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Aina Shines Then Limps Off as Forest Beat Villa 1-0 in UEL

Aina Shines Then Limps Off as Forest Beat Villa 1-0 in UEL

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Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 1-0 in the Europa League semi-final first leg at the City Ground on Thursday night. Ola Aina was their best player for 75 minutes. Then a Lucas Digne challenge ended his evening early, and now Forest and Nigeria are holding their breath. Chris Wood’s penalty in the 71st minute separated […]

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Ojediran Reveals Muller's Kind Words After MLS Encounter

Ojediran Reveals Muller’s Kind Words After MLS Encounter

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Hamzat Ojediran once played for Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets. Now he lines up in MLS alongside Thomas Muller. And after their teams met last week, the German legend had something to say to him. On April 25, Colorado Rapids faced Vancouver Whitecaps in a regular MLS fixture. Vancouver won 3-1, with Muller registering an assist for

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Osimhen Refuses to Choose Between Yamal and Olise

Osimhen Refuses to Choose Between Yamal and Olise

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Someone asked Victor Osimhen to pick between Lamine Yamal and Michael Olise. He refused. And his explanation was the most Nigerian football answer possible. In a quickfire interview session, the Super Eagles and Galatasaray striker was pressed to choose between Barcelona’s teenage sensation Lamine Yamal and Bayern Munich’s Michael Olise. He would not do it.

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Simeone Praises Lookman's Atletico vs Arsenal Display

Simeone Praises Lookman’s Atletico vs Arsenal Display

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Ademola Lookman played 90 minutes in the Champions League semi-final first leg against Arsenal, completed 95% of his passes in the opposition half, made five defensive contributions, and won seven of ten duels. His manager’s verdict afterwards was exactly three words: “I loved Lookman’s game.” Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 with Arsenal in the first leg

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Aina Hails Gibbs-White as Forest Face Villa in UEL Semi

Aina Hails Gibbs-White as Forest Face Villa in UEL Semi

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Ola Aina has called Morgan Gibbs-White “the real deal” in an interview ahead of Nottingham Forest’s Europa League semi-final first leg against Aston Villa, and his words have immediately intensified the transfer conversation around a player Manchester United and Tottenham are both tracking. When a teammate tells the world that someone is “the real deal,”

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Mercedes-Benz Files Complaint Against Osimhen Over Car Debt

Mercedes-Benz Files Complaint Against Osimhen Over Car Debt

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Victor Osimhen earns more than €20 million a year, just sponsored Nigerian fans to fly to Istanbul for the derby, and recently showed off a fleet including two Lamborghinis and a Rolls-Royce. He has also allegedly not paid €90,000 on a leased Mercedes-Benz since 2023. The story emerging from Italy has raised eyebrows across European

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Boniface Nears Werder Return as Thioune Gives Fitness Update

Boniface Nears Werder Return as Thioune Gives Fitness Update

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Victor Boniface has not played a single competitive minute in 2026. A knee injury, surgery, rehabilitation at Leverkusen’s U-19s, then a flu setback on his return to Bremen — the path back has been longer than anyone hoped. Werder Bremen coach Daniel Thioune says the wait is almost over. Victor Boniface is nearly back. The

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Osayi-Samuel Breaks Silence on Fenerbahce Trophy Injustice

Osayi-Samuel Breaks Silence on Fenerbahce Trophy Injustice

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Bright Osayi-Samuel spent four years at Fenerbahce, including the 2023-24 season where the club won 31 games, drew six, scored 99 goals, amassed 99 points and still didn’t win the league. He now says he understood exactly what the club was talking about when they complained about the referees and the system. Bright Osayi-Samuel is

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