Author: David Folami

Former Barcelona midfielder Xavi has described Lionel Messi as “the best player we will ever see.” Xavi, a colleague of Messi’s at the Camp Nou until last year, said he did not believe the Argentina captain needed to win the World Cup to be considered as the game’s all-time greatest. “Leo is undoubtedly the best player I have ever played with,” he told La Vanguardia. “He is the best player I have ever seen, and he is the best we will ever see. “He is the best player in history — he does not need to win the World Cup…

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Marcus Rashford was back among the goals as Manchester United moved to within a point of Manchester City with a 1-0 win at the Etihad. City lost both Raheem Sterling and Joe Hart to injury in the game, which is also bad news for England boss Roy Hodgson ahead of the upcoming friendlies against Germany and Netherlands. United took the lead in the 16th minute through a brilliant piece of skill from Rashford. After being played in by Juan Mata, the 18-year-old left Martin Demichelis on the deck with a neat turn before coolly slotting past Hart. City then lost…

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Paul and Peter Okoye make up the award winning duo known as Psquare, but 2 years ago, Peter Okoye started signing SOLO endorsement deals without his brother. It began when he was unveiled as brand ambassador for Olympic Milk and fans thought the duo had split up. Since then, Peter went on to sign more SOLO deals with sportswear brand, Adidas and another solo deal with GLO on his Dance with Peter reality show. With the recent troubles in Psquare’s camp, pundits expressed concerns that the solo deals may have contributed to the current fracas and in his interview, Peter…

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Aftermath of Paul Okoye‘s apology on Instagram, Peter Okoye has once again responded by telling his own side of the story and expressing his feeling as regards his brother Paul, his former management and P-Square as a group. Peter went further to assure fans that P-Square remains even though they are now under separate managements. So we can confidently say that contrary to the earlier assumption, P-Square is not splitting as a group. Hi guys. Thanks for the love and support, I so much appreciate everyone of you. For public record, I don’t have any issues with my brother Paul…

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The last 4 weeks has been quite dramatic in the camp of the Okoye brothers otherwise called Psquare. From Peter Okoye’s twitter rant to releasing their solo songs and a couple more social media bants, We finally caught up with Peter Okoye who explains the genesis of the drama. He also said his twin brother, Paul Okoye is weak. In Peter’s words, ‘I remember I once told Paul something, when Jude was using the term ‘Our Money’ when he just became our manager, that was when we made our first 1million. I called Paul and told him that our former…

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Kanye West launched a pop-up shop in New York City March 18 to release The Life of Pablo collection inspired by his latest album release. TMZ reports that the line stretched across the block prompting police to close off the entire area. The shop will be open from March 18 through today (March 20) at 83 Wooster in New York City. Fans flooded the streets in SoHo in order to get a piece of the collection, which included shirts in memory of Kanye’s mother, Donda West as well as Kim Kardashian’s father, Robert Kardashianm for $45. The collection includes red…

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Peter Okoye has revealed that contrary to public opinion that his wife, Lola Omotayo, didn’t get along with his late mum, the two had a wonderful relationship. The singer revealed that his wife enjoyed a good relationship with his mum till death in 2012. In his words, ‘People think we changed when we started having wives. Before my mum died, she was at St Nicholas hospital on the island, and my sisters were living in this house (in Lekki), and every morning before my wife goes to work, she’ll leave home at 5am in the morning to go and stay…

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Peter Okoye has revealed that the current rift between himself and his brothers is not a publicity stunt as many had think. In an interview, Peter said, ‘I hear lot of people think it’s all a stunt, and that’s what I really want to put an end to. It’s not a stunt at all. It has been going on for a while’. ‘When Jude didn’t come to my wedding, people started saying we broke up and then others said it’s a stunt, then when Paul posted those lyrics stuff on Instagram people thought it was a stunt too, but the…

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Paul Okoye has publicly apologised to his twin brother and advised him to swallow his pride, forgive and forget what has happened on Instagram. In a recent report, the singer posted the apology on his Instagram page but later removed it. He wrote, “All you all want is psquare,…all I want is family, love and care!!! Social media is the new root of all evil!! There’s family before Psquare and there will always be family after PSquare ….Jude was only a scape goat and a victim .The person who has been keeping us together for all these years,..the truth is…

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Peter Okoye, has given an exclusive all-tell interview highlighting the broken relationships between him and his brothers, Paul Okoye and Jude Okoye. In an exclusive interview, Peter Okoye said that the rancour between him and his brothers would have pushed their mother to her grave if she was still alive. “To be honest with you, I feel if our mum was still alive, we would have pushed her to her grave with this whole thing. It’s really sad that even with everything going on, I still stand with Paul.” Psquare’s mum died in 2012 from an undisclosed heart illness. Paul…

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Midfielder Andres Iniesta has been left out of Barcelona’s squad for Sunday’s visit to Villarreal in the Spanish league. Barcelona says coach Luis Enrique took the decision because of “minor fitness concerns.” The 31-year-old Iniesta is Barcelona’s top playmaker in midfield. He helped the Catalan club beat Arsenal 3-1 on Wednesday to advance to the Champions League quarterfinals. Barcelona leads the Spanish league by eight points before their match at fourth-place Villarreal. Second-place Atletico Madrid lost 2-1 at Sporting Gijon on Saturday.

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Jose Mourinho has identified Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane as his primary transfer target if he becomes Manchester United manager in the summer, sources have said. The ex-Chelsea manager’s representatives remain confident that he will replace Louis van Gaal at the end of the season, and he has already started making transfer plans. If Mourinho gets the job, he sees 22-year-old Kane’s high work rate and intensity as a key element of his plan to revitalise United. It was revealed in January that he had put together a dossier detailing his analysis of United and how he would improve them.…

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he is prepared to sell any player who is not happy amid reported interest from Tottenham Hotspur in Jordan Henderson. Henderson, 25, was one of Liverpool’s most important players under Brendan Rodgers and inherited the club captaincy when Steven Gerrard left last summer. But the England international has not looked as comfortable in Klopp’s midfield after the former Borussia Dortmund boss replaced Rodgers in October. “Everything is OK in this moment but nobody in the world, maybe only [Lionel] Messi, is unsellable,” Klopp told reporters. “There is always a situation. “I come from a club…

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Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane wants star striker Karim Benzema to concentrate on regaining his form and fitness rather than a series of off-field scandals affecting the French international in his homeland. Benzema wasn’t included in Didier Deschamps’s latest French squad on Thursday due to an ongoing investigation into his role in a sex-tape blackmail plot involving international teammate Mathieu Valbuena. The 28-year-old has also given evidence to French authorities in a separate money laundering investigation. “I am not going to say whether the treatment of Benzema is fair or unfair,” Zidane said on Saturday ahead of Sevilla’s visit to…

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Riyad Mahrez moved Leicester one step closer to pulling off the most remarkable title success in decades with the only goal in a 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace on Saturday. Claudio Ranieri’s side sit eight points clear at the top of the Premier League after Algeria winger Mahrez’s 16th league goal of the season piled the pressure on Tottenham, 24 hours before the second-placed side face Bournemouth at White Hart Lane. No matter the outcome of that clash, Leicester will head into their remaining seven games of the season as strong favourites to become the most unlikely champions in English…

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A goal in each half by Ahmed Musa ensured that CSKA Moscow defeated Kuban Krasnodar two-nil in Saturday’s Russian Premier League game at the Arena Khimki. Despite the poor state of the pitch, Musa got his first chance of scoring on 19 minutes but fired off target from close range. Two minutes later, the Nigeria captain opened scoring. He smashed in a left-footed effort from a corner kick past Kuban goalkeeper Aleksandr Belenov. Playing as a centre forward with the trio of Zoran Tosic, Aleksandr Golovin and Roman Eremenko behind him, Musa’s pace troubled Kuban and he came close to…

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Jose Mourinho has signed a pre-contract agreement with Manchester United with a view to replacing Louis van Gaal as manager of the English giants next season, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported on Sunday. Citing sources from Gestifute, the agency company owned by Mourinho’s representative Jorge Mendes, El Pais suggest a deal has been struck that could see the former Chelsea boss make £15 million (19 million euro), even if he doesn’t end up taking charge at Old Trafford. If United don’t complete the deal by May 1, Mourinho will be entitled to £5 million compensation, should negotiations drag on beyond…

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Barcelona moved ever closer towards a successful defence of their La Liga title after nearest challengers Atletico Madrid suffered a shock late collapse at struggling Sporting Gijon to lose 2-1 on Saturday. Relegation-threatened Gijon scored twice in the last 11 minutes with Carlos Castro securing the winner in the 89th to deliver a potentially fatal wound to Atletico’s title chances. The result leaves Barca eight points clear at the top, with a chance for the rampant leaders to stretch their lead to 11 points with eight games left when they play at Villarreal on Sunday. Atletico, who have been drawn…

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