Mauricio Pochettino is insisting he never doubted his Tottenham team as they ended their Premier League slump with a 5-1 win against Stoke at Wembley. “I was never nervous and there was never any doubt about the team,” Pochettino said. “I am confident, I was confident because trust in the team and our job. It’s only there are some not so good moments in every team. “After [Wednesday’s 3-0 win against] Apoel and today only we need to see the future and stay optimistic and try to keep this level for the next few games. “The first goal is always…
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Jupp Heynckes paid tribute to a revitalised Arturo Vidal’s match-winning performance as Bayern Munich moved eight points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with a slim 1-0 victory at Eintracht Frankfurt. “It’s to Arturo’s credit,” Heynckes said at a postmatch news conference. “He has played many outstanding games for Bayern in the last few years, but has been a little out of sorts recently. The player has to make the change himself — naturally with my help.” The win in Frankfurt ensures Bayern will head into the winter break leading the Bundesliga for a seventh consecutive season, stretching their…
Manchester City are always committing a “tactical foul,” according to Jose Mourinho. “It is a strategy [City] have,” he told multiple English newspapers. “They attack with a lot of players. When they lose the ball, they are many times unbalanced in numbers, they have lots of people surrounding the ball area and have a very strong — and this is a great quality — transition in the next few seconds after they lose the ball, and many times they need what is called a tactical foul. “Then it is up to the referee to analyse and make a decision about…
Pep Guardiola has said he cannot remember Sir Alex Ferguson talking to him about the Manchester United manger’s job, but adds it would not have made a difference about taking over at Manchester City. “I know he has said that but I don’t remember,” Guardiola told a news conference. “We spoke about life, about football of course, about the Premier League, but he never sent me a message under the table to say, ‘you know, maybe United’ or something like that. “I remember, he spoke really fast, it was difficult to understand. It was nice because he chose an amazing…
Andres Iniesta has not fully recovered from a calf injury and will miss Barcelona’s trip to Villarreal on Sunday, the club have confirmed. Iniesta, 33, was taken off during last week’s draw with Celta Vigo and missed the midweek win against Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League. He returned to training on Friday and Barca hoped to have him available for the game at the Estadio de la Ceramica. However, the Catalan club confirmed on Saturday that the game will come too soon for the midfielder . Samuel Umtiti, who will be out for two months with a torn hamstring,…
Thibaut Courtois has said he wants to resolve the doubt surrounding his future at Chelsea before the end of the season, but reiterated that being apart from his children is making him consider a move to Spain. “It [my private situation] is not always easy, but I’d also seen this coming,” Courtois told VTM Stadion. “I knew that she [his former girlfriend] would return to Madrid, so that has its influence too. I love my children to death. When you miss them, you are sometimes wondering: shouldn’t I play in Spain in the next few years? That’s why I want…
Inter Milan boss Luciano Spalletti has begged his boys to have more belief in their abilities after a goalless draw with Juventus. He said: “In the first 20 minutes we held the ball well up to the edge of the area, but there were moments in the second half where we have lost a few too many balls for our quality. “When you come to this stage and you cannot score a goal and you take a point, that’s fine, but we have to hurry up and understand that we’ve earned this level of our potential. We must be aware…
Raheem Sterling doesn’t want to give Manchester United any assurance that they can overtake Manchester City’s lead when they meet for Sunday’s crucial Manchester derby. “It’s a massive game,” he said. “Two teams competing on all fronts, two teams that are local, two teams that will be pushing each other to the death in the Premier League. “It’s going to be a game that really shows who is really up for it. I’m not going to say it will decide the season but it will give the other one a bit of confidence and we’re going to try to be…
Off his “Playmaker” album, ace indigenous rapper – Phyno has premiered the video for ‘Obiagu’. The street-themed video was shot and directed by Unlimited L.A
‘The Bridge’, the much anticipated cross cultural movie by Kunle Afolayan and Lasun Ray is set to hit Nigerian cinemas this Friday, December 8, 2017. The movie, which is set to bring the filmmaker back into spotlight is a joint effort with Lasun Ray and Bank of Industry’s Nollyfund. The romantic movie that will launch the acting abilities of Nigerian singer and songwriter Chidinma Ekile, also stars Demola Adedoyin, Binta Ayo Mogaji, Zack Orji, Tina Mba, Adebayo Salami, Lere Paimo, Wole Olowomojuore, Lanre Hassan, Jimoh Aliu, and Mama Ray-Eyiwumi. Produced by Lasun Ray and directed by Kunle Afolayan, the BoI-powered…
While most of us can shop through the florescent-lit aisles of Target in relative peace, such tranquility is not the case for Beyoncé, who attracts attention both on the stage and in the section where they sell neon-green mountain bikes. On Thursday a Twitter user from California snagged photos of Beyoncé browsing the big box store with her family, including her mom Tina Knowles. It must be noted that, per her raised hand, the artist did not seem happy to be spotted. But to be fair, it’s Beyoncé… at the place where you go to buy bulk toothpaste and grapefruit-scented…
She sparked engagement rumours earlier this week as she brazenly flashed a huge diamond ring on her wedding finger while out in NYC. But Rihanna came over shy on Saturday, covering her wedding ring finger with a black Balenciaga hoodie as she exited Avenue Nightclub in the Big Apple. The Work hitmaker, who has been dating Saudi billionaire Hassan Jameel for over a year, appeared to hide any signs of the statement rock, which she wore on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. The beautiful songstress cemented her fashion icon status as she stepped out in flared denim jeans and…
Last night, ABC announced the 29 women who will be competing on the upcoming season of The Bachelor. Among the contestants are a sports reporter, an orthopedic nurse, and a television host. It’s certainly an inspiring group of women, and one in particular is already standing out. The Bachelor contestant is being called a Kim Kardashian lookalike, and TBH, it’s true. Marikh Mathias is a restaurant owner from Salt Lake City, Utah. She is 27 years old and her LinkedIn indicates that holds a dual Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication and Strategic Communication from the University of Utah. She appears…
Onilogbo Hakeem used his makeup skills to completely transform Nancy Isime and IK Ogbonna for new movie “Disguise.” The movie features Ogbonna and Isime in reverse gender roles as female and male, respectively. A movie scheduled for release next year, “Disguise” also stars Wole Ojo, Daniel K Daniel, Toyin Aimakhu, Chiagoziem Nwakanma among others. The transformation was done by Onilogbo, a special effect make up artist who is well-versed in conventional make-up, and also well read when it comes to the proper use of prosthetics. He served as the special effects make-up artist in “Slow Country,” the action thriller by…
Sean Tizzle has reannounced himself with a new single and he titles this one “Kpro Kpro“, which is produced by his regular collaborator Blaq Jerzee. The song is an upbeat bounce along track which will most likely be a club banger.
Tekno is not playing this year and he did proved that with Drake last night. The “Pana” star scored a front row seat to watch Drake’s performance at a special event at the famous Art Basel in Miami on Friday, December 8. Shortly after the event, Tekno shared a video with Drake, with the caption: “Brotherly love”. Besides Wizkid who has collaborated on different tracks with the American singer, the likes of Burna Boy, Davido, to name a few, have also chilled with Drake. Is hanging with Drake quickly becoming a thing for Naija celebs?
Wedding bells might be on the cards for Small Doctor if his latest interview is anything to be considered a hint. He recently revealed that he would love to get married soon. He said: “I don’t think I have enough money to get married but it would come at the perfect time. “Definitely, I would love to get married soon and when it happens, it would be all over town that Small Doctor is getting married. “When it is time, the world would know. Anytime from now, the miracle would happen and I would get married.” “It is true that…
Wande Coal has a had a decent outing in 2017 with his output. He is out with this brand new tune entitled ‘Tur-key Nla’ to draw a close to 2017.
Goodluck Jonathan has said that he had no preferred choice for any of the elective positions in the Saturday National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Jonathan disclosed this in a felicitation message issued by his Media Office yesterday in Abuja. He said he was ready to work with all those that would emerge as new leaders in the interest of the party and nation. GEJ also said that the statement was important contrary to speculations and permutations by some interest groups. “Dr Jonathan has never discussed or plotted with others against the ambition of any of the candidates,…
Goodluck Jonathan has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has become a reference point as Nigeria moves toward another election. He said, “Ours is a party with an indelible history and proven record on its tradition and we have been consistent in standing firm. “PDP is the only party that from the beginning, we have not changed our name or our identity in any form, we do not change based on election cycle. PDP is the only stable party in Nigeria.” Jonathan, however, begged all leaders to remain inspired by the purpose and work for the interest of the party…