Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has hailed Arsene Wenger’s career as Arsenal manager as “fantastic”. The 66-year-old, who has won three Premier League titles and six FA Cups with the Gunners, will celebrate his 20th anniversary in the role on October 1. Wenger has held onto his position despite a relative lack of success in the last decade, with Arsenal having failed to win the title since 2004 and having only ended a nine-year trophy drought with an FA Cup triumph in 2014. Jose Mourinho infamously branded Wenger “a specialist in failure” during his second stint as Chelsea boss, but Conte…
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Manchester United go into Saturday’s game vs. Leicester with all the pressure on them, even though their opposition are the current champions of England. A draw would not be good enough, given that it would probably mean United would end the weekend eight points behind Manchester City. Having lost three games on the trot ahead of Wednesday’s night League Cup win at Northampton, Jose Mourinho is — in his own words — battling against “Einsteins,” who think that he is finished. United’s new manager started brightly with four straight wins in all competitions but his side has since begun to…
Jose Mourinho says Wayne Rooney returned from England duty damaged by what the Manchester United manager believes was over-the-top criticism. In the public eye since bursting onto the scene as a teenager, a lot has changed in that journey from precocious talent to record-breaking 30-year-old captain of club and country. Despite being the subject of scrutiny for so long, Rooney’s place in the both sides, never mind position, has rarely been so fiercely debated. The United captain this week said he ignores most of the “rubbish” about him, but Mourinho thinks some of the talk has impacted his form since…
Luis Enrique has defended Luis Suarez amid a developing row that the Barcelona striker’s retort to Filipe Luis in midweek was sexist. Atletico Madrid left-back Luis posted an image on Instagram after the Rojiblancos’ draw at Camp Nou on Wednesday complaining about a mark left on his foot after a clash with Suarez in the second half. The Uruguayan international responded in the mixed zone after the game by disapproving of Luis’ decision to take to social media and saying that “football is a men’s game.” Espanyol women’s player Brenda Perez is one of a growing number of female footballers…
Antonio Conte has warned his players that Chelsea’s impressive recent record against Arsenal will count for nothing when the two teams meet at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Chelsea have not tasted defeat on their last six visits to the home of the Gunners, who have failed to score a single goal against their London rivals in the last seven competitive meetings between the two teams. But Conte insists that Saturday’s match will present a formidable challenge for Chelsea, who are looking to rebound from a 2-1 home defeat against Liverpool on their last Premier League outing. Addressing Chelsea’s dominant…
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Chelsea striker Diego Costa is even more dangerous this season — after managing to “clean up his act.” The two London clubs resume their rivalry at the Emirates on Saturday, with Costa having taken on the role as the Gunners’ latest chief tormentor after being involved in two red-card incidents in their league fixtures last season, which were both won by Chelsea. The first incident at Stamford Bridge saw Gabriel Paulista sent off for retaliating after the Spain striker had first put his hand in the face of Laurent Koscielny and then squared up to…
Yaya Toure’s agent Dimitri Seluk has continued his attack on Pep Guardiola, accusing the Manchester City manager of treating players “like dogs.” Guardiola this week said he would not pick midfielder Toure again unless he received an apology from Seluk for comments he made in the media. But Seluk refused to back down after claiming Guardiola had humiliated Toure by leaving him out of City’s Champions League squad and a heated war of words developed. With Toure’s City career now in limbo, Seluk remains entrenched in his position and has again criticised Guardiola. The Ukrainian told the BBC’s World Football…
The hosts went in front on the stroke of 45 minutes through Aubameyang — Ousmane Dembele dragging his cross across the face of goal for the sliding Gabonese striker to poke home. Piszczek added Dortmund’s second eight minutes after the break — the Poland international pouncing on a poor clearance of a Gonzalo Castro cross and side-footing into the top right corner. Freiburg hit back seven minutes later. Maximilian Philipp raced onto a fine through ball before firing across Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Burki and into the far netting. Second-half substitute Guerreiro completed the scoreline in second-half stoppage time with a…
A member of the House of Representatives, Sadiq Ibrahim has said that Nigeria is in a recession because it is fantastically corrupt. Ibrahim, who represents the Furore/Song Federal Constituency of Adamawa State, also blamed the recession on the insecurity in the country. “If a country is bedeviled by insecurity – Boko Haram in the North East; militants in the South South; kidnapping in other parts of the country; definitely it will experience economic recession,” he said on the floor of the House on Thursday, September 22. “If a country is fantastically corrupt, why will it not fall into recession? We…
A group, Brotherhood Across the Niger (BAN), has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is trying to spoil the reputation of former first lady, Patience Jonathan and her husband, ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan by accusing her of money laundering. The group made the comments via an open letter signed by its division leaders, Hassan Musa Abd’l (Northern), Ojugbo Clifford (Southern) Igwechi Chukwuka (Eastern) and Kunle Coker (Western). The letter reads: “Mrs Jonathan’s claims ownership of the monies lodged in 4 accounts in the name of Pluto Property and Investment Limited, Trans Ocean Property and Investment Company Limited, Seagate…
Senator Shehu Sani has frowned at the call for the sale Nigeria’s national assets given the present economic recession. Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, Aliko Dangote, Senate President Bukola Saraki recently advised the federal government to sell off the country’s remaining asset like the multi-billion dollar Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, and the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Joint Ventures and use the proceeds to boost the economy. But Sani in a statement on Friday, September 23, 2016, described those who proposed the sale of Nigeria’s national assets to solve the country’s economic crisis as ‘economic predators and profiteers…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the programme of events for the commemoration of Nigeria’s 56th independence anniversary. Mr Bolaji Adebiyi, Director of Press in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) stated this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Adebiyi said in the statement that an interdenominational thanksgiving church service had been scheduled for Sept. 25 at the National Worship Centre, Abuja at 4p.m. According to him, a public lecture and Jumma’at prayers are slated for Sept. 30 at 11a.m and 1 p.m. respectively at the National Mosque, Abuja. He said the Church service,…
President Buhari has revealed that he prayed very hard to God to make him the leader of the Republic of Nigeria. Buhari made this revelation while speaking with top notch professionals in the United states of America. Mr. President said “But I prayed so hard for God to make me President. I ran in 2003, 2007, 2011, and in 2015, He did. And see what I met on ground. But I can’t complain, since I prayed for the job. In the military, I rose from 2nd Lieutenant to Major-General. I was military governor in 1975 over a state that is…
Kim Kardashian has come out to clarify her position on the rift between her husband and rapper, Kanye West and singer, Taylor Swift over his song ‘Famous’. Appearing on the cover of Wonderland magazine, Kim says no shade was aimed at Swift. ‘I never publicly talk bad about people. I still don’t feel like I have. I’m being honest. I’m a fan. I like her music. There was no shade.’ Shade or no shade, the reality TV star got some heat from someone in Taylor’s camp, though she didn’t reveal who. ‘Girls in her squad hit me up on text,’…
Following the release of Burna Boy‘s Pree Me single, the controversial dancehall act has now released his latest seven-track EP titled Redemption. On the EP, Burna Boy teams up with former record label mate and producer, Leriq. The new EP comes one year after his second album On A Spaceship was released in November 2015.
Syndik8 records artist Lynxxx drops new music titled ‘Characha’ following his ‘Serve you’ divine dedication number. ‘Characha’ is a tune inspired by his love for a female interest, which sees him praising and promising her good good loving in the purest way possible. ‘Characha’ which connotes ‘Purity’ was produced by Masterkraft. Listen and share your thoughts.
Burna Boy releases a track titled ‘Fa so la ti do’ off his newly released EP “Redemption”. The new track follows the release of single ‘Pree’ off same EP which comprises seven tracks in all. Aristokrat Records producer Leriq was behind the production. Enjoy the groovy tune.
Walt Disney Pictures’ film “Queen of Katwe,” featuring David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong’o, premiered on Tuesday, September 20, 2016. The premiere which held at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California, was also attended by Madina Nalwanga, Mira Nair, Kevin Quinn among others. The biographical drama film is directed by Mira Nair from a screenplay by William Wheeler based on the book by Tim Crothers, and is produced by Lydia Dean Pilcher and John Carls. Featuring Golden Globe nominee David Oyelowo and Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o, “Queen of Katwe” also introduces Madina Nalwanga, who plays Phiona Mutesi in the film.…
HBO series “Game of Thrones,” won the best drama series for the second year in a row, at the 2016 Emmys. Following its 12 wins out of 24 nominations, the popular fantasy epic has secured two new Guinness World Records titles for Most Emmy Awards for a fictional series and Most Emmy Awards for a drama series. The show beat “The Americans,” “Better Call Saul,” “Downton Abbey,” “Homeland,” “House of Cards,” and “Mr. Robot” to win the best drama series for a second year in a row. “Game of Thrones” currently has a total of 38 Emmys, making the show…
The second season of “Empire” ended with the possible death of a Lyon, with Rhonda Lyon and Anika fighting over a rooftop. It was revealed when the show returned for a third season that it was Rhonda who fell off the balcony during the cliffhanger fight. In an interview with Variety, showrunner llee Chaiken, spoke about the decision to kill Rhonda, who however came back in the episode in Andre’s hallucinations. “It was a really, really tough decision because it wasn’t as if we had an agenda last season. We love the character and we love the actress and we…