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The Super Eagles of Nigeria again slipped a point down in the latest FIFA ranking released yesterday, even as their Russia 2018 World Cup opponents Iceland reached new heights.According to the ranking on FIFA’s official website, the…

Football clubs across the world splashed out a record $6.37 billion (about N2.293 trillion) on players during 2017 with English clubs again the biggest spenders, FIFA’s Global Transfer Market Report said.The total paid out was about 33…

Linus Mba, an Adviser to world football body FIFA on Referees, on Thursday in Abuja said Nigerian referees performed above average in all aspects of match officiating in 2017.Mba told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that he has also…

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo recently declared that he has ambitions to enter the movie industry after he retires from football.The Real Madrid player recently moved level with Lionel Messi after claiming a fifth Ballon d’Or…

According to the latest ranking by FIFA which was released on Thursday, Nigeria will be entering the New year as the 51st best footballing team in the world.The top three positions still remain Germany, Brazil and Portugal while the…

Former Brazil international and now Senator, Romario, has declared interest in the presidency of the country’s corruption-tainted football governing body.Romario, a striker in the 1994 World Cup-winning side, said on Wednesday he wants…

Football ruling body FIFA has confirmed receiving a complaint from Atletico Madrid who say Spanish league leaders FC Barcelona have illegally contacted their forward Antoine Griezmann.“We have received a complaint from Atletico Madrid…

The last Ballon D'or winner before the Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi duopoly, Kaka has revealed how close he came to making a £100million world record move to Manchester City in 2009.But the 35-year-old snubbed the lucrative move…

World football governing body, FIFA have released a 36-man list of referees that will officiate matches at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and there are no Nigerian officials included and a few other big names have been snubbed.The…

FIFA’s ethics watchdogs have banned three former football officials from Guam, Nicaragua and Venezuela for life as part of efforts to address widespread corruption in the sport, the world football governing body said on Tuesday.The…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Aurore Ligan of Benin Republic as centre referee for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup second round fixture involving Nigeria and Morocco.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will earn at least $9.5 million for qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.FIFA has officially announced windfall to teams who are going to be participating at next year’s World Cup in Russia.…

World football governing body, FIFA has revealed that  32 national teams competing at the 2018 World Cup will share $400 million (344 million euros) in prize money, a 12 percent increase from the 2014 tournament.The purse at the…

Russian President, Vladimir Putin has invited FIFA’s disgraced ex-president Sepp Blatter to next year’s World Cup despite being banned from football.“I will go to the World Cup in Russia. I received an invitation from President Putin,”…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have retained the fifth position in Africa but moved up to the 41st position in the World in the latest FIFA Coca-Cola world rankings.The rankings released by the World Football governing body showed that…

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has fined Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) $31,000 (N11.1m) for the conduct of her fans in last month’s World Cup qualifier against Cameroon in Uyo.Nigeria’s Super Eagles…

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar have been nominated as finalists for the Best FIFA Men’s Player award, the football sport’s world governing body said on Friday.Ronaldo helped Real Madrid to a second consecutive UEFA Champions…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria dropped six places in the latest FIFA Coca Cola world rankings despite impressive results against Cameroon in the World Cup qualifying matches.The rankings released on Thursday by Football World Governing body…

Mikel John Obi- led Super Eagles arrived Yaounde on Sunday afternoon for Monday’s 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon.A statement by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Sunday quoted Mikel as…