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Liverpool Will Break EPL Drought This Season – Eriksson

David Folami — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 08:37:56 +0000

Liverpool will break their EPL title drought this season, according to ex England manager, Sven-Goran Eriksson. Liverpool last lifted the English First Division title back in 1990 and after finishing one point short in their last campaign, they are set to clinch their long-awaited domestic success. Sven, who is a lifelong fan of the club [...]

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My Back Problems Caused My Goal Drought – Morata

David Folami — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 20:21:06 +0000

Alvaro Morata agrees he should have taken an earlier break to aid his recovery from the lingering back injury that hampered part of his debut season at Chelsea. “Everything was good until I had the problems with my back,” he said. “I played with a lot of pain and it probably would have been better [...]

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I Laugh About Arsenal’s Trophy Drought – Ashley Cole

David Folami — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 08:10:30 +0000

Cole, part of the 2003-04 “Invincibles” team, told ITV’s panel show “Play to the Whistle” that he had no regrets about the move. “I had a great time [at Arsenal], I missed the old players that were there but I moved on and won every trophy I could,” the defender said. “I wouldn’t look back [...]

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Antoine Griezmann Ends Goal Drought

David Folami — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 16:29:35 +0000

A typically attritional display from Atletico Madrid saw them avoid a potential banana skin and come away from Eibar with a comfortable 2-0 victory on Saturday. In a turgid encounter on a wet, windy afternoon in the Basque Country, a moment of quality from Saul Niguez and a first La Liga goal in 10 games [...]

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Thomas Muller Ends Bayern Scoring Drought

David Folami — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 05:01:56 +0000

Bayern Munich moved back to the top of the Bundesliga with a thumping 5-0 win over beleaguered Wolfsburg on Saturday. Arjen Robben fired Bayern ahead before in-form Robert Lewandowski scored two close range tap-ins either side of half time. Thomas Muller poked home the fourth goal to end his scoring drought after 999 minutes, before [...]

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Vardy Will End Scoring Drought – Gareth Southgate

David Folami — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 10:41:29 +0000

England caretaker boss Gareth Southgate on Thursday backed Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy to rediscover his best form after suffering his worst scoring drought in almost two years. Vardy, one of 30 players shortlisted for the Ballon d’Or this week, has not scored in his last 10 appearances for club and country and was dropped [...]

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic Experiences Scoring Drought

David Folami — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 18:32:41 +0000

As the fans drifted away from Old Trafford wondering how they’d not seen their team win on Saturday, Manchester United’s dressing room was close to silence after the 0-0 draw against Burnley. The players felt that they’d given it their all and with 37 shots in an entertaining match, they had. At no time since [...]

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Romelu Lukaku Ends Goal Drought In Style

David Folami — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 13:46:59 +0000

Belgian international striker Romelu Lukaku’s longest goal drought in English football came to an end in dramatic fashion on Monday as a hat-trick saw Everton defeat Sunderland 3-0 in their Premier League clash. The 23-year-old – who hadn’t scored for his club in 13 matches dating back to March – scored all three in 11 [...]

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Thomas Mueller Eager To End Super Cup Drought

David Folami — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 13:07:27 +0000

Thomas Mueller says Bayern Munich are desperate to end their German Super Cup drought against Borussia Dortmund on Sunday after three years without getting their hands on the trophy. The German champions have lost the last three Super Cup showdowns, when the best two teams in Germany go head-to-head, and they face last season’s Bundesliga [...]

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Muller Will End Euro 2016 Drought – Klose

David Folami — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 09:58:51 +0000

Miroslav Klose remains confident Germany forward Thomas Muller will score his first goal at a European Championship this summer, telling Sport1: “He never gives in.” Klose, Germany’s all-time leading scorer with 71 goals in 137 matches, was part of the successful 2014 World Cup campaign when Muller netted five times. Muller also scored five at [...]

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Lionel Messi In Worst Barcelona Drought Since 2010

David Folami — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 11:26:48 +0000

Lionel Messi failed to find the net once again on Wednesday as Barcelona crashed out of the Champions League to Atletico Madrid, with the Argentinian’s 452-minute goal drought his worst such run since April 2010. Messi is searching for his 450th Barcelona goal as he looks to further etch his name into club folklore with [...]

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Everton Target End To Trophy Drought

David Folami — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 11:10:18 +0000

It is more than 20 years since Everton last won a trophy and Roberto Martinez says more silverware is long overdue as his side prepare for Wednesday’s League Cup semifinal first leg against Manchester City. The FA Cup in 1995 was the last addition to the trophy cabinet at Goodison Park, which during the 1980s [...]

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Wayne Rooney End Frustrating Goal Drought

David Folami — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 20:56:40 +0000

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney rose to second place on the all-time Premier League scoring list with a clever winner against Swansea City on Saturday. The England captain ended a run of 553 minutes without a goal for his club by deftly flicking in Anthony Martial’s cross 13 minutes from time to secure a 2-1 [...]

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#Africa > Millions at risk as severe drought hits Ethiopia

AMA — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 10:57:09 +0000

By Al Jazeera Around 4.5 million Ethiopians could be in need of food aid because of a drought in the country, the UN has said. Hardest-hit areas are Ethiopia’s eastern Afar and southern Somali regions, while pastures and water resources are also unusually low in central and eastern Oromo region, and northern Tigray and Amhara [...]

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