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Adams Fires Sevilla Past Atletico After Week of Fan Unrest

Adams Fires Sevilla Past Atletico After Week of Fan Unrest

Akor Adams converted a 10th-minute penalty to help Sevilla beat Atletico Madrid 2-1, producing a composed performance just days after masked supporters blocked the training ground and police were called to restore order. It takes a certain kind of mental fortitude to score a penalty in front of 43,000 people when, earlier that week, fans […]

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Trabzonspor Draw Dents Title Bid Without Injured Onuachu

Trabzonspor Draw Dents Title Bid Without Injured Onuachu

Paul Onuachu’s muscle injury absence proved decisive as Trabzonspor dropped two points in a 1-1 draw at Alanyaspor, ending a six-week unbeaten run and handing leaders Galatasaray a potential advantage in the Turkish Super Lig title race. The numbers make Onuachu’s absence self-explanatory. The Super Eagles striker has scored 22 league goals this season, representing

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Boniface Opens Up on Depression After Year of Setbacks

Boniface Opens Up on Depression After Year of Setbacks

Victor Boniface has publicly acknowledged struggling with depression after a year that brought a serious car accident, two knee surgeries, a collapsed move to AC Milan, fitness criticism from his loan club, and back-to-back AFCON absences. Two years ago, Victor Boniface looked like one of European football’s most exciting strikers. He had just helped Bayer

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Sanusi Hits 150 for Porto, Joins Nigeria's Europe Elite

Sanusi Hits 150 for Porto, Joins Nigeria’s Europe Elite

Zaidu Sanusi’s 150th appearance for FC Porto is more than a personal milestone — it places the Super Eagles left-back inside a rarefied group of Nigerian footballers who built genuine legacies at a single European club. Zaidu Sanusi reached 150 appearances for FC Porto on Thursday night as the Portuguese giants drew 1-1 with Nottingham

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Agu: Boniface Still Has Quality, Needs Time to Find Rhythm

Agu: Boniface Still Has Quality, Needs Time to Find Rhythm

The man who trains alongside him every day has seen enough to know the quality is still there — Felix Agu says Victor Boniface just needs time and match sharpness to become a genuine weapon for Werder Bremen in their relegation fight. Super Eagles defender Felix Agu has offered one of the most grounded assessments

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Buruk: Osimhen Could Return Ahead of Schedule

Buruk: Osimhen Could Return Ahead of Schedule

Galatasaray’s title push just got a major boost, with coach Okan Buruk hinting that Victor Osimhen could be back on the pitch sooner than the April 26 Intercontinental Derby had suggested. Galatasaray head coach Okan Buruk has raised hopes that Victor Osimhen may return from his arm injury earlier than the club’s original timeline indicated.

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Bassey Clears Injury Hurdle for Fulham vs Liverpool

Bassey Clears Injury Hurdle for Fulham vs Liverpool

The Super Eagles defender is back in contention for Saturday’s trip to Anfield after missing international duty with a back problem — and Fulham’s European push depends heavily on him. Calvin Bassey has been passed fit for Fulham’s Premier League clash against Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, bringing to an end the brief fitness scare

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