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Nigeria’s World Cup group opponent, Argentina, have named their 23-man squad for the tournament with Lionel Messi headlining Jorge Sampaoli’s list.
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Belgium and AS Roma Superstar Radja Nainggolan has announced his retirement from international football after his World Cup snub by Manager Roberto Martinez. The Roma midfielder was a shock omission from Roberto Martinez’s 23-man party to take to Russia. Nainggolan, 30, posted on social media: “With a lot of pain in my heart I put an end to my international career. Met veel pijn in het hart maak ik een einde aan men internationale carriere… ik heb er altijd alles aangedaan om er bij te zijn en belgie te vertegenwoordigen 🇧🇪… spijtig genoeg is ECHT zijn niet goed voor SOMMIGE… En vanaf…
Rafael Nadal took full advantage of a weather delay to beat defending champion Alexander Zverev in a rollercoaster final of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome.
The end may be in sight for Santi Cazorla and the midfielder is set to undergo pre-season training with former club Villarreal.
Alvaro Morata, Cesc Fabregas and Juan Mata have been omitted from Spain’s squad for this summer’s World Cup in Russia but there is a place in Julen Lopetegui’s selection for Diego Costa and Iniesta.
Brila.net takes a look at the six Super Eagles players that have represented Nigeria and have won the most prestigious Football Trophy, ‘FA Cup’ in England. Daniel ‘Da Bull’ Amokachi (Everton) Amokachi is the first Nigeria international to play in the FA Cup final. He was a 69th-minute substitute for Everton in their 1-0 win over Manchester United in the 1995 final at Wembley. Paul Rideout scored the winning goal for Everton. Celestine Babayaro (Chelsea) Babayaro was a winner in the 2000 FA Cup final. The left-back played the full 90 minutes as Roberto Di Matteo scored Chelsea’s winning goal against Aston Villa. Nwankwo Kanu (Arsenal,…
Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr will have a difficult task pruning his 30-man list to the final 23, particularly in the defence, and Kenneth Omeruo is determined to make the cut. The Chelsea FC defender wrapped up a season-long loan deal to Turkish Super Lig side Kasimpasa where he said he’s put in more work than he ever did in his career. Nigeria’s world cup preparation commences on Tuesday and the defender told Brila.net he expects to arrive early on the same day. The 2013 African Cup of Nations winner, who has 34 caps including four appearances at the…