Matteo Darmian has said he still watches Italian football and would consider returning to Serie A if the opportunity came up, but he is happy with his decision to move to Old Trafford two years ago. “I don’t regret the decision I took,” he told a news conference while on international duty with Italy. “I would make the same decision over and over again. Obviously like every footballer I would like to be playing as much as possible, but I am working hard, putting in the effort and trying to make the manager’s decisions difficult, and I’ll continue to do…
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Manchester United are doing all it takes to remain cautious with Antonio Valencia’s workload this season as Jose Mourinho anticipates another long campaign, sources have said. Valencia, 32, has established himself as the first-choice right-back at Old Trafford since Mourinho’s arrival as manager in 2016, and has started seven of United’s 11 games so far this season. However, the United boss is planning to pick and choose Valencia’s games carefully this season in a bid to stop the Ecuador international from burning out. Valencia made 43 appearances last term as United lifted both the League Cup and the Europa League,…
Jose Mourinho has tipped Romelu Lukaku to ignore the hype about his amazing start at Manchester United after the Belgian’s brace set up a 4-1 victory over CSKA Moscow. Lukaku, 24, scored twice at the VEB Arena to send Mourinho’s men three points clear at the top of Champions League Group A and added another one on Saturday against Crystal Palace. “Amazing numbers for Romelu. He’s humble, he wants to learn all the time, he wants to improve all the time,” the United manager told reporters. “I think ambition is there and I don’t think he’s going to be very…
Manchester United have taken drastic measures to ban midfield maestro Paul Pogba from playing basketball during his healing process, according to reports. The club are worried that the Frenchman’s antics on the court could cause further injuries to his hamstrings, with the 24-year-old currently sidelined for at least the next few weeks. United have asked their boy to end his love of basketball for now, with medical staff scared he is at risk of ‘muscle strain, as well as stress impact on his knees and ankles’, Mourinho has previously revealed that Pogba’s injury is ‘long-term’, after he limped off during…
Harry Kane has said he is happy with Tottenham but could consider a move abroad later in his career. Asked if he wanted to play abroad, Kane said during an England press conference: “I would never say no or yes. You’d not rule out anything. “It’s not something I definitely want to do, but you never rule anything out. “I’m very happy here [at Tottenham], but we’ll see what happens.” Over the last year or so now, I’ve changed a lot off the pitch with the nutrition side of it,” Tottenham striker Kane said. “It kind of clicked in my…
Franck Ribery, Bayern Munich legend, has promised to return from his latest injury setback and said he still has lots to give the club on the pitch. Ribery, 34, damaged his knee at Hertha Berlin on Sunday, and the next day it was confirmed that he faces several months on the sidelines with a torn ligament. He said “Of course it was a big blow to me, but everyone who knows me know that I’ve already had to overcome many difficult situations in my life. “Anybody who thinks it’s over for me is wrong. Have no fear, I’ll be back.…
Victor Lindelof says he is ready to be patient at Manchester United despite finding himself on the bench since his summer move from Benfica. Lindelof, who cost United £31 million, a club record for a defender, has experienced just four starts this season. “I feel no stress,” he said. “I’m in one of the world’s best clubs, it’s clear that it’s tough competition. But it may have the time it takes.” Asked whether he has been given any assurances by his new manager, the centre-back added: “It’s between me and him. But we talk and have a good dialogue.” Lindelof’s…
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot has said he would “love” to play in the Premier League one day and grew up supporting Liverpool. “There are a lot of very good leagues,” he told RMC radio. “It’s also enriching to go elsewhere, but for the moment I’m happy at PSG. “I would love to play in the Premier League. There’s not necessarily any club in particular, even though when I was young I was a big Liverpool fan.” He added: “For a box-to-box midfielder, it’s essential to be decisive. I could also make progress in terms of my aerial game in…
The Wedding Party 2 is upon us! In a press statement released today, The Wedding Party 2 will be in cinemas on December 15, 2017. According to The ELFIKE Film Collective, a partnership between EbonyLife Films, FilmOne Distribution, Inkblot Productions and Koga Studios, the sequel of the box office hit will be out just in time for Christmas. The sequel is officially titled “The Wedding Party 2 – Destination Dubai”. With the cast of the original film returning for another wedding, the sequel to the Nollywood’s biggest-ever movie promises to be even more colourful and twice as funny, with jaw-dropping…
Dynamic duo, Phyno and Olamide just merged ideas once again on a new single titled ‘Augment’. Produced by Masterkraft, the two creative rappers once more show they can sing as well as rap on the jam. Listen up!
Runtown has debunked rumours suggesting that his Lamborghini, one of his recent expensive buys broke down, making him to seek the help of a vehicle towing service. But that is not true according to the singer who has come out to totally deny this. He explained that he had an urgent trip which demanded him to abandon the vehicle at a jet hangar. “I was actually on the mainland and something came up so I had to like travel out. I was actually travelling to Yaounde. So I drove to the jet (hangar) place… I don’t let people drive my…
Saidi and Fathia Balogun might have began moves to forgive each other and reunited based on new reports. The pair have been spotted in public having companionable chats at some events. One of their notable discussions was at a memorial service organized for late actress Moji Olaiya. Death can truly have a calming effect on bitter rivals it has shown. Until recently, the pair had been in an unsociable relationship that lasted over 10 years. The differences between the former couple who divorced in the year 2006, has seen them avoid each other even on screen. Fathia Balogun, now 50…
The feud between Peter Okoye and Paul Okoye is still heating up, and there’s a new twist. Paul Okoye has claimed that the single ‘Bank Alert’ was originally created as a solo song for his career as Rudeboy, and he regrets asking his twin, Peter aka Mr P to join in the video. Paul Okoye revealed that he made a serious mistake the day he was shooting his first ever solo music video “bank alert”. According to him, he won’t be deceived this time. ‘Bank Alert’ was released in September 2016, and served as the comeback single for the duo…
D’banj has voiced his own view over the Psquare feud. He has said that the media is making issues worse by writing negative stories about them. “The media should sit back and let them settle their issues amicably. They’ re making it worse by writing all sorts of stories about them. Brothers will always fight and get back as brothers, but the media should not write negative stories in a bid to make money off the headlines,” he said. “Remember I almost became a victim of the media back then when I left Mo’ Hits, but I thank my stars…
DJ Cuppy has finally ended things with Nigerian international footballer, Victor Anichebe. There have been rumours about the relationship between these guys. Speculations have been rapid that they had already gone their separate ways, but nothing has been confirmed before now. DJ Cuppy has finally revealed the status of their relationship tot he public. She posted on her Snapchat, pictures of Victor Anichebe leaving her apartment. In what seemed like a funny message, DJ Cuppy wrote ” My Ex Came To Drop Off My Stuff I’m Harassing Him… We’re Cool tho!” In the second photo, she wrote: ” When You’re…
Davido has finally talked about the death of his friend, Tagbo. The singer, through Snapchat dropped some emotional messages about the death of his friend. Davido replied accusations that he dumped the dead body of his friend at an undisclosed General Hospital. “PPLE are just wicked!!!This is wat i get for treating everybody like my brother!!!” he wrote today. “I was deeply saddened to hear of the sudden death of my friend Tagbo. 1st and foremost my sincere condolence and prayers are with his family at this time. I’ve been in the same position before, multiple times and also of…
Femi Kuti has revealed that three of his nine children are adopted. The music icon spoke about his relationship with his children and how he is able to balance the relationship between being a father and work as a full-time artist. He also spoke about his influence on his kids, making reference to his first son, Made, who he said plays a number of musical instruments and he is very proud of his achievement. Femi Kuti will be performing live at the Felabration Music Festival which is slated for Monday, October 9, to Sunday, October 15, 2017, marking Fela Anikulapo…
Tboss and Made Men Music Group artist, Ellyman recently visited Zanzibar in Tanzania together and were spotted taking really cute pictures. Speculations were spread that they both traveled to the holiday destination for a romantic getaway, however, this doesn’t seem to be the case as another report has it that they were both there for a video shoot. Tboss is always ever ready to jump on the cameras and she always comes out looking glamorous and sexy! Tboss might be beautiful on the outside but the former reality star has had a dark side to her life. While reacting to…
Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has said that the PDP in the state adopted Option A4 in its primaries for candidates for the Dec. 23 council poll to show transparency. He said that the election procedure would also allow the most popular candidates to emerge winners in the primaries. Option A4 allows voters to que behind the preferred candidate and being counted as having voted for the candidate. “We want a transparent process to select our candidates and we don’t want to have serious issues as fallout of the exercise. “If a person loses and sees that there was a…
Chief Bode George has said the party needs a man with massive experience as national chairman to enable it to wrestle back power in 2019. “We are at the crossroads and if we take the wrong turn, we may not make it,’’ the one-time Deputy National Chairman of the party said. According to him, God is giving the party a second chance after its defeat at the 2015 polls after a 16-year rule. “If you’re suddenly hit by a fast-moving train when you don’t expect it, the shock itself is incalculable. We went into a spin and almost lost confidence…