Philippe Coutinho has completed his transfer from Liverpool to Barcelona for a club-record fee but has been ruled out for around three weeks through injury, the Spanish club announced on Monday. Coutinho underwent his medical on Monday morning despite a thigh problem that ruled him out of Liverpool’s last two games, following the two clubs agreeing a deal on Saturday. The club said in a statement: “Coutinho has an injury to his right thigh and he is expected to be out for around 3 weeks.” That means Coutinho is likely to miss at least Barcelona’s next three games — against…
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Per Mertesacker blasted his teammates after Sunday’s 4-2 FA Cup loss at Nottingham Forest, saying not one of them justified their selection for the game. “The manager made a lot of changes, gave a lot of trust to players who haven’t played a lot recently and I don’t think anybody justified their selection today,” Mertesacker told the Arsenal website in a frank assessment. “That sums it up I think.” It also remains to be seen whether players like Debuchy and Theo Walcott will remain at Arsenal after this month’s transfer window — with the lack of more FA Cup matches…
Manchester United face a battle to convince Antoine Griezmann to move to Old Trafford if they decide to reignite their interest this summer, sources close to the player have said. United were interested in the France international last summer before switching their focus to signing a centre forward — ultimately agreeing a £75 million deal with Everton for Romelu Lukaku. Griezmann, meanwhile, opted to stay at Atletico and sign a new contract while the Spanish club served a transfer ban and moved into a new stadium. The 26-year-old is expected to leave at the end of the season, with United…
Harry Kane has said he will be glad at Tottenham Hotspur as long as they keep progressing, but added that it is pointless for clubs to keep players against their will. Asked what Spurs needed to do to keep him, Kane said: “I’ve always said just keep progressing, keep getting better. We want to start winning trophies — that’s the aim. As long as the club keeps doing that, then I’m happy here.” Questioned about whether clubs were powerless to stop players from leaving, he said: “If a player wants to go, then why would you stop him? “He’s not…
Manchester City will play another strong lineup Carabao Cup semifinal with Championship side Bristol City with Pep Guardiola determined to win his first trophy for the club. Pep Guardiola has said they cannot afford to take Bristol City lightly, particularly as they have already beaten four Premier League sides so far, including Manchester United in the last round. “We are going to try to win the game, take the best result as possible, then go to Bristol City away with the best result, that’s the only way I know,” Guardiola told a news conference. “Some players who didn’t play [against…
Rihanna has jumped 5-2 after premiering her new Sephora lipstick line. Also, a re-entry for BLACKPINK and a debut from Marlene Dietrich. A boost in Instagram activity, including 25.3 million Instagram reactions, helps Rihanna move 5-2 on Billboard’s Social 50 chart dated Jan. 13. The Social 50 is powered by data tracked by music analytics company Next Big Sound and ranks the most popular artists on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Wikipedia and Tumblr. The chart’s methodology blends weekly additions of friends/fans/followers along with artist page views and engagement. The chart’s latest tracking week ended Dec. 28. Rihanna added 283,000 new…
The Tallest Man on Earth recently appeared on Swedish television to cover Adele’s 25 song, “When We Were Young.” Kristian Matsson played the track with the pop group Augustifamiljen on a game show called “På Spåret.” Matsson has been consistently sharing videos in his “The Light in Demos” YouTube series, in which he’s previously covered Joni Mitchell and debuted new material. His latest release is a collaborative EP with New York-based chamber ensemble Music. His last record was 2015’s Dark Bird Is Home.
Ciara relaxed on a family vacation to Cabo San Lucas on Thursday with her husband Russell Wilson and son Future Zahir. Rocking long braids, the 32-year-old Grammy winner – who relies on stylist duo Rob Zangardi & Mariel Haenn – looked leggy in a tiny white patterned cover-up for her getaway. The 29-year-old Seattle Seahawks quarterback sweetly doted on his three-year-old stepson, whose birth father is Ciara’s estranged ex-fiancé Future. The Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve headliner looked blissed out surrounded by family under the volleyball net on the lawn of the Mexican resort where she chatted up another…
Famed light-night show host, David Letterman has been playing the cut for the last few years, after ending his run as the host of the Late Show, but now he’s back with the new Netflix series My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman. One of the people he will be talking to on the first season of his return will be JAY-Z. The format of the show features guests being interviewed inside the studio and abroad. The first season of the one-hour series will have six episodes with celebrities including Barack Obama, George Clooney, Malala Yousafzai, Tina Fey,…
The video sees the couple and their daughter Blue Ivy in a church Jay-Z and Beyonce‘s video for ‘Family Feud’ has sparked outrage from the Catholic League, with the organisation branding it ‘exploitative’. The video for Jay-Z’s song – which is taken from the Brooklyn rapper’s thirteenth studio album ‘4:44’ and features guest vocals from Beyoncé – premiered on Tidal last month (December 29). The nearly 8-minute long video sees Jay-Z take his daughter Blue Ivy Carter into a church where he confesses his sins to Beyoncé. The Catholic League, who are not officially connected to the Catholic church, have…
Word to the wise: Don’t come for Drake, lest you want to be savagely clapped back to, like this Instagram troll who recently criticized the rapper’s teeth. On Thursday, the 31-year-old rapper posted an Instagram of him and a few friends hugging at a party. The picture was pure and candid with Drake showing off a wide, toothy smile as he embraced two friends. Of course, that didn’t stop the trolls from coming out to play. One user, who considered Drake’s teeth less white than the average person, decided to shame him for it and suggest that Drake didn’t invest…
On Tuesday, Houston Rockets star James Harden visited rapper Meek Mill in a Philadelphia prison, according to an Instagram story by the NBA player. Mill, a popular Philadelphia rapper, has been serving out a two to four-year prison sentence he received in November for violating his 2008 probation, which stemmed from a gun and drug conviction. “Got a chance to see my bro @meekmill today,” Harden wrote. “His spirit is high and hopefully we can get him out by February.” “[Meek Mill] told me to tell y’all when he get out he got some fire for y’all,” Harden added.
It keeps getting glamorous with Black Panther. Marvel‘s forthcoming superhero movie, “Black Panther” is one of the most anticipated movies in 2018, and has just gotten further credibility with the announcement that superstar rapper/producer Kendrick Lamar is producing the soundtrack. Lamar is working alongside Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith to curate and produce “Black Panther: The Album“, in close collaboration with “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler. The first single off the album is out now titled “All The Stars” and features SZA.
Despite recent reports, 9ice want us to know that he is not expecting another child. At least, not right now. His 20 kids agenda is still very much in place but no one is currently pregnant with his child. Reports broke recently that the singer is expecting his fifth child with a lady identified as Olori Oluwayemisi, the veteran singer shared photos of himself and said lady, shutting down rumours that she is carrying his baby. 9ice who referred to himself as an upcoming singer pointed out that he still has plans to have 20 kids and that as soon…
2face Idibia does not regret his past cancellation of the #VoteNotFight protest expected to hold in the year 2017. He acknowledged that a lot of people were disappointed due to the quashed event which had already gained national attention revealed in a recent interview said that the stoppage was for good reasons though he did not state them in the report. “The protest, I had to cancel it, for very genuine reasons. Many people were disappointed and I understand why but at the same time, I don’t know if they were in my shoes at that point in time, what…
Mr Paul Ibe, the Media Adviser to the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has debunked an allegation that Abubakar was the chief financier of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria. Ibe said it was disheartening that in this period of intense grief in Benue State, Chief Paul Unongo would choose to level false allegations on the person of Abubakar. Ibe said while Abubakar was proud to be Fulani, he is a thoroughly detribalized Nigerian that would never favour one ethnic group over another. “This is fitting for a man whose Tiv traditional title means ‘the biggest shade of the…
The founder Champions Royal Assembly, Joshua Iginla has said that someone crazier than the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu will emerge soon. According to Iginla “God said to me that PDP and APC will keep having rotational circles until 2029 when a generation of the kind of leaders that we are looking for spring forth. None of these parties will produce our David, they will only be producing our Sauls. “Between 2029 and 2038, a young vibrant politician from the least region will rise up with a strong presidential vigor between the age of 37 to 50…
Ibrahim Idris has said the country is well secure after holding crisis talks with President Muhammadu Buhari recently. He said Nigerians should learn to live with one another. “I think Nigeria is well secure. I have to be frank. I think what we should be praying for is for Nigerians to learn to live in peace with each other, I think is very important,” he said. He said, “Every time we meet with the President, he gives a charge. He said that we should go and take care and ensure that we tighten our security. “Definitely we are doing all…
Nyesom Wike of Rivers said recently that there was an designed plan to create the impression that Rivers was not safe through the promotion of targeted cult related killings. “The security agencies have the profiles of all cult kingpins in different parts of the state and they know their locations, there is no wisdom in the politicization of security. ‘’Insecurity can affect anybody, you can never know the next victim of insecurity,’’ the governor stated. “In every system, the security agencies know the flashpoints, here we requested for the strengthening of security around these flashpoints, especially areas with high prevalence…
Aisha Buhari, Nigeria’s first lady and wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has praised Health minister, Dr Isaac Adewole and 10 other doctors for keeping her son alive. Mrs Buhari also acknowledged the effort of a certain nurse, who has been by the side of the handsome son of the first family. The hardworking nurse was identified by the first lady as Nurse Eze Doris Eberechukwu of Nisa Premier. “On behalf of my family, I will like to thank well meaning Nigerians for their prayers in the past week. Special thanks to the team of doctors and specialists who have worked…