Category: Sports
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What Salah said after I dived against Liverpool – Wolves defender
Wolves defender Conor Coady has revealed he was rapped by Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah for diving earlier this season. Coady, a former Reds defender, was caught up in simulation controversy when he went to ground and Wolves were awarded a penalty on their Premier League visit to Liverpool in December, with the decision by referee…
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Ferguson was desperate to sign Benzema – Ferdinand
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand reveals Sir Alex Ferguson had to be pulled away by Lyon officials to stop him speaking with Karim Benzema. United faced off against Benzema’s Lyon in the Champions League back in the 2007/08 season. And Sir Alex was a massive fan of the Frenchman, who eventually joined Real Madrid in…
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Wife of Thiago Silva makes U-turn for Timo Werner
The wife of Thiago Silva has heaped praise on Chelsea teammate Timo Werner after their Champions League defeat of Real Madrid. Werner nodded in Chelsea’s first goal in their 2-0 win over Real Madrid, converting from close range after a deft Kai Havertz lob came back off the crossbar. The Germany forward spurned a glorious…
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Arteta must not start Xhaka against Villarreal – Ian Wright
Arsenal legend Ian Wright has urged Mikel Arteta not to start Granit Xhaka at left-back against Villarreal in the Europa League semi-final second leg on Thursday. The Swiss midfielder filled in at left-back in the first-leg, which Arsenal lost 2-1. “Ideally for me, you play Cedric Soares at left-back and put Xhaka back in midfield…
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Chelsea’s victory over Madrid makes me richer by N48m – Peter Okoye
Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye of the defunct music group, Psquare, has revealed how Chelsea’s victory over Real Madrid got him richer by N48 million on Bets. The talented singer revealed this via a post on his Twitter account on Thursday. This comes after Chelsea put in a dominant display on Wednesday night to book a…
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Di Canio tells Roma: You’ve hired the worst of the worst
Lazio great Paolo di Canio has launched a furious tirade against Jose Mourinho after his appointment by Roma. Di Canio is adamant the move will end in tears. He told Roma fans: “You’ve got the worst of the worst. “I understand you needed a big name at this moment, but it’s like when you sign…
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Tuchel, Mount, Werner make history as Chelsea reach UCL final
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has become the first coach to reach the European Cup or Champions League final in consecutive years with different clubs. According to OptaJose, Mount’s goal against Real Madrid means the England international has now become the youngest player (22 years and 115 days) in the Champions League history to score in…
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Europa: I’ll show people I can deliver in big games – Aubameyang
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has described Thursday’s Europa League semi-final second leg with Villarreal as “maybe the biggest game of my Arsenal career.” The Gabon international scored a hat-trick against Valencia when Arsenal last reached this stage of the tournament in 2019. With his team down 2-1 on aggregate, Aubameyang knows he must step up once again…
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Madrid fans upset seeing Hazard joking with Chelsea players
Eden Hazard has upset Real Madrid fans after being seen sharing a joke with Chelsea players at the end of Thursday’s defeat. Hazard was seen laughing and smiling at full time as he greeted some of his former teammates. The former Chelsea player started the game for his current club Real Madrid, but didn’t have…
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Former Chelsea coach to make world rally debut
Former Chelsea coach Andre Villas-Boas has swapped the dugout for the World Rallying Championship. The 43-year-old will make his debut later this month in Portugal, driving a Citroen C3 in WRC3, the third tier of the championship for private cars. The Portuguese has been out of work since early March after his contract at Marseille…