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I Want To Win Ballon d’Or – Kane

David Folami — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 01:12:11 +0000

He has established himself as the most lethal finisher in the Premier League and now Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has set his sights on winning the Ballon d’Or. Kane, 23, has won the Premier League Golden Boot for the past two seasons and is the first Spurs player since Jimmy Greaves to have scored [...]

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I Told Koscielny We Are Not Iceland – Ozil

David Folami — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 09:56:08 +0000

Mesut Ozil says he has told Arsenal teammate Laurent Koscielny that Germany “are not Iceland” in a text message ahead of their Euro 2016 semifinal with France. Germany take on France at Marseille’s Stade Velodrome on Thursday (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN) looking to book a place in Sunday’s final. The match is set [...]

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We Will Resist Antoine Griezmann – Neuer

David Folami — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 09:43:35 +0000

Euro 2016’s most miserly goalkeeper Manuel Neuer must keep out the tournament’s top scorer Antoine Griezmann in a landmark semifinal clash between Germany and France on Thursday. The prize from the Marseille battle in front of 65 000 fans will be a final against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal in Paris on Sunday. But the European Championship [...]

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Iceland Disgrace England

David Folami — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 08:35:46 +0000

Iceland pulled off one of the biggest shocks in European Championship history when they stunned abject England 2-1 in Nice on Monday, leading Roy Hodgson to quit and sending the tiny nation into a quarterfinal against hosts France. Although the soccer pedigrees of the two countries could not be more different, Iceland looked the better [...]

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Wayne Rooney Defend Raheem Sterling

David Folami — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 09:11:33 +0000

England captain Wayne Rooney has defended Raheem Sterling in the wake of recent criticism and has stressed the Manchester City winger’s attitude should not be questioned. Sterling has been struggling to find his best form at Euro 2016 and has been on the receiving end of negative comments following his underwhelming performances. Nevertheless, Rooney has [...]

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s Arrogance Show Again

David Folami — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 09:17:36 +0000

If only Cristiano Ronaldo had been so cutting on the actual pitch. After the Real Madrid star failed to score in Portugal’s frustrating 1-1 draw with Iceland, a match in which he put forward a very quiet and underwhelming individual performance, he at least succeeded in taking some attention away from the Nordic heroes with [...]

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Cristiano Ronaldo Blast Iceland

David Folami — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:38:17 +0000

Euro 2016 minnows Iceland hit back at Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo labelling him “not a gracious human being” after he slammed the Atlantic islanders’ defensive tactics in a 1-1 draw in Saint-Etienne. Ronaldo accused Iceland of having a “small mentality” on Tuesday as they prevented the Real Madrid ace from becoming the first man to [...]

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