Roma’s successful social media strategy continues. The Giallorossi managed to catch the attention of Barcelona earlier today, sending out a comical tweet in relation to the transfer market. This morning, Sky Sports UK tweeted: ‘which player is your club always linked to that you’d love to see arrive this month and why?’, and Roma were quick to take action. Their social media team replied with ‘Messi, the GOAT’. As expected, the Giallorossi’s tweet was quickly picked up by Barcelona, who applauded Roma for the tweet while stating that: ‘When you know, you know’.
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Las Vegas police investigating a rape allegation against Cristiano Ronaldo have sent a warrant to authorities in Italy requesting a sample of the Portuguese football superstars DNA, a police spokeswoman said Thursday. “The LVMPD is taking the same steps in this case as in any other sexual assault to facilitate the collection of DNA evidence,” Officer Laura Meltzer said. “We can confirm that an official request has been submitted to Italian authorities.” The Wall Street Journal reported police sent the warrant to a court in Italy, where Ronaldo plays for famed club Juventus. The Journal reported investigators want to see…
West Ham forward Marko Arnautovic “is not for sale” – despite the player’s agent and brother saying he wants to move to a Chinese club. The Hammers have received a £35m bid for the Austrian from an unnamed side in China. The 29-year-old has scored seven Premier League goals this season. His agent and brother, Danijel Arnautovic, told Talksport on Thursday it is his client’s “great desire that West Ham accept the offer from China”. A West Ham spokesperson said: “Marko has a contract and we fully expect him to honour it. He is not for sale.” Arnautovic moved to…
Jose Mourinho has said it would be a “tremendous honour” to manage one of his former clubs, amid links with a return to either Inter Milan or Real Madrid. With Santiago Solari under pressure at the Bernabeu, Mourinho — who was sacked by Manchester United in December — emerged as a potential candidate, having left the club on good terms with president Florentino Perez in 2013, while he remains a fan favourite at Inter, after guiding them to a Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions League Treble in 2010. Mourinho said he was happy at being linked with a return,…
Manchester City all but clinched their place in the Carabao Cup final with a devastating 9-0 victory over League One side Burton Albion. Gabriel Jesus scored four as the defending champions essentially secured a spot at Wembley against Chelsea or Tottenham Hotspur. With fixture congestion a serious concern for Pep Guardiola, as they challenge for silverware in four competitions, City at least lightened their load a little. There is no need to send any sort of a team for the second leg with this tie over and it might be better for everyone, including poor Burton, if it was called…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says speculation surrounding Manchester United’s pursuit of Mauricio Pochettino is “there for a reason” because Tottenham have performed so well under the Argentinian. Solskjaer and Pochettino will go head-to-head at Wembley on Sunday when United take on Tottenham and the Norwegian can understand why his opposite number is favourite to land the role at Old Trafford. “He’s done a very good job,” Solskjaer told a news conference on Thursday. “The speculation is there for a reason because he’s done well but it’s not my job to rate different managers. My focus is on me and my team.”…
Unai Emery has said the club are unable to spend money in the transfer window this month and can only rely on making loan moves. Arsenal have been linked to Barcelona midfielder Denis Suarez, who Emery managed while at Sevilla, but the Arsenal boss has distanced himself from a move. Suarez, 24, is reportedly available for a fee of £18 million this month and is free to leave Camp Nou. Emery spent £70m on transfers last summer, signing Lucas Torreira and Bernd Leno on permanent deals, but said he will not be able to spend in the transfer window this…
Sergio Busquets blasted Barcelona’s sleepy start as their hopes of winning a fifth successive Copa del Rey were dealt a setback by Levante in their round-of-16 first leg tie on Thursday. Early goals from Erick Cabaco and Borja Mayoral helped Levante take a shock two-goal lead inside 18 minutes as a heavily rotated Barca side, which was missing Lionel Messi, struggled to find their feet. However, the La Liga leaders improved after the break and Philippe Coutinho’s late penalty gives them hope of progressing to the quarterfinal heading into next week’s second leg at Camp Nou. “The tie is open…
The ever-feisty war of words between former lovers, Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill was reignited over the weekend, when Minaj shared few pointed words about Mill during her concert in Australia. Footage from Minaj’s performance circulated on social media Saturday, with cameras catching the 36-year-old rapper telling the crowd, “I could tell you secrets but I won’t, ’cause being a bitter bitch is what I don’t.” Minaj had just finished rapping about Mill in her hit song ‘Barbie Dreams,” repeating the lyric, “Meek still be in my DMs, I be having to duck him / I used to pray for…
R. Kelly is presently being investigated for his alleged sexual crimes with young ladies, and one of the main women involved is now wanted for questioning about her relationship with the RnB legend. Sources with close ties to the situation say the Fulton County District Attorney has been throughly investigating R. Kelly and a mansion he previously owned in Johns Creek, GA. Reports have said that the alleged victim Asante McGee has granted interviews with officials and shared her eyewitness account into her time spent with R. Kelly at the Georgia mansion. During the popular series airing right now, “Surviving…
Davido finally took his time to talk about the allegation that he slapped Kizz Daniel’s manager, Tumi Lawrence, during his Eko Atlantic City concert last year in Lagos. In a question and answer session with his fans on Twitter, Davido said that he never touched Tumi Lawrence and that he was shocked his team did that to him. Asked by a fan for update on his current relationship with Kizz Daniel? He replied, “God knows I can never slap his manager. He knows that i did not. Its all love always. It hurt me how they switched up on me…
Blackface Naija has reignited his war against 2Baba, saying on his Instagram page that the 2baba’s career is going to be over once the war is done. Blackface took to his Instagram page earlier today to reveal this without sharing why he chose to revisit the long battle between the two singers. He wrote, “Can the #WAR officially begin @official2baba ? I say it has now #officially… even though you been taking secret shts but you can come out in the open now You know your career is going to end when this is finally over #youareoverwith2019 ” Blackface, last…
Yemi Alade has dropped her two cents on the increase of depressed persons in the society. The “Johnny.” crooner, in a tweet put the blame on social media as one major trigger of depression. She said that social media was the reason lot of people compare their lives with those of others instead of thanking God for their own uniqueness. She said, “Social Media is Training us to compare our lives , instead of appreciating EVERYTHING that we are,No wonder everyone is so depressed!”
Ronke Oshodi Oke has aired her view on the news of the stabbing of NURTW boss, Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo. MC Oluomo was among many people stabbed during a rally to begin the campaign of the All Progressives Congress Yesterday in Lagos. The rally which held at the Sky Power Ground, Oba Akinjobi Road, Ikeja, was scattered after violence between rival factions of NURTW erupted openly. The violence led to the stabbing of MC Oluomo who bled excessively and was rushed to a nearby hospital where he is recovering. Reacting to the incident, Ronke Oshodi Oke shared a picture…
Omo Baba Olowo, Davido has finally reacted to Peruzzi’s loss to Teni for the crucial prize of “The Best New Act’ at the just concluded 2019 Soundcity MVP awards. Peruzzi aired his anger towards the organisers as he took to Twitter stating firmly that he worked harder than any new artiste in 2018, and also rolled in more cash than any other artiste in his category last year, 2018. He wrote: “Personally I’d say I worked the hardest last year than any other new act, same way I made more money last year than any other new act in the…
Ngozi Nwosu was one of those that luckily escaped the violence that took place at the APC campaign rally in Lagos yesterday. During an exclusive interview with Plus TV Africa, Ngozi said, “I was at the rally and everything was going fine until the miscreants attacked. I had to run for my life and it is sad that Nigerian politics is this way. The gangsters attacked because their targets attended the rally, just because they were after one person, they turned the rally into a violence spree, injuring many and it is so sad” The APC in a recently released…
A Nigerian actor has taken to social media to share a rather shocking advice to BBNaija stars, Efe and Teddy A as regards their music careers. Identified by his Instagram handle @brakinface, the actor who also is ‘social media influencer’ on his bio, may have intentionally ruined some moods with his latest post about BBNaija stars Efe and Teddy A, whose music journey has been somewhat challenging. Sharing a photo of winner of 2017 BBNaija show and 2018 ex-housemate, he ridiculed their hustles as upcoming musicians hoping to get their big break in the music industry. According to him, the…
“The Wedding Party.” producer, Kemi Adetiba clocked 39 today. She celebrated it by sharing throwback photos of herself which she captioned, “This is where it all started. The very first ONE!!! I had such an elaborate caption thought out to post on my birthday. However as the day is here, all I want to do is thank God. Last year the hashtag I used on my birthday post was #ThisIsMyYear… And #WhatAYear it turned out to be. Continuing this new tradition, my hashtag for this year’s birthday is #NextLevelGreatness. And by God’s Grace, as we live to congregation again “Social…
Simi and Adekunle Gold might be getting married today if the rumours circulating are anything to go by. According to reports, the cute couple will have their private traditional wedding today Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at Victoria Island amidst close family and friends. It is also reported that the estimated guest list is 300. It may seem as though, Simi and Adekunle Gold will have their white wedding at the popular Nigerian beach on Thursday, January 10, 2018. The wedding will also be a private ceremony. Simi’s relationship with Adekunle Gold has always been one which we’ve all admired from…
Eldee had shared some wise words today and it is about keeping it real, to help people from falling into depression. The veteran artiste who recently moved to the United States, stated that many are depressed because they don’t think they can meet up with the expectation of the society. Eldee however begged Nigerians on and off social media to make sure they stay off fake discussions, so as to stop people from getting depressed. He added that if we can all keep it all the way real, we’ll be able to tell each other the truth and be able…