Juventus Suffers Heavy Defeat as they Missed the Chance to Seal League Title After last night’s clash with Udinese, Juventus missed out on the chance to wrap up the Serie A title as they fell to what boss Maurizio Sarri called a “messy” defeat at relegation-threatened Udinese. Juventus who have won the Italian Serie A league for the past six years plus and are to add to their trophy collections again this season. Maurizio Sarri and his troops would have been sealed their league if they won the game last night. Juve went well into the game as they had…
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Former Barcelona Striker David Villa Accused of Social Harassment Former Barcelona striker and Spain’s 2010 World Cup winner David Villa has been accused of sexually harassing an intern during his time at MLS club New York City FC. This news surfaced in Twitter recently, a woman alleged on her Twitter handle that the 38-year-old groped her repeatedly at the New York City FC where he played from 2014 until 2018. She also said the club bosses failed to back her up and claimed she had changed careers because of the “harassment.”The New York City FC has said they are investigating the allegations.…
Unai Emery Appointed as Villarreal Boss Former Arsenal and Paris Saint-German manager Unai Emery has been appointed as the new Villarreal manager, he was given a three-year contract earlier today. The 48-year-old Spaniard succeeds Javi Calleja, who left the club despite finishing n the Europa League spot (fifth-place position). Unai Emery will be the one to lead the team to next year’s Europa League, he was sacked from the English Premier League after failing to help the team get any good position some times back late last year, he was able to take Arsenal to the Europa League final but…
Transfer Gossip Across Europe In today’s transfer gossip Arsenal is set to offer Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang a new contract worth about £250,000 a week plus bonuses as they try to convince the 31-year-old to stay in the club. Arsenal is considering a move for Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz, 22, but Manchester City could trigger a buy-back clause for the Brazil international. Newcastle is planning to approach Real Madrid with a loan offer for 22-year-old Serbia forward Luka Jovic, with the club’s scouts working under the assumption that the proposed Saudi Arabi-backed takeover will not happen. Alternatively, the Magpies will attempt to sign English forward Callum Wilson, 28, from Bournemouth if the Cherries…
Henry Onyekuru Ready to Show his Worth Nigeria and former KAS Eupen striker Henry Onyekuru says he is determined to prove his doubters wrong after a stuttering start to his professional career. The player who is now at French club AS Monaco, work permit issues meant that he did not play a single competitive game for his previous club, Everton. Despite that setback, the player encountered he is still determined to fulfil his ‘boyhood dream’ of playing in the English premier league. According to Henry Onyekuru, he said: “We have our plans but then life brings its own plans, but…
Super Falcons Goalkeeper Aluko Battles with Breast Cancer Former Super Falcons goalkeeper Bidemi Aluko has said she is unable to have chemotherapy for breast cancer as hospitals in Nigeria as the major focus is on treating coronavirus. After the Super Falcons goalkeeper was diagnosis of breast cancer in January 2019, Aluko was braced for an a-year-long session of chemotherapy and possible surgery, and the former Super Falcons goalkeeper underwent 10 chemotherapy sessions before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. But now, in common with hospitals across the country, the hospital in Ibadan where Aluko was receiving the treatment has told…
Ten Years Down the Line Ghanaian Players Still Holds Grudge Aganist Surez Ten years after Ghana’s elimination from the 2010 FIFA World, Ghanaian players are still on the opinion that Uruguay and Barcelona striker is a cheat and they will never forgive him for denying them access to the semi-final of the tournament. It was the same time Togo national team was attacked and they lost some of their players in Angola 2010 nations cup. According to one of the Ghanaian players John Paintsil, he said: “For me, the Uruguay game is a game I think we won.” The Ghanaian…
Manchester United Fans Mock Chelsea Fans after Finally Climbing the Third Place Position. Manchester United fans took to social media their joy and happiness after Liverpool flooded Chelsea 5-3 in the matchday 37 game to seal their league title and lift the trophy after 30 years of waiting. Manchester United who have been in the fifth-place position since lockdown and the resumption of the league despite winning almost all their games have finally moved to third-place position. Both Chelsea and Leicester City have been cupping the third and fourth-place position respectively for some time now with Manchester United in the…
West Brom Back to the English Premier League West Bromwich Albion drew with Queens Park Rangers 2-2 to win promotion back to the English Premier League. This means that West Brom will be featuring in the 2020/21 English Premier League season. They played out 2-2 with Queens Park Rangers in their final Championship game of the season. A point at The Hawthorns was enough for Slaven Bilic’s Baggies to go up in second place behind Leeds United, thanks to Brentford’s home defeat by Barnsley. West Brom’s draw would have been enough anyway, but Barnsley’s winner gave them a much more needed…
Liverpool Crowned their Effort with a 5-3 Thrashing to Chelsea Liverpool finally lifted the English Premier League title after 30 years of waiting, the good thing about is that they won it in style they flooded Chelsea with goals to lift the trophy. The thriller happened in the place where they will always tell you “YOU WILL NEVER WALK ALONE” the Anfield Stadium. Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson who was not in the game due to injury received the trophy from Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish on a special podium built on the Kop after Jurgen Klopp’s side made it three…
Latest Transfer News Across Europe In today’s transfer news, Chelsea is prepared to offer English keeper Dean Henderson £170,000 a week to try to tempt the 23-year-old, who is on loan at Sheffield United, to join them from Manchester United. Henderson will look to move out on loan again unless he gets assurances from Manchester United that he will have a serious chance of competing with Spain keeper David de Gea, 29, to be the first choice. Chelsea will also try to sign Barcelona and Germany keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, 28, and are prepared to offer Spain international Kepa Arrizabalaga, 25, as part of any deal. Chelsea will make a formal bid…
Eze Eberechi and Osayi Samuel both win big in Queen Park Rangers Super Eagles target Eberechi Eze has been named Queen Park Rangers’ Sportito Supporters’ Player Of The Year for the 2019/20 season. The Nigerian also won the Ray Jones Players’ Player of the Year and the Junior Hoops Player of the Yearawards for 2019/20. Eze Eberechi scored 13 goals and provided eight assists in 45 league appearances for QPR this season in the English Championship. In the supporters’ vote, another Nigerian Bright Osayi-Samuel was also celebrated as he won two awards of his own finishing second and Ryan Manning…
Liverpool Host Chelsea in Matchday 37 Anfield will host a highly-anticipated showdown between Liverpool and Chelsea. The Reds who have already won the English Premier League 2019/20 title have not been doing well since they were assured of the title. They managed to share points in their last home game but we do believe the record they have at Anfield will be what they will be fighting for. The Reds failed to impress in a 2-1 loss at Arsenal, but they are surely capable of matching the blues at home ground. Considering that Jurgen Klopp is likely to field the…
Manchester United United Eyes Third Place Position Manchester United will be looking to bounce back from a shocking 3-1 lose to Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final as they look to build on their last English Premier League win over Crystal Palace when they host former manager David Moyes and his team West Ham United at their Old Trafford. The Red Devils have been producing splendid displays ever since they restarted the season, but they can’t afford any complacency in the last two games of the campaign. The attacking partnership of Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford has been in perfect…
Montpellier Indicates Interest in Liverpool Flop Loris Karius French Ligue 1 club Montpellier have expressed an interest in signing Liverpool flop Loris Karius. The 27-year-old German terminated his loan spell at Besiktas in May when he was nearing the end of a two-year loan stint with the Turkish side. He said he still has a love for the England Champions Liverpool and he wants to come back to the club. Montpellier in the Ligue 1 has indicated they want to sign the 27-year-old if Karius had joined Besiktas on a permanent basis, then the deal would have been worth about £6m…
Samson Siasia Begs Nigerians to help him raise N36m Former SuperEagles head coach Samson Siasia has reportedly told newsmen that he is hopeful and remains optimistic of getting financial assistance to prosecute his case at Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS, in Lausanne, Switzerland, comeOctober 6, 2020. The FIFA U20 World Cup Netherlands 2005 and Beijing 208 Olympic Games men’s football silver medal-winning coach is in a race to free himself from match-fixing allegations which were levelled against him and were given a life ban by FIFA for the act. Samsam Saisia, however, denied the allegations against him and insisted…
Enugu Rangers set Record as they Give Late Ifeanyi George’s family N20m The family of late Enugu Rangers star player, Ifeanyi George, was presented an insurance benefit cheque of N15m to N20m on yesterday J21st of July, in Enugu. Enugu Rangers Team Manager Amobi Ezeaku told newsmen about the amount given to the late player’s family just after the club made the announcement in a statement on Twitter on Monday. Early this year Ifeanyi George and fellow teammate Emmanuel Ogbu was involved in a car accident, along the Benin-Agbor Expressway in Delta State, while on their way to Lagos after…
Sassuolo Hosts AC Milan in Serie A Matchday 35 All eyes will be on Mapei Stadium Citta del Tricolore when Sassuolo and AC Milan face each other on Tuesday evening. Sassuolo has been impressive in the Serie A ever since the restart of the season, and with their current form, we do believe they will be a hard nut to crack for the Milan team. In the home team, there are lots of players to look out for but the one to keep a close eye on will be Francesco Caputo, who has been scoring goals for fun since the…
Chidozie Awaziem Declared his Love for Real Madrid and Sergio Ramos Super Eagles defender Chidozie Awaiem who is currently on loan with the just relegated Leganes is currently been linked with La Liga big side Sevilla. Sevilla has been linked with the Nigeria defender, Chidozie Awaziem is a loanee from Porto he featured in the colours of Leganes in the just-ended season in Spain. Chidozie Awaziem was one of the best players for the relegated Leganes in the 2019/20 La Liga season and the Nigerian is already set and due to return to Porto at the expiration of his loan…
Joe Aribo Celebrated by his Club Rangers The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and Glasgow Rangers have sent birthday greetings to Super Eagles star midfielder Joe Aribo who clocked 24 years today. The SPFL and Rangers took to their verified Twitter handle to celebrate the young midfielder. Rangers celebrated the Super Eagles star’s birthday through a video clip of his spectacular goal against Hibernian in November. The message reads: “Happy birthday Joe Aribo.” “GOAL OF THE DAY: Joe Aribo v Hibernian A perfect finish to enjoy on Joe Aribo Birthday.” Born Joseph Oluwaseyi Temitope Ayodele-Aribo in Camberwell, England, the midfielder played…
Transfer Gossip Across Europe In today’s transfer gossip, Manchester City is close to completing the signing of Bournemouth and Netherlands 25-year-old defender Nathan Ake, the player is also a major target for Chelsea. Manchester City is doing everything possible to set up a good defence ahead of the next season’s English Premier season. According to reports from the Tuesday transfer gossip, Manchester United will make a take-it-or-leave-it offer of £80m to Borussia Dortmund for England 20-year-old winger Jadon Sancho. Manchester United is also hopeful of announcing the academy signings of Spanish 17-year-old defenders Marc Jurado and 17-year-old Alvaro Fernandez with Norwegian 15-year-old forward Isak Hansen-Aaron. Chelsea is in talks…