Former Cameroon striker and current Cameroon FA president, Samuel Eto’o has expressed his opinion that former Super Eagles midfielder, Jay Jay Okocha is on the same level as Barcelona great, Ronaldinho. According to Eto’o, who played alongside Ronaldinho at Barcelona, Okocha didn’t receive as much accolades during his career and described it as “the injustice…
A fan of Brazilian soccer power, Palmeiras, was shot dead outside the club’s stadium Saturday February 12, following the team’s 2-1 loss to Chelsea in the Club World Cup final in Abu Dhabi. Sao Paulo police Investigator Cesar Saad told journalists a suspect was shortly arrested in connection to the shooting. He added that 15 other…
Israel Adesanya has defeated Robert Whittaker to retain his middleweight title at UFC 271 in Houston, Texas. The reigning UFC middleweight champion battled Whittaker over five rounds to ultimately win a unanimous decision in his fourth consecutive title defense in front of 6,000 fans packed into the Toyota Center The final scorecards read 49-46, 48-47 and 48-47…
Manchester United manager, Ralf Ragnick has stated that Mason Greenwood’s arrest will not distract the club’s preparations for their FA Cup clash against Middlesbrough. The 20-year-old was arrested on Sunday January 30, on suspicion of rape and assualt and was further arrested on Tuesday, February 1 on suspicion of threats to kill and sexual…
Tyson Fury will defend his WBC world heavyweight title against Dillian Whyte in April. This is coming after the Gypsy King’s trans-Atlantic promotional partners Frank Warren and Bob Arum won Friday’s purse bid in Mexico City with an offer of $42 million dollars. The Purse bids for the all-British showdown had been delayed four times…
Dusan Vlahovic has finally completed his £62million move from Fiorentina to Juventus after successfully undergoing a medical in Turin, and rejecting a move to Arsenal. The 21-year-old, who had been heavily linked with a move to Arsenal before opting to remain in Italy, put pen to paper on his Juventus deal to end rumors after a host of interest…
Cristiano Ronaldo has picked up the Globe Soccer’s Top Scorer of All Time award at Dubai Expo 2020. Ronaldo has scored a total of 801 goals during his career so far, having played for Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, and Portugal. On Friday January 28, the Manchester United superstar was handed the gong while on holiday in Dubai at the…
Super Eagles and Watford defender, William Troost-Ekong has revealed that the Nigerian squad will try hard to avoid the mistakes made at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations when they face Guinea Bissau in their final Group D game today. The Eagles lost 2-0 to Madagascar in their final group game at 2019 AFCON after…
Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker, Lerentee McCray has been arrested after a high-speed pursuit with police over the weekend. According to court records obtained by DiRocco, McCray was issued a citation for speeding and was charged with fleeing/eluding police with disregard of safety to person or property, which is a second-degree felony. He was booked into Lake County Jail in…
Premier league icon and former Manchester United player, Eric Cantona has revealed he will not watch the 2022 World Cup holding in Qatar this summer Delivering a crippling assessment of this year’s tournament, Cantona accused Qatar of ‘horrible’ treatment of workers who have built the stadiums and says there is no chance of a legacy…
