By Paul Kisembo on July 6, 2015
. Lionel Messi, Argentina, Chile, Claudio Bravo. Michelle Bachelet, Copa America. Alexis Sanchez, Ecuador, Estadio Nacional, Ever Banega, Gonzalo Higuain, Jorge Sampaoli, Le Albiceleste, Paraguay
Football, Sports
Chile‘s wait for a major trophy come to an end after they beat Argetina 4-1 on penalties in the 2015 Copa America final. They were one of four teams who took part in the very first tournament in 1916 in Argentina but the best they had ever done was finishing as runner-up, a feat they […]
By Paul Kisembo on June 30, 2015
Arsenal, Champions League, Chelsea, Chelsea fans, Europa League, FA Cups, League Cup, Petr Cech, premier league, Roman Abramovich
Football, Sports
Arsenal’s new signing Petr Cech has received several death threats from Chelsea fans on Twitter following his £11million move to the Emirates Stadium. Petr Cech signed for Arsenal for a reported £11m from Chelsea and thanked Roman Abramovich as well as Chelsea Fans. Very happy to announce that I have signed with @Arsenal pic.twitter.com/msvjEpyO36 — Petr Cech (@PetrCech) June 29, […]
By Paul Kisembo on June 25, 2015
Arsenal, Augsburg, Baba Rahman, Faouzi Ghoulam, Filipe Luis, Laurent Koscielny, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Mateo Kovacic Angel Di Maria, Morgan Schneiderlin, Napoli, Nathaniel Clyne Roberto Firmino, premier league, Raheem Sterling, Real Madrid, Sergio Ramos, Southampton, Tottenham
Football, Sports
Manchester United launch £35m bid for Real Madrid star Sergio Ramos Manchester United have launched a £35m bid for Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos, according to reports. The Real Madrid defender is unhappy at the Bernabeu, and could make a move to the Premier League this summer-talksport MANCHESTER CITY will reportedly make a £40million take-it-or-leave it offer for Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling […]
By Paul Kisembo on June 8, 2015
. Lionel Messi, Alvaro Morata, Barcelona, Gerardo Martino, Gianluigi Buffon, Ivan Rakitic, Josep Bartomeu, Juventus, Luis Enrique, Luis Suárez, Neymar, Olympic Stadium, pep Guardiola, UEFA Champions League
Football, Sports
Barcelona became the first European side to complete a second treble as they defeated Juventus 3-1 at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Barca took a quick lead after four minutes of play when Ivan Rakitic swept home from eight yards before Alvaro Morata scored in the second half to draw juve level. With the game […]
By Paul Kisembo on June 5, 2015
. Lionel Messi, Alvaro Morata, Andrea Barzagli, Andrea Pirlo, Andres Iniesta, Barcelona, Carlos Tevez, Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini, Javier Mascherano, Juventus, Luis Enrique, Luis Suárez, Neymar, Olympic Stadium, Patrice Evra, pep Guardiola, Real Madrid, UEFA Champions League final, Xavi Hernandez
Football, Sports
Barcelona takes on Juventus in the UEFA Champions League final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on Saturday 6th June with each side aiming to win a treble this season. Juve and Barca have already won domestic doubles in Italy and Spain respectively, so the jury is on who wins the biggest trophy to make a treble. European Football’s […]
By Paul Kisembo on June 1, 2015
. Lionel Messi, Alexis Sanchez, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Athletic Bilbao, Auxerre, Barcelona, Bas Dost, Borussia Dortmund, Copa del Rey, Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, Dieter Hecking, FA Cup, for a record 12th time on Saturday 30th may, French football, German Cup, Inaki Williams, Jurgen Klopp, Juventus, Kevin De Bruyne, Laurent Blanc, Luis Enrique, Luis Suárez, Neymar, Olivier Giroud, outclassing Aston Villa, Paris Saint-Germain, Per Mertesacker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Theo Walcott, Wolfsburg
Football, Sports
Four of the European domestic cups titles were decided on Saturday 30th may 2015 and we take a look at what transpired. The FA CUP Holders Arsenal won the FA Cup for a record 12th time on Saturday 30th may, outclassing Aston Villa 4-0 at Wembley with stunning goals from Theo Walcott and Alexis Sanchez setting up victory. Per Mertesacker and Olivier Giroud were also on target as the Londoners […]
By Paul Kisembo on May 30, 2015
Adidas, Budweiser, campaigning group Transparency International, Cobus de Swardt, Coca Cola, Fédération Internationale de Football Association, FIFA, Gazprom and Hyundai/KIA Motors, McDonald’s, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan, Sepp Blatter, soccer officials, U.S. corruption probe, Visa
Football, Sports
Sepp Blatter wins the fifth consecutive term as FIFA’s president on Friday after his opponent, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan withdrew from the race. Mr. Blatter received 133 votes, just short of the two-thirds majority required for the victory while Prince Ali received 73 on the first ballot. This necessitated a second ballot which required only a simple majority, […]
By Paul Kisembo on May 28, 2015
Andujar Moreno, Boyko Denys, Carlos Bacca, Champions League, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Europa League, Jose Antonio Reyes, Myron Markevych, Nikola Kalinic, Ruslan Rotan.Gregors Krychowiak, Sevilla, UEFA Europa League winners, Unai Emery
Football, Sports
Sevilla makes history to record a fourth UEFA Europa League title with a 3-2 victory over Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in a delightful final Wednesday night in Warsaw, Poland. Dnipro started the game very well taking unexpected early lead through Nikola Kalinic’s header after seven minutes into the game. This hit Sevilla by surprise and needed a quick response against the Ukrainian side. […]
By Antonio Kisembo on January 13, 2015
Football
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d’Or world footballer of the year award for the second year in a row. The Portugal captain beat Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to the award. Wolfsburg and Germany midfielder Nadine Kessler was named women’s player of the year, while Colombia’s […]
By Antonio Kisembo on August 10, 2014
1962 uganda cranes, African of of nations 1978, Football legend Uganda, Jimmy Kirunda, Uganda cranes Captain, Ugandan Captain
Football, People, Sports
Jimmy Kirunda is a former Uganda Cranes Captain who featured for the team for about 15years. Growing up as youth he admired Germany great Franz Beckenbauer and embraced his playing style. He believes if he had not made it football he would be a Musician. He shared his experience of football with Weinformers as Antonio […]