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…
Chelsea boss, Thomas Tuchel has said that he was happy with Timo Werner’s display for Chelsea against Southampton on Saturday at Stamford Bridge. Tuchel said Werner’s goal for Chelsea against Southampton was fantastic, adding that the striker was in the right position. Chelsea defeated Southampton at home in a Premier League tie, thanks to three…
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…
The world class midfielder will be unavailable for the crunch encounter against Juventus and Southampton. N’golo Kante will miss Chelsea’s Champions League match against Juventus on Wednesday and upcoming Premier League match against Southampton after contacting coronavirus. The France midfielder was just getting back to his best form after a groin injury had kept him…
The England International has been very active on social media to fight against racism, poverty and homelessness in recent years. Marcus Rashford will have pupils studying his use of social media as a tool of activism in their General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) media studies this year. Rashford has used his social media platform…
Cristiano Ronaldo overtakes Lionel Messi as Forbes’ 2021 highest-earning footballer. Ronaldo is will earn $125 million (£91.5m) before taxes during the 2021-22 season, with $70m (£51.25m) of that from his salary and bonuses for his return to Manchester United. With $55m (£40m) of his earnings coming from commercial deals, Ronaldo is one of the highest-paid…
Bayana Bayana thrash Super Falcons to lift Aisha Buhari Cup. The Bayana Bayana of South Africa on Tuesday defeated the Super Falcons of Nigeria to lift the Maiden edition of the Aisha Buhari Cup. The final match played at the Mobolaji Johnson Stadium, Onikan, Lagos saw the visiting South Africans beating the Nigerian side 4-2…
The Polish striker may have mooted any speculations concerning a move away from the Allianz Arena. Bayern Munich striker, Robert Lewandowski has stated that he doesn’t need to move to another league to prove himself, after picking up his European Golden Boot award. Lewandowski was in prolific form during the 2020-21 season where he scored…
Manchester United striker, Cristiano Ronaldo has been defrauded of nearly £250,000 by a travel agent. The 53-year-old, named in Portugal as Maria Silva, also scammed the football star’s super-agent Jorge Mendes out of more than £14,000 and former Man Utd winger Nani out of more than £1,500. Her wrongdoing culminated in her getting a four-year…
The Senegalese was on target for the Reds in a 3-0 win against Crystal Palace. Senegal International, Sadio Mane has scored his 100th goal for Liverpool in the Premier League 3-0 win against Crystal Palace. Mane, who scored the first goal of the game two minutes to the end of first half, became the 18th…
Lionel Messi is reportedly finding it hard to settle in Paris as he’s yet to move into a new home with his family. The playmaker’s compatriot and teammate at PSG, Angel Di Maria, was quoted saying the player’s current personal situation is not as idyllic as it looks. Argentine newspaper Ole, via Bild, quoted Di…
Former Liverpool defender, Jamie Carragher, has claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo’s signing to Manchester United will cause many problems as it solves for the manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, this season. Carragher made the assertion ahead of Man United’s Premier League clash with West Ham on Sunday. Recall that Ronaldo made a stunning return to Man United…
