Alexis Sanchez must leave Arsenal if he is to fulfil his ambition of winning the Champions League, Chile legend Ivan Zamorano has told SFR Sport. Sanchez, 28, is heading into the final year of his Arsenal contract and, with no Champions League football for the Gunners next year, has been widely tipped to leave. Speaking ahead of Sunday’s Confederations Cup final defeat to Germany, Sanchez, who scored 24 Premier League goals in 38 appearances last season, said his future is “clear” but would not be drawn on details. And Zamorano, 50, said he believed the attacker needed to leave if…
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Everton have completed the signing of striker Sandro Ramirez from Malaga on a four-year contract. The Premier League club announced the deal on Monday after triggering the 21-year-old’s release clause of €6 million (£5.25m). Everton have been looking to bolster their attacking options this summer, with Romelu Lukaku appearing likely to leave Goodison Park, and have now signed the former Barcelona player until 2021. “I’m very happy, this is a big step in my career,” Sandro told Everton’s website. “I know I’m signing for a massive club in England. Everton is the ideal place for me, I’ve got the ideal…
Neymar has said that he was too shy to speak to Lionel Messi after arriving at Barcelona in 2013. The Brazil international star now shares top billing at Camp Nou alongside Messi, but making the step from Santos to Barcelona was harder than it might seem from the outside for Neymar. In an interview with Brazilian television show Caldeirao do Huck, he explained his nerves at stepping into a star-studded squad. “I came into the dressing room, looked to one side and there was Messi, I looked the other and there was Xavi [Hernandez], [Andres] Iniesta, [Gerard] Pique, Dani Alves…
Roma have completed the signing of central midfielder Maxime Gonalons on a four-year contract from Lyon. Gonalons, 28, joins Roma for €5 million having entered the final year of his deal at Lyon. “After speaking with Monchi and the coach about their ambitions, I did not hesitate for a moment,” he told Roma’s official website. “For this reason there were no issues and everything was agreed very quickly. I cannot wait for this new adventure.” Roma sporting director Monchi added: “Maxime is a footballer of international stature. In addition to his technical ability, we are delighted to add his experience…
Jose Mourinho is frustrated by Manchester United’s lack of activity in the transfer market. Just a week before the players report back for training and then a lucrative pre-season tour to the United States, he has landed only one of his four targets. The £31million deal for Benfica centre-back Victor Lindelof was done quickly. But the pursuits of Alvaro Morata, Ivan Perisic and Nemanja Matic are dragging on. Boss Jose wanted all four on the plane in eight days’ time for their training camp in LA ahead of the five-match North American tour. United’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has been…
The star of How I Met Your Mother, Josh Radnor, is premiering his new play, Sacred Valley at New York Stage and Film and Vassar College’s Powerhouse Theater in Poughkeepsie from June 29th to July 9th. Sacred Valley is about Narby and Natalie, two lifelong friends. Their friendship becomes tested when Narby takes Natalie’s husband Brian out for his first mushroom trip. The next day, a confused Brian leaves Natalie, an enraged Natalie blames Narby, and three people are forced to ask themselves the deepest questions about love, friendship, and growing up. Aside from playing Ted on How I Met…
Isla Fisher and Neil Patrick Harris are both well known for their acting work and now they’re both releasing new books! The stars were in attendance at the 2017 BookExpo children’s book and author breakfast on Friday (June 2) at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. Isla is the author of the “Marge in Charge” bookseries and a hardcover version of the children’s book hits stores on October 3. Neil will be launching his upcoming book series “The Magic Misfits” on November 21. Make sure to pre-order your copy now!
In Noël Coward’s wickedly witty comedy Present Laughter, Kevin Kline plays Garry Essendine, a talented and narcissistic actor jostled by a mid-life crisis. Through the whirlwind of his life, he is trying to to manage a variety of characters: ingénues, a wacky playwright, his ex-wife and a smoldering seductress. Cobie Smulders [known to many for her role on the hit TV show How I Met Your Mother] plays that smoldering seductress, Joanna Lyppiatt, in the hit Broadway play directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel. “Everyone is so talented, so nice, so supportive of each other,” says Smulders of her Broadway debut.…
The 302 Artillery Regiment (General Support), Onitsha on Saturday offered free medical treatment to more than 500 persons in Umuoji, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra. Col. Idongiset Akpan, the Commander of the Regiment, said the service and an earlier clean up exercise were some of the activities lined up for the week long 2017 Nigerian Army Day celebration. Akpan said the free treatment and cleanup exercise near Electrical International Market, Onitsha, were to maintain the excellent civil/military relationship and to imbibe the culture of clean environment. “It was also an opportunity to showcase the capabilities of the Nigerian…
The Nigerian Army on Saturday defied the early morning downpour and embarked on a clean-up exercise. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 81 Division, Maj.-Gen. Peter Dauke, and the 9 Brigade Commander, Brig.-Gen. Elias Attu, led the soldiers in a massive sanitation exercise in the streets of Mushin. The soldiers were seen clearing the refuse dumps and the drains blocked by bottles of water, nylons and waste. According to Dauke, the environmental sanitation is part of the activities lined up to commemorate the 2017 Nigerian Army Day Celebrations. He expressed the hope that…
South East leaders and stakeholders have reiterated their commitment to a united Nigeria where peace, fairness and equality of opportunities are paramount to citizens irrespective of ethnicity or political affiliation. The leaders also threw their weight behind the call for full restructuring of the country on the platform of fairness and equity. The Chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum, Gov. Dave Umahi announced in the early hours of Sunday in Enugu while addressing newsmen on the outcome of an interactive forum of stakeholders. Umahi, who is the governor of Ebonyi, said that leaders from the zone condemn all manner…
Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim has told RMC he wants Kylian Mbappe to remain at the club, but has reiterated that he could lose more members of his squad this summer. Mbappe, 18, has been linked with an exit from Monaco, with reports claiming that Arsenal are preparing a £125 million bid for the forward. Jardim says he has yet to speak to Mbappe about his future, but feels the Ligue 1 club can keep hold of him. “I have not spoken to him, because he knows how we work, that we want to keep him,” he said. “I think the…
Check out any of the sports betting websites and you can get odds on the chances of at least 50 players joining Spurs in the transfer market. Some are clearly just fanciful. Anyone wanting to put £10 on Gareth Bale returning to Spurs — even at odds of 33/1 — is in serious need of help. Likewise, I wouldn’t count on Pepe, James Rodriguez, Angel Di Maria or Cesc Fabregas being seen anywhere near Tottenham in the near future. Or ever, for that matter. But if you think I’m wrong, there’s a bookmaker willing to relieve you of your money.…
On Sunday night, we may be crowning the last-ever Confederations Cup champion. Asked directly about it amid rumors that the competition might be replaced by some kind of global Champions League-lite extravaganza reserved for clubs, FIFA President Gianni Infantino was distinctly noncommittal. “Right now, the future of the Confederations Cup is the final,” he said. “What happens after that is something we will analyze like we do with all our competitions. At this stage, there isn’t much to say.” On paper, a competition pitting the champions of each confederation against the world champion and the host of the next World…
Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal believes beating Germany in the Confederations Cup final in Russia will prove they are the best team in the world. The South Americans are looking to win a third trophy in as many years after successive Copa America titles, including beating Argentina in last year’s final. Chile defeated Portugal on penalties to set-up a meeting with the world champions in St Petersburg on Sunday. “We have proven our value,” said Vidal. “We have beaten Argentina and Portugal, the European champions, if we win on Sunday, we will prove we are the best team in the world.”…
Zooey Deschanel has received an apology from a subtitling company after her name wrongly appeared on-screen in an unfortunate blunder during Fox’s Boston Marathon news coverage. A screen-shot shows the broadcast following last week’s horror, along with the subtitle: “[…] marathon bombing. He is 19-year-old Zooey Deschanel”. The name that should have appeared was Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was later arrested. Caption Solutions, based in Kansas, have now issued a statement apologising to the New Girl actress for the blunder. According to the New York Daily News, company president Kala J Patterson says they “sincerely apologise for this error” and “deeply…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with the Government and people of Taraba state over the death of the ex-Governor of the state, Danbaba Danfulani Suntai. According to reports, Suntai died in the United States of America (USA), on Wednesday, June 26, 2017. The former President also described the former Taraba Governor as a man that worked for the unification of Nigeria. GEJ said “I am deeply saddened by the death of former Governor of Taraba State, Mr. Danbaba Suntai, who passed on at the age of 55 years. “He was a committed patriot, an astute politician and altruistic State…
Tensions were high in Kansas City when CNN anchor Jake Tapper and actor Will Forte broke out in a “brawl” during a celebrity softball game on Friday. As part of the “Big Slick Celebrity Weekend” charity events––raising money to benefit Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City––a fight brewed between Tapper and Forte at third base, which caused both teams to clear their benches. Amidst the chaos, Forte, an SNL alum and star of the television show The Last Man On Earth, ran to home plate to score for his team. No celebrities were actually harmed. Also attending the game were…
New Girl has some big news for one of its girls. Hannah Simone revealed on Thursday she is not only expecting her first child but she also got married. The 36-year-old married in secret E! News personality, esse Giddings according to Us Weekly. Sources told the website the duo wed last year in July, but have never officially confirmed their relationship. At least according to their social media accounts the pair have been dating as far back as 2014. The sex of the baby and due date are to be announced, according to Us insiders. Meanwhile, the New Girl star…
This year, the fans of Prison Break were filled by the return of the series with a mini-season. While she will land on June 15 on M6, the final episode of season 5 of Prison Break was broadcast at the end of May in the United States. The main plot proposed by the screenwriters during the 9 episodes has been completed but does this mean the end of the series? After all, eight years passed between the end of season 4 and the revival, then everything is possible! It was Wentworth Miller (Michael) and Dominic Purcell (Lincoln), present at the…