Lionel Messi put World Cup disappointment with Argentina behind him to kick off the new season with a bang, scoring twice in Barcelona’s 3-0 win against Alaves at Camp Nou on Saturday. The forward’s first goal, Barca’s 6,000th in La Liga (he also scored their 5,000th in 2009) was delivered under the Alaves wall and coach Ernesto Valverde says we’re lucky to be living in the same era as him. “Messi is a genius,” Valverde said in his postgame news conference. “We’re lucky to be able to see him every day. “We’re lucky to be involved in football during the…
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Marco Reus was happy with a “dirty win” after scoring a dramatic 121st-minute extra-time winner against Greuther Furth in the German Cup on Monday. “Furth did incredibly well. They acted very compact and kept their ranks closed,” Reus told Sky after the game, explaining that his team acted too timidly. “At times we just didn’t find the courage to play actual attacking football. In the end, we’ll gladly take a dirty win home.” Albeit being a late hero, Reus was the main culprit of squandering several golden opportunities to decide the match in Dortmund’s favour sooner. As more chances went…
UEFA have announced their final shortlists for the Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year awards, with Lionel Messi missing the cut. Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah make the final three-man list for the men’s award, with Wolfsburg’s Pernille Harder and Lyon duo Ada Hegerberg and Amandine Henry are up for the women’s award. Ronaldo and Modric won the Champions League for Real Madrid against Salah’s Liverpool in the final, while Hegerberg and Henry scored against Harder’s Wolfsburg in Lyon’s triumph in the Women’s Champions League. The 2016-17 men’s award was won by Ronaldo, who finished ahead of…
It’s all about spin, I guess. Spin, and how you view the person doing the talking. Paul Pogba came out after Manchester United’s 3-2 defeat at Brighton and, as I saw it, took the loss on the chin. “The attitude that we had was not like we wanted to beat them,” he said. “They had more hunger than us and that showed on the pitch. I put myself first. My attitude wasn’t right enough. We’ll keep trying and pushing and obviously it’s a lesson for us.” I read that as a team captain saying the blame rests with the players…
Jan Oblak has indicated that defender Filipe Luis will sign for Paris Saint-Germain before the transfer window shuts at the end of August. The Brazil left-back has a verbal agreement to join the French champions according to media reports in Spain. “It’s a bit sad but that’s how it is,” Oblak told reporters after Atletico’s opening 1-1 Liga draw at Valencia on Monday. “Filipe has a good opportunity and you have to respect a player’s decision. Let’s see what happens.” However coach Diego Simeone expected the defender to stay with Atletico. “I think so, yes,” he said when asked if…
James Milner’s converted a penalty on the stroke of halftime and Sadio Mane added a late second goal to secure a hard-fought 2-0 win at Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Monday. While many will feel that Liverpool’s early form has confirmed pre-season predictions that they will be the main challengers to champions Manchester City for the title this season, Klopp said he had no interest in such talk. “It’s very early. I couldn’t care less really. We are not in a race with other Premier League teams each weekend. I was not 100 percent sure tonight in the…
Wayne Rooney has said MLS opponents have started showing D.C. United more “respect” in the weeks since he joined the club. The former Manchester United star has scored three goals and added three assists in eight games (six starts) since his debut on July 14. “I think what you’re seeing now is teams respecting us a bit more,” Rooney said after playing 90 minutes in the 2-0 win. “I think in previous games, New England have pressed a lot. … I think today you could see their hesitance in doing that. And leaving the space for us to get on…
Jose Mourinho retains the full support of Manchester United’s board. Mourinho’s position at Old Trafford is coming under increasing scrutiny after a summer of disharmony and a dire 3-2 defeat at Brighton on Sunday. But sources have said that executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward remains confident — for now — that the Portuguese can turn things around. Mourinho only signed a new contract in January which could keep him at the club until 2021. He is currently the favourite with a number of bookmakers to be the first Premier League manager to be sacked this season. The dismal performance at Brighton…
Vincent Kompany has said Manchester City only have to look at recent history to see that they won’t defend their Premier League title if complacency settles in. “I can only say it’s different from previous years we have won the league,” Kompany told reporters. “I think everyone has been warned enough as well. No team in the last nine seasons has been able to repeat and win the league. “There’s been so many warnings we have had and every single time we almost have to fight against ourselves and our nature, not to fall in the same trap as the…
Iyanya Mbuk says he is signed solely to Temple Music, confirming his speculated exit from the Don Jazzy-led Mavin Records. The singer made the disclosure Wednesday morning during an interview on Beat FM. When asked to comment on his current record label, Iyanya said: “I’m now signed to Temple Music but I’m a Mavin for life. Harping on the circumstances surrounding his departure from Mavin, he said, “It was not a beef. I was there and it was time to move on”. When Iyanya joined Mavin in October 2016, Temple Music was not in existence. His affairs were handled by…
“I’m gonna zoom in for you guys, okay?” Queen Bey’s older daughter, Blue Ivy, says profoundly. Sporting cornrows (no wigs) and natural makeup, Beyoncé poses in front of the camera wearing the hottest looks from fall/winter 2018, including a Louis Vuitton dress, a Wales Bonner suit and that epic floral headdress designed by Phil John Perry for Rebel Rebel. The video features Curtis Mayfield’s song “The Makings of You.” Blue may not have known, but her words were the perfect summation of her mom’s intent to bring the world (i.e., the White world) that much closer to the extra-woke, extra-Black…
It is no news that many ladies are in line to knock Chioma off her position as Davido’s girlfriend if she slips. Asides his hard work and music, OBO has gained attention for projecting that he has a huge bank account, how else could he afford a Porsche and Bentley in the same year? It’s no wonder the internet has been on fire since a shirtless photo of him emerged online. Although the singer is not well-toned, his cuteness still has many female fans drooling over him. Davido also showed off his tattoos and for those who love body art,…
The feud between the former members of the boy group, Plantashun Boiz deepens, as 2face Idibia takes Blackface to court. In an Instagram post shared by Blackface, he made available a writ of summons instigated by Innocent Idibia, aka, 2face and his manager, Efe Omorogbe, requesting he appears in court. The former members of the Plantashun Boiz have been at loggerhead following the break-up of the group in 2004, with Blackface claiming he wrote the song, ‘African Queen’, which was a hit single from 2face Idibia’s debut solo album, ‘Face2Face’. This war has waged on for several years with threats…
Queen of Afrosoul and award-winning singer Aramide has released ‘Emeka’, a cover to ‘Amaka.’ In her usual way, Aramide makes the song her own singing a response to one of the biggest songs of 2018 by 2Baba and Peruzzi. Her version was produced by BigFoot. On Thursday, Aramide will release her second official single off her sophomore album. Aramide’s song, ‘Iwo Nikan’, won her Best Vocal Performance at the Headies 2015. In November, 2016, Aramide released her debut album ‘SUITCASE’ where she featured Sound Sultan, Ice Prince, Adekunle Gold, Koker and Sir Dauda. And in 2017, the artiste embarked on…
Wizkid has once again waged a twitter war against his former UK management company, Disturbing London. On Wednesday, the Star Boy in replying to a question posed by a fan on Twitter, snapped at the UK management company owned by Dumi Oburota, who used to handle his business stating; ”Nah f*** disturbing london and Dumi oburota. Never talking abt dat. dem criminals.” he tweeted. He then followed it up with another tweet quoting a line from his recent song with UK rapper, Skepta, Bad Energy, ”Bad Energy stay Far away”, which is assumed to be a shade to the company.…
Madonna recently took on the mantle of a “berber queen” to celebrate her 60th birthday, touring Morocco’s former imperial city of Marrakech under the radar of the paparazzi. Hashtagged #birthday #magic #Marakesh, pictures of the American pop superstar have gone viral on social media since she posted a portrait bedecked in berber jewellery and brandishing a sign that reads “The Queen”. Venturing in and out of the luxury El Fenn hotel, owned by British billionaire Richard Branson’s sister, Vanessa, Madonna has been wearing an Islamic niqab veil that covers the hair and face but for the eyes, a local photographer…
Toyin Aimakhu had posted a video on her Instagram page on Wednesday, August 2018, where she is seen playing football with a friend. She didn’t expect to get the kind of message she got from a very nosy follower. “@toyin_abraham this your legs reminds me of my missing chicken,” he wrote. Well, Toyin Abraham didn’t waste time before she replied the follower; “@salt.nate imagine talk…comparing my legs to that of chicken, some people can not make Heaven no matter what we do to help them,” she replied. Toyin Aimakhu might have sounded a bit soft on this nosy follower but…
It’s always interesting finding out the favourite movies, songs, singers, or favourite actors of some of our favourite celebrities. In this case, during an interview with Pulse, Nigerian singer Waje was asked to share her favourite TV series and Nollywood actors. “I have been watching so many,” she said about her favourite TV series. “Right now, I started one on Netflix. I can’t remember the title, but it’s Spanish. They don’t speak English. It has subtitles and I enjoy it. On her favourite Nollywood actors, Waje, who recently joined the cast of Africa Magic’s “Battleground: The Final Showdown” – a…
Tonto Dikeh is angry at Arik airlines for their services which she says are ‘horrible, weak and unprofessional.’ King Tonto – as she now loves to be called – took to her Instagram account to vent her anger on the airline for changing a 10:30AM flight to 6PM after a one hour delay. The actress shrugged off the idea of seeking a legal redress saying ‘Dear Arik, suing you is a waste of my time…but be sure that now advocate for #saynotoarikline.’ “THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING HARD WORKING NIGERIANS LOSE THEIR HARD EARN MONEY AND INCOME ALL BECAUSE…
Samuel Ortom has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has subjected state government officials to intense grilling, saying that the persecution was becoming “ridiculous”. Mr Terver Akase, his press sec, who raised the alarm on Wednesday in Makurdi, said “no day passes without the commission adding one more angle to their harassment of Benue officials. “Their latest move is the demand for minutes of the Benue State Security Council meetings.” Querying the legality of their request, Akase asked “does the statutory mandate of the commission include regulation of states’ security affairs?”