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London, England | THE INDEPENDENT |   Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski won the best FIFA men’s player award on Thursday, beating the other two finalists Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony was held as a virtual event at the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Roberto Firmino headed in a 90th-minute winner as Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at Anfield and overtook their title rivals at the top of the Premier League table. The Reds had the better of the first half and took a 26th-minute lead when Mohamed Salah’s …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cubs will this afternoon battle Kenya in the on-going Zonal Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) U-17 qualifiers in Rubavu, Rwanda. Victory for the Cubs will see them book a place in the semi-final stage.  Uganda Cubs coach Hamzah Lutalo told Uganda Radio Network on …

Madrid, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT |    Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3-1 in Valdebebas on Tuesday, but were made to dig deep by a rival that had to play for 77 minutes with just 10 men. The visitors were down to 10 men after just 13 minutes after Raul Garcia …

London, England | THE INDEPENDENT |   Chelsea slipped to their second defeat in four days after Pedro Neto’s injury-time goal condemned them to a 2-1 defeat away to Wolves on Tuesday night. Olivier Giroud had put Chelsea in front with a well-taken left-foot volley in the 49th minute from Ben …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Football Association-FUFA has announced a long-term partnership with Umbro as the official technical sponsor for the next four years. FUFA president Moses Magogo says Umbro has all it takes to lift Uganda to a top footballing country on the African continent. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu boxing club has embarked on a grassroots drive to promote boxing and recruit young talent in Acholi sub-region. There are currently 6 senior boxers in the club including Sarah Laker, Geoffrey Ocan, Innocent Amoko, Michael Komakech, Lucky Ogenrwot and Nelson Oyoo and more than …

Buenos Aires, Argentina | THE INDEPENDENT |   Lionel Messi, Ronaldo and Cristiano Ronaldo said Monday they felt honored to be named in the greatest team of all time by France Football. Having cancelled its annual Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best footballer because of the coronavirus pandemic, the weekly …

London, England | THE INDEPENDENT |    Tuesday sees the start of a new round of matches in the Premier League with Chelsea facing a complicated away visit Wolves, while Manchester City will expect a comfortable win at home to struggling West Brom. Chelsea boss Frank Lampard described his team as …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority –KCCA FC are looking forward to their straight fourth win of the season as they face SC Villa in the Kampala Derby at Bombo Military Barracks playgrounds on Tuesday. The Lugogo based team has registered three victories in the last three games …