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The sexiest Super Falcons star confessed she was forced to do one thing ahead of Nigeria’s Olympic qualifying fixture against South Africa. Super Falcons star Michelle Alozie recently shed light on an adjustment she’s had to make to her lifestyle ahead of Nigeria’s crucial Olympic qualifying fixture against South Africa. …

The New York Jets are hosting the Washington Commanders on this fine Christmas Eve, a matchup that will almost certainly not convey the joy of the day. The Commanders got off to a particularly ugly start with Sam Howell throwing a pick on the second play of the game, leading …

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has reacted furiously to a mistake by referee Simon Hooper which denied team-mate Jack Grealish the chance to score a late winner in Sunday’s 3-3 draw against Tottenham. With the scores at 3-3 in stoppage time at the Etihad, Haaland was fouled but got back …

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) discussed a range of issues surrounding the laws of the game at a meeting on Tuesday, with a view to implementing them full-time in football in the UK. Focussing on how officials use VAR, implementing sin bins for cynical fouls and how to best …

England manager Gareth Southgate has admitted he is not a fan of VAR after Saturday’s controversial clash between Tottenham and Liverpool in the Premier League. Liverpool were denied a perfectly good goal in the first half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with refereeing committe PGMOL apologising to the Reds for …

The Detroit Lions kicked the Green Bay Packers asses on Thursday Night Football to start Week 4 on Amazon Prime. The score might have been closer, but there was a penalty called that took a Lions field goal off the board and turned it into a touchdown. Here’s the original …

Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has stated his displeasure over the non-inclusion of Nigerian referees among the match officials listed for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations that will be hosted by Cote D’Ivoire from January 13 to February 11/2024. The 34th Africa Cup of Nations …

James Harden was ejected from Game 3 of the Philadelphia 76ers – Brooklyn Nets series when – in the eyes and opinions of the officials working the game – he apparently ntentionally and excessively hit Royce O’Neale in the testicles. During the third quarter Harden was being guarded extremely closely …

Barcelona have been accused of paying more than 1million across three seasons to the former vice president of LaLiga referees in a major corruption scandal. The Catalan side are currently top of the standings in LaLiga and are busy preparing to face Manchester United in the Europa League on Thursday. …

The role of a match official at a World Cup is often a thankless job. While players are heaped with praise when they do outstanding work, referees are rarely hailed for doing their job well. Instead, they are routinely lambasted – by players, managers and fans over the slightest of …