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  • Bundesliga: Victor Boniface suspended, fined over unruly behaviour in Germany

    Bundesliga: Victor Boniface suspended, fined over unruly behaviour in Germany

    Bayer Leverkusen’s Nigerian forward, Victor Boniface, has been slapped with a one-match suspension and a hefty fine of €25,000 by the German Football Federation (DFB) for engaging in anti-sporting behavior.

    The disciplinary action was announced on Wednesday, following a thorough investigation into the incident that occurred during the DFL Super Cup match against VFB Stuttgart last Saturday.

    Boniface was found guilty of making an obscene gesture, specifically showing his left middle finger to Stuttgart players, as he ran past them immediately after the final whistle.

    This unsportsmanlike conduct has resulted in Boniface being forced to sit out a German Cup match.

    Notably, referee Tobias Stieler did not witness the incident during the game, prompting the disciplinary committee to launch a retrospective investigation and bring charges against the player.

    Both Boniface and his club, Bayer Leverkusen, have accepted the verdict, rendering it a legally binding decision.

  • EURO 2024: Hosts Germany crash out after losing 2-1 to Spain

    EURO 2024: Hosts Germany crash out after losing 2-1 to Spain

     Spain on Friday evening cruised into the semi-final of the ongoing Euro 2024 after defeating hosts Germany 2-1 at the Alianz Arena.

    Both teams  played attacking football from the blast of the whistle but the hosts created more chances in the first half of the encounter.

    All efforts to score by both teams  proved abortive in the first 45 mins of the encounter.

    Upon resumption of the second half, Spain grabbed a goal when Leipzig’s Dani Olmo latched on to a pass from youngster Lamine Yamal and swept the ball past Germany goalie, Manuel Neuer.

    The Spaniards held on with the lone till the very last minute Writz converted for the Germans to draw level for the hosts.

    Mittelstadt received a pass from  the left side of the pitch then sent a cross over to the far post where Kimmich leapt up nod the ball down into the box, Floran Writz was there to connect and fired a shot into the ground and over to the opposite side of goal for the dying minute equalizer for the Germans.

    The match  headed into extra time and just when the referee was preparing to oversee a penalty shoot-out between both teams  Spain’s Mikel  Merino  headed home the winning goal late into extra time to drive the 2012 Champions into the semi-final of the ongoing tournament.

    Spain’s Dani Carvajal was sent of at the death of the thrilling encounter.

    He will miss Spain’s semi-final tie next week Tuesday.

     

  • Euro 2024: Spain to take on Germany as two quarter final fixtures released

    Euro 2024: Spain to take on Germany as two quarter final fixtures released

    The ongoing Euro 2024 tournament holding in Germany has produced two powerful quarter-final fixtures.

    Four teams have already scaled through to the round of 8 following Round of 16 clashes on Sunday.

    Recall that England produced an impressive comeback to beat Slovakia 2-1 in Cologne on Sunday night.

    They will now play Switzerland, who eliminated Italy thanks to a 2-0 victory yesterday.

    In the second game of the day, Spain also came from behind to wallop Georgia 4-1.

    The Spaniards will now take on hosts Germany in the quarterfinal next week.

    Meanwhile today will see France slug it out with Belgium, whilst Portugal clash with Slovenia in the round of 16.

  • Euro 2024: Hosts Germany book Q-final ticket, beat Denmark 2-0

    Euro 2024: Hosts Germany book Q-final ticket, beat Denmark 2-0

    Germany reached their first quarter-finals in four attempts at a major tournament, thanks to goals from Kai Havertz and Jamal Musiala, securing a 2-0 victory over Denmark in a storm-delayed and controversial match in Dortmund.

    Meteorologists had warned of severe weather in the Ruhr region ahead of the Saturday night encounter at Signal Iduna Park. As a precaution, referee Michael Oliver suspended play for 20 minutes during the first half.

    Before the suspension, Germany had a goal disallowed when Nico Schlotterbeck’s header was ruled out due to Andreas Skov Olsen being illegally blocked by Joshua Kimmich.

    Denmark’s Rasmus Hojlund missed two good chances late in the first half, but the game’s major controversy involved Crystal Palace defender Joachim Andersen within a span of two minutes.

  • Euro 2024: See teams that have already qualified for knockout round

    Euro 2024: See teams that have already qualified for knockout round

    Four teams have already made it to the round of 16 at the ongoing Euro 2024 in Germany.

    Switzerland joined Germany and Spain on Sunday night to secure second round ticket after playing a 1-1 draw with the German Machine in Frankfurt.

    Ndoye’s goal was cancelled out by a late Fullkrug header.

    Germany finished top of Group A with seven points, while Switzerland progressed as runners-up with five points.

    Portugal and Spain have also qualified for the next round.

    Switzerland will take on the team that finishes second in Group B, while Germany faces the team that finishes second in Group C.

    Both matches are on Saturday.

    Portugal are waiting for the best third-placed team from Group A, B or C and Spain take on the best third-placed team from Group A, D, E or F.

  • Unexploded World War II bomb found in Germany

    Unexploded World War II bomb found in Germany

    An unexploded aerial bomb from World War II retrieved from the Rhine River in Germany’s Cologne on Wednesday evening was safely defused overnight on a ship positioned away from residential areas, city officials said.

    Discovery of unexploded bombs is common in Cologne and other German cities, which were heavily bombed by Allied air forces during the war.

    Specially trained crews are dispatched to defuse or safely detonate the bombs.

    The British-made five-tonnes bomb had a rear-mounted fuse that was defused on board the ship, according to the Cologne city administration.

    The city said that there had been no need to evacuate residents to defuse the bomb, in spite of initial assumptions.

    The ship had been moved to a position on the Rhine far enough from residential areas.

    During the operation, the Rhine was closed to shipping, as was the airspace above the area.

  • Euro 2024: Musiala, Gundogan score as Germany beat Hungary 2-0

    Euro 2024: Musiala, Gundogan score as Germany beat Hungary 2-0

    Germany continued their winning start to Euro 2024 after inflicting a 2-0 win over Hungary at the Alianz Arena on Wednesday night.

    Jamal Musiala  impressed throughout and netted midway through the first half to register his name on the scoresheet.

    The Bayern Munich forward drilled a powerful effort inches past the post afterwards, and was later given a standing ovation when he was substituted late in the second half.

    Hungary thought they had  equalised on the stroke of half-time but Roland Sallai’s rebound header was ruled out for a clear offside.

    Upon resumption of second half, Germany extended their lead when former Manchester City player Gundogan was left unmarked to score the second of the night.

    After their dominant 5-1 win over Scotland, Germany were made to work harder for the win here – with Hungary threatening on occasions and defending stubbornly.

    Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai almost reduced the deficit with a curling freekick but goalie, Nueur saved to deny him.

    Szoboszlai came close again in a bright period in the first half but was denied by an excellent block from Jonathan Tah.

    Germany become the first team to qualify for the round of 16 after recording two straight wins against Switzerland and Hungary.

    Hungary would have to record an emphatic win over Scotland to stand a chance of qualifying to the next round via best third place team slot.

  • Euro 2024: Germany demolish Scotland 5-1 in group A opener

    Euro 2024: Germany demolish Scotland 5-1 in group A opener

    Euro 2024 hosts, Germany defeated Scotland by  5-1 in group A opener on Friday night at the Alianz Arena.

    The German national team had it so  easy through out the thrilling encounter, thus scoring three goals in the first half of the thrilling encounter before netting two more goals in the second 45 minutes to complete the routing.

    Among the goal  scorers were Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala, Kai Havertz, Niclas Fullkrug, and Emre Can.

    Evidently, Scotland struggled to keep the ball in its possession against a three-time winning Euro champion, with Germany’s possession at 73%.

    However, Antonio Rudiger turned the ball in his own net to gift the Scottish a consolation goal  in the 87th minute, thereby bringing some joy to fans of Scotland who thronged the stadium.

    Germany is currently at the top of group A with three points and five goals.

    Other teams in the group, Hungary and Switzerland, will have their first match on Saturday.

  • Euro 2024: Schweinsteiger snubs own country Germany, tips France to emerge champions

    Euro 2024: Schweinsteiger snubs own country Germany, tips France to emerge champions

    A former German international,  Bastian Schweinsteiger has tipped the Le Blues of France as the favourite to win this year’s  Euro 2024.

    Schweinsteiger made his opinion known via the Platform X on Friday morning.

    Quizzed on social media platform X regarding his favourites for the tournament, the former Manchester United midfielder picked “France.”

    France ended up  the runners-up in the 2016 edition after narrowly losing to Portugal 1-0

    However, The Le Blues made up for the trophy loss by winning the 2018 FIFA World Cup

    The previous edition of the European competition was a disappointment as they were knocked out in the Round of 16 by Switzerland on penalties,

    The Euro 2024 will commence on Friday night Today with hosts Germany slugging it out with Scotland in group A opener.

    The Azurris of Italy won the last edition of the Euros as they defeated England 4-3 on penalties.

  • Eguavoen off to Germany for FIFA Technical Leadership Diploma program

    Eguavoen off to Germany for FIFA Technical Leadership Diploma program

    The second edition of the FIFA Technical Leadership Diploma, which seeks to become the “globally recognised qualification” for technical leaders working in the game, will get underway on 1 April 2024 in Germany.

    Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation, Coach Augustine Eguavoen, will be one of the twenty-five global participants from member associations, the confederations and FIFA who will come together at the German Football Association’s national training centre for the first phase of the unique level 6 qualification.

    “The launch of the second edition of the FIFA Technical Leadership Diploma offers further evidence of our commitment to the sustained investment in education of technical leaders,” said Steven Martens, FIFA Director of Global Football Development. “We believe that the FIFA Technical Leadership Diploma will help each participant to optimise the management of football in their country – both on and off the pitch. The development of exceptional technical leaders will also assist us in delivering our long-term strategic aims of giving every talent a chance and growing the game at every level.”

    Building on the success of the inaugural instalment

    The forthcoming edition of the 18-month-long FIFA Technical Leadership Diploma follows on from the successful first course, which was launched last May in Brazil. “We’ve been delighted with how the first edition of the FIFA Technical Leadership Diploma, which comes to an end in December in Zurich, has gone,” commented Jamie Houchen, FIFA Head of Technical Leadership.

    “Since the launch of the diploma, we’ve enjoyed some truly memorable educational experiences, which is testament to the commitment of both the participants and staff involved. We believe that the cultural experiences gained by the participants in Brazil and Japan – along with the upcoming visit to the Netherlands – will remain with them forever.”

    The FIFA Technical Leadership Diploma is the pinnacle of the FIFA Technical Leadership Education Pathway that includes the following:

    . An introductory workshop for new technical leaders

    . A leadership/knowledge exchange in partnership with the FIFA Talent Development Scheme

    . A leadership workshop for technical leaders

    . An online education pathway via the FIFA Training Centre