favourites – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Mon, 18 Mar 2019 22:34:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png favourites – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Barcelona Are Favourites To Win The UCL – Mauricio Pochettino https://www.theinfostride.com/barcelona-are-favourites-to-win-the-ucl-mauricio-pochettino/ Mon, 18 Mar 2019 22:34:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=229267 Tottenham coach, Mauricio Pochettino has said he believes Barcelona are favorites to win the Champions League because they have the best player in the world, Lionel Messi. Messi has been in amazing form, scoring two goals and two assists in Barca’s 5-1 victory over Lyon in Europe before bagging a sublime hat-trick in a recent [...]

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]]> I Am Tipping Manchester City To Win The UCL – Rio Ferdinand https://www.theinfostride.com/manchester-city-is-my-favourites-for-the-ucl-rio-ferdinand/ Wed, 13 Mar 2019 19:43:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=228883 Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand is tipping Manchester City to win the Champions League this season. After the English team’s 10-2 dismantling of Schalke over two legs, the ex England defender could not help but praise the amazing performance. He told Talksport, “They’re the favourites for me,” “In terms of depth, quality and the variations [...]

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]]> Manchester City Are Not Favourites For The UCL – Bernardo Silva https://www.theinfostride.com/manchester-city-are-not-favourites-for-the-ucl-bernardo-silva/ Fri, 21 Sep 2018 08:54:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216561 Bernardo Silva has said Manchester City should not be seen as favourites to win the Champions League after their 2-1 home defeat to Lyon in their opener on Wednesday. “I think we have to focus on us, especially the first half — we were not at our best,” Silva said on BT Sport after the [...]

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]]> Argentina Are Favourites In Our Group – Modric https://www.theinfostride.com/argentina-are-favourites-in-our-group-modric/ Thu, 21 Jun 2018 13:39:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=209195 Luka Modric believes his team’s 2-0 victory over Nigeria on Saturday turned up the heat on Group D favourites Argentina. Modric scored a second-half penalty to secure the win after Croatia went ahead through a first-half own goal by Nigeria midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo. The result left the European side top of the group ahead of [...]

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]]> We Are Definately Not Favourites In The UCL Quarter-Final – Klopp https://www.theinfostride.com/we-are-definately-not-favourites-in-the-ucl-quarter-final-klopp/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 15:35:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=202880 Jurgen Klopp has said Manchester City won’t be happy to have been drawn against Liverpool in a Champions League quarter-final showdown of Premier League rivals. The quarter-final first leg will take place at Anfield on April 4 and the decisive return is set for April 10 at Eastlands. “We’ve lost once and we’ve won once [...]

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]]> Barcelona Are UCL Favourites – Pep Guardiola https://www.theinfostride.com/barcelona-are-ucl-favourites-pep-guardiola/ Fri, 29 Dec 2017 06:49:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=194537 Pep Guardiola has said Barcelona are favourites to win the Champions League ahead of Manchester City because of Lionel Messi. Speaking after the 1-0 win against Newcastle on Wednesday, City boss Guardiola was asked if City were favourites for the Champions League, to which he answered: “Who does [Lionel] Messi play for?” When a reporter [...]

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]]> Manchester Clubs Are Favourites For The Title – Kevin De Bruyne https://www.theinfostride.com/manchester-clubs-are-favourites-for-the-title-kevin-de-bruyne/ Fri, 20 Oct 2017 07:17:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=185950 Kevin De Bruyne has said that the Premier League title race is going to be a showdown between Manchester City and Manchester United. Asked if he believed the Manchester clubs were the favourites in the title race, De Bruyne said: “For the moment I think so, but everybody’s still there. “It’s so early, if you [...]

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]]> We Don’t Care If We’re Favourites In The Premier League – Conte https://www.theinfostride.com/we-dont-care-if-were-favourites-in-the-premier-league-conte/ Wed, 23 Aug 2017 05:24:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=179374 Antonio Conte said he would be happy for Chelsea to play catch-up in the Premier League title race following their clinical 2-1 victory over Spurs. Chelsea were torn apart 3-2 by Burnley in the opening game of their title defence, but calmed heavy pressure to ruin Tottenham’s Wembley house-warming party on Sunday thanks to left [...]

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]]> Manchester City Are My Favourites To Win The EPL – Hargreaves https://www.theinfostride.com/manchester-city-are-my-favourites-to-win-the-epl-hargreaves/ Wed, 09 Aug 2017 15:08:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177468 Fired up by a shambolic first season in England, Pep Guardiola has gone back to the drawing board in an attempt to construct Manchester City into Premier League champions. Expectations were rocket-high when Guardiola came to Manchester after years of being chased by them, but a title challenge failed to materialise and his side did [...]

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]]> Cameroon Are Favourites To Win – Aliou Cisse https://www.theinfostride.com/cameroon-are-favourites-to-win-aliou-cisse/ Fri, 27 Jan 2017 23:02:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=155117 Senegal coach Aliou Cisse insists that Africa Cup of Nations opponents Cameroon are favourites to win the eagerly-awaited quarterfinal in Franceville on Saturday. Pundits beg to differ, though, making the Senegalese Teranga Lions favourites not only to reach the semifinals, but to go on and win the competition for the first time. Senegal impressed when [...]

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]]> Where Is Best For Paul Pogba? https://www.theinfostride.com/where-is-best-for-paul-pogba/ Sat, 23 Jul 2016 15:10:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=137188 Paul Pogba is the hottest property in world football. The 23-year-old Juventus man has been linked with the world’s biggest clubs for more than a year, and every day the sport learns of a new wrinkle in the chase for his signature. A year ago, Barcelona appeared firm favourites to sign the France international. The [...]

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]]> Can Pogba Make Man Utd Title Favourites? https://www.theinfostride.com/can-pogba-make-man-utd-title-favourites/ Wed, 20 Jul 2016 23:03:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=136782 Manchester United are still chasing a potential world-record transfer for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, with executive vice chairman Ed Woodward reportedly staying behind from the club’s preseason tour in China to thrash out a deal for the Frenchman. The potential deal has been mooted for months, but it may finally be reaching its conclusion. It [...]

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]]> England Among Euro Favourites – Shaqiri https://www.theinfostride.com/england-among-euro-favourites-shaqiri/ Fri, 03 Jun 2016 20:02:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=130847 England’s youthful squad makes them one of the favourites to win their first European Championship, Stoke City midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri has said. England coach Roy Hodgson will take a relatively young squad to the tournament in France, with defender John Stones, midfielders Ross Barkley, Eric Dier, Raheem Sterling and Dele Alli, and strikers Marcus Rashford [...]

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]]> Italy Not Among Euros Favourites – Buffon https://www.theinfostride.com/italy-not-among-euros-favourites-buffon/ Wed, 01 Jun 2016 12:55:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=130403 Gianluigi Buffon does not believe Italy are among the favourites to win Euro 2016. The one-time European champions were runners-up in 2012, but they have been drawn in a tough group with Belgium, Sweden and the Republic of Ireland. And despite coming through the qualifying campaign undefeated to top Group G, the Juventus goalkeeper predicted [...]

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]]> Bayern Are Favourites To Win DFB-Pokal – Hoeness https://www.theinfostride.com/bayern-are-favourites-to-win-dfb-pokal-hoeness/ Fri, 20 May 2016 17:29:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=129235 Dieter Hoeness is confident there will be no let-up from Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich when they face Borussia Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal final on Saturday. Bayern clinched the league title this month and will hope to complete another domestic double by seeing off Thomas Tuchel’s men at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. The game is Pep [...]

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]]> Real Madrid Favourites Against Man City – Zidane https://www.theinfostride.com/real-madrid-favourites-against-man-city-zidane/ Fri, 15 Apr 2016 22:10:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=125809 Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane says his side will be favourites in their upcoming Champions League semifinal with Manchester City, but his full focus for now is on Saturday afternoon’s La Liga game at suburban neighbours Getafe. Madrid go into the game boosted by Tuesday’s comeback against Wolfsburg in the Champions League to reach the [...]

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]]> Tottenham Are Title Favourites – Leicester City Coach https://www.theinfostride.com/tottenham-are-title-favourites-leicester-city-coach/ Tue, 01 Mar 2016 13:24:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=121727 Tottenham Hotspur are favourites to win the Premier League this season according to table-topping Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri, because their title charge has virtually gone under the radar. Mauricio Pochettino’s men, who are hoping to end their 55-year wait for a top-flight title, are second in the table on 54 points, two behind Leicester [...]

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]]> Messi Is Starting To Surpass Pele – Zico https://www.theinfostride.com/messi-is-starting-to-surpass-pele-zico/ Mon, 22 Feb 2016 12:40:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=121081 Zico claims Lionel Messi is on the brink of becoming the greatest footballer of all-time as Arsenal prepare to face the Barcelona superstar. Messi and Co head to the Emirates Stadium to tackle the Gunners in the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday, with his forward colleagues Luis Suarez and Neymar also sure to be [...]

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]]> Leicester City Now EPL Favourites – LVG https://www.theinfostride.com/leicester-city-now-epl-favourites-lvg/ Fri, 12 Feb 2016 18:41:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=120288 Premier League leaders Leicester City can win the title but their players must prove they can cope with the pressure of expectation, says Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal. “They are the favourites because they are five points away from the rest, but the moment that they have to win it is different,” Van Gaal [...]

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]]> Leicester City Are Worthy Title Favourites – Pellegrini https://www.theinfostride.com/leicester-city-are-worthy-title-favourites-pellegrini/ Sun, 07 Feb 2016 19:56:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=120041 Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini conceded that Leicester City were worthy favourites to lift the Premier League title following his side’s humbling in their top-of-the-table clash on Saturday. While he is confident the 3-1 defeat is just a blip for Manchester City with everything still to play for, he is dismayed by the news David [...]

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]]> Barcelona Are La Liga Title Favourites – Diego Simeone https://www.theinfostride.com/barcelona-are-la-liga-title-favourites-diego-simeone/ Sun, 31 Jan 2016 10:55:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=119518 Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone conceded his side’s title chances may have gone as they were reduced to nine men in losing 2-1 to league leaders Barcelona on Saturday. Victory moved the European champions three points clear of Atletico – having also played a game less – and seven ahead of third-placed Real Madrid. “Barcelona [...]

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]]> Oliseh’s Tactics Keeps Fans Guessing https://www.theinfostride.com/olisehs-tactics-keeps-fans-guessing/ Wed, 20 Jan 2016 19:31:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=118693 This year’s African Championship edition was always going to garner a lot of interest from Nigeria’s football community especially among the NPFL’s new disciples. Judging from the social media response- that’s basically one way to tell nowadays how many people kept an eye on the game from their offices and homes- the game was taken [...]

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]]> Can Leicester City Qualify For The UCL? https://www.theinfostride.com/can-leicester-city-qualify-for-the-ucl/ Sat, 26 Dec 2015 12:34:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=115448 If Leicester City beat Liverpool on Boxing Day, they will surpass Claudio Ranieri’s 40-point target before the halfway stage of the season — an astonishing feat, especially for a side that was rock-bottom last Christmas. No wonder the Leicester boss has compared his troops to Forrest Gump; the run just keeps going. Leicester would move [...]

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]]> Laurent Blanc Doesn’t See PSG As Favourites Against Chelsea https://www.theinfostride.com/laurent-blanc-doesnt-see-psg-as-favourites-against-chelsea/ Tue, 15 Dec 2015 22:36:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=113004 Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc refuses to see his side as favourites to beat Chelsea in their Champions League last 16 tie despite the contrasting form of the two teams. PSG beat Chelsea on away goals at the same stage of last season’s Champions League and their only defeats in their last 39 games have [...]

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