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Arsenal hauled themselves back into contention to qualify for next season’s Champions League with a 4-0 win over Newcastle thanks to second-half goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Nicolas Pepe, Mesut Ozil and Alexandre Lacazette. Just a second league win for the Gunners under Mikel Arteta lifts Arsenal into 10th in the Premier League, but just six […]
Nigeria has moved up four places in the February FIFA rankings released on Wednesday. The Super Eagles now occupy the 31st position in the world and are third in Africa. Senegal remains the best on the continent and 20th in the world, while Tunisia moved up to 27th position. Algeria (35th) and Morocco (43rd) complete […]
Ajax attacking midfielder Hakim Ziyech is set to move to Chelsea in the summer after the clubs agreed to a deal in principle, a Dutch newspaper reported Wednesday. The daily tabloid De Telegraaf said the Amsterdam powerhouse and the London club had agreed on a fee believed to be around 45 million euros ($50 million) […]
Odion Ighalo will be in the Manchester United squad for the Premier League clash with Chelsea next Monday despite missing a training camp in Spain due to fears he could be denied re-entry into Britain if restrictions against the outbreak of Coronavirus are tightened. The 30-year-old Nigerian international striker joined United on loan until the end of […]
Manchester City are ready to sign Lionel Messi, if he decides to leave Barcelona, following his public spat with the club’s sporting director, Eric Abidal, ESPN reports. Messi clashed with Abidal over his comments, that players forced his hands in sacking former manager, Ernesto Valverde. It had led to rumours that the 32-year-old could leave […]
Barcelona’s sporting director, Eric Abidal, will not be fired following a public spat with Lionel Messi, SportsMail reports. He held a two-hour meeting with club president, Josep Bartomeu, on Wednesday, where he was told his job is safe. Abidal had granted an interview, in which he claimed that some members of the squad, did not work hard […]
Former Arsenal striker, Ian Wright has urged Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe, to leave the club to join Premier League giants, Liverpool in the summer transfer window. Wright wants Mbappe to join Jurgen Klopp’s side ahead of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. “You look at Mbappe, you could probably see him coming here in England,” […]
Two men threatened to “kill” Mesut Ozil when they confronted the Arsenal midfielder’s security guards, a London court heard on Tuesday. The alleged incident happened outside Ozil’s north London home just weeks after the former World Cup winner was targeted by moped attackers while driving in the area. Security guard Kemil Sezer told the court that he and a […]
Crystal Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita is top of the shortlist to replace Kepa Arrizabalaga at Chelsea. The Blues stopper has come in for some criticism in recent times after a number of shaky performances. Frank Lampard is reportedly not a fan of the Spaniard – who was dropped for the match against Leicester at the […]
Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel on Monday attempted to play down a touchline spat with Kylian Mbappe which overshadowed the French champions’ big weekend win over Montpellier. “There is nothing personal between him and me. These things happen,” said Tuchel after Mbappe reacted angrily to being substituted midway through the second half of PSG’s 5-0 […]
