It was by no means remarkable or unexpected that Manchester City should dominate the derby against United. The gulf in class is evident, and as Paul Scholes pointed out afterwards, his United side never faced a City team that was this good. Still, the fact that nine of United’s starting XI predate Jose Mourinho at the club is an eyebrow-raiser and further confirmation of how much water has been treaded at Old Trafford. (The two who weren’t, Victor Lindelof and Nemanja Matic, aren’t much to write home about.) It also felt as if City never quite got out of third…
Author: David Folami
Massimiliano Allegri has been named Serie A’s Coach of the Season for the 2017-18, beating former Napoli manager Maurizio Sarri, now at Chelsea. Allegri guided Juve to a seventh straight title, his fourth since replacing Antonio Conte, to win the award for a fourth time, gaining 17 votes from Serie A and B coaches. Sarri, who led Napoli to second place, four points behind Juve, received eight votes — the same number as Simone Inzaghi, whose Lazio missed out on qualification for the Champions League after losing to Inter Milan on the final day of the season. “I would like…
Fernandinho has said that Manchester City are trying to give him as much as rest as possible with no direct alternative for his holding midfield role. Pep Guardiola wants two players for every position and had wanted to bring in Jorginho in the summer but missed out when the Italy international followed manager Maurizio Sarri to Chelsea from Napoli instead. City have been looking at alternatives, with Ajax midfielder Frenkie de Jong and Wolves’ Ruben Neves scouted as potential long-term replacements. But Fernandinho, 33, has revelled in the extra responsibility this season and was again outstanding in the 3-1 derby…
Pep Guardiola has been asked for “his observations” following his recent comments about referee Anthony Taylor, the English Football Association has confirmed. The City boss said the offical would “try to do his best job” when asked the decision to appoint the Manchester-based official for Sunday’s Manchester derby. An FA spokesman said: “The FA has sought observations from Pep Guardiola regards his pre-Manchester derby media comments. He has until 1800GMT on Thursday to provide them.” The appointment of Taylor — a supporter of non-league club Altrincham, which is based in Greater Manchester — was criticised because he comes from the…
Nemanja Vidic has said he would like to become the club’s manager one day. Vidic, who ended his playing career in 2016, has been taking his coaching badges at Ajax after organising a spell at the club through former United teammate Edwin van der Sar. “To be honest, in the future, I would like to be the manager,” he told beIN SPORTS after United’s 3-1 derby defeat at Manchester City on Sunday. “For me to criticise Jose Mourinho, as someone who is maybe going to become the manager in the future, is not right and it’s not fair. He is…
Daniel Sturridge has been charged with misconduct in relation to alleged breaches of the English Football Association’s rules on betting. The Liverpool striker has until 6 p.m. local time on Nov. 20 to respond to the charges. “Daniel has given his full and unequivocal cooperation throughout this process and has assured the club he will continue to do so,” a Liverpool spokesman said of the charge. “Daniel has also stated categorically that he has never gambled on football. “As with any issue of this nature, we will allow the process to be concluded in its entirety before making any further…
Benni McCarthy has said he looks no further than the methods of his former boss Jose Mourinho when gauging the great managers of the world as he plots his own coaching path at Cape Town City. McCarthy recently gained his UEFA Pro License, putting him on a par in terms of qualifications with managers across Europe’s elite leagues, and recently collected his first piece of silverware with the MTN8 in September. The former Bafana Bafana striker played under Mourinho at FC Porto and was part of the 2004 UEFA Champions League-winning side that not only stunned world football, but also…
Real Madrid have filed papers to appoint Santiago Solari as permanent first-team coach, the Spanish FA (RFEF) has said. The club are now expected to confirm the 42-year-old, who has won all four of his games in caretaker charge, as first-team boss until at least the end of the season. Solari, who had been coaching the club’s Castilla youth side, stepped up when Julen Lopetegui was sacked after the 5-1 Clasico defeat at Barcelona in October. However, league rules state that an interim coach can do a job for only two weeks — a period that ends on Monday –…
Major League Soccer announced on Monday that LA Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has won the league’s Newcomer of the Year award for 2018. The award recognizes the season’s most impactful new player who has prior professional experience. Ibrahimovic made his Galaxy debut on March 31, scoring twice in a come-from-behind 4-3 win over LAFC in the first ever meeting of the Los Angeles clubs. Even after such a strong first impression, the former Sweden international would only get better. By season’s end, he’d compiled 22 goals and 10 assists in 27 appearances. He’s just the third ever player to record…
Lionel Messi has said he is relishing the competitiveness of La Liga this season after being named the league’s best player of the 2017-18 campaign by Marca at an awards ceremony in Barcelona on Monday. Messi, 31, returned from injury to score twice as Barca were beaten 4-3 at home to Real Betis on Sunday. The Catalans remain top of the table with 24 points from 12 games but are just one point ahead of Sevilla, Atletico Madrid and Alaves. Real Madrid, meanwhile, are sixth with 20 points and just eight points separate Barca and 12th-placed Betis. “It’s good that…
Masterkraft shares the visuals to his latest single, ‘Charged Up’ with DJ Cuppy. Cuppy is trending again for her recent collborative effort with top producer, Masterkraft. Following her recent single, ‘Werk’ with Skuki, which had the disc jockey delivering a verse, Cuppy takes it a step further with this solo run on ‘Charged Up’. The visuals also sees Cuppy dressed as a school student, while Masterkraft plays the role of the bus driver as they alternate scenes from the school to the dance floor. The crisp video was directed by Avalon Okpe.
Deluxe Cinemas at the Palms Mall was in a beehive of activities on Saturday November 10, 2018, for the premiere of Mike Ezuruonye’s latest movie, ‘Lagos Real Fake Life.’ The event saw celebrities from different sectors of the entertainment industry in attendance. Even though the event didn’t start at the scheduled time, celebrities, friends, and fans of Mike Ezurounye turned up in their numbers to support one of their own. Among those who showed up at the premiere include AY Makun, Chioma Akpotha, Runtown, IK Ogbonna, Peggy Ovurie, MC Lively, Josh2Funny, Funny Bone, MC Shakara, Rico Swavey, Ahneeka, Denrele Edun,…
Kizz Daniel has officially shared the release date to his sophomore project, ”No Bad Songz.” After months of anticipation and several hit singles, his fans only have to wait a short while as the singer has revealed the release date for his much anticipated second studio album, ‘No Bad Songz.’ This was made known on his Instagram page in the early hours of Friday, November 9th. He also revealed the track listing of the coming album, which has been updated from the previous ones he shared in the past and unlike his debut there are a couple of collaborations including…
Wande Coal delivered an electrifying performance at his first ever headline UK concert, ”Wande Coal, Live in concert.” Held at the Indigo at the O2 Arena on Sunday, November 11th, Wande Coal alongside a number of guest appearances, thrilled the sold-out crowd with captivating musical performances. The concert opened with surprise showing from the likes of Burna Boy, who rocked the crowd with his hit songs, ‘Ye’ and ‘Gbona’ while Wizkid also made an appearance in support of his long-time friend. Wande Coal performing with a live band, took the audience through a musical journey as his set included songs…
Yemi Solade does not appear happy over a promotional content that shows him at the bottom of a movie poster. In the flyer, the actor’s image is placed in a corner below actors Funsho Adeolu, Jide Kosoko and others. Solade noted displeasure over the poster in a comment shared via his IG profile. His comment however prompted responses from admirers of his work who felt disappointed in his message to the producers of the movie. In more notes, the fans appear to be showing support for the film makers.
Falz is set to seek redress in court over the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation, NBC’s decision to ban one of his songs, ‘This is Nigeria.’ Three months ago – August 2018 – the lawyer turned singer had threatened to sue the NBC, if the body fails to lift the ban of his song, ‘This is Nigeria’. In a report by Concaholic, according to the court documents filed through Falz’s lawyers, Adepetun Caxton-Martins Agbor & Segun (ACAS-Law), on November, 6, 2018, the President of the sweet Boys Association queried NBC’s claims that the song is laced with vulgar lyrics. Falz, through his…
Chidinma Ekile has bought her mother a mansion as she celebrates her 60th birthday. The singer made this known via an Instagram post published on Saturday, November 10, 2018. She promised to offer something much bigger to her mum who has played a significant role in her existence. In 2014, Chidinma dedicated a single ‘Martha’ to her mother who watched over her through a challenging infancy. She won’t be forgetting the love her mother showered on her as a child born blind.
Adesua has declared support for husband Banky W, who has expressed an interest to run for a spot at the House of Representatives. The actress shares the patriotic spirit of her partner who believes he has a vision and the right intention that can help Nigeria to prosperity. “Proud to be on your team. You inspire me more than anyone else in this world. In awe of you. Here for you and with you.” While introducing her husband to the stage at an event he made public his decision to run as an MP, Adesua tells an audience in a…
Davido turns 26 in a few days and the music star wants just one thing for his birthday which is a N30M Patek Philipe wristwatch. The singer took to his Instagram stories on Sunday, November 12, 2019, where he posted a photo of the $85,000 wristwatch. He went to appeal to friends and family to come together and raise funds to get him the expensive bling. “All I want for my birthday…pls friends and family gather money buy am for me thanks in advance,” he captioned the photo of the wristwatch. Just so you know, Davido has a lot of…
Wizkid’s third son, Zion turned one a few days ago and he decided to celebrate the adorable boy in grand style with a beautiful birthday party. The music star and his baby mama, Jada Pollock hosted friends and family to a colourful Micky Mouse themed party. There was a lot of fun as the kids in attendance had a number of games to enjoy. Photos from the birthday party were posted on Zion’s Instagram page (Yes he has a 14 thousand followers Instagram page) and it looked like they all had fun. We all know how special Zion is to…