“I Expect Manchester United To Win This Season’s Premier League Tittle” – Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney says that he expects Manchester United to win this season's Premier League title. United, who last won the 2013 title in Sir Alex Ferguson's final season with the club, returned to the top of the league with a 2-1 comeback victory over Fulham on Wednesday night, extending their unbeaten away streak to 17 games. For Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side, it...
Pep Raised Me To A Completely New Player – Leroy Sane
Bayern Munich man Leroy Sane has praised the impact his former coach Pep Guardiola had on him. Leroy Sane spent four seasons with Manchester city before signing a five-year contract with Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. During his time at Manchester City, the 25-year-old played 135 games and was an important player for Pep Guardiola even though he was sometimes injured. Sane has...
Roman Abramovich Has Decided Frank Lampard’s Fate At Chelsea
Chelsea legend Lampard faces a vital run of fixtures in the FA Cup with Luton Town, followed by Premier League games against Wolves, Burnley, Tottenham and Sheffield United. If the Blues' all-time leading scorer has chance to turn things around remains to be seen, but Abramovich has already taken one major decision in the Independent reports. Among the major contenders to...
NPFL Ranked 10th In Africa And 77th In Global Ranking
The Nigerian Professional Football League has been ranked the 77th best league in the world for the year 2020, according to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics. The NPFL, which had been ranked 57th in 2019, dropped 20 places in the latest ranking by IFFHS with a point accumulation of 165,5 points. The Nigerian league was also ranked as...
Koeman Hopes Messi’s Two-Match Ban Will Be Reduced
Ronald Koeman hopes Lionel Messi’s two-match ban will be reduced after he was sent off for the first time ever playing for Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final defeat by Athletic Bilbao on Sunday. Koeman also responded on Wednesday to Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo claiming Messi was on their wish list, by saying he would be interested in PSG’s Neymar...
Ex-Eagles Assistant Coach Joe Erico Dies
Super Eagles former goalkeeper trainer and assistant coach Joe Erico has died at 72. Erico, nicknamed ‘Jogobonito exponent’, passed away on Tuesday morning in Lagos surrounded by his family, after a brief illness. Confirming this development, a close family member Tomiwa Aghedo, said the country’s coaching icon had died after complaining of stomach ache. “I feel sad informing you that coach Joe...
Arsenal Fc Cancel Defender Sokratis Contract
Arsenal football club has announced on Wednesday they had reached an agreement with defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos to cancel the final six months of his contract at the Emirates. Sokratis, 32, last played for the Gunners in March and had not been included in Mikel Arteta’s Premier League squad this season. “Working closely with Sokratis and his team, we have decided to...
Two-Match Ban Handed To Messi After Historic Barca Red
Lionel Messi was handed a two-match ban on Tuesday following his first ever sending off for Barcelona. The Argentine forward was shown a red card at the end of Sunday’s 3-2 extra-time defeat to Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup final after lashing out at Asier Villalibre. Messi had twice been sent off playing for Argentina, including at the 2019...
Ka’oje Former Sports Minister Dies At 60
Nigeria’s former Sports Minister, Bala Bawa Ka’oje, has died at the age of 60. In a statement titled, ‘Former Sports Minister Ka’oje dies at 60, buried in Abuja’ on Tuesday, Nigeria Football Federation’s spokesperson, Ademola Olajire, said the country’s sporting fraternity was thrown into grief with Ka’oje’s death. The statement quoted NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, as describing the deceased...
Perform Now Or Be Sanctioned, Abia Warriors Warned
Following the abysmal performance of Abia Warriors at the on-going Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), the club coach, Imama Amapakabo, and his technical team have been given a three-match ultimatum to turn the fortunes around or be ready to face sanction. The ultimatum came after management held an emergency meeting with the coaches at the club’s secretariat in Umuahia Recall that...
