Manchester City will face Liverpool in a mouthwatering all-English Champions League quarter-final while Juventus have a chance to gain revenge on holders Real Madrid in a repeat of last year’s final. Lionel Messi’s Barcelona were paired with AS Roma in the draw made in Nyon on Friday, while Sevilla’s reward for defeating Manchester United in the last 16 is a quarter-final against five-time European champions Bayern Munich. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said City would not relish playing his free-scoring side. “We take what we’ve got. Now it’s Manchester City, let’s go,” Klopp told Liverpool’s website. “We’ve lost once and we’ve…
Author: David Folami
Roberto Mancini has revealed in an emotional interview how coaching his native Italy would be “extraordinary”. “When you’re abroad you always miss your country,” said Mancini in an episode of “The Lords of Football” series with Sky Sports, which will be broadcast on Saturday. “When you are in Italy, you sometimes criticise it rightly. You go abroad and you miss this feeling. “You become nostalgic for the past when we were young, in the ’70s and ’80s when we saw the Italian national team playing with great emotion. “You never know in life, I think that coaching Italy one day…
Jurgen Klopp has said Manchester City won’t be happy to have been drawn against Liverpool in a Champions League quarter-final showdown of Premier League rivals. The quarter-final first leg will take place at Anfield on April 4 and the decisive return is set for April 10 at Eastlands. “We’ve lost once and we’ve won once against them in the league. I don’t think they thought before the best draw they could have got is Liverpool. That’s a sign for us and how strong we can be,” Klopp told Liverpool’s website. “We are for sure not the favourites in this round,…
Jose Mourinho has warned Manchester United’s under-performing stars that they need to “grow up” after the team’s tame exit from the Champions League. Mourinho admitted his players must learn to cope with the pressure of expectations, a problem that has become all the more apparent in the wake of Tuesday’s European setback. “The fans have to be sad with being out and the players have to learn how to cope with that level of expectation and that level of pressure,” Mourinho said. “They have to survive and when they survive they become stronger. An easy life, and the fans not…
Juventus have reportedly met with the agent of Manchester United star Anthony Martial. Martial who was signed under Dutch manager Louis Van Gaal has seen his role at Manchester United reduce under Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho. According to a report, Juventus vice president Pavel Nedved believe they have the funds to be able to bring the French attacker to Italy. The report states that Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri is a huge fan of Martial’s flexibility to be able to play in several positions. Martial has played as a central striker, behind the striker and in the wide positions since his…
Antonio Conte has talked about suggestion that Chelsea could struggle to keep their best players or attract elite talent if they fail to finish in the Premier League’s top four this season. Speaking at a news conference on Friday, however, Conte did not seem unduly worried. “Don’t forget that two years ago, Chelsea finished 10th with many players of this season, and they decided to continue to play for this club,” he said. “I think this is not a question for me, it’s a question for the players.” Asked if Chelsea might be a less attractive destination for top players…
Daley Blind was not included in the final Netherlands squad for this month’s friendlies in England and Portugal as new coach Ronald Koeman named five uncapped players. Blind had been named to the 33-man preliminary squad earlier this month but was omitted from the 25-man squad revealed on Friday, as were Wolfsburg’s Jeffrey Bruma and PSV’s Luuk de Jong. Blind has only started three games for United this season and has not played at all since suffering an ankle injury in January. Instead, Koeman signalled that he is going to shake up a team that failed to qualify for two…
Raphael Varane is pleased to be back in training after receiving a blow to the head in his side’s 2-1 win at Eibar last weekend. The France international resumed training on Wednesday and believes he will be ready for Sunday’s home game against Girona. Madrid are 15 points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona with 10 games remaining and have reached the Champions League quarterfinals, a competition the club has won the last two seasons. “We are looking forward to competing in order to win more titles,” Varane told Marca. “We have to be physically and mentally fresh because we are…
Mauricio Pochettino has said that winning the FA Cup would not turn his Tottenham team into winners, just as twice winning the Copa del Rey as a player did not change his own mentality. Pochettino said Spurs could only develop a winning culture through success in the Premier League and Champions League, and not in a competition that is so dependent on luck. “I am the same. They changed nothing for me. Nothing,” Pochettino said. “Sometimes success doesn’t help you to be better. Maybe we didn’t deserve to win it. I am in the history of Espanyol because we won…
Jose Mourinho has said Manchester United will struggle to compete with Manchester City in the future if Pep Guardiola’s side continue to spend heavily in the transfer market. Mourinho will be charged with bridging the gap next season. But the 55-year-old insists that will be difficult unless City’s Abu Dhabi owners put away the chequebook. “The reality is that some clubs, they were ready to win,” Mourinho told a news conference on Friday. “They were ready to win. You know what I mean? Other clubs are not ready to win. One thing is to go for the jugular and another…
There are rumours circulating which indicate that Tiwa Savage has filed for a divorce with husband, Tee Billz. Rumours of an impending divorce started popping on social media recently, most especially Twitter. A statement attributed to Tee Billz about the divorce also started making the rounds online. Tee Billz has not responded to our request for a comment or statement on the story. It would be recalled that back in January 2018, Tee Billz while granting an interview, revealed how he got into depression and how alcohol consumption played a negative role in it.
Amber Rose is letting anyone who cares to listen that all the break-up rumours concerning her relationship with 21 Savage are mere speculations. According to the mother of one, while granting an exclusive, they are still together. “We’re still together, I just unfollowed over 100 people though, His unfollow was on accident—It’s back up now,” she explained. When asked why she deleted all his photos from her page, she explained that it was due to the unwanted attention 21 Savage was getting. “Everybody was going in on my baby and I didn’t like that,” she said. Well even though these…
Omoni Oboli is about to reach forty and she is still looking as young as a teenager. The beautiful actress and movie director made this known when she posted a gorgeous photo of herself on her Instagram page on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, and revealed that she would be turning forty soon and that it’s been God’s favour that has kept her going all these years. “It’s been almost forty years of grace, God’s favor and divine protection. Looking forward to more than another forty years! It’s forty days to my birthday #Omonifam Let the countdown begin! #OmoniAtForty #AfricanButter #TheFirstLady,”…
Tunde Ednut has blasted pop star Wizkid and other Nigerian celebrities, accusing them of being arrogant. He stated this in reaction to US superstar singer Rihanna’s acknowledgment of some Nigerian kid dancers on Instagram. Rihanna had shared a video of the dance group dancing to Wizkid and DJ Spinall’s ‘Nowo’ in celebration of her crossing two billion worldwide streams on Apple Music. The post unsurprisingly went viral, giving the kids and the song a major push. In appreciation, the kids did a post thanking Rihanna for the unintentional promotion. Ednut, however, said Nigerian celebrities would ignore such gesture despite the…
Wizkid is in the mood to flaunt not just his wealth but also revealing how he is living the big life on Instagram. Wizkid’s choice of automobiles and where he relaxes can be seen on his Instagram page as he posted photos of his expensive SUV, sport car and also that of him on an expensive boat cruise on Tuesday March 13, 2018. We don’t get to see photos of the music star everyday flaunting his wealth on Instagram so guys, you can feed your eyes to how the ‘Star Boy’ enjoys all that wealth he has amassed over the…
Phyno has gotten for himself a brand new Rolls Royce Phantom and he is showing it off to his fans. The music star took to his Instagram page on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, where he posted a photo of the exotic automobile. The proud owner of one of the most expensive cars in the world didn’t only pose with the car but gave it a caption “U can’t loose wat u ain’t choose,” he wrote. A brand new Rolls Royce Phantom VII goes for about 406,000 pounds which in naira is about N204M! Yes, guys, that’s how expensive it is…
Paul Okoye has shared a cute photo of his adorable twins which has got us praying for twins! He got us all teary eyed as he posted the photo of the twins on his Instagram page on Thursday, March 15, 2018. Paul Okoye couldn’t help but blush over the twins, Nathan and Nadia who both looked all grown and cute as he captioned the photo with the quote. “#doubledouble ❤️❤️ #8month Obinna and adaobi #nathanandnadia the real #nkenjikeke,” he wrote. Paul Okoye and wife, Anita Okoye welcomed their twins back in July 2017 in Atlanta, United States of America. We…
ID Cabasa and DJ Enimoney were at the launch of rapper, Olamide’s Play TV launch. He had earlier announced via his Instagram page on Thursday, March 15, 2018, which coincidentally is his birthday the launch of his new TV station. His post: “It’s been all joy and blessings for me since I started my journey to being the man I dreamt to be. Though I had a lot of hurdles and setbacks, I kept moving because I was certain of what was inside of me. Today is another special day marking the beginning of another special year in my life…
DJ Cuppy has cleared things up over who she is dating so as to put fans and admirers on the right track. The daughter of billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola made this known on her Twitter page on Friday, March 16, 2018, with a tweet which might get some fans confused. “Just a NOTE. I have a sister called Temi @jtofashion who is NOT the same person as me! ✨ And no, I am not dating both @AsaAsika and @MrEazi! #FreeCuppy,” she tweeted. Ok guys, so who is DJ Cuppy actually dating? Or just maybe she wants everyone stop confusing her…
Olamide has done a big thing again as he has announced the opening of his own television station. He revealed this via his Instagram page on Thursday, March 15, 2018, which coincidentally is his birthday. According to Olamide, this day celebrates a special day in his life as he is privileged to be a proud owner of a television station. “It’s been all joy and blessings for me since I started my journey to being the man I dreamt to be. Though I had a lot of hurdles and setbacks, I kept moving because I was certain of what was…