Euro: Wales beat Slovakia as Switzerland defeat Albania

Wales beat Slovakia 2-1 in Bordeaux on Saturday as both teams took part in their first-ever game in the European Championship finals.
Gareth Bale grabbed the opening goal as his superb free kick in the first half set Wales on their way in front of a huge following of Welsh fans in south west France.
Slovakia threatened occasionally through Marik Hamsik but substitute Ondrej Duda scored seconds after arriving on the pitch to make it 1-1.

U-20 AFCON: Flying Eagles stop Burundi, battle Sudan

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles brightened their chances of qualifying for next year’s U20 AFCON final tournament in Zambia by defeating Burundi 2-1 on Saturday at the UJ Esuene Stadium, Calabar thereby zooming into the final stage on a 3-1 aggregate.
The Flying Eagles team had earlier won the first leg 1-0 in Burundi and will now face Sudan in the qualifying final playoff next month.

Copa America: Costa Rica upset Colombia as USA top group

Johan Venegas and Celso Borges each scored and Costa Rica benefited from an own goal by Colombia in a 3-2 upset victory to wrap up Group A play in the Copa America on Saturday night.

The match was largely inconsequential to these teams because Colombia earned a berth in the quarter-finals with a win over Paraguay on Tuesday and Costa Rica was eliminated from contention with the United States’ 1-0 victory over Paraguay earlier.

Suarez explains Copa anger

Luis Suarez felt helpless as Uruguay were knocked out of the Copa America Centenario, explaining his anger on the bench.

Uruguay star Luis Suarez explained his angry reaction at the Copa America Centenario after his side’s elimination.
Suarez was left out of the squad as Oscar Tabarez’s men suffered a 1-0 loss to Venezuela on Thursday to bow out of Group C.

Copa America: Vidal’s late penalty lift Chile past Bolivia

Arturo Vidal scored his second goal of the game on a penalty kick in second-half stoppage time and Chile kept alive their hopes of advancing in the Copa America with a 2-1 victory over Bolivia in Group D play on Friday night.
Defending Copa America champion Chile ended a three-game losing streak. Bolivia has lost six straight and has allowed at least two goals in each of its last 12 games.
Chile finished with 10 shots on goal to just one for Bolivia.

Barcelona presents its new kit for the 2016/17 season

 
Barcelona will aim to defend their La Liga title in vertical stripes next season, switching back from the horizontal stripes that angered some sections of the club’s fanbase last year.
Manufactured by Nike, the new shirt has been inspired by the kit from the 1991/92 season, during which Barcelona won their first European Cup at Wembley.

Spanish prosecutors call for Neymar to be tried for fraud

 

Spanish prosecutors have called for Brazil and Barcelona football star Neymar to be tried for fraud.

The prosecutors, from Spain’s top criminal court, allege Neymar and his father hid the true value of the player’s multi-million-euro transfer from Santos to Barcelona.
A Brazilian investment fund that owned 40% of Neymar’s sports rights argues it was deprived of its full share.

5 lessons students can learn from leichester city FC

By now, i am sure, all will have heard of the news that Leicester City Football Club have won the English Premier League Cup For the Current Season. Beautiful story, isn’t it? However what can one learn from this? Before we delve into the lesson, let us have a little background knowledge of the team.
Leicester City Football Club /ˌlɛstər ˈsɪti/, also known as the Foxes, are an English professional football club based in Leicester at the King Power Stadium. They play in the Premier League, having been promoted as champions of the Football League Championship in 2013–14, signalling a return to the top flight of English football after a decade away.

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Jose Mourinho is on his way to Manchester - and he is ready to bring some big names with him.
The Portuguese has agreed terms to take over at Old Trafford after Louis van Gaal was finally put out of his misery.

Real Madrid stars relax ahead of final

Real Madrid players warmed up for the Champions League final in relaxed fashion – by playing water polo at captain Sergio Ramos’ house.
There has been a calm atmosphere around the club in recent days, ahead of the showpiece occasion at Milan’s Estadio Giuseppe Meazza against city rivals Atletico on Saturday.

“I was a Teenager When I Married Kanu Nwankwo” – Amara Kanu Spills it all

Not much is known about Kanu Nwankwo’s wife, Amara, because the mother of three has successfully kept her life away from the media.
The architecture graduate has rarely granted interviews and for the first time, she is dishing on how marriage has been for her, keeping up with her husband’s fame, leading a life outside social media, and her career plans.

Van Gaal shocked by Man Utd sack

Louis van Gaal has been left ‘stunned’ by his dismissal as Manchester United manager on Monday.
The 20-time English champions parted company with the Dutchman two days after his side had clinched a first FA Cup win in 12 years, bringing to an end months of speculation regarding the former Bayern Munich boss’.