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Football icon, Lionel Messi has confirmed that he will retire from international football after the final of the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022 on Sunday December 18.   Messi helped Argentina qualify for the final following a commanding 3-0 win against Croatia in Tuesday’s semi-final after he opened scoring and …

Lionel Messi might have scored from a contentious penalty but his overall performance especially his role in the goal that sealed Argentina’s fate as finalists is one that will be written about by journalists and etched in the memories of football fans as an instance where Messi showed why he …

Ghana Football Association Executive Council member, Fredrick Acheampong, has blamed Otto Addo for Ghana’s group stage exit from the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Ghana, who needed at least a draw, fluffed their chances of progressing to the knockout stage after a 2-0 defeat to Uruguay in their final group-stage game. While discussing …

Prominent American journalist Grant Wahl has died in Qatar after collapsing while covering the World Cup, sparking an outpouring of shock and grief across the sports world. He “collapsed” while covering Friday’s Argentina-Netherlands match, a witness told CNN. Qatar’s World Cup organizers said on Saturday that Wahl “fell ill” in …

The Atlas Lions of Morocco have beaten Portugal in the quarter-finals to become the first African country to reach the semi-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Atlas Lions of Morocco have beaten Portugal in the quarter-finals to become the first African country to reach the semi-finals of the …

Ghanaian actress, Nana Yaa, also known as Nayas, who came back to Ghana in November, has opened up about the maltreatment she went through in the hands of her estranged husband, Nana Sarfo Kantanka. The actress, in a Facebook live video, told her 36K followers that living in Germany was …

Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey has apologized to Ghanaians for the shambolic performance at the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament in Qatar. The midfielder also thanked Ghanaian fans both home and abroad for their massive support and love to the Black Stars team during their stay in Doha for the FIFA …

Brazil are out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup after losing 4-2 on penalty shootouts to Croatia in their quarter-final match at the Education City Stadium. The five-time World Champions who were tipped as favorites to win the tournament dominated the game but struggled to score a goal in regulation …

Luis Enrique has left his role as Spain boss after they were knocked out of the World Cup by Morocco in the last 16. The 52-year-old took charge in 2018 and guided Spain to the Euro 2020 semi-finals, where they lost to Italy. “We would like to thank Luis Enrique and …

Nigeria centre-back Leon Balogun believes ‘juju may have been involved’ in Ghana’s World Cup qualification. The Black Stars edged the Super Eagles via the away goal rule to qualify to the World Cup for a fourth time. Thomas Partey’s strike in Abuja ensured Ghana qualified ahead of Nigeria for the …