The Magpies are now under a new management with fans now hoping for a better future. Premier League top-flight club, Newcastle United are under new ownership, after a Saudi Arabian consortium completed a £300 million ($408m) deal to acquire the club. This deal ends the 14-year reign of former owner Mike Ashley’s as the owner…
Nigeria were defeated 1-0 by unfancied Central African Republic on Thursday, in a FIFA 2022 World Cup qualifier. The game was played at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos State. The Super Eagles came into the game with two wins out of two and were widely expected to run over the Wild Beasts. However, Gernot…
Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, needs to guide the Red Devils to win the Premier League or Champions League crown if he’s to be in contention for the Ballon d’Or. This is according to French football expert, Adam White. “I think, first of all, Robert Lewandowski deserves a Ballon d’Or at some point and probably…
Roma striker, Tammy Abraham, has opened up on how Jose Mourinho convinced him to leave Chelsea this summer. According to the 24-year-old, Mourinho advised him not to take the “easy option” of staying at Stamford Bridge. Abraham stated this while speaking at St George’s Park on Thursday. The player has been recalled to England’s squad…
Ahead of Thursday’s World Cup qualifier against the Central African Republic, Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr complained about the late arrival of some players. “Everybody believes that it will be an easy victory, it’s not an easy match. “When players are arriving late like this, it is not helping us when we say we have to…
Lagos State Government has announced that some roads around the National Stadium in Surulere will be closed ahead of today’s 2022 World Cup qualifier between Nigeria and the Central African Republic. The match is billed to kick off by 5pm. In a statement signed by the State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, vehicles will…
Former Chelsea player, Chris Sutton has made a fresh Premier League top-four prediction. Sutton had last month backed Chelsea to win the Premier League title ahead of Manchester City. However, the former striker has now changed his top-four prediction, backing Man City to lift the title ahead of Chelsea, Liverpool and Man United. Following the…
Former Aston Villa striker, Gabby Agbonlahor, has urged Manchester United to sell Donny van de Beek in the January transfer window. Agbonlahor claimed that Man United are trapping Van de Beek at Old Trafford, adding that the midfielder’s situation at the club is ‘turning into a joke’. Van de Beek joined Man United from Ajax…
Former Premier League strikers, Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker, have revealed how many goals Cristiano Ronaldo will score for Manchester United this season. Ronaldo joined Man United from Juventus in the summer transfer window. The Portugal captain has netted five goals in six appearances in all competitions for Man United. But Shearer and Lineker believe…
Former Manchester City defender, Micah Richards, has said that if Manchester United are ever going to win the league or a trophy, it will be in the next two years. Richards believes Man United still lack a defensive midfielder capable of steering them to silverware this season. According to him, Chelsea and Liverpool are too…
Manchester United hero, Rio Ferdinand, has revealed Donny van de Beek’s biggest problem at Old Trafford. According to Ferdinand, Van de Beek’s biggest problem at Man United is that he is ‘too nice’. Van de Beek has found game time hard to come by since joining Man United from Ajax last year. The Netherlands international…
Fayza Lamari, mother to Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe, has said contract extension talks are going well, despite Real Madrid’s interest. Madrid saw two offers for Mbappe snubbed by the Ligue 1 giants this summer. With the 22-year-old into the final months of his current deal, there has been talk he could join Los Blancos as…
Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, has said the team is focused on taking six points off the Central African Republic in their FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Nigeria hosts the Wild Beasts on Thursday, before flying out for the reverse fixture three days later. The three-time African champions already has six points from their first two…
Former Liverpool striker, Emile Heskey has backed the club to win the Premier League title this season. Heskey believes that the Reds will win the Premier League as long as they can keep their first eleven for the majority of the campaign. Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City are all tipped as genuine challengers…
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Ballon d’Or power rankings for the month of October has been revealed. Sportskeeda revealed that Paris Saint-Germain forward, Lionel Messi, tops the Ballon d’ Or list. The Argentine captain is ahead of Bayern Munich striker, Robert Lewandowski, and Chelsea’s Jorginho and Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi won the Pichichi trophy, scoring 30 goals and providing…
Former Netherlands coach, Danny Blind, has slammed Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo. Blind said Ronaldo only thinks about goals and hopes his Man United teammates will conquer the ball during a match. He said this while launching a scathing assessment of Ronaldo’s impact on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side. Blind believes Man United are not playing…
Atletico Madrid star, Luis Suarez, has insisted that Barcelona is ‘special’ to him because of the moments he experienced during his time at Camp Nou. The Uruguay forward, however, said that he must now give his hundred per cent work to Atletico. Suarez said this while reacting to Atletico Madrid’s LaLiga 2-0 win over Barcelona…
Former Tottenham Hotspur star, Jamie Redknapp, has predicted Liverpool to beat Manchester City in today’s Premier League tie. Liverpool will, on Sunday evening, host Manchester City at Anfield in a Premier League clash. Jurgen Klopp’s side head to the game after thrashing FC Porto 5-1 in the Champions League, while Man City lost 2-0 against…
Arsenal hero, Paul Merson, has agreed with former Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte over his comments on Romelu Lukaku and Thomas Tuchel. Conte, who managed Lukaku during their time at Inter Milan, had criticized the way Chelsea coach Tuchel uses the striker in the Blues’ attack so far this season. The Italian gaffer had said that…
The Portuguese star and five other players have been shortlisted for the best player in the Premier League for the month of September. Cristiano Ronaldo, Mohammed Salah and Ismail Sarr have been nominated for this month’s English top-flight best player after their major contributions to their teams. Other contenders for the prize include, Manchester City’s…
