For many footballers who go on to dominate global football stages, the beginning of their journeys often hints at the stars they will become. This is evident in how European football clubs scout and ...

Ademola Lookman summed it up quite neatly after collecting the trophy for best male footballer at the 2024 Confederation of African Football awards. “Four years ago my career felt down," the ...

Ademola Lookman continues ... Argentina edged France in a penalty shootout to win the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The Barcelona legend later shared a picture of him waking up beside the prestigious gong.

From continental football glory to Paralympic records, Nigerian sports witnessed dramatic peaks and valleys in 2024, with ...

Jude Bellingham and Ademola Lookman, during a hugely entertaining match that swung to-and-fro. Mbappe’s sharply taken opener was cancelled out by a Charles De Ketelaere penalty, before quickfire ...

Retegui's gut-wrenching miss is ... 31st min: Ademola Lookman, unsurprisingly Atalanta's most dangerous forward so far, has a go from just outside the top-left corner of the penalty area, but ...

The only major absentee was the recently-crowned African player of the year, Ademola Lookman, who watched on ... who couldn’t miss from 10 yards out. Samardzic’s second of the night was ...

Gian Piero Gasperini wasn’t falling for it. He’d heard it on the radio and seen it in the newspapers. His team, Atalanta, were apparently favourites against Real Madrid in the Champions League.

Charles de Ketelaere equalised with a penalty after Aurelien Tchouameni ... lead after a counter attack three minutes later but Ademola Lookman reduced the deficit in the 65th before Real ...