Matteo Darmian will again try to leave Manchester United and return to Italy in January but Jose Mourinho is keen to keep the defender at Old Trafford until at least the end of the season, sources have said. The 28-year-old has made just one appearance this term and with interest from a host of Serie A clubs, Darmian is eager to secure a move away in the next transfer window. But Mourinho, who has concerns over the fitness of Antonio Valencia and Diogo Dalot, would like to keep Darmian. The full-back has been an unused substitute in the last six…
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Claudio Ranieri has said he will take inspiration from Liverpool as he attempts to keep Fulham in the Premier League. Ranieri took over from Slavisa Jokanovic this week with Fulham at the bottom of the table, having won only once and conceded 31 goals in 12 games. And the former Leicester manager said their problems could be solved by defending and attacking as a unit in the way that Liverpool do under Jurgen Klopp. “Fulham concede a lot of goals — a lot of goals,” Ranieri said. “I’m an Italian manager, and for us Italians it’s important to us to…
Approximately 30 miles and an hour’s train journey south of Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, is Setubal. The working-class fishing city, where the Sado River meets the Atlantic Ocean, has a population of 90,000, but its most famous son spends most of his days some 1,500 miles away, working in England as manager of Manchester United. “Jose doesn’t act like the special one when he’s here,” says Miguel, a waiter, on the waterfront street renamed Avenida Jose Mourinho. “He’s the normal one. He has close friends and family here. He walks to the market here, and nobody bothers him. He’s the son…
Wayne Rooney has told Sky Sports he felt “embarrassed” by the end of his career at Manchester United. Rooney revealed he knew he had to leave when Jose Mourinho asked him to lift the trophy following the 2017 EFL Cup final, which he had played no part in. United’s record goal-scorer returned to his first club Everton in 2017 after losing his place in Mourinho’s team and has since joined D.C. United. “There are times when you doubt yourself as a player, and think: ‘Am I good enough?’ he said. “The time Jose Mourinho left me out of the Manchester…
Manchester United are monitoring Gremio striker Everton Soares ahead of a potential move, sources have said. United’s South American scouts have been watching Everton, who has also been linked with Manchester City. The 22-year-old, who can play on the left or through the middle, has broken into the Brazil squad and made his international debut as a second-half substitute for Neymar against the United States in September. However, United face a fight to sign Everton, who is valued at around £30 million, after he signed a new contract until 2022 in August. That contract includes a release clause just over…
Memphis Depay scored a late Panenka penalty after Georgino Wijnaldum had given Netherlands the lead in a 2-0 victory France in the UEFA Nations League Group A1 — a result which sees Germany relegated. Having drawn at home to France in their opening match, Joachim Low’s side suffered back-to-back defeats to drop down to the tournament’s second tier. After failing to qualify for the past two major tournaments, Netherlands were expected to be the “whipping boys” of arguably the toughest UEFA Nations League group, but the Dutch are enjoying somewhat of a renaissance under new manager Ronald Koeman. And they…
Neymar has said he is convinced that Unai Emery “will bring good things to Arsenal” after working with him at Paris Saint-Germain. Neymar’s relationship with Emery was reportedly strained at times at PSG, with the Spanish coach even admitting in May that his star forward had more power than him at the club. But PSG still won the domestic treble last season and the Brazil international backed his former boss to deliver success at the Emirates as well. “Arsenal are playing really great football. They are coming from a great run in recent matches and everybody knows he’s a really…
AC Milan president Paolo Scaroni said he doesn’t have Antonio Conte’s phone number, amid reports the former Chelsea boss could replace Gennaro Gattuso. Gattuso was installed as manager midway through the previous campaign following the sacking of Vincenzo Montella. But, with a change of ownership taking place this summer, there have been constant question marks over the 2006 World Cup winner’s long-term future. Conte, a three-time Serie A winner with Juventus who is out of work after leaving Chelsea at the end of last season, is among the suggested replacements. However, Scaroni rejected any notion of the 49-year-old taking over…
Mohamed Salah struck a fine 90th-minute winner as Egypt defeated rivals Tunisia 3-2 in Friday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria. Naim Sliti opened the scoring in the 14th minute for the visitors, but his opener was cancelled out when Trezeguet levelled the match for the hosts just after the half-hour mark. Baher El Mohamady fired Egypt ahead on 60 minutes, but Sliti thought he’d rescued a point for the Carthage Eagles with his second in the 72nd minute. However, there was a final twist as Salah dinked the ball about the sprawling Farouk…
Paulo Dybala has told the Mirror that reported interest from Manchester United will not distract him, but said he would like to play alongside Paul Pogba again. Dybala, who has also been linked with Real Madrid and Barcelona, has won three Serie A titles since joining Juve from Palermo in 2015. “I’m not thinking about the transfer market,” he said. “Right now I’m really happy at Juventus, and the focus is simply winning all the titles here.” Juve are among the favourites to win the Champions League, but missed their first opportunity to secure a place in the knockout stages…
D’banj is out with visuals to his latest single, ‘Something for Something’ featuring Cassper Nyovest. Exactly a week ago, D’banj released the first of his two announced singles, ‘Shake It’ with Tiwa Savage, and now the Banga Lee is back with the second record where he teams up with South African rapper, Cassper Nyovest. The visuals to the groovy dance record, ‘Something for Something’ opens with D’banj and Cassper exchanging lines as they take a walk into a mansion packed with people having fun as they take centre stage at the party. The video was directed by Nate Thomas.
Mr P is out with his latest single, ‘Zombie’ featuring Simi. The one half of the now defunct P-Square continues his journey as a solo artist as he releases another record, this time collaborating with X3M Music sensation, Simi. ‘Zombie’ is a mellow, love anthem that sees both singers share words of intimacy and deep feelings in glowing vocals over a South African inspired sound. This is a pretty smooth record and one that will do well for Mr P’s new path. The record was produced by Daihardbeats.
The entrepreneur and actor is playing the role of Colonel Mayowa, an ex-Military man with meritorious years of service in the new film by Moses Inwang. The movie also starred Ghanaian actress and host, Joselyn Dumas, Beverly Naya, Femi Adebayo, and Enyinna Nwigwe. Directed and produced by Moses Inwang, the movie co-produced and executive produced by Darlington Anyiam-Osigwe. The crew began shooting in Akwa Ibom state on Tuesday, November 13, 2018.
Former Big Brother Naija housemate Efe has confirmed that he only has N75,000 left from his winnings in the 2017 edition of the reality television show. This has required him to be prudent with spending he tells a radio host on Hot FM, Lagos. “Yo man, I basically have like 75k in my account. It used to be 100k, but yesterday night, we went to the least expensive bar to chill with the 25k.” Since emerging the winner on the show, he has had to endure negative critical feedback of his music. In an interview with Hip TV, he said…
Davido’s reaction to the identity of the alleged owner of Instagblog9ja will leave you laughing or shocked. So a few hours ago, blogger, Linda Ikeji revealed the identity of the alleged owner of popular blog, Instablog9ja. Now people have been reacting to news and Davido took to his Instagram page where he posted a photo of the alleged owner, Jon Abayomi and captioned it with a quote; “B A S T A R D.” Hmmm…we guess Davido has a special grievance with the blog and that’s the reason he decided to caption the photo of the alleged owner with a…
Seun Kuti is calling out people who have coined for themselves a new movement ‘New Fela’ saying it is disrespectful to the legacy of the music icon. The music star was a guest at Cool FM where he got to speak about his career and the legacy of his late father. In a post shared by the Instagram page of the radio station, Seun Kuti slammed individuals especially singers who call themselves the new Fela. “Fela’s legacy belongs to his family. It is disrespectful to call yourself the ‘New Fela.’ We the kids are told that we can’t be our…
Tonto Dikeh is going under the Knife again to improve on her already stunning body which was enhanced by plastic surgery. The beautiful actress gave a hint of her move when she took to her Instagram page on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. She shared a photo of the plastic surgeon who carried out her previous surgery and herself and it looked liked she was all set for another body enhancement from the caption of the photo. “How horrible Am I for wanting more ??#KINGTONTO #MAMAKING #DRAYO #COSMETICSURGERY #TEAMOLIVERTWIST,” she wrote. Just in case you don’t know, Tonto Dikeh had earlier…
The entertainment industry woke up to the sad passing away of Diddy’s ex, Kim Porter’ death. Kim Porter who was the mother of three of the music star kids was also a model. Her death has come as a rude shock to a number of celebrities. Reactions have been pouring in from celebrities in the United States of America with a majority of them still in shock over the demise of the 47-year-old mother of four. Here are some of the reactions of some celebrities who have all eulogised the late Kim Porter. The rapper took to his Instagram page…
Toke Makinwa is presently in Dubai on a business trip but she took along with her, a domestic staff who she had so many good things to say about. The media personality wrote glowingly about the staff, Edward on her Instagram on Thursday, November 15, 2018. In her long epistle, she recounted the time when her marriage just crashed and how Edward stepped in to run the affairs of her house. “My surest guy!!!!!!!!!!!!! Edward came into my life 4 years ago, anyone who knows me, know Eddy. We hear crazy stories each day about domestic staff but I’ve been…
Just in case you are wondering which celebrity wedding will be making the news next year, wonder no more as Kizz Daniel has revealed that he would be walking down the aisle. The hitmaker made this known via his Twitter page on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. According to him, this decision is coming after trend followed by all his friends who have all gotten hitched. “All my guys don marry finish next year is too sure abeg ♂️ man must to HOOK #oneticket,” he tweeted. So guys who do you think Kizz Daniel will be getting married to? While we…