Chelsea must be brave to transform their season in a pivotal week ahead, according to boss Antonio Conte. Asked if a great week now could allow Chelsea to improve their season and deliver a timely pick-me-up, Conte replied: “But for sure we have to try to do this. “It won’t be easy, but first of all I think we have to go game by game. “Now the most important game for us is Roma in the Champions League. “Then after this game we must start to think about Manchester United.” Asked if he expected any repeat of those unsavoury chants…
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Jose Mourinho has confessed he is “worried” about Fellaini’s contract delay. Fellaini signed a one-year extension in January but will be out of contract at the end of the season. Reports said in September that Mourinho was keen for the Belgian to agree new terms by the end of the year to prevent the midfielder from being able to negotiate with other clubs from Jan. 1. But with the little progress made since then, the United manager has revealed he is concerned. Asked about Luke Shaw’s contract situation at his news conference on Friday, Mourinho replied: “I’m worried about Fellaini…
Jose Mourinho has once again repeated he has “no idea” when Paul Pogba will be deemed fit to return to action. Mourinho said: “Again, I have no idea. Honestly. “I am not in control of his recovery process. He is not training with me. He is on individual work. “For example, Marcos Rojo is working with me, with certain conditions, and I would expect him to be ready to play after the international break. I can predict that. But Paul, I have no idea.” United’s two remaining clashes before the international break see them host Benfica in the Champions League…
Arsene Wenger has come out to say he has no issues with playing Alexis Sanchez against Manchester City next weekend. Arsenal travel to face City on Sunday but Wenger has no concerns about playing Sanchez against the side he could have been turning out for. “I have no concerns because I’m not suspicious about performances or the desire to win of a football player,” he said. “When you are a football player you have a social contract with the rest of the team and I never question that. Once you don’t respect that, it is difficult to say that you…
Mauricio Pochettino is very hopeful Harry Kane will be fit for Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Real Madrid. When asked about the England striker after the defeat, Pochettino said: “With the doctors and the player, we will take the best decision for everyone. “It’s not the last game or the final where you would say, ‘OK, after that it’s holidays.’ “We must analyse and take the best decision for everyone. “We will assess him and then we will make the best decision. My feeling is good. But it’s not my feeling, it’s Harry Kane’s feeling.” Pochettino was also asked afterwards…
Pep Guardiola has told Manchester City attackers Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling that they still can make a lot of improvements to their game. “Sane is a guy with a special talent and he scored a fantastic goal but always I say to him and Raz — again another goal — they still have a big, big gap to improve,” Guardiola told a news conference. “I would like to tell them to be calm. Scoring goals is so important, playing well is so important, but still they can do better — I have no doubt about that. “They are so…
Having joined Paris Saint-Germain a few months ago, Neymar returned to Barcelona over the weekend to catch up with a few of the old friends he left behind, namely Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez. With PSG playing on Friday, the Brazilian striker use that time to fly back to Barcelona to watch his former sporting siblings in action against Athletic Bilbao the following evening. Indeed, the fantastic MSN strikeforce reunited for a pleasant chat in the massage suite after the game, with Suarez also pictured holding his seemingly obligatory cup of mate tea. We’ll likely never know was what said,…
Alvaro Morata has said he would never have left Juventus, had he not been instructed to go back to Real Madrid in 2016. “There were contractual agreements to respect, but the disappointment was enormous — I found myself right back where I had started,” Morata said. “They treated me like the lad that I was before my two years in Italy. “My two years at Juve were fantastic. I was just a lad when I arrived and I was a real footballer when I left. For a Spaniard, Italy is the best place to live. You’ve got all the beauty,…
Antonio Conte has said he thinks England’s outstanding run of youth team success means the country will have a future senior side that will be “very difficult to beat.” He said: “I think football in England is growing in an incredible way because it is not the only result the young players have had. “The U19s won, the U20s have won and the U21s also played a really good European Championship. It means football in England is growing and improving a lot. “I am sure that in the future it will be very difficult to beat, the England national team,…
Dr Kabir Getso, the Kano State Commissioner for Health, has confirmed that a suspected case of Monkey Pox has been recorded in Bebeji Local Government Area of the state. He added that, “one of the symptoms of the disease was noticed in the patient, but we are suspecting that the diseases is more of Chickens pox than monkey pox”. “The State also identified 60 people who had contacts with the victims and all of them have been quarantine,” he said. The Commissioner said that a team has put the entire area where the suspected case was recorded under clinical watch,…
Artists such as Justin Bieber, Tori Kelly, Shawn Mendes, Alessia Cara and Charlie Puth all made headway by singing cover songs on YouTube, and now, the video-sharing website and Ludacris want to discover the next big star. On Nov. 20, YouTube will launch its newest show, Best.Cover.Ever. Hosted by Luda, the series aims to discover emerging talent from around the world and will get some help from Demi Lovato, Katy Perry, Flo-Rida, Jason Derulo, Bebe Rexha and more. Executive produced by Ryan Secrest, the YouTube Original music competition will premiere exclusively on the Best.Cover.Ever. YouTube channel. “Music has had such…
Mr P has revealed the only reason that will bring erstwhile music group P-Square together. When asked if there is a possibility of the duo coming back together, Mr P said “Of course, when the respect is back. When you stay apart for a while, the respect will come. We’ve lost it. “People will never understand but we’ve lost that respect. Like I said in the open letter, we will work in future but when we come back, it will be from respect. There was no respect that’s why there has been a back and forth.” The singer further added…
About nine months ago, after the release of Asa’s acclaimed third studio album Bed of Stone, Wizkid took to Twitter to rave about the singer, calling her “the only one [he wants] to work with so bad”. The reactions from Nigerians were almost unanimously negative, with one viral tweet asking “so that you can use iyeyeye to soil her song?” It didn’t take long for the “Ojuelegba” singer to eventually delete the declaration from his timeline. Well, Asa might be more open to a collaboration with the Starboy than her fans. In a never-before-seen 2015 interview with Funmi Iyanda that…
Ciara and Russell Wilson spent some recent sparetime spreading some cheer. They stopped by Seattle Children’s Hospital on Tuesday to shock patients with Seattle Seahawks gear and other treats. The photos, which were shared on the Seattle Children’s Facebook page, showed the songstress and her fine husband spending time with the kids there. “From Seattle Seahawks superfan surprises to the sweetest goodbye lullaby, Russell Wilson and Ciara spread love, grace and cheer to patients and families today,” The recent post read. Wilson, 28, described the visit as a “special day” on his own Instagram.
Tina Knowles, 63, and husband Richard Lawson, 70, have spilled the beans on life in Beyonce’s ever-expanding family. In an interview, the mom and stepfather of pop superstars Beyonce and Solange Knowles said of four-month-old twins Rumi and Sir Carter: ‘They’re doing great. They are absolutely beautiful and so much fun.’ ‘It’s so cute, I can hardly take it.’ The world famous grandma spoke about the differences between the twins, saying ‘it’s just really, really different with two babies.’ ‘Very different personalities.’ Her Grey’s Anatomy actor husband added that their big sister Blue Ivy is ‘the diva’ of the family,…
After Houston Texans owner, Bob McNair’s recent comments — in which he said allowing players to protest the national anthem is like “inmates running the prison” — continues to stir throughout the league as players a planning a separate protest, now Jay Z is speaking out against the remarks. Jay Z snapped back at McNair for his comments, saying “that’s how players feel about you,” referring back to the Texans owner. The tension is indeed building up.
Terry G has revealed he has regrets just like everyone else and he’s been speaking about them too. The singer said that he has done things he is not proud of, but then again, who hasn’t? He said: “I do not like controversies. I was only a victim of controversies. All that I have done in the past that made me controversial were mistakes anyone could commit. “I am still paying the price for my past. I did certain things I can never do again. I was a young boy, who was just having fun and enjoying music. My past…
African rapper MI Abaga has released visuals for his latest single ‘You rappers should fix up your lives’. You have to watch.
Falz just mesmerized his fans! The rapper has dropped a surprise album. After the success of his last album “Stories That Touch”. Bhad Guys Records act, Falz, has released his third studio album, “27”. No one truly saw this coming. This album “27”, features his singles and hit songs post-“Stories That Touch.” Hits such as ‘Something light’, ‘Bhad Baddo Baddest’ and ‘Weh Done Sir’ are housed on it. The 17-track album also features top quality guest artists such as Burna Boy, Olamide, Terry Apala, Davido, Ycee, Wande Coal, Sir Dauda, and Medikal.
A music producer, also known as Chimbalin has accused Alter Plate recording artist, Harrysong of ripping him off his financial rights on one of his songs, “Tribute To Mandela”. Chimbalin claimed that though he had no written agreement with Harrysong when he produced the song, he got a verbal agreement from the singer as to what he would get from proceeds of the song. “I met Harrysong in Warri some years ago when one of my friends worked with him on a song. My friend brought him to my studio then, we did a song and afterwards, Harrysong showed interest…