Jurgen Klopp has defended Liverpool’s under-fire centre-backs, and revealed the club had “no solution” after failing to sign Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk in the summer transfer window. But Klopp recently told multiple outlets the club, despite not bringing in a new centre-back in his place, did not commit a crime by sticking with the players they already had at the position. “With all the history before I came in and since I’ve been here with how people talk about these players, you really should try one time to go out there and ask other clubs what they think about…
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Ronald Koeman has warned his Everton players that their former star Romelu Lukaku’s goalscoring prowress will continue if they do not improve defensively at Old Trafford. The deadly forward already has six in as many games for his new club and Koeman mentioned that the Merseysiders, struggling for form, must sit up. “We know him really well,” Koeman said of Lukaku. “He’s one of the best strikers. “I mentioned several times last season that he’s a great finisher. I hope that we know how we have to defend against him. “There are a lot of individual qualities in the players…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said he will return from injury better than ever and said if he had his way he would make his comeback “today.” “I feel good,” said Ibrahimovic, in a wide-ranging interview with Inside United. “I have trained every day since I had my knee operated on, there is no vacation. “When I come back to play football on the field I will be better than before, I am not coming back because I am the one I am, I am coming back to be a better version of the old one. “I feel good and I feel…
Mauricio Pochettino has explained that the Harry Kane goal he considers his favourite will always be the last-minute winner against Aston Villa in November 2014 because it prevented him from getting the sack. He said “I can find many other goals that were fantastic but, for me, goals are related to emotion, to the period you are living in,” Pochettino said. “For me, that goal was an amazing goal because it meant for us, for everyone, the possibility to stay here today. “It’s true, the team were 14th or 13th [they were 11th] and we were a little bit under…
Carlo Ancelotti hailed Carlo Ancelotti hailed Bayern Munich after the Bundesliga champions returned to winning ways with a comfortable 4-0 win against Mainz. Coming straight after a 2-0 loss in Hoffenheim last Saturday — their earliest defeat in a season since 2011 — Bayern recovered smartly in Munich and went second in the table. Thomas Muller and Arjen Robben netted their first league goals of the season in the first half before top scorer Robert Lewandowski, on his 100th Bundesliga appearance for the club, added two second-half goals. Ancelotti said: “We played well with good intensity and were able to…
Jose Mourinho has said it was an “easy” decision to let Wayne Rooney leave Manchester United in the summer. Rooney, 31, returns to Old Trafford on Sunday for the first time since rejoining Everton. But Mourinho said he could not prevent Rooney returning to his boyhood club, saying: “I think it is easy. That way it is easy because you don’t have to think a lot. “You just have to respect the player’s desire, and what they decide. And when they’re a legend they deserve that freedom of choice.” “I don’t know why people speak of the second season because…
Alvaro Morata has said that he felt “a lot of pressure” when he came to Chelsea as a newbee, saying teammate Cesar Azpilicueta had helped him settle in quickly. The Spain international said: “When I first came, I felt a lot of pressure. “The price tag is a big deal. I missed an important penalty in the Community Shield. I knew straight away I would need to grit my teeth and that there would be a load of criticism. It only made me more determined to prove any critics wrong and work harder than ever before. “It’s hard as a…
Yung6ix has dropped the album art for his second album titled “High Star.” The new creative look captures Yung6ix at the beach, dressed in all-black, and lounging on a wooden chair. For companionship, he has got a beautiful white horse. The photo was shot by popular pop culture photographer, TCD, and styled by Issa Izrael. The L.P is expected to reach stores before the end of September 2017; and will also feature the KKTBM rapper’s single ‘No Favors’ featuring Dice Ailes.
“Game of Thrones” is working on multiple ways to prevent spoilers. HBO president Casey Bloys has revealed that David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will shoot multiple versions of the finale to prevent spoilers. “I know in Game of Thrones, the ending, they’re going to shoot multiple versions so that nobody really know what happens,” Bloys reportedly said. “You have to do that on a long show. Because when you’re shooting something, people know. So they’re going to shoot multiple versions so that there’s no real definitive answer until the end.” With this wise move, once spoilers for the final season…
Hillary’ Clinton’s new memoir, “What Happened” was released on September 12, 2017, and is getting enough attention because of a particular reference to a “Game of Thrones.” character. In the book, Hilary drew an analogy between herself and the ruthless and powerful Cersei in “Game of Thrones.” She took this bold step while referring to how Trump supporters treated her after it was revealed that she used her private email servers while secretary of state. “Crowds at Trump rallies called for my imprisonment more times than I can count. They shouted, ‘Guilty! Guilty!’ like the religious zealots in Game of…
Super Cool Cat star boy Ice Prince is here with new single titled ‘Owonikoko’. He features YBNL serial hit maker Olamide and popular comedian Mr Jollof. The video to the song has already been shot and is expected to be released soon.
Emeka Ike recently received the Nollywood Living Legend Award in Germany. He took to Instagram to air the news, dedicating it to men and women who died in the hands of their spouses. Emeka Ike is indeed a Nollywood legend popular for movies like “Two Together,” “A Million Tears” and “Deadly Affair.” His last known movie was the 2013 movie, “Stigma,” which starred him alongside Jackie Appiah and Hilda Dokubo. For multiple years, Emeka Ike was active in the political scene of Nollywood, battling for the position of the President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria. Emeka Ike recently announced…
Bukky Wright has voiced out on the issue of gender inequality. The actress wrote about in what seems to be quite a lengthy post about the very sensitive issue which has really been spoken on by a lot of social analysts. She wrote, “When a man has a good car it attracts more ladies to him. When a lady has a good car it repels guys away from her. This is the world we live in.A teenage boy impregnates his teenage girlfriend. The girl drops out of school, the boy continues his education. This is the word we live in.…
DJ Xclusive is back with a new jam titled ‘Pose’. The new track which comes with a musical video features Mavin Records act, Tiwa Savage and Achievas Music frontline act, Solidstar.
It was two halves of celebration on September 11, 2017, for Mo Abudu as the media personality and movie producer turned a year older. This celebration comes just two days after her second movie as a producer, “The Royal Hibiscus Hotel” received glittering reviews from some of the world’s top actors, directors, and producers. The cast and crew of the movie took out time to celebrate with Mo Abudu at the Toca Restaurant in Toronto’s Ritz Carlton. Zainab Balogun and Kenneth Okolie who were the lead cast of the movie could not but only pour out well-felt eulogies on Mo’.…
Adekunle Gold has praised long time friend and, if the reports are true, girlfriend, Simi, but he is not alone. In her own words, Simi is “such a cool, diligent, loving and amazing girl.” There have been rumours that the friends have become much more to each other but they are yet to confirm the rumours. Simi has also been linked with Falz but she has, several times, debunked any rumours of an intimate relationship with him. However, it remains a fact that she is yet to deny or confirm a relationship with Adekunle who says he wrote “Orente” for…
Rihanna organised the 3rd edition of her annual Diamond Ball for her charity Clara Lionel Foundation at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. The event was held on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 and it was quite the star-studded one. The charity foundation assists underprivileged communities improve health and educational conditions as well as highlight the art of music. Among those who turned up for the event include rap legend, JAY-Z and wife, Beyonce, Lil Kim, Emily Ratajkowski, Cardi B, Martha Hunt, Petra Nemcova, Riley Montana, Imaan Hamman, La La Anthony and host of others. Rihanna has not had it…
Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has declared that most of the kidnapping and armed robbery incidents in the State are being carried out by operatives of the Police Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). SARS has received several insults from members of the public in recent times. According to the Governor, the Police Signal stated that SARS is responsible for a series of kidnappings and deadly robbery operations across the State. Governor Wike said: “Most of the kidnapping and armed robbery taking place in this State are done by men of SARS. They use exhibit vehicles to operate. As the Chief Security…
The Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA), says Chief Raymond Dokpesi, Chairman of DAAR Communications, is not the founder of the party, but its media partner. The party made the clarification in a statement recently. It also refuted claims from Dokpesi that the party was registered to act as an appendage of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The statement said that APDA’s National Chairman, Malam Shitu Mohammed, went to Dokpesi to partner with his media outfit during the process leading to the registration of the party. “We challenge him to name the PDP governors and the Federal Government Agency which he…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday, September 14, 2017, called on the minister for women affairs and youth development, Aisha Alhassan for declaring her support for the former vice president, Atiku Abubakar. While her comment is continually to generate mixed reactions, the minister appears to have move passed the issue. Laughing at almost every joke, Alhassan strolled around Council chamber freely while exchanging pleasantries with her pairs. While some political analysts and APC chieftains have asked for her sack, the Presidency is yet to speak on the matter.