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 […]
CAF postpones AFCON 2021 to 2022
Confederation of African Football (CAF) has postponed the next edition of Africa Cup of Nations which was slated for next year to 2022. The development has been confirmed on Tuesday from the CAF Executive Committee meeting held via zoom conferencing. The decision has been influenced by the current global situation in regard to the COVID-19 […]
Awoniyi: I’m happy to be alive
Taiwo Awoniyi says he is happy to be alive after suffering a concussion during Mainz’s Bundesliga home clash Augsburg earlier this month, reports Completesports.com. The Liverpool loaner clashed heads with Augsburg defender Felix Udoakhai 17 minutes into the encounter and lost consciousness before hitting the ground. Awoniyi states that luck played a huge part in […]
No foul play with PPG rule on Lobi Stars, others – Club Owners boss
Nigeria Professional Football League Club Owners Association top brass, Barrister Isaac Danladi has rubbished claims by any club boss that the Point-Per-Game Rule was adopted to rob Lobi Stars and pay Enyimba FC with a continental ticket. Recall on June 21, 17 out of the 20 NPFL clubs in a virtual meeting voted to cancel […]