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Coronavirus: Chelsea say no pay cut for its players
Chelsea have released a statement confirming that, as things stand, their players will not be taking pay cuts to help with the running of the club and that no full-time staff will be furloughed. Football clubs in England – and especially those outside of the Premier League – are experiencing severe financial issues during theRead More
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NPFL players to undergo COVID-19 test when season resumes
Whenever the Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL resumes for the current season, all the players in the top division will undergo COVID-19 tests. This is one of the outcomes of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) board meeting held via video conference on Friday, reports sportsvillagesquare.com. ALSO READ: BILLIONAIRE: Rapper Kanye West bickers with Forbes over valuationRead More
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Everton ‘appalled’ by Kean’s house party in virus lockdown
Everton said they are “appalled” at one of their players widely reported to be Italian international Moise Kean hosting a house party contravening the social distancing measures recommended by the British government due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 20-year-old striker filmed himself hosting the party, the Daily Mirror reported. The Mirror says Kean sent videoRead More
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Omeruo reveals why Eaglets stars fade in Europe
Former Golden Eaglets player, Kenneth Omeruo has said that the country’s Under-17 players who excelled at the FIFA World Cup and made it to Europe often failed to shine because of bad choices they made. Nigeria has won the FIFA U-17 World Cup five times but only hand full of the Eaglets stars make aRead More
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Augustine Eguavoen: From athletics to football World Cup
How Bendel Insurance ’78 FA Cup victory converted him to football Regrets Nigeria’s loss to Italy at USA ’94 W/Cup Speaks on Westerhof, France ’98 World Cup and his move to England Augustine Eguavoen was part of what many believe was the golden generation of Nigerian football. The squad of players which included storied namesRead More
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Chelsea opt against pay cut, tell players to donate to charity
Chelsea have said they will not impose a pay cut on their first-team squad in response to the coronavirus outbreak. But the Premier League side added Saturday they had asked players to continue donating to charities during the ongoing pandemic. It has been reported the west London club have been in talks with their playersRead More
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LMC, NPFL clubs meet online, ponder season-ending options
Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clubs Thursday evening met through digital video conferencing with the leadership of the League Management Company (LMC) during which varying options to concluding the suspended 2019/20 season were deliberated on. The meeting came on the heels of the LMC Board of Directors meeting that held earlier in the day viaRead More
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COVID-19: Arsenal players allowed back to training ground
Arsenal’s squad will be allowed back to their training ground from next week, although the club stressed they would still have to maintain British government guidelines designed to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The Premier League side’s players will have access to training pitches but on a strict rotational basis that will see themRead More
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E2%80%95-hearn/ Joshua/Fury fight has ’50-50′ chance this year ― Hearn
Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have a ’50-50′ chance of their much-anticipated world heavyweight unification fight taking place this year, according to Barry Hearn – chairman of Joshua’s promoters Matchroom Boxing. Boxing, like most of the sport, is currently suspended indefinitely, with Joshua’s bout against Kubrat Pulev and fellow Brit Fury’s trilogy fight against DeontayRead More
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Eagles star Chukwueze wants to emulate Salah, Mane
Jurgen Klopp’s Premier League leaders want another young star at Anfield, Villarreal’s La Liga wonderkid Samuel Chukwueze. Mo Salah and Sadio Mane might have something to say about this but Samu Chukwueze is determined to succeed a pair of Liverpool superstars and secure his place as the King of African football, speaking during an InstagramRead More
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Coronavirus: Arsenal players to resume training
Arsenal players will return to training at their London Colney training ground next week, ESPN reports. The UK is still under a government-imposed lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic. But the Gunners will be the first Premier League club, to make a tightly controlled return to training, since English football was suspended on March 13. Players …
Coronavirus: Arsenal players to resume training
Champions League: Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid match to be investigated
Liverpool’s Champions League match with Atletico Madrid on March 11, will be investigated by the city’s council, to determine the impact it may have had on the spread of COVID-19. The World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, on the same day the fixture was played. About 52,000 fans were in attendance at …
Champions League: Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid match to be investigated
Coronavirus: Chelsea confirm players won’t take pay cut
Chelsea have confirmed their players will not be taking pay cuts during the coronavirus crisis. The Blues, in a statement on Saturday, also confirmed non-playing staff will not be furloughed. Players have been in discussions over how they can contribute financially during the pandemic. But they will continue to be paid as normal. “Representatives of …
Coronavirus: Chelsea confirm players won’t take pay cut
Lampard takes decision on bringing Mertens to Chelsea
Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard, has reportedly decided to bring Napoli forward, Dries Mertens to the Stamford Bridge. DAILY POST recalls that Mertens had emerged as a shocking transfer target for Chelsea. According to Gianluca Di Marzio, the Blues boss has held talks with Mertens to discuss a potential move to Chelsea this summer. The Italian …
Lampard takes decision on bringing Mertens to Chelsea
Transfer: LaLiga President, Tebas clears air on Barcelona’s move for Neymar, Lautaro
LaLiga president, Javier Tebas, has insisted that Barcelona are not negotiating deals for Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar or Inter forward Lautaro Martinez. Barca have been heavily linked with moves for Neymar and Martinez, with speculations rife they could land one or both. However, Tebas played down the rumours, saying the Catalans have other priorities. “It’s …
Transfer: LaLiga President, Tebas clears air on Barcelona’s move for Neymar, Lautaro
Coronavirus: Chelsea-bound Ziyech blows hot as league is cancelled
Hakim Ziyech has blasted those who feel AZ Alkmaar would have deserved the Eredivisie title more than Ajax, after the Dutch Football Federation (KNVB) decided to cancel the season without naming champions or relegating teams. The KNVB on Friday, announced that the 2019/2020 campaign was void, with Ziyech’s Ajax side at the top of the …
Coronavirus: Chelsea-bound Ziyech blows hot as league is cancelled
I slept at T.B Joshua’s church’s altar for weeks, got no miracle – Daniel Amokachi
Former Super Eagles forward and Nigeria’s soccer ambassador, Daniel Amokachi, has revealed that he slept at the altar of Prophet T.B Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All Nations for weeks in search of miracle but to no avail. Amokachi had flown back to the Lagos-based Synagogue Church of All Nations, while attempting to relaunch his career …
I slept at T.B Joshua’s church’s altar for weeks, got no miracle – Daniel Amokachi
Coronavirus: EPL matches to resume within weeks
The Premier League is set to return in a matter of weeks, the UK Sun reports. This follows plans to play matches behind closed doors, but for games to be shown for free on TV. Ever since the fixtures were suspended, there has been debate about how the 2019/2020 campaign should be concluded. All the …
Coronavirus: EPL matches to resume within weeks
Coronavirus: Woodward issues strong warning about Man Utd’s transfer business
Manchester United’s executive vice-chairman, Ed Woodward, has warned that it will not be “business as usual” for the club in the transfer market, because of the COVID-19 outbreak. According to ESPN, Woodward hinted that the days of £100million deals may be over. The Coronavirus pandemic has led to panic at some clubs, with concerns about …
Coronavirus: Woodward issues strong warning about Man Utd’s transfer business
COVID-19: FIFA to give NFF, others $150million
FIFA has announced it will release $150million to its member football associations to help handle financial troubles caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. The president of the world football governing body, Gianni Infantino, made this known yesterday in a statement. According to Infantino, “All operational funding for 2019 and 2020 would be distributed amongst the 211 …
COVID-19: FIFA to give NFF, others $150million
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