Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have confirmed that centre-back Sergio Ramos will not be making his much-awaited debut when they tackle Angers. PSG disclosed this in a statement via their website on Thursday. According to the statement, Ramos will continue on his road to full recovery by training individually for the next 10 days. Mauricio Pochettino’s side…
Barcelona striker, Sergio Aguero, has compared both Paris Saint-Germain’s Lionel Messi and Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo. Aguero said the major difference between Ronaldo and Messi is that the Portugal captain is much more of a forward compared to his Argentine counterpart. The former Manchester City explained that if Ronaldo is confident upfront, he can score…
Former Manchester United midfielder, Luke Chadwick, has expressed worry about two players of the club ahead of their away Premier League clash with Leicester City on Saturday at the King Power Stadium. The two players Chadwick is worried about are Harry Maguire and Raphael Varane. According to Chadwick, It is a real shame and a…
Legendary Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has hinted that he was sacked by the club in May 2018. Wenger, in his new documentary, said “it was not really” his decision to step down after 22 years in charge. The Frenchman also described his Arsenal exit as “a funeral”. During his stint with the Gunners, Wenger won…
Former Arsenal defender, Nigel Winterburn has predicted the position Manchester United will finish this season in the English Premier League, EPL. Man United are currently in the 4th position on the Premier League table with 14 points after seven matches. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side finished second on the Premier League table last season behind champions…
Arsenal academy director, Per Mertesacker, has said Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith-Rowe can carry the club back into the Champions League. According to Mertesacker, the duo are good enough to inspire a new generation of young talent at the Emirates. Saka, 20, is one of England’s brightest prospects, while Smith-Rowe scored for England U-21s this…
Boxing promoter, Frank Warren, has told Anthony Joshua to allow Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk fight for the undisputed heavyweight championship. Every major belt in the division is held by the undefeated duo of Fury and Usyk. Last weekend, Fury knocked out Deontay Wilder in the 11th round of their bout, while Usyk saw off…
Former Chelsea star, John Obi Mikel, has cleared the air on rumours that he was kidnapped before moving to Stamford Bridge from Lyn in 2006. Chelsea battled Manchester United to sign Mikel, despite the midfielder having signed a pre-contract with the Red Devils during Sir Alex Ferguson’s regime. Lyn had started rumours that Mikel was…
The Spanish Superior Sports Council (CSD) has upheld LaLiga’s request to postpone Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid fixtures this weekend. The two clubs had made an appeal for the games to be moved, after learning that Brazil and Argentina intend to keep their Europe-based players for Thursday’s matches. This would have effectively ruled them out…
Kenyan Olympic star, Agnes Tirop, has been found dead in her home after she was allegedly stabbed by her husband. The 25-year-old represented Kenya in the 5,000m women’s finals at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics in Japan. Her death was confirmed by Barnaba Korir, the chairperson of Athletics Kenya in Nairobi Region. In a statement ,…
Liverpool legend, Jamie Carragher, has hit back at former Arsenal and Chelsea defender, David Luiz, after the Brazilian said it was ‘funny’ that the former England international never won the Premier League before he retired from football. Carragher was frequently critical of Luiz when he played in the Premier League, but the 34-year-old centre-back said…
Former heavyweight boxing champion, Mike Tyson, has given his verdict on Tyson Fury’s trilogy heavyweight victory over Deontay Wilder. Tyson described Fury’s contest with Wilder as ‘one of the greatest fights of all time. Fury sealed an 11th round knockout victory over Wilder on Saturday in Las Vegas to retain his WBC heavyweight title. Both…
American boxer, Deontay Wilder, has been given a six-month suspension following his trilogy heavyweight fight defeat to British fighter, Tyson Fury, a few days ago. The suspension will enable Wilder to undergo surgery on his broken hand. Wilder was knocked out by Fury in the 11th round of their thrilling trilogy fight in Las Vegas…
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Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, tops the list of Newcastle legend Alan Shearer’s ultimate Premier League ballers. Apart from Ronaldo, Shearer also included former Bolton Wanderers, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, and former Chelsea winger, Eden Hazard, in the list. At 36 years of age, Ronaldo is showing no signs of slowing down, having scored a hat-trick…
Chelsea sporting director, Marina Granovskaia, has made it clear that the West London club will not go over a specific figure to bring back attacking midfielder, Eden Hazard, from Real Madrid. According to Granovskaia, £34 million would be Chelsea’s limit to try and re-sign Hazard, either in the January or summer transfer windows, El Nacional…
Former Chelsea star, Frank Leboeuf, has slammed Ballon d’Or organizers for their concept of awarding the prestigious prize to individual players in a sport that is regarded as a team effort. Leboeuf compared the Ballon d’Or with awards given to musicians, adding that if an elite musician wins an individual award, his group will not…
Manchester United legend, Roy Keane, has slammed England captain, Harry Kane, for his poor display during his side’s 1-1 draw with Hungary in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. Keane said that Kane was unable to get up to the speed of the match. Kane barely had a clear cut chance during the encounter as…
Senegal and Morocco are into the next phase of the 2022 World Cup qualifying series in the African zone. Famara Diedhiou scored a hat-trick on Tuesday, to send Senegal into the final phase of qualifying. The Teranga Lions defeated Namibia 3-1 in Johannesburg, taking them up to 12 points in Group H after four games….
Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry, has expressed doubt that the club is heading in the right direction under Mikel Arteta. Henry was in the stands at the Emirates, as the Gunners beat Tottenham in the North London Derby. But the 44-year-old then watched Arteta’s men struggle to claim a point against Brighton a week later. That…
Former Arsenal striker, Olivier Giroud, has said the Gunners’ limited spending power will stop them from finishing in top four. Mikel Arteta splashed out almost £150million in the summer on Ben White, Martin Odegaard, Nuno Tavares and Takehiro Tomiyasu. Last season, Arsenal finished outside the European places for the first time in 25 years. Arteta…
