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Mourinho rumored to replace Henrikh Mkhitaryan with Mesut Ozil Jose Mourinho is reportedly ready to offload Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the summer as he looks to make room for Arsenal play maker Mesut Ozil according to Daily Mirror. The Armenia international has fallen out of favour at Old Trafford and hasn’t featured for Jose Mourinho’s side […]
Kanu Leads African All-Stars in Charity Match for Boko Haram Displaced Persons Nigeria’s former Arsenal striker Nwankwo Kanu led a team of African all-stars in a charity football match on Thursday, to raise money for people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency and highlight their plight. Kanu, Senegal’s El-Hadji Diouf, Fabian McCarthy of South Africa […]
What Next For Mario Balotelli as Nice Admit They Cannot Afford Him Mario Balotelli is likely to be on the move in 2018, with Nice they cannot afford him without European football. The Ligue 1 outfit proved to be the surprise package in the French top-flight last season as they mounted a shock title challenge. […]
James Rodriguez Shruds Off Ronaldo Comments and Real Madrid Return Talk James Rodriguez believes too much has been made of comments from Cristiano Ronaldo suggesting that he is missed at Real Madrid. The Portuguese forward recently claimed that the reigning La Liga champions have paid the price for parting with senior stars such as James, […]
Guardiola Aims Another Veiled Dig at the Methods of Man Utd Rival Mourinho Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola appeared to criticise United counteroart Jose Mourinho as he praised Tottenham. City are flying high 11 points clear at thr top of the Premier League after recording 16/17 wins, including Sunday’s Manchester derby. In his praise for […]
Germany Football Association Sets World Cup Victory Bonus At €350,000 Per Player The German Football Association(DFB) announced Wednesday that each member of their squad will receive a 350,000 euros ($441,267) bonus should Germany defend their World Cup title next year in Russia. If the Germans win a 5th world title, Joachim Loew and his squad […]
IOC Bans Russian Female Ice Hockey Players for Life Over Doping The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has banned six Russian female ice hockey players from the Olympics for life over doping allegations linked to the 2014 Sochi Games, the ruling body said on Tuesday. The decision came a week after the IOC banned Russia from […]
Victoria Azarenka Receives Wild Card For Australian Open Victoria Azarenka seems to be more eager than ever to come back to competitive tennis. The former world no. 1 is still involved in a legal battle with her former boyfriend Billy McKeague for thei son Leo’s custody, but she is still trying to make tennis her […]
Jose Mourinho cuts off news conference over tunnel bust-up questions Jose Mourinho cut short his news press conference as the Manchester United manager grew frustrated with questions on reports of a bust-up following the derby against Manchester City. Mourinho was speaking on the eve of his team’s home clash against Bournemouth, but the pre-match build […]
Amadu Pinnick sends Apology Message to Nigerians over FIFA Sanction After accepting the sanction imposed on the Nigeria Football Federation by the FIFA Disciplinary Committe for fielding an ineligible player in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The President of the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF), Amadu Pinnick has taken to his Twitter page to apologise to […]
Victor Moses reaches 200 English Premier League Appearances Nigeria international, Victor Moses had a double century in English league football as he started for the Blues in their meeting with Huddersfield Town. Victor Moses has made his 200th English Premier League appearance on Tuesday night as the Blues take on Huddersfield Town at the Kirklees […]
Chelsea Bounce Back With Comfortable win over Huddersfield Town Chelsea saw their fringe players step up as their manager rotated on Tuesday night against the Terriers, which bodes well for the rest of the season. Antonio Conte’s men bounced back in style from defeat at the weekend with a very comfortable victory against a side who […]
Mohamed Salah wins BBC African Footballer of the Year 2017 Egypt and Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah, has beaten in-form Nigeria and Super Eagles star, Victor Moses, to the 2017 BBC African Footballer Of The Year Award. Salah picked up the prestigious award on Monday to further elongate Nigeria’s long wait to have one of her […]
The English FA moves to probe Manchester Derby Tunnel Brawl The English Football Association (FA) has asked Manchester United and Manchester City for observations, after a tunnel row at Old Trafford on Sunday. United manager, Jose Mourinho, was hit with an empty plastic bottle and had water squirted at him. He was also doused with […]
Serena Williams to Participate in Australian Open 2018 American Professional Tennis Player and World No 1 , Serena Williams has entered the Australian Open in January, tournament director Craig Tiley has said. The 36-year-old won this year’s event in Melbourne while in the early weeks of pregnancy and gave birth to a daughter in September. […]
Louis Van Gaal says Manchester United are “far more boring” under Jose Mourinho’s guidance than they were under him. Manchester United were beaten 2-1 by arch-rivals Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday, falling 11 points behind Pep Guardiola’s side in the process. Van Gaal was heavily criticised for a perceived negative style of […]
#UCLDraws turns a clash of the Titans as Champions Real Madrid Battles PSG The Round of 16 Champions League draw has just been released and the marquee clash is the match up between Real Madrid and PSG. Holders, Real Madrid will face a difficult task in the form of French giants, PSG, while Jose Mourinho’s […]
Real Madrid President, Florentino Perez has said that Cristiano Ronaldo is the club’s heir to the legendary Alfredo Di Stefano. Alfredo Di Stefano is regarded as one of Real Madrid and football’s all time greats, starring for the Blancos betweeen 1953 and 1964. After picking up his 5th Ballon D’or on thursday, Perez believes Cristiano […]
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi has dominated the football scene in the past decade. Both stars have equally won the prestigious Ballon D’or award- 5 each. The duo have undoubtedly been in top form since Kaka won the Ballon d’or in 2007. Ronaldo, 32 and Messi, 30, are entering the peak of their career with […]
Real Madrid star, Cristiano Ronaldo equals Messi’s record after claiming the 2017 Ballon d’Or prize yesterday in Paris. The Real Madrid striker claimed the La Liga title as well as the Champions League in another trophy-laden year, beating Messi and Neymar to the accolade. It is the fifth time and a second straight year win […]
Puel becomes the Foxes’ third manager this year, replacing Craig Shakespeare who succeeded Premier League title winner Claudio Ranieri in February. Puel, 56, led the Saints to eighth in his first season in charge, as well as reaching the EFL Cup final, but the Frenchman was sacked in June. Michael Appleton will remain as Leicester’s […]
