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  1. Nigeria News

    Sports World Cup Ref Gets Life Ban for Bribery – Leadership Newspaper

    A Kenyan linesman who had been due to officiate at the World Cup in Russia has been handed a life ban after being caught. Marwa Range was filmed received a $600 bribe during the African Nations Championship in Morocco in January and is one of 22 referees sanctioned … read more via...
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    Sports France vs Belgium: We’ll show Thiery Henry he picked wrong side – Laila’s Blog

    France vs Belgium: French football player Oliver Giroud has picked on Thiery Henry, who is a French citizen, but on the coaching crew of the Belgium team and to him, the French team will show him that he has chosen the wrong side. Retired French … read more via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog –...
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    Sports Arsene Wenger lays into Mesut Ozil over Germany’s woeful World Cup – Metro

    Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has criticised Mesut Ozil’s performances during the World Cup and says the Germany star ‘played with the handbrake on’. Ozil struggled to affect all three of Die Mannschaft’s World Cup matches … read more via Metro – https://ift.tt/2ufKxkB Get More...
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    Sports Thierry Henry is an ‘enemy’ of France, says Didier Deschamps ahead of World Cup semi-final – The Telegraph

    They were team-mates when France conquered the world 20 years ago but, ahead of meeting Thierry Henry tomorrow for a place in the World Cup final, Didier Deschamps was blunt in describing his old friend’s current status. “When you go to a club abroad and play against one … read more via...
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    Sports Belgium, France go to war for final ticket – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    Anothe day, another battle, but this is the type of war the neutrals relish. It is the first semifinal match of the ongoing Russia 2018 World Cup and the gladiators are some of the finest artistes of the game still left in the quest for football’s ultimate trophy..... read more via The...
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    Sports Hart snubbed England’s q’final game for cricket – Punch Newspapers

    Joe Hart played cricket on Saturday rather than watch Jordan Pickford keep a clean sheet for England in the World Cup quarter-finals. The 31-year-old, who played 75 times for England including in nine of the 10 qualifiers, said he was “gutted” at not making Gareth Southgate’s squad and …...
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    Sports Extra time is lame. Let’s just skip straight to penalties at the World Cup – USA Today

    MOSCOW — As good as this World Cup has been, FIFA has shown it is not afraid to tinker with what would seem like an ideal system. Is anyone truly looking forward to when the competition expands to 48 teams? .... read more via SOCCER news, photos, and video – Yahoo! Sports –...
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    Sports ‘I’m not far away from Courtois’ – Pickford believes he can compete with world’s best goalkeepers – Goal.com News

    The England stopper was not impacted by recent remarks about his performance made by the Belgian and remains confident in himself Jordan Pickford is convinced Thibaut Courtois is not much better than him after the Belgium star appeared to criticise his fellow goalkeeper following England’s World...
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    Sports Lucas Torreira confirms he is on his way to Arsenal for medical ahead of £25m move – arsenal – Daily Mail

    Lucas Torreira has confirmed he is on his way to Arsenal for a medical. The 22-year-old defensive midfielder shone during Uruguay's World Cup campaign, helping his nation to the quarter-finals before... read more via arsenal – Google News – https://ift.tt/2zmzX10 Get More Nigeria Sports News
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    Sports France vs Belgium: Giroud targets goal against Courtois – Punch Newspapers

    Olivier Giroud has backed France to find a way past Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois in Tuesday’s World Cup semifinal in St Petersburg. Chelsea striker Giroud, 31, has yet to score in Russia but wants to end that run against Chelsea teammate Courtois. “Thibaut is difficult to beat and …...
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    Sports Croatia vs England: Rakitic dreaming of going further than’98 heroes – Punch Newspapers

    Ivan Rakitic is hoping this Croatia team can go a step further after matching the country’s heroes of 1998 by making it to the semi-finals of the World Cup. Barcelona midfielder Rakitic scored the decisive spot-kick as Croatia beat Russia 4-3 on penalties after a dramatic quarter-final in …...
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    Sports World Cup: Fernandinho Gets Death Threats Over Own Goal – Leadership Newspaper

    Fernandinho has been sent death threats from Brazil fans who blame him for his country crashing out of the World Cup, it has been claimed. The Manchester City midfielder scored an own goal as Tite’s side lost 2-1 to Belgium in the quarter-finals. According to UOL Esporte, the … read more...
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    Sports FIFA Investigates Croatia Defender Vida For Alleged Anti-Russia Comments – Complete Sports Nigeria

    World football governing body, FIFA, is investigating Croatia international Domagoj Vida after it was alleged he made anti-Russia comments following his side’s quarter-final win against the World Cup hosts. Vida scored an extra-time goal for Croatia who booked a place in the semi-finals of the...
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    Sports Croatia Searching for Missing Puzzle Ahead of Clash with England – Thisdaylive

    They have experience, bags of talent and there is no questioning their fighting spirit, yet there is something still strangely lacking in the Croatia team which has reached the World Cup semifinals for the second time in their history. Croatia became only the second team to win successive...
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    Sports Luka Modric: Croatia will train to deal with England set-piece threat – TODAY.NG

    Luka Modric has admitted that Croatia are wary of England’s set-piece threat after his side secured their place in Wednesday’s semi-final in Moscow. Modric captained Croatia to... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2zm2vri Get More Nigeria Sports News
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    Sports World Cup 2018 exit saddest moment of my career – Neymar – Daily Post Newspaper

    Brazil superstar, Neymar Jr., has admitted that their quarter-final exit at the 2018 World Cup, “is the saddest moment of my career.” Neymar played the entire 90minutes, as Belgium.... Read more via Daily Post Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2KTVboa Get More Nigeria Sports News
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    Sports Neymar breaks silence after Brazil’s World Cup exit to Belgium – Metro

    Neymar has described Brazil’s World Cup exit as the ‘saddest moment of my career’ following their defeat to Belgium on Friday. Brazil have been knocked out of the... Read more via Metro – https://ift.tt/2KXnX7x Get More Nigeria Sports News
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    Sports Uruguay’s Tabarez admits France deserved victory – Punch Newspapers

    A disappointed Oscar Tabarez conceded that his Uruguay side were second best in their World Cup quarter-final loss to France on Friday, which saw the European side progress to the last four. The veteran coach, who has been in charge of Uruguay for 12 years in his second … read more via...
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    Sports We’re tough to beat, Sweden coach warns England – Punch Newspapers

    Sweden coach Janne Andersson said his side were “easy to analyse but very difficult to beat” ahead of Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final against England in Samara. Sweden are attempting to reach a first semi-final since 1994, when they were beaten 1-0 in the last four by eventual champions …...
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    Sports Neymar‘s theatrics come back to haunt Brazil – Goal.com News

    As Brazil and Neymar rolled out of Russia after suffering defeat to a star studded Belgium outfit, they will definitely continue to rue what might have been. It was no secret that Neymar was at the centre of the headlines for Brazil in Russia albeit mostly … read more via Goal.com News –...
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