Cristiano Ronaldo has said he is not obsessed with winning the Champions League but acknowledged he joined Juventus partly to help them claim the title for the first time in more than two decades. “I don’t see the Champions League as an obsession,” Ronaldo said at a news conference on Monday. “As the president has told me, it’s not an obsession but a dream. I’m here to help Juventus make it come true. It’s possible.” Madrid beat Juve in the final in 2017, and their rematch in a quarterfinal tie last season was punctuated by an acrobatic overhead kick that…
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Jose Mourinho has admitted he is “worried” about Manchester United’s start of the season because so many of his players had long World Cups. “I’m worried because I’m not training and then I go to the Premier League without lots of players, but it is what it is and we have to try and make the best out of it with the players we have here,” he told a news conference at UCLA. “I’m not worried about playing Liverpool here or Real Madrid or Milan, I’m not worried if we lose badly. “The preseason is very bad, the positive thing…
Paul Pogba gave a passionate team talk before France’s World Cup round-of-16 win over Argentina, telling teammates “Messi or no Messi, we don’t give a s—.” Pogba was heavily criticised before the tournament after an underwhelming season with United, and a France Football poll showed fans felt the midfielder was not even worth a starting role in Russia. Coach Didier Deschamps ignored public and media opinion as Pogba started six of France’s seven matches — only missing the final group game against Denmark with France already through — and was widely regarded as one of the top performers as France…
Robert Pires has said Thierry Henry is ready for a successful coaching career and has urged Premier League clubs to take a chance on his former Arsenal teammate. “He loves the Premier League, for the spirit, the competition, the big big clubs,” Pires said at a launch event for Arsenal’s legends game against Real Madrid in September. “I don’t know if a chairman will give Thierry the opportunity but he will be a good manager. “During the World Cup he was assistant to Roberto Martinez and did very well. If you ask all the Belgian players all of them, especially…
Gary Neville has called the proposed sale of Wembley Stadium to Fulham owner Shahid Khan “ridiculous.” Neville said of Khans £600 million offer: “The FA feels to fund the grassroots programme, they have to sell a national asset — it’s quite simply ridiculous. This is nonsense. “They are talking about an extra £70m a year for 20 years — that’s a pittance in football, it’s a pittance in government, it’s the price of a full-back.” However, the FA maintains that the sale of Wembley would help them provide money for improvements to pitches nationwide, of which the association says only…
Liverpool have confirmed that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is likely to the vast majority of the 2018-19 season as he continues his recovery from knee ligament damage, with manager Jurgen Klopp saying “it will be a bonus” if the 24-year-old plays at all. Oxlade-Chamberlain injured his knee during Liverpool’s Champions League semifinal with Roma in April and underwent successful surgery eight days later. “It feels like now is an appropriate time to tell people that for Ox this coming season will be about focusing on recovery and rehab,” Klopp told Liverpool’s website, “We have known this from pretty much the day after…
Raphael Varane believes Kylian Mbappe is an “alien” who could win the Ballon d’Or. “If he does not win the next Ballon d’Or, we will tell him that it is not normal — we will yell at him! Yes, Kylian is a more precocious talent than I was. His intelligence and maturity really left an impression — his talent is monstrous. “I have known some extra-terrestrial talents in my time, but I think that this is the first time that I have met a young alien! Everything moves quickly. When I speak tactics with him prematch, I do not have…
After news broke that Kawhi Leonard was being shipped from San Antonio to Toronto, you likely knew it was only a matter of time before Drake chimed in. The rapper is not only a Toronto native, but he’s also an official “global ambassador” for the club. It’s a pretty serious relationship; Drake’s passionate about basketball and is often spotted courtside, the team has Drake-themed nights and an alternate uniform inspired by the musician’s record label. So when anything major happens with the team, it’s fair to anticipate some Drake reaction. Over the years, Drake has established a pretty firm friendship…
Jay-Z is embroiled in a dispute with the mayoral office of Philadelphia after it announced plans to change the location of his music festival, Made in America. On Tuesday, a representative for Mayor Jim Kenney said this year’s festival would be the last to be held on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in the centre of the city. The festival, founded in 2012, was “intended to provide a unique attraction to the city on the otherwise quiet Labor Day weekend” but thanks to a rise in tourism, the mayor’s office argued “the need for an event of this scale at this…
Every celebrity couple must have moments like this: Someone asks for a photo, but they are only interested in taking it with one of the celebs. That happened to Russell Wilson at the ESPY’s when social media star Shiggy — better known as the guy who made up the “In My Feelings” dance all the kids are doing these days — asked Wilson and his wife Ciara for a picture. Things got awkward when Shiggy asked the Seahawks QB to step out of the frame… Wilson, to his credit, took it all in stride. He even joked about the incident…
Earlier this week, 6ix9ine posted $150,000 bail in New York on the condition that he head to Houston, Texas to answer for a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from a January incident in which the 22-year-old rapper allegedly choked a 16-year-old boy at a mall in the city. 6ix9ine was picked up by the NYPD on July 11, and spent a few days in Rikers before being granted bail. Despite the legal troubles, it appears the Brooklyn artist is still very much interested in dropping new projects. Yesterday, he posted a photo of his mug shot with a caption teasing “one…
Apparently Adekunle Gold has always been a ladies man as seen in this photo. Even though he didn’t reveal the face of the lady of the photo, she might have been his first love as the caption of the photo on his Instagram page indicates so. If you are wondering what he captioned the photo with, he said “Ati Kekere ni mo ti like obirin,” which in English means he has always been a lover of women right from childhood. Well is Adekunle Gold hinting to us that he hasn’t changed or this is just one harmless throwback photo? It’s…
Skales has officially released his new album, ”Mr Love”. Following the exclusive listening party held on Wednesday, July 18 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Lagos, Skales has now put out his third body of work, entitled, Mr Love. Taking to his social media pages, the singer announced that the album is now available on all platforms. Skales explained that the idea of the album is to share love at a time when his fans and the nation needs it the most. The 17 tracks album features a number of artistes including, Tiwa Savage, Sarkodie, Afro B, Phyno, Cassper Nyovest…
Ruggedman has for the second time slammed a senior police officer over fake comments made against him. The veteran rapper took to his Instagram page on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, where he dragged an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Yomi Shogunle over comments he made about him. Yomi Shogunle had mocked Ruggedman for leaving the #EndSARS campaign and joining the #ReformSARS party. Ruggedman didn’t take these comments likely as he took to his Instagram to address the statement credited to Yomi Shogunle. “Officer @yomishogunle I have heard about how incompetent and dubious you are but this disgraceful act of yours takes…
South African rapper is planning on quitting Instagram because of the perceived negative influence it has had on young people. The award-winning rapper made his frustrations known on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, when he took to his Twitter page. According to him, in one of his series of tweets, Instagram has become a platform which puts a lot of pressure on young men and women for material things. “I’m legit thinking of quitting Instagram. The pressure it’s putting on young men and women for material things is scary, and people like me are part of the problem without even knowing…
Kenneth Okonkwo is making good his plans of becoming the next governor of Enugu start by officially unveiling his governorship posters. The veteran actor took to his Instagram page on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, where he shared photos of the posters. He went on to caption one of the posters with a quote which dwelled on how he won’t be able to run for the highest position in the state without God. “Without God, I can do nothing but with Him, I can do all things because He strengthens me. Join the winning team. By the grace of God, I…
Kogi lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye has alleged that members of the Nigerian Police Force, Special Anti-Robbery Squad and Military men made an assassination attempt on his life. “I thank God for spearing my life once again. Over 20 bullets holes on my jeep. Combination of police,SARS and military. God i thank you,” he tweeted. In 2017, Melaye had accused Kogi’s Governor Yahaya Bello’s Chief of Staff, Edward Onoja David, of masterminding an attempted assassination on his life. The allegation was found out to be false. Earlier in 2018, the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation filed a lawsuit against…
President Muhammadu Buhari is a closed door meeting with the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Reports have it that the two politicians are being joined by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and some state governors. The meeting, according to the report, is holding at the presidential villa in Abuja but there are no details on the crux of the meeting. However, there are speculations that the meeting might be about the supplementary budget Buhari sent to the national assembly on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 or the reports that Saraki is on his way out of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). President…
Lagos State Government has set up a joint operation tagged, ‘Operation Restore Sanity On Lagos Roads,’ to clear trucks and tankers parked along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway. The special squad involving security agencies and stakeholders in the maritime was set up on Thursday, July 19, 2018 to carry out the clearing from early hours of Friday to Monday. The special squad, according to a report by Nation Newspaper, consists of 1000 policemen, 500 officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), 100 officers of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), 120 officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps…
Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami, has accused former National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki of being instrumental to the death of 100,000 Nigerians. He said the federal government cannot release Dasuki because the allegation against him is a matter of public interest. Malami further said Dasuki’s right is not more important than over 100,000 people, whom he’s accused of being instrumental to their death. “So, you have to look at it from this perspective. If the issue about an individual coincides with that which affects the people of a nation and you are now saying the government did…