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Writer, video content creator, MC, Sports Podcaster, Spoken Word Artist. Football lover, and a rap music lover. I talk football, play football, analyse football and write sports

The famous Milian San Siro stadium is set to be demolished and replaced with a stadium, this decision was reached after Italy’s heritage authority raised no objections to its demolition when it was discussed. Both AC Milan and Inter Milan share the venue together, the stadium was built way back in 1926 and because of how old it is it was decided the both clubs to bring it down and build a one. The San Siro stadium was supposed be demolished last year but the two clubs failed to get approval from the Italy Heritage authority after filing a joint request…

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In today’s transfer news we will be looking at trending transfer news across Europe. We will be looking at players leaving their present clubs and those signing contract in their present club. The English Premier League and other leagues across Europe are actively involved in the transfer market even with the coronavirus pandemic. English Premier League Transfer News Manchester United have made recruiting a new centre-back their top priority this summer, and manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer now has a clear path to signing Napoli’s 28-year-old Senegal international Kalidou Koulibaly, with Paris St-Germain no longer interested. Manchester United are putting together a £10m package for Sporting Lisbon’s 17-year-old Portuguese…

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France and Chelsea 33-year-old striker Olivier Giroud has signed a contract extension with Chelsea, the English Premier League side has extended the player’s contract by 12 months, which means the France striker will still be at Stamford Bridge next season. Oliver Giroud had made just five Premier League appearances in January and was in the last six months of his contract. Olivier Giroud joins Argentine goalkeeper Willy Cabellero to sign a contract extension with Chelsea, the player was not given enough playtime this season but after the injury fellow Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham, Giroud, did well to fit in the…

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England and Queens Park Rangers midfielder Eberechi Eze has accepted to play for Nigeria refusing the offer to continue playing for England. The player has shown interests in playing for the Super Eagles, he has, however, insists he will not rush to decide which country he will play for at the senior level. The 21-year-old Queens Park Rangers midfielder has already played for England at the youth level but according to FIFA rule, he still has the chance to play for Nigeria. Eberechi Eze says he is in no rush to make any decision about his international future. Eberechi Eze…

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German second-tier side Dynamo Dresden has returned two more positive tests for coronavirus. The Bundesliga 2 club put their entire squad and coaching staff into isolation for two weeks on the 9th of May after two of their players tested positive to coronavirus. Dynamo Dresden has reported that another player and a member of the coaching staff have also tested positive for Covid-19. They will be placed under further quarantine, but the team will resume their training from Saturday. A statement released by the Dynamo Dresden health department reads: “The Dresden Health Department acted absolutely responsibly and correctly by quarantining…

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Just a few weeks after some English Premier League players were punished for breaking the lockdown rule another set of players are now under investigation for this same offence. Aurier and Ibe are both under investigation for breaking the social-distance rule. Tottenham and Bournemouth are investigating Serge Aurier and Jordon Ibe after they appeared to breach coronavirus social-distancing rules. Aurier and Ibe broke the social-distance rule with just a few days to the resumption of the league as they have already resume small non-contact group training. English Premier League (EPL) players breaking social-distance rules is becoming a trend as serious…

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Watford defender Adrian Mariappa has admitted that he has coronavirus he said; he is one of three people who tested positive for coronavirus at the club. On Tuesday, it was announced that at least six people have tested positive to coronavirus on tests across three Premier League clubs Adrian Mariappa is one of the two staff at Watford who have tested positive to the coronavirus. Burnley assistant manager Ian Woan also tested positive, while the two others at a third club have not yet been revealed. Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante missed training over coronavirus fears, with the backing of his manager…

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Athletic Bilbao 39-year-old Spanish striker Aritz Aduriz has announced his retirement from professional football. Aritz Aduriz is the oldest player to have ever scored for Spain, he was already set to play in an all-Basque Copa del Rey final against Real Sociedad in April but the game was placed on hold due to coronavirus pandemic. Following the suspension of the La Liga due to the global pandemic coronavirus the 39-year-old is now set to have a hip replacement. According to Aritz Aduriz he said on his Twitter handle that: “Many times, I have said that football will leave you before…

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The Italian Seria A and Italyfootball federation (FIGC) has set 20th of August as the deadline for finishing their 2019/20 season, with the new campaign starting on the 1st of September. The Italian Seria A has been in suspension since mid-March because of coronavirus but the FIGC still intends to finish the top three divisions. There are still 12 games and four outstanding remaining in the Italian Serie A, with Juventus topping the league followed by Lazio. Juventus are chasing their ninth successive title, they are on top of the league with one point in the 2019/20 Italian Seria A…

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Bayern Munich and Germany 34-year-old goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has extended his contract by one year with the Bundesliga giant. With his new contract he will now remain in the club until June 2023. The Bayern Munich shot-stopper has won seven German titles, five DFB Cups and the Champions League since joining the club from Schalke in 2011. The Bayern Munich 34-year-old captain says he “feels at home in Bavaria” and is looking to the “future with great optimism”. “In the weeks of the lockdown, I didn’t want to make a decision because nobody knew whether Bundesliga football would continue at…

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At least six of English Premier League (EPL) players have tested positive to coronavirus just hours into the resumption of small group training. Two staffs and one player at Watford and Burnley assistant manager Ian Woan are among the six people to test positive to coronavirus in the English Premier League (EPL). The remaining two people are in another club which details of the club is not yet been revealed. All the players and staff who have tested positive are presently in self-isolate for the next seven days. This news came as English Premier League clubs started the non-contact training on Tuesday,…

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Manchester City’s appeal against a two-year ban from European club competition will begin on the 8th of June at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The English Premier League defending champions and Uefa Champions League-quarter finalist were given punishment by Uefa in February. Manchester City was found of serious breaching of club licensing and financial fair play regulations. Manchester City has denied all charges levelled against them, according to them they said the breaches accusation is “simply not true.” The hearing is listed for three days and is not open to the public. Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS…

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With the English Premier League set to resume, transfer news is what is in the hearts of many fans, today we will be analyzing football transfer based on the all the trending transfer gossip. We will be looking at players leaving their present clubs and the club they are going to with those looking to pen down a new contract. Liverpool Transfer News Liverpool are keen on signing Manchester City 24-year-old forward Leroy Sane but the player is not interested in a move to any Premier League club. The 24-year-old Germany international remains set on a move to Bayern Munich. Manchester United News…

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English Premier League (EPL) squads returned to non-contact training on Tuesday as the English top-flight took another step forward in ‘Project Restart’. They resume to yesterday Tuesday after the Project Restart meeting with all the EPL clubs although some players are not yet in support them resuming just yet. The English Premier League (EPL) hopes to restart its league on the 12th of June, having been suspended since 13th of March due to the coronavirus pandemic. The easing of government restrictions have allowed players to train in small groups, with all 20 clubs unanimously agreeing to stage one of the…

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Argentine and Chelsea 38-year-old shot-stopper Willy Caballero has penned down an extension of his contract by a year, he is now committed to the English Premier League club (Chelsea) until the end of next season. The 38-year-old Argentine Chelsea goalkeeper’s contract is set to be due at the end of next month but he has signed a new contract to remain at the Stamford Bridge until 2021. Willy Caballero made nine appearances in the 2019/20 season before it was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic in March. Five of the appearance was in February after first-choice keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga was…

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After Monday’s ‘Project Restart’ meeting with clubs, all clubs have agreed to resume training today, but Manchester United have said they will be resuming tomorrow Wednesday. Premier League chief executive Richard Masters revealed that a trophy presentation for the title winners, likely to be Liverpool, and it still remains part of their plans. Watford captain Troy Deeney has, however, said he will not resume training with other players. Richard said: “We would try to do it unless it wasn’t possible because of safety concerns.” At the meeting, Premier League clubs agreed to stage one of the return-to-training protocols. As well as training…

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Watford captain Troy Deeney has come out to say he won’t resume training like every other English Premier League player, he made this known on a YouTube video. According to Troy Deeney, he said ‘I’m not going in.’ He spoke to Eddie Hearn and Tony Bellew on YouTube saying “We’re due back in this week – I’ve said I’m not going in.” “It’s nothing to do with financial gain, hand on heart if I was to go into full detail about my personal situation, everyone here would go no problem, I completely understand what you’re saying,” Troy Deeney explained. In…

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It is another week of analyzing football based on all the trending transfer in the transfer news. We will be looking at players leaving their present clubs and the club they are going to with those looking to pen down a new contract. English Premier League Transfer News Manchester United are ready to revive their interest in Napoli’s Senegalese 28-year-old defender Kalidou Koulibaly, as rival Liverpool are also looking to sign the Napoli star. Manchester United are set to recall 23-year-old Portuguese keeper Joel Pereira from his loan spell at Hearts following the conclusion of the Scottish Premiership season. Liverpool 26-year-old goalkeeper Loris Karius will not return…

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The English Premier League (EPL) after a pro-long meeting yesterday came to a unanimous conclusion that clubs can resume small group training. Richard Garlick the league director of football in EPL he said: “Gradually, we aim to ramp that up so we can have an inspector at every training ground.” He also said: “That will enable us to give confidence the protocols are being complied with.” “We are looking at bringing in our own independent audit inspection team that we’ll scale up over the next few days which will give us the ability to have inspections at training grounds to…

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Chelsea and England 19-years-old winger Callum Hudson-Odoi was arrested yesterday morning after police received a distress call from an unknown woman, on the arrival of the police, the woman was not very sound. The police immediately called an ambulance to the location which is south-west London at 03:53 BST and the woman was taken to hospital. Callum Hudson-Odoi was arrested at the scene, although he has been released from their custody and bailed to return to a police station in mid-June as enquiries continue. Chelsea has refused to say anything concerning the said incident and Hudson-Odoi has also refused to…

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South Korean Club FC Seoul has come out apologize for bringing sex dolls to their match, they introduced the sex dolls in-place of fans since football is played behind closed doors. FC Seoul apologised following the accusation from fans which said the South Korean Club used sex dolls in the stands. All South Korean games are currently been played behind closed doors because of the coronavirus pandemic, the South Korean top-flight side used 30 mannequins 28 of them female, and two of them male to fill some of the empty seats at their first home game of the K League…

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