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Lampard calls for postponement of new Premier League season

Ihesiulo Grace 3 August 2020 0

Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard, has called on the English FA to explore the possibility of extending the resumption of the new premier league season, which is expected to kick off on the 12th of September. Lampard, whose side fell to a 2-1 defeat in Saturday’s FA Cup final to London

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Ex-Tottenham boss Maurico Pochettino rejects Barcelona approach

Ihesiulo Grace 27 July 2020 0

Former Tottenham boss Maurico Pochettino has turned down an approach from La Liga giants. Barcelona have considered Pochettino as a replacement for Quique Setien after blowing the LaLiga title race this season, however the Argentine has rejected the approach. READ ALSO: Mike Tyson to fight Roy Jones Jr for free Pochettino is a former player and

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Man wins £91k after betting inheritance on Liverpool winning premier league

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2020 0

An English man named, Tony Ward is £91k richer after betting Liverpool would win Premier League. The 55-year-old has achieved the unimaginable after betting £55, 000 he inherited from his mother on Liverpool winning the Premier League. The father of three won £91,000 including the £55,000 he staked for Jurgen Klopp’s side to emerge champions […]

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Norwich relegates from Premier League as West Ham claims 4 goals

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2020 0

English professional club, Norwich seem not to have learnt much over the years as they generously allowed Michail Antonio to open the scoring after just 11 minutes. The Canaries yellow have been relegated from the Premier League after suffering their 24th defeat of the season, losing 4-0 at home to West Ham on Saturday afternoon. Norwich needed […]

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Manchester City To Learn UEFA Appeal Fate On Monday

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2020 0

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday announced that Manchester City will discover the result of their appeal against a two-year ban from UEFA competitions on Monday. Man City were banned by UEFA and handed a 30 million euro ($34 million, £27 million) fine for allegedly overstating sponsorship revenue to hide that they had not […]

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Ex-Arsenal star, Emmanuel Adebayor pens Olimpia farewell after contract termination

Ihesiulo Grace 2 July 2020 0

The former African Player of the Year has said farewell to the Paraguayan club after parting ways mutually owing to the coronavirus pandemic. Emmanuel Adebayor has penned a profound goodbye to Olimpia after agreeing with the club to terminate his contract. The 2008 CAF Footballer of the Year joined Olimpia in February but managed only […]

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He scored the ‘most spectacular goal in German Football’ Klopp hails Okocha

Ihesiulo Grace 1 June 2020 0

Liverpool’s coach Jurgen Klopp has hailed Nigerian legend, Austin Okocha for his impact in football, crediting him to have scored the “most spectacular goal in the history of German football.” Klopp picked Okocha’s dazzling strike against Oliver Kahn when he featured for Eintracht Frankfurt against Karlsruher in the 1992-93 Bundesliga campaign –as the most spectacular […]

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Havertz has single-handedly reminded us of what we’re missing out on as the German League returned to action.

Ihesiulo Grace 25 May 2020 0

The 20-year-old scored twice in Bayer Leverkusen’s 4-1 victory over Werder Bremen last Monday night, then followed that up with another double in the 3-1 win at Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday. In doing so, he will have also reminded Europe’s biggest clubs of what a special talent he is.Havertz is breaking records in Germany, lots […]

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Ex-eagles coaches Were involved in player management – Osaze

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2020 0

Former Super Eagles forward Osaze Odemwingie says some former coaches of the national team were player managers. Osaze, who made his debut for the Eagles in May 2002, added that these coaches preferred weaker players in the squad to better players during matches. Some picked a weaker player over a stronger one who played in […]

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Premier League football could return ‘within weeks’

Ihesiulo Grace 25 April 2020 0

Premier League football could return within weeks with plans for matches to be played behind closed doors, Sky News understands. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has been in talks with the governing bodies of a number of major sports, and football is expected to be the first to get the green light to resume. Detailed discussions […]

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New Zealand reports largest daily increase of new coronavirus cases

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2020 0

New Zealand reported 85 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, marking its largest daily increase during the outbreak of the disease, as the country is at a standstill under lockdown. The total number of cases in the country is now 368, New Zealand’s Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said at a news conference. Bloomfield […]

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We will do everything to keep Super Eagles together, united – Sunday Dare

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2019 0

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare has hailed the Nigerian Super Eagles performance following their draw with the Samba Boy of Brazil in Singapore National Stadium in Kallang. The Minister in a series of tweet said the game was a great football and that the Super Eagles were gallant and showed incredible […]

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Cristiano Ronaldo hints on retirement, next year

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2019 0

The 34-year-old Portuguese footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted that he could call time on his career as soon as next year. According to an interview with a Portuguese television station TVI on Tuesday, reports that although he is uncertain when he will hang up his boots to end his illustrious career, he wishes to remain […]

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UEFA releases men player of the year

Ihesiulo Grace 16 August 2019 0

Virgil Van Dijk, The 28 years Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for English Premier League club Liverpool and captains the Netherlands national team PFA player’s player of the year current holder and premier league player of the season. Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini, The 40 million EUR salary paid Argentine footballer who plays […]

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UEFA clarification rule backfires after Liverpool lash Chelsea

Ihesiulo Grace 16 August 2019 0

UEFA’s attempt to clarify a new rule around goalkeepers jumping off the line in penalty situations has backfired following Chelsea’s shootout loss to Liverpool. The ‘never walk alone’ team won the European Super Cup thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over Chelsea, with Adrian making the decisive save to deny Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham. Olivier […]