Wayne Rooney and Luke Shaw look set to join Sergio Romero and Anthony Martial in Manchester United’s starting XI for the FA Cup fourth round tie against Wigan Athletic at Old Trafford. Jose Mourinho has confirmed Romero and Martial will play in the game against the Championship side, and also hinted Bastian Schweinsteiger could be involved in his squad. “I play Romero, I play Shaw,” Mourinho said. “I play Anthony Martial, I play Wayne Rooney. “I played Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard [at Hull]. In the game before, I played Juan Mata and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. In the next match, I…
Author: David Folami
It’s transfer deadline day and a massive moment in the Premier League as Chelsea travel to Liverpool on Tuesday. Victory for Antonio Conte’s men would move them 13 clear of challengers Liverpool, while Arsenal host Watford and Tottenham travel to Sunderland on a day when teams have until 11 p.m. to make transfers. On Wednesday, Manchester City visit West Ham and Manchester United — who have drawn their past two league matches — will look to get back to winning ways at home to Hull City. Elsewhere, there’s some big matches toward the bottom. Sam Allardyce goes in search for…
Watford striker Odion Ighalo has another opportunity to move to China as Shanghai Shenhua are reportedly interested in the Nigeria international. Ighalo in January 2016 had a huge £200,000 per week, four-year offer from a Chinese side but turned it down to remain at Watford. A year later it seems another opportunity to move to China has presented itself as Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua want to sign the 27-year-old. Ighalo has been struggling to make an impact at Watford this season with just a Premier League after scoring 15 in the last season. Premier League side, West Brom…
94 members of the House of Representatives have passed a vote of confidence on President Muhammadu Buhari. The lawmakers, who are from the North West geopolitical zone, passed the vote on Wednesday, January 25. “We have passed a vote of confidence on Buhari’s administration. We also did same for the leadership of the House under Speaker Yakubu Dogara. We have confidence in our president and we have no regret about that,” Caucus leader, Alhassan Ado Doguwa said. “2019 will take care of itself. But we can assure you that Nigerians can’t do without Buhari in 2019. “We as a caucus…
Big Brother Nigeria launched as Big Brother Naija on January 22, 2017, and it has been entertainment all the way. On Wednesday, January 25, 2017, Biggie decided to punish the housemates for their robust appetite. According to Biggie, the Housemates have been concentrating too much on eating and not enough on getting enough “likes” to avoid nominations. Biggie called the Housemates to task as he felt that the Housemates were concentrating too much on food and were being wasteful with the food in the House. Biggie felt that the Housemates were overshadowing their good work in the Tasks and decided…
Ruggedman is also angry with the Nigerian government and has written a sweet poem for President Muhammadu Buhari. The rapper took to Instagram on January 24, 2017, to pen a poem titled “Our president is on vacation.” He wrote, “Our president is on vacation. Nigerian illegal immigrants are allegedly being killed in Libya… OUR PRESIDENT IS ON VACATION! A bottle of kerosene that used to sell for N100 now sells for N550… OUR PRESIDENT IS ON VACATION! We still do not have light but. OUR PRESIDENT IS ON VACATION! Herdsmen are killing innocent people. OUR PRESIDENT IS ON VACATION! Schools…
Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio has said that 20 Senator-members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are planning to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Akpabio said further that the APC senators would join the opposition party as soon as it resolves the current leadership crisis. The former Akwa Ibom state governor made the comments on Thursday, January 26, during the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja. “There is no election that will be conducted in the former PDP 28 states that the party will not win. That is a matter of fact,” Akpabio said according to The…
Ruggedman comes through with an up-tempo song for the clubs, titled ‘Wobe’ featuring Oladips and Flex B. This is sure to get the party hoppers pumped up. Download and listen up here.
Since June 2016, fans of “Game of Thrones” have been anticipating the return of the show for a seventh season. While HBO has not disclosed a release date, movie website IMDB accidentally revealed the release date for the season. According to the website, the seventh season of “Game of Thrones” will premiere on June 24, 2017. The date was quickly taken down. However, screenshots were taken and shared online by fans of the HBO show. The producers of the show had revealed that season will premiere in 2017 and will have seven episodes, while the eighth and final season will…
Barcelona boss Luis Enrique again avoided questions over his future on Wednesday as speculation grows that he could walk away from the Spanish champions at the end of the season. Enrique has won eight trophies in two-and-a-half years in charge but is out of contract at the end of the season and is in no rush to renew, with the club’s focus on securing new deals for Lionel Messi and captain Andres Iniesta. Barcelona daily Sport reported on Wednesday that Enrique’s assistant Juan Carlos Unzue is his preferred choice to take over should he leave, whilst Sevilla boss Jorge Sampaoli…
Pep Guardiola insists chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak is happy with Manchester City’s season — as he promised Sam Allardyce a hug. City go to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday, with Guardiola aiming to keep his hopes for a first trophy in England alive on two fronts. Besides the FA Cup, Guardiola’s side have the round of 16 Champions League tie against Monaco on February 21 to look forward to after the City manager ruled his side out of winning the Premier League when they were thrashed 4-0 at Everton earlier this month. But according to…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State has criticized Governor Rochas Okorocha over the recent launch of state airline, “Imo Air.” The Imo PDP also said that Okorocha should be praying for President Muhammadu Buhari instead of chasing the 2019 presidency. The party made the comments via a statement released by spokesman, Ray Emeana. The statement reads: “This is just another fraud that will not in any way address the dwindling fortunes of the good people of Imo state but will rather serve the bogus 2019 political ambition of Governor Okorocha.” “While records show that Governor Okorocha has received…
In news that could send shockwaves through the next transfer window, Arsenal appear ready to fight Manchester United for the signature of Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann. The Mail reports that Arsene Wenger will sanction an £85 million bid on the France international, thus triggering the player’s release clause. It has been revealed that the Gunners made an optimistic move last summer, which stumbled when the 25-year-old penned a new deal until 2021 with Los Colchoneros. Paul Pogba is thought to be campaigning on behalf of the Red Devils and while Griezmann can expect greater wages at Old Trafford, the…
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino was unimpressed with his fringe players in Saturday’s dramatic 4-3 win against Wycombe Wanderers in the FA Cup and warned: “If you cannot play in this type of game, we will have a problem.” Before the game, Pochettino told his second string they were playing for their “long-term futures” at the club and made nine changes from the side that drew 2-2 at Manchester City last weekend, with only Eric Dier and Kevin Wimmer keeping their places. But Pochettino was forced to make three substitutions before the 60th-minute and it took a goal from Son Heung-Min…
Jurgen Klopp took full responsibility after a much-changed Liverpool side crashed out of the FA Cup fourth round following Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield. The Reds were convincingly beaten by Paul Lambert’s side and were knocked out of a cup competition for the second time within the space of a week, having been eliminated in the EFL Cup semifinal by Southampton on Wednesday. Richard Stearman’s header gave the Championship outfit the lead after 52 seconds and Andreas Weimann made it 2-0 off a rapid counterattack in 41st minute, before Divock Origi netted a consolation goal late on.…
<img src="https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/David-BManchester United defender Phil Jones insists that "winning the FA Cup is not enough" and that his side should be looking to be victorious in every match. Jose Mourinho's side snuck through to the EFL Cup final in midweek despite losing 2-1 to Hull, thanks to a two-goal buffer from the first leg. Now, as Man United prepare to face Wigan Athletic as part of their FA Cup defence, Jones has called on his teammates to get past the disappointment of Hull snapping their 17-game unbeaten run and get back to winning ways. "It's not enough just to win…
Burkina Faso and Cameroon advanced to the African Nations Cup semifinals after getting through quarterfinal matches on Saturday. Cameroon needed penalties to get past Senegal, winning the shootout 5-4 after a goalless 120 minutes. After both teams were perfect through four rounds of spot kicks, Senegal’s Sadio Mane saw his attempt saved by Cameroon keeper Fabrice Ondoa, the Liverpool star then turning and muttering something under his breath. “We have been studying this Senegal team for a long time,” Ondoa said. “I knew that Mane is a great player, he has a lot of great qualities. He is a big…
Ten changes and a five-goal stroll: as comfortable an evening excursion as touchline-banned Arsene Wenger could have hoped for. Young players were given vital experience and though Theo Walcott grabbed a hat trick, the most heartening news was Danny Welbeck making an eye-catching, two-goal comeback. Welbeck was making his first start since injuring his knee in May, but there was little rustiness in the calm finish that set Arsenal into a 15th-minute lead. The former Manchester United forward began his night on the flank, with Lucas Perez in the centre-forward role, and surged onto the Spaniard’s impressive angled flick from…
Southampton boss Claude Puel made no apologies for making 10 changes to his starting lineup as Saints crashed to earth with a 5-0 FA Cup defeat to Arsenal on Saturday. The midweek heroics of seeing off Liverpool to reach the EFL Cup final seemed distant as Saints’ second-string were no match for Arsenal’s reserves. But Puel said he would not change his decision despite the lopsided result. “I decided to make changes, but if I had the moment again to make the selection I would do the same again,” said Puel. “It’s a difficult moment for us with recovery. “Before…
Victory over Mainz on Sunday will see Borussia Dortmund claim third place — the minimum they want to achieve in the Bundesliga this season. It could even be the maximum, with Red Bull Leipzig keeping pace with leaders Bayern Munich. Dortmund are still trying to find their groove in 2017. Last week, they had phases of domination in their 2-1 win against Werder Bremen, but also looked disorganised toward the end of the game against decimated hosts. BVB’s struggles in Bremen were put into perspective by Bayern Munich, finding it hard themselves during their 2-1 win against the same opponents…