Messi’s girlfriend gives birth to second son Mateo

Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi has become a father for the second time on Friday after the birth of his son Mateo.Goal

Gambling becomes addiction number one for football stars

Football Stars Gambling

Gambling has overtaken the demon drink as the main risk for cash-rich footballers, according to former England captain Tony Adams who battled alcoholism before becoming a saviour for players fighting addiction.

Shame: Keshi rubbishes Nigeria, moves to Equatorial Guinea

Keshi

At a time the Presidency, top security officials are breathing down on Nigerians and officials of the Nigeria Football Federation to retain Stephen Okechukwu Keshi as the chief coach of the Super Eagles, the man the Presidency is making a case for is in far away Equatorial Guinea negotiating to handle their national team.
Sports Vanguard can reveal authoritatively that Keshi who did not qualify the Super Eagles to the African Cup of Nations holding in Equatorial Guinea is lodged at the prestigious Hilton Hotel in Malabo as he negotiates with their Football chiefs on the possibility of his becoming the country’s national coach.

Football veterans still lamenting AFCON 2015 ouster

Eagles coach, Keshi

Football veterans including former Super Eagles coach Adegboye Onigbinde and ex-Nigeria winger Adokie Amiesimaka have lamented the country failure to qualify for 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.

Real Sociedad rescues David Moyes’ career, appoints him coach

Moyes

Real Sociedad have appointed former Everton and Manchester United manager David Moyes as their new coach, the Basque outfit revealed on their website late on Monday night.

Moyes was the Spanish side’s top target after previous coach Jagoba Arrasate was sacked earlier this month, but negotiations dragged on over the weekend and former Betis boss Pepe Mel was waiting in the wings to take over if a deal for the Scot fell through.

How fire gutted NFF head office in Abuja

Raging fire today razed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) headquarters in Wuse Zone 7 District, Abuja.

The NFF scribe, Ademola Olajire, while confirming the fire incident said the cause of the fire could not be ascertained immediately but that it started from the third floor of the building.

Nigeria’s football association, driven by in-fighting and sanctioned by the world game’s governing body, suffered a fresh blow after fire gutted its headquarters.