Newly-Promoted Serie A Club interested in signing Mikel
Newly-promoted Italian Serie A club Benevento are the latest club linked with a move for Chelsea and Nigeria legend John Obi Mikel. Transfer market expert Gianluca Di Marzio writes on his website that Benevento are interested in signing the former Super Eagles captain who is currently a free agent after parting company with Trabzonpor due […]
Man U makes decision on Sanchez and Smalling loan transfers
Manchester United have confirmed that Alexis Sanchez and Chris Smalling will both see out the current season with their loan clubs in Italy. Smalling has spent the 2019/20 campaign on loan at Roma, while Sanchez completed a temporary move to Inter Milan in the last summer transfer window. And although both loan deals were initially […]
I want to keep Aubameyang happy – Arteta
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says he is making efforts to keep Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang “happy” with clouds still hanging over his future. The 31-year old has a year left to run on his contract and has not shown any intent on whether he wants to stay or not. This is the situation Arteta is trying to […]
West Ham defeat shows long way to go for Chelsea -Lampard
Frank Lampard said Chelsea’s capitulation to lose 3-2 at relegation threatened West Ham on Wednesday (July 1) is a sign of how much work he still has to do to make the Blues title contenders once more. Chelsea were on course to move third in the Premier League when Willian’s penalty gave them the lead […]
Rohr: Napoli perfect for Osimhen
Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr says a move to Serie A club Napoli will provide an opportunity for Victor Osimhen to further develop as a player, reports Completesports.com. Osimhen, 21, is currently negotiating a move to the Italian club with the Pernotopei ready to offer him a five-year contract. The young striker enjoyed a […]
Leicester need to ‘reset mentally’ to reach Champions League
Brendan Rodgers says Leicester need to “reset mentally” to stay in charge of their Champions League destiny after their slump continued with a 2-1 loss at Everton. The Foxes remain third in the Premier League but are fading, claiming just two points from their three games since the Premier League resumed. They were fortunate fourth-placed […]
Alarape Atanda is new Kwara Director of Sports
Coach Alarape Ibrahim Atanda has been appointed as the 16th Director of Sports, Kwara State Sports Council. He replaces the out-going Director of Sports, Mallam Tunde Kazeem, who is officially bowing out of service tomorrow. Coach Alarape, according to the appointment, will serve in acting capacity. Until his appointment, Alarape was the Head of Coaching, […]
Zidan: I never said I’m better than Salah
Egyptian legend Mohamed Zidan has explained the comments he made about Liverpool FC duo Jurgen Klopp and Mohamed Salah. Earlier this year, the former Borussia Dortmund striker was quoted saying Klopp suggested that he would have been better than Salah if he didn’t lack professionalism. Zidan worked under Klopp at German giants Dortmund between 2008 […]
UEFA insist ‘no Plan B’ for Champions League amid Lisbon virus concerns
UEFA insist there is “no reason to prepare a Plan B” for the final eight of the Champions League in Lisbon despite Portuguese authorities reintroducing restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus. “We hope everything will be fine and that it will be possible to organise the tournament in Portugal. For the moment there […]
Cole rates Okocha among world best footballers
English football coach and former professional footballer, Carlton Cole has rated Nigeria’s former skipper, Austin Okocha as one of the best footballers ever. He was reacting to racial-inclined claims that Black players were just all muscles and limited skills. He remarked: “I hated the stigma that black players were just muscle. When you talk about […]