Ashley Williams has promised struggling Everton will take the fight to Arsenal, despite being involved in the ugly incident which led to a UEFA charge and a life ban for one fan. Williams shoved Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopes into the advertising hoardings during Thursday’s Europa League defeat, leading to an angry tussle involving players from both teams and at least one supporter, who has subsequently been identified and banned. Watford’s Troy Deeney last week blasted Arsenal for lacking “cajones” and Williams suggested Everton would give their all at Goodison Park, regardless of the midweek controversy. “Troy said what he had…
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Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal will need a “global plan” which includes heavy squad rotation if the club are to be successful this season. More changes are expected for Sunday’s Premier League trip to face Everton as Arsenal look to recover from their defeat at Watford last weekend. “It is impossible to come off that intensity [against Red Star] and then play against Everton,” Wenger said when asked if wholesale changes could be expected at Goodison Park. “Of course, I left 10 or 11 players at home and I decided to rotate at the start of the season. “It is important…
Jurgen Klopp has said “nobody knows” whether injured forward Sadio Mane will be able to make a comeback to action earlier than expected after being called up for Senegal’s forthcoming World Cup qualifiers. “I don’t know how he can know, because I don’t know,” Klopp told a news conference on Friday. “Sadio is still in rehab. He is indoors and has not done any exercises outside, so that’s the situation at the moment. “If he’s fit earlier I would be really happy, but nobody knows at this moment. Senegal need one point, I think, from two games to be qualified…
Kevin De Bruyne’s stature right now as one of the world’s best footballers has come as little surprise to Belgium teammate Steven Defour. Both players joked around when they were both starting out at Belgian side Genk and Defour saw then in the younger De Bruyne all the attributes that have taken him to the top. “He really knew what he wanted at that point,” Defour told a news conference before Saturday’s clash. “He knew he wanted to be a professional player. You could see when you were talking to him. He just wanted to play football and prove it.”…
Mauricio Pochettino has said his Tottenham squad now know how to win big matches without important players. Pochettino explained: “Last season it was difficult to cope with competitions — the Champions League and the Premier league. “Today, we have the same number of players available and similar injuries, but because the team has moved on, improved and learned, we’re competing much better. We’re more mature as a team and I am happy about that. That is the big difference.” “Everyone is pushing up and trying to improve,” he explained. “I am very pleased to have different alternatives to play, which…
Jose Mourinho has come out to say his tremendous record of success makes him as easy target for criticism. Manchester United have been blasted this week for their style of football despite drawing with Liverpool at Anfield and beating Benfica in Lisbon in the Champions League. He told a news conference on Friday: “I think it’s my fault, because people are used to my teams getting good results and winning titles. “Other people have more time than I have. Other people have different standards than I have and that’s not a problem for me at all. “We are going to…
Diego Simeone has asked his team to display their mental strength as they go to Celta Vigo on Sunday without a win in their last four games. “I have a very competitive and mentally strong team,” Simeone told his prematch news conference. “We are going to keep competing, as we have been these last six-and-a-half years. Over the season there are different situations. Football is not easy, but we are in this situation now. “It would really be worrying if we had stopped being ourselves. The year we won La Liga, we lost in Almeria, who were relegated. I did…
Jose Mourinho has confirmed he still does not know when Paul Pogba will be able to make his comeback from injury. The Frenchman has been recovering away from England after missing the last seven games with a hamstring injury picked up against Basel on Sept. 12. He will not feature against Huddersfield on Saturday. But Mourinho is also adamant he does not know when to expect the midfielder to return. And he went as far as suggesting he is still in the dark as to whether the 24-year-old will be available to play Tottenham at Old Trafford on Oct. 28.…
2face Idibia has expressed his own view on the controversies surrounding death of Davido’s friends: Tagbo, Dj Olu and Chime. When asked about the incident in an interview, he blamed Davido’s friendly attitude for the incident. According to him, Davido’s jolly attitude got him in such circumstance. Nigerian music superstar, 2face Idibia has broken his silence on the controversies surrounding death of Davido’s friends: Tagbo, Dj Olu and Chime. The Afro-pop legend when asked about the incident in an interview with NET, blamed Davido’s friendly attitude for the incident. According to him, Davido’s jolly attitude landed him in such…
Otunba Gbenga Daniel has said the APC government led by President Muhammadu Buhari is more corrupt than the past PDP governments. “It is disquieting that the APC led government claim to focus on fighting corruption, while facts on the ground suggests that Nigeria has become worse off and sinking low even in graft. “For instance, latest corruption index in Nigeria (2016) according to Transparency International (the global watchdog for measuring corruption) was 2.8/10. Before 2015, Nigeria had a P8 in corruption but and A3 in economic growth, now we have an F9 in both economic growth and corruption. “About two…
Singer Banky W has said “Yeba” crooner Kiss Daniel as on e of his favourite artists of all time. Responding to a tweet by Ebuka where he asked that people take a moment to appreciate the talent and quality that is Kiss Daniel, Banky W wrote: Kiss Daniel is actually one of my favourite Nigerian Artists of all time. Infact, not just Nigerian… global sumtin. Kiss Daniel responded to the tweet, writing: See Men dem! ? ? you want somebody’s head to scatter abi ?
Nigeria’s music heavyweight, D’banj has talked about the need for artistes to go all out to hire managers that will project their brands, saying “ a musician without a manager is like a building without a foundation.” He made this statement during the week, while celebrating the one year anniversary of his CREAM platform by rewarding lottery winners with cash prizes. In his words, “We need more artiste managers now than ever. Talents are everywhere, we need those that will manage their brands while the artiste will concentrate on making music.” “If you are an artiste and you don’t have…
Ciara stopped by Good Morning America Thursday morning (Oct. 12) to announce the nominees for six categories for the 45th American Music Awards, including artist of the year and pop/rock song and album of the year. Joining hosts Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos and Lara Spencer at the anchor desk, the “Goodies” singer started out by announcing the nominees for a category she knows well: Favorite Female Artist: Pop/Rock. FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK Alessia Cara Lady Gaga Rihanna She then revealed the men up for the same award: FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK Drake Bruno Mars Ed Sheeran Ciara also…
Nicki Minaj is ready to become a witness at her brother’s child rape trial and tell those concerned that the mother of the alleged victim offered to make the charges go away if the rapper handed over $25million. A lawyer for Minaj’s 38-year-old brother, Jelani Maraj, told jurors at Nassau County Court in New York on Thursday that the rape charges against his client were all part of an elaborate plot to extort money from Nicki. Maraj is accused of raping his 11-year-old stepdaughter multiple times in 2015 soon after he married her mother Jacqueline Robinson. It is not clear…
Another day, another rumour songstress Rihanna is expecting a baby. Speculation started after the superstar, 29, started showing off a fuller figure earlier in the year (which, yes, would mean she’s due any day). But after she was seen in New York City yesterday, little has been done to quell the fresh rumours she’s pregnant. Covering up her stomach, the Umbrella hitmaker was careful not to give too much away, instead letting the rest of her body do the talking. Giving a wave to photographers waiting for her outside the famous Milk Studios, she was toting a clear handbag -…
M.I Abaga is out with an amazing jam! The Chocolate City boss showed Hip hop leadership and schools every rapper about the game and why there is a need for the change in the culture.
M.I Abaga and his record label, Chocolate City, are suing Queenbridge legend Nas, real name Nasir Jones. M.I and Chocolate City have filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court claiming Nas didn’t give them the verse they wanted. In the lawsuit, which was filed in the New York State Supreme Court, Nas and Mass Appeal Records’ Ronnie Goodman are accused of defrauding Chocolate City after they had paid the rapper $50,000 for the verse. According to the lawsuit, in 2013, Nas and Goodman entered an agreement to contribute a verse to a track from M.I. The details of…
Falz has released a new video! The award-winning rapper, who debuted his latest single ‘La Fête’ at the recently-held AFRIMMA awards in Dallas, officially releases the single along with dope visuals to match. The song – produced by Demsa – sees Falz deliver the hook in French: C’est le moment de fait la Fête, which literally translates to “This is the moment of the feast“.
Lupita Nyong’o is the new actress among multiple Hollywood actresses to reveal how movie mogul, Harvey Weinstein sexually harassed her. The academy award winner shed some light on the two times she was sexually harassed by Harvey Weinstein. She said she decided to speak out after she heard all the women who were harassed by Weinstein. She said the revelations brought up memories she had tried to forget. “I met Harvey Weinstein in 2011 at an awards ceremony in Berlin, while I was still a student at the Yale School of Drama. An intermediary introduced him to me as “the…
Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has cancelled the 10p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew imposed on Aba on Sept. 12, as a result of improved security situation in the commercial city. Ikpeazu through a statement issued in Umuahia on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Enyinnaya Appolos, praised Aba residents for compliance during the period the curfew lasted. He commended the residents of Aba for complying with the curfew order and urged them to remain law abiding in order to ensure lasting peace in the city. He praised security agencies for their efforts during the period the curfew lasted and protection…