Pembrokeshire-born Allen was a highly influential figure for Wales before retiring, winning 74 caps and earning a place in Uefa’s team of the tournament at Euro 2016 as Wales reached the semi-finals. He said in the lead-up to Euro 2024 – which Wales ended up missing after a play-off defeat by Poland – that he would “never say no” to …

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In a word, Celtic were soft. Many of the goals had their origins in players losing the plot in possession. Daizen Maeda did it; Alastair Johnston did it; Auston Trusty did it. Three different Celtic players did it within seconds of each other in the lead-up to the seventh goal. The “acid test” Rodgers called this. “For us, it’s looking …

Havertz may be flourishing in front of goal now, but his finishing is a world away from when he first arrived in England to sign for Chelsea in 2020. Signed by then Blues boss Frank Lampard, he arrived as an attacking midfielder but during his time at Stamford Bridge he also played as a false nine and as a centre-forward …

An X-r@ted video allegedly showing Sean “Diddy” Combs and a famous A-list celebrity is being “shopped around” Hollywood, according to a lawyer for one of the music mogul’s latest accusers. The explicit video supposedly shows Combs alongside a “more high-profile” person, who appears unaware they’re being filmed, lawyer Ariel Mitchell-Kidd told NewsNation’s Laura Ingle, without identifying the celeb. “There already have …

Ex- Germany international, Michael Ballack, 48, has threatened to pursue legal action over false reports suggesting his 23-year-old ‘life partner’ was his late son’s ex-girlfriend.     The former Chelsea midfielder was said to have started a relationship with Sophia Schneiderhan after his son Emilio died aged 18 in a fatal quad biking accident in Lisbon in 2021.     Emilio was …

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed that Queen Elizabeth II was diagnosed with bone cancer before her d£ath.  Boris Johnson made this shocking revelation in his upcoming memoir, which will be published soon.  Royal author Gyles Brandreth also wrote regarding the rumors of the cancer of Queen in his book, according to a report.  The official cause of Queen Elizabeth II’s death …

A Soshanguve man, Sibusiso Mahlangu, accused of faking his death after allegedly murdering his wife’s ex-boyfriend, Sibusiso Sithebe, has told the court that he was devastated upon discovering that his wife, Lerato, was having an affair with Sithebe.    Mahlangu testified that the revelation made him feel like a failure as a man and led to his departure from their …

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced that candidates will now be required to pay N50,000 for the reprinting of certificates.    This was disclosed by NECO Registrar Dantani Wushishi in a statement released in Minna, Niger State.   “The N50,000 fee for certificate reprints is subject to periodic review,” Wushishi emphasized in the statement. The council further clarified that …

Residents of the Ilasamaja community in Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State have raised strong objections to Eko Electricity Distribution Company’s (EKDC) planned migration of their electricity tariff from Band B to Band A.    In a petition addressed to the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of EKDC, the community vowed to resist the move using every legal means available …