In its bid to end their 30-year chase of the English Premier League (EPL) title, the in-form Jurgen Klopp side, Liverpool continued their fine run as they thrashed Leicester City 4-0 to go 13 points clear on the league table. Leicester City who have occupied the second position on the EPL table could not close … Read more
English Premier League side Everton has confirmed that Nigeria’s Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi will be out for two to three weeks. Iwobi who lasted only 11 minutes in the premier league match against former club Arsenal at the Goodison Park suffered a hamstring injury and was replaced by Turkish international Genk Tosun. The new … Read more
Tottenham boss, Jose Mourinho has reacted to his side 2-0 defeat to his former club, Chelsea in a match that was overshadowed by alleged racial abuse. The former Chelsea manager reacted to red card on Heung-Min Son and reveals how the alleged incident of racism towards Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger “saddens” him. Mourinho spoke to a post-match … Read more
Chelsea boss, Frank Lampard, has reacted to alleged racial abuse hurled against the club’s defender, Rudiger in their 2-0 win over Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday. The Englishman also said that he and the club will support defender Antonio Rudiger, who was allegedly racially abused by Tottenham fans. According to … Read more
Players should be “empowered” to walk off the pitch in response to racist abuse, according to Gary Neville. Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger reported being targeted by monkey chants during the second half of Sunday’s 2-0 win at Tottenham. Former England defender Neville said: “Maybe we have to empower the players to walk off the pitch … Read more
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard out-manoeuvred his one-time mentor Jose Mourinho – but a comfortable win at Tottenham was overshadowed by alleged racist behaviour aimed at visiting defender Antonio Rudiger. Rudiger was involved in the second-half incident that saw Tottenham’s Son Heung-min sent off. The striker was dismissed, following a video assistant referee review, for raising … Read more
Watford boosted their hopes of avoiding relegation as they secured only their second Premier League win this term against a disappointing Manchester United team at Vicarage Road. The result sees the Hornets move within six points of safety and level on points with Norwich in 19th, while United remain eighth. David de Gea’s error gifted … Read more
Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministries has vowed to stop supporting Arsenal football club after the appointment of Mikel Arteta as their new manager. The popular Nigerian faulted Arsenal’s decision to sign the club’s former midfielder which he described as “gamble”. In a tweet, the clergyman wrote: “Mikel Arteta now Arsenal coach? Former Manchester … Read more
Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard transfer business begins very early as London reached an agreement with Tromso to sign Bryan Fiabema in January. The Norwegian teenager is the Blues’ first signing, since Frank Lampard became manager and their transfer ban was lifted. Fiabema, who has represented Norway at Under-17 level, only made his professional debut in … Read more
Unai Emery says Arsenal are making “a good decision” by appointing Mikel Arteta to replace him as manager. Emery, 48, was sacked last month after an 18-month spell in charge ended with a seven-game winless run. Manchester City assistant boss Arteta was announced as the new Gunners boss on Friday. ‘A move Arteta has prepared … Read more
Newly appointed Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has expressed his delight after penning a three-and-a-half year contract, to replace compatriot, Unai Emery at Emirates. Arteta previously played for the Gunners for five seasons from 2011 to 2016. “This is a huge honour. Arsenal is one of the biggest clubs in the world. We need to be … Read more
Villarreal manager, Javier Calleja has dismissed report linking winger, Samuel Chukwueze with a move to Chelsea. According to reports, the U-17 World Cup winner is believed to be on the list of wingers being targeted by Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard. Speaking on the development, Calleja said that Chukwueze should ignore the report and continue his … Read more
Mikel Arteta is expected to be named as Arsenal’s new manager on Friday. Arteta said his farewells to staff at Manchester City on Thursday morning. There has been annoyance at City over Arsenal’s conduct but they will not stop Arteta, 37, succeeding Unai Emery. A seven-figure compensation payment will be made in order for the … Read more
Norwich goalkeeper, Tim Krul has faulted Kelechi Iheanacho for his unsportsmanlike behaviour in the Canaries’ 1-1 draw with Leicester City, Sports extra reports. In the first half of the game, the Canaries knocked the ball out of play so Emiliano Buendia could receive treatment and they expected to receive it back, but Iheanacho chose to … Read more
Sacked Napoli boss, Carlo Ancelotti was sighted in England on Monday afternoon for talks about becoming the new manager of Everton at Goodison Park, according to Sky Sports News. The Italian was sacked as Napoli manager and replaced by Gennaro Gattuso last week. He has been a target for Everton’s majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri and … Read more
Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho said his side had won an “incredible three points” against a Wolves team he believes can challenge for the Champions League places. Jan Vertonghen scored a dramatic late winner as Spurs ended Wolves’ 11-match unbeaten Premier League run to narrow the gap on the top four with victory at Molineux. Vertonghen … Read more
Arsenal’s interim manager, Freddie Ljungberg, has called for assistants as the North London club take on Manchester City in a Premier League clash, Sunday. Ljungberg who spoke on Friday during the pre-match press conference admitted that he does not have enough persons to assist him as the Gunners’ interim boss. Already, Per Mertesacker has been … Read more
Eden Hazard has said he would return to Chelsea when he is finished at Real Madrid. The Belgian left the Blues for Madrid this summer after seven years, for an initial £88.5m ($119m) fee. During his spell at Stamford Bridge, Hazard won six major trophies, including two Premier League titles and two Europa League crowns. … Read more
Mohamed Salah scored twice as Premier League leaders Liverpool battled to victory over strugglers Watford in Nigel Pearson’s first game in charge. Salah curled the ball into the far corner for the opener before flicking in a late second in the final minute of normal time at Anfield. Watford missed chances in both halves, while … Read more
Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer speaking ahead of their Premier League match against Everton revealed that team has been handed a huge injury boost, with the return of three senior stars ahead of the festive fixtures. The Red Devils host Everton at Old Trafford on Sunday. United then play Watford, Newcastle, Burnley and Arsenal over … Read more