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Senegal winger, Krepin Diatta has accused AFCON organisers of corruption after his nation’s round of 16-exit to tournament hosts Ivory Coast on Monday evening, January 29.      The defending champions led the tie against the surprise knockout-stage qualifiers after Habib Diallo scored in the fourth minute in the half time. …

Shamed former Spanish football president, Luis Rubiales has lost his appeal against the three-year ban on all football-related activities he was dealt with by FIFA.      A statement from FIFA read: ‘Amongst other considerations, the appeal committee was comfortably satisfied that Mr Rubiales behaved in a manner contrary to the …

Jurgen Klopp has announced he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season after nine years at the English football club.     The German football manager, 56,  revealed the news on Friday morning in an interview with the club’s website, saying he is ‘running out of energy’ after winning the Premier League, Champions …

  A Spanish judge on Thursday proposed that disgraced former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales be tried  for kissing Women’s World Cup star Jenni Hermoso. In a ruling following his preliminary investigation, judge Francisco de Jorge of Spain’s Audiencia Nacional top criminal court concluded that the kiss “was not consensual …

German football legend Franz Beckenbauer has died at the age of 78.     The World Cup winner died on Sunday, January 7, his family have confirmed.      Beckenbauer’s health has gradually declined ever since his son Stephan died in 2015.    Since then the iconic former player and …

As both Michigan and Washington ready themselves for the national championship decider on January 9th, we delve deeper into what both teams stand to win in terms of college football prize money. College Football Prize Money First and foremost, it is interesting to note that neither Michigan, nor Washington, stand …

My Amazon Prime subscription was worked hard over December. I blitzed the Christmas shopping, got stuck into some Boxing Day sales and in the space of 48 hours between Christmas and New Year ended up making three separate orders in an embarrassing attempt to source the correct screws for a …

FourFourTwo video presenter and former Manchester City employee Adam Monk has offered a rare behind-the-scenes insight into Pep Guardiola’s character – and the obsessive personality that helped make him a serial winner throughout his managerial career. Monk is now of this very parish, working as a presenter for FourFourTwo’s YouTube …

All you need to know about the Super Eagles of Nigeria ahead of AFCON 2023 Owing to a historic ability to turn up when the chips are down, Nigeria typically goes into international tournaments with a measure of optimism. How much of that is self-fulfilling is up for debate; in …

The College Football Playoffs are well underway and SportsLens are taking a look at the top talents featured in the postseason who are set for the switch to the NFL later this year. The semifinals are done and dusted, which began with the No. 1 ranked Michigan Wolverines pulling off …