An 11-year-old youth football player is now facing a second-degree attempted murder charge after allegedly shooting two of his young teammates during practice following a fight over a bag of chips. The child who has not been named due to his age, is facing one count of attempted second-degree murder. Apopka Police Chief Michael McKinley who addressed a news conference on Tuesday morning, said the boy grabbed the gun from an unlocked box in his mother’s SUV and …
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AC Milan legend, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has announced his retirement at the age of 41. Ibrahimovic has spent the majority of the season injured, but made a trip to the San Siro to watch AC Milan’s final Serie A game on Sunday, May 4. However, after the game, the big Swede made his way onto the pitch to address the crowd. The 41-year-old’s AC Milan contract expires at the end of June and he had already announced he would …
Arsenal star, Bukayo Saka is in Lagos Nigeria. The 21-year-old England international football player of Nigerian descent, arrived Lagos Nigeria, on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Saka took to Instagram on Thursday June 1, to share a video of himself in Somolu LGA of Lagos state, as he was being hailed by football fans around the area. “E kuule o. Thank you for the warm welcome.” he captioned the post Born to Nigerian parents in the United …
Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, has named former national team captain, Mikel Obi, his childhood hero. The Leicester City midfielder made this known while speaking on a Twitter space hosted by FanBants. On his childhood hero, Ndidi said: “Mikel. Because of him, I was always fighting to get the No.12 jersey at the start of my career. I have massive respect for what he did for Chelsea and the Super Eagles. I always looked up to him a lot. …
Former Manchester City and Manchester United striker, Carlos Tevez, has confirmed his retirement following the death of his father last year. Tevez revealed he had turned down offers to prolong his career in the United States and decided to officially bring his time in football to a close at the age of 38. The Argentinian, who won three Premier League titles, two Scudetti, and the Champions League, last played for Boca Juniors before leaving his boyhood club in June last year. Tevez said …
There were emotional scenes on Wednesday night, June 1 after Ukraine beat Scotland 3-1 in a Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifier despite it being their first match played since Russia began its invasion on February 24. Fans of both countries held up Ukraine flags throughout their national anthem in a show of solidarity with the nation amid the ongoing invasion by Russia. The match was initially supposed to be played in March, but had to be delayed because of the …