Zinedine Zidane hopes Neymar recovers from an ankle injury in time to feature for Paris Saint-Germain against Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie. Speaking ahead of Wednesday’s league game at Espanyol, Zidane told a news conference: “I don’t like players getting hurt. I’m not happy about Neymar’s injury. I hope he can play against us. In the end, players need to play. I’m never going to wish for a player to be absent because of an injury.” Cristiano Ronaldo heads into the midweek encounter in sizzling form with eight goals in his last four…
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Vincent Kompany has seen many great Manchester City sides in his 10 years at the club and says the current team still have a lot to achieve if they are to be considered the best of them. “We’ll have to see when the trophies are coming. If we win more and consistently, if we can the Premier League then go again and again, then this team will be better than the previous one,” he told reporters. “We have scored hundreds of goals as well with [previous manager Manuel] Pellegrini. It’s been a feature of this club for many years now.…
Romelu Lukaku believes his goal record deserves “more respect” but admitted he will not get it until he starts winning trophies. “I’ve been in the game for so long,” Lukaku said. “I started playing when I was 16. Year in, year out, people expect 20 goals from me. I’ve been doing it for 10 years straight so I think I’ve proved myself. “You expect a bit more respect but it’s the situation we’re in. I don’t listen to [the criticism]. I just want to improve and show the people what I can do on the pitch.” Asked what he believes…
Franck Kessie said a new work ethic under Gennaro Gattuso is the key to AC Milan’s recent surge in form as he claimed predecessor Vincenzo Montella did not make them work hard enough. “He’s making us work harder,” Kessie told Mediaset. “With Montella, we were not working much, but it’s different with Gattuso. Things have changed now and you can see the results on the field. “We’ve got the same players in the dressing room as before. The difference now is that we’re working more. It’s like being part of a family here and the results are finally arriving.” Gattuso’s…
Lionel Messi shocked his teammates and his manager with a free kick in Barcelona’s win against Girona which evoked memories of Ronaldinho’s effort against Werder Bremen in 2006. Barca recovered from going 1-0 down to Girona in the third minute of Saturday’s Catalan derby at Camp Nou to win 6-1, with Messi producing a stunning first-half performance. The Argentine international set up Luis Suarez for the equaliser before beating three defenders inside the box to give Barca the lead. Asked after the game about Messi’s free kick, Barca coach Ernesto Valverde said in a news conference: “It’s hard to get…
Kingsley Coman has been ruled out for “several weeks” following ankle surgery, dealing a setback to the club’s Treble hopes and the Frenchman’s World Cup hopes. Coman, 21, suffered a torn ligament in Bayern’s goalless draw in the Bundesliga against Hertha Berlin at the weekend. Following prolonged treatment on the sidelines, Coman played out the remaining minutes of the goalless stalemate as the runaway Bundesliga leaders had already used up their full complement of three substitutes. “Kingsley fell awkwardly and injured his ankle,” Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes said after the game. Heynckes, 72, warned after the game that Coman was…
Manchester City won’t take too much time to enjoy winning the first trophy of Pep Guardiola’s reign because they want more silverware, Ilkay Gundogan has said. “There’s still plenty of games to play — huge games to play — and the first one is Thursday against the same opponent,” Gundogan said. “It doesn’t stop. There’s not really a break to relax and enjoy. Maybe [after the game] and from then on we try to prepare for the game on Thursday and try to get another win.” City won’t be able to manage a clean sweep of trophies after their shock…
Chris Smalling has said Manchester United have got Liverpool and Sevilla in their sights after beating Chelsea, and added that a second-place finish in the Premier League would be the “bare minimum” for the club. And Smalling is confident United can win both after proving against Chelsea they can perform when it matters. He said: “I think if we play how we did in that second half, with that aggression and that dominance and our fans being like they were in that second half because we lifted them, I think obviously Liverpool, Sevilla are exciting games to be part of.…
Eric Dier has said to Dele Alli to keep ignoring “irrelevant” opinions after Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer accused the Tottenham Hotspur attacker of another dive against Crystal Palace. Dier, Alli’s closest friend at Spurs, said: “I’m sure they both dived in their careers. These things happen. Obviously, because it’s Dele, I think it gets more attention than it deserves. It’s difficult sometimes: if you take the action in the game against Liverpool, where he got booked for diving, I was standing right behind him. “When he’s running towards the ball, he’s taken a touch and it looks like the…
Sadio Mane has said he believes Liverpool are more than good enough to secure a second-placed finish in the Premier League. “Of course we can stay there,” the Senegal international, who scored his 13th goal of the season, told reporters. “We have got a great team. This is football and anything can happen. “We have a goal to speak about and, as a team, we are going to do our best. We will try to win — and why can’t we win all the remaining games? “Second is one of our targets. Honestly, Manchester City are too far ahead and…
Owen Gee recently shocked everyone by saying that he almost committed suicide last year. Reports gathered this at the launching of a suicide prevention initiative, Live and Not Die (LAND), where he made known past experiences while dealing with depression. He had often relied on sleep medication in a bid to escape pressures hindering peace of mind. He made a submission on living a modest life free of dependence on profane materials. Dealing with depression motivated a speech on getting help for society members dealing with isolation resulting from mental illness. “I have had suicidal tendencies. Last year, I tried…
Charly Boy has given his life to Jesus Christ at the popular Christ Embassy Church in Abuja. After constant persistence by a sister from the ministry who encouraged him to come to the church and when he finally visited, he gave his life to God and became born again. “In a scenario which could only have been divinely orchestrated, the renowned unconventional musician, entertainer, social activist, and leader of the ‘Our mumu don do’ movement, Charly Boy, is gloriously led to Christ by the highly esteemed Regional Pastor, Christ Embassy Abuja, Reverend Tom Amenkhienan. “Having been invited to church several…
GidiFest extravagance is here again and this year’s edition will be headlined by 2face Idibia and Wizkid. Other artists who will be performing at this year’s edition of GidiFest include Maleek Berry, SDC, YCee, Brymo, Mayorkun and a host of other artists that would be mentioned later on. Chinedu Okeke also announced that this year’s edition will be themed, #GidiTribe and will be taking place at the Hardrock Cafe Beachfront, Oniru on the 30th of March 2018 at 12 noon. In his statement, Chinedu also highlights how the idea of GidiFest was birthed and how it has grown from its…
Eucharia Anunobi has said she was able to round up with school despite the death of her son, Raymond. She took to her Instagram page on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, where she shared a number of photos for her fans as she graduates from RCCG’s School of Disciples. In one of her photos, she made reference to her ability to finish her exams despite being in the process of burying her son. “If you keep looking at the mountain, it becomes overwhelming, go to the base and start climbing, don’t look down and don’t look up, just keep at it,…
Jim Iyke recently rained insults on nosy fans who questioned his lifestyle. Jim Iyke had posted a photo of himself on Instagram on Monday, February 26, 2018, hopefully waiting to get the usual applauds, well it looked like some of his fans weren’t so impressed with his outfit and some even questioned his unending bachelorhood. “Go and marry naw, with all Dis swag, go marry joor,” one of the fans wrote. Guess what guys? Jim Iyke went all ballistic on the fan with insults. “Take away the stumpy footballer legs, the double chin, the beer belly, the humongous chimp head,…
It’s no longer news that Wizkid has gotten for himself a goat as a pet and Davido had a hilarious reaction to this latest development. Davido posted the photo of the goat that has got everyone laughing and talking and gave it his own caption ” Wizkid don buy goat lmao.” It would be recalled that Wizkid had announced that on his Twitter page on Wednesday, February 28, 2018, that he had gotten a new pet and it wasn’t what everyone was expecting. Wizkid actually got himself a goat! Ok, guys, it’s good to see that Davido and Wizkid’s relationship…
Blac Chyna the model has confirmed that she is dating 18-year-old rapper, YBN Almighty Jay. When Blac Chyna was asked about the rumour going around about her relationship with the 18-year-old, she confirmed the affair “Yeah. We’re, like, dating,” she said. It would be recalled that Blac Chyna and YBN Almighty Jay were spotted for the second time in a week holding hands as they got into a car apparently from a date. The speculations about their relationship began to gather momentum when they were spotted together hanging out together on Monday, February 26, 2018, when they went bowling at…
DJ Cuppy has said that it is difficult to make it as a black female Disc Jockey. “I definitely always felt like a true creative. Growing up in Lagos, one of the most colorful, cultural and dynamic environments in the world, really inspired me to express myself in different ways. There’s a lot of male dominants [in the Nigerian industry], and a lot of quantity over quality. So it’s hard to push through as a female DJ. We also come from a society that is quite ageist, so being young and DJing as a teenager, a lot of doors were…
DJ Cuppy is giving us the hint that her relationship with Asa is blossoming with the release of this cute bedroom photo. Speculations of the relationship between these guys have been around for a while as we can all recall when photos of DJ Cuppy and Asa at a beach somewhere in South Africa went viral, making fans and admirers wonder if they had kicked off a romantic affair. It was reported the couple traveled to South Africa on vacation and the picture was shared by a third party which then went viral. This is not the first time that…
Davido has been flaunting his relationship with football great, Cristiano Ronaldo. The music star recently highlighted his relationship with Ronaldo “Even back home in Nigeria, during free time on sat morning I’m on the pitch I play number 7. Ronaldo is my friend but I haven’t met him, he is busy and I’m busy. I’ll do a video with him but not a music video ..would try to capture a video where our worlds will meet,” he said. Davido also said during the interview said he will be rooting for the Super Eagles when the world cup billed for Russia…