Author: Total Sports Staff
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Ballon d’Or 2024: Ademola Lookman’s final position in voting confirmed
Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman has finished 14th in this year’s Ballon d’Or rankings. Lookman is the only African player to make the 30-man shortlist this year. The Atalanta star made the cut after a sensational campaign with club and country. He was named the Serie A club’s Player of the Year, finishing the campaign with 11 goals…
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Ballon d’Or 2024: Vinicius snubs award with Real Madrid aware he won’t win
Real Madrid will not send Vinicius Junior or anyone to the Ballon d’Or event tonight. The LaLiga giants “know” Vinicius will not be announced winner. This was revealed by football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano on Monday. Romano wrote on his X account: “BREAKING: Vinicius Jr will NOT travel to Paris as Real Madrid know he…
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EPL: Man Utd sack Ten Hag, name replacement
Ruud van Nistelrooy will take charge as interim head coach of Manchester United. The development followed the sack of Erik ten Hag on Monday. Ten Hag’s two-and-a-half-year spell at Old Trafford ended after a poor start to the campaign. The development comes after a series of poor results, with Man United sitting 14th in the…
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AFCONQ 2025: CAF award Super Eagles of Nigeria three points, goals against Libya
CAF on Saturday announced awarded three points and three goals to the Super Eagles of Nigeria following the botched 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya. Super Eagles consolidated top position in the their group following the verdict. The West African now have 10 points from four matches, four points clear of nearest rivals Benin.Libya…
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Drogba names five players he regrets not playing with
Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has named five former and current Blues stars he wishes he had played with during his football career as a professional footballer. Drogba mentioned the likes of Reece James, who is the current captain at Stamford Bridge. “For me, it was also a great experience,” he told Give Me Sports. “I…
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Champions League: Aguero picks three favourite clubs to win trophy this season
Former Manchester City striker, Sergio Aguero, has named the three favourites to win the Champions League title this season. According to the former Argentina international, they are Manchester City, Barcelona and Arsenal. So far, all the 36 teams in the new format have played three games. Aston Villa, Liverpool and Man City are currently in the…
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Chelsea legend, Drogba regrets not playing in FIFA competition
Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has said he regrets not playing in the FIFA Club World Cup for Chelsea. Drogba, however, said it felt good to see his former side lift the trophy in 2021. Chelsea qualified for the Club World Cup by lifting the UEFA Champions League under former manager Thomas Tuchel. “I would…
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UEL: Mourinho names Man Utd star as ‘most decisive player’ during 1-1 draw with Fenerbahce
Fenerbahce manager, Jose Mourinho, has hailed Andre Onana’s display in their 1-1 draw with Manchester United in the Europa League on Thursday night. Onana produced an excellent double save in the first half to keep the score at 1-0, after Christian Eriksen opened the scoring. However, the Cameroon goalkeeper was not able to keep out…
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Nigeria’s Lookman, Troost-Ekong nominated for 2024 CAF Player of the Year [Full list]
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has released a 10-man shortlist for the 2024 Player of the Year. The list was published on CAF’s social media accounts on Thursday. They include Nigeria’s duo of Ademola Lookman and William Troost-Ekong. Others on the list are Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, PSG), Simon Adingra (Cote d’Ivoire, Brighton), Ronwen Williams…