It’s been hard to find anything positive to say about Jose Mourinho or Manchester United in recent weeks, so let’s break the habit of the season. First, it would take someone particularly obtuse to blame him excessively for the melee at the end of United’s 2-2 draw with Chelsea. A victory had just been whipped from under his nose at his old club, after which Chelsea coach Marco Ianni had two tries at rubbing Mourinho’s nose in it. He can probably still expect a letter from the FA, but any draconian action would be harsh, particularly as he and Chelsea…
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Ola Aina has backed his former Chelsea teammate John Terry to be a big success at Aston Villa after being appointed assistant coach at the Championship side. The former England captain officially announced his retirement from playing on October 7 and was unveiled at Villa three days later, where he’ll assist new head coach Dean Smith following the dismissal of Steve Bruce. Terry, who made 32 appearances for Villa last season, spent 19 years at Chelsea, briefly overlapping with Aina before the former’s departure in 2017. “My time has been spent playing with him at Chelsea and against him at…
Mauricio Pochettino has said Tottenham Hotspur need to sign players and are aiming to do so in January despite making their best ever start to a Premier League season without new faces. Spurs failed to add a single player during the summer window — a first for a Premier League club — but have collected 21 points from their opening nine fixtures. But speaking after Saturday’s 1-0 victory at West Ham, Pochettino said: “In football you always need to think you can improve, and you need to try to improve your squad. “I’ve tried to explain before what happened in…
Pep Guardiola insists he had no concerns about starting Riyad Mahrez in Manchester City’s 5-0 victory over Burnley, despite his penalty miss in the goalless draw with Liverpool. Despite missing from the spot before the international break, and pushing Gabriel Jesus out of the way to take the kick himself, Mahrez retained his place in the starting XI and scored a delightful 20-yard goal as City maintained their lead at the top of the Premier League. “He [Mahrez] played so good at Anfield, that’s why I decided to play him again,” Guardiola told a news conference. “It was not easy…
Mauricio Pochettino admits he hoped to freshen up his squad in the summer, but says Tottenham’s top targets were unaffordable and that it was senseless to sign players they didn’t want. Chairman Daniel Levy said Spurs’ lack of transfer activity was unrelated to the rising cost of the new stadium, and Pochettino maintains there was money to spend — but not enough to bring in the players who could make a genuine impact. “You know the market and you know you’re going to compete with different clubs,” said the manager. “Maybe you have money. But how much? “Let’s say I…
Anthony Martial has played down talk of a rift with Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho after scoring twice against Chelsea. The Frenchman’s second half double put United on the brink of a first win at Stamford Bridge since 2012 before Ross Barkley’s 96th-minutes equaliser. Martial, who is yet to sign a contract extension at Old Trafford, was criticised by Mourinho during the summer for going AWOL after leaving the preseason tour of the U.S. to attend the birth of his son. It resulted in the forward being hit with a two-week fine but after finding the net twice against Chelsea,…
Mauro Icardi scored with a stoppage-time header to give his side a 1-0 win over neighbours AC Milan in their derby at San Siro on Sunday. The match was heading for a tame goalless draw until Matias Vecino floated over a long cross from the right, Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was caught in no man’s land and Icardi scored at the far post in the 92nd minute. The Argentina forward, who missed two goals when the sides drew 0-0 in April in their previous meeting, had barely been involved in the game until that point, apart from having an early…
Wayne Rooney was on target again, scoring twice as D.C. United beat New York City FC 3-1 to seal a spot in the MLS Cup playoffs. Rooney, who has 12 goals for D.C. since joining from Everton in July, had his team in front after eight minutes, side-footing home from close range after Luciano Acosta’s mazy run through the visiting defense. Acosta would then get on the score sheet himself, powering an unstoppable shot from outside the penalty area past NYCFC goalkeeper Sean Johnson to double D.C.’s lead before the break. NYCFC pushed hard to get back in the match…
Central Coast Mariners have offered Usain Bolt a full-time playing contract after he impressed during a trial, his agent Ricky Simms said. Bolt, 32, netted a double in a practice game last weekend but did not play in the Mariners’ 1-1 draw with the Brisbane Roar on Sunday, with News Corp Australia reporting that the eight-time Olympic gold-medal winner was in Melbourne considering his options. However, he has now officially been offered terms by the Mariners, with Simms said: “I can confirm Usain has been offered a contract by Central Coast Mariners.” Mariners chief executive Shaun Mielekamp reportedly tabled the…
The LA Galaxy kept their MLS Cup playoff hopes alive on Sunday, taking a 3-1 victory over Minnesota United in front of an announced crowd of 52,242. Zlatan Ibrahimovic opened the scoring on the half-hour mark. The Swede headed home a Rolf Feltscher cross to give the visitors the advantage. The Loons faithful thought their side had leveled the score nine minutes later, when captain Francisco Calvo made a streaking run forward from his left-back spot and fired past goalkeeper David Bingham, but his goal was flagged up for offside with the Costa Rica international making his run a half…
Apparently, Margot Robbie wants to learn another sport. A year after she starred in the Tonya Harding biopic, I, Tonya, the Academy Award-nominated actress is interested in playing Jan Stephenson. At least, according to Stephenson. She did an interview with Golf Australia’s Inside The Ropes podcast earlier this week and had this to say about her life being turned into a film. “We’ve talked about doing a movie; Margot Robbie wants to play me,” said Stephenson. OK, so that’s not a lot of detail, but it would make sense for several reasons. For one, Stephenson is deserving of the biopic…
Whether he’s rocking stadiums across the U.S. with Jay-Z and Beyoncé, in the studio producing the follow-up to his many hit records (“Wild Thoughts” featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller, anyone?) or running his record label, We the Best Music Group, Khaled Mohamed Khaled — better known as DJ Khaled — always has something new to share with his fans and followers. And that’s what the Grammy-nominated mega-producer and WW (formerly Weight Watchers) spokesman was doing late last month in L.A. at Shoe Palace on Melrose Avenue, promoting a sneaker collaboration with Nike’s Jordan B rand. For the occasion, Khaled dressed…
Nicki Minaj and Cardi B’s feud went nuclear last month after a run-in at New York Fashion Week resulted in a shoe allegedly being thrown at Nicki’s head. So understandably, fans have been combing ever song and social media post from the rappers for catty digs aimed at each other. And on Nicki’s latest verse, people reckon they’ve found some. Fans are convinced that the 35-year-old has made some thinly-veiled jabs about Cardi on her verse for Future’s new track Transformer. On her guest verse, Nicki raps: ‘Some call me Nicki but some call me Megatron, I’m stopping bags and…
A whole new installment of “Red Table Talk” arrived Monday, October 22nd. This Monday, October 22nd, will bring us a new season of Jada Pinkett Smith’s beloved Facebook series Red Table Talk that will see Jada and her family reveal even more truths, and have even more guests talk about their trials and tribulations. To keep fans on their toes, Jada has released a sneak preview of what fans can expect from the first episode that will have none other than Jada’s husband as the first guest. The clip starts off with Will declaring that he will not let his…
Marvel fans everywhere are anxiously awaiting next week’s release of the first trailer for Captain Marvel, and Brie Larson has revealed that she went hard in the gym for nine months to prepare for her eponymous role in the upcoming film. Larson is making history as the first woman solo lead in a Marvel action movie, and she has completely transformed her physique for the part. Wonder how she did it? We’ve got the scoop. Larson’s didn’t get her superhero strength without a trusty sidekick; she has been working out with celebrity trainer Jason Walsh at his Los Angeles facility,…
Decisions making are an integral part of the human existence as this can make or mar any form of endeavour. In light of this, super-talented actress, Uche Jombo revealed the best decision she has had to make and it is her partnership with Nollywood diva, Ini Edo on a new movie tittled ‘Heaven on my Mind’. According to Uche, the blockbuster which is set to rock the cinemas is her most stressful production yet due to challenges which included an on set accident that led to the postponement of the film shoot. “Heaven on my Mind” is executively produced by…
Kanye West is practicing what he preaches. West has been in the hot seat for implying that someone like Donald Trump deserves to be hit with love, not hate. His love for Trump has made him an enemy of those that claim to guard the gates of Black culture. While West’s MAGA hat tactics, and his questionable comments about slavery, are far from coherent, at least he’s sticking to his newfound love-fueled persona. Snoop Dogg has been coming for Kanye West ever since the latter first donned the MAGA hat. Snoop has kept audiences laughing with his barbs at West,…
Despite Kanye West and President Trump’s increasingly chummy (and just plain baffling) relationship, West’s wife, Kim Kardashian, has spoken out numerous times about how she doesn’t agree with his political ideology. She previously said, for instance, how she “cried” and “fought” over West’s comments about slavery, and also asserted that West isn’t well-informed about the intricacies surrounding Trump’s administration. However, in a new interview with Richardson magazine, Kardashian admitted the men’s relationship has afforded her opportunities that wouldn’t be otherwise possible, so she’s just going to keep her head down and try to do good. “I am aware that Kanye…
By now, we all know Snoop Dogg isn’t a fan of a Donald Trump or anyone who backs him. So, when the D-O-Double-G set his sights on Kanye West for his unwavering support of 45, it wasn’t at all surprising. Now, ‘Ye has attempted to bridge the gap by posting a photo to Twitter of himself wearing a Snoop t-shirt — again. This time, he wrote “All love” in the caption. Snoop has been going after ‘Ye for awhile but it seemed he was ready to put it to rest earlier this month. On October 2, Snoop shared a video…
An Atlanta improv theater is calling out Ludacris, and they’re not going to stop until they get an answer. Dad’s Garage wants Ludacris for one night only. They have one condition. Ludacris is not allowed to rap. They want the Atlanta rapper and actor to do improv comedy with them. But can Ludacris do improv comedy? Dad’s Garage says yes! And they think he’d be great at it. Mark Kendall says the performer is a perfect fit. Rappers naturally have good improvisational skills. The team at Dad’s Garage is stopping at nothing until Ludacris gives them an answer! They’ve made…