Ahmed Musa scored as Leicester and
Tottenham shared the spoils. The striker's goal brought
Tottenham shared the spoils. The striker's goal brought
Saturday 29 October 2016
See manager who might need to wear a heart monitor.
Antonio Conte talks about his health ahead of Chelsea fixture against Southampton . The Chelsea boss says
Friday 28 October 2016
Morinho charged by the FA
The FA has charged Jose Mourinho for misconduct following his comments about referee Anthony Taylor prior to the goalless draw at Liverpool.
Although the referee's appointment for the match was claimed by the former head of the PGMOL (Professional Game Match Official Limited) Keith Hackett as one that will put the official under great pressure. However prior to the fixture that ended goalless, The Portuguese manager said:
“I think Mr Taylor is a very good referee but I
think somebody with intention is putting such
a pressure on him that I feel that it will be
difficult for him to have a very good
performance. I have my view but
I understood and I learnt a lesson by
being punished so many times for
some words, so I don’t want to say
anything [more] about it.”
Jose Morinho has been given until
6pm on Monday to respond to the
charge, which, if upheld, might likely
result in a fine.
A certain German is missing in Man Utd club photo
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Wenger likely not to be England next coach
Arsene Wenger's contract expires at the end of the season and there are rumors of the Arsenal manager landing another
Thursday 27 October 2016
Algerians will strike hard - Ike Shorunmu warns super eagles
Former Nigerian goalkeeper Ike Shorunmu, has charged the super eagles to maintain their standard ahead of their match against Algeria at the Uyo stadium. The the former goal keeper trainer warned The Foxes will come to strike hard but dismissed fear by saying the super eagles have all it takes to maintain their pride against the north Africans.
He also said the super eagles should use their advantage they have with regards to the home game and urged Nigerians to give their total support to the players.
“The Super Eagles have all it
takes to beat Algeria. Winning in
Zambia and topping the group is
enough to scare the North Africans.
“So the Eagles should use the
advantage they have now to maintain
their leadership of the group. We have
enough stars in the senior national
team that can deliver the World Cup
ticket. All they need is total support
from Nigerians,’’ he said.
He also said the super eagles should use their advantage they have with regards to the home game and urged Nigerians to give their total support to the players.
“The Super Eagles have all it
takes to beat Algeria. Winning in
Zambia and topping the group is
enough to scare the North Africans.
“So the Eagles should use the
advantage they have now to maintain
their leadership of the group. We have
enough stars in the senior national
team that can deliver the World Cup
ticket. All they need is total support
from Nigerians,’’ he said.
No rivalry between Messi and me - Cristiano Ronaldo
With the ongoing debate about bitterness between Cristiano Ronaldo and and Barcelona star Lionel Messi, Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has opened up about his relationship with Barcelona ace Lionel Messi. The footy star made it known that he is not close to Argentine ace and has stated further that no
rivalry exists between them as people might think considering their status in football rather great mutual respect lies between even though they are not good friends.
"There is a big mutual respect between
myself and Messi," the 31-year-old told
Coach Magazine. "The media like to make
out like we have this big rivalry, but we
don't.
"It is not like we are good friends, but there
is a mutual respect on both sides." He said.
See why Liverpool can win the league this season
Liverpool, the oldest club in the English league having won the league for two and half decades ago (1990) have been able to secure the title since then. The best they can boast of (?) ;is history of eighteen titles even though Sir Alex Ferguson has walked past that line seven years ago.
However, it is believed by many that they stand a better chance this season. Looking at the quality of their squad and how Jürgen Klopp is overseeing a second year as Liverpool boss, things have really changed for the reds this season, talk about that urgency in their playing style, their consistency in winning, you can mention others. This is with regards to how the team was when Brendan Rodgers was relieved of his job mid-way into the season. Things were really below the surface of the top four when he arrived, he was able to steer them to a relatively successful season, even going as far as runners up in the Uefa Europa League – so early and maybe with players not relating to his choices.
Jürgen Klopp who according to close observations and analysis believes in aggressive football with all
round high tempo that make teams begging for a breather, as we saw in his last UEFA Champions League semi final game at Dortmund against Real Madrid. This season we have seen and we are seen that at Anfield.
Liverpool is definitely a top English team and should have a style that will definitely bother title contenders
like Manchester City, Arsenal and maybe
Tottenham. These are ball possession-orientated (call it the Barcelona style) teams who love to play out from the back with lots of space and that's exactly what Klopp is doing.
With the little been said above , Klopp and his Red Army must have at the back of their minds that the premier league is full of great challenges, no club is smaller and they would need to manage these confrontations.
Well let's see if the management does some buying and Selling in the fast approaching transfer window.
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| Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp |
However, it is believed by many that they stand a better chance this season. Looking at the quality of their squad and how Jürgen Klopp is overseeing a second year as Liverpool boss, things have really changed for the reds this season, talk about that urgency in their playing style, their consistency in winning, you can mention others. This is with regards to how the team was when Brendan Rodgers was relieved of his job mid-way into the season. Things were really below the surface of the top four when he arrived, he was able to steer them to a relatively successful season, even going as far as runners up in the Uefa Europa League – so early and maybe with players not relating to his choices.
Jürgen Klopp who according to close observations and analysis believes in aggressive football with all
round high tempo that make teams begging for a breather, as we saw in his last UEFA Champions League semi final game at Dortmund against Real Madrid. This season we have seen and we are seen that at Anfield.
Liverpool is definitely a top English team and should have a style that will definitely bother title contenders
like Manchester City, Arsenal and maybe
Tottenham. These are ball possession-orientated (call it the Barcelona style) teams who love to play out from the back with lots of space and that's exactly what Klopp is doing.
With the little been said above , Klopp and his Red Army must have at the back of their minds that the premier league is full of great challenges, no club is smaller and they would need to manage these confrontations.
Well let's see if the management does some buying and Selling in the fast approaching transfer window.
Nigeria vs Algeria - Things you should know about the two teams
The Super Eagles will be hosting of Algeria
at the Akwa Ibom International Stadium in Uyo
and will be looking to take another giant step
towards qualifying for a third World Cup on the
bounce. However, there are some important fact about both teams we should look at prior to this fixture .
Victor Moses has been terrific
Besides netting a couple of goals for his club, the super eagles winger has found great form under Antonio Conte courtesy of the Chelsea manager's 3 - 4 - 3 formation. His athletism, skills and pace have been terrific of lately and prior to the match against Algeria, the winger will be looking forward to exploiting the Foxes defence.
Mikel John Obi has not featured for Chelsea
Nigerian captain Mikel John Obi has not featured for Chelsea since the beginning of the season.However, He has been great while on duty for his National team and having not been able to impress Antonio Conte, and with regards to comments he made about fighting for his place in the Chelsea team, the midfielder will try to display a classic performance against Algeria, let's say to prove Conte wrong.
How has Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi's form been?
Manchester City young striker Kelechi Iheanocho after been handed some First Team opportunities by Pep Guardiola, the Nigerian international who netted against Southampton in their last premier league match has had good games with city. Same for Alex Iwobi, the arsenal man who netted against Zambia has received lot of praises from Arsene Wenger and top football pundits for his performances in the Arsenal team . So as it stands both will be great weapons against the Algerian defense.
Algeria not strong defesively
About the Algerian team, they not been the same, mean to say defensively sincethe exit of Majid Bougherra and Rafik Halliche who have been the solid rock which the Algerian defence was built. So let's hope the super use this defensive weakness and put a smile on the face Nigerians.
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Wednesday 26 October 2016
The Hammers sees out Chelsea,Jose laughs at last... EFL match results.
Jose Mourinho’s side progress to the quarter-
finals of the EFL. Juan Mata's only goal was enough to get the Portuguese manager smiling again while for Guardiola it was anothe bad day in office. The Red devils will be aiming to lift their first League
Cup having not won since 2010.
Westham booked their place in the last
eight of competition courtesy of Cheikhou Kouyate opener Slaven Bilic's second half opener as well.
Gary Cahill scored a late goal for the Blues which was seen as nothing but a consolation goal for the blues.
At the St Mary's stadium, Southampton progressed to the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup after narrowly edged out sunderland courtesy of Sofiane Boufal only goal, a defeat that leaves Sunderland manager David Moyes under enormous pressure ahead of his game against Arsenal this weekend.
See match results:
West Ham United 2:1 Chelsea
Southampton 1:0 Sunderland
Manchester United 1:0 Manchester City
finals of the EFL. Juan Mata's only goal was enough to get the Portuguese manager smiling again while for Guardiola it was anothe bad day in office. The Red devils will be aiming to lift their first League
Cup having not won since 2010.
Westham booked their place in the last
eight of competition courtesy of Cheikhou Kouyate opener Slaven Bilic's second half opener as well.
Gary Cahill scored a late goal for the Blues which was seen as nothing but a consolation goal for the blues.
At the St Mary's stadium, Southampton progressed to the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup after narrowly edged out sunderland courtesy of Sofiane Boufal only goal, a defeat that leaves Sunderland manager David Moyes under enormous pressure ahead of his game against Arsenal this weekend.
See match results:
West Ham United 2:1 Chelsea
Southampton 1:0 Sunderland
Manchester United 1:0 Manchester City
Ogenyi Onazi in battle with former club over unpaid wages
Trabzonspor midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has vowed to take his former club, SS Lazio to the world football government FIFA , on their refusal to pay his wages.
Speaking with BBC sport , Onazi who has signed a four years contract with his current club after leaving the Seria A team before moving to Turkish top club did not reveal the amount involved but says that no even after contacting his former club, nothing was received as feedback.
He said: ‘ We have no option but to go to FIFA to
ask the disciplinary committee to act on
Lazio ’ s refusal to pay me , My agent and
lawyer have written to Lazio , but after
two months we have heard nothing from
the club , We all conclude that the only
ideal thing to do is to approach FIFA to
enable me to get what I worked for .’
Howard Webb finally admits there was interferences from the PL
This is revealed in Mr Webb’s new book, which
is being serialised by The Times in London. Webb claimed that he was “being slapped down” for defending match officials against attacks by former Chelsea and current Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho.Mr Webb also implicated the Professional Games Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) and its head Mike Riley who is also a former Premier League referee.
Howard Webb claims he was called into Mr Riley’s office and told that the executive chairman of the
Premier League Richard Scudamore was angry
because he (Mr Howard Webb) was defending referees. Mr Webb left his post as technical director with the PGMOL shortly afterwards.
The suspicion now has to fall on Howard Webb
that he’s making these statements and
utterances to promote his book. But if true, then the question here is :
Why did they keep quiet all this time?
Super eagles striker faces two years jail term for doing this..
Spanish publication, Marca, reports that
the provincial district attorney’s office
of Granada has requested a two-year
prison term and a 3,000 Euros fine
for Ighalo, his ex-Granada teammate,
Diego Buonanotte, and 93 others for
allegedly bribing their way to pass a
driving test.
The provisional writing of the prosecution stated further that, in 2012 and 2013
someone was hired to write the exams
for Ighalo and the other accused.
And it appeared that after the test was written, the errors made on the sheet were erased .
Further investigation also revealed that three
syndicates of Íllora (Granada), Mengíbar
(Jaén) and Ciudad Real who relocated to
Granada allegedly recruited students to
help write exams for clients who wanted
to pass the driving license exams, have also been charged between 1,500 and 2,500
Euros respectively .
As it stands now Ighalo,the Super Eagles striker who the prosecutor found culpableof the crime of falsifying an official document, may have to appear in court to testify in Granada if an open trial should hold.
Spurs downed by Liverpool
Arsenal, Liverpool, Hull City and Newcastle
United advanced to the quarter-finals of the
League Cup on Tuesday night, registering wins in their respective fourth round matches.
Two goals from Daniel Sturridge put
Liverpool on the road to victory before Vincent Janssen reduced the deficit with a spot kick . Spurs came late in the game after having been outplayed for long periods , and even had a call for another penalty. Liverpool on their part had good number of chances with Daniel Sturridge miss a chance grab a hatric by smashing on the cross bar.
Meanwhile, Arsenal came out the better side as a couple of goals from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain earned them a 2-0 win. Arsenal's first goal came
courtesy of an error from Reading keeper Ali Al-
Habsi, while the second was as a result of a
deflection. Reading on the threatened intermittently,
but were not able to create anything positive against their rather bigger opponents.
However, it was a different story for Newcastle United, who sank 10-man Preston North End,
6-0. Serbian striker Aleksandar Mitrovic and
Senegalese midfielder Mo Diame scored two
goals apiece for the Magpies, while Matt Ritchie
and Ayoze Perez added one each to their
tally. Preston were only a goal down when they
were reduced to 10-men with Alan Browne sent
off for elbowing Jack Colback.
See final Scores below :
Arsenal 2-0 Reading
Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham
Bristol City 1-2 Hull City
Newcastle United 6-0 Preston North End
United advanced to the quarter-finals of the
League Cup on Tuesday night, registering wins in their respective fourth round matches.
Two goals from Daniel Sturridge put
Liverpool on the road to victory before Vincent Janssen reduced the deficit with a spot kick . Spurs came late in the game after having been outplayed for long periods , and even had a call for another penalty. Liverpool on their part had good number of chances with Daniel Sturridge miss a chance grab a hatric by smashing on the cross bar.
Meanwhile, Arsenal came out the better side as a couple of goals from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain earned them a 2-0 win. Arsenal's first goal came
courtesy of an error from Reading keeper Ali Al-
Habsi, while the second was as a result of a
deflection. Reading on the threatened intermittently,
but were not able to create anything positive against their rather bigger opponents.
However, it was a different story for Newcastle United, who sank 10-man Preston North End,
6-0. Serbian striker Aleksandar Mitrovic and
Senegalese midfielder Mo Diame scored two
goals apiece for the Magpies, while Matt Ritchie
and Ayoze Perez added one each to their
tally. Preston were only a goal down when they
were reduced to 10-men with Alan Browne sent
off for elbowing Jack Colback.
See final Scores below :
Arsenal 2-0 Reading
Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham
Bristol City 1-2 Hull City
Newcastle United 6-0 Preston North End
Tuesday 25 October 2016
Zidane confident Ronaldo will
Having failed to find the back of the net in two
Consecutive games, Real Madrid coach Zenedine
Zidane has dismissed concern over Cristiano Ronaldo's lack of form. This also came as the player was booed during their tie against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.
“Personally, it’s not that I am indifferent to it,
I would prefer him to score two or three goals
in every match, but I am not worried because
I know it will pass,” Zidane said ahead of
Wednesday’s trip to third-tier Cultural
Leonesa in the last 32, first leg of the Copa
del Rey.
“He is still getting lots of chances and soon he
will put them away. I was also booed when I
was a player, it can happen and it means the
crowd expect a lot of the player.
“The Bernabeu is special. But he knows it, he
is used to it and he is not worried.”
Spanish football federation has been fined more than $220,000 over the transfer of under-age players.
It is reported Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid
have all been included in the sanction by the world football governing body for illegally signing foreign
under 18 players in the resent seasons.
According to other sources 220,000 Swiss francs
($221,000/203,000 euros), the Spanish
federation, the RFEF, was given a reprimand
and six months to get its regulations in line
with FIFA rules.
Also said by FIFA is that the latest case involves minorswho played for Spanish sides between
2007 and 2014 for Athletico Madrid and for Real between 2005 and 2014.
However both clubs have taken their
cases to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The RFEF was also fined 280,000 Swiss
francs by FIFA in 2014 after Barcelona were
sanctioned for their signings of underage players.
Nigerian defender nominated for Norwegian Tippeligaen’s best defender award
William Troost- Ekong Nigeria has been nominated for the best defender award in the Norwegian league.
This was made known by the Norwegian club's website.
The 23-year-old joined FK Haugesund on
loan from K.A.A Gent.
Besides his defensive duties, the
Player boasts of three
goals from 23 matches to help Andrea
Loberto’s men place fourth on the table
with 44 points.
a key role
William Troost- Ekong played a key role in Nigeria U23’s bronze medal finish at the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil.
This was made known by the Norwegian club's website.
The 23-year-old joined FK Haugesund on
loan from K.A.A Gent.
Besides his defensive duties, the
Player boasts of three
goals from 23 matches to help Andrea
Loberto’s men place fourth on the table
with 44 points.
a key role
William Troost- Ekong played a key role in Nigeria U23’s bronze medal finish at the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil.
Monday 24 October 2016
Trouble for Sissoko: Player gets banned by FA-Club will not appeal
Following the incident involving Bournemouth’s Harry Arter, Tottenham Hotspur Moussa Sissoko has been banned for three matches and will miss the
north London derby against Arsenal.
The France international has apologised but was charged by the English FA, a decision his club Tottenham Hotspur will not appeal against.
His suspension will include the EFL Cup tie against Liverpool, and two league games against Leicester and Arsenal.
The FA said the incident was missed by
match officials.
“I need to say the elbow was in the face
of Arter and it is clear,” Spurs manager
Mauricio Pochettino said on Monday.
“We are in a period where we need all
the squad, all the players to compete.
It’s difficult now because he is a player
who was in our plans to play tomorrow,
so we have to change a little bit.”
BBC reports that Speaking to Match of the Day after game on Saturday , Arter said he was
happy to accept Sissoko’s explanation
that the contact was accidental.
“I never want to see a player
get into trouble if they didn’t mean to.
Sissoko apologised. I’m happy to move
on from it.” He said.
north London derby against Arsenal.
The France international has apologised but was charged by the English FA, a decision his club Tottenham Hotspur will not appeal against.
His suspension will include the EFL Cup tie against Liverpool, and two league games against Leicester and Arsenal.
The FA said the incident was missed by
match officials.
“I need to say the elbow was in the face
of Arter and it is clear,” Spurs manager
Mauricio Pochettino said on Monday.
“We are in a period where we need all
the squad, all the players to compete.
It’s difficult now because he is a player
who was in our plans to play tomorrow,
so we have to change a little bit.”
BBC reports that Speaking to Match of the Day after game on Saturday , Arter said he was
happy to accept Sissoko’s explanation
that the contact was accidental.
“I never want to see a player
get into trouble if they didn’t mean to.
Sissoko apologised. I’m happy to move
on from it.” He said.
The Reds leading the race to sign this sensational youngster
According to reports from English media outlets
suggest that three top clubs in the English league, Chelsea , Liverpool and Manchester United are battling for the signature of Paris-saint-Germain defender Presnel Kimpembe. The claim is effective as all the top clubs are on course to solve their defensive woes.
The high quality youngster has made a terrific
start to the new campaign in Ligue 1 side Paris-Saint-Germain, following the departure of David Luiz on deadline day.
At Stamford Bridge,Gary Cahill and Branislav Ivanovic have looked quite poor at times, with doubts over Luiz and his capabilities said to be looming around as well.
Also at Manchester United,Jose Morinho will likewise be looking forward to securing the young star's signature as he seems to be running our of options or maybe due to the poor form of his back line.
Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp might also be looking forward to bring the French youngster to Anfield as it is evident Mamadou Sakho is not as before.
As the battle for the top spots in the league is already started, this will be tough battle as it obvious Liverpool are favorites.
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