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Liverpool Already EPL 2019/20 EPL Champions Liverpool with 25 points clear and nine matches to play in the English premier league, the league management has already engraved Liverpool name on the English Premier League trophy. It is clear they have already won the title which they have been chasing for the past 29 years now. With the Reds sitting 25 points clear of their nearest rivals in their quest for a first league triumph in 30 years. Now they need a maximum of just six points from their final nine games to finally be crowned champions. The chiefs of the…

Rabbi Matondo Joins the Black Live Matters Protest The black live matters protest is rapidly getting more voice more and more players are black sports people have the join protest, Manchester City star Reheem Sterling along side Jadon Sancho recently came out to say speak their mind on the matter. This is as a result of the murder of a black American George Flyde by a police officer in America. Schalke and Wales winger Rabbi Matondo has also joined the black live matters protest as he said: he is “proud” of how young players have used their profiles to take…

Victor Osimhen does not dream of moving to the Premier League this summer Victor Osimhen signed for Lille last summer and enjoyed a fruitful debut campaign which he scored 18 goals and grabs six assists before the French league season was curtailed last month. The 21-year-old’s Nigerian’s fine form in front of goal has made many clubs coming for him, there have been reports linking him to England this summer, with Manchester United and Chelsea all interested in the player. Suggestions of a move to United were amplified when fans’ favourite Odion Ighalo labelled his Nigerian compatriot as ‘the future…

Arsenal Thrashed by Brentford Arsenal was beaten 3-2 by Championship club Brentford in a behind-closed-doors friendly at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. The game was part of Arsenal’s preparations for the restart of the English Premier League season which has been in lockdown since March. Last week they against Chelton and thrashed Charlton Athletic 6-0 in their first friendly game. Joe Willock and Alexandre Lacazette were the scorers for Mikel Arteta side. Arsenal’s first chance of the game came when Nicolas Pepe swung in a cross from the right, only for Bukayo Saka’s contact to not prove substantial enough to…

Joshua Zirkzee will be hard to Convince Super Eagles Coach Admits Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has described Bayern Munich’s youngster Joshua Zirkzee as a fantastic talent but he also admits it will be difficult to convince the young striker to dump the Netherlands for the three-time African champions Nigeria. 19-year-old Joshua Zirkzee is born in the Netherlands to Nigerian parents as such has right to play either Nigeria or the Netherlands, he has however played for the Netherlands at the youth level, but that not withstanding he can still Nigeria. Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has indicated…

Super Eagles Star Ramon Azeez Expresses Joy as League is set to Resume Super Eagles and Granada midfielder, Ramon Azeez has admitted he is very ready for the league’s restart following the coronavirus pandemic outbreak which led to the lockdown of sporting activities across Europe. Ramon Azeez described his move to Granada as a ‘big jump’ in his career and that he is ready to work hard to improve on his performance at the club. The 27-year old who has played all his career in Spain moved from, Lugo to join Granada and helping them to secure promotion to the…

Mario Balotelli Dismissed from Brescia Traning Ground Former Manchester City and Liverpool Italian striker Mario Balotelli who currently plays for Brescia in the Italian Serie A was denied entrance to training ahead of the league resumption after a long time of lockdown. The Italian Serie A has been in lockdown for over two months now since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The league is hopeful to resume this month and so clubs have all resumed training ahead of the resumption. Brescia who recently told Mario Balotelli that after this season he can leave the club although his contract has…

Nigerians Mourns Shuaibu Amodu Four Years after his Death The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has paid tribute to former Super Eagles coach Shuaibu Amodu who passed away in 2016, The NFF made this on their verified Twitter handle on Wednesday. According to a statement on the social Twitter handle it reads: “On this day 4 years ago, Late Coach Shuaibu Amodu departed this world. We miss you coachie, continue to rest in peace. Thank you for all your contributions to the development of Nigerian Football.” Shuaibu Amodu died just three days after the death of his former assistant in the Super…

Brazilian Star Ronaldinho Shares his Experience in Prison Former Barcelona and Brazilian star Ronaldinho has been released from house arrest after he was arrested in Paraguay alongside his brother. The Brazilian star shared his experience in Paraguay where he spent the whole coronavirus lockdown in prison. Ronaldinho was arrested in March after trying to enter Paraguay with a fake passport. The Barcelona and Brazilian star was granted bail after spending 32 days behind bars and taking residence at the Barcelona-owned hotel Hotel Palmaroga de Asuncion. Speaking to newsmen the Brazilian star said: “Here at the Palmaroga Hotel we have excellent…

Kadiri Ikhana Urges Nigerians to Use more of Nigerian Coaches The Super Falcons of Nigeria and the coach who led Enyimba International FC of Aba to win the CAF Champions League in 2003 Kadiri Ikhana, he has come out to say it will be a waste of money to hire a foreign coach when Nigeria have qualified men and women who can do better the job of coaching the women national team.  According to former Nigerian defender Kadiri Ikhana, he said: “We don’t need a foreigner of whatever colour to handle our women national teams. It will amount to waste…

Manchester United’s European Cup-winning full-back Tony Dunne has died, aged 78. Manchester United has been thrown to mourning state as one of their great players dies, the player by name Tony Dunne was part of the Manchester United side who beat Benfica 4-1 at Wembley in 1968. The player is an Irishman and he joined Manchester United at his teenage age, he was 18 when he joined United in 1960. The Irishman played a total of 535 first-team matches for United putting him eighth on their all-time appearance list. Tony Dunne won the FA Cup in 1963 and was part…

Former Super Eagles winger Finidi George Says Van Gaal Forced him out of Ajax Former Super Eagles winger Finidi George has revealed that former Manchester United and Barcelona manager Louis van Gaal was the one who forced him out of Ajax. The Nigerian legend was instrumental to the Dutch side winning the Champions League title in 1995 but quickly lost his place after granting an interview at the end of the game. The Super Eagles winger Finidi George who is now 49 years old said his manager back then was not pleased with his comments and that led the signing…

Former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha says he does not feel “100% safe” in the USA. Nigerian and USA player who played his football with Manchester City Nedum Onuoha who currently plays for Utah-based Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer after spending six years at Queen’s Park Rangers in England has come out to speak following the George Floyd murder to say he never goes out feeling 100% safe in USA. According to Nedum Onuoha he said: “I am always very wary of how I behave and how it could be viewed by people who have power.” “For me…

Young Super Eagles Star Wanted by Arsenal Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will have revealed that 22-year-old Super Eagles star and Club Brugge forward Emmanuel Dennis as the perfect replacement for Pierre- Emerick Aubameyang. Aubameyang’s contract expires in 2021 and the Gabon international has been heavily linked with a move to big clubs both within the EPL and outside the league. The likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United all monitoring the attacker, the 30-year-old has scored 61 goals in 97 games since his joining Arsenal from German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund in January 2018. Arsenal has now identified Club…

Manchester City to Know their Champions League Fate Soon Premier League giants Manchester City begin the biggest contest of their season this week as they battle UEFA in court starting from Monday following their two-year ban from Champions League. Manchester City launches their monumental legal appeal with UEFA in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday over their ban for breaching Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations. Should the English Premier League giants fail in their appeal, which is due to be heard over three days via a video conference, they face losing hundreds of millions of pounds of prize money…

Victor Osimhen Fears Napoli Move due to Racism Victor Osimhen may reject the specie offer of joining Serie A giants Napoli in the summer due to racism in Italy, reports have it that there is high racial discrimination in Italy, this is according to reports from the Serial A side which has earlier stated the interest of the club on the player. According to reports, the Super Eagles striker was racially abused in during his spell with Bundesliga side Wolfsburg. Omnisports claim the 21-year-old is bothered about the hostile nature he would face if he joins the top Italian club,…

Super Falcons Star Asisat Oshoala Makes History Super Falcons star and captain Asisat Oshoala of Barcelona has been included in the Spanish Primera Iberdrola(SPI) Team of the Season, the young Nigerian has proven herself in the Spanish Primera Iberdola league this season. The Super Falcons star who is just 25 years old has scored a total of 20 goals in 19 league appearance in the 2019/20 season before the coronavirus pandemic outbreak the led to the shutdown of sporting activities. The former Arsenal and Liverpool Ladies striker joined the Spanish side from China and has since played a key role…

EPL to Resume Soon as Negative cases Increase The English Premier League (EPL) is set to resume after this week’s test of both players and staff came out all negative. There were no positive results from the total 1,195 tests conducted on the Premier League players and staffs. The test was the sixth round of twice-weekly screening of players and club staffs which took place on the 4th and 5th of June respectively. One person tested positive in the previous round, and 13 in total from 6,274 tests since they began. With this recent development, The English Premier League (EPL) is…

Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes First Football Billionaire Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the first footballer to be named a billionaire, the Portuguese star was named billionaire according to Forbes. The Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo is now the third sports star to reach the milestone, joining Tiger Woods and Floyd Mayweather Jr. 35-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo ranked in £85million in the last year from his wages and endorsement deals, pushing him into the billions for career earnings. According to reports, his annual earnings were actually down nine per cent after he took a £3.5m cut on his wages due to coronavirus pandemic. With…

Joseph Yobo led the Remembrance of Late Super Eagles Coach Stephen Keshi Nigerians and Super Eagles ex-captain Joseph Yobo posted a heartfelt tribute to late Super Eagles head coach Stephen Keshi four years after his death. Joseph Yobo took his Instagram handle to post the tribute, according to him he wrote the world on this day four years ago lost the Big Boss who was reported then to have suffered heart attack six months after the death of his wife. Stephen Keshi’s death came as a big shock to all Nigerians and many people around the world considering what he…

Nigerian Athlete Salwa Eid Naser Receives two years Ban for Failed Dope Test Nigerian Athlete Salwa Eid Naser of Bahraini who has a Nigerian descent is currently facing a two-year ban after being provisionally suspended for missing three drug tests in a 12-month period. The Nigerian athlete who represents Bahraini ran the third-fastest 400m in history and secured the gold medal at the 2019 world championships in Doha. According to the reports, the suspension was confirmed in a statement by the Athletics Integrity Unit, it says Naser has been issued with a charge for violating World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules. Athletes are…