When Liverpool chose Jurgen Klopp as successor to Brendan Rodgers, very few people had something bad to say. Two statements made since by the new manager carry even more weight. Liverpool looked like a team that had lost its identity and inspiration under Brendan Rodgers, a manager who had almost won their first title in 24 years only 18 months before his dismissal. Since he walked into Anfield, Klopp has improved Liverpool. The home defeat by Crystal Palace was a sharp jab of reality but away wins at Chelsea and now Manchester City have shown what the 48-year-old German is…
Author: David Folami
Mourinho was sad with the Spain striker’s movement as he struggled to get in the game in the first 45 minutes. Costa, who ended a six-game run without scoring against Norwich on Saturday, completed 90 minutes in Israel. “I was disappointed. I reacted and he reacted too,” said the Portuguese. “At half-time in the dressing room there were a few kisses and a few cuddles.” Chelsea’s victory moved them level on 10 points with Porto at the top of Group G. The two meet in their final group game on 9 December, when a point for Mourinho’s side will be…
“It is not always sunshine,” was Arjen Robben’s vital warning to Memphis Depay regarding life in the Premier League with Manchester United. The Netherlands captain was reacting to recent criticism of his compatriot from both club manager Louis van Gaal and national team coach Danny Blind, which resulted in his omission from both teams. The 31-year-old himself went through the highs and lows of being a precocious talent in the English top flight. At the age of 22, the coveted winger joined Chelsea from PSV Eindhoven – and in three years won two league titles, an FA Cup and three…
“A perfect scenario is that we win, I score three goals and everyone chants my name after the match,” he said. Ibrahimovic, 34, was born in Malmo and played for the club between 1999 and 2001. PSG need a victory to secure qualification from Group A. Ibrahimovic has never before returned to Malmo to play a competitive game with a club side and, with tickets scarce, he arranged for the game to be shown on a big screen in the city’s main square, Stortorget. “When the draw was made, I called Malmo FF directly and said ‘Book Stortorget,'” he said.…
Terry , 34, was stretched off in the 72nd minute of Chelsea’s 4-0 win at Maccabi Tel Aviv. “The surface was bad and dangerous,” Mourinho said. “For John to leave the pitch with the score at 1-0, I know already that he is in trouble.” Mourinho who already lost midfielder Ramires to an injury sustained while training at the Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa on Monday criticised the “very bad” pitch before Tuesday’s match kicked off. The surface appeared to cut up heavily throughout the game, with Mourinho replacing a large divot near his technical area at one point. “My…
The Gunners’ 3-0 victory over Dinamo Zagreb at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday, coupled with Bayern Munich’s 4-0 thrashing of Olympiakos, means a 2-0 victory or any win by scoring three goals will see Arsenal through to the knockout phase. Wenger said: “We had to come out of this game with a chance and we have done that – now let’s make right what we didn’t do right until now.” Arsenal were defeated 3-2 by Olympiakos at home and are in a bad position after losing their away games to Dinamo Zagreb and Bayern. Wenger added: “We had to do our…
J Lo partied with former boyfriend Sean Diddy Combs at her AMA’s after party which was sponsored by Diddy’s Ciroc. J Lo, 46, looked in high spirits as she danced the night away in company of boyfriend, Casper Smart after her AMA appearance where she made ten wardrobe changes.
Caitlyn Jenner and ex Kris Jenner were both spotted spending time together in New Orleans, Louisiana while shooting footage for I Am Cait. The 66-year-old former Olympian and his 60-year-old ex were standing on a balcony, participating in the Bourbon Street tradition of throwing beads. They were both also filmed in several bars while in the French Quarter. Kris Jenner went back home to Los Angeles Monday morning.
Super talented actor and film maker, Desmond Elliot and Ghanian actress, Jackie Appiah are the latest celebrities to endorse ‘The Dream Center’. The two celebrities attest to the fact that the events center is the perfect destination for weddings, birthdays, Dinners, seminars, conferences and any other event in and around Makurdi, the Benue State Capital. The Dream Center situated in the serene GRA area of Makurdi has been in high demand since it opened for business. The events center was opened in grand style at a special event held earlier this year which had the wife of the Benue state…
Shockingly, Linda Ikeji has been named amongst Top 100 people in Africa. Also on the list by the New Africa magazine are President Buhari and former president Goodluck Jonathan, Lupita Nyong’o, Trevor Noah, Dangote and many more..
Nicki Minaj’s ex-boyfriend Safaree, who continues claiming he wrote her raps, yesterday took credit for her American Music Award wins for Favorite Hip-Hop Album for The Pink Print and Favorite Hip-Hop Artist.
About a month ago, the popular Nollywood Actress & Singer, Dayo Amusa released the song titled ‘Aiye Mi’ featuring Oritsefemi, which is a cool song, an early candidate for “hit” status. On Saturday, the 21st of November, Dayo shot the video for the song on a lovely location, and extremely endearing costumes, and it got the creative touch of talented video director, HG2 Films. See the pics after the cut… Styled by: Angels Touch & Johnsang Make Over by: Certified_CrownCold_Makeover View pictures from the video shoot with stellar guest appearances, such as; Faithia Balogun Williams, Dami’ Adenuga, Odunlade Adekola, Bimbo…
Olympique Lyonnais were out from all European competitions when Kalifa Coulibaly’s last-gasp goal gave Gent a 2-1 win at the Stade de Gerland in a Champions League Group H game on Tuesday. The Malian international Coulibaly headed home five minutes into injury time after Jordan Ferri’s early opener for Lyon had been cancelled out by Danijel Milicevic in the first half of a lively game. Lyon are last in Group H with just one point and cannot now qualify for the Europa League as they lie five points adrift of third-placed Valencia, who lost 2-0 at Zenit St Petersburg as…
A blip by Iker Casillas helped Dynamo Kiev seal a 2-0 win away to Porto in the Champions League which threw Group G wide open on Tuesday and left the hosts in danger of missing out on the knockout stage. Andriy Yarmolenko put the Ukrainian champions ahead with a first-half penalty before the former Real Madrid goalkeeper completely misjudged a weak Derlis Gonzalez shot in the 64th minute. The Paraguayan forward, under pressure and being forced wide by Giannelli Imbula, managed to get in a seemingly harmless shot which Casillas tried to punch away with one hand, only to see…
Suarez easily tapped home the opener and then Messi finished off a sublime move, before Suarez volleyed in his second. Gerard Pique made it 4-0 from close range and Messi rounded it off with another. Adriano smashed in after Neymar had his penalty saved before Edin Dzeko headed in the consolation in stoppage time. Former Manchester City forward Dzeko also headed over from close range and had a penalty saved by Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Manchester City, who have already qualified for the last 16, are missing defenders Eliaquim Mangala, Pablo Zabaleta and Vincent Kompany, midfielders Samir Nasri and David Silva, and striker Wilfried Bony. “We have a difficult situation,” said manager Manuel Pellegrini. “It’s a test to win in a difficult stadium against a strong team.” City top Juventus by a point at the top of Group D and will confirm their place as group winners – and with it a seeding in the draw for the last 16 – with victory in Turin. “Everyone criticised this club about their performances in Europe,” said…
UCL Defending Champions Barcelona celebrated qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions League with another incredible display on Tuesday, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi both scoring twice in a 6-1 win against Roma. The Catalans and Bayern Munich both secured their places in the knockout draw and demonstrated once again why they are surely the best teams in Europe right about now, with Bayern Munich crushing Olympiakos 4-0 at the Allianz Arena. Barcelona discovered they had qualified from Group E before they had even kicked a ball at the Camp Nou, the 1-1 draw between BATE Borisov and Bayer…
There have been security concerns across Europe since the attacks in Paris, which killed 130 people. However, France’s sports minister Patrick Kanner said fan zones would “tell the French people and foreigners that everything is under control”. Elsewhere, Russia says security at the 2018 World Cup will be strengthened. “We discussed the problems of security in detail,” said Russia’s sports minister Vitaly Mutko after a meeting with Fifa inspectors. The minister said that security at the World Cup construction sites had already been toughened up, and the fan zones at the 2017 Confederation Cup and the World Cup will be…
Arsenal needed to win and hope that Bayern Munich beat Olympiakos to ensure that a victory by two goals – or by a margin of one if they score three goals – in Greece in their final group game would send them into the knockout phase. Bayern fulfilled their part of the bargain and Arsenal had no trouble with a Dinamo side who beat them in the earlier fixture in Croatia. Man of the match Mesut Ozil headed them in front after 29 minutes and Alexis Sanchez added a second four minutes later before the Chile forward rounded off a…
Chelsea moved top of Group G in the Champions League after a convincing victory at 10-man Maccabi Tel Aviv. Gary Cahill poked home the opener after his initial header was saved, before ex-Chelsea player Tal Ben Haim was sent off for a wild lunge on Diego Costa. Willian added a second from a free-kick, before headers from Oscar and Kurt Zouma wrapped up the win. Dynamo Kiev’s win against Porto means Chelsea’s hopes of reaching the last 16 rest on their final group game. The Blues, level on 10 points with Porto and two ahead of Dynamo Kiev, host the…