Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said his Manchester United future does not depend on the club qualifying for next season’s Champions League. The 35-year-old, who took his United goals tally to 26 in 38 appearances for the club with a double in the 3-2 EFL Cup final win against Southampton on Sunday, has yet to commit to a 12-month extension to his current Old Trafford contract, which expires on June 30. United have the option of adding another year to Ibrahimovic’s contract — a move that has been backed publicly by manager Jose Mourinho — but no agreement has yet been struck…
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Memphis Depay said there was more to come from him after scoring twice as Lyon thrashed Metz 5-0 at the weekend. The former Manchester United attacker made it three goals in seven league games since arriving from Old Trafford in January. But Netherlands international Depay told reporters: “Even if I scored two goals today, there are still things I can do better. “I’m improving. That’s the second time I’ve played the whole 90 minutes. “I’m still not at my best. I’m only 23 years old, and I have a lot of things to learn. I can improve and make my…
Gary Neville believes EFL Cup hero Zlatan Ibrahimovic has the same aura as Eric Cantona at Manchester United. The former Paris Saint-Germain forward netted a brace to help United to a 3-2 victory over Southampton in the EFL Cup final at Wembley on Sunday, making it 26 goals in all competitions this season. Gary Neville believes EFL Cup hero Zlatan Ibrahimovic has the same aura as Eric Cantona at Manchester United. The former Paris Saint-Germain forward netted a brace to help United to a 3-2 victory over Southampton in the EFL Cup final at Wembley on Sunday, making it 26…
Despite dominating, Atletico Madrid once again somehow contrived to lose 2-1 to Barcelona at the Vicente Calderon on Sunday. For the third time this month, Los Rojiblancos were the better side in their meetings with the Catalan giants yet still came away with nothing to show for it. Two massive lapses in concentration at the back allowed Rafinha and Lionel Messi (three minutes from the end) to score either side of Diego Godin’s effort. It is a bitter pill for Diego Simeone to swallow: he’s has yet to beat Barca in La Liga as Atleti boss and realistically, it now…
Ander Herrera hailed the performances of Manchester United teammates Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David De Gea after they beat Southampton 3-2 to lift the EFL Cup trophy at Wembley stadium on Sunday. Swedish forward Ibrahimovic, who joined United as a free agent last summer following the expiration of his contract with Paris Saint-Germain, put his team ahead in the 19th minute with a brilliant free kick before Jesse Lingard made it 2-0. After Southampton pulled level through Manolo Gabbiadini’s brace, Ibrahimovic headed in Herrera’s cross for the winner three minutes from time. Herrera said of Ibrahimovic to Cadena Ser radio: “He…
Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo has said Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka is neither God nor an orator. Speaking to The Guardian, Obasanjo denies holding grudge against Soyinka. He said: “I don’t hold grudge. Wole Soyinka is not God and I don’t believe that there is any human being that is absolutely right. Wole Soyinka, has what I believe he has, he is a gifted person in his own way. “But Soyinka is not an orator. I cannot accept it when Wole Soyinka makes cathedral statements on everything. When he does what is right I will commend him, when he does what is…
Harry Kane hit a first-half hat-trick as Tottenham stormed up to second in the Premier League with a 4-0 home demolition of Stoke on Sunday. Kane’s treble took his tally to 17 league goals this season, while his first of the day at White Hart Lane was his 100th club goal. The England forward, 23, who also scored three against Fulham in the FA Cup a week ago, capped an outstanding all-round display by setting up Dele Alli for the fourth. That helped Alli to draw a line under his dismissal performance against Gent that contributed to Spurs’ Europa League…
Tonto Dikeh is finally letting the cat out of the bag as she believes there is no point pretending her marriage to Oladunni Churchill has not collapsed. The couple were only married for 17 months and they have a baby boy, King Andre – presently in the custody of his mother – together. ‘When a woman leaves her husband, she takes her child because absolutely nothing else matters to her but the child. This is what I did and I happily give all access for his father to see him,’ Tonto said. Rosaline Meurer – a Nollywood actress and ‘personal…
American actress and singer Lindsay Dee Lohan, who made her motion picture debut in Disney’s 1998 remake of The Parent Trap, has said she freaked out after she was treated like a terrorist because she was wearing a head scarf at London’s Heathrow Airport. Lindsay became a teen idol sensation with the release of Mean Girls (2004), and Disney’s Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005). She also starred in the romantic comedy Just My Luck (2006), A Prairie Home Companion (2006), Bobby (2006) and Chapter 27 (2007).
When rapper Reminisce spat those lines in January of 2015, he was talking about his fantastic run from 2013 through 2014 that saw him sell a verifiable one million copies of his Alaga Ibile album and be noticed by Time Magazine as one of the rappers every music lover should know about. But he could very well be talking about his cojones of steel that saw him hold a concert in an off season, in the middle of the Lagos Mainland – free of charge. Reminisce has always positioned himself as the king of the streets. His moniker ‘Alaga Ibile’…
Hon. Yakubu DogaraSpeaker Yakubu Dogara has congratulated Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, on his swearing-in, as the 6th democratically elected governor of Ondo state. Speaker Dogara expressed confidence in Akeredolu’s ability to deliver dividends of democracy to the people of Ondo state and thanked the people for choosing APC at the polls. “Governor Akeredolu is a learned colleague, whose dedication, commitment, determination and dogged spirit eventually earned him victory at the polls,” Dogara said in a statement issued by his media aide, Turaki Hassan. “Governor Akeredolu is not just a thoroughbred professional and respected , he has also always been genuinely passionate…
Fayose, a prominent member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said this in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, in Ado-Ekiti. He said that he could not have done otherwise because the unity of Yoruba people was too important for anybody to play politics with. “I see nothing wrong in attending the inauguration of an APC person in neigbouring Ondo State. “Being a leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should not stop me from attending the inauguration of an All Progressives Congress (APC) governor.” According to him, such an occasion is a national…
Sen Fatimat Raji-Rasaki, representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District in the Senate, has declared that Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff is the authentic national chairman of the PDP. She made the declaration on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti while speaking with newsmen at the end of a three-day capacity building training on ICT she organised for 100 beneficiaries in Ekiti Central senatorial district. Rasaki, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Trade and Investment, also declared that the era of impunity was dead in the PDP. She said that the Court of Appeal judgment which affirmed Sheriff as the national chairman of PDP had…
He may have been playing to the gallery by living up to his egotistical, self-centred reputation, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic had a point with his response when asked whether he felt Manchester United were on the verge of “something special” following their dramatic EFL Cup Final victory over Southampton. “I came,” Ibrahimovic said. “That is special.” The Swedish centre-forward’s two goals in United’s 3-2 win at Wembley, one of the classic finals since the stadium reopened in 2007, took his tally for the season to an incredible 26 in 38 appearances since his free transfer arrival from Paris Saint-Germain last summer.…
Jose Mourinho has told Sky Sports he has already identified the “two or three good players” he wants in the summer to push Manchester United onto the next level. United are in contention for Champions League qualification and are still involved in the EFL Cup, FA Cup and Europa League but are well adrift of Chelsea in the Premier League title race. And Mourinho thinks some new arrivals will give United “the next push” they need to challenge at a higher level. “I think with this group of players, the squad we have and the difficulties we are having during…
Jose Mourinho has claimed Manchester United supporters may be forced to plead with Zlatan ibrahimovic to extend his stay at Old Trafford by “going to his house and staying there all night.” Ibrahimovic took his goal tally for the season to 26 in all competitions with two goals in United’s 3-2 EFL Cup final victory over Southampton at Wembley — his second being a dramatic late winner. The 35-year-old signed a one-year contract at United following his free transfer arrival from Paris Saint-Germain last summer, with the option of another 12 months on the basis of performance-related clauses. Ibrahimovic has…
Saturday, Feb 25, 2017 was day 34 of the Big Brother Naija show. In case you missed the events of the day, We has put together five things that happened yesterday on the reality show. 1) Efe got a birthday treat from Biggie in the form of a birthday cake, as he gets serenaded by the housemates. 2) TTT flirts with TBoss leaving viwers to wonder is it is an elaborate scheme involving Bisola. 3) TBoss and Bally square off in a hot exchange of words but he is quick to apologise after the party. 4) Debbie-Rise has more than…
The Office of the Senate President has denied reports that Bukola Saraki snubbed APC national leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a recent statement by the Special Assistant to the Senate President, Bamikole Omishore, the Saraki denied snubbing Tinubu. “On the video circulating social media that President of the Senate, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki allegedly snubbed one of the party leaders of APC, in the person of Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the inauguration of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in Ondo State, that definitely did not happen. “Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu was granting an interview when Dr Saraki greeted him and others but…
Manchester United claimed the EFL Cup in a final of rare drama and despite being well below their best were driven to victory by the desire and the goals of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The match was as closely fought as the 3-2 scoreline suggests, with Southampton superb and by far the better side for long periods, but what the scoreline will never show is how evergreen Ibrahimovic inspired his team when so many of them were flagging. This victory could serve as a great catalyst for the rest of their season and perhaps beyond. Ibrahimovic was arguably his team’s best player…
On Sunday, February 26, 2017, fake housemates Jon and Ese got evicted from the Big Brother Naija reality show. Recall that on Monday, February 20, 2017, Biggie nullified the weekly nomination votes, saying that he would decide who would be evicted. He nullified the votes after Kemen told Marvis that he suspects that Ese and Jon are up to something. Their whispers earned them a warning from Biggie, who further issued Kemen with a strike, warning him that a third strike would disqualify him. However, the viewers had predicted that Biggie nullified the votes because the two fake housemates Jon…