On 2 July 2005, Argentina and Nigeria contested the finals of the FIFA World Youth (Under-20) Championships at the Galgenwaard Stadion in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Both teams had navigated a treacherous route over the 23 days of the tournament, which began on 10 June. Argentina emerged second, behind the USA, from a group that […]Continue Reading

The shenanigans were always there, but until FIFA president, Infantino Giovanni, called them out in his down-to-earth press conference in Qatar, they remained the elephant in the room. The hint of displeasure goes back 12 years ago when Qatar won the bid, defeating Australia, Japan, South Korea and the United States. That outcome was unexpected. […]Continue Reading

The curtain has finally drawn on Qatar 2022 World Cup with Argentina beating the defending champion, France, to lift the glittering trophy for the third time in their soccer history. The trophy had birthed in Argentina in 1978, and again in 1986. The tournament also brought to a glorious end, the soccer career of one […]Continue Reading

Former Super Eagles player and member, FIFA Technical Study Group, for the just concluded 2022 World Cup Qatar, Mr Sunday Oliseh, has picked the Brazilian football legend Pele as the Greatest Of All Time, GOAT, over superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The Nigerian Olympics Gold medalist, Oliseh, who spoke on the Qatar 2022 World […]Continue Reading