Jurgen Klopp says he has been seeing Liverpool’s new signing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on TV for nearly three years. Oxlade-Chamberlain completed a move to Liverpool worth up to £40 million on transfer deadline day after rejecting a move to Chelsea. “I am really, really happy we have got Alex signed,” the Reds boss told the club’s official website. “Since the last game I have been waiting and hoping we could make this transfer — and when I got the news he was ours it was fantastic. “I remember the first time I saw him play live — it was at Dortmund…
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Cesar Azpilicueta has come out to say he hopes Diego Costa’s dispute with Chelsea will be resolved. Despite the controversy, Azpilicueta hopes his international teammate remains in London. “I can’t say a great deal [about Costa] other than that he is my teammate at club and international level and at the moment he is not with us in either of the two squads,” he told Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport. “I hope the situation can be resolved. “It’s an issue between the club and the player and, no, I’ve not acted as intermediary. It’s something they need to sort out…
Who knows what is happening with Jack Wilshere theese days? So desperate is he to come back to action that he looks to have resorted to asking just about anyone for a game of football. Wilshere, who has been out of football with his latest injury since April, does not appear to be in Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger’s first-team plans any time soon and he failed to secure a deadline day move away from the Emirates this week. The Englishman is, however, hoping that his old Bournemouth teammate Tyrone Mings can assist him, having asked if he can enrol for…
Barcelona director Albert Soler says Neymar leaving was the cause of the club’s difficulties this summer, as they closed the transfer window with a disgraeful inability to sign Philippe Coutinho and Angel Di Maria. The director was forced to explain why so many things have gone wrong for the club since the end of last season. “On July 19 I received a WhatsApp [message] saying that PSG wanted Neymar,” he said. “Once we had knowledge that PSG were in talks with Neymar, we got to work. Neymar is difficult to replace. The problem is not just the €222m, the problem…
Harry Kane has said he and his teammates are proud in the England dressing room after his brace helped the team to a flattering 4-0 scoreline in Malta. Kane’s 53rd-minute goal looked like it would be the only difference between the two sides, but three more followed in the final five minutes — a second for Kane and one apiece for Ryan Bertrand and Danny Welbeck. “I think that’s a thoroughly unfair statement,” he said. “Every player here is very proud to represent their country. “There’s a lot of hard work and effort to get where we are. It didn’t…
It’s quite scarce to see Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho put on his boots and flaunthis skills. But he did just that for the Game4Grenfell charity match at Loftus Road on Saturday to raise cash for victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster. And, although he will be playing in goal, the Portuguese showed off his passing range in the warm-up. Mourinho was a midfielder in his playing career and he looked like he’s still got it.
Liverpool have said that Barcelona’s claims that they were quoted a price of €200 million for Philippe Coutinho are absolutely untrue. Barcelona sporting director Robert and director Albert Soler told a news conference that Coutinho was too expensive and they were not prepared to get involved in a crazy market, despite reportedly being told the amount the Brazilian could go for with only hours left of the window. “On Friday, after weeks of offers and talks, Liverpool put a price on the player that we wanted [Coutinho],” Soler said on Saturday. “A price of €200m and we decided we wouldn’t…
Everton midfielder Ross Barkley has refuted reports that he partook in a medical with Chelsea on the final day of the transfer window. Barkley was reported to have undergone a medical with Chelsea on Thursday before rejecting a last-minute move to the Premier League champions. Farhad Moshiri said that, after a £35 million fee and personal terms had been agreed, the England international had a change of mind regarding the transfer following the medical. But Barkley took to Twitter on Saturday to debunk talk of a medical taking place and added that he did not want to take any step…
Kanye West has said a whole lot with a shirt and the target was clearly Taylor Swift. Kanye hit the street days ago, wearing a tshirt designed with the words, “She’s beyond Good and Evil.” Fans have concluded it’s referring to Taylor Swift, who took shots at Kanye in her song, “Look What You Made Me Do.” Kanye has said he doesn’t care what she sings and their feud is a bit old, but this seems like a lie now. We wait for Tayor’s reply.
As the ongoing supremacy battle between Wizkid and Davido is going on, HKN singer, Danagog, has blatantly declared that irrespective of public opinion, Davido is actually superior to Wizkid in the Nigerian music industry. Danagog’s statement in a recent interview may be a proof that there is indeed a beef in the offing between the two stars. The singer made known his thoughts clearly, as to the better artiste between the Omo Baba Olowo and the Star Boy. “Two of them having their tours and shows at the same time in Yankee means our works are being recognized. That means…
After the week presented us a new single from Danielle Bregoli and studio footage of Blac Chyna’s musical debut, sometimes it’s cool to see a crazy duo like EarthGang making big moves and landing a victory. Just after announcing their upcoming Rags EP, Johnny Venus and Doctur Dot have continued their hot streak, securing a serious co-sign from J. Cole in the process. While EarthGang have collaborated with J.Cole and his Dreamville Records affiliates in the past, as of this morning, the Atlanta duo have officially been added to the Dreamville family. The label has shared a video teaser for…
With the Hurricane Harvey destruction becoming worringly visible, more and more celebrities are making strides to help those in dire need. On Thursday morning (Aug. 31), Drake officially made his assistance felt and announced that he would donate $200,000 towards Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Drake’s massive donation will go through Houston Texans star, J.J. Watt’s, Youcaring fundraiser. “To the resilient people of Houston and the entire state of Texas, I would like to send you all of our love and all of our prayers,” begins Drake in an Instagram video post he released on Thursday. “To the brave men and…
Amazing lyricist Kendrick Lamar dominated the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday as the classy gala took a strange turn with impassioned denunciations of white supremacists in America. Lamar cinched the most prestigious award of Video of the Year for “HUMBLE.,” his dope look at his growing fame in which he dresses up as everything from the pope to Jesus in “The Last Supper.” Lamar began the show in Los Angeles with a martial arts-themed performance of the song with ninja dancers, one of which eerily appeared to set himself on fire. English songwriter Ed Sheeran won Artist of the…
It has just taken two years of promise to get us this far. Rihanna’s long-awaited cosmetics line, Fenty Beauty, finally has an official launch date. The singer tweeted out the news Friday, stating that the products would be available starting at 3 a.m. EDT Sept. 8 (midnight on the West Coast). Rihanna followed up the launch date with a promotional video featuring models who showcase a diversity that’s often lacking in the beauty industry. She also included details on where fans could get more information on the brand. Rihanna has been flanting this line in front of fans since 2015,…
Alicia Keys has covered Elle in so many regions of the world including the US. But this should be the first time Alicia Keys has had four covers devoted to her in 31 days. The beauty flaunted her new flame-colored braids as she modeled four very different styles for the latest edition of Elle Brazil. The 36-year-old shared tham all on her Instagram page, captioned: ‘Thank you @ellebrasil for capturing my true colors. Can’t wait to come to Rio and feel all that magnificent energy,’ adding lots of heart emojis. She also gave shout outs to shoot director Earle Sebastian;…
Kylie Jenner and her BFF Jordyn Woods were in London and took it upon themeselves to visit a local zoo. It’s really all fun and games until the squad enters a butterfly sanctuary. “I’m scared if one lands on me!” A scared Kylie screams as Jordyn laughs. A zoo worker tried to reassure Kylie they’re harmless, but it didn’t work. Kylie’s fear is strange given that she sorta likes them. “Butterflies are just part of the secrets of Kylie,” she later explains. “It’s kind of just ironic because I’m terrified, terrified of butterflies. All butterflies. This is how I think…
Beyoncé was one of the first to congratulate Serena Williams after the tennis star gave birth to her first child. Serena, 35 and her fiancé, 34-year-old Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanianon, welcomed a 6-pound, 13-ounce baby girl on Friday and Beyonce posted a picture of her friend on Instagram, with the words: “Congratulations Serena.” Ciara also took to Twitter to share her good wishes for the couple, writing: “Congratulations to my girl @SerenaWilliams & Alex Ohanian on your new baby girl! So happy for you guys!” Talk show host Wendy Williams was not left out as well: “You Reddit here first!…
After a twitter-celebrated beef over the past few months, the Remy Ma vs Nicki Minaj feud seemed to be ending. That is, until Sunday night’s (Aug. 27) MTV VMAs. Shortly before MTV VMAs commercial, Terrence J and Remy got in front of the camera to appreciate fans for the upcoming 30 Seconds to Mars performance. As they both recited their lines, the Bronx femcee went a little off-script and shouted out her rival using the infamous one-liner Minaj shot at Miley Cyrus at the 2015 MTV VMAs. Through gritted teeth, the “All The Way Up” rapper said, “Nicki, what’s good?”…
The Lagos State House of Assembly has announced the riot act to contractors who take pleasure in cheating the government by collecting money and not delivering projects on time. The House also praised the state Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode for his utmost commitment to providing modern infrastructure for the development of the education sector in the Lagos State. The Chairman of the state house Committee on Education, Hon. Lanre Ogunyemi hailed the efforts of the state government at setting up lasting infrastructure to develop the education sector in the state. Ogunyemi showed satisfaction at how fast work is being done…
Nasarawa State Government just revealed that it has bought over 7000 beds and mattresses worth N222 million for distribution to the 28 public boarding secondary schools in the state ahead of resumption. Alhaji Ahmed Tukur, a special assistant to the governor made this known at an event days ago. Tukur said that the initiative was part of the state government’s plan to ensure a proper environment for students to learn. He als said that the Al-Makura-led administration see education as very pivotal and would always give the sector the attention it deserves. “Education is a top most priority of the…