Former Chelsea and France defender, Marcel Desailly, has said Arsene Wenger is too old to be favourite for the Bayern Munich job. Wenger, 70, is set to replace Niko Kovac, who was sacked on Sunday following their 5-1 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt. But Desailly believes his compatriot is no longer suited to life in the […]
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Former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has spoken on Unai Emery’s decision, to remove Granit Xhaka as his captain. Emery took the action, following Xhaka’s angry reaction to abuse from supporters, during their 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace last month. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been confirmed as the new skipper. Wenger, speaking to beIN Sport, believes swift […]
Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has admitted it is difficult to convince players born outside Nigeria, to play for the country. Rohr stated this against the backdrop of QPR midfielder, Ebere Eze, turning down the chance to feature in the upcoming 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Lesotho. […]
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, was not impressed with his team, following a 1-1 draw with Atalanta in the Champions League on Wednesday night. Raheem Sterling gave the Premier League champions an early lead, before Mario Pasalic equalized for the Serie A club. The result mean City would have to wait, to book a spot […]
Chelsea are prepared to sell three first-team players in January as manager Frank Lampard looks to shake up his squad at Stamford Bridge, The Telegraph reports. Olivier Giroud, Pedro and Marcos Alonso are up for sell if the Blues receive worthwhile bids for them. Giroud and Pedro’s contracts both expire in June 2020 and will […]
Former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has said he will decide whether or not to join Bayern Munich “in the coming days or next week”. Wenger is rumoured to be the leading contender to succeed Niko Kovac at Allianz Arena, after Ralf Rangnick ruled himself out of the running. The 70-year-old has been without a managerial […]
Former Arsenal midfielder Kelechi Nwakali, who has not played club football since March, has been named in Nigeria’s squad for this month’s Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. The 21-year-old’s loan spell at FC Porto’s B side last season was cut short due to visa problems, while struggles with work permit has left him […]
Heung-min Son’s red card during Tottenham’s 1-1 draw against Everton has been overturned by the English FA Gomes suffered a fracture dislocation of his right ankle as a result of the incident, forcing referee Martin Atkinson to send off Son Tottenham, however, appealed the decision, with the Premier League initially accusing the South Korean of […]
Eaglets Apologize after World Cup Exit, Blame VAR decision for Dampened Morale Captain of the Nigeria’s U17 team Samson Tijani has apologized after the side’s exit from the FIFA World Cup in the round of 16. Nigeria fell 3-1 to the Netherlands on Wednesday to see their campaign in Brazil come to a halt. Tijani […]
Manchester City striker, Sergio Aguero, has revealed that Pep Guardiola’s side must continue learning in the UEFA Champions League in order to win the Europe top-flight trophy sooner than later. Aguero believes Man City, who have reached the quarter-final twice and semi-final once, are improving with each European campaign. The Man City’s record goal-scorer also […]
Premier League legend, Alan Shearer has warned Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola that the Citizens ‘cannot afford’ to lose to Liverpool when both sides clash in the Premier League on Sunday at Anfield. Writing in his column for the Sun, Shearer said: “Sunday’s trip to Anfield is a match Pep Guardiola just simply cannot afford […]
Former England manager, Fabio Capello has advised fellow Italian Massimiliano Allegri to wait for the Manchester United job to become available. While Capello feels that his compatriot would do well in the Bundesliga in the light of Niko Kovac’s sacking as Bayern Munich coach earlier this week, he has advised him to wait for his opportunity in […]
Nigeria will play Netherlands in the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup Round of 16 on Tuesday. The Golden Eaglets are on the quest to win the tournament for a sixth time. Despite losing their last Group B game to Australia, Manu Garba’s boys finished as group winners and will now seek to overcome the Dutch. […]
Arsenal have fired eight members of staff, as part of an extensive overhaul, according to the Daily Mail. Among those to leave the north London club, is head of youth scouting, Steve Morrow. Morrow represented the Gunners as a player from 1988 to 1997. The others staff members who are believed to have been axed […]
Premier League managers will meet with referees’ boss, Mike Riley, on Thursday, to discuss the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system. Riley is the general manager of the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL). PGMOL, the body responsible for the country’s leading referees, will meet with the top-flight’s northern-based managers, after sharing views with southern bosses […]
Manchester City striker, Sergio Aguero, has admitted that Liverpool is the only team that can “hurt” them in the Premier League this season. In an interview with France Football, Aguero was asked about Liverpool usurping Manchester United as City’s main challengers in recent years. Although he disagreed with the idea that Jurgen Klopp’s side are […]
HEARTBROKEN Son Heung-min switched off his phone and went straight home to his parents after Andre Gomes’ horror injury.That is according to The Athletic , who claim the distraught Spurs playmaker “did not want to engage with anyone” in the wake of the freak incident. Gomes was rushed to hospital for surgery on a fractured […]
Frank Lampard has given his opinion on the usage of VAR in the Premier League in the aftermath of a questionable call that saw Heung-min Son sent off for possibly causing Andre Gomes a broken leg. Lampard believes VAR in the Premier League should follow a system similar to the UEFA Champions League (UCL), where […]
– Steven Morrow and seven other Arsenal staffs have been sacked – They are said to have been thrown out of the club on Monday, November 4 – Morrow was the head of Arsenal’s youth scouting team before he was fired Eight members of Arsenal staff have reportedly been sacked including Steve Morrow who is […]
– Liverpool have dethroned Spanish champions Barcelona on the European club index – This will be the very first time Liverpool will find themselves topping the ranking – Barcelona who were topping the ranking before are now occupying third position. Premier League giants Liverpool have dethroned Spanish champions Barcelona thereby moving to number one position […]
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