There are indications that Manchester United will no longer succeed in their pursuit of Bournemouth defender Nathan Ake who seems to be interesting other Premier League club. The 23-year-old is reported to be destined for a return to Chelsea having left the Stamford Bridge for the Vitality Stadium in 2017. United and Tottenham were reported to be the leaders in the race for the player according to Daily Telegraph before Chelsea surfaced in what seem like an attempt to claim what belongs to them. Chelsea have an agreement to resign the … [Read more...]
How Mourinho ‘deceived’ fans on Pogba’s captain band stripping
Few weeks ago, Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho stripped of captain band from French midfielder Paul Pogba owing to the supposed rift between them. The United boss had before the entire team squad told the World Cup winner who has captained the side on two occasions that he will never have an opportunity to do that again. Pogba has been accused of insubordination and also disrespecting the club and the manager. One of the sins committed by the former Juventus player is publicly questioning the tactics employed by the manager by … [Read more...]
Libya vs Nigeria: pre-match review and prediction
West African country, Nigeria will be going head to head against Libya for their second leg match in the AFCON qualifiers. The first leg of the match which took place in Uyo, Akwa Ibom saw the Nigerian Super Eagles outclassed the North African team. Nigerian defeated Libya with four goals to nothing, all thanks to a hat-trick from Odion Ighalo and a goal from Samuel Kalu. The second leg of the match will be played at the Taieb Mhiri Stadium in Tunisia on Tuesday. Nigeria alongside Libya and South Africa are in the same group, with the … [Read more...]
Eden Hazard vows not to force his move away from Chelsea
Chelsea star and Belgium international, Eden Hazard last week had made claims over a likely move to Real Madrid. Although the player claimed he is happy at Chelsea but he disclosed that a move to Real Madrid will also make him happier. Real Madrid had shown interest in the player during the summer transfer window but Chelsea held their ground against selling him, what we don't know is for how long Chelsea can continue to deny him the transfer to Spain. Hazard, 27, in a recent statement made it known that he will remain at Chelsea until the … [Read more...]
Confirmed! Liverpool trio not ruled out of the match against Huddersfield
The English Premier League is set to return this weekend following the international holiday break. Liverpool will be playing against Huddersfield on Saturday. The Reds and their fans have been worried if the trio of Mo Salah, James Milner and Virgil van Dijk will be available for the match. Mo Salah sustained a leg injury while on International duty for his home country, Egypt in the AFCON qualifiers match against Swaziland. A report has made it known that Salah is back at Anfield for treatment and will not be available for the second … [Read more...]
Yet again! Chris Sutton speaks on Arsenal title chance
Chelsea legend Chris Sutton has spoken on the chances Arsenal have to win the Premier League this season. Sutton who was only replying to the questions asked boldly replied by saying Arsenal will not win the Premier League this season. The Chelsea legend is not moved by the threat the Unai Emery side pose to other top teams after rising from a two consecutive defeats against Manchester City and Chelsea consecutively to winning their remaining six games in the league. Aside from shooting to the 4th position in the premier league table, … [Read more...]
Kenya vs Ethiopia: Post match review
African countries Kenya and Ethiopia went head to head last night in the AFCON Qualifiers at Moi International stadium. Kenya put up some great performances in the game as it ended with three goals to nothing in favour of the Kenyan national squad. According to the match highlight, the first goal for Kenya came at the 23rd minute from their striker, Michael Olunga - who plays in the Japanese league. Michael Olunga scored the first goal for Kenya from the right flank following an excellent assist from Erick Omondi - who at the 28th minute … [Read more...]
AFCON: Arsenal, Chelsea celebrate Super Eagles win against Libya
About three European clubs expressed their delight in seeing the Super Eagles thrash Libya by 4-0 in the 2019 African Nations Cup Qualifiers on Saturday. Former Watford striker Odion Ighalo had extended his goalscoring form in the Chinese League to the national team with his sweet performance as he saw the back of the net three times, making it the first hattrick of his career. The game was a delight to clubs including Arsenal, Chelsea and Bordeaux who all monitored the game that was played at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo and they took … [Read more...]
AFCON Qualifiers: CAF – Sierra Leone vs Ghana will not be rescheduled
The body in charge of football in the African continent, CAF - Confederation of African Football, has called off the AFCON qualifiers match between Sierra Leone and Ghana. CAF in a statement disclosed that the match was cancelled because Sierra Leone failed to meet up to the conditions to uplift the ban placed on the country's FA by world football body, FIFA. The African football body have hinted that even if the ban is lifted the match will not be rescheduled. But multiple reports have confirmed that CAF are yet to decide whether the … [Read more...]
UEFA Nations League: Southgate makes case for clubs, players
The UEFA Nations League has been ongoing since the commencement of the international break and it has not been an easy one for players who have got just a little time to rest. England national team coach Gareth Southgate is one of those who will hit out on the Premier League for rushing to begin the league without giving necessary conditions to players who were at the Russia 2018 World Cup. Southgate who spoke ahead of his side’s Nations League game against Spain noted that clubs are placed in an impossible situation where they have to field … [Read more...]
Jorginho stunner – Cristiano Biraghi’s late goal saves wasteful Italy sends Poland to relegation
The Uefa Nations League between Italy and Poland took place last night with the Italian national squad been quite wasteful in terms of scoring goals despite their top performance. Italy had two strikes in the first half that hit the bar, one of the strikes was from Chelsea midfielder, Jorginho, who played the ball from the box area. However, Italy managed to have their first win since the commencement of the Uefa Nations League and also their first win since Roberto Mancini became the coach of the National team in May. Cristiano Biraghi … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 435
- 436
- 437
- 438
- 439
- …
- 1246
- Next Page »