Author: Joan Igbava

Karim Benzema has revealed that he gave his 4-year-old daughter his signed match ball after promising her that he would score a hat-trick the day before netting one against Athletic Bilbao.

21-year-old Hugo Largo competing at the Tombim Abuja Open for the third straight year gave out racket strings to little kids, who are taking up the sport, at the National Tennis Centre in Abuja.

Huddersfield scored their first penalty of the season as Aaron Mooy converted from the spot after 52 minutes, to the delight and cheers of many fans especially 7-year-old Bella, though they lost 4-1 to Leicester City that day, a depressingly familiar feeling this season at a club destined for the Championship.

Divine Oduduru in 2016, ran alongside Olympic Games champion and world record holder in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4 × 100 meters relay, a moment he describes as the most memorable in his career, next to winning the NCAA title.

Mesut Ozil spent time with a blind Arsenal fan who also plays the game before the Europa League first-leg win against Napoli on Thursday night.

Former Liverpool and Newcastle defender Jose Enrique, who was told last May that he had a “one-in-a-million” type of tumour and could lose his sight, has shared his joy and excitement with news that he is cancer-free, he said he was ‘so happy’ after being given the all-clear following treatment for a brain tumour.

It has been proven that being a footballer goes beyond playing on the pitch as many footballers play a big role in the society off the pitch, Inter Milan football star Antonio Candreva has stepped in to pay school meal fees for a girl from a poor immigrant family who was given tuna and crackers instead of the normal lunch at a primary school near Verona.

Robert Kasanga, founder of East London Amateur side, Hackney Wick Football Club was inspired to create the football club to give local children an opportunity to stay out of trouble, after he served time in prison for armed robbery.

James Harden’s journey from an asthmatic child who grew up in a mobile home in Compton, a notorious area of LA, before rising to stardom the NBA’s MVP has captured the imagination of fans.

Despite leading Tottenham Hotspur to their first Champions League semi-finals, Mauricio Pochettino has affirmed that his greatest moment in coaching came whilst he was in charge of Espanyol.