When Manchester United face Paris Saint Germain tonight in the Champions League duel, there will be three key battles, The first will be that of Manchester United’s Victor Lindelof marshalling the defence to hold PSG’s most dangerous player, the Brazilian Neymar. Lindelof will lead United’s defence in the absence of Harry Maguire and has the […]
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EPL: Deflected Jimenez strike earns Wolves win at Leeds
…as West Brom/Burnley play first goalless draw Raul Jimenez scored with a deflected shot as Wolves hit Leeds with a sucker-punch to earn victory at Elland Road. The promoted side dominated possession in the first half, had nine efforts on goal and had a Patrick Bamford headed effort ruled out for offside. Wolves only managed […]
Gattuso hails Osimhen’s debut goal for Napoli
It was mission accomplished for Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, as he finally scored his first goal in the Serie A after helping Napoli to a 4-1 victory over Atalanta was however not only the former Lille star that heave a sigh of relief, Napoli coach, Gennaro Gattuso, was also over the moon with the […]
Anambra FA: Sports ministry urges NFF to uphold Ubah’s Election
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports has declared its support for the reelection of Senator Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah as the Chairman of Anambra State Football Association. The ministry made this known in a statement titled “Resolution of the Ministerial Meeting on the Anambra State Football Association”. According to the statement dated October 15, […]
Iyaye charges committee to stage successful event
Rivers State Commissioner for Sports, Boma Iyaye, has tasked the committee in charge of the second edition of Governor Wike Pre-Season Football Tournament to ensure a successful competition in strict compliance with laid down rules and regulations. Iyaye, who stated this during the inauguration of the committee in Port Harcourt, stressed that organizing a successful […]
Champions League: Man United drop Cavani ahead PSG
New recruit, Edinson Cavani, will not feature against his former club, PSG as Manchester United left him behind along with under fire skipper, Harry Maguire. Cavani was initially anticipated as likely to make his debut with Manchester United in the Champions League clash with PSG in Paris. But the 33-year-old did not travel to the […]
Liverpool will support Van Dijk during injury crisis, says Klopp
Jurgen Klopp has promised that Liverpool will support Virgil van Dijk “like a good wife is waiting when the husband is in jail”. Van Dijk has been arguably the most influential member of Liverpool’s squad since joining the club for a fee of £75 million ($97m) from Southampton in January 2018. He shored up a […]
EPL: Deflected Jimenez strike earns Wolves win at Leeds
…as West Brom/Burnley play first goalless draw Raul Jimenez scored with a deflected shot as Wolves hit Leeds with a sucker-punch to earn victory at Elland Road. The promoted side dominated possession in the first half, had nine efforts on goal and had a Patrick Bamford headed effort ruled out for offside. Wolves only managed […]
UEFA League: Man Utd trio not travelling for PSG game
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire, forward Mason Greenwood and new signing Edinson Cavani have not travelled for Tuesday’s Champions League group match at Paris St-Germain. Defender Maguire, 27, scored in Saturday’s 4-1 win at Newcastle, but Greenwood, 19, also missed that game, reports the BBC. Ex-PSG striker Cavani – a deadline-day arrival – has had one […]
UEFA League: Cavani trains with Man United ahead of PSG visit
Edinson Cavani has joined Odion Ighalo and the rest of his new Manchester United teammates in training for the first time ahead of a reunion with Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday. Cavani joined the Red Devils on transfer deadline day as a free agent, having previously left the Ligue 1 outfit at […]