Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho says he has learned from “throwing away” FA Cup games in the past and will not make that mistake at Blackburn Rovers in the fifth round on Sunday. United face the Championship side at Ewood Park, kick-off 16:15 GMT. In 2005, Mourinho’s Chelsea went out to Newcastle in the same week as wins in the League Cup final over Liverpool and Champions League against Barcelona. “I gambled too much, I focused too much on Barcelona and Liverpool,” he said. “It was good because we beat Barcelona and we won the final against Liverpool, but the…
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Barcelona have not given up on reaching the Champions League quarter-finals, says striker Luis Suarez. The Spanish champions were beaten 4-0 by PSG in the first leg of their round of 16 tie on Tuesday. They host the second leg at the Nou Camp on 8 March, but no team has overcome a 4-0 first-leg loss to reach the next round of the knockout stages. “If we want to make history at this club, we have to turn this tie around,” said Uruguay striker Suarez. “We are the best team in the world. If there is a team that can…
Tottenham Hotspur will win the Premier League within the next four years, says former manager Harry Redknapp. Spurs made the Champions League for the first time during Redknapp’s four-year tenure at the club, reaching the quarter-finals in 2011. The 69-year-old says he would not swap manager Mauricio Pochettino’s starting XI for any other side in the division. “They have been fantastic under Pochettino,” Redknapp told BBC Radio 5 live’s Friday Football Social. “I have absolutely loved the way they have played – their football, the pace of the full-backs. “Tottenham will go on and win the Premier League in the…
Burnley defender Michael Keane has told the Guardian he had not been eager to leave Manchester United permanently but had no regrets over his decision to join the Clarets. Keane, linked with a move back to his old club during the transfer window, said United’s coaching staff under Sir Alex Ferguson had indicated that he was a likely first-team player of the future. However, he added that “it all changed” once Ferguson left Old Trafford in 2013 to be succeeded by David Moyes and then Louis van Gaal. “The coaches used to say that sometimes they would send other players…
The 2017 Pan Africa Film Festival is currently holding at at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw, Los Angeles. From “Okafor’s Law” to “The CEO,” check out 8 Nollywood movies selected to screen at the 2017 Pan African Film Festival. The movies include 1. “Okafor’s Law” 2. “Rebecca” 3. “76” 4. “Boxing Day” 5. “Just Not Married” 6. “No Good Turn” 7. “The CEO” 8. “93 Days”
The Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has said that former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff is the lawful chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The judgment was given on Friday, February 17, by three judges of the court in a unanimous decision, Daily Trust reports. A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, in July 2016, declared that Makarfi was the party’s rightful chairman leading Sheriff to appeal the decision. The three justices on the Appeal Court panel are, Hon. Justice A A B Gumel, who’s the chairman, Justice T.N. Orji-Abadua and Hon. Justice B.S. Sanga.…
Thursday’s entertaining 3-0 Europa League victory for Manchester United over St Etienne was another occasion where we saw more evidence of a brighter future for Jose Mourinho’s side. United are still a work in progress and in transition under a new manager. Few will have sympathy for such an expensively assembled bunch, but they’re better going toe to toe with St Etienne rather than Paris Saint-Germain at this stage, with more opportunity to impress and improve. Prematch headlines focused on the Pogba brothers and their mother Yeo wearing a half and half green and red shirt. Postmatch it was Zlatan…
Jose Mourinho’s “tough love” approach is probably becoming a difficult sell to Luke Shaw right now. There has been plenty of “tough” for the Manchester United left-back but precious little “love” since Mourinho took charge at Old Trafford last summer. Henrikh Mkhitaryan has endured the same treatment from Mourinho this season and come through the other side, while Anthony Martial is also beginning to show signs of making the same positive transition as the Armenia midfielder. But Shaw seems to be stuck on some kind of misery carousel at United, unable to jump off and take the same strides towards…
Under-pressure Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger sprang a surprise at his news conference on Friday when he said: “No matter what happens, I will manage next season, whether it is here or elsewhere.” Wenger’s deal at Arsenal expires at the end of the season, and there has been intense speculation about his future following Wednesday’s 5-1 humiliation at Bayern Munich in the Champions League. The 67-year-old will not be short of offers if he decides to end his 21-year association with Arsenal. While a move to a Premier League rival appears highly unlikely, clubs across Europe will no doubt be interested.…
The Sokoto state Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has called on the Federal Government to pump money into the economy. According to Vanguard, Tambuwal said the move will help resuscitate the country’s ailing economy. The Governor also advised the government to create jobs in the construction sector, adding that it will jump-start the economy. Tambuwal also said “Experts have called on the Federal Government to inject more money into the system. Personally, I believe creating job opportunities, especially through the construction industry, and injection of more money into the economy, remain a sure way out of the current recession in the country.…
Senator Dino Melaye has condemned the outrageous amounts of money budgeted for food and entertainment in the 2017 budget. Melaye also said that the 2017 budget also featured criminal additions that showed it was no different from previous budgets before it. He also said that lawmakers should be given more time to look at the budget with holy eyes. He made the comments on Thursday, February 17, while speaking to journalists in Abuja. “I am of the opinion there’s nothing to rush. Let’s delay this budget and look at it with very celestial and holy eyes, if possible with application…
Nigeria’s state governors say that they’re ready to be investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC has launched a probe into how the governors, under the umbrella of the Nigeria Governors Forum, spent the N522 billion Paris Club loan refund. The governors made the comment after a meeting at the Presidential Villa on Thursday, February 16. “We discussed the issue of Paris Club and London Club. We observed that the EFCC said it is doing investigations. Yes, we support the Federal Government for fighting corruption,” NGF Chairman and Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari said. “We…
Davido is out with a new song titled ‘If’. The singer channels his familiar emotional side in this love song where he asks for straight up love from lady interest. Get OBO’s new music on iTunes/Apple Music.
There has been so much nudity and sexual content on Big Brother Naija, but for some reason, housemates who have indulged have all lost. This observation came into prominence after the eviction of three housemates who entertained viewers with the kind of content Nigerians are supposedly interested in. In the past, being a playboy, going nude or engaging in sexual activities made a housemate popular and in turn most times ensured their stay in the house for a long period. It’s four weeks into the Big Brother Naija show and while Nigerians have and are still enjoying the sexual escapades…
Tonto Dikeh’s estranged husband, Oladunni Churchill has revealed he never cheated on his wife. The businessman when asked by a family friend, Yetty Gold, on february 16, 2017, why he has refused to reconcile with his wife Churchill replied her comments saying, “We had a problem. Not about cheating. The stories about PA and cheating was sponsored to cover. I don’t have an actress as a PA in my comapny.” Meanwhile, actor Uche Maduagwu claimed that the actress left her home because husband, Oladunni Churchill was gay. According to Uche, Churchill was having an affair with Bobrisky and celebrity stylist,…
Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he is “like Indiana Jones,” succeeding wherever he goes. Ibrahimovic, 35, took his goal tally to 23 in all competitions on Thursday as he netted a hat trick in a 3-0 Europa League round-of-32 first-leg victory over St Etienne. United are favourites to win the competition with the bookmakers, just as they are for the upcoming EFL Cup final against Southampton, and the former Malmo, Ajax, Juventus, Inter, Barcelona, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain striker is determined to win more silverware. Ibrahimovic has already won the Community Shield since joining United, and he compared…
Arsene Wenger insists he will still be managing next season — whether it is at Arsenal “or somewhere else” — but refused to shed any more light on whether he will walk away from the Emirates Stadium. Wenger confirmed on Friday that he will make his decision on whether to stay in the job in March or April, but said Wednesday’s 5-1 loss to Bayern Munich would not lead him to retire. “No matter what happens, I will manage next season, whether it’s here or somewhere else. That’s absolutely for sure,” Wenger told a news conference ahead of Monday’s FA…
Former AC Milan coach Arrigo Sacchi said he believes Barcelona have hit a brick wall after their 4-0 Champions League humiliation at Paris Saint-Germain. The thrashing left the Catalan side facing a round-of-16 elimination for the first time since 2007. Sacchi — who spent time in Spain as Real Madrid’s director of football and also coached Atletico — praised Barca’s success over the last decade but suggested losing their principles had led to the humiliating defeat. “For some time, Barcelona have not been the old Barcelona,” he told Sport. “Even in La Liga they beat the weak clubs with ease…
Paul Scholes has said Manchester United should make an attempt to sign Atletico Madrid attacker Antoine Griezmann in the summer. France international Griezmann, the top scorer at Euro 2016, is one of world football’s most sought-after players. Although the 25-year-old is under contract at Atletico until 2021, there has been regular speculation that United are among the clubs considering paying the €100 million release clause in his contract. And former United midfielder Scholes told German football magazine kicker: “If Griezmann is within reach, why wouldn’t we take advantage and try to sign him, especially if our youngsters aren’t at the…
Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was “refereed as a star” in the Europa League win over St Etienne, the French club’s coach has suggested. Ibrahimovic scored a hat trick as United won 3-0 to put themselves in command ahead of next week’s return leg. His first came from a free kick St Etienne felt should have been given to them, while his third was from the penalty spot after a contentious award by referee Pavel Kralovec. “He was refereed as a star,” St Etienne coach Christophe Galtier told his postmatch news conference. “He was refereed as a star, but it…