Former Barcelona star, Gary Lineker, has reacted to Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, winning the Premier League player of the month of September ahead of Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah. Ronaldo won the award on Friday, beating Salah and four other contenders to the September award. His fine form for Man United since his return to Old…
The Portuguese international wins the award after a progemressive second stint at Old Trafford. Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the Premier League player of the month for September while Arsenal’s Mike Arteta wins the Manager of the Month award. Ronaldo has now claimed the award for the the fifth time in his career,…
Football fans are anxiously waiting for France Football, the organizers of the Ballon D’Or award, to unveil the shortlist for this year. However, there has been a lot of discourse as to who and who will be included. The conversations have generally pointed to the fact that Paris Saint-Germain’s Lionel Messi will most likely win…
Barcelona president, Joan Laporta, has admitted that he hoped Lionel Messi would agree to “play for free”. Messi left the club as a free agent to Paris Saint-Germain, once it became clear that Barca could not afford a lucrative contract extension. Both parties had agreed to fresh terms, but financial mismanagement at the Nou Camp…
France Football editors are set to release the initial 30-man shortlist for this year’s Ballon D’Or prize. Once that list has been compiled, a selection of international journalists, national team coaches and captains will then vote to decide the winner. They will each be asked to choose their top five players from the 30. The…
The Federation of International Football Association, FIFA, are set to postpone the Club World Cup until next year (2022). Chelsea were due to play in the prestigious tournament from December 9 to December 19 this year, having won the UEFA Champions League back in May. But the competition is set to be delayed after original…
A US federal magistrate judge in Nevada, Danie Albregts, has said a rape lawsuit brought against Cristiano Ronaldo, should be dismissed. The case was instituted by Kathryn Mayorga, a model who sued for more than the $375,000 in hush money she received in 2010, claiming Ronaldo raped her in Las Vegas. Albregts has blamed Mayorga’s…
Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has said Leicester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho, might not play in the reverse fixture against the Central African Republic. Nigeria suffered a shock 1-0 defeat in the first leg played on Thursday in Lagos. Iheanacho picked up a knock during the game at the Teslim Balogun Stadium and…
Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has claimed the team missed the duo of Alex Iwobi and Wilfred Ndidi, as they lost 1-0 to Central African Republic in a 2022 World Cup qualifier on Thursday. Despite dominating play against the Wild Beasts, Nigeria suffered a shock defeat at Teslim Balogun Stadium. Karl Namnganda’s…
Newcastle United legend, Alan Shearer, says the club can ‘dare to hope again’ after the £300m Saudi Arabian-backed takeover was completed on Thursday. The English Premier League, EPL, approved the takeover on Thursday afternoon. The English top-flight league gave the approval after receiving ‘legally binding assurances’ that the Saudi state wouldn’t control the club. The…
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…
