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Chicago Fire FC goalkeeper Gabriel "Gaga" Slonina has pledged his international future to the U.S., the player announced on his social media on Friday. Slonina, 18, has been caught in a tug-of-war between the U.S., where he was born, and Poland the birth country of his parents. Slonina has already represented the U.S. starting at U-15 level all the way to U-20. He has also been called into U.S. camp twice in the past seven months, though has yet to be capped at senior level. Poland manager Czeslaw Michniewicz…

South West Zone of NAPHER-SD rose from it's 2022 annual Conference held from May 10-13 in Ado Ekiti to elect a new set of officers to run the affairs of the region for the next four years. Led by Prof. Patrick Ola Oyeniyi from Ekiti state as chairman, other elected members include Dr. Ben Edegbai (Ogun)Ist vice, Otunba Sylvester Ikuejamoye(Ondo) 2nd vice, Comrade Ige-Jenyo Olawale (Lagos) Secretary, Dr. Gbenga Ajibola(Lagos) Financial Secretary, Alhaja Iyiola Fausat Ibironke (Ondo) Treasurer, Dr. Collins Aribamikan…

Pep Guardiola has ruled Ruben Dias out of Manchester City's crunch title clash with Liverpool. The central defender has not played since suffering a hamstring injury in the FA Cup win at Peterborough United last month. Guardiola does not expect Dias to play any part of City's next three games against Burnley, Atletico Madrid and then Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium on April 10. John Stones has felt no ill effects of his knock on international duty and is expected to partner Aymeric Laporte in the…

Liverpool and Manchester United will meet in a high-profile friendly in Bangkok in July, the clubs said on Thursday, as Premier League teams resume lucrative pre-season tours. After the July 12 clash in the capital, Cristiano Ronaldo and his United team-mates will fly to Australia for two more friendlies, including a clash with Crystal Palace, at the 100,000-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground. Before the Covid-19 pandemic shut down overseas tours, usually to Asia and the United States, they were a regular money-spinner…

Folarin Balogun's double helped fire England Under-21s past Albania to keep their Euro 2023 fate in their own hands. The Arsenal forward's second-half brace, either side of a Curtis Jones strike, gave the Young Lions a comfortable 3-0 win in Elbasan. They endured a frustrating first half but took Albania apart after the break to remain three points behind Group G leaders Czech Republic with two games in hand. The under-21s travel to the Czech Republic next for a pivotal clash in June, before completing qualification…

Soccer fans in South Africa are set to return to the stadium after 2-year hiatus the PSL has announced. PSL chairperson Irvin Khoza dished out the cheery news on Tuesday adding that the flag of will start with Nedbank Cup quarter-finals on the 8 and 9 April. It has been just over two years since local supporters last watched domestic action in stadiums across the country. The big return according to khoza is however not an all comers affair as returnees will be expected to present a vaccine certificate or a…

Belgian footballer Miguel Van Damme has died following a long fight against leukaemia. Cercle Brugge goalkeeper Van Damme started playing in the Belgian first division in 2014 but made less than 50 appearances as his career was disrupted by the disease. He was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2016. He recovered but relapsed and announced in September 2020 that his treatment was no longer effective. "It is with great sadness we report that our friend and team-mate Van Damme has fought his long and uneven battle…

Ivory Coast manager Patrice Beaumelle claims he has not given up hope that England newcomer Marc Guehi could yet turn out for his side. Crystal Palace defender Guehi, who was born in Ivory Coast, impressed on debut for Gareth Southgate’s side in Saturday’s friendly victory over Switzerland. The 21-year-old, a former Chelsea youth player, could now win his second cap against the country of his birth at Wembley on Tuesday. Guehi has made huge progress since his £18million move to Palace last summer having…

Ukrainian Paralympic medalist Yevhen Bohodayko is auctioning off the gold medal he won at Tokyo 2020 with the proceeds donated to his home country’s armed forces as they continue to fight Russian forces. As violence continues in Eastern Europe, the sports world’s efforts to support Ukraine have stepped up, and the selfless Bohodayko is the latest to raise money in an effort to protect his country Two years ago, he claimed the top prize in the SB6 100m breaststroke, an award that will now be given away for a…

Kylian Mbappe will take part in France's friendly against South Africa on Tuesday after recovering from an ENT infection, coach Didier Deschamps has confirmed. The forward missed the world champions' 2-1 win over Ivory Coast in Marseille when Olivier Giroud netted his 47th international goal, which put the AC Milan striker four shy of Thierry Henry's all-time France scoring record. "He is much better, he will be there on Tuesday," Deschamps told French TV channel TF1. He did not specify whether Mbappe…