Ex-Chelsea Star Urges Cavani To Leave Man United In January
Former Chelsea and Uruguay star Gus Poyet has urged Edinson Cavani to try and leave Manchester United in January following the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo’s return to Old Trafford has seen Cavani’s game time restricted to just 115 minutes of Premier League football in the current campaign. Not only did the five-time Ballon d’Or winner take the Uruguay striker’s place in the...
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...
Germany Becomes First Team To Qualify For 2022 World Cup
Germany on Monday confirmed their place at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar after a 4-0 victory over North Macedonia. The four-time World Cup winners are the first side to qualify for next year’s tournament other than the hosts Qatar, who qualified automatically. A double from Timo Werner, sandwiched between second half goals from Chelsea teammate Kai Havertz and starlet Jamal Musiala, secured Germany a resounding win in Skopje. It leaves...
Iheanacho Up For Leicester City Goal Of The Month Award
Kelechi Iheanacho has been nominated for Leicester City’s Goal of the Month award for September. Iheanacho’s powerful drive at Milwall in the Carabao Cup is nominated alongside five others. Both strikes in City’s 2-2 draw with Napoli in the UEFA Europa League – netted by Ayoze Pérez and Harvey Barnes – feature on the list, alongside Jamie Vardy’s fine team goal...
We Have Not Cancelled National Youth Games, Says Sports Ministry
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development (FMYSD) has clarified that the scheduled National Youth Games in Ilorin had not been cancelled, rather only the arrival date was shifted by two days on the directive of Sunday Dare, the sports minister. The games had been billed for Oct 10 – 19 in the Kwara capital and no fewer than...
Super Eagles Have Learnt Their Lesson, As Supporters’ Club, Fans React To Victory Over CAR
Nigeria Football Supporters Club (NFSC) and some fans have applauded the Super Eagles over the revenge victory on Les Fauves of Central Africa Republic (CAR) in Doula, Cameroon. Fans who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Sunday, described the Eagles’ victory as a lesson learnt from the disappointment and the 0-2 defeat in the hands of...
Conte Not Interested In Newcastle United Job
Former Chelsea and Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte would reportedly reject the opportunity to become Newcastle United manager following the Magpies’ takeover. After a Saudi-backed consortium ended Mike Ashley’s 14-year spell in the St James’ Park office, Newcastle’s new owners are being tipped to replace Steve Bruce as manager in the coming months. Conte has been out of the game since...
Ronaldo, Arteta Win EPL September Player, Manager Of The Month Awards
Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo and Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta have won the Premier League September Player and Manager of the Month awards. The organizer of the English top-flight made the announcement on their verified Twitter handle on Friday. Ronaldo finished ahead of Manchester City defender and Portuguese teammate Joao Cancelo, Antonio Rudiger of Chelsea, Allan Saint-Maximin of Newcastle, Ismaila Sarr...
We Wanted Messi To Play For Us For Free – Barcelona President, Joan Laporta
Barcelona president, Joan Laporta, has once again spoken out about Lionel Messi's exit from the club, saying he had hoped that the captain would offer to play for the Catalan giants for free. The club could not afford to keep hold of Messi amid their unprecedented financial woes, with the club racking up more than £1billion in debt and recording a £409million loss...
Fury Promises To Knockout Wilder In Trilogy Fight
Tyson Fury has vowed to knockout Deontay Wilder when the two meet for the third time on Saturday in Las Vegas with the Briton’s WBC heavyweight title on the line. The undefeated Fury (30-0-1), who battled Wilder (42-1-1) to a draw in 2018 before taking the belt from the American 20 months ago, was the aggressor in Wednesday’s news conference,...
