David De Gea has warned Manchester City they will face a buoyant and in-form Manchester United side this weekend. He told Sky Sports: “Well, can City stop United as well, no? We play at home, with the fans, a special game of course, it’s a derby. We are confident, we feel really strong and we want to win.” De Gea added: “We are in a really, really good moment. We won two away games, difficult games, so we are confident, we are strong, we know we play an important game and, like I said before, we really want to win.”…
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Jose Mourinho has cautioned derby referee Michael Oliver to watch out for Manchester City players diving at Old Trafford on Sunday. He has said he is concerned some City players have a tendency to “lose their balance very easily.” He is not the first Premier League manager to accuse Pep Guardiola’s side. Sean Dyche claimed Bernardo Silva cheated to win a penalty in October, while Arsene Wenger accused Raheem Sterling of diving to win a penalty against Arsenal last month. “City are a good team,” said Mourinho. “They defend well, they react well to the moment they lose the ball.…
Cristiano Ronaldo has no doubt in his mind that he is “the best player in history,” the Real Madrid star told France Football upon winning his fifth Ballon d’Or award on Thursday. “No other player has won as many individual trophies as me. And I’m not only talking here about the Ballon d’Or,” Ronaldo said. “That says something, no? “It’s not only the work that I’m doing in the gym, like people think. It’s a combination of many things. Legends like Floyd Mayweather or LeBron James, they didn’t get to this level of perfection by chance. It must be many…
Unai Emery has said his defenders are among “the best in Europe” despite letting in five goals in their last two matches. “Our defence is one of the best in Europe. We cannot look at just two matches out of 23 played — I have every confidence in my defence.” Emery said Silva was “among the best central defenders in Europe” and played down rumours of a fight because the player felt he should have been substituted more quickly. “I speak often with Thiago,” he said. “He is our captain. He is very professional and very experienced. “Since the end…
David Moyes hailed West Ham United for carrying on the positives of their performance in defeat to Manchester City after they inflicted a fourth Premier League loss of the season on Chelsea at the London Stadium. “It was a really good start to the game by us and then we got a goal, which was really well worked,” the Scot said. “Then it was a very disciplined, organised performance. Maybe with a little bit more quality at times we could have got ourselves a second or a third goal, especially on the counter. “I think going into the game we…
Antonio Conte has concluded that Chelsea are not in the title race after suffering their fourth Premier League defeat of the season at West Ham United. “To talk about the title race after a defeat I think is a bit strange,” he said. “Especially as this is the fourth defeat this season in 16 games. When you have this task it is impossible to think that you are in the title race. It is impossible. “My experience is this, that if you want to stay in the race for the title, in the first part of the season you can…
Shkodran Mustafi is out of Arsenal’s trip to Southampton on Sunday as the defender has not recovered from a thigh injury, Press Association Sport reports. The Germany international was forced off early on in last weekend’s 3-1 defeat to Manchester United and will sit out the game at St Mary’s. The 25-year-old has looked more assured in the three-man defence Arsene Wenger has largely fielded since towards the end of last season “It is a possibility,” Wenger said earlier in the week when asked if Mustafi could play at Southampton. “It is a little thigh problem. A small one.” “He…
Zinedine Zidane has said he agrees with five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo’s own opinion that he is the best player in football history. Zidane told a news conference that he agreed as he could not argue with Ronaldo’s 418 goals in 412 games for Madrid along with the 26 team trophies he has won across his career. “Yes,” Zidane said. “There have been many players who have made history at this club. But nobody has done what he has — the statistics speak for that. What he has done is impressive. So I think yes [he is the best…
Arsene Wenger has said he held a “clear the air” meeting with his players after Arsenal’s loss to Manchester United, and insists the team is ready to forget that disappointing defeat. “You clear the air straight away. When you have a defeat like that, a disappointment like that, you try to analyse it straight away with the players, to get it out of their system and focus on what is in front of you,” Wenger said ahead of Sunday’s trip to Southampton. “In our job there is always in the next game that you can show that you have digested…
Organizers of The Headies Awards have announced that the next edition will hold next year. The award which is Nigeria’s most authentic awards for pop music and urbane culture, will skip a year for the first time since 2006. Instead, the ceremony will be restructured, and the new version will take place on March 24, 2018. The Headies was held yearly in March for many years since inception in 2006, before the committee moved the event to the last quarter of every year. But they are taking it back to its original format. According to founder Ayo Animashaun, the event…
Wizkid is featured on Jeezy’s new album! US Rapper, Jeezy has released the tracklist of his forthcoming album titled “Pressure”, and Wizkid a guest on the project. The singer is featured on a record titled ‘The Life’, together with Trey Songz. Other featured guests on the album include Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Rick Ross, Puff Daddy, Tory Lanez, and YG. “Pressure” album is set to drop on December 15, 2017. Wizkid recently beat Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Cardi B and others to win the Best International Act award at the just ended Music of Black Origin (MOBO ) Awards.
Banky W and Adesua Etomi recently made their first red carpet appearance as a couple at the press screening of The Wedding Party 2. The beautiful couple on Wednesday, attended the press screening of the sequel of the movie “The Wedding Party; Destination Dubai.” Adesua Etomi showed up looking ravishing as usual in a suit while Banky W also came prepared as he stunned in a blazer jacket and jeans. Earlier in 2017, Banky W and Adesua Etomi broke the Internet when they announced their engagement on Instagram.
Wizkid has blasted international award organisers who give awards to African artists backstage. The singer in the past three years have won a number of international honours including the iHeart awards, BET, MTV Europe Music Awards, the MOBOs and more. Most international awards have categories for African acts but the trend for most of these awards is to give the African awards backstage, away from the main show. “This is why I don’t go for those shows,” Wizkid said in response to a reporter. “…that is what I do, I don’t take nonsense from anyone trying to look down on…
DB Records head D’banj wraps up a good outing in 2017 with a new video/single titled ‘As I Dey Go.’
Mr 2Kay has revealed that Burna Boy has called him to beg and deny any involvement in the robbery incident where he was attacked. “Yes, they have tried to get across to us, speaking to people from our families back in Rivers states, people who know us, even people who haven’t spoken to us in years. Burna Boy called me with a UK number. I picked the call and he said it was Burna and he said to me, apologising and denying that he was not the one, apologising, so its a bit funny. I don’t feel okay with that.…
Chiwetalu Agu, a famous actor is known for his comic and sometimes evil minded personality in acting but it has not always been this magnificent for him. He recently shared his tough experiences growing up as a child, which deprived him of the good things in life which includes women in an interview. According to the veteran, he was broke throughout his formative years, a factor that didn’t make him consider dating as he was not competent of nurturing a romance. “I grew from below the scratch; poverty was part of me when I was small and if you grew…
Wizkid halted his live performance at his concert in Uganda for a short period of time to call out a fan who hit a lady while the concert was on. Starboy who couldn’t ignore had to appeal to the guy never to hit a lady and at the end of his statement called for the lady in question to come up the stage. “Mr man don’t touch that girl, you are a guy don’t touch that girl listen to me listen to me. One love one love. Wizkid’s show is all about love, we preach love, we are all about…
Ayoleyi Hanniel Solomon aka Reekado Banks turned 24 on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 and some of his tight pals gathered to shock him with a party in his crib. Walking into the party with friends and close associates drinking and celebrating with him, the Mavins artiste couldn’t hide his joy as he exchange pleasantries with friends and associates at the party. The singer, who released a new single titled Like earlier on his day to mark his new age also announced his intention to reward 10 creative persons or group with a token of N50,000 everyday for 10 days. Happy…
Anita Okoye, the wife of Paul Okoye has revealed how she went through four miscarriages before she finally gave birth to twins. “Who would have thought after 4 miscarriages, I’d be dancing and singing and dedicating TWINS to God almighty!! This God is too good o!!! God has really turned my mourning into dancing again and has lifted my sorrows. I am so grateful to God, my family and friends for standing by me through it all, for remembering me in your prayers, for every ounce of support…God bless every single one of you!! “May the good Lord grant all…
Muhammadu Buhari has said he would remain focused in order to restore the lost glory of the country. “I will continue to do my best because my problem is Nigeria. Nigeria is my target and I will remain focused to move the country forward,” Buhari said. He said his administration would continue to designate priority attention to education so as to empower the youth, to enable them contribute their quota toward the development of the country. “If you educate people, you empower them. So we have to make sacrifice to prepare the youth for the future,” Buhari said. He shared…