Author: David Folami

Louis van Gaal has insisted that Manchester United do play a risky brand of football despite their lack of goals. Van Gaal’s team, who have only scored 10 times in their last 14 fixtures, have been criticised for being too cautious, but the Dutchman believes their 0-0 draw against Chelsea shows they do gamble on committing men forward. The 64-year-old pointed out that there was room behind his back four and highlighted the chance Nemanja Matic missed to earn Chelsea victory at Old Trafford on Monday. “We were the dominating team and that is also the risky way of playing…

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Under pressure Real Madrid coach Rafa Benitez will look to an in form Cristiano Ronaldo to drive the team forward against Valencia on Sunday as they aim to put behind them a disappointing 2015. It was a year that promised so much after they put together a run of 22 wins to finish 2014 but they ended up being overshadowed by a dominant Barcelona that won five trophies and scored a Spanish record of 180 goals in the process. The pressure has been building at the Bernabeu and the chorus of whistles that greeted Benitez ahead of their victory over…

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Any hopes of a Happy New Year will evaporate for Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal if his side fail to beat struggling Swansea City at Old Trafford on Saturday. United are on an eight-match winless streak in all competitions and the Dutchman, whose team briefly topped the table in September, is under pressure as media speculation swirls around his future. Swansea, who have already fired manager Garry Monk and are now under caretaker Alan Curtis, have been a bogey team for the triple European champions although the Welsh club have only one away league victory this season. The Swans…

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Much-travelled Louis van Gaal has coached some of the biggest clubs in world football but Manchester United’s fans are the best he has come across, the Dutch veteran said on Thursday. The 64-year-old former Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Ajax Amsterdam supremo has been the target of strong media criticism following United’s run of eight matches without a victory in all competitions. Van Gaal, however, hailed the “fantastic” reaction of the United supporters. “I’ve had bad periods at all my clubs and I have to say the best fans are here at Manchester United,” he told reporters ahead of Saturday’s home…

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Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech has given an insight to the multinational shape of the modern Premier League by revealing he speaks to his defenders during matches in three languages. Cech broke David James’ record for Premier League clean sheets in Arsenal’s win over Bournemouth this week and his calming influence has been a contributory factor to their impressive defensive displays this season. Communication of course is key and Cech’s ability to speak five languages – his native Czech, English, French, Spanish and German – has proved useful. “I speak to the fullbacks (Nacho Monreal and Hector Bellerin) in Spanish, to…

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Valencia will find it tough to qualify for next season’s Champions League following their 1-0 reverse at Villarreal on Thursday, said new coach Gary Neville. The former England and Manchester United defender was brought in to put the club back on track after a slow start to the season but they are yet to win under him in three La Liga games. Two draws and a defeat have left them 10th in the table after 17 matches, 11 points adrift of Villarreal who occupy fourth spot, the position that earns qualification for the preliminary round of the Champions League. Valencia…

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After hearing that some patients at the Manna Mission could not afford their bills thereby spending the Christmas at the hospital, the Juliet Ibrahim Foundation took it upon itself to surprise the less privilege before the New Year. On Wednesday (30th December) afternoon, the Juliet Ibrahim Foundation visited the Manna Mission Hospital, Teshie with Emmanuel Ikubese and Charlotte Derban. Lead by Juliet Ibrahim, the foundation paid for the outstanding bills of nine (9) thus: three babies, five youth and an aged. The undisclosed amount was received by the Dean, Rev. Professor Edwin Koley who gratified the donation with Hebrews 6:10:…

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Top Nigerian singer and songwriter Asa met veteran Nollywood actor Richard Mofe Damijo recently. RMD as he is popularly called shared his picture with Asa on his Instagram account yesterday (December 14). “@asa_music one of the most talented singer songwriters I know. Beautiful from d inside out” captioned RMD. Asa re-shared the picture on her Instagram account. The elegant songbird captioned the picture “With the Icon @mofedamijo.”

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Nollywood veteran actor and politician, Richard Mofe Damijo (RMD) is reportedly set to get rid of his beard for good. RMD has been referred to as one of the sexiest men in the Nigerian movie industry, and age has only made him that much appealing. His white beard has always added the right amount of appeal to the ladies and many of us would be sad to see it go, even as we are eager to see what he would look like without it. RMD shared another perfect selfie of himself with his beard, captioning it: “So hard to say…

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Pop singer, Dbanj is set to bring the year 2015 to an end with a bang as his brand new 2015 Porshe car from his Endorsement deal with gadgets retailer, Slot finally arrives. After being named brand ambassador of SLOT, a popular mobile phone, and electronic gadget retail outfit and signing the endorsement papers, a porshe car was said to be part of the deal. Today, the pop singer shared photos of his brand Porshe car which came in red colour, with Slot as its plate number. Talk about a perfect way to go into the new year.

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Actress Toyin Aimakhu is serious about being a born-again Christian. Last week she revealed that she has given her life to Christ. Moving on with her faith, Toyin Aimakhu asks on Instagram today (December 8) if smoking is wrong since the bible doesn’t explicitly say it’s a sin. “I just want people to see christ in me, I don’t even care if they know my name as long as they get to know my GOD.. let’s talk abt smoking, we all know smoking is bad but is it a sin to God?” she asked. Toyin Aimakhu went to say she…

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Nollywood actress, Toyin Aimakhu, in anticipation of the new year, has released a new set of rules she expects her fans and followers to abide by in 2016. The actress who has had a controversial year, following the crash of her marriage has had enough of criticisms and opinions as to how she should run her life and is putting an end to it. Toyin Aimakhu’s marriage to Adeniyi Johnson, had fallen apart following allegations of infidelity during the course of 2015, even as she moved on with rumoured new lover, Seun Egbegbe. Toyin has issued a warning via instagram…

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Viral sensation, Vic O has spoken on why he decided to jump on Adele’s massive single, ‘Hello’. Speaking in an interview recently, the ‘Drake and Meek Mill Diss’ rapper disclosed that he was motivated to do the cover because it was simply what was trending at the time. ‘It’s all about trends, you should do something people will keep talking about. That’s the fact about it. So since Adele’s song was trending I decided to do my own thing too,’ Vic O disclosed.

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Once again, Davido has spoken on how sad he is about the babymama drama he’s been going through in the last 24 hours. The pop star, who couldn’t make a trip out of the country with his daughter on December 29, 2015 blames his baby mama Sophie and her uncle, Dele Momodu for disrupting his plans. In a series of tweets, Davido who is enroute Gambia for a New Year concert said he leaves them to God. “I don’t deserve this shit. All i’ve ever done is love that baby”.

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It has been a crazy 24 hours for Davido. Yesterday, he was denied by officers of the Immigration service Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos from taking his daughter Imade Adeleke abroad without the consent of her mother. Davido’s baby mama Sophia Momodu and her uncle media entrepreneur Chief Dele Momodu revealed how Davido and his family snatched her baby away from her, labelled her an irresponsible mother and tried to take her baby out of the country without her consent. The scandal has been raging on Twitter since yesterday (December 30), and it seems Davido has pulled out of…

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The story of Davido and his custody battle with his baby mama has ensured that the year 2015 in terms of Nigerian celebrity news ends with a big bang. The drama between Davido and Sophia Momodu will easily cross over into the New Year. Since the news broke out yesterday (December 30), Nigerians on Twitter have reacted to the story that can best be described as a scandal for the HKN pop star Davido. One prominent Nigerian celebrity who has reacted to the story is Don Jazzy. After Davido revealed that he pays his baby mama Three hundred thousand Naira…

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