Gareth Southgate indicated that he would be interested in extending his contract as England manager beyond Euro 2020. Reports in August claimed that the Football Association are confident of keeping Southgate in charge of the national side through to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Speaking at the time, FA chief executive Martin Glenn said all parties shared a desire to reach an agreement over a new deal, hinting that talks would begin as soon as Southgate returned from his post-World Cup holiday. “There is a lot for everybody to think about,” he said when asked about the possibility of…
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David De Gea appears set to remain Spain’s first-choice goalkeeper after new coach Luis Enrique insisted he “never had any doubts” about the question of who should be No. 1 for the national side. Luis Enrique included both De Gea and Kepa in his first 23-man squad to face England and Croatia in the UEFA Nations League, but appeared to back the United goalkeeper when the issue was raised in a news conference on Friday. “I don’t know what’s going to happen in the future but that’s a position I haven’t had any doubts about,” the Spain coach said. “Never.”…
Real Madrid said they have enjoyed their largest increase in revenue in 18 years, raising a total of €750.9 million for the 2017-18 financial year as their net worth increased to €494.5m. The club sold Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus in July for €100m, and they signed Thibaut Courtois, Vinicius Jr., Mariano Diaz, Alvaro Odriozola and Andriy Lunin for nearly €150m. In a statement, Madrid said their success in several sporting departments has led to increased revenues but also greater expenses because of bonuses paid to personnel. Meanwhile, the club would like to explore renovations to the Santiago Bernabeu, with the…
Leroy Sane has left the Germany squad because his girlfriend is due to give birth, sources have said. Sane was recalled by manager Joachim Low after being surprisingly left out of the squad for the World Cup in the summer. He was an 83rd-minute substitute in the 0-0 draw with France on Thursday in the UEFA Nations League and will now miss Sunday’s friendly with Peru. “Following discussions with head coach Joachim Low, Leroy Sane has left the team hotel in Munich for private reasons and will not be available,” the German FA said in a statement. Sane last started…
Luis Suarez scored twice and added an assist as Uruguay beat Mexico 4-1 in Houston on Friday. Both teams started lineups that featured several veterans from their campaigns at the World Cup that saw Mexico reach the round of 16 and Uruguay bow to eventual champions France in the quarterfinals. Mexico dominated early play in front of an El Tri-friendly crowd before Jose Maria Gimenez headed in Uruguay’s first goal off a corner kick in the 22nd minute. Mexico quickly responded three minutes later after Hirving Lozano was brought down inside the penalty box, with Raul Jimenez converting to briefly…
Genevieve Nnaji has expressed that she wants to explore her creativity with her new movie, Lionsheart. The star actress made this known in a recent statement saying “Lionheart’ is the beginning of a journey to explore and express my creative interpretation of story-telling, particularly African stories.” Continuing, she said, “Africa is a possessor of the most compelling stories as yet untold, and we are determined to tell our stories, our way, through our voices, to the world.” She will will be starring in two movies at the Toronto International Film Festival scheduled to kick off in September 2018. Aside from…
It’s been a few years since the mega hit “Let Her Go,” but now English singer-songwriter Passenger has taken his indie style and merged it with some classic American inspiration for his new album Runaway. This is a heavily interconnected album with songs that tell a very personal story about Mike Rosenberg (the man behind the moniker Passenger): throughout the record, Rosenberg explores his American father’s homeland and tries to find meaning in the places he visits. When he was young, Rosenberg made trips to the U.S. with his American father every summer and those journeys heavily influenced his music.…
Davido delivers energetic performance at opening day of Jay-Z’s Made In America Festival. The two day festival which holds on the weekend of September 1-2, in Philadelphia, USA had a number of international superstars on its bill, with the likes of Meek Mill, Post Malone and Fat Joe headlining the concert. The Benjamin Franklin Parkway, venue of the festival was packed Saturday with music fans for the first night of the Made in America Festival. The night also witnessed Jay-Z, the man behind the festival watching from the side of the stage with his wife, Beyoncé. The duo featured at…
London is getting its own version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame at the Royal Albert Hall. The first 11 engraved paving stones are dedicated to the most famous faces who have contributed to the venue in the past 150 years. Comprising a name engraving, a dedication and a small brass star, they are set around the outside of the building in South Kensington. More will be added in the coming years. The first star is dedicated to Queen Victoria, who laid the foundation stone in 1867 ahead of its official opening in 1871. Singer Adele, 30, is the youngest…
Muyiwa Ademola, Bolanle Ninalowo and Oyin Laz have starred in a new movie on behavioural disorder, Amodi (Bipolar). Written and Produced by Oyin Laz, the movie was shot in United States of America and Nigeria. Directed by Muyiwa Ademola, the movie also featured Yemi Solade, Jide Kosoko, Lanre Hassan, Jaiye Kuti, Bimbo Oshin, Allwell Ademola, Wale Akorede, Shotayo, Lateef Adedimeji and Bukola Fagbuyi. Speaking on the movie, Laz said: “A lot of people have been asking if I’m Bipolar like why I would even think of this thing. No I am not Bipolar but I decided to look around me,…
A few days ago, social media personality, OyeMykke threw jabs at Banky W, saying his EME record label collapsed after Wizkid left. Well, we all knew this wasn’t going to be the last of this gist as some friends and record label mates of the singer has come for Oyemykke. The first person to come for the social media personality is music producer, Mastercraft, who mentioned a lot of things Banky W had helped him ach ieve in his career. “This man Gave me a chance when I didn’t even want or know the value … this man stood for…
The A-Scene decided to speak with the one person who could tell us where his generous spirit started. Our very own Francesca Amiker sat down with Ms. Roberta Shields, the mother of Christopher Bridges aka Ludacris inside her home. He’s the multi-platinum Grammy award winning artist turned actor, who one day decided to barbeque at an HBCU with some friends and have a few performances. Well 11 years later that idea has gotten even bigger. You may know it as Luda Day Weekend, but as Ludacris gets older he’s added something special to the weekend, Luda-Fam day so we decided…
It is no longer news that Davido is taking part in this year’s orientation of the NYSC as the music star has given his reasons for taking part in the programme. The music star made this known while answering questions to newsmen at the Iyana Ipaja, Lagos camp of the National Youth Service Corps. While promising to adhere to all the camp rules, he said he decided to take part in the orientation because of his passion for NYSC. “As a young age Nigerian, I would not want to miss the opportunity to be part of the service year. I…
The Luxury Real Estate Development Company Haven Homes, recently launched their “Haven Helping Hands Foundation” with Banky W, by completely renovating the “Home of God’s Grace” orphanage in Ikorodu, Lagos. The heart warming story was told by Mr Wellington in his aptly titled blog “The Bank Statements” as shared below: “Late last year, I pitched an initiative called the “Haven Helping Hands Foundation” to our client @thehavenhomes. They were already extremely successful in the business of providing Luxurious-but-affordable homes(I’m grateful to be building one with them myself) but my hope was to be able to convince them, that with EACH…
Maverick singer and songwriter, Cobhams Asuquo wowed a large crowd of African actors at the just held 2018 AMVCAs when he performed a remixed version of his single ‘One Hit’. The songwriter got himself a standing ovation from the actors, politicians and business gurus for his performance. Cobhams gave a sterling performance that saw Senator Dino Melaye enjoying a moment with the producer. On his Instagram page, Cobhams wrote, “I’m thinking about us making the next hit song,” as caption for his picture with Melaye. Infusing several names of Nigerian actors in the song, Cobhams left audience breathless with his…
Donald Duke has issued a statement clarifying his comment on homosexuals. Duke in an interview, reportedly said that he would offer protection to gay people and not criminalise them. He said “I don’t understand it (homosexuality) because I’m straight, the emotional feelings a gay person would have of their sexuality, I don’t understand it, but I would not criminalise them. “I would ensure that they have the protection of the law but if they want to exhibit their sexuality, that’s an affront on the current norms of society. “I arrived at New York and went through the airport, and at…
President Buhari has said that the media in Nigeria has not taken time to understand the cultural issues surrounding the clashes between herdsmen and farmers in most part of the country. He also appealed to the media in Nigeria to make an effort to understand cultural and historical implications of the matter. Buhari said this during an interactive session with Nigerians living in China. According to SaharaReporters, Buhari said “On herders and farmers clashes in Nigeria, the President told Nigerians in the Diaspora that while security agencies are doing their best to curtail the clashes, the Nigerian media need to…
Timi Frank has alleged that security agencies have been assigned to pull off charges against Senate President Bukola Saraki and arrest him. According to the former APC spokesman, the plot to remove Saraki by all means will also be discussed during Buhari’s China trip. “Events of the last three years has shown that the raison d’être for President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration’s ferocious attacks against Saraki is based on their phobia that the President of the Senate may contest for President and defeat Buhari in 2019. “Now that their worst fears have been confirmed by the formal declaration of Saraki to…
Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Sunday, commiserated with the Delta State Government and the Catholic Church in Nigeria over the collapse of St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Okpe Local Government Area. “My prayers are with the worshippers, affected families, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and the people of Delta State on this morning’s collapse of St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Okpe LGA. “We will continue to monitor the situation and provide assistance to see that survivors are rescued and treated. “Right now, we must all come together as Muslims, Christians, people of faith and most importantly, Nigerians to provide all necessary relief for…
Goodluck Jonathan has said that he will be willing to take a lecturing job and return to the classroom if he is offered an opportunity. According to Leadership, GEJ said this while speaking at the 35th and 36th combined convocation ceremony of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt in Rivers state. The former President was also honoured with the Icon of Democracy award by the University. Jonathan, who had lectured in the institution, said that being at the University felt like coming back home to him. He said “I want to specially thank the Senate of the University…