La Liga has urged UEFA to take action against Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain after leaked documents showed the clubs had allegedly breached financial fair play (FFP) regulations. On Friday, German magazine Der Spiegel released a number of stories, based on so-called Football Leaks data, alleging that City and PSG had bent rules to avoid FFP sanctions and the threat of being excluded from European competition. FFP regulations limit the losses a club can have over a certain period of time. Both clubs have denied any wrongdoing, with City boss Pep Guardiola defending his club. In a statement to ESPN…
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Mauricio Pochettino has no issues with the Tottenham fans who booed his decision to substitute Lucas Moura during Tuesday’s Champions League victory over PSV Eindhoven, and has thanked them for turning out at Wembley again. The home faithful voiced their displeasure when Pochettino withdrew the lively Lucas just after the hour-mark, when the visitors were leading 1-0. But Spurs’ manager says he has no problems with the reaction and has proudly pointed out that his changes — particularly the introduction of Fernando Llorente, who set up Harry Kane’s equaliser — helped his team to battle back and triumph 2-1. “I…
As time ebbed away, it looked as though Cristiano Ronaldo had done precisely what Juventus signed him to do, following the majestic volley with which he put the Italian champions ahead against his former club Manchester United. In a tight Champions League game Wednesday against a formidable rival — by reputation, if not current form — Ronaldo stepped up to net his 121st goal in the competition, making what appeared to a decisive contribution just when it mattered most. A pinpoint 50-yard pass from Leonardo Bonucci dropped over the shoulder of the Portuguese forward, who had run behind United’s central…
Jurgen Klopp has said Liverpool “have to do better” after they were beaten 2-0 by Red Star Belgrade in Serbia on Tuesday night. Liverpool missed out on the chance to move within touching distance of qualification from Group C as two first-half goals from Milan Pavkov saw Red Star record a historic victory — their first in the Champions League since 1992. It was Liverpool’s third successive Champions League away defeat — the club’s worst run in 39 years — and Klopp’s side will travel to Paris Saint-Germain later this month before hosting Napoli at Anfield on Dec. 11 in…
Raheem Sterling apologised to the referee after he controversially won a penalty in Manchester City’s 6-0 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk. The England forward kicked the floor as he raced through on goal tripping himself up, but referee Viktor Kassai bizarrely pointed to the spot. City were already leading through David Silva’s 13th minute strike when Gabriel Jesus converted the penalty for the first of his three goals. “I went to chip the ball and I don’t know what happened next. I ended up on the floor and turned around,” Sterling told BT Sport. “I don’t think I felt contact, it…
Manchester United turned the clock back to 1999 by turning defeat into victory against Juventus with a dramatic late victory in Turin. Juan Mata’s 86th-minute free kick and an Alex Sandro own goal in the final minute gave Jose Mourinho’s team a crucial win against the Italian champions, which could see United qualify for the Champions League knockout stages with a home victory against Young Boys later this month. Nineteen years after Sir Alex Ferguson’s Treble winners overturned a 2-0 deficit to win 3-2 in Turin, Mourinho’s men showed similar fighting spirit to win this game. It had appeared to…
Robert Lewandowski scored once in each half to give his team a 2-0 victory over AEK Athens in the Champions League on Wednesday that put them two points clear at the top of Group E with two matches left. Lewandowski scored a 31st-minute penalty and added another in the 72nd with a volley at the far post as the Bavarians got a much-needed confidence boost ahead of their Bundesliga match against league leaders Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Bayern, who struggled in the first half against a gutsy AEK, are on 10 points, with Ajax Amsterdam on eight after drawing 1-1…
Real Madrid interim coach Santi Solari said his players deserved all the praise after Wednesday’s 5-0 Champions League Group A win at Viktoria Plzen, with several on the squad saying Solari should be have the job until at least the end of the season. The result keeps the Champions League winners in each of the last three seasons on course to make the last-16 of this year’s competition, while Solari is now the first Madrid manager since the 1950s to win each of his first three games in charge, while keeping three clean sheets. The Argentine was asked at the…
Jose Mourinho has revealed his gesture to Juventus fans after Manchester United’s 2-1 win in Turin was payback for “90 minutes” of insults. Mourinho, who spent two years in charge of Inter Milan, cupped his ear at the final whistle provoking a confrontation on the pitch with Leonardo Bonucci and Paulo Dybala. The United manager suggested afterwards the Juventus supporters had brought it on themselves. “In beautiful Italian they insulted me for 90 minutes,” he told BT Sport. “I didn’t insult them. I just made a little thing. I respect Juventus, I respect their players, their manager — I respect…
Simi and Wande Coal are bringing the African flavour to UK this month, with the duo set to hold their debut headline concert on the same day. The festive season is almost here and as such there is usually a rush of concerts, festivals and musical events organized by artistes to cater for their fans who have supported them all year long. For Wande Coal, a headline concert in the UK has been a long time coming. The ‘Iskaba’ singer who has enjoyed a solid run in 2018 announced months ago that he will be holding his ”Wande Coal, Live…
Don Jazzy’s dad, Collins Enebeli, has now been certified to shoot movies and TV series after spending over N16 million (€39,800) for tuition. Findings revealed that the 65-year-old ‘Mavins gradpa’ graduated from the Dundalk Institute of Technology. Further investigation revealed that a sum of N4, 111, 951 (€9,950) is charged for tuition fees a year in the institution situated in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. To acquire his BA Hons Film and Television production, ‘Mavins grandpa’ spent a total of N16, 459, 341 (€39,800) as tuition for a total of four years. The good news of Enebeli’s completion of course was…
Davido has said he has has not terminated Idowest’s contract with his label, Davido Music Worldwide and the singer remains a member of the family. On Tuesday, November 6th, news made the round that one of the latest additions to the DMW stable, Idowest has had his contract with the label terminated hinting at instability within the label. The Pop star has however come out to deny this via an Instagram story which had the words, ”Please stop the stupid rumours, no contract was terminated, all lies.” He also confirmed that Idowest will be performing at his O2 Arena UK…
Joke Silva, Bimbo Manuel and Project Fame star, Ayo Ayoola have starred in new movie, ‘If I am President.’ Produced by Bright Wonder Obasi, ‘If I am President’ sees Ayoola playing the lead role of a young president. At the movie premiere which held at the Genesis Cinema, Lekki, Lagos, Ayoola shared some of the attributes of his character in the movie saying the movie will evoke emotion that will make a change in Nigeria. Ayoola said: “Absolutely, We are going to see the challenges, the power and the struggle called god-fatherism in this country, shedding light on that and…
Duncan Mighty is out with his official debut release for the year, ‘MieKeRaSo.’ It has been one of those years for the ‘Port Harcourt first son’, from a quiet start to becoming the most featured artist in the second half of the year. Duncan Mighty has owned 2018 killing features and bringing back his distinct sound to the mainstream. This time, the Wene Mighty is doing his own thing as he releases his first official single for 2018 in ‘MieKeRaSo.’ The groovy song which has a latin feel to its sound is definitely one that will make the dancefloors as…
Juliet Ibrahim has surpassed three million followers on her page and she thanked her fans with a sexy photo. The gorgeous actress took to her Instagram page on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, where she posted a really sexy photo. She went on to thank her teaming fans for all the support and making her achieve so many numbers. “Cheers to 3 MILLION Instagram followers! Thanks for following and loving this real, humble, down-to-earth, gorgeous Woman. I love you all Unicorns ❤️ ,” she captioned the photo. Juliet Ibrahim obviously is doing something right that is keeping her followership base on…
Ja Rule has continued his rivalry with 50 Cent in a social media post that saw the latter get condemned for not supporting his own. On Instagram, Ja Rule shares a picture of 50 Cent and Donald Trump with a caption suggesting that the “Power” actor has chosen a wrong association. “This will be my last post about @50cent and I wanna be serious for second. “Me and this man went back and forth yesterday like school kids… But not once did I see him use his platform of 20 million followers for ANYTHING uplifting I’m sure he didn’t vote…
Paul Okoye’s wife, Anita Okoye turns 30 today and he has some really cute words to say about her to mark the special day. The music star and former member of the group ‘Psquare’ took to his Instagram page on Thursday, November 8, 2018, where she posted a very cute photo of the birthday celebrant. He went on to shower accolades on her and he sure had nice things to say about Anita. “Happy lovely and a massive 30th birthday to my lovely wife @anita_okoye ❤️ A.k.a #mamaejima #ifunanya #beautifulonyinye #nkenjikeke ❤️ you are truly a blessing in disguise may…
Celebrities tend to hang out together all the time but when one of them gets star struck like in the case between Don Jazzy and Naomi Campbell, we kind of find it cute! So, guys, Don Jazzy happened to have posed with the fashion icon and he was star struck. He took to his Instagram page on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, where he shared the cute photo. “I had to put on my sexiest eyes lol. Let me not lie I was star struck o. Night out in Lagos with Queen @naomi,” he captioned the photo. What do you think…
Rick Ross has welcomed a baby boy with his girlfriend he has one of the most unique names ever for him, Billion! The rapper took to his Twitter page on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, where he announced the good news to his fans. “Let’s all welcome my son ‘Billion Leonard Roberts’ to the world … ,” he tweeted. Congratulation to Rick Ross and his girlfriend on the arrival of their son. Looks like its a season of new babies in the celebrity world as quite a number of them have welcomed adorable cuties. Back in Nigeria, the list is endless…
President Muhammadu Buhari will study the report of the Tripartite Committee on the Review of National Minimum Wage before making his view known to Nigerians. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the clarification when he addressed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), which was presided over by President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tripartite Committee on the Review of National Minimum Wage chaired by former Head of Service, Ama Pepple, had on Tuesday submitted its report…