Luis Enrique announced at the start of March that he will be leaving his role in charge of Barca when his contract expires in the summer. The Catalan has since overseen one of the most memorable comebacks of all time, with his side recovering from a 4-0 first-leg loss at Paris Saint-Germain to win 6-5 on aggregate in the Champions League. “It just sums it up that two weeks ago he was an idiot and everyone said you have to leave, so he said, ‘OK, I go.’ Today he is a hero. That sums up the job,” Wenger said. Wenger’s…
Author: David Folami
Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann has said that he has no plans to leave the club and called the constant questioning over whether he will go to Manchester United tiresome. 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. Griezmann said he is staying right where he is. “I am always asked the same question and I am pretty sick of it, but like I always say, I am very happy here,” he told Spain’s TVE Telediario de…
Sensing a real opportunity for European success after Barca’s 4-0 capitulation in Paris, Bayern assumed clear favouritism for the competition, coinciding nicely with their 10-2 aggregate annihilation of Arsenal. Certainly, after handing the hapless Gunners a second straight 5-1 humbling, the Bavarians’ social media team were very upbeat about their team’s chances and couldn’t resist rubbing it in Arsenal’s faces on Twitter, asking: “What time is it? Yep, it’s ten to!” And judging by the media reaction in the aftermath of the German champions’ humiliation of Arsenal, coupled with the inevitable fact that Barca were surely heading out of the…
Uriel, the latest Big Brother Naija housemate to be evicted was recently interviewed. During an interesting chat with the former housemate, she spoke about Efe being her favourite housemate and who she is rooting for to win the show. On favourite housemate, she said, “I would say Efe. Efe cracked me up. You know, sometimes Efe is talking to me and in my head I’m just laughing. I’m like ‘this guy.’ On why she likes the housemate, Uriel said, “Efe is so real. Sometimes I will just be cooking and Efe doesn’t know what it is, or sometimes when I’m…
Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday, March 9, held a meeting with the Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau, General Umoru Sissco Embalo in Kaduna. Osinbajo landed at the Kaduna airport which is being used for international arrivals due to the March 8 closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. The Acting President subsequently met with Gen. Embalo at the Kaduna Air Force Base. Osinbajo had earlier visited the Kaduna airport to inspect the facilities in preparation for the closure of the Abuja airport. Meanwhile, Ethiopian Air became the first international airline to land at the Kaduna airport on Wednesday. Other…
Before the game, it was all about the past, with Borussia Dortmund supporters unveiling stunning choreography that featured newspaper headlines about their club’s famous 5-0, second-leg win over Benfica in the European Cup 54 years earlier. What followed was similarly emphatic, as a 4-0 defeat of the Portuguese champions ensured that the Black and Yellows can look forward to much more than a promising future: Contrary to earlier fears, Thomas Tuchel’s team is already quite brilliant in the here and now. Ever the perfectionist, Tuchel bemoaned a poor, nervy spell in the second part of the first half, 20 somewhat…
It was a match that Jose Mourinho did not want played, with the field at the Olimp-2 stadium more resembling the infield of a baseball diamond than the bowling-green surfaces that Premier League clubs play on. The United manager will, though, be happy to have escaped Rostov with the away goal scored by Henrik Mkhitaryan in the 35th minute, even if it was cancelled out by Aleksandr Bukharov’s equaliser eight minutes after half-time. Much of this game was an antidote to the freakish, pulsating drama on show on Wednesday night at Camp Nou between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain. United found…
Speculation about whether he’ll still be in Turin next season refuses to go away. It continues to rumble on, even though Allegri said at the weekend that there is “no truth” to rumours that he has given his word to Arsenal in case Arsene Wenger resigns at the end of the season. It carries on, irrespective of Juve’s key decision-makers’ expressing their confidence that Allegri isn’t going anywhere. Asked Monday if the coach is 100 percent staying in Turin, general manager Beppe Marotta said, “I really think so. At the moment, there isn’t any compelling reason [to believe he won’t…
Recently evicted Big Brother Naija housemate, Uriel, recently had a chat with Pulse Nigeria about her stay in the house. She also spoke about TTT’s relationship with Bisola [TTT is married with two kids]. According to her, TTT’s relationship with Bisola could be a strategy or genuine. “The whole marriage thing, people are giving him bad belle, but I’m sure that as a married man, he knew he was going into the house, and I’m sure he discussed everything with his wife – “ah, If I enter the house and I meet one girl, and we end up getting intimate,…
Paul and Peter Okoye of Psquare are rich beyond your wildest dreams. The twin acts shared photos of their super mansion on Instagram yesterday, Wednesday, March 8, 2017. The photos showed their expansive living room with a state of the art TV, a cinema and a fancy red and white kitchen. “Away!!! to anyone who doesn’t want you to succeed in life can I hear an Amen !#backtosender,” wrote Paul Okoye in the caption of the photo of him and his son in the tasteful living room. The pop singer attributed their new mansion to “only God.” His brother, the…
Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has confirmed that her husband Oladunni Churchill physically assaulted her on numerous occasions in their marriage. In an interview with Media Room Hub published today, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, Tonto Dikeh revealed amidst tears how her husband battered her. “This interview is not meant to discredit my husband or rather my ex-husband in anyway. It’s not to bring him down. It’s not to make people hate him. It is not to throw dirt on him. “If there’s anything I am doing this for, is so that he can be a better man and like I said…
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State says all hands should be on deck to ensure that democracy offers the best opportunity for good governance and nation building. Aregbesola made this known in a statement by his Media Aide, Mr Semiu Okanlawon, in Osogbo on Thursday. According to the governor, leaders are not just elected to massage their ego, but rather they are responsible for the development of the people. The governor called on political scientists in the country to be more focused on taking assertive positions on issues of national interest as a means of contributing to national development. He…
The Federal Government on Thursday in Kaduna launched a harmonised departure/arrival cards for air travellers in the country. The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau while launching the document, said the new cards would replace the multiple cards which hitherto existed at Nigerian airports. He said “Federal Government has chosen the Kaduna International Airport to formally launch this unique security document to the travelling public. “This cards will replace the multiplicity of cards that hitherto existed and will take care of the interest of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Customs, Port Health Services, NDLEA and others.” He explained that foreigners…
UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, said on Thursday that Boko Haram terrorists were created and not born. Mohammed, who made the remarks while briefing the Security Council on her recent trip to the Lake Chad Basin for on-the-spot assessment of the Boko Haram crisis. “As the Deputy Secretary-General, as an African and as a Nigerian, I truly welcome the Council’s visit to the Lake Chad Basin to witness first-hand the impact of the Boko Haram insurgency. “Even more so that, as a child, I grew up in Maiduguri and know that terrorists are not born but created by a…
Wenger is under increasing pressure after Arsenal’s 5-1 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday, with a growing section of the fan base calling for him to step down when his contract expires this summer. About 200 fans even staged a march outside the Emirates before Tuesday’s match demanding that the club makes a change. Asked as his news conference on Thursday whether the fans’ opinion will impact his decision, Wenger said: “Yes. “Of course, you consider everything. It will not be the most important factor but of course, you consider it.” Wenger has repeatedly said the…
Elsewhere on Thursday, late goals from Nabil Fekir and Alexandre Lacazette ensured Lyon took a commanding 4-2 lead into their second leg against Roma. The hosts took an early lead through defender Mouctar Diakhaby in the eighth minute but goals from Mohamed Salah and Federico Fazio in the 20th and 33rd minutes turned the game around and had Roma in front at half-time. Immediately after the break Corentin Tolisso exchanged passes with Lacazette before unleashing a fierce effort from the edge of the area to level the score. Then, in the 74th-minute Fekir turned and dribbled his way through three…
Arsenal chairman Sir Chips Keswick has issued an official statement saying a decision on Arsene Wenger’s future “will be made by us mutually and communicated at the right time in the right way.” Wenger is out of contract in the summer and his position is under heavy scrutiny, with fans having marched in protest ahead of the second leg of Arsenal’s 10-2 aggregate Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich this week. “We are fully aware of the attention currently focused on the club and understand the debate,” the Arsenal chairman said. “We respect that fans are entitled to their different…
Both Mourinho and Rostov manager Ivan Daniliants had said before the game that the half-frozen pitch would present challenges, but the Man United boss was not overly critical in his postgame comments. “It was a very good performance in relation to the conditions. It was impossible to play better, impossible to play a passing game,” Mourinho said on BT Sport. “We played what the game demanded and we played well. We made one defensive mistake. “We have an open result for the second leg with a little advantage for us. There are no injuries.” After Henrikh Mkhitaryan provided United’s opener,…
Unai Emery’s men were astonishingly beaten 6-1 at Camp Nou as the Spanish giants completed an improbable 6-5 aggregate victory, which prompted angry scenes when the squad touched down in Paris at around 5 a.m. CET. A group of irate fans waited for the players and heckled them as they tried to leave the airport. “These individuals verbally insulted the players before vandalising their cars,” read an official PSG communiqué. “Several vehicles were damaged. “In this extremely hostile and aggressive climate, all vehicles were escorted to ensure the safe passage of the players, their families and club staff members. One…
United are still aiming for a top-four Premier League spot, while winning the Europa League would also secure a spot in next year’s Champions League. Mourinho conceded that United’s focus will be on those two competitions as the FA Cup only provides a Europa League spot — already secured by United’s League Cup win — but that doesn’t mean he plans to rely on Nicky Butt’s reserve team against Chelsea. “We want to keep the two doors open,” he said of United’s route to the Champions League after their 1-1 draw at Rostov in the Europa League on Thursday. “We…