Benfica playmaker Anderson Talisca has claimed that Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho wants him at Old Trafford, and he indicated he would be open to the move. The 23-year-old Brazilian excelled in 2016-17 on loan in Turkey at title-winning Besiktas, and when he was quizzed about links to United he said, per Brazilian outlet Globo Esporte (via Turkish-Football.com’s Emre Sarigul): “That is a question I cannot give an answer to just yet. I cannot deny there is interest but what happens next depends on Benfica and my representatives. There will be news on this soon. Look every player dreams of…
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Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa has warned against overly focusing on Cristiano Ronaldo when El Tri kicks off its Confederations Cup campaign on Sunday against Portugal in Kazan. “It’s Portugal, not just Cristiano,” Ochoa told the press in Kazan after Wednesday’s training. “We know what type of player he is, but aside from him there are other quality players that we have to stop.” The 32-year-old Portugal international is coming into the Confederations Cup in form and on a high having led Real Madrid to a La Liga and Champions League double last season, but Mexico won’t have a specific man-marker…
Portugal arrived in Russia on Wednesday night, with just short of 100 fans turning up outside the team hotel to welcome the team and, in particular, Cristiano Ronaldo. Some locals even paraded a Portugal flag and behind the team hotel is a mural of the Real Madrid forward, although journalists weren’t allowed to take photos on Thursday afternoon. Portugal defender Bruno Alves struggled to outline what Cristiano Ronaldo means to his nation, but the respect his teammates have is clear. “We don’t have words to describe what he means to our country,” new Rangers signing Alves said ahead of training…
The Premier League fixtures are out for the 2017-18 season — and here are five to watch for Manchester United. Jose Mourinho’s team have been handed a relatively kind start, with games against West Ham and Leicester at Old Trafford either side of a trip to Swansea. The run-in is trickier, with a trip to the Etihad to play Manchester City and a home game with Arsenal in the final weeks of the season. West Ham (H) Aug. 12, 2017 (A) March 17, 2018 United’s game with West Ham at Old Trafford on the opening weekend of the season will…
Former Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri has agreed a two-year deal to manage Ligue 1 side Nantes. The Italian, who led the Foxes to the Premier League title in 2016, has been without a club since being sacked by City in February. “FC Nantes is pleased to announce the arrival of Claudio Ranieri at the head of his professional group,” a statement on the club’s official website said. “At 65 years old, the former defender has a very good experience as a coach — and an impressive record — at the highest level,” the statement added. Ranieri had to be granted…
Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo will not be able to play in his teams opening game at the Confederations Cup because of a calf injury. Bravo has yet to play since suffering the injury in Manchester City’s Premier League game against Manchester United on April 27, and he hit a setback in his attempt to return against Cameroon. Johnny Herrera has played in goal for Chile in their three warm-up friendlies and is in line to play on Sunday in Moscow. However, Chile said Bravo has shown improvement, meaning he could be available to face Germany next Thursday. “Claudio Bravo underwent…
As a teenager at school in the late 1980s, one of the most exciting days at school in Manchester was getting a copy of the Manchester Evening News on the day the fixtures for the following season were released. Someone would sneak out of school during dinner time and buy a paper so we could pore over them. In 1989, we quickly deciphered that Manchester United would be top of the league after seven games by the time they played Manchester City away in the derby. With games against Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Norwich City Everton, Millwall and Portsmouth…
Paris Saint-Germain have dropped their interest in Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang because sporting director Antero Henrique does not believe the Gabon international represents good value for money, a source close to the Ligue 1 giants has told ESPN FC. ESPN FC reported last month that while a deal for the 27-year-old was on the verge of completion, Henrique would have the final say once confirmed in his new role. The Portuguese transfer guru is now in place at Parc des Princes and the source says Henrique viewed the previously negotiated deal for Aubameyang — with a transfer fee as much…
It seems strange to consider the idea of selling a player who scored 19 goals from a wide midfield position, but the future of Theo Walcott at Arsenal is something that Arsene Wenger has to give careful consideration to. The England man had his second best season in front of goal for the Gunners, behind the 21-goal campaign of 2012-13, yet such is the nature of his career that once more there are doubts over where he could, or perhaps should, be playing his football next year. To be fair to him, there were similar questions last summer after Arsenal…
Manchester City’s Brazilian star striker Gabriel Jesus says he will not need surgery on his right eye socket which was fractured by team-mate Nicolas Otamendi. The 20-year-old Brazil international had to go off after the accidental collision with Argentina defender Otamendi in a match in Melbourne, Australia, last Friday. However, he felt sufficiently cheered by the assessment of the medical staff to go public with the news on Thursday. “Yesterday I did a facial resonance, several exams and I have good news! My recovery is going very well and I won’t need surgery,” he wrote on Facebook. “In 15 days…
At this point, DJ Khaled has worked with everyone from Nas, Kendrick Lamar and Drake to Jay Z, Beyoncé and Rihanna. During a recent interview with Yahoo’s Katie Couric, he mentioned another person he wants to add to the list — Slim Shady. “I never got a chance to work with Eminem. … I have tried before, but I’m gonna try again,” Khaled said. “But this time when I try again, I’m gonna make sure I have the right record. I don’t think he’s telling me no. I think I just gotta come with the right presentation.” Khaled has been…
Once again, Taraji P. Henson rocks a hairstyle we’re completely in love with. Fresh off a whirlwind awards season and another season of Empire, the talented actress was recently spotted out and about in a golden brown high fade with tapered sides. Taraji initially debuted the short cut over Memorial Day weekend, and it looks like the style is sticking. Her badass cut may be inspired by her character in the upcoming film Proud Mary, set for a 2018 release. We’re used to seeing loose tresses with varying lengths and colors for the star, but this short cut is her…
Effyzzie Music Group and Yemi Alade have released the tracklist for singer’s extended play “Mama Afrique”. Yemi shared the tracklist via her Instagram page, writing “My EP is ready, Shout out to my team, Y’all don’t sleep.” The project houses remixes, French, Swahili and Portuguese versions of her earlier singles “Mama Africa” sophomore album as well as new songs. The EP is to serve as a precursor to Yemi’s third studio album which is billed to drop later in 2017. Yemi continues with her tours in 2017 with the next stop being over at Houston, Texas, USA. Yemi Alade had…
DMW singer, David ‘Davido’ Adeleke, has announced his ’30 Billion World Tour’ coming up in June. The tour is set to commence from June 23 till September 16. The singer has so far announced 28 cities where he will be performing at, with more dates to be subsequently made known. “DMW Presents : The 30 BILLION WORLD TOUR ? !! THE SUMMER IS LITT!! More dates TBA,” he wrote on Instagram. In Africa, Davido will perform in Mali, Ivory Coast, Guinea and Djibouti while he will hold shows in Dallas, Boston, Houston, Los Angeles, Washington, and New York, among other…
No long thing crooner, Dapo Oyebanjo Daniel well known as D’banj has announced he will be releasing a new album titled, King Don Come. This is following speculations that he would be dropping a new project. There have been rumours around town that the koko master as the singer is also known is set to release a new album, which he has now confirmed. In a post on Instagram, the Mobolowon singer uploaded a photo of the handwritten tracklist, which he signed at the bottom. The album from tracklist will contain 10 tracks with collaborations from Harrysong, Wande Coal, and…
Kanye’s baby mama is accused of darkening her skin in an ad promoting her new line of beauty products. According to The Sun (no, not that one; the one that’s a British newspaper), Kim Kardashian sent a tweet publicizing her Kim Kardashian West Beauty Kit, focused on contouring and highlighting: But as soon as people saw the photo, people noticed something fishy. It seemed as if KK looked a little too melanated, and black Twitter called her out. (And you know black Twitter is its own detective squad, like if Columbo worked at CSI. If the FBI hired black Twitter…
Remy Ma’s Nicki Minaj feud is far from over. In a new video statement to fans, the Bronx rapper addressed her rival’s most recent allegations, that her husband Papoose ghostwrote “shETHER.” Denying the accusations, Remy went on to explain that she had a rap career long before meeting Papoose. “First of all, my husband is dumb nice,” she said. “Let’s just be clear on that. Been dumb nice. Ni**as ain’t never want to give him his props. Now, when ni**as get ‘shETHERED,’ now all of a sudden, he’s writing my rhymes? Who the fuck was writing my rhymes before I…
As previously reported, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito,” featuring Justin Bieber, rules the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated June 24) for a fifth week.. Who else makes notable Hot 100 chart moves this week? Fifth Harmony debuts its first single as a quartet, “Down,” featuring Gucci Mane, at No. 42 on the Hot 100. The lead single from the group’s forthcoming third LP starts at No. 12 on Digital Song Sales with 36,000 first-week downloads sold, according to Nielsen Music. It adds 9.2 million first-week U.S. streams and 7.1 million in airplay audience and enters the Pop Songs airplay…
Popular American rap star, Snoop Dogg and Shante his wifey, has now been married for 20 years! Snoop, whose real name is Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr., married his high school sweetheart, Shante Taylor, on June 12, 1997 and although there have been significant rough patches from that time till date, the couple are still together, 20 years down the line. In cognisance of this milestone, the couple both share epic throwback pics on their Instagram timelines – Snoopy proudly declaring, “21 [20] years n still Rollin’ Happy Anniversary”. The couple had separated in 2004, with the 45-year-old hiphop icon citing…
The Nigerian Student Fashion & Design Week (NSFDW) unveils Akin Faminu and Maria Okan as brand ambassadors for the 2017 edition. The student fashion week was created by a small group of creatives about five years ago. The show’s 2017 edition doubles as the 5th edition and has slowly become one platform to showcase the works of young emerging creatives in fashion and design. “NSFDW has had a successful run over the past four (4) years, and what started with a small group of creative minds has grown to become a big fashion brand which is recognized not only in…