Stoke City manager, Nathan Jone has confirmed Nigerian midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo suffered a muscular injury after he was forced off the pitch in their 1-0 loss to Sheffield Wednesday. Etebo who pulled out of the Super Eagles friendly against Brazil might as well be unavailable for Nigeria’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against … Read more
Frank Lampard, applauded winger, Christian Pulisic’s impressive performance in Chelsea 1-0 victory over Ajax on Wednesday in UEFA Champions League. According to Lampard, Pulisic deserved a huge credit after the 21-year-old’s brilliant performance against Ajax. Michy Batshuayi scored the only goal of the match in the second half of the encounter following an assist from … Read more
Inter Milan manager, Antonio Conte revealed German side Borussia Dortmund change their tactics against his team because they are scared. Following Inter 2-0 Champions League victory on Wednesday, Conte his team for reacting in their win. Lautaro Martinez and Antonio Candreva both scored for Inter at San Siro, where the Italian side registered their first … Read more
Nigeria Stephen Odey goal was not enough as Liverpool destroyed Belgian giant Genk 4-1 in the Grop E matchday 3 encounter on Tuesday, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored twice, including a stunning outside-of-the-boot finish, but said Champions League holders Liverpool must “improve” despite hammering Genk in Belgium. The Reds’ 100% start to the Premier League season ended … Read more
Michy Batshuayi came off the bench to score a late winner at Ajax as Chelsea stunned last year’s Champions League semi-finalists. The Dutch giants had won both their Group H games prior to the visit of Frank Lampard’s side but struggled to break down their disciplined opponents and were undone when Batshuayi slammed home in … Read more
Barcelona claimed a narrow 2-1 win at Slavia Prague as Lionel Messi became the first player to score in 15 consecutive Champions League seasons. Captain Messi gave Barca an early lead with a first-time finish after an exchange of passes with Arthur. The Czech champions were deservedly level when Jan Boril poked home Lukas Masopust’s … Read more
Harry Kane and Son Heung-min both struck twice as Tottenham Hotspur rekindled their Champions League hopes with a club record 5-0 thrashing of Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday. After suffering their heaviest home defeat in Europe on matchday two, a 7-2 humiliation by Bayern Munich, they responded to claim their biggest win in the Champions … Read more
Juventus forward, Paulo Dybala, scored twice in three minutes late in the game as the Turin side came from behind to beat a defiant Lokomotiv Moscow 2-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday. Dybala was surprisingly preferred to Gonzalo Higuain in Juventus attacking lineup. In spite of enjoying 69 per cent possession over 90 minutes, … Read more
A goal from German midfielder Toni Kroos gave Real Madrid their first win of this season’s Champions League with a 1-0 victory at Galatasaray on Tuesday. Eden Hazard cut the ball back to Kroos in the 18th minute, whose side-footed effort found its way into the roof of the net via a deflection. The win … Read more
Robert Lewandowski two goals gave the German champions Bayern Munich 3-2 win over Olympiakos to remain top of their Champions League Group B. The Greeks scored on the break when Kostas Tsimikas’s cross found Youssef El Arabi at the far post and the Moroccan beat keeper Manuel Neuer. Bayern, struggling for form since their 7-2 … Read more
Kylian Mbappe came off the bench to grab a second-half hat-trick and inspire Paris St Germain to a runaway 5-0 victory at Belgium’s Club Brugge in the Champions League on Tuesday. The win kept up their 100 per cent record in Group A with the French team on nine points at the halfway mark and … Read more
Nigeria and Villarreal winger Samuel Chukuweze has been named among the nominees for the 2019 Kopa Trophee Award. The Kopa trophee was created last year and was named after the former French footballer, Raymond Kopa and the award was designed for the best U-21 footballer in the world. Samuel Chukuweze has been known for his … Read more
It will be a handful for the duo of Emmanuel Dennis and Chidozie Orekeke as Club Brugge host PSG in the Champions League on Tuesday. Dennis who was part of the Super Eagles squad that played friendly matches against Ukraine and Brazil respectively was on fire against Real Madrid in the Champions League early this … Read more
The criminal case which was earlier dropped against five-time Ballon d’Or winner, Cristiano Ronaldo has resurfaced after the Portuguese international DNA matched evidence collected in the rape case. English tabloid The Sun disclosed that among the 100 emails sent between police and criminal prosecutors in America, Las Vegas detective Jeffrey Guyer said that “DNA is … Read more
Following Real Madrid defeat to Mallorca in Spanish LaLiga at the weekend, Zinedine Zidane’s job as once again being on the line as the club have allegedly made contact with former boss Jose Mourinho According to reports, Jose Mourinho is considered a potential replacement for the French manager who won three Champions League for the … Read more
English Premier League Champion, Manchester City are willing to increase Raheem Sterling weekly wages to fend off Real Madrid interest. According to reports, the Citizen are preparing a mammoth £450,000-a-week deal for the in-form England striker who started the 2019/20 season with an impressive performance. Pep Guardiola and the club are keen to reward him … Read more
Following Nigeria’s poor outing at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Monday in Abuja inaugurated an eight-member committee review the team. While inaugurating the committee, the minister said the measure was to unravel the immediate and remote causes of Nigeria’s poor outing at the … Read more
Sheffield United defeated Arsenal 1-0 in the English Premier League (EPL) to end the Gunners wight-match unbeaten run on Monday at the Bramall Lane. Lys Mousset’s first-half strike earned Sheffield United maximum point as Unai Emery side missed out on the chance to move up to third as the hosts earned a deserved victory. It … Read more
Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi and his arch-rival Cristiano Ronaldo have been shortlisted alongside Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk for the 2019 Ballond’Or award. The France football announced this on Monday as Lionel Messi who won the Fifa best player of the year and 29 other players were nominated. Real Madrid’s Lucas Modric was the first to … Read more
Pep Guardiola has disclosed that his current Manchester City squad is not ready to win the Champions League. Guardiola’s side have claimed 2-0 wins in their past three games. While the victory closed the gap on league leaders Liverpool to six points, the Citizens could have won by a greater margin, with a number of … Read more