The History Of FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup was first held in 1930, when FIFA, the world’s football governing body, decided to stage an international men’s football tournament under the era of FIFA president Jules Rimet who put this ...
Category Archives: Down Memory Lane
The Peter Ijeh Story
The story below was published in our newspaper about this time in 2013. And, based on the rising profile of Peter Ijeh, an ex-international and a seasoned coach, we represent his story in our Down Memory Lane Column toda...
Murder Of Soldier: Adebowale’s Mother Blames ‘Devils’...
.Michael Adebowale faces life behind bars – The mother of Michael Adebowale, one of the two men convicted of hacking soldier Lee Rigby to death has blamed “the evil ones” of Islam for luring her son into a world of...
From Winning Gold In Commonwealth Games To Facing A Firing Squad: The ...
This file photo by shows Emmanuel Ifeajuna, who was celebrated for his Commonwealth Games gold medal and then reviled for his part in Nigeria’s civil war. Photo: A Ademoyega. – Welcome to our Down Memory Lane...
40 Years After, Murtala Remains In Our Hearts
General Murtala Ramat Muhammed died at the age of 38 on 13 February, 1976, exactly 40 years ago. Although, Murtala spent just 200 days in office, his unique and outstanding regime spoke for him back then and he remains e...
Douglas: Beating Mike Tyson Was ‘A Dream Come True’
James ‘Buster’ Douglas has spoken about the greatest accomplishment of his boxing career, beating the seemingly invincible Mike Tyson in 1990. Douglas recorded a 10th-round knockout against the then undefeate...
Bolton Won’t Forget Okocha’s Magic
Nigeria’s most celebrated midfielder Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha is eyeonthesports.com’s man of the month of December, 2014. Okocha’s exploits in the round leather game are remembered today, as ...
Johnson Ruled His Generation
Going Down The Memory Lane, eyeonthesports.com presents the story of former Olympic champion, Michael Johnson, whose talents were recalled in this special ‘Hall Of Fame’ feature written by Laura Williamson. Y...
When Brazil Hosted Her First World Cup Draws
*TOP PICTURE-THE DRAWS BACK THEN: The officials of participating teams cluster around the conference table when Brazil held her first World Cup Draws in 1950. And, in the second picture is venue for Friday’s Brazil...
Falilat, ‘A Girl In The Hood’
Former Nigerian and Olympic medalist, Falilat Ogunkoya-Omotayo is Eyeonthesports.com’s star of this edition, as we present her fantastic performance and of course her eye-catching outfit, which earned her ‘Th...
In Reminiscence Of Exciting Sporting Moments
Eyeonthesports.com adds another Column today; Down Memory Lane, to give you more entertainment, and ensure that you get added value each time you log in to read news in our e-sports newspaper. The articles and pictures t...
