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Hiba Abouk, the estranged wife of Achraf Hakimi has finally spoken out amid the trending reports surrounding her divorce from the PSG star.

Hiba Abouk’s marriage to Achraf Hakimi has made the headlines over their imminent divorce.

The couple who tied the knot in 2020 are calling it quits amid Achraf Hakimi’s rape charge.

Hakimi is charged with rape having been accused of sexually assaulting a 24-year-old lady in his home in Boulogne, Paris, as first reported by Le Parisien.

However, Hakimi’s relationship with Hiba Abouk made ut to the headlines last week over a report that had since gone viral.

Read more: https://read.pulsesports.ng/hiba-finally-speaks-on-divorce-with-hakimi

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EA have since confirmed a new game will succeed the iconic football gaming franchise FIFA, following their controversial split from football's governing body

EA Sports and FIFA officially ended their 30-year partnership in May 2022 after the two parties fell out over the licensing deal, with the American developers set to release their own game, EA Sports FC, next year.

For over two decades, EA Sports and FIFA have created some of the most iconic iterations of the successful video game franchise.

However, the two parties were forced to part ways over a licensing disagreement, with EA immediately confirming plans to roll out their own game independent of football’s governing body.

The split means that EA Sports can no longer use the name of football's governing body to title their franchise, which henceforth will be known as ‘EA Sports FC’.

In this article, we will explain what EA Sports FC is all about, how it started, and why it started?

But before we delve right into let’s answer the question, how did the EA Sports FIFA franchise begin?

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Fans of the Lagos club encroached on the pitch to attack match officials in protest of a red card issued to one of the team's players, Tunde Adejokun.

Following the assault of a matchday referee by their fans, Lagos-based Smart City have been hit hard with sanctions by the management of the Nigeria National League (NNL).

The Lagos club during their week five fixture with Gateway United in the Nigerian second division failed to prevent their fans who encroached on the pitch to violate match officials in protest for a red card issued to one of the team's players, Tunde Adejokun.

Read more:https://read.pulsesports.ng/smart-city-gets-10-points-sanction

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Chelsea's American co-owner Todd Boehly tried to lift the confidence of the players in the dressing room after Saturday's Premier League defeat to Brighton.

After the disappointing 2-1 loss to Brighton, Chelsea co-owner, Todd Boehly delivered a speech to the players before Tuesday’s Champions League clash against Real Madrid during which he described the club’s season as “embarrassing”.

Boehly tries to uplift embarrassing Chelsea

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Kepa Arrizabalaga talks about knocking out Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final.
Chelsea's goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga believes they can overturn the tie against Real Madrid and knock them out to reach the semi-final of the Champions League, but he believes they have to do certain things.

Real Madrid have a two-goal advantage in the first-leg, where they beat the Blues 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu. Chelsea host them at Stamford Bridge for the second-leg tomorrow.

What Kepa said

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Tobi Amusan has gotten another significant recognition, making the list of the World Championships greatest moments.

Nigeria's Tobi Amusan's World Record (WR) run at the 2022 World Championships in Oregon, has made the list of the World Athletics greatest moments in World Championships history.

Amusan broke the World Record in her semifinal race of the women's 100m Hurdles with 12.12s. Later that evening – showing her world record was no fluke – she won the final with a marginally wind-assisted 12.06s.

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Roberto De Zerbi, head coach of Brighton, is confident about Mykhaylo Mudryk becoming a top player at Chelsea.

Mudryk signed for Chelsea in the January transfer window for a fee of £88 million after an impressive season with Shakhtar Donetsk. The 22-year-old was acquired by the Blues despite fierce opposition from Arsenal.

The Ukrainian showed some promise during his introduction against Liverpool at the end of January, but he has subsequently had trouble fitting in at Stamford Bridge.

The new Chelsea winger has made 10 appearances in all competitions, starting five of them, although he has only recorded one assist and has yet to score for the team.

Read more: https://read.pulsesports.ng/brighton-coach-on-mudryk

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Check out the Pulse Sports list of the hottest male footballers in the world.

Over the years, footballers across the world have garnered lots of attention for their business on the pitch as well as their appearance.

This attention has seen their respective fan bases spike up to millions and counting across the globe.

Most of these superstar athletes are admired across the world for their performance in the games, as well as their appearance both on and off the pitch.

In this article, we will be ranking the most handsome footballers in the world who female fans across the world continue to follow and admire.

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Frank Lampard's inability to understand and interpret tactics was clear in Chelsea's 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid.

For a team that had already lost 15 games across all competitions this season, another defeat, especially at the home of the Champions League title holders should not be a surprise.

But from a Chelsea perspective, the 16th loss of a truly bleak season would sting because Real Madrid were there for the taking and on a different day with better finishing and a halfway decent manager, the result might have favoured the men in blue.

Read more: https://read.pulsesports.ng/chelsea-analysis

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The 23-year-old and his teammates at Lobi Stars were in superb form against champions Rivers United in the NPFL.

In a rescheduled top-of-the-table clash in Group B of the abridged NPFL season, Wasiu Alalade and Lobi Stars shone like stars against 10-man Champions Rivers United.

Lobi and Rivers delivered a five-goal thriller as the host came from behind to seal all three points at the New Jos Stadium on Wednesday.

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Napoli fell to a narrow defeat at the San Siro, losing consecutive matches against AC Milan without their star striker Victor Osimhen.

AC Milan played hosts to Napoli in the first-leg of the Champions League quarter final on Wednesday night, April 12, 2023.

The visitors who are currently leading the pack in the Serie A title race were hoping to get one over the defending Scudetto champions in Europe having been humbled 4-0 two weekends ago in the league.

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Real Madrid took a huge step towards reaching a third consecutive UEFA Champions League semi-final after beating Chelsea 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu.

N’Golo Kante and Raheem Sterling return to the starting line-up as they face Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu with Frank Lampard making three changes to his side that lost against Wolves in the Premier League.

Carlo Ancelotti also made two changes to his side that lost to Villarreal with David Alaba and Rodrygo returning to the starting lineup.

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The seven time Zambian champions are currently 13th in the league, and have lost three of their last five matches, with the team's last victory coming in a 3-2 victory in January.

Former Super Eagles player Emmanuel Amuneke has lost his job at Zambian Super League club, Zanaco after the club announced the his departure following consistency in poor results.

The former African Footballer of the Year and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup winning coach, was appointed by the Zambian giants in September 2022 as a consultant alongside his Nigerian assistant, Emeka Amadi.

Read more: https://read.pulsesports.ng/amuneke-clubless-again

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Al-Nassr have reportedly dismissed head coach Rudi Gracia Garcia due to a run of disappointing results and his poor relationship with the players.

Rudi Garcia is expected to leave his role as Al-Nassr manager with immediate effect after the club's senior figures decided to pull the plug on his time in charge.

Ronaldo's Al-Nassr decide to part ways with Garcia

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Chelsea interim boss Frank Lampard has asked his side to show their best qualities and prove people wrong by knocking Real Madrid out of the Champions League.

Chelsea are enduring a difficult moment, suffering from lack of form and low confidence. The Blues are 11th in the Premier League, having won just four of their last 20 Premier League games.

As things stand, they will have to defeat Real Madrid over two legs and then go on to win the Champions League to play in the competition next season.

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Manchester City face Bayern Munich in a heavyweight UEFA Champions League quarterfinal and City boss Pep Guardiola has called winning the competition his dream.

Manchester City's path to a first-ever Champions League triumph is currently blocked by familiar faces.

New Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel who engineered City's failure to win the competition in 2021 and Bayern Munich, the club Guardiola managed for three years.

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Super Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze equalled a feat achieved by Lionel Messi at the Bernabeu as his brilliant 2022/23 form continues

Super Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze continues to win plaudits for his spectacular performance that saw him score twice at the Santiago Bernabeu to earn Villarreal a 3-2 victory over Real Madrid in LaLiga.

Chukwueze equals Messi’s Bernabeu record

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The Pride of Benue Lobi Stars are looking good for the NPFL Super Six following another win in the football league to go three points clear in Group B.

Lobi Stars have extended their mini-unbeaten run following another routine win in the football league, NPFL.

Lobi defeated their visitors Abia Warriors 2-0 in Jos to make it two wins in three matches in the NPFL on Sunday.

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Fatai Osho was a part of the Rivers United side that successfully lifted the NPFL title last season.

Rivers United's Chief coach Fatai Osho has left the NPFL champions with immediate effect, Pulse Sports Nigeria can report.

Osho has resigned from his position as the chief coach of the Pride of Rivers following a statement on his official social media page.

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Jurgen Klopp believes his team deserved maximum points following the 2-2 draw against Arsenal.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said they caught him between two minds after the draw against Arsenal, as he thought his opponents did not deserve the point.

Arsenal played out a thrilling 2-2 draw with Liverpool earlier in the day, leaving the Premier League race wide open.

Read more: https://read.pulsesports.ng/jurgen-klop-vs-arsenal

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Super Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze has vowed to get better after an impressive showing against Real Madrid

Super Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze has vowed to keep improving after his sensational display, which earned Villarreal a famous victory over Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Chukwueze having the best season of his career

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Remo Star Academy failed to make it beyond the first knockout round at the Generation Adidas Cup, GA Cup.

Nigeria’s representatives at the Generation Adidas Cup, GA Cup, Remo Star Academy, Beyond Limits, have failed to make it beyond the first knockout stage of the competition.

Beyond Limits suffered their second defeat of the tournament following a 4-1 penalty shootout defeat to MLSNEXT team, Philadelphia Union on Thursday night.

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Portugal-based Taiwo Mati was ranked 96th in the world as the second-highest-ranked Nigerian.

Quadri Aruna has been ranked as the 11th best table tennis player in the world by International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).

The world table tennis governing body released the latest ranking on Tuesday.

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'Nigeria is proud of you' - President-elect Bola Tinubu congratulates Anthony Joshua on victory against Jermaine Franklin

Nigerian accountant and politician Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued a congratulatory message on social media.

Tinubu a former Lagos State governor has praised English professional boxer of Nigerian descent Anthony Oluwafemi Joshua.

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Anthony Joshua bounces back from 2 defeats against Usyk by defeating Jermaine Franklin after 12 rounds of action.

English professional boxer of Nigerian descent Anthony Joshua is back to winning in the boxing ring.

The 34-year-old recorded a decision win against American professional boxer Jermaine Franklin late on Saturday, April 1, 2023.

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Manchester City star Jack Grealish believes Arsenal are still favourites to win the Premier League despite crucial victory against Liverpool.

Jack Grealish had a man-of-the-match performance as Manchester City beat rivals Liverpool to cut the gap to Arsenal; however, the former Aston Villa man believes the Premier League is still Arsenal's to lose.

Pep Guardiola's side were ruthlessly dominant against the Reds, winning 4-1 at the Etihad, as they temporarily reduced the deficit on first-place Arsenal to five points.

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Chelsea fans are back singing the song which they have sang since the start of the New Year following another stinker in the Premier League.

Chelsea fell to a 2-0 defeat against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge in the EPL on Saturday, April 1, 2023.

The Blues controlled possession but failed to do anything meaningful with their time on the ball.

Chelsea went into the break trailing by one goal down, courtesy of Ollie Watkins’s strike in the 18th minute.

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Jurgen Klopp confessed Manchester City could have scored more after his side's 4-1 defeat.

Although Manchester City ran riot against his side, Jurgen Klopp believes they could have conceded more and were only lucky City were not in a mood to open a more embarrassing win margin.

Pep Guardiola got the better of his longtime rival, thumping them 4-1 to temporarily close the gap on Arsenal to five points.

Read more: https://read.pulsesports.ng/klopp

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Napoli forward Victor Osimhen is set for a spell on the sidelines after picking up an adductor muscle injury

Napoli forward Victor Osimhen is set to miss the next week of action after suffering an injury during the international break with the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

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Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez has confirmed the club’s interest in bringing Lionel Messi back to the Camp Nou

Lionel Messi’s future has dominated the footballing world in recent days with several reports emanating from Spain regarding the World Cup winner’s potential return to Barcelona

Messi left the Blaugrana in a cloud of confusion after club President Joan Laporta spent several months convincing everyone of the plan to renew the Argentine, only to reveal the club did not have the finances needed to register his signature.

Barcelona coach, Xavi, speaking in a press conference ahead of the club’s LaLiga game against Elche, was asked about the return of Barcelona’s highest goal scorer of all time.

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Arsenal's Bukayo Saka has been honoured with his first-ever Player of the Month award

Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka has clinched the March Player of the Month award, winning the first monthly award of his senior career.

Saka became the second Arsenal player to win the Player of the Month award this season after captain Martin Odegaard won the award earlier in the season.

The Arsenal winger won the award after contributing to four goals in four matches in March as the Gunners cruised to four wins in the month.

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Awoniyi was signed by Nottingham Forest last summer for what was a club record £17 million fee at the time.

The Super Eagles star, Taiwo Awoniyi, has revealed how he worked in Nigeria before he could get himself training materials.

Nottingham Forest signed Awoniyi last summer for what was a club record £17 million fee at the time.

Awoniyi signed for the Reds from Union Berlin in the summer.

He was part of the winning team at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, where he scored four goals in eight appearances for the Gol[/b]den Eaglets.

He also won the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations and Africa U-23 Cup of Nations with Nigeria.

I worked hard to buy boots in Nigeria

Read more: https://read.pulsesports.ng/awoniyi

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