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Pogba using lockdown to prepare for return after injury woes
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is using the coronavirus lockdown to step up his return to fitness after an injury-plagued season. Pogba had made just eight appearances for United this season before the health crisis forced the suspension of the Premier League in March. The French World Cup winner hasn’t played a single match inRead More
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Belgium coach Martinez extends deal until 2022 World Cup
Belgium coach Roberto Martinez is close to extending his contract to lead the country until the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, local media reported on Sunday. Martinez, 46, reached an agreement in principle with the Belgian football federation three weeks ago, according to La Derniere Heure newspaper. READ ALSO: ‘Courtois is the best goalkeeper in theRead More
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Alexander Hleb: I cried over Arsenal exit; most players regret leaving
Alexander Hleb might not be the first name that springs to mind when you think of the 2006 Arsenal team which came so close to winning the first Champions League trophy in club’s history. But it was Arsenal where the versatile Belarusian midfielder played the best football in his career – and eventually earned himselfRead More
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Liverpool silent in PL meetings; Levy ‘difficult to interpret’
Liverpool are understood to be keeping their own counsel during the ongoing meetings between Premier League clubs. Executives of each top-flight side are congregating for weekly video conferences every Friday to discuss the Premier League’s future amid the global pandemic. ‘Project Restart’ was revealed this week, with a provisional return date of June 8 pencilledRead More
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Premier League ‘Big Six’ face battle as ‘rebel’ clubs voice concern
Premier League clubs have been told the remaining matches of the 2019-20 season must be played at neutral venues in the latest ‘Project Restart’ meeting. The clubs were presented with the league’s ‘Project Restart’ plans at a meeting on Friday, and while a statement was issued reconfirming the clubs’ commitment to finishing the season, itRead More
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Coronavirus: how it hit African athletes’ finances
The last two months were supposed to be big for athletics as the season started in earnest ahead of an Olympic Games in July but instead, a host of events have – as in other sports – been either postponed or cancelled.
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Lille receive shock £75m bid for Liverpool, Man Utd target Osimhen
An unnamed club has lodged a £75m bid for Lille striker and Liverpool and Man Utd target Victor Osimhen, according to reports. Osimhen has attracted interest throughout Europe after scoring 18 goals in 38 appearances during his breakthrough season in France. The 21-year-old sat joint-fourth in the Ligue Un goalscoring charts, level with Neymar, beforeRead More
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US Soccer: Judge rules against women’s national team in equal pay case
A federal judge dismissed the United States women’s soccer team’s bid for equal pay on Friday, rejecting claims the players had been underpaid in a crushing defeat for the reigning world champions. In a 32-page ruling, Judge Gary Klausner of the US District Court for Central California in Los Angeles tossed the women’s claim ofRead More
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Inter Milan state condition for signing Victor Moses permanently
Ex-Nigeria international, Victor Moses who is on his fifth loan spell in six years may find a permanent abode in Inter Milan. According to Daily Mail of UK, Inter Milan reportedly want to sign the Chelsea loanee on a permanent basis but only if the English club reduces their asking price. Moses, who joined ChelseaRead More
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Ighalo’s top priority for Man United
Manchester United fully intend to sign Odion Ighalo this summer and have made the Nigerian loanee their No 1 priority when it comes to recruiting a new striker, claims a transfer expert. Ighalo, who moved to United on loan from Shanghai Greenland Shenhua on deadline day in January, has hit the ground running with fourRead More
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De Bruyne threatens to leave Man City if Champions League ban is upheld
Manchester City playmaker, Kevin De Bruyne, has said he could leave the club if their Champions League ban is upheld. UEFA anounnced in February, that City will be excluded from European competitions for the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 seasons, for breaching Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, according to findings by the UEFA Adjudicatory Chamber. The Premier …
De Bruyne threatens to leave Man City if Champions League ban is upheld
Ballon d’Or: Unai Emery reveals player to take over from Messi, Ronaldo
Former Arsenal manager, Unai Emery, has backed Paris Saint-Germain forward, Neymar, as the natural successor of Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, and Juventus superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo for the Ballon d’Or. Messi and Ronaldo are two of the best players in the history of the game and have won eleven of the last 12 Ballon d’Or awards. …
Ballon d’Or: Unai Emery reveals player to take over from Messi, Ronaldo
Chelsea coach, Lampard sympathises with Kante
Chelsea boss, Frank Lampard, has sympathised with midfielder, N’Golo Kante, whose four or five incredible seasons have had a damaging impact on his fitness. Kante has featured in over thirty-three top-flight games in each of the past four years in England. The 29-year-old has been one of the best midfielders in the world, winning two …
Chelsea coach, Lampard sympathises with Kante
Chelsea close to sealing £4.8m move for 19-year-old midfielder
Chelsea are in pole position to sign Derby County midfielder, Max Bird, this summer transfer window. This is as reported by a British newspaper, Daily Mail on Saturday. Chelsea are free to do business in the transfer market again, after successfully appealing against a FIFA-imposed transfer ban earlier this year. The Blues manager, Frank Lampard, …
Chelsea close to sealing £4.8m move for 19-year-old midfielder
Ighalo finally opens up on why he retired from Super Eagles
Manchester United striker, Odion Ighalo, has opened up on the real reasons he ended his international career last year. Ighalo announced he would no longer be available for the Super Eagles, after finishing as top scorer at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. The 30-year-old said he made the decision because injuries were taking a …
Ighalo finally opens up on why he retired from Super Eagles
Mourinho reveals Champions League defeat that made him cry
Tottenham Hotspur Manager, Jose Mourinho, has revealed that losing a Champions League semi-final to Bayern Munich in 2012, pushed him to tears. Mourinho was manager of Real Madrid at the time and was eyeing his third title in the competition. The Portuguese had previously won it with FC Porto and Inter Milan. Mourinho ended Barcelona’s …
Mourinho reveals Champions League defeat that made him cry
Coronavirus: Premier League clubs to vote on cancelling, concluding 2019/2020 season
Premier League clubs are set for a decisive vote on May 8 over playing out the rest of the 2019/2020 season, ESPN reports. However, the campaign will be played to a conclusion behind closed doors at neutral venues, if football can return safely. On Friday, all 20 teams held a meeting via video conference, where …
Coronavirus: Premier League clubs to vote on cancelling, concluding 2019/2020 season
Coronavirus: English Premier League set out full plans on completing season
The English Premier League (EPL) on Friday set out detailed plans on completing the 2019/20 football season. The English top-flight League also disclosed that no decisions were taken at the shareholder’s meeting via video conference, but all 20 clubs reaffirmed their commitment to finishing the campaign. DAILY POST had reported that the Premier League is …
Coronavirus: English Premier League set out full plans on completing season
COVID-19: Liverpool upset over Mayor’s comments on Premier League season
Liverpool FC says they are disappointed over comments by the city’s Mayor, Joe Anderson, on the 2019/20 Premier League season. Anderson had on Thursday told BBC that the Premier League should not restart the season even behind-closed-doors because of the risk of supporters gathering outside Anfield. Liverpool had 25 points clear ahead of second-place Manchester …
COVID-19: Liverpool upset over Mayor’s comments on Premier League season
Former England manager, Sven Erikson reveals why he rejected Super Eagles job
Former England manager, Sven-Goran Erikson, has revealed that he rejected the chance to become the Super Eagles coach at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Erikson stated this in an interview with Branschen.se. According to him, he turned down the offer after he was told by a Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) official, that his …
Former England manager, Sven Erikson reveals why he rejected Super Eagles job
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