John Stones Signs Five-Year Manchester City Contract Extension
John Stones has signed a five-year deal at Manchester City until 2026. The 27-year-old joined City from Everton five years ago and has gone on to win three Premier Leagues, two League Cups, and one FA Cup. The England Centre-back was an integral part of the City squad as they reclaimed the league title last season, while his form earned him...
Arnaut Danjuma Completes Villarreal Move
Arnaut Danjuma has completed a move to Europa League champions Villarreal from Sky Bet Championship club Bournemouth for an undisclosed fee. Villarreal made Danjuma their prime target earlier this summer but saw a bid of just under €20million rejected. During his time on the south coast, Danjuma played 52 times for the club and netted 17 goals. The 24-year-old was also named...
EPL: What I really love about Tuchel at Chelsea – Romelu Lukaku
Chelsea striker, Romelu Lukaku, has revealed what he really loves about head coach, Thomas Tuchel. Lukaku said the German gaffer always has a different game plan for every game. The Belgium international stated this on Friday ahead of Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Arsenal on Sunday. The 28-year-old, who joined Chelsea from Inter Milan this summer, is expected to feature for Tuchel’s...
LaLiga: Barcelona Cannot Play Tiki-Taka – Ronald Koeman
Barcelona manager, Ronald Koeman, has criticized his players including Philippe Coutinho and Gerard Pique following their 1-1 draw with Granada in a LaLiga clash on Monday night. Koeman also admitted his current crop of players cannot play ‘Tiki-taka’, after failing to beat Granada at Camp Nou. After Granada took the lead in the second minute through Domingos Duarte, Barcelona needed a...
Anthony Joshua Heads To Hospital To Fix Broken Eye Socket
ANTHONY JOSHUA was taken to hospital with a suspected broken eye socket after his battering by Oleksandr Usyk. And promoter Eddie Hearn revealed the deposed heavyweight champ could not see out of it after the ninth round of his heavy points defeat. Joahua failed to make use of his 18lb weight advantage over former cruiserweight king Usyk, who landed a barrage...
Champions League: I’m Sorry For Celebrating Messi’s Goal Against Man City – Pochettino
Paris Saint-Germain manager, Mauricio Pochettino, has apologised for celebrating Lionel Messi’s goal against Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday. Pochettino also explained why he was excited after Messi made it 2-0 at the Parc des Princes. He said: “For many years I watched Messi scoring goals, always with the opposite team. “The first (goal) for our side, for my side,...
Barca Could Have Kept Messi If They Didn’t Sign Aguero, Depay – Laliga President
LaLiga president Javier Tebas has said Barcelona could have kept Argentine star Lionel Messi if they had not signed Memphis Depay and Sergio Aguero. Messi, 34, joined Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer in the summer because Barca, whose gross debt is close to €1.4 billion, could not afford to renew his contract. Barca president Joan Laporta confirmed in August the club could have kept Messi if they had agreed to...
EPL: Lampard Advised To Go For Newcastle Utd Job
AC Milan striker, Olivier Giroud, has urged former Chelsea coach, Frank Lampard, to accept the Newcastle United job promptly should the opportunity arise. Giroud feels it would be the perfect chance for his former coach, Lampard, to ‘bounce back’ and prove his ‘quality’. Lampard is in a pole position to replace Steve Bruce as Newcastle manager. Bruce is expected to be relieved of his...
Three Years After Ban, NFF Returns Salisu Yusuf As Super Eagles Assistant Coach
The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation has approved the reinstatement of Coach Salisu Yusuf to his position as Assistant Coach of the Super Eagles and Head Coach of the Super Eagles B team, with effect from 1st November 2021. The NFF made this known in a statement by its spokesperson, Ademola Olajire, on Thursday. The statement quoted the General Secretary of the...
