the body confirmed Mr. Pinnick as a replacement for Kwesi Nyatakyi who resigned his appointment as CAF first Vice President. The appointment took immediate effect in accordance with Article 27 Paragraph 2 of the statutes which is expected to be ratified by the Executive Committee on…

Spanish La Liga might change in the coming football season as rumors about Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer to Juventus are getting stronger day by day. Sure the story is same every year, but the magnitude this time is on a whole different level. Various news publications like Marca have already reported the deal to be getting finalized shortly. In the article here, Brila.net is taking a look at some possible replacements for the Portuguese superstar. Kylian Mbappe The French sensation is probably having the time of his life with France cruising through the quarter-finals of the ongoing FIFA World Cup.…

Third seed Marin Cilic suffered a stunning exit at Wimbledon 2018 in the hands of Argentina’s Guido Pella. Cilic was viewed as the biggest threat to Roger Federer in the top half of the draw but suffered the most remarkable of defeats in five sets to the little-fancied Argentine. The Croat was a runner-up at the All England Club in 2017 and defeated Novak Djokovic in the final of Queen’s already this year, with many considering him among the favourites for the title. He was due to meet Federer in the semi-finals but the Swiss will now…

UEFA have announced that, like FIFA at the World Cup in Russia, teams will be allowed to use an extra substitution in next season’s Champions League knockout games – if matches go to extra time.

Champions League holders Real Madrid are looking set to accept a lucrative £88m deal from Serie A Champions, Juventus for superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. According to O Jogo, the Portugal international will join the Italian champions following reports that they have triggered his €100m (£88m) release clause. The Old Lady are said to be willing to hand Ronaldo a four-year contract worth €120m (£101m). Earlier reports suggest that the 33-year-old recently turned down the chance to sign a new contract with Real after growing disillusioned with life at the Bernabeu. Ronaldo’s former employers Manchester United were original as the favourites to…