Zinedine Zidane has said that Cristiano Ronaldo deserved to retain The Best FIFA men’s player award on Monday evening in London, speaking after another personally terrible domestic outing for the Portuguese in Sunday evening’s 3-0 La Liga victory at home to Eibar at the Bernabeu. “Ronaldo is the best player of his generation, by a long way,” Zidane said. “He has shown that many times, he makes the difference in the big games. It is very deserved what he is winning tomorrow, all his prizes are deserved. He always shows he wants to be the best, and he is.” “When…
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Kylian Mbappe has won the European Golden Boy award with Marcus Rashford, Christian Pulisic and Ousmane Dembele among the players to lose out. The award, handed out annually by Italian newspaper Tuttosport to Europe’s top footballer under the age of 21, is decided by a panel of 30 journalists and relates to performances across the calendar year. France international Mbappe, 18, helped Monaco to the Ligue 1 title and Champions League semifinals last season before joining Paris Saint-Germain on an initial loan that is set to become a €180 million deal. He became the highest-scoring teenager in the Champions League…
Gary Cahill has said the title race is “open” after Chelsea came back from 2-1 down to beat Watford 4-2 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. “I’m not saying it’s going to happen, but we need to calm down and get back to it. We are in the middle of October and there are loads of games to play. “Man City have loads of tough games to play, Man United and everyone else have massive games to play. I still think it is open. “If Man City keep smashing people, they are going to go on and win the league –…
Philippe Coutinho has said that the four goals his side let against to Tottenham at Wembley on Sunday “could have been prevented.” “It started out wide and we end up conceding one of those goals the manager speaks about. “He speaks a lot about this — we’ve conceded a lot of goals like this. And obviously in attack we were unable to score the goals necessary to draw or turn around the game. “We were in the game during the first-half then the goal we conceded made everything worse.” Liverpool have conceded 15 goals away from Anfield, the most in…
Everton have sacked manager Ronald Koeman after a very poor start to the season, the club confirmed in a statement. The club posted a statement confirming the departure via their Twitter account on Monday afternoon which read: “Everton Football Club can confirm that Ronald Koeman has left the Club. “Chairman Bill Kenwright, the Board of Directors and Major Shareholder Farhad Moshiri would all like to express their gratitude to Ronald for the service he has given to the Club over the past 16 months and for guiding the Club to seventh place in last season’s Premier League campaign.” Speaking after…
Anthony Martial will face no further punishment for an alleged kick on Huddersfield’s Tommy Smith during Manchester United’s 2-1 defeat at the John Smith’s Stadium on Saturday. Martial appeared to kick out at the Huddersfield defender after he had caught him with a tackle by the touchline. The incident was missed by referee Lee Mason, although both Martial and Smith saw yellow moments later after squaring up to each other following a different clash. The FA has reviewed footage of Martial’s kick but decided it did not warrant further investigation or referral to the disciplinary panel. Martial was substituted at…
Neymar has said that he did not lose his head after being shown the first red card of his Paris Saint-Germain career during the feisty 2-2 Ligue 1 draw with Marseille on Sunday. “The supporters threw a lot of things at me, even baguettes. It was too much, that’s not football,” Neymar is quoted as saying. “I didn’t lose my cool. I accept my mistake. Marseille were good, but we were below-par. “We can play much better. The pitch was dry and long. We need to get used to it: our opponents will try everything against us.” The drama of…
Mr. P, Peter Okoye’s solo identity, has unleashed the new jam titled ‘Cool it down’ with visuals directed by Patrick Elis. The song, which is stylistically R&B, was released under Mr. P’s record label, PClassic. Is it a hit or a miss?
Kimye’s staffer was hit by a crook who ransacked 3 vehicles at the end of their driveway and made a getaway … but not before surveillance cameras captured the alleged perp. According to law enforcement sources … the theft went down around 4 AM PT Friday at their Bel Air mansion. We’re told the suspect never entered the home, but trashed the cars at the end of the driveway. After all that … we’re told all he got was one iPhone, which belongs to one of Kim & Kanye’s staffers. Sources have said security at the house spotted the guy…
It is always lovely to bring someone you know when attending a massive event. So no wonder Sarah Wayne Callies seemed to enjoy cuddling up to her Colony costar Josh Holloway at Comic-Con in San Diego on Thursday. The dynamic duo looked like they were having a great time as they posed for a snap at the bustling opening day of the convention. The 40-year-old was looking in fine form indeed in a revealing metallic blue bustier, which she combined with trousers and high heels. And she challenged Josh, who plays her husband in the science fiction show, to a…
Adekunle Gold has released his latest single ‘Money’; a masterpiece off his highly anticipated album “About 30” recorded live with the 79th Element. Produced by Pheelz, ‘Money’ is an urban highlife song that speaks volumes about the realities of being without money. ‘Money’ was inspired by one of Adekunle’s trips to Dubai where he realized he couldn’t afford all the good things life has to offer. This song was penned down as an outlet to voice out what affects him financially. In the first verse, Adekunle sings “Father plant money for my backyard, plenty money for my house O; no…
Before releasing Heartbreak on a Full Moon, Chris Brown unleashes three new tracks from his 45-track double album. The first of these is “Tempo,” which features an infectious chorus over bouncy production. “I’ma switch up the tempo,” he sings, before getting raunchy with his girl. “Give it to me,” he sings. “Throw that to me.” Next up, he links up with Ty Dolla $ign and Verse Simmonds for the high-energy “Only 4 Me.” “She shake it like a freak,” sings Breezy. “Only for me.” Ty adds: “She gon’ do whatever for a real one / I switch ’em up just…
“So, how old were you when you first ate a butt?” That’s a real question Sway asked Gabrielle Union during his radio show in a conversation about sexual reciprocity … a conversation that has everyone grabbing some attention. Gabby appeared on “Sway in the Morning” and talked openly about sex — and that’s when she heard the strange question. Dwyane Wade’s wife says even though men will deny it, they enjoy a little backdoor love from women … and they’re singing a completely different tune in the bedroom. Gabrielle knows things.
Jay Z is the man. Judging from the red hot artists he attracted to his charity concert. Jay’s wife Bey, Jennifer Lopez and Cardi B were among the stars who attended Tuesday night at the third annual Tidal X benefit concert at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The proceeds benefited hurricane relief efforts in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico and also Mexico after its devastating earthquake last month. Chris Brown, Fabolous, Fat Joe, Remy Ma, T.I., Daddy Yankee, Iggy Azalea were among the many stars who showed up. Rosie Perez and Lin-Manuel Miranda also made appearances.
In September, Beyoncé surprised the Latin world when she released the remix to J Balvin & Willy William’s hit single “Mi Gente.” Following in the footsteps of Justin Bieber, who collaborated on a remix for “Despacito,” she sang her lyrics in Spanish. Queen Bey announced on social media that the funds raised from the song will be donated to those victimized by recent natural disasters: “I am donating my proceeds from this song to hurricane relief charities for Puerto Rico, Mexico and the other affected Caribbean islands. To help go to Beyonce.com/reliefefforts,” she wrote. Now, the hitmaker behind “Mi Gente,”…
It’s becoming a similar setup: the biggest Grammy Award battle coming down to a face-off between a revered British pop star and R&B/hip-hop royalty. In 2016, those spots were filled by Adele and Beyoncé, ending with the former taking album of the year for 25 and giving a tearfully apologetic acceptance speech in which she said what plenty of Grammy watchers were thinking: that Queen Bey’s politically charged Lemonade, a “monumental,” “soul-baring” and “empowering” statement, deserved the win. This year, a similar showdown looks likely for album, record and song of the year. In one corner there’s Ed Sheeran, an…
Masterkraft has released the official music video to his previously released single ‘I go dance’. featuring Mavin Records superstar – Reekado Banks. The steady visuals was directed by Adasa Cookey.
The Osun Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) said recently that the local government election in the state would take place on Jan. 27, 2018. The Chairman of OSIEC, Segun Oladitan, announced this at a press conference in Osogbo. Oladitan said the date was picked after deliberations with all political parties taking part in the election. He said nomination forms would be issued free to candidates contesting in the election. Oladitan, however, said that political parties contesting in the election would be required to pay a yet to be determined amount as administrative charges. He described the election as one of its…
Femi Fani-Kayode, has blasted President Muhammadu Buhari for moving to “devour” top APC members. In a tweet, the former presidential spokesman wrote: “NBC has shut down Radio Continental, owned by @BolaAhmedTinubu. SEC is investigating Oando, an oil company owned by Tinubu’s cousin.” “They humiliated @bukolasaraki, they have started on @atiku and now they are getting set for @BolaAhmedTinubu. @MBuhari is devouring his own children.” Reports have it that Intels Nigeria Limited, co-owned by Atiku is at loggerheads with Buhari government and Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). The oil and gas logistics giant operates in Onne, Rivers State, Warri, Delta State and…
The governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, is set to fight it out with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the nation reports. The battle between the governor and the group, we have gathered, followed reports linking the governor to the recent hoax over a military vaccination and outreach for the monkeypox outbreak. Reports have it that the duo were accused of fueling the panic caused by the vaccination rumour. The source said: “Some of us think we can no longer trust this man. When Operation Python Dance II started clamping down on our members, we had thought that we…