Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal agreed he was “worried” about his team’s goal-scoring problems after a goalless draw with PSV Eindhoven left their Champions League campaign in the balance. Victory on Wednesday would have taken United into the last 16, but with Jesse Lingard blazing their best chance over the bar in the second half, they must now win away to Group B leaders Wolfsburg in their final match to be sure of a place in the knockout phase. United have scored only six goals in their last eight games, four of which have been 0-0 draws, but while…
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Real Madrid will be hoping a change of scenery provides an upturn in fortunes when they travel to Basque minnows Eibar’s 6 000 capacity Ipurua on Sunday aiming to make amends for their 4-0 humiliation by Barcelona. Club president Florentino Perez insisted he still has full confidence in coach Rafael Benitez despite both being targeted by the Madrid fans with calls to resign last weekend. That confidence was unlikely to have been assured, though, by a nervous final 15 minutes in Ukraine on Wednesday as Madrid slipped from cruising into a 4-0 lead away to Shakhtar Donetsk to holding on…
Manchester City were harshly rewarded for their lack of killer instinct in front of goal in Wednesday’s 1-0 loss to Italian champions Juventus in the Champions League, midfielder Yaya Toure has said. City have already qualified for the knockout stages but will be braced up to avoid the fate of their last two campaigns when they went through only as group runners-up, drew Barcelona in the last 16 and suffered early exits. The Sky Blues let their fate slip out of their hands on Wednesday when Mario Mandzukic struck in the 18th minute, just after Fernandinho had missed a golden…
Paris St Germain’s brilliant start to the season will mean nothing if the French side fails to go a step further in the Champions League, coach Laurent Blanc has said. PSG thrashed Malmo 5-0 away on Wednesday to advance into the last 16 of Europe’s premium club competition and they are sitting on a 13-point cushion at the top of the Ligue 1 standings after just 14 rounds. It is not the first time, however, that the capital side impressed early on and Blanc knows too well that PSG will be judged when the European spring dawns. They reached the…
Madrid gained back their scoring touch against Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday but a fine attacking performance was nearly spoiled by lingering problems in defence that almost saw them throw away a four-goal lead. Real needed a positive display in the Champions League Group A clash in Lviv after Saturday’s 4-0 drubbing at home to arch rivals Barcelona in La Liga and forwards Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale in particular looked sharp and hungry again after performing shabbily in recent weeks. Real were already 4 nil up by the 70th minute thanks to a Ronaldo double either side of goals from…
Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United team are too rigid and are being held back by a lack of freedom, according to former first-team coach. United’s style under Van Gaal has already been criticised by former midfielder Paul Scholes and Dutchman Meulensteen added that the team seemed to have lost the “obligation to entertain” and talked down their lack of adventure. “The word is maybe rigid at times,” Meulensteen was quoted as saying by the BBC. “You see players where the ball could have been played forward with a little bit of risk but they tend to go square or back.…
Wayne Rooney says Manchester United should follow the lead of record-chasing Jamie Vardy in their summit meeting with shocking Premier League leaders Leicester on Saturday. Leicester City striker Vardy will be a history maker at the King Power Stadium should he score for a Premier League record 11th successive match and his record bid couldn’t come at a more uncomfortable time for the struggling Rooney and United’s other out-of-form forwards. With 13 league goals this season, Vardy has scored more than all of United’s strikers combined and, fittingly, it is former Old Trafford great Ruud van Nistelrooy whose record he…
Manchester City’s second keeper Willy Caballero is certain he can fill in for Joe Hart if the knock the England No 1 picked up against Juventus in midweek rules him out of Saturday’s Premier League clash with The Saints. Hart strained a hamstring against the Italian champions on Wednesday night, making way for Caballero in the 81st minute, and is a doubt for the visit of eighth-placed Southampton. Caballero’s only Premier League appearance of the season so far came in City’s 4-1 drubbing by Tottenham Hotspur on September26, a game in which he admits he played badly. “Always when you…
Alexis Sanchez has been placed alongside a hunting lion by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who says he is shocked by the Chile forward’s resilience and powers of recovery. Sanchez, Arsenal’s joint top scorer this season alongside Olivier Giroud, has lit up the Premier League with a series of eye-catching performances since signing from Barcelona last season. He scored two and set up the third in the Champions League win over Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday and, according to Wenger, is likely to recover in time to play against Norwich City in the Premier League on Sunday despite tweaking his hamstring in…
Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp was glad the club wrapped up an early place in the Europa League knockout stages after Thursday’s hard-fought 2-1 win over French side Girondins de Bordeaux at Anfield. Liverpool found it hard to lay their dominance on their opponents before striker Christian Benteke completed the come from behind win to send the Merseysiders through from Group B. They can win the group if they draw away to second placed Sion on December 10 in Switzerland. “I am very happy to have qualified, the team are very happy to have qualified, the club are very happy to…
Meek Mill can’t keep his eyes off of girlfriend Nicki Minaj – not that anyone can blame him. Minaj shared a photo of Mill glancing down at her cleavage at Sunday night’s American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Nicki wore a low-cut pink gown to the event, which featured gold on the sleeves and waist and thats enough reason for her boyfriend not to get his eyes off her…. The ‘Anaconda’ rapper was nominated for three awards during the event favorite rap/hip-hop record for The Pinkprint, favorite rap/hip-hop artist and artist of the year. (She won for rap/hip-hop record and…
Rick Ross, whose Black Market album is set for a December 4 release, is featured on The Source’s 2015 Holiday Issue. Rick Ross recently released a new leak from the ‘Black Market’ album, titled ‘Crocodile Python’ which tallies with the rapper making the cover of The Source magazine holiday issue. Ross is seen from a white and black back drop promoting the album with his Black Market designed bandana. ‘Tell us about your experience’. Ross: ‘It’s most definitely a challenging situation, but it didn’t break my spirit. ‘Crazy as it sounds, I was able to take advantage of the time…
Funny Nigerian comedian, Julius Agwu has confirmed the story that he donated money for the surgery of Alariwo of Africa. Responding to an enquiry by Theinfostride, his rep had this to say, ‘I’ll say Yes in the affirmative to the question regarding Mr. Julius Agwu’s friendly gesture to his friend and brother, Alariwo of Africa.’ He however revealed that Julius, who himself recently underwent a brain surgery abroad, would have preferred if the matter was left out of the media. ‘Unfortunately, Mr. Julius would have preferred that his kind gesture to a friend remain anonymous but Alariwo couldn’t help nor…
It dawned on me after over 10mins in trying to figure out exactly wat i wanted to wish for before I cut my cake yesterday, that I basically had everything I ever wanted…and so I ended up making wishes for people. I’m so at peace in my life right now…so happy and balanced. I can not thank God enough for what He’s done in my life, for bringing me to where I am today. The fact that He made it known to me, that where I am in my life is just mediocrity; that He has higher expectations for me……
Folarin Falana aka Falz The Bahd Guy has said that his father, Femi Falana inspired him to go to Law School. He further revealed that he is trying to strike the perfect balance between Law and his Music.
Newly married and beautiful Nollywood actress, Lilian Esoro has just signed her first endorsement deal, few weeks after her wedding to MMMG boss, Ubi Franklin. Lilian is now the brand ambassador of House of Lunettes; a premium store for designer sunglasses. Congratulations.
Popular Yoruba actor, Odunlade Adekola has welcomed his fourth child, a boy, with his wife of many years, Ruth. The baby was delivered on Monday, November 23 in a hospital situated in Abeokuta, Ogun state. The couple also have 3 other boys together. Big congratulations to the talented actor and his wife.
Mavin act singer, Tiwa Savage is the cover girl for the November issue of Genevieve magazine. In an interview with the magazine which she describes as ‘My most heartfelt interview till date’, the mother of one opened up on suffering pre-eclampsia (a disorder of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure and a large amount of protein in the urine) during her pregnancy. In her words, ‘Well, it’s a condition some women have towards the end of their pregnancy. For me, it was a period where I had high blood pressure, my feet got terribly swollen and I could hardly walk.…
Celebrities have been known to rant about how much pressure they get from fans approaching them. However, we have not heard from the fans’ point of view. Until now. Yesterday, a Nigerian blogger Sisi Yemmie took to Twitter to narrate an ’embarrassing’ encounter with Nollywood legend, Genevieve Nnaji. I experienced something today…I now understand why Nigerians don’t celebrate some of their celebrities. — SisiYėmmié.com (@Sisi_Yemmie) November 24, 2015. I met Genevieve today… kai. She asked wetin I dey do, I tell am say blogger..she looked at me and said “cute” dismissively. With Sisi Yemmie’s shared experience, several fans who’ve had…
Drake and Nicki Minaj are a part of the 58 nominees for this year’s TIME ‘Person Of The Year’ award. The publication is holding a vote for readers to share their opinion on who has been influential in popular culture. Drake is up for the vote because of his musical accomplishments and for staying in the headlines. ‘The first artist to go platinum in 2015,’ the site says. Drake saw his ‘Hotline Bling’ video get spoofed by Donald Trump and get covered by a range of artists. His beef with Meek Mill over ghostwriting accusations also reignited debates about authenticity…