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BREAKING: Arsenal fire Unai Emery after string of poor performances
By Temisan Amoye, Lagos
Unai Emery, head coach of Arsenal and his coaching staff have been fired by the board after a string of poor performances that has seen the North London club struggle to impress and find themselves in 8th place in the Premier League.
A statement released on the Arsenal website read:
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We announce today that the decision has been taken to part company with our head coach Unai Emery and his coaching team.
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Breaking: Arsenal part ways with Unai Emery
Unai Emery
By Emmanuel Okogba
Arsenal have sacked Unai Emery from his position as head coach of the club after a little under two seasons in charge and appointed club legend Freddie Ljungberg to lead the club on an interim basis.
The sack follows a poor run of form that has Arsenal sitting in the 8th position on the Premier League table and failing to record a win in their last seven matches.
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Adamawa United will bounce back from Enyimba defeat, promises Bello
Adamawa United head coach, Mohammed Bello is optimistic that the team will return to winning ways after their 2-0 loss to eight-time Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champions Enyimba International in Aba on Matchday 5.
Bello spoke in an interview with NPFL.ng and insisted that despite the loss to Enyimba, his players showed resilience in the second half of that encounter.
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“My players played better in the second half, as Enyimba dominated the first half,” Bello said.
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Europa League: Emery reaches breaking point as Arsenal lose at home
Europa League
Unai Emery’s future as Arsenal coach was plunged into further doubt on Thursday when the Gunners slumped to a 2-1 loss in the Europa League against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Arsenal are now winless in seven games, the club’s worst run since 1992.
Japan midfielder Daichi Kamada’s second-half double for the Germans came after captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had opened the scoring in first half injury time for Arsenal inside a half-full Emirates Stadium.
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Europa League: Roma’s Pellegrini hit by coins, United’s kids stunned by Astana
Europa League
Roma’s Lorenzo Pellegrini was hit by coins as the Italian club kept their Europa League last 32 hopes alive with a 3-0 victory at Istanbul Basaksehir on Thursday as Kazakh champions Astana fought back to surprise a youthful Manchester United 2-1.
Attacking midfielder Pellegrini had his head bandaged after he was struck by multiple coins with an hour of the game played after Jordan Veretout, Justin Kluivert and Edin Dzeko had claimed the advantage for the Serie A outfit in Turkey.
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NSSF: Joseph emerges first female President
NSSF
Olabisi Joseph has emerged as the first female President of the Nigeria School Sports Federation (NSSF) at the election held at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Joseph who was the Secretary in the immediate past executive won unopposed.
Joseph in her victory speech expressed gratitude to the NSSF family for the support and cooperation of member states.
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“I sincerely want to thank the NSSF family and friends for their unending support, my gratitude goes to those who believe in us, thank you.
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Ibrahimovic files ‘hate crime’ complaint after house and statue vandalised
Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic Thursday filed a “hate crime” complaint Thursday after being the target of vandalism and racists threats, police said, a day after the star announced his part ownership in football club Hammarby.
A statue of the player in Malmo was attacked with fire and paint while the word “Judas” was daubed across the front door of his residence in Stockholm.
The perpetrators of the threatening acts have not been identified but “Ibra” angered fans of Malmo FF (MFF) — the club where he started his professional career in 1999 — on Wednesday when he announced he had bought a share in rival club Hammarby.
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Pim Verbeek: Former Socceroos coach dies aged 63
Pim Verbeek, the man who guided Australia to the 2010 World Cup, has died from cancer at the age of 63, the Dutch media reported on Thursday.
Verbeek, who spent his entire professional playing career at Sparta Rotterdam before retiring when he was 25, also managed the South Korean and Oman national teams and was assistant coach of the Koreans at the 2002, when they reached the semi-finals, and 2006 World Cups.
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Verbeek took over as coach of Australia in 2007, just weeks before the World Cup qualifying began after D*** Advocaat, who had already signed a deal to lead the Socceroos, chose instead to head for Zenit St Petersburg.
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Sports: Okowa attributes Delta’s greatness to Ogbemudia’s seed
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday attributed the sterling prowess of the state in sports to the initiative of late Samuel Ogbemudia as military governor of defunct Bendel State.
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World’s Best Club Coach: Liverpool’s Klopp beats Guardiola to 1st place
By Rasheed Sobowale
The Liverpool Football Club manager, Jurgen Klopp has clinched the first place in the best club coach ranking 2019 after finishing second in the last year’s list.
The Premier League side’s head coach and “Gegenpressing” pundit was ranked number one in the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) World’s Best Club Coach 2019 list.
IFFHS on its official website announced the award thus; “2019 was the year of Jürgen Klopp, he is the 15th coach to receive this World Award since 1996, the third German after Ottmar Hitzfeld and Jupp Heynckes.
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Ballon D’Or: Steven Gerrard names player that should win award
Liverpool legend, Steven Gerrard, has backed defender, Virgil van Dijk to win this year’s Ballon D’ Or ahead of Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo. The Glasgow Rangers manager believes Van Dijk deserves the top individual prize “100%” after he helped Liverpool to win the UEFA Champions League trophy last season. DAILY POST had
Ballon D’Or: Steven Gerrard names player that should win award
Europa League highest goal scorers this season See top 22
Following the conclusion of the UEFA Europa League Match Day 5 fixtures on Thursday night, below are the current highest goal scorers chasing the golden boot in the Europe second top-flight league. Sporting CP’s Bruno Fernandes is currently the highest goal scorer in the UEFA Europa League after he scored a brace in his side’s
Europa League highest goal scorers this season See top 22
Arsenal sack Unai Emery, Ljunberg takes over
Arsenal have confirmed the dismissal of Unai Emery as their manager. The decision has been taken, less than 12 hours after the Gunners lost 2-1 to Frankfurt in the Europa League. Freddie Ljunberg will take over on an interim basis, with his first game against Norwich City in the Premier League on Sunday. Speaking on
Arsenal sack Unai Emery, Ljunberg takes over
EPL: England star names Nigerian midfielder as best in Premier League
Leicester City midfielder, James Maddison, has spoken highly of his Leicester City Nigerian teammate in the midfield. 23-year-old Maddison is the oldest of Leicester City’s regular midfield starters, the England playmaker joined by 22-year-olds Wilfred Ndidi and Youri Tielemans in a trio envied by much of the Premier League. While Maddison and Tielemans show excellent
EPL: England star names Nigerian midfielder as best in Premier League
UEFA: Nigerian midfielder scores in Man City’s 5-0 win over Shakhtar
Nigerian born midfielder, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru scored for Manchester City as they beat Shakhtar in the UEFA Youth League in the competition. Manchester City still has a chance of progressing to the knockout round of the UEFA Youth League after the win Dele-Bashiru and two other Nigeria-eligible youngsters in the shape of Gavin Bazunu and Nathanael
UEFA: Nigerian midfielder scores in Man City’s 5-0 win over Shakhtar
Keown reveals two reasons Arsenal might not sack Emery after 2-1 defeat to Frankfurt
Former Arsenal defender, Martin Keown, has given two reasons he doubts Unai Emery will be sacked by the club, despite their “shambolic” defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League. The Gunners lost 2-1 to the German club at a half-empty Emirates on Thursday evening, missing the chance to qualify for the knockout stages with
Keown reveals two reasons Arsenal might not sack Emery after 2-1 defeat to Frankfurt
Europa League: Solskjaer reveals Man Utd player that apologized for 2-1 defeat to Astana
Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has revealed that Tahith Chong apologised to his teammates, after his horror open goal miss against Astana. Chong was gifted a tap-in by Luke Shaw to put United into a 2-0 lead, during the second half of the Europa League clash. But instead of scoring his first senior goal
Europa League: Solskjaer reveals Man Utd player that apologized for 2-1 defeat to Astana
Europa League: Solskjaer singles out three Man Utd players after 2-1 defeat to Astana
Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, was full of praise for three debutants, despite their 2-1 defeat to Astana on Thursday. Solskjaer handed out seven debuts in the Europa League clash in Kazakhstan. Jesse Lingard gave United the lead, but they were pegged back by the hosts before Di’Shon Bernard turned into his own net.
Europa League: Solskjaer singles out three Man Utd players after 2-1 defeat to Astana
EPL: Unai Emery may be sacked before Arsenal travel to Norwich City
Senior Arsenal officials will review the position of manager Unai Emery and the Spaniard could be sacked before the trip to Norwich on Sunday, ESPN reports. The Gunners lost 2-1 to Frankfurt in the Europa League on Thursday, when they needed just a draw at home, to qualify for the round of 32. The defeat
EPL: Unai Emery may be sacked before Arsenal travel to Norwich City
Europa League: All the teams that have qualified for knockout stages so far
A total of eight teams have qualified for the Europa League Round of 32, following Thursday night’s matches. They are APOEL Nicosia, AZ Alkmaar, Braga, Gent, LASK, Sporting Lisbon, Wolfsburg and Wolverhampton Wanderers. APOEL beat F91 Dudelange 2-0, LASK claimed a 2-0 away victory over Rosenborg and Sporting hammered PSV 4-0 in Portugal. Wolfsburg won
Europa League: All the teams that have qualified for knockout stages so far
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