The world is waiting for the most anticipated round of 16 tie in a long while and Graham Hunter has had his say. “Now, to Madrid and PSG. Before you even consider the schadenfreude of the Ligue 1 leaders heading to the Bernabeu fueled by two players, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, whom Florentino Perez tried desperately hard to sign, there’s the attraction of Ancien Regime aristocracy versus a young pretender with “New Money.” It’s the type of battle that has, across history, changed continents, sparked wars and altered the nature of democracy; in this instance, it only offers bragging rights…
Author: David Folami
Paul Pogba has commented on his decision to join Manchester United over Real Madrid last year, saying: “My heart told me to come back.” Pogba, 24, progress through the youth ranks at United but left for Juventus in 2012 after growing frustrated at a lack of opportunities under Sir Alex Ferguson. Asked if Madrid had been his first choice, he said: “To be honest, I’m being honest with you, Real Madrid came to me and I was thinking to go there, and I was thinking to go to Manchester United too. “But I always felt it in my heart –…
Jose Mourinho has raised questions on Manchester City’s “education” and suggested his Manchester United team would not have celebrated a derby win in the way Pep Guardiola’s side did to start the tunnel war at Old Trafford. He refused to go into major detail about exactly that took place, he hinted that he disagreed with Guardiola’s assessment that his players did nothing wrong. He told a news conference on Tuesday: “He says, he says. I’m not here to comment on his words. The only thing I can say is that for me [it] was just a question of diversity, diversity…
Jurgen Klopp has said he’s glad to have drawn a trip to fair-weather Portugal in February as his side begin the Champions League knockout stage against Porto. “Porto are a strong side, first in the Portuguese league and always good,” he told Liverpool’s website. “This year again they’re a difficult side to play. “They came through in a difficult group; they kept Leipzig — a really good side in Germany — behind them. It will be interesting. “It’s good that we have the first game at Porto, the weather is better there in February! Then in March we meet them…
Michael Carrick’s comeback after a heart procedure will give the Manchester United dressing room a boost, according to Nemanja Matic. “Michael is very important for this club and I am sure he will help us this season,” Matic told Inside United. “Him coming back from the injury is very important for the changing room, but he’s also a great player. “You know everything about him. I don’t need to talk about him because he’s a great player, but I know him as a man too and I know he is a great man. So I am also happy to see…
Jose Mourinho has said he is sure his Manchester United players did nothing wrong during the confrontation with Manchester City players and staff following Sunday’s 2-1 derby defeat. Romelu Lukaku is one of the United players accused of being involved in the bust-up in the corridor connecting the two dressing rooms, with reports the Belgian striker threw a bottle during the melee. But asked at a news conference on Tuesday whether he was confident his players had acted properly Mourinho replied: “I know. I am not confident. I know.” Asked specifically whether he felt the need to defend Lukaku, the…
Antonio Conte has suggested that he prefers to tell “the truth rather than a good lie” about Chelsea’s chances of catching Manchester City in the Premier League title race after Tuesday’s convincing 3-1 away win over Huddersfield Town. “I think when you tell the truth, this is the truth,” Conte said in his postmatch news conference. “Now we have 11 points less than Manchester City, and they have to play tomorrow. They have won 15 and drew one. In 17 games we lost four games. “When you have a competitor like Manchester City that is winning every game it is…
David Moyes is thinking about offering Jack Wilshere a route out of Arsenal in January. Moyes, who believes the January transfer window is vital if West Ham are to climb away from relegation trouble, said: “Jack Wilshere would be someone who we’d have to look at if he was available. “I also want to make sure we’re looking at players who can be at the club for a long period and not just in for a short period. “Then there’s also the short-term fix for me which is how do we get enough wins between now and the end of…
Pep Guardiola has apologised to Manchester United if the club were offended by his team’s celebrations following Man City’s 2-1 derby win on Sunday, but insisted his team did nothing out of the ordinary. “If we were not correct than I apologise to all of Manchester United — our intentions was not that,” Guardiola told a news conference. “It was to celebrate inside the locker room. If the people cannot understand that then I’m sorry. “We won a derby — if we offended United — not just one player, not Jose [Mourinho] — Manchester United, then I apologise. Sometimes United…
Andrew Robertson has said Liverpool had more than enough chances in front of goal to win two matches during their frustrating 1-1 draw with Everton on Sunday. “I think you can see how the two teams reacted to the draw. We were heads in hands and their fans were going wild, so I think that shows what the performance was like,” Robertson told Liverpool’s official website. “It wasn’t a bad performance but we could have been clinical in front of goal and we probably should have been more than 1-0 up at half-time. “If we were, I don’t think they’re…
Jay-Z gave a shout-out to Kanye West during a show in his estranged friend’s hometown of Chicago this week, sending him “peace and love”. Jay stopped off in Chicago on Wednesday night (December 6), playing a snippet of West’s ‘Can’t Tell Me Nothing’, before stopping the track to say: “Shout out Kanye West. Peace and love”. He then added: “That was for you, Chi-town,” before shouting out several other Chicago natives, including Chance The Rapper. Last month saw Jay reveal that he and Kanye are on speaking terms again. The pair’s friendship had become weak, with West criticising Jay on…
Taylor Swift returned to the London stage for the first time in years at Capital FM’s Jingle Bell Ball and boyfriend Joe Alwyn was there to support his A-list girlfriend. After several high-profile relationships, Taylor seemed to be keeping her latest beau a top secret but this is the pair’s most public sign of romance yet. In the exclusive video, Joe can be seen playing the role of supportive boyfriend as he films Taylor’s show-stopping performance from the sound booth at London’s O2 Arena. Surrounded by members of staff, the actor filmed the crowd’s enthusiastic reaction as his beau performed…
Drake is currently down in Miami, Florida this weekend for this year’s Art Basil, where he kicked things off Thursday night with a private concert with Virgil Abloh. Drizzy performed in front of a few hundred guests, including Michael B. Jordan, Amar’e Stoudemire and Timbaland, on the beach at the Amex Platinum House at the Edition Hotel, but looking to take it a bit easier on Friday the 6 God decided to get some exercise in by playing some hoops at the Miami Heat facilities. However, he wasn’t playing by himself as fellow Toronto crooner Tory Lanez was also spotted…
That controversial Nigerian pop stars, Wizkid and Davido, have continuously come for each other’s throats with the aim of claiming bragging rights over who is a better musician, has since the beginning of 2017 become a recurring decimal in the Nigerian entertainment space. She said “I just feel Wizkid and Davido are on two different paths; I don’t want to say Wizkid is better than Davido, both of them have grown in their own space and environment. I think their lingering beef is healthy for the media, you know they say bad news is good news, so I think it’s…
It’s not everyday you get a Kanye West protégé turning up on your doorstep, but then Sole DXB is no ordinary festival. Ostensibly a meeting for sneaker enthusiasts, if you think all people do is turn up and look at shoes for three days you are hideously uninformed. What we found when heading to the opening night over the weekend was one of the most culturally diverse, excitingly inventive and eclectically put-together celebrations we’ve ever had the pleasure to attend. Whether it’s the Japanese themed entrance, the container bin-like stores full of street-wear, food from all over the world, talks…
Jennifer Lopez announced the final concert dates for her Las Vegas headlining residency. “Jennifer Lopez: All I Have” debuted at The Axis at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in early 2016, and by the time her run ends, she will have performed 125 shows for over 300,000 fans. “Performing ‘All I Have’ in Vegas over the last few years has been an incredible and rewarding experience that I won’t soon forget,” the multitalented global superstar told E! News in a statement. “Some of the best memories on stage from my career will forever be equated with this city. Thank you…
Nicki Minaj celebrated her birthday yesterday (Dec. 8), and received some very high praise from her boo thing Nas on her special day. Esco posted a photo of Nicki sitting on a throne and rocking a crown on Instagram. He captioned the pic, “Queens Get The MFkN Money! Happy Birthday To The QUEEN OF NY / HIP HOP @nickiminaj.” In a second post, he uploaded a snippet of Lil Uzi Vert and Nicki’s new video for “The Way Life Goes (Remix),” along with the caption, “BDAY Vibes.” Nas and Nicki appear to be coming out as a couple more publicly…
On Nov. 6, Meek Mill, a platinum-selling rapper and Philadelphia native, was sentenced to two and four years in state prison over multiple parole violations stemming from a 2007 case. This decision was handed down by Judge Genece Brinkley, the presiding judge in Meek’s case since 2009. The legal team of the Philly rapper has, unsurprisingly, been fighting the judgments against their client every step of the way. “Just today, we appealed this unfair and improper sentence to the Pennsylvania Superior Court and will ask the court to release Mr.Williams on bail pending appeal,” Mill’s lawyer Brian McMonagle told NPR…
Kylie Jenner launched her cosmetic line nearly two years ago. And Kylie Jenner, 20, first teased fans with a glimpse of her new ‘luxury’ $360 make-up brushes on her Kylie Cosmetic Instagram account on Friday. The make-up mogul later took the detailing of her brushes to Twitter, breaking down the cost and quality of the new items-but most fans were not happy. In a Twitter post, Kylie said: ‘I have developed for you guys the most amazing luxury brushes ever. ‘I am very excited! Real brushes don’t compare to synthetic brushes. Different performance/quality/everything. Kylie continued: ‘I am 100% down to…
Eminem recently unveiled the track listing for his hotly anticipated ninth studio album, Revival, earlier this week, and amongst the star-studded lineup of guest singers appearing on the LP is Ed Sheeran. Ed Sheeran has explained just how that collaboration on the song “River” came to be. “I sound like such a c— name-dropping, but I was traveling Australia and Russell Crowe has a house, this big farm,” Sheeran explained, adding that the actor told him he was welcome to stay in the home — complete with a recording studio — while he was traveling. “I get an email from…