Jose Mourinho believes Romelu Lukaku will find it extremely difficult to match Wayne Rooney’s goalscoring records at Manchester United because the Premier League is harder now than it was when the former England captain was at his peak of his powers. Lukaku and Rooney will go against each other on Sunday for the first time since exchanging clubs in the summer. He said: “I think Wayne spent probably 10 years of his career in a different Premier League than you have now. “A Premier League where it was easier to score goals not just because of the difference between the…
Author: David Folami
Atletico Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano debuted with a cool 1-0 Liga win at home to Malaga on Saturday night; the performance was maybe average, but the score fit well with the results-only focus of Diego Simeone’s rojiblancos. Antoine Griezmann netted the game’s only goal just past the hour mark, with the added story of a player who almost left Atletico for Manchester United in the summer going down in history as their first scorer at the Wanda. “First I am happy with the win, as it was important to get the three points at home,” Griezmann said at the final whistle.…
Paul Pogba will be out of football for “a few matches,” Jose Mourinho has said but the Manchester United manager has admitted he still does not know the severity of the midfielder’s problem. He said: “I just know that it’s a muscular injury, he’s out for the weekend match, that’s the only match I’m thinking about, I don’t think any further than that. He’s not playing this weekend. I just know it’s a hamstring problem. “Squads are to try to cope with these kind of situations and we know that in a few situations, I don’t know how many, but…
Mauricio Pochettino has said he is not worried about Tottenham’s struggles at Wembley despite them being held to a goalless draw by Swansea. After an inspiring victory against BvB in the Champions League on Wednesday, Spurs looked to have ended the Wembley curse at their new home. But another two points dropped on Saturday evening means the doubts will come back in. Pochettino, however, remains adamant that Wembley is not the problem. “The reality is that we dropped a lot of points after three games but I am not worried,” he said. “We could spend one season talking about that…
Ernesto Valverde hailed “important” goals from Paulinho and Denis Suarez in the Blaugrana’s late 2-1 victory over Getafe on Saturday. Paulinho was the unlikely hero in a dificult win that extended Barca’s 100 percent start to the La Liga season to four games. “It’s important for them from a personal point of view,” Valverde said. “It gives them confidence. “Also, them scoring shows that the squad has depth and that we have a lot of players who can contribute. Both of them get forward and they both have goals in them.” “Even though there were lots of comments made at…
Antonio Conte has still not changed his stance that Arsenal are a Premier League title contender. The Gunners have lost two of their first four matches and the most recent away game prior to their trip to Stamford Bridge was a 4-0 loss at Liverpool. Arsenal have not won at Chelsea since October 2011. “For sure Arsenal is a big rival for the title,” he said. “If you see their squad you can understand there are a lot of top players. I don’t understand why they can’t fight for the title. “They lost only one player now, [Alex] Oxlade-Chamberlain. They…
Antonio Conte has said he never got scared for his job at Chelsea last season, adding that the early 3-0 defeat at Arsenal had helped him see the way the team needed to play. Chelsea were down by three goals in less than 45 minutes at the Emirates Stadium last September, making Conte to switch to a 3-4-3 formation at half-time. “Honestly, I wasn’t worried,” he said. “No, because I trust in my work. I think that I trust myself and my idea, in my methods. “Then it can happen that one experience can be positive or negative. But for…
Sporting Lisbon was blessed with a high-profile fan in their stadium on Saturday — Cristiano Ronaldo! Ronaldo, who is not eligible to feature for Real Madrid’s match at Real Sociedad on Sunday, returned to his first professional club to watch their 2-0 win over Tondela. He sat in a box with his girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez. and was praised by the home crowd. Sporting wrote that Ronaldo was “always welcome at your home” as Ronaldo took a photo with club officials. Ronaldo, who played for Sporting until joining Manchester United in 2003, will be able to return from his domestic suspension…
Eeedris Abdulkareem of the popular ‘The Remedies’ hip hop music group has spoken about the recent normality of baby mama in the entertainment industry. He even went as far as calling Davido out on it. The rapper said; ‘Davido and other artistes are riding on International platforms and making Africa proud. But my advice to him and others artistes is that don’t go to America and come back to show us cxxaine in your videos which makes no sense. ‘Another thing is having several babymamas because they will all regret it when they grow up.’ ‘Don’t let you kids kill…
Black Entertainment Television (BET) has announced this year’s nominees for the BET Hip Hop Awards and Cardi B has gotten a record nine nominations joining Kendrick Lamar and DJ Khaled with the most nominations of the year. Cardi B got nominated for Best Hip Hop Video for her hit single “Bodak Yellow”, as well as Best New Hip Hop Artist. Kendrick Lamar’s Dave Meyer’s-directed visual “HUMBLE.” has been nominated for Best Hip Hop Video. K. Dot has also been nominated for Album of the Year for DAMN. and Lyricist of the Year. The 2017 award show will happpen at The…
Drake is mourning the loss of his friend and OVO Sound affiliate who was fatally gunned down in Scarborough, early Thursday morning. The Canadian rapper posted a tribute to his friend, identified as 33-year-old Anthony “Fif” Soares, on Instagram that same day. “RIP to one of our family members… our brother… I still can’t even believe this morning was real. It was an honour to have shared years together and I will always keep your memory alive Forever FIF,” he wrote. Emergency crews responded to a call around 3 a.m. at a residential highrise on Glamorgan Avenue, near Kennedy Road…
Rapper Lil Wayne has not received one red cent from the $10 million sale of his Miami Beach home in June. And there’s no chance he will ever receive anything. He has been spending this summer clearing millions of dollars in liens with the profits from the sale of his crib at 94 La Gorce Circle. Just days after the sale to a trust fronted by West Palm Beach lawyer Dean Vegosen, Miami-Dade County records show, the 34-year-old Lil Wayne first cleared the $7.85 million mortgage he took out after the bought the place in 2011 for $11.6 million. And…
It looks like everyone can stop guessing on the relationship status between Nicki Minaj and Nas. According to reports, the couple has been dating since May. Earlier this week, social media went crazy after video surfaced of Nas’ 44th birthday party at The Pool Room in New York City, which clearly showed the Queens legend kissing (and licking) the self-proclaimed Black Barbie. Nas appeared to make it somewhat official when he posted a photo of himself and Minaj to his Instagram account with the caption, “Virgo Season With my Real One From Queens! @nickiminaj #hennessylife.” While Minaj was less straightforward,…
Fans have been thrown into a frenzy after Rihanna “crowned” singer Beyonce in a new Instagram post. While fans of both singers had believed the superstar singers had a long-running beef, the pair put the rumours to bed by posing together for a picture at Rihanna’s Diamond charity ball on Thursday night. And Rihanna made it clear that they were on good terms as she reposted the image to her Instagram Stories. The singer appeared to show she agreed with the “Queen Bey” nickname fans have given Beyonce during her career as she placed a crown emoji on the singer’s…
Tiwa Savage has announced the release of a forthcoming EP titled “Sugarcane“. She shocked her fans today with her announcement. She revealed the EP would be released as soon as September 22, 2017. “Sometimes it’s the unplanned events that feels great the most … SURPRISE SURPRISE I’ve been in such a good space and been recording some beautiful songs that we decided to share with you all. Music is beautiful and this EP feels and sounds so good that’s why we called it “SugarCane” Can’t wait to share it, no extra noise or paparazzi just something special for you guys.…
After a lengthy musical break, White Kaftan Gang’s boss, Naeto C is certainly back with a bang as he collaborates with Ghana’s finest rapper, Sarkodie on this new record titled ‘Kill’N Me Softly’. The single is produced by Masterkraft.
Simi is likely to have raised controversies based on her recent statement that many Nigerian men are not romantic. She was not happy with the feeling of entitlement often shown by the subjects who according to her have been encouraged by the society. “I don’t believe Nigerian men are romantic. I think Nigerian men do not think they have to be romantic. I am not saying this to bash men but I think no one pushes Nigerian men to fight for anything so they have this sense of entitlement. “I was watching a Nigerian movie one day and there was…
Genevieve Nnaji just might be truly married if her latest selfie is sending any message. Rumours have it that the Nollywood actress ended her single life in a secret wedding in Portugal. Nnaji then took to her Instagram page to share a black and white selfie of herself, sporting what seems to be a wedding band, throwing the social media into a massive confusion. No confirmations of anything yet, Fingers crossed!
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has blamed the country’s recent issues with protests and agitations on President Muhammadu Buhari’s failed promise on being a prominent leader to all Nigerians. According to a communique issued by the group’s president, Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Buhari was the sole reason for the calamities. The statement read, “In his inaugural speech as civilian president of Nigeria on 29 May 2015, the president sent out a message of hope and of his commitment to national integration and cohesion. “He said: ‘Having just a few minutes ago sworn on the Holy Book, I intend to…
Muhammadu Buhari recently met behind closed with the visiting Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Ugandan President was received on arrival by President Buhari at the Aso Rock villa, Abuja. Reports have it that the Ugandan president has been showing interest and concern over the activities of the deadly Boko Haram sect operating in Nigeria over five years ago. “It would be a mistake for the government of Nigeria to negotiate with these people. “The most important thing is to defeat them, then negotiations can come after that,’’ Museveni told a local Ugandan newspaper in an…