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  • Real Madrid break another record

    Real Madrid break another record


    The 15-time UEFA Champions League winners, Real Madrid, won in 2023/24, 2021/22, 2017/18, 2016/17, 2015/16, 2013/14, 2001/2, 199/00, 1997/98, 1965/66, 1959/60, 1958/59, 1957/58, 1956/57 and 1955/56 set another record on 4th March 2025 after beating Atlético Madrid 2-1 at home with goal from Rodrygo and Diaz to be first club to reach 300 Champions League/European Cup wins.

    Above all this record, there is a club that never lost to Real Madrid, and Madrid has never scored against in the history of the Champions League as of today. The club’s name is (Arsenal). The Gunners both teams met in the 2005/06 Round of 16. The first leg ended in a goalless draw and the second leg ended 1-0 in favor of Arsenal.


    the Kings (Real Madrid) have also experienced the worst losses in the UEFA league. Here are the worst losses for Real Madrid in Europe in the Champions League era, which began in 1992/93 after the rebranding from the old European Cup.
    The match between Man City and Real Madrid on May 17, 2023, the semi-final second leg at the Etihad Stadium, ended 4-0 in favor of City.
    Liverpool 4 vs 0 Real Madrid at Anfield second leg, Round of 16, played on March 10, 2009.
    Sept. 18, 2019 PSG 3-0 Real Madrid Group Stage at Parc des Princes (Paris, France)
    The Santiago Bernabéu 1-4 loss against Ajax on March 5, 2019, Round of 16 2nd leg
    Dec 12, 2018 Real Madrid 0-3 CSKA Moscow Group Stage Santiago Bernabéu
    April 24, 2013, B. Dortmund 4-1 Real Madrid Semi-final 1st leg at Westfalenstadion (Dortmund, Germany)
    Sept. 13, 2005 Lyon 3-0 Real Madrid Group Stage at Stade de Gerland (Lyon, France)
    Sept. 15, 2004 B. Leverkusen 3-0 Real Madrid Group Stage at BayArena (Leverkusen, Germany)
    March 8, 2000, B. Munich 4-1 Real Madrid 2nd Group Stage Olympiastadion and 2-4 home loss against Bayern on 29 February 2000.

    In the history of the UEFA Champions League, a total of thirteen clubs have won the tournament multiple times: Real Madrid 15, Milan six times came in 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003 and 2007, Bayern Munich winning their sixth title in the 2020, Liverpool six times, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005, 2019, Benfica 2 time 1961, 1962,
    Inter Milan three times, 1964, 1965, and 2010, Ajax four times, 1971,
    1972, 1973 and 1995Nottingham Forest two times, 1979 and 1980, Juventus two times, 1985, 1996, Manchester United three time, 1968, 1999, 2008, Porto two times 1987and 2004, Barcelona five times 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011and 2015, and Chelsea two times 2012 and 2021.

    While 10 teams have won it in a single time. Here is the list:

    Celtic 1966/67
    PSV 1987/88
    Fc sb 1985/86
    Cravens zvezda 1990/91
    Harnburg 1982/83
    Aston Villa 1981/82
    Marseille 1992/93
    Feyenoor 1969/70
    B. Dortmud 1996/97
    Manchester City 2022/23

     

  • Things you need to know about 22-year-old Cole Palmer and why its market value keeps increasing.

    Things you need to know about 22-year-old Cole Palmer and why its market value keeps increasing.

    Cole Jermaine Palmer is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Chelsea .

    Palmer Started his career at Manchester city in 2010 joined the city main team in 2020 where he spend 3year with 16 appearances without a goal ,later Joined Chelsea in the year 2023 with €25m now €130m market value within three years at the team.

    People are wondering why is market value has increasing significantly over 6 years but only view people remember he had scored the fastest “perfect” hat-trick in Premier League history in just 29 minutes (left foot, header, right foot) and at 22 years had total threes hat -trick two in 2023/24 season and one in this season also break record of be first player to scored 4 in first half in the history EPL,Also ranked fifth player in club history to reach 20 Premier League goals in a campaign and more .

    There are view things later refilled about the football stars.

     

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    About days ago, Palmer declared he was a Nigerian boy due to his father’s origin.

    Remember Cole Palmer grew up in South Manchester and is biracial, of British and Caribbean descent. His paternal grandfather is called Sterry Cole. Sterry is black.

    2

    The young man was a Manchester United fan, who used to hide United’s garments under his Manchester City training kit.

  • Why Eric Chelle should keep an eye on four NPFL players for Super Eagles World Cup qualifiers

    Why Eric Chelle should keep an eye on four NPFL players for Super Eagles World Cup qualifiers

    Ahead of the Super Eagle qualifier matches against Rwanda and Zimbabwe, the head coach, Eric Charlie, has sent out a preliminary invitation to 39 players from which a final list of 25 players will be picked for the games. We can exclusively report that four players from the NPFL made the list. They are
    ▫️ Kayode Bankole (Remo Stars FC)
    ▫️ Ahmed Musa (Kano Pillars FC)
    ▫️ Ifeanyi Onyebuchi (Rangers Int’l FC)
    ▫️ Papa Daniel (Niger Tornadoes FC)

     

    My suggestion
    Inviting home base has been a normal thing for coaches who understand the system, but giving them chances to play is the pathway to regaining past glory.
    Throwback to when the Nigeria Super Eagles had a standard squad started at Algiers 90, where the Super Eagles had only two professional players, Andrew Uwe and Ademola Adeshine from the Second Division league. Others are home base participants in the 1990 AFCON. Below is a list of players.

    Goalkeepers: Alloy Agu, Pressley Berthold.

    Defenders: Abdul Aminu, Uche Okechukwu, Andrew Uwe, Tajudeen Oyekanmi, Wahab Adeshina, Isaac Semitoje, Herbert Anijekwu, Ben Iroha and Toyin Ayinla.

    Midfielders: Ayo Ogunlana, Thompson Oliha, Wasiu Ipaye, Moses Kpakor, Emmanuel Okocha, Friday Elaho.

    Forwards: Rashidi Yekini, Daniel Amokachi, Baldwin Bazuaye.
    Lost 1-0 to the hosts in the final and this approach generated the team that qualified for the first World Cup for nation in 1994, and kept qualified until recently time when we struggled to also win the AFCON the same year, 1994.
    I suggest NFF and coaches should go back to drawing boards.
    According to Baba Festus Onigbinde, an invitation of the home-based into the national team is just a way of inviting the whole nation to watch game and seriously praying for your success as a coach.

  • An era of heavy rivalry and cult fellowship by soccer fans in Nigeria football.

    An era of heavy rivalry and cult fellowship by soccer fans in Nigeria football.

    Rivalry match between shooting stars and water in the final of the Challenge Cup.

    Shooting Stars won that match and went on to win the National Challenge Cup too, before going on to play in the African Cup Winners’ Cup, which it won the previous year, when it made history as the first club to win a Continental honor for Nigeria.

    Shooting Stars lost to Rangers international of Enugu in a semi-final African Cup Winners Cup Competition match that was played in Lagos and Kaduna on a home and away basis in 1977. Rangers defeated IICC Shooting Stars and won the Cup Winners’ Cup trophy for Nigeria.

    Water Corporation was no pushover as it also qualified to play in the African Cup Champions Cup in a year. I can’t remember clearly now. Water crashed out in the quarter-finals against a top team from East Africa.
    Water supporters attributed the loss to the enmity between Shooting Stars and Water as they claimed that IICC supporters worked against them. Such was the bitter rivalry between them then. I can remember vividly that Segun Fawumi was Captain of the Water Corporation for many years during their glorious years.
    Let us have knowledge of water squared
    Goalkeepers: Ismaila Kukula, Rasaki Fadare, Aiddo
    Defenders:Segun Fawunmi, Charles Kuranteg, Tunde Ojingolo (nicknamed Omo-Eko), Aziz, Clement Edward, Ali Zakari, Kunle Falana (nicknamed Aiyeoniyo), Albert Adetutu, Tijani (later switched to striker when the pond was getting dry…no more money to hold or buy players)The devil Anthony Edward
    Midf. Thomas Bamigboye (swelling holder…started as a keeper and jokingly switched during one morning training and never stopped to be a MidF. A load of talent) Adebowale Jacobs (one of the best that never played for Naija…because he refused IICC also a very wild K leg) George Okoli (very light skin nicknamed Oko asewo) YINUSA BOLARINWA (what a player)then it was 4-2-4, so most teams always have two three MId f.
    Strikers: Martin Onwuachi, Godwin Tialobi, Femi Bilewomo, Emeka Onyachi, Sam Asaolu, Sule Olaoye (very critical bow leg). Baba Ibrahim also last.
    Written by Folorunsho Oyelakin

     

  • Very hard records to break this recent time in football

    Very hard records to break this recent time in football

     

    There are some football records that I think it will be very hard to break in present football. Maybe, because people are not too passionate about the game again, we’ll not manage. Let’s check the records below if possible and your view.

    Goalkeeper to win Ballon d’or
    This record was set on 17 December 1963 by Lev Yashin, the only goalkeeper to win a Ballon d’ or. Lev Yashin was

    Goalkeeper to score hat -trick
    Which was done by Jose Luis Chilvert in a 1999 match against Ferro Carril Oeste that ended 6-1.

    Defender to win Ballon d’or twice
    This wonderful defender Franz Beckenbauer at Bayern Munich in 1972 and 1976.

    African player to win Ballon d’or
    George Weah claimed the prize in 1995, due to his performances with both Paris Saint-Germain and Milan.

    Youngest winner of Ballon d’or
    On this day in 1997, 21-year-old Ronaldo Nazario won his first Ballon d’or with Real Madrid.

    Scored 3 hat tricks in one game?

    Three hat tricks in one game were only archived by Kirill Kaprizov, Joel Eriksson and J.T. Miller.

  • Goalkeeper with most clean sheets in the UEFA champions’ league

    Goalkeeper with most clean sheets in the UEFA champions’ league

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    Manuel Peter Neuer, born 27 March 1986, played for Schalke 04 in 2005–2011
    Joined FC Bayern Munich on 1 June 2011 and had 61 clean sheets in the champions’ league to be the highest goalkeeper with clean sheets in the UEFA campion league.

    2

    Iker Casillas born 20 May 1981 graduated in 1999 join the main team 1999–2015. Real Madrid, later moved to Porto 2015–2020. Currently working as a player agent, has 59 clean sheets in the UEFA champions Champions to come second.

    3

    Gianluigi Buffon, Born 28 January 1978, played for three teams in the champions league: Juventus 2001–2018,Paris Saint-Germain
    In 2018–2019 and Parma 2021–2023, he had 53 clean sheets in UEFA.

    4

    Edwin van der Sar
    Dutch soccer goalkeeper Born: 29 October 1970 showcase in the UEFA campion league for three clubs; Ajax 1990-1999, Juventus
    1999–2001 and Manchester United 2005–2011 with 51 clean sheets in the UEFA champions league to be in 4th position of record.

    5

    Petr Čech Born: 20 May 1982, had played for Sparta Prague 2001–2002, Chelsea 2004–2015 and
    Arsenal 2015–2019. Cech has done well in his career. having 49 clean sheets in the UEFA champions Champions League and in his 11 seasons at Chelsea, he has faced 1241 shots on target and has saved 1000 of them.

  • Five Records Cristiano Ronaldo has yet to break.

    Five Records Cristiano Ronaldo has yet to break.

    Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro Nicknamed CR7, he is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, and has won numerous individual awards throughout his career, including five Ballon d’Or awards, a record three UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Awards, four European Golden Shoes, and was named five times the world’s best player by FIFA.
    50 goals in six consecutive seasons
    For six straight years between the 2011/12 and 2015/16 campaigns, the Portuguese scored at least 50 goals a season in all competitions for Real Madrid: 53, 60, 55, 51, 61 and 51.
    Supreme Champions League Goal-Scorer. Scoring “10” goals in a single Champions League season is a tall enough order. …
    Real Madrid’s Leading Scorer. …
    Complete Trophy Collection with Two Clubs.
    Top Scorer in International Matches.
    6 Feb 2024.
    Fastest players to reach 100 club goals: But there are five records which Cristiano is yet to break.

    1) Cr7 has yet to break the record of scoring a double hat trick in a single, just like Ted
    Drake scored all seven goals for Arsenal in a 7-1 win over Aston Villa back in December 1935.

    2) cr7 yet to win World Cup like others pele who has won it three time in 1958, 1962 and 1970 and Messi.

    3) cr7 has yet to break the record of fastest goals in football history, which was broken by Gavin Stokes, who scored the fastest goal at 2.1 sec.

    4) Cr7 never scored in five European cup Cup finals consecutively, which was done by Alfredo Di Stéfano who scored in fives European Cups for Real Madrid, (1956, 1957, 1958. 1959, 1960) Messi had two, while Ronaldo 4.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    5) cr7 is not the player with the highest number of trophies, he only got 33, while Messi has 44.

  • The goalkeepers with the most assists in the Premier League:


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    Enderson Norgentern de Oliveira is a Brazilian goalkeeper, born January 16, 1988, in Faxinal. On 15 January 2024, Ederson was awarded the FIFA Best Men’s Goalkeeper at the FIFA Best Awards 2023 for keeping the most clean sheets (11) in the 2022–23 Premier League season, assists (22) in the UEFA Champions League and assists in the Premier League with 6 assists.

    2

    Paul William Robinson, born 15 October 1979, is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur, Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers and Burnley. Won Player of the Month once in November 2000.In the 374 appearances he had 86 clean sheets with a goal and 5 assists to be second in the history of goalkeepers with most assists in the English Premier League.
    3

    David Andrew Seaman is a former English player who played as a goalkeeper. In a career lasting from 1981 to 2004, he is best known for his 141 clean sheets with 4 assists. He is one of the great goalkeepers of the Premier League era. Seaman won two league titles under Arsène Wenger at Arsenal.
    4

    Reina Páez is a Spanish professional goalkeeper for different clubs, such as Barcelona C 1999 and Barcelona.
    B 1999–2000, Barcelona main team 2000–2002, Villarreal 2002–2005, Liverpool 2005–2014,Napoli (loan)
    2013–2014,Bayern Munich 2014–2015, Napoli 2015–2018, AC Milan
    2018–2020,Aston Villa (loan)
    2020,Lazio 2020–2022,Villarreal
    2022–2024, come 2024. Reina with 4 assists, and one of his assists was in the Nov 10, 2007, match against Liverpool 2-0 Fulham.
    5

    Álisson Ramsés Becker, born 2 October 1992, is a Brazilian professional Premier League goalkeeper who played for teams like Internacional from 2013 to 2016. Roma.
    2016–2018, 2018, He joined Liverpool and had 3 assists. At Liverpool, Alisson has won the Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, UEFA Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup. In 2019, he was named The Best FIFA Goalkeeper.

  • most penalty scorers in four major league

    Seri A
    Francesco Totti was born 27 September 1976 in Rome, Italy. He played as an attacking midfielder for forwards at Roma and for the Italy national team between 1993–2017 in Roma.
    With 619 appearances and 250 goals with 70 penalties included. He won a Serie A title, two Coppa Italia titles, and two Supercoppa Italiana titles. He is the second-highest scorer of all time in Italian league history.

    Laliga
    Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born at a hospital in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal in
    5 February 1985. He started his career at Sporting CP in 2002–2003 with 25 appearances and 3goals. Manchester United in 2003–2009 appearances 196 and 84 goals. Real Madrid in 2009–2018
    With 2200 appearances and 311 goals, including 61 penalties. Juventus 2018–2021 81 goals with 98 appearances.
    2021–2022 Return back
    Manchester United had 40 appearances with 19 goals. Currently, at Al Nassr since
    2023 with 66 goals and 66 appearances.

    BundesligaManfred Kaltz was born Jan 6, 1953 in Ludwigshafen, a Citizen of Germany, Playing from Right-Back

    1971–1989 joined
    Hamburger SV had 568 appearances and 76goal and moved to Girondins Bordeaux in 1989 with just one appearance with no goals. In 1989–1990, I moved to Mulhouse and had 12 appearances with one goal.
    Then returned to Hamburger SV in
    1990–1991. The total appearances of his career were 974 with 77 goals, of which 53 of his goals were from penalties.

    English premier league
    Alan Shearer is an English football pundit and former professional player who played as a striker, was born on 13 August 1970 and has played for club teams like Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. He won the Premier League with Blackburn in the 1994/95 season. He scored a record 260 of them in the Premier League, while penalties were 56 of his goals.

     

  • First five most penalty scorers in Premier League history

    First five most penalty scorers in Premier League history

    Here is the list of most penalty scorers in Premier League history as at today 17 – 2- 2025

    Alan Shearer (56),
    Frank Lampard (43)
    Harry Kane (33)
    Steven Gerrard (32)
    Mohamed Salah (32)

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    Alan Shearer is an English football pundit and former professional player who played as a striker, was born on 13 August 1970 and has played for club teams like Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. He won the Premier League with Blackburn in the 1994/95 season. He scored a record 260 of them in the Premier League, while penalties were 56 of his goals.

    2

    Frank Lampard, England professional player born 20/06/1978. A midfielder played for a fellow club from 1995 to 1996. Swansea City (loan), 2001–2014 Chelsea, 2014–2015 Manchester City, 2015–2016 New York City FC currently as coach. He had 177 goals, of which 43 were penalties.

    3

    Harry Edward Kane, born 28 July 1993, is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Arsenal youth, Tottenham Leyton loan 2010/11 mill wall loan 2011/12, Norwich / Leicester 2012/ 13, on loan and back to Tottenham, them from Tottenham to Bayern Munich in 2013. He scored 213 penalty goals with 33 penalties.


    4

    Steven George Gerrard MBE (born 30 May 1980) is an English professional football player.
    Liverpool 1998–2015
    And LA Galaxy 2015–2016. He scored 12O in the Premier League with 32 penalties as a midfielder.


    5

    Mohamed Salah or Mo Salah, born 15 June 1992, is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a right-winger or forward for Liverpool. He started his career with Al Mokawloon from 2010–2012. Basel 2012–2014.
    Chelsea 2014–2016,Fiorentina (loan) 2015, Roma (loan) 2015–2016, Roma 2016/17 and moved to Liverpool in 2017 until now. He scored 179 goals with 32 penalties.