Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone will have mixed feelings when his side plays at Benfica in Tuesday’s Champions League Group C showdown but he is not going to let it distract him from the task in hand. Atletico last played at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon in the 2013-14 Champions League final when they led Real Madrid 1-0 until moments before the end of regular time before conceding an equaliser and eventually losing 4-1 after extra time. Atletico and Benfica are tied on 10 points at the top of their group and have already qualified for the last 16…
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Juventus captain and legend Gianluigi Buffon believes his side have the qualities to reach the Champions League final once more this season as they look to cement their place in the last 16 as group winners against Sevilla on Tuesday. A point at the Sanchez Pizjuan will be enough to ensure the Italian champions top Group D ahead of Manchester City and avoid the likes of Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid in the last 16. At 37 the Champions League is one of the few major trophies to have escaped the legendary Buffon after losing out in the final…
Everton striker Romelu Lukaku struck a late equaliser to salvage a 1-1 draw against a solid Crystal Palace side in a very entertaining Premier League match at Goodison Park on Monday. The Belgium striker, who had earlier twice hit the woodwork, steered the ball home from a deflected Gerard Deulofeu cross in the 81st minute to give the hosts a deserved one point. Palace had taken the lead five minutes earlier thanks to a towering Scott Dann header from a corner after the centre back escaped the marking of midfielder Gareth Barry. The result takes Palace up to sixth place…
Four months after ending his Liverpool career for Manchester City, Raheem Sterling will have the first opportunity to justify the move by getting one over his former employers when the teams meet at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Sterling joined City in the close season in a deal worth up to 49 million pounds ($74.49 million), but the circumstances surrounding the transfer left a bitter taste in the mouths of many Liverpool fans. Sterling’s relationship with Liverpool had soured in the lead up to the transfer after he gave an unauthorised interview to the BBC. His agent Aidy Ward also…
Jamie Vardy scored for the 10th successive game to equal Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Premier League record and keep Leicester flying high in the English top tier with a 3-0 win at Newcastle on Saturday. Vardy struck in first-half stoppage time to move level with former Manchester United striker Van Nistelrooy’s streak of scoring in consecutive fixtures. Fittingly, the Leicester forward could eclipse Van Nistelrooy’s record against the Dutchman’s old club when United visit the King Power Stadium next weekend. If he manages that, Vardy can set his sights on the all-time English top-flight record for goals in an unbroken run…
Slip-ups from several top clubs on Saturday in the Premier League made it even harder for Liverpool to reason their shocking loss against Newcastle United, right back Nathaniel Clyne has said. The Reds lost 2-0 on Sunday after an inspired performance from Newcastle United, who are fighting for survival in England’s top-flight, and it was their first away defeat in the Premier League under manager Juergen Klopp. With Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea all failing to win on Saturday, Clyne said Sunday’s defeat was particularly hard to take. “It made this loss an even bigger loss for…
Alex Ferguson warned Jose Mourinho on Monday that football was a high risk industry, but backed him to find a solution at woeful Chelsea. Speaking at an event in London, Ferguson suggested Mourinho was a good leader, but one struggling to come to grips with his first period of non-success, including a home defeat to promoted Bournemouth at the weekend, their eighth defeat from 15 Premier League games. “If you look at his whole career there has been nothing but a rise all of the time so for the first time in his life he has had to deal with…
The heat is on Mourinho once again and it could become too suffocating for the potuguese to continue if his team go out of the Champions League this week. The Londoners need only a home draw against Mourinho’s old club Porto on Wednesday to reach the knockout stages and, if recent Stamford Bridge displays are anything to go by, the fans face a jittery 90 minutes perched on the edges of their seats. Remarkably, the Premier League champions have already lost 11 games in all competitions this season, including four at home, and it seems almost inconceivable that their outspoken…
France midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin will miss Manchester United’s final Champions League Group B game at VfL Wolfsburg on Tuesday. Schneiderlin has not travelled to Germany because of a hip injury sustained in the 0-0 draw against West Ham United on Saturday, said the club’s website (www.manutd.com) on Monday. Captain Wayne Rooney had already been ruled out with ankle trouble for a game Louis van Gaal’s side need to win to make sure of qualifying for the knockout stages. United are second in the table, one point behind Wolfsburg and one ahead of PSV Eindhoven who are at home to bottom…
Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said he was very worried about the impact manager Jurgen Klopp was having at his old team’s great rivals Liverpool. “I’m worried about him because the one thing United don’t want is Liverpool to get above us,” said Ferguson, the most successful manager in Premier League history. Klopp, who led Borussia Dortmund to two Bundesliga titles and a Champions League final, took over from Brendan Rodgers in October and was charged with breathing life into a team that had struggled for consistency. The charismatic, 48-year-old German has made an impressive start, with the team…
Manchester United’s Louis van Gaal says the Red Devils must prove they are good enough to reach the Champions League’s knockout stages by ending their goal-drought against Wolfsburg on Tuesday. United have scored just one goal in drawing their previous three games, including a goalless draw at home to Eindhoven a fortnight ago which means they must win in Wolfsburg to ensure reaching the last 16 in Europe. United’s England striker Wayne Rooney is out with an ankle injury, but United boss Van Gaal says it’s up to the players chosen to score the goals at Wolfsburg’s Volkswagen Arena to…
Wolfsburg insist they will take their opportunity to make club history by beating Manchester United on Tuesday and book their place in the Champions League’s knockout for the first time. Wolfsburg lead Group B and need just one point against Louis van Gaal’s United to qualify for the last 16 in Europe, but must win to be sure of progressing as group winners. A sell-out 26 400 crowd is expected, especially with the added spice of Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger set to feature for the Red Devils. “We’re playing for the win,” said coach Dieter Hecking as defeat could see…
Former Real Madrid and Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti on Monday admitted he would be interested in taking over at Manchester United if the job is available right now. United’s current manager Louis van Gaal has suggested he will retire when his deal with the Premier League club expires at the end of the 2016-17 season. Ancelotti, who was sacked by Real in May, has already been linked with the Old Trafford outfit this year and his name has been mentioned again after renewed criticism of Van Gaal’s conservative tactics. United need a victoy at Wolfsburg on Tuesday to be confident…
Manchester United’s Bastian Schweinsteiger was charged with violent conduct on Monday for an alleged elbow on Winston Reid in Saturday’s stalemate against West Ham. Schweinsteiger stuck out his left arm and caught the outstanding defender Reid in the throat as both players jostled for position in the build-up to a first-half free-kick in the Premier League clash at Old Trafford. Referee Mark Clattenburg spoke to both players to calm them down, but did not see the apparent elbow and it was therefore not mentioned in his post-match report. That gave the Football Association free will to punish the German midfielder…
Isn’t he just 26? He needs to hit the gym ASAP. The singer took off his shirt as he performed at the 2015 Power 106 FM Cali Christmas concert on Friday night, showing his flabby stomach .
Omotola was yesterday Saturday December 5th, invited and hosted at a grand birthday party in Warri by businessman Chief Michael Ikuku. Omotola who was visiting the city for the very first time, wore a black jump suit, gold accessories and jewelry. The star studded birthday party of Master Richard Efe . E . Ikuku also had in attendance, Aki & Pawpaw, Harrysong, Kcee, Mr Ibu, I go dye, Timaya, Francis Odega, Helen Paul, Akpororo, Empress Njama, Bishop Okon.
According to People mag, Kim K welcomed her second child, a baby boy, on Saturday in a $4000-a-night luxury maternity suite at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, which comes with a personal doula, meal delivery and even free bathrobes. Kim, Kanye and their new son are in the deluxe hospital suite, which costs between $2800 to $4000 a night
Wiz Khalifa is dating a hot banging model named Indya Marie. They’ve been dating for weeks now and on Friday after his concert, Wiz and Indya held hands as they left the venue. She’s reportedly traveling with him to all his shows. Oh, and she has more tattoos than Amber Rose.
On Saturday, December 5, 2015, Kennis Music talent and business manager, Shola Ijanusi got married to his baby, Ifeoluwa in Lagos. In attendance at the wedding were his close friends and family as well as showbiz stars like, Sound Sultan, Kenny Ogungbe, ID Ogungbe, Joe El, KSB, Henry Knight, Baba Dee, and others.
The name Teco Benson just oozes Nollywood , and that is because he has been in the industry for 21 years and has made several blockbusters movies. The seasoned filmmaker who started his career as an actor in 1994 is renowned for his action movies, and owing to that; he is fondly called Action Director. In this interview, Teco Benson speaks on his career as an actor, producer and director. You are known for action/thriller movies, why is it that you always shoot such movies? In 1992 Nollywood was born, the new Nollywood that we have today. Just like you…