Paul Pogba has said he still feels “disappointed” despite Manchester United’s dramatic derby win over Manchester City. “It obviously feels great to score two goals but it’s an even better feeling to win against Manchester City and not let them win today against us in their own stadium,” the midfielder told MUTV. “I feel very happy but there is one side of me that is disappointed too because, with a performance like we had in the second half, if we had done this all season, I think we would be fighting for the title with City or we’d be just…
Author: David Folami
Chris Smalling was the “main star” of Manchester United’s derby victory over Manchester City, according to Nemanja Matic. Smalling, meanwhile, had a mixed afternoon. He was at fault for City’s opener after losing Vincent Kompany at a corner but then volleyed in Alexis Sanchez’s free kick to score the winner. “I just want to say one thing,” Matic told MUTV. “I think Chris Smalling was the main star. “This is the best game for our fans because I know what it means to them, especially when we know that if they won they would win the league and we didn’t…
Gianluigi Buffon has hailed Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo as the “most decisive” player in his position ahead of the Champions League quarterfinal second leg at the Bernabeu on Wednesday. Ronaldo scored twice, one of them a stunning overhead kick, as Madrid won the first leg 3-0 in Turin. Speaking at the news conference, Buffon said Ronaldo was a constant threat. “I don’t know if he is the most complete player, as in these years I have faced great players,” Buffon said. “But at the moment, for the position he plays, he is the most decisive, I’ve no doubt. He is…
Zinedine Zidane has undermined the idea of his team facing a defensive crisis for Wednesday’s Champions League quarterfinal return at home to Juventus, suggesting that youngster Jesus Vallejo will be fit to make his competition debut at centre-back. Zidane told the pregame news conference that Vallejo had come through Tuesday’s training session OK, but if required he had the squad to “adapt to the situation.” “Jesus trained well, until the end, did not feel anything,” Zidane said. “So we will see tomorrow who will play. But we are without problems, and if we have a problem we will adapt with…
Harry Kane has received a boost in his chase for the Golden Boot after being awarded a disputed goal — drawing a shocking reaction from Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, his top rival for the accolade. Kane had publicly claimed Tottenham’s second goal in Saturday’s 2-1 win over Stoke at the bet365 Stadium, insisting that he touched Christian Eriksen’s free kick. And upon further review, the Premier League agreed to give him his 25th goal of the season. “After taking the player’s testimony into account and reviewing the match footage, a three-person panel agreed that the final touch on the ball belonged…
Manchester United will reject any offers for Marcus Rashford in the summer, sources have said. Recent reports have speculated that Rashford, 20, could look to leave Old Trafford in order to secure more regular first-team football. However, sources said that United are determined to keep the forward, who made his debut in 2016 after coming through the academy. Rashford has not always been a regular starter since Jose Mourinho took over from Louis van Gaal and has faced increased competition following the January arrival of Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal. Rashord, meanwhile, said he was delighted to top the list of…
Edin Dzeko has said he was relieved to have turned down a winter move to Chelsea after inspiring the Serie A side to a place in the semifinals of the Champions League at the expense of Barcelona. He could have been eliminated at the hands of Barca in the last round, had he accepted a move to Chelsea, but he says Tuesday night only confirmed he made the right choice. “Now I can play in the semifinal too,” Dzeko said. “I’m not interested in money. It was not easy, but I stayed here for this kind of game. I’m happy…
Rio Ferdinand has challenged Paul Pogba to do his talking on the pitch and ensure his flashy lifestyle does not overshadow his performances. Pogba scored twice as Manchester United fought back from two goals down to beat Manchester City 3-2 on Saturday. His second-half display was one of his best in a United shirt, and Ferdinand urged Pogba to focus on replicating that form week after week. “Paul Pogba was the talk before the game and he went on to make sure he was the talk after it, for the reasons he so desperately wants them to be,” Ferdinand wrote…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has not ruled out a return to Europe, but said his current focus is on the LA Galaxy. Though his adventure in Los Angeles is just starting, Ibrahimovic is not yet ready to draw a line through his career on the opposite side of the Atlantic. “It’s hard to say,” Ibrahimovic said. “If you had asked me a year ago, then maybe [moving to MLS] wouldn’t have been possible. So, we’ll see. Everything will depend on how you feel and what you want. “I’ve been working like that since I was 23. I know how to handle myself.…
Rihanna[/caption]Rihanna’s wardrobe continues to be unpredictable in the best possible way. Days after stunning in a maximalist Dolce & Gabbana look to go shopping in Milan, music’s most fashionable woman took things in the opposite direction, trading ornate finery for the comfort of a Canadian tuxedo. She updated her Instagram yesterday with a glimpse at her latest outfit: head-to-toe light wash denim with a pared down jacket and figure-hugging jeans. With her hair and makeup understated, she looked low-key and chic, layering on a few gold bracelets and a shiny Rolex for added polish. The denim jacket and jeans combination…
Award-winning singer Alicia Keys is the coverstar for the latest issue of Variety Magazine. The singer spoke of her song ‘Girl On Fire’ amongst many other topics. On her song “Girl on Fire”: If I never do anything else — if I do nothing else — this has been something. Being a woman, being a girl, is the most awesome thing to be. I personally feel we are the more evolved species. We are the greatest creators on the planet, like, the planet literally would not exist if we weren’t in it. We’re the entire universe, in five feet five…
More than 200,000 people will descend on Indio, California, this and next weekend for the 19th annual Coachella Valley music and arts festival, one of the year’s biggest draws for live music fans. Traditionally seen as the kick-off for the summer music festival season, the festival boasts an illustrious group of headliners: Eminem, last seen torching the president in a freestyle at the BET Hip Hop awards; the Weeknd, whose latest EP has just topped the charts; and Beyoncé, who was meant to headline last year’s festival but was replaced with Lady Gaga after revealing her pregnancy. The lineup will…
Tayo Faniran drops another single under his record label which he shares with best friend, Lekan Kingkong, titled “Kokoma.” The Big Brother Africa 2014 star’s newest single was produced by S.coolbeatz and Davic while the video was shot by Pilot Films.
The actress revealed that her friend Jennifer Lawrence, also an actress, introduced her to Adele and they immediately started planning an impromptu wedding, reports have said. Schumer said: “I was staying in Los Angeles in a house near Jennifer, who lives right by Adele and they are really good friends and I’d never met her before, so we hung out a little bit that week. “Then we were real drunk one night and talking about how we wanted to get married and Adele was like, ‘Well, I can marry you’, and we were like, ‘Okay, cool’. We were making a…
Khloe Kardashian Welcomes Baby Girl Khloe Kardashian and boyfriend Tristan Thompson have welcomed a baby girl, reports have said. She was said to have delivered the child in the early hours of Thursday, April 12, 2018. This is Khloe and Tristan’s first child together. The news comes after a video surfaced online showing Tristan making out with two women at a hookah lounge outside of Washington D.C. The incident with the women was said to have occurred back in October 2017 when Khloe was only three months pregnant.
Davido is presently traveling around the world, touring in different countries but is taking time out to go on vacation in Barbados with girlfriend, Chioma Avril. The music star took to his Instagram stories on Wednesday, April 12, 2018, where he shared a number of photos and videos with the two lovebirds having a nice time. Chioma Avril has been visiting different countries with the music star as you would recall when we first brought you the gist that she accompanied him to Senegal. The music star and DMW Boss shared a photo of himself and his girlfriend, seated in…
Simi has warned her fans and admirers which is kind of the reality today, that they shouldn’t idolize their pastors as they are not God. “Guys, your pastor is not God. God has given you the power to communicate with him directly. He’s ur Father! Don’t let any pastor bully you into submitting out of fear to a God of love. Your pastor ‘might be’ anointed – but so are you! “Seen a lot of people make OBVIOUSLY stupid, life-changing decisions because, “pastor said”. Some of these people, very close to me. We can’t leave our lives and choices in…
Evicted Big Brother Naija housemates, Rico, has shared who he thinks will win the show. In this interview, the former housemate said he would be happy for whoever emerges the winner, but thinks it is between Tobi and Miracle. “That has to be… Like my nigga Bitto would say, ‘there’s a dichotomy in my head.’ So, it’s between Tobi and Miracle,” Rico told Pulse. “But whoever wins, I have much love for the person. Let the best man win. Whoever wins, it’s a great thing for the person.”
Emma Ugolee has spoken about payola in the Nigerian music industry. In a recent interview he shared experiences of his journey and how payola has penetrated deep in the music industry. The cool talking presenter who has had to undergo a kidney transplant in the past did not his mince words when he said, ‘Payola has ruined a large level of the industry’. He continues, ‘I tell D’banj and Don Jazzy, these are the first two people who turned… it was starting to grow slowly but when these boys came in from London, they turned it all around”. “Presenters didn’t…
Kayode Fayemi, Minister of Mines and Steel Development, has notified the national and state leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC) of his ambition to run for July 14, governorship election in Ekiti. Mr Olayinka Oyebode, Special Assistant on Media to the minister, disclosed in a statement on Thursday in Abuja that letters had been written to elders of the party, prominent citizens and traditional rulers in Ekiti. Fayemi, the immediate past Governor of Ekiti, in the letter, which he personally signed, also disclosed that his public declaration for the gubernatorial contest would come up at a rally in Ado-Ekiti on…