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Argentine Footballer Loses Wife, Two Children In Venezuela Earthquake

Kazeem Tunde — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:30:38 +0000

Argentine Footballer Loses Wife, Two Children In Venezuela Earthquake The wife and two children of Argentine footballer Lucas Trejo have died after powerful twin earthquakes struck Venezuela, his team said on Sunday. Trejo, who plays for Club Sport Maritimo La Guaira, a second-division team in Venezuela, had searched for his wife Yanina and children […]

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Uk-based Nigerian Footballer Dies After Brain Injury

Kazeem Tunde — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 12:49:04 +0000

Uk-based Nigerian Footballer Dies After Brain Injury Saburi Adeniji, a Nigerian footballer and left winger for Kings Park Rangers Football Club of Sudbury, at Great Cornard, Suffolk, England, has died after battling a severe brain stem injury. The football club is a non-league side competing in the Eastern Counties League Division One North. In […]

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Ecuadorian Footballer Mario Pineida Shot Dead

Kazeem Tunde — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:54:44 +0000

Ecuadorian Footballer Mario Pineida Shot Dead Ecuadoran footballer Mario Pineida was shot and killed in the port city of Guayaquil on Wednesday, his team said. Guayaquil has become a hotspot for gang violence linked to drug trafficking and several football players in Ecuador have been targeted in recent months. Pineida, 33, was part of […]

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Colombian Footballer Slaps Female Referee After He’s Shown Red Card

Kazeem Tunde — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:57:45 +0000

Colombian Footballer Slaps Female Referee After He’s Shown Red Card Colombian footballer Javier Bolivar is facing widespread criticism after slapping referee Vanessa Ceballos during a midweek clash between Real Alianza Cataquera and Deportivo Quique. The incident unfolded in the 66th minute when Bolivar, who was off the pitch, was shown a red card by […]

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5 Most Expensive Nigerian Footballers Of All Time

Kazeem Tunde — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 19:00:59 +0000

5 Most Expensive Nigerian Footballers Of All Time Over the years, Nigerian footballers have continued to make headlines on the global stage: not just for their talent, but also for the hefty transfer fees they attract. From Europe to Asia, Nigerian stars have become hot commodities in the transfer market, with some commanding record-breaking fees. Here’s a […]

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Belgian Footballer Arrested In Cocaine Trafficking Probe

Kazeem Tunde — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:58:12 +0000

Belgian Footballer Arrested In Cocaine Trafficking Probe Former Belgian international, Radja Nainggolan was arrested on Monday as part of an investigation into cocaine trafficking via the port of Antwerp, the Brussels prosecutor’s office said. Police arrested several suspects, including the footballer, after carrying out a series of morning raids across the country, the office […]

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Portugal Football Club Signs 19-Year-Old Nigerian- born Footballer, Yaqub Usman-Malah

Kazeem Tunde — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:22:10 +0000

Portugal Football Club Signs 19-Year-Old Nigerian- born Footballer, Yaqub Usman-Malah Brito Sporting Club of Portugal, a football club founded in 1956, has signed an official contract with a United Kingdom-based highly-talented, young Nigeria-born footballer, Yaqub Usman-Malah. The official unveiling of the young promising footballer was carried out on Saturday, January 4, 2025. Yaqub, born […]

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Footballer Jumps From Building, Dies

Kazeem Tunde — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 19:14:03 +0000

Footballer Jumps From Building, Dies A former Swiss international footballer, Karim Gazzetta, has died after he reportedly jumped from a building early on Monday morning (today). Gazzetta, 27, according to Daily Mail UK was found lifeless outside of his home in Bosnia and Herzegovina in southeastern Europe. Gazzetta an attacking midfielder, was playing for […]

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Footballer Suffers Cardiac Arrest On Pitch, Dies

Kazeem Tunde — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:06:03 +0000

Footballer Suffers Cardiac Arrest On Pitch, Dies A Greek footballer has died after suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch during a game where there was no defibrillator or ambulance at the stadium. The player, aged 21, was playing for a Greek third tier team, Ilioupoli, when tragedy struck five minutes into the game. The […]

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Footballer Dies After Almost 40 Years In Coma

Kazeem Tunde — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 12:51:06 +0000

Footballer Dies After Almost 40 Years In Coma Former France defender Jean-Pierre Adams has died aged 73 after almost 40 years in a coma, his former club Nimes announced on Monday. Adams, who made 22 international appearances in the 1970s, slipped into a coma after a mistake by his anaesthetist during routine knee surgery in […]

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