Manchester United attacker Memphis Depay has said stories that assistant manager Ryan Giggs reprimanded him for his behaviour are “total nonsense.” Depay, 21, joined United in the summer but has struggled to find a regular place in Louis van Gaal’s team and has faced questions over his lifestyle. However, the Netherlands international told Algemeen Dagblad: “The funny thing is, since I came to England, I’ve only been out one time. One time! “But recently I read that Ryan Giggs has accosted me about my reputation as a ‘party-boy’ and stuff. It’s total nonsense! Completely made up!” He added: “Often I…
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Manchester City’s new club crest has been released two days before it was meant to be unveiled after an image of the new design was found on the Intellectual Property Office’s (IPO) website. City have had three major badges since the 1930s and adopted the current design in 1997. However, following a consultation with their fans, the club opted to create a new look in keeping with the round shape of its two predecessors. New York City FC and Melbourne City — both part of the City Football Group along with Manchester City — have round badges with similar lettering…
Manchester City goalkeeper Willy Caballero said there is “no doubt” his club could sign Barcelona star Lionel Messi. Messi, who is a four-time World Player of the Year and Barcelona’s 424-goal record scorer, has long-been linked with the 2014 Premier League champions. City’s chief executive Ferran Soriano and director of football Txiki Begiristain know Messi from their time at the Camp Nou while they are the favourites to hire former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola after he leaves Bayern Munich, while the forward gets on well with City top scorer Sergio Aguero. And goalkeeper Caballero admits he has thought about linking…
Liverpool have enough quality and strength in depth in the squad to win games and pick up important points during a demanding festive schedule, striker Christian Benteke has said. The Reds are ninth in the Premier League table after 17 games but winless in their last four in all competitions. The team registered four straight wins prior to their early December loss to Newcastle United. Those wins included a thumping 4-1 win at Manchester City in the league in November. “It is a special period because you have Christmas and New Year and a lot of games coming up,” Benteke…
Arsenal visit St Mary’s Stadium for the late kick-off on Boxing Day (Saturday) and on Monday, the 12th-placed Saints will travel to London to face West Ham. “It’s less than 48 hours,” the Dutch manager told the club’s YouTube channel. “That’s ridiculous this weekend.” Southampton’s loss to Tottenham on Saturday was their fourth defeat in five league games. In Koeman’s first season at the helm last year, the club finished seventh in the league. Koeman said that players needed at least 48 hours to recover and recalled last year’s holiday season fixtures involved four changes. This year the team might…
As pressure mounts on Manchester United after an extended run of poor results, winger Ashley Young insists players are in high spirits and are determined to put things right with a win at Stoke City on Boxing day. The Red Devils have exited the Champions League and dropped to fifth in the Premier League after a run of six winless games. “Not winning the last six games for a club like us is disappointing,” Young told MUTV. “We’re not used to not winning games, everyone in the dressing room is a winner and we want to get back to winning…
Southampton will face a more spirited Arsenal side on Saturday in the Premier League as the Gunners will look to avenge last season’s damaging loss to the Saints, defender Calum Chambers has said. Last season’s 2-0 loss crushed Arsenal’s title hopes, leaving them 13 points behind eventual champions Chelsea after just 20 games. Arsene Wenger’s men head into the game at the St Mary’s Stadium this time on the back of four successive wins and former Southampton player Chambers is confident they will pick up the three points. “I’m really looking forward to it. It’s always nice to go back…
Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney declared on Thursday that he and his teammates are “fighting” to save the job of embattled manager Louis van Gaal. British media reports claim Van Gaal is on the brink of the sack after a run of six games without victory and he stormed out of his weekly press conference on Wednesday after criticising the speculation about his job. But despite rumours of discord over his methods within the United dressing room, Rooney says that the players are firmly behind the manager. “We’re fighting for the manager and trying to get results to turn this…
Seasonal cheer has been scarce for Louis van Gaal after a six-match winless sequence for his Manchester United side intensified rumours that he will be sacked and Stoke City are unlikely to be offering any solace on Saturday. While another Dutchman, Guus Hiddink, begins the job of rebuilding Premier League champions Chelsea’s season at home to Watford, Van Gaal enters the hectic holiday schedule with his prospects about as bright as a Christmas turkey. After consecutive 2-1 defeats by relegation candidates Bournemouth and Norwich City dropped United out of the top four, hot on the heels of their Champions League…
Everton have received a massive boost with the return of key quartet, James McCarthy, Phil Jagielka, Steven Pienaar and Bryan Oviedo, ahead of their hectic festive period, manager Roberto Martinez said. The Toffees play seven games in the next three weeks and Martinez said he was confident the quartet will be involved in the upcoming fixtures, although probably not in Saturday’s Premier League clash with fourth-from-bottom Newcastle United. “We’ve had a real boost with the players coming back from injury. Steven Pienaar, Phil Jagielka, James McCarthy and Bryan Oviedo, I expect them to play some part in the next seven…
Award winning singer Omawumi is a woman of action and not of words. The mother of two does not believe in exchanging words with people she is angry with on social media. Omawumi prefers to go physical with people who annoy her. She prefers a good hot slap instead of trading words online. Today, Omawumi narrated how someone made her very angry yesterday, and she was tempted to lash the person on Instagram. She was persuaded not to do so by her manager Sunday Are, and fashion designer Bukola Are. “Good morning! So I was really upset yesterday and I…
According to new reports, Triple MG boss, Iyanya’s girlfriend, Freda Francis has been caught up in some major bleaching controversy. Recent findings have revealed that the skin care specialist and one time girlfriend of Mavin crew boss, Don Jazzy, has not always been as fair in complexion as she is today. Old photos of Freda has shown that she was actually what we would refer to as chocolate in complexion in the early 2000’s. The sudden skin transformation seems to have started in 2009 when she started getting lighter in complexion.
Top Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has come out in public to say she misses kissing her husband Oladunni Olakunle Churchill. Tonto Dikeh who is rumoured to be pregnant shared a picture of her kissing her hubby on Instagram today (November 13). In the caption she wrote an appreciative, emotional post. Tonto Dikeh who calls her husband King Kong said he repaired her broken soul. You can read her entire words below; “I miss kissing you my Kingkong Surely u know how much life you give to this broken soul & made me a better being ** I owe you much…
Manchester Citys most important player Vincent Kompany is likely to make his comeback following a six-week injury setback in Saturday’s Premier League encounter with Sunderland, manager Manuel Pellegrini said on Wednesday. In the eight league games the Belgium international started this season, City conceded once. However, they have conceded 18 goals in the nine matches they have played this season without the influential defender, who has been sidelined with a calf injury. “The injury situation is better – we’ll have the complete squad recovered apart from Samir Nasri. Pablo Zabaleta, Fernando and Vincent Kompany have all worked with the squad…
When the fixture list for the 2015-16 season was released in June, Jose Mourinho will have looked at the month of December and afforded himself a little smile. With the Christmas period often shaping the destiny of the title, the Portuguese will have been relieved to see a series of matches that he will have deemed eminently winnable. Home games against newly promoted duo Bournemouth and Watford plus perennial strugglers Sunderland will have delighted the Chelsea manager. The trip to Leicester will have held few fears, with only the match against Manchester United towards the end of the month posing…
There have been many occasions at Anfield when the team in first place was expected to win against another struggling in mid-table, yet the roles have been reversed this time around with table-topping Leicester the favourites against Jurgen Klopp’s men on Boxing Day. This has been a baffling season. Leicester are two points clear at the top, Jose Mourinho has been sacked after champions Chelsea slipped close to the relegation zone and the likes of Watford and Crystal Palace are pushing for European football next season. Watford were rampant in their 3-0 destruction of Klopp’s men last time out and…
Lionel Messi told his countryman and former Argentina international Juan Sebastian Veron that he had a desire to play for Internazionale in Serie A. The Barcelona talisman is out of contract at the end of the 2017-18 season and he’s been linked with numerous teams that might be potentially interested in his services. However, Veron, who played for Sampdoria, Parma, Lazio and Inter, told Tuttosport that Messi expressed his wish to play for the Milan club at some point in his career. “It’s been a few years, but one time he told me he would like to play at Inter,”…
Jamie Vardy has reportedly been advised to remain at Premier League table toppers Leicester City by Roy Hodgson in order to assure his Euro 2016 spot — as if it’s even a decision any more — but the Foxes face a festive battle to keep hold of their star striker. The Telegraph reports that Chelsea are interested in signing the £30 million-rated forward in the winter window, though the Premier League champions could face strong competition from Manchester City, who “have made a tentative check” on the 28-year-old. Interim manager Guus Hiddink is expected to be backed with cash this…
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal stormed out of a news conference after blaming the media for stories that he is on the brink of losing his job. Van Gaal, whose team have lost their last three games and have not won in six, dismissed talk that he could be entering his final week in charge at Old Trafford, saying both executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward and former manager Sir Alex Ferguson had backed him this week. And his prematch news conference to preview Saturday’s trip to Stoke lasted just four minutes and 58 seconds as he walked out in protest.…
Another female Nigerian OAP is a no go area from now on. This time, it’s Rhythm FM’s Anita Ifeoma Isedeh, otherwise called Omalicha who said YES to her boo, Alex Hughes famously known as DJ X_EL. The excited DJ shared the good news on Instagram as he showed off a photo of the ring with the caption, ‘She said Yes!!! As in i neva esperred it! She agreed to marry my crazy ass’. Omalicha becomes the 3rd female OAP to say YES this year. Earlier in the year, Top Radio’s Tosyn Bucknor said YES to her boo when he proposed…