A much changed Liverpool XI fall to the club’s first defeat in the Europa League this season having been edged in a five goal thriller in France as it finished 3-2 to the host inside the Toulouse Stadium.Jurgen Klopp made series of changes to the starting XI in Luton on Sunday, with Caoimhin Kelleher replacing Alisson Becker in goal while only Joe Gomez, who started in left-back in the one all draw was the only member of the defence to feature.Kostas Tsmikas, Joel Matip and Jarrel Quansah made up the other three member of the four man defense. Alexis Mac…
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Bruno Fernandes scored a late winner in Craven Cottage to help Manchester United earn a vital three point against Fulham, ending a run of back-to-back defeats in domestic competitions.The same week, only United’s city rival, Manchester City won of all the four clubs in the Premier League top five, with Tottenham Hotspur taking on Chelsea later on Monday night.Arsenal fall to their first league defeat at Newcastle United courtesy of a controversial second half goal through Anthony Gordon while Liverpool were held in a 1-1 draw by newly promoted Luton Town.Darwin Nunez missed a clear cut chance to give the…
Ralf Rangnick appeared to have unraveled the puzzle at Manchester United during his short stint as the club’s interim manager but the hierarchy did not take heed to his priceless advice.Albeit the German did not enjoy the best of time in the helm of affairs in Old Trafford, Rangnick, who had proven to be more of a administrative minded man prior to his appointment at the club did left blueprints that could have healed the club completely.Looking back and you’ll realize it could have been more worth it had speculations of him becoming the club’s Director after leaving the Coaching…
Victor Osimhen has become the highest ranked Nigerian in the Ballon d’or history having finished eighth in the 2023 edition of the award.Napoli striker Osimhen broke the long standing achievement of Kanu Nwankwo, who finished 11th in the Ballon d’or ranking at the age of 20 in 1996 for performance with Ajax and Nigeria.Osimhen 24, won the Capocannoniere last season having scored 26 goals to finish top scorer in the Seri A while leading Napoli to a first Scudetto success in 33years.He also helped the club reach a first-ever UEFA Champions League quarter finals while also finishing top scorer in…
Doping in sports is a huge crime as it damages its credibility, and athletes are viewed to have committed an offense when they test positive for illegal performance-enhancing drugs (PED).What is doping ?According to Merriam Webster defines doping as the use of a substance (such as an anabolic steroid or erythropoietin) or technique (such as blood doping) to illegally improve athletic performance.In sports, such action is regarded as cheat, and grave consequences always come with it.Not only that, but on the players’ part and their safety, as in the long run, such substances have a long-lasting side effect on the…
Chelsea ended a run of three straight home defeats to Arsenal in an enthralling London derby match in the Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening.While many will see it as a positive omen for the host, which is rightly so, it was very poor game management by both the players and the manager to allow the visitors snatch a point later on the night.Arsenal was there for the taking. It was the worst display by Mikel Arteta’s side in recent years and despite having a two goal cushion, Mauricio Pochettino’s side were unable to see out the win from a very…
Super Eagles earned a first friendly win in more than four years after coming from a goal down to beat Mozambique 3-2 in Portimao on Monday evening.In the penultimate international break before the African continental competition at the turn of the year in Ivory Coast, Nigeria sealed a somewhat unimpressive win to wrapup preparation before the pre tournament friendlies later in the year.It was an unconvincing performance against a 10man Mozambique, and ranked 20 places below them in the most recent FIFA ranking.The Super Eagles, who missed out on the last FIFA World Cup in Qatar sealed the ticket to…
Harry Maguire revealed he received career advice from Manchester United legend David Beckham after abuse from Scotland fans while on England duty. The United defender was ridiculed and mocked by the crowd at Hampden Park every time he touched the ball during the Three Lions’ 3-1 win last month, where he also scored an own goal. Beckham got in touch with Maguire to lift him up after the game and remind him of the “big moments” of his career to help him get over the disappointment. “I actually spoke with David about three weeks ago after the Scotland game,” Maguire…
Arsenal finally earned their first Premier League win over Manchester City since December 2015 and a win which is their first in the competition over Pep Guardiola.Gabriel Martinelli’s late goal made the difference when both clashed at the Emirates on Sunday evening, helping the host end a run of twelve straight League defeats against the treble winners, their most against a single opponent in the competition history.Since Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud scored two quick fire double to help Arsene Wenger’s side seal a 2-1 win over Manuel Pellegrini’s Cityzens few days before Christmas in 2015, Arsenal had failed in…
Arsenal marked the long awaited return to the UEFA Champions League with an emphatic display against Dutch side, PSV Eindhoven, winning 4-0 under the floodlights in the Emirates Stadium.The Gunners, who last participated in the Europe number one club competition in the 2016-17 season started the game very brightly and Bukayo Saka put them in front eight minutes into his Champions League debut.Leandro Trossard, from a Bukayo Saka assist doubled Mikel Arteta’s side advantage in the 20th minute while Gabriel Jesus made it 3-0 few minutes before the break, assisted by Leandro Trossard.It finished 3-0 at half time and captain,…