Cristiano Ronaldo has sustained a muscle injury in his left thigh, Real Madrid announced Thursday, making the Portuguese striker a doubt for next week’s King’s Cup final against Barcelona.

Emeka Inyama says that there is no tension between the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi as all previous disagreements have been amicably resolved.

Academica de Coimbra ace John Ogu has said he could still make the cut to the World Cup even though he has spent most of the season on the bench at his Portuguese club.
The big midfielder has gone through difficult times at his club with very limited play time, something the player agreed has now narrowed his chances of making the final squad to Brazil 2014.

Members of the Nigerian U17 team, the Golden Eaglets, have been warned that only merit would guarantee them a place in the national team.

Atletico Madrid progressed to the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time in 40 years with a 1-0 win over Barcelona on Wednesday to seal a 2-1 aggregate victory.

Koke put the hosts in front after just five minutes as he volleyed home Adrian Lopez’s headed pass.