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SAN FRANCISCO, November 05, (THEWILL) – President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday heartily congratulated the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria on their qualification for the finals of the ongoing FIFA under-17 World Soccer Championship in the United Arab Emirates. The Nigerian team convincingly...

Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay hopes his side's 1-0 victory over Swansea City in the Premier League's first ever Welsh derby will distract attention from the club's off-field problems. Two non-English teams met for the first time in the 125-year...

Manchester United's hopes of silverware this season will likely rest on the shoulders of Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney and manager David Moyes believes the attacking pair are starting to move into top gear. The Dutchman and the Englishman...

Tottenham have been described as "irresponsible" for allowing goalkeeper Hugo Lloris to play on against Everton after losing consciousness. The France international, 26, suffered a head injury when he collided with Romelu Lukaku's knee late on in Sunday's game, which...

The ex-West Germany striker, who played for Bayern in the 1970s before moving into the boardroom, reported himself to the authorities earlier this year over an undeclared Swiss bank account. German prosecutors charged the 61-year-old in July after a lengthy...

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will vie for the year-end number one ranking as London hosts the ATP World Tour Finals for the fifth time. Djokovic kept up his slim hopes of overtaking Nadal by winning the Paris Masters on...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has insisted that none of the 21 footballers currently representing the country at the ongoing Fifa Under-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates is overage. The NFF’s clarification comes on the heels of the...

Hull City manager Steve Bruce has revealed that he has been charged by the Football Association after criticising the referee following his side's Premier League loss at Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs' winning goal in the game on Sunday came from the...

Jamal Malinzi has been elected the new Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) chairman taking over from Leodegar Tenga. Immediately upon being elected into office Malinzi got straight to work disbanding all the federation committees and also pardoned all the people banned...

England coach Brent Hills says his team will be wary of an improved Turkey in Adana on Thursday as they aim to maintain a 100% start to their 2015 World Cup qualifying campaign. England's perfect record under temporary boss Hills...