Luiz Felipe Scolari, who coached Brazil’s national soccer team to this summer’s World Cup semifinals, only to suffer a humiliating 7-1 defeat to Germany, has resigned his position. Scolari submitted his resignation to Brazil’s Soccer Confederation after Saturday’s 3-0 loss to the Netherlands in the third-place playoff, the soccer body said in a statement posted […]
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Record defeat “worst day of my life, I will be remembered as the coach to lose 7-1”— Scolari
Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said his side’s stunning 7-1 thrashing at the hands of Germany in their World Cup semi-final on Tuesday had been the worst day of his life. “I think it was the worst day of my life, but life goes on,” said the 65-year-old. “I will be remembered as the coach […]
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Tension in Eagles camp as players demand N12m each or…
AS the Super Eagles step out on Monday for their first World Cup match against Iran, there are fears that the deficit in agreement for the appearance fee of the players may dash whatever hope Nigerians have for the national team to do well in Brazil 2014. The Super Eagles tabled their grievances to the Senate President, […]
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Man caught with 6.5kg high grade Brazilian cocaine in Lagos
This weekend, the men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested 36-year old Francis Bawaba, a Nigerian based in Spain with 6.5kg high grade Brazilian cocaine. Bawaba was arrested at the Murtala Mohammed airport in Lagos as he arrived aboard an Etihad flight. NDLEA officials found 364 wraps of cocaine said to […]
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July 15, 2014 




