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BEVERLY HILLS, June 14, (THEWILL) - Ex Brazilian international, Dunga, has been fired as Brazil’s head coach after a disastrous first-round elimination at the Copa America Centenario. Reports indicate that the coach was summoned to the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF)...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 13, (THEWILL) - First Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Seyi Akinwunmi, has declared that the problem with female football in Nigeria is lesbianism. He made the declaration at the weekend in Ibadan, Oyo state,...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, (THEWILL) - European Football governing body, UEFA, on Sunday threatened to kick Russia and England out of the European Championship finals if their fans are involved in more violence. The threat followed three days of violence...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 11, (THEWILL) - Just when the nation and the football world are still reeling from the shock of Stephen Keshi’s sudden death, one-time manager of the Nigerian Super Eagles and Technical Director of the NFF, Coach...

Watford have made a €10m (£7.8m) bid for Juventus midfielder Roberto Pereyra, according to Sky sources. The Premier League club are keen to secure the services of the Argentina international, who can play either as a winger or an attacking...

Manchester United do not have a buy-back option on Paul Pogba, according to Sky sources. The France midfielder left Old Trafford for Juventus in 2012 after failing to secure a regular first team place in Sir Alex Ferguson's side. Pogba has...

England captain Wayne Rooney says the excitement is building within the squad as Saturday's Euro 2016 game against Russia gets ever nearer. The squad have settled comfortably into their plush Chantilly headquarters after travelling to France on Monday and the...

Marcus Rashford says "it doesn't seem real" to be part of England's Euro 2016 squad less than four months after making his Manchester United debut. The 18-year-old striker scored eight goals in 18 appearances for United before finding the net...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 08, (THEWILL) – Real Madrid football star, Cristiano Ronaldo, has topped the Forbes magazine list of the world’s highest-paid athletes on Wednesday. 31-year-old Portuguese forward, Ronaldo, topped the list at $88 million (77.2 million euros) with $56...

Maria Sharapova was suspended from tennis for two years Wednesday for testing positive for meldonium at the Australian Open, and immediately responded by saying she would appeal the decision to sport's highest court. The ruling by an independent three-person panel...