Gerard Pique has said he could see the reason Neymar decided to move to Paris Saint-Germain but added that it “really hurt” Barcelona. “Even though it really hurt the club when he left, as a friend I could understand his decision and why he wanted to go to Paris,” Pique said. “I tried to be fair to him no matter what. As a Barcelona fan it hurts, and I understand that maybe some Barcelona fans are disappointed about how he left.” “They need more motivation, they want to fight for new things. I know Neymar wanted the Ballon d’Or, so…
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Pep Guardiola has said he never sends out his players with instructions to foul after Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho accused his side of “tactical fouls.” “When we have the ball, we kick each other? I think that doesn’t happen in football,” the City boss told a news conference ahead of Saturday’s game at Tottenham Hotspur. “I don’t know statistically but I don’t think so. “I never, never, never, never sent a message to my players. You can ask the players, these players and the old players if my message on the pitch was to make fouls. I don’t use…
Unai Emery hailed Neymar’s dazzling display in the Ligue 1 leaders’ 4-1– win at Rennes on Saturday after he scored two goals and assisted another two. “When Neymar provides solutions like that on the pitch, of course it is good for the team — and for all those who love football,” Emery said. “He showed the full range of his talent this evening and was very good tactically, as well as the way he helped us to penetrate. “Our three attackers all scored and they provided their own assists too — it was a very positive display. “We also conceded…
Jose Mourinho has warned his Manchester United players to be on alert for time-wasting tactics by West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Sunday Mourinho is concerned about the so-called “game-slowing” tactics employed by West Brom during their 0-0 draw at Liverpool on Wednesday, with the United manager urging his players to try and ensure Pardew’s team don’t run down the clock as he believes they did at Anfield. United’s analysts have studied the footage of the Liverpool-West Brom game and sources have said that Mourinho was left surprised by amount of time that was added on by the officials…
Jurgen Klopp has debunked speculation that midfielder Naby Keita could move to Anfield in January rather than the summer. “There is an agreement with the club that he will come in June or July to Liverpool,” the manager said. “There is nothing else to say about that. “We really don’t think about it because of all the things Leipzig have said. They said they do not have to sell any player. So why should they do something like that [allowing him to move early]? “No, we don’t think about it.” Klopp said he had not been in touch with Keita…
Pep Guardiola praised the inspirational Kevin De Bruyne after he helped inspires Manchester City to an emphatic 4-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur that extended their winning streak to 16 games. De Bruyne’s 70th-minute goal came shortly after he caught by a terrible tackle from Spurs’ Dele Alli that saw the midfielder booked, although he could easily have been a red card. “Fortunately it was just a kick,” Guardiola told a news conference of that incident. “I say thank you to all my players, especially Kevin because he is one of the most talented players and you see how he runs…
Arsene Wenger is of the opinion that to take more risks in front of goal following his wonder-strike that handed Arsenal a 1-0 win over Newcastle on Saturday. “You know he can deliver it, and it’s important for him to take the risk to do what he did,” Wenger told a news conference. “Because usually he’s a guy who, 99 percent of the time in these positions he controls the ball and gives it to somebody else. So I’m happy that he took the gamble to finish. And happy as well that he scored a very important goal.” “We had…
Sven Ulreich’s penalty save in the fifth minute of added time helped earn Bayern Munich a 1-0 win at stubborn Stuttgart. The Bayern goalkeeper held Chadrac Akolo’s poor spot kick, the final shot of the match, to extend his side’s lead at the top of the Bundesliga table to 11 points. Second-half substitute Thomas Muller had earlier made the breakthrough for the visitors, finding the net in the 79th minute, just as it looked as though Stuttgart would be rewarded for their disciplined display. This game had looked a tall order for the hosts, having gone into the match on…
Ernesto Valverde has said Ousmane Dembele will not be back in time for next weekend’s Clasico despite returning to training this week. “He has been doing a lot more with the group this week, but he hasn’t completed a full training session yet,” the coach told a news conference on Saturday. “Next week we will increase his workload, but the plan is the same as before. January is when we hope he will come back. “It would be premature — risky, even — to bring him back [early]. Our idea at the moment is to leave it until January.” And…
New to the industry, Jay Jones is one the newest members of Young Money. In fact, he was first introduced to us back over the Summer when he contributed to Lil Wayne’s surprise EP called In Tune We Trust, where he appeared on the song “Mula Gang” with Hoodybaby & Euro. Since then however, Jay has been busy working on a new album called 2000 Hollygrove which will reportedly be dropping December 29th. But before it arrives, Jay is looking to build some hype for the project, and who better to help him out with that other than label boss…
Before Grammy nominations were announced it was widely believed that Kendrick Lamar would win Album of the Year for “Damn,” challenging the recording academy’s longstanding bias against hip-hop artists in top categories. But when the nominees were unveiled the landscape changed. Lamar’s closest rival according to our predictions, Ed Sheeran (“Divide”) was snubbed from Album of the Year, but that didn’t help Lamar as much as we might have thought because the recording academy decided to honor another rap artist, Jay-Z, even more, including an Album of the Year bid for “4:44.” With two rappers in the race there’s the…
With the much anticipated release of the Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Blue Tint set to release tomorrow, rapper Kanye West teases another upcoming sneaker from his adidas Yeezy sneaker line. Spotted yesterday in Los Angeles wearing an unreleased version of his Yeezy Boost 700 Wave Runner, the G.O.O.D. Music boss previewed a core black and gray silhouette with chalk white accents. Designed with the same bulky aesthetic as the previous Yeezy Wave Runners, the sneakers are the latest colorway to surface online. The first iteration of the Yeezy Wave Runner 700 debuted in August of 2017. Releasing in a gray,black…
Yemi Alade has released her third studio album “Black Magic”. The Effyzzie Music Group diva has also made the 15-track album available for streaming on Apple Music/iTunes. “Black Magic” is the third studio album by the African multiple award-winning diva Yemi Alade. The “Black Magic” album features Nigerian hip-hop stars Olamide and Falz, while boasting production credits from V-Tek, KrizBeatz, Young D, Sess, Fliptyce, IAmBeat, Philkeyz, 2Kriss, Sarz, Echo and DJ Coublon.
Rapper Jay Z is considered a savvy business mogul, but his Midas touch might not extend to streaming music. Tidal, the high-fidelity streaming service relaunched with great celebrity fanfare by Jay Z in 2015, once again is the subject of speculation that its financial straits are dire. According to a report in the Norwegian newspaper Dagens Naeringsliv, Tidal lost $44 million before taxes last year and has six months of cash left. In response to a query from USA TODAY, a Tidal spokesman sent this statement: “We have experienced negative stories about Tidal since its inception and we have done…
A new statement by Kiss Daniel’s lawyers has some disheartening information about the singer’s time at G-Worldwide. The singer who declared his exit from the label after four years, has been engaged in a legal and press battle with the record label. According to the statement, while at the peak of his fame and success from 2015, the singer only received a stipend of N30,000 and later N50,000. “This is the same Label that was paying Kiss Daniel only 30k and later 50k per month for about two years despite Kiss Daniel’s performing at several shows and making millions of…
Bisola Aiyeola has discussed her preference for men with money rather than those good in bed. “If you are rich, you can buy the richness of the bed. I think people overrate this good in bed thing, after the good in bed you will now be hungry, who that one help? You will not even have the strength to be good in bed. I’d rather you have the liquid,” she replied. Bisola has been steadily enjoying her successful outing while at the BBN house. Back in September 2017, the beautiful actress attended the 72nd United Nations General Assembly held in…
MC Galaxy has met with Bobrisky’s famous gateman, Jacob as well as his sick father in Jos. MC Galaxy explained how he ran into Jacob in Lagos after he was fired by his former boss and bleaching expert, Bobrisky. The singer further narrated how he flew to Jos to see Jacob’s sick father after he did a song on the gateman. In the video, MC Galaxy also alleged that he pays Bobrisky the sum of N200,000 every month to help promote his songs via his wide followership and audience. MC Galaxy, who was seen crying in the video, gave a…
Nicki Minaj is one celebrity who isn’t scared to flaunt her body as she has once again released a photo of her boobs. Nicki definitely wants everyone to know that she still got a sexy body. Maybe she is trying to break the Internet again. It would be recalled she tried pulling the whole breaking the Internet stunt some weeks ago when she posed nude for Paper Magazine. The rapper who styled the whole shoot herself was captured in a trio shot for the cover wearing next to nothing in all the shots she was in for the unique feature.…
Liz Anjorin has revealed very shocking details of her life over the years while thanking a lot of people for being there for her. “PT 9..When I finished school, I left u to get a business or work in Lagos of which ur blessing followed me everywhere I went to.. When i got a house in Ikorodu, i came to picked u, we moved around like snail until death snatched u from me.. Death didn’t allow u to ride our dream car with me, u didn’t even sleep in my own house: how i wish u are alive today to…
The Senate Committee on Lands, Housing and Urban Development has urged shareholders to pay up their equities in order to actualise the planned recapitalisation of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN). A statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by FMBN Managing Director, Mr Ahmed Dangiwa said that the Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Barnabas Gemade made the call while on an oversight visit to the bank. He observed that the CBN had vital role to play in making the FMBN function effectively by exercising its statutory roles, especially in the areas of funding and regulation. “There is no way…