Tag: england
Covid-19: Boris Johnson announces four-week England lockdown
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a second national lockdown for England to prevent a "medical and moral disaster" for the NHS.
He said Christmas...
England’s Right-Back Overload Might Just Aid Ghana’s Tariq Lamptey Pursuit
Tariq Lamptey didn't want to leave Chelsea -- the club he'd been at since age 8 -- any more than the Blues wanted to...
HAND OF WHO?: Maradona, Camels, and an African Nightmare
Between hosts France and holders Brazil, the two best teams at the 1998 Fifa World Cup, stood Said Belqola, the Moroccan tasked to officiate...
KINGS OF THE NORTH: Mahrez & Salah Threatening West African PL...
Into the fabric of Premier League football, African brilliance is intricately woven.
Some of that has come from the continent's
southern parts -- think Peter...
Euro 2020 draw: Portugal, Germany and France in same group, England...
Germany will face world champions France and reigning European champions Portugal in Group F.
England have been drawn against Croatia and Czech Republic in Group...
BRAZIL TO ZILCH: How Has Ghana Faded On The International Scene?
Not quite a decade ago, Ghana towered as Africa's trendiest national side. Every big team wanted to play the Black Stars, with the country's...
GOLD OVER BRONZE: Nigeria Looks to Reclaim ‘Lost’ Gems from England
In London's British Museum sits some of the 4,000
bronze sculptures British troops pillaged from an invasion of the Kingdom of
Benin (now southwestern Nigeria) over...
PLAY TO THE BEAT: ‘Afrobeats’ Inspires England’s Big Stars
In many a Premier League dressing room, the ambience just before a game
and after it ends -- in victory -- are not too different,...
PENALTY PANGS: England Show Ghana the Way Out
Times have changed: a reality TV star is Leader of the Free World, a comedian rules in Ukraine, 5G is upon us, and England...