COACH - Nigeria did not renew the contract of Stephen Keshi

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NATIONAL TEAM - IVORY COAST - COACH - Giovanni Trapattoni in talks to become Ivory Coast boss

The Elephants are looking for a new manager after deciding not to renew the contract of French coach Sabri Lamouchi, who failed to guide the side past the group stages at the World Cup in Brazil.

6 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 21 - QUARTER FINALS - ARGENTINA VS BELGIUM 1:0

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Argentina vs Belgium 1:0

5 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 21 - QUARTER FINALS - NETHERLANDS VS COSTA RICA 4:3

QUARTER-FINALS
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Netherlands vs Costa Rica 4:3
Netherlands reached the semi-finals. Through on penalties

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Brazil captain Thiago Silva called on his team-mates to win the World Cup for injured star Neymar after the forward was ruled out of the tournament.

The 22-year-old scored four goals in five matches before breaking a vertebra in his spine during the quarter-final win against Colombia.

5 Jul 2014
Transfer - Cameroon - Choupo-Moting signs for Schalke from German rivals Mainz

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5 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 20 - QUARTER FINALS - FRANCE VS GERMANY 0:1

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4th July 2014

France vs Germany 0:1

4 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 20 - QUARTER FINALS - BRAZIL VS COLOMBIA 2:1

QUARTER-FINALS
4th July 2014

Brazil vs Colombia 2:1

4 Jul 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - USA - 2014 WORLD CUP - USA look to bright future despite lost opportunity

We’ve got a few young players coming through and that gives us optimism looking ahead to the future of American football and the national team. “It was a phenomenal tournament for us,” Klinsmann continued. 

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NATIONAL TEAM - BELGIUM - 2014 WORLD CUP - Belgium welcome attack-minded foes

“The United States came out to win the match rather than avoid defeat. We were then able to take advantage of the extra space,” confirmed Kevin De Bruyne, who opened the scoring in the third minute of extra time and put in a fine all-round performance, linking well with Eden Hazard in particular. “It was a real pleasure to play such free-flowing football,” he added.

2 Jul 2014

STARS IN THE UAE - NIGERIA - CLUB - Al Ain complete loan signing of Emenike

Al Ain Emmanuel Emenike


UAE side Al Ain have completed the loan signing of Nigeria striker Emmanuel Emenike from Turkish giants Fenerbahce.

Emenike replaces Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan who has joined Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG on a two-year deal.

The deal includes an option for Al Ain to buy Emenike at the end of the loan.

The 28-year-old, who scored 4 league goals in 27 matches last season, knows he has much to live up to after Gyan's 128 goals in four years in the UAE.

"This is a big club with high expectations and I promise to give my best," he told BBC Sport.

"It is true that Asamoah Gyan has done a remarkable job here so I understand there will be expectations.

"But I also want to succeed alongside the fantastic players here and win trophies because that is what the club is all about.

"On a personal note this is a fresh challenge that I need in my career and I hope to make a great contribution at Al Ain.

"I've been given an amazing welcome by the club and my focus now is to deliver on the pitch."

Emenike endured a turbulent period at Fenerbahce having initially transferred to the Turkish side in 2011.

However, a match-fixing scandal, for which he was later cleared, prompted the Istanbul club to sell him to Russian side Spartak Moscow less than two months later.

He re-joined Fenerbahce in 2013 and helped propel them to the 2013/14 Super Lig title and the 2014 Turkish Cup crown.

But Emenike, who made his Nigeria debut in 2011 and was top scorer at the 2013 African Cup of Nations, suffered a dramatic dip in form last season which attracted negative reactions from Fenerbahce fans.

He demanded to be substituted after he was booed by his own fans during their 1:0 home win over rivals Besiktas in March.

A Nations Cup winner with Nigeria in 2013, Emenike started all four of the Super Eagles' matches at last summer's World Cup in Brazil.

 

 

 

12 Jul 2015
(BBC Sport, Nigeria by Oluwashina Okeleji)

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