Former Brazil centre-forward Ronaldo has said that Neymar took a step down “on a sporting level” when leaving Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain last summer, while Spanish reports continue to claim that Real Madrid are interested in bringing the current Selecao star back to La Liga as soon as possible. Ronaldo made it clear that Barca were a bigger club than PSG, but then said each individual makes their own career choices. “On a sporting level, Neymar’s decision is a step back but these are challenges that each person takes,” Ronaldo said. “In my time I also played at Barcelona, and…
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Manchester City are prepared to forget their pursuit of Alexis Sanchez and allow the Arsenal forward to move to Manchester United this month due to the escalating costs of completing a deal, sources have said. United’s late interest in Sanchez, with Armenia midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan potentially being used as part of any deal, is being taken seriously by the City hierarchy. They value Sanchez at £20 million due to the 29-year-old having just six months remaining on his Arsenal contract, and sources have said that City will not meet Arsenal’s £35m asking price or agent fees which amount to £5m.…
Ryan Giggs has been interviewed for the vacant Wales job, sources have confirmed. Giggs, who made 64 appearances for Wales during his playing career, has been linked with succeeding Chris Coleman, who left to manage Championship side Sunderland after Wales’ failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. The former Wales captain is still after his first position in management after leaving Manchester United when the club appointed Jose Mourinho as their new boss. Giggs had been working as Louis van Gaal’s assistant and had taken charge of four games after David Moyes was sacked by the club. He has…
Antonio Conte has admitted that “everything is possible” when asked about reports that Chelsea are lining up Luis Enrique or Massimiliano Allegri to succeed him at Stamford Bridge this summer. He said: “Everything is possible. I have another year of contract at this club, but in football everything in possible. Football is this. “For the manager of this club it is normal to have this type of situation. [Even] if you won the league last season and reach the final of the FA Cup, this is the history. I have a lot of experience to deal with this situation. “There…
Harry Kane has been named the Premier League’s Player of the Month for a sixth time, equalling the record set by Steven Gerrard. Kane scored eight league goals in December, including a brace against Stoke and hat tricks in wins against Burnley and Southampton, to break Alan Shearer’s Premier League record for goals in a calendar year (39) and overtake Barcelona’s Lionel Messi for the most goals for club and country by any player in Europe’s major leagues in 2017 (56). He said “It’s amazing, very proud of that. “I’d probably say my favourite goal was the one that broke…
Snoop Dogg has offered former boxing champ Mike Tyson expert advice on what marijuana strains to grow on on his new cannabis farm. Tyson broke ground last month on a facility in the California desert that will grow high-quality weed on 40 acres of land in California City, just 60 miles southwest of Death Valley. And Snoop – who already has his own line of cannabis products – is going to be there for the former boxing heavyweight champion to give tips on the trade. ‘Snoop has reached out to Tyson with tips on what strains to grow,’ an insider…
Farruko’s remix of his Latin trap hit “Krippy Kush” with Bad Bunny and Rvssian, featuring Nicki Minaj and 21 Savage, isn’t just the Puerto Rican artist’s first charting track on the Billboard Hot 100 — the super-collab also marks his first time working with a major English-speaking artist. As a fiery new music video pushes the track to No. 88 on the chart dated Jan. 6, Farruko explains how his biggest foray into the U.S. market to date came together. “Krippy Kush” is your first venture into Latin trap music rather than reggaetón. What inspired the shift? I really wanted…
The jet-setting, continent-hopping rapper Ludacris and wife Eudoxie Bridges make it look easy. Feel free to be jealous of rap royalty Ludacris and wife Eudoxie, as the pair celebrate their third weeding anniversary in grand style by traveling and turning the world’s exclusive beach-front paradises into their personal playground. Luda’s wife Eudoxiee shared adorable photos of she and her life partner Ludacris.
This new year, it’s simply out with the old for Selena Gomez. The actress and producer cleaned house on social media, unfollowing nearly 300 people on Instagram. The move comes about a month after Gomez, 25, made her Instagram account private following a “hurtful” Billboard magazine profile. She changed it back to public shortly thereafter. So who got cut from the most-followed person on Instagram’s list? Gigi Hadid, Camila Cabello, Gomez’s former Wizards of Waverly Place co-stars, and the cast of the Netflix show she produces, 13 Reasons Why. Even Demi Lovato got unfollowed, despite the longtime friends making up…
Temi Otedola is not a happy woman right now. The beautiful daughter of billionaire business mogul, Femi Otedola took to her Twitter page on Tuesday, where she dropped the news. According to her someone else was using her credit card to shop online while she was asleep. “Damn. Woke up to find out someone had been online shopping with my card whilst I slept. Card fraud is savage. Now I’m away from home till Thursday with a cancelled card,” she tweeted. She however doesn’t want this sad event to spoil her mood as she went to tweet about having just…
Angelina Jolie stepped out with her daughters Shiloh and Zahara Jolie-Pitt at the National Board of Review Awards Gala in NYC on Tuesday, January 9. The Oscar winner, 42, held hands with Shiloh, 11, who recently broke her collarbone during a family vacation. Shiloh wore a splint with her black suit as she walked the red carpet with her mom, while sister Zahara, 13, was dressed in a black top and pants topped with a navy jacket. Jolie also wore black — a strappy dress with a lace overlay. The siblings also showed off a new accessory as they smiled…
Margot Robbie has revealed she has her sights on a new career in the latest issue of US Elle magazine. The Suicide Squad star graces the cover of the magazine’s February 2018 issue and inside reveals her big plans for the future. In the interview with Elle, Robbie talks about the challenges of taking on the role of American figure skater Tonya Harding, saying that playing a real character “who’s very much alive and is widely documented, can be more intimidating”. Robbie’s portrayal of the controversial figure has received widespread acclaim, however, with the actress already receiving a number of…
For a brief moment during Art Basel Miami Beach last month, stage designer Es Devlin turned 7,000 square feet of the Edition hotel into a labyrinth. In Room 2022, the viewer’s journey began with a sliver of light projected onto a dark wall that split open into a door, followed by corridors and dazzling colors that culminated in final mirrored room of disorienting, reflective walls. “This is my next step,” says Devlin. “Watch a film and then walk through a hole in it.” A vanguard of stage design since the mid-90s, Devlin, who was featured in the popular Netflix series…
Kanye West was a source of a little joy in a fan’s final hours … chatting with and rapping for her before she died. We’re told Kanye recently became aware of a young fan who was battling cancer. The fan’s family tried hard to get in touch with him because the pre-teen was a huge fan, and last week — when word reached Kanye, he jumped at the chance to connect. Kanye FaceTimed the girl last week. They talked for awhile and the girl then asked Kanye to rap, “I Love Kanye” — her favorite song. He was more than…
It appears Chris Brown and his rumoured girlfriend Agnez Mo are still going strong. The R&B crooner walked hand-in-hand with the Indonesian songstress on a trip to Disneyland in California this weekend, and fans couldn’t believe their eyes. The couple were accompanied by Mo’s niece, Chloe, as they navigated the park, taking time to stop and take photos with Breezy’s admirers. Fans captured videos of the famous duo throughout their visit, with one piece of footage showing Brown pick up Mo in his arms and cuddle her in the air. Despite the ongoing publicity around their rumoured romance, Brown and…
Samuel Ortom has revealed that he knows the hideout of the Fulani herdsmen that carried out a series of deadly attacks in the state that has led to the death of 71 people. According to the governor, the attacks were masterminded by the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore who have resisted the state’s implementation of the anti-open grazing law since last year. He said he had made several requests that the leadership of the group be arrested for their open threats to the security of the state but that he was ignored. He said, “I believe that my request that the…
The Kwara State government has assured that no part of the State will be neglected in terms of infrastructure provision; even in trying times with the resources. Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed gave the assurance during an interactive session with indigenous youth development associations and youth assemblies from Asa Local Government in Ilorin. The governor said their demands in terms of road, water, employment and electricity have been noted and will be critically examined. He also announced that 46km of roads in Asa local government will be constructed under Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) which commences later in the year.…
Maikanti Baru has said the country has seen the last of fuel scarcity. “I want to assure Nigerians that the fuel shortage has been dealt with,” Baru started. “The fuel shortage was as a result of the activities of some bad eggs in the industry. They caused many Nigerians to celebrate last year Christmas in pain. “But we have tackled the issue of noncompliance. I’ll like to also say that we’ve seen the last days of fuel scarcity in Nigeria,” he announced. “Last year, we had 244 submission while 254 companies are Crude bidding for the sale of NNPC Equity…
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State recently said that he once washed corpses abroad just to pay his way through school. “I left Nigeria in 1963 to study abroad, but throughout my stay there, I was washing dead bodies to support myself to go to school,” TheCable quotes Ajimobi as saying. “Whenever I got home from work, I will be weeping, remembering the number of dead bodies I washed. “My boss at work then said I should not be afraid or fear, adding that such feeling is normal for first comers. “He encouraged me to always see those dead bodies…
The Presidency has said it is determined to bring up short and long term solutions to frequent conflicts between farmers and herdsmen across the country, a presidential spokesman, Mr Garba Shehu, has said. Garba Shehu disclosed this recently. “The President is conscious of his duty to Nigerians, not least because he is held accountable for everything that goes wrong. “He deeply sympathises with the families and all the other direct and indirect victims of this violence. He is determined to bring it to a permanent end’’. “While there are many Nigerians who see the conflict between the nomadic herdsmen and…