Category: Sports
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Aston Villa coach rules out signing Barkley permanently
Aston Villa manager Dean Smith has ruled out signing permanently Ross Barkley. The midfielder is currently on-loan to the end of the season from Chelsea. Smith said, “Ross came to us on loan at the beginning of the season. “We agreed that it would be just a loan. “Barkley has two more years of contract…
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Kelechi Iheanacho attracting fresh transfer interest
Kelechi Iheanacho’s exploits for Leicester City haven’t gone unnoticed. The Nigerian has scored 17 goals this season, his record tally in senior football. Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea have all been keeping a close eye on Iheanacho, according to Fichajes. Leicester paid £25m to Man City to sign Iheanacho back in 2017. After a slow…
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The Super League is a necessity – Barca president
Barcelona president, Joan Laporta, has described the new Super League as a “necessity” affirming that he remains fully behind the plans for the controversial breakaway. The announcement of a new competition including 12 of the richest clubs in European football last Sunday was met with fierce opposition from supporters and players alike, leading to many…
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Super Eagles striker scores sixth Serie A goal
Victor Osimhen scored his sixth Serie A goal of the season in Napoli’s 5-2 hammering of Lazio last night. After he failed to find the back of the net in the Blues’ 1-1 draw with Inter Milan on Sunday, the Super Eagles forward came off the bench to seal his team’s big victory at the…
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EPL: Iheanacho sets new personal scoring record
Kelechi Iheanacho has set a new personal scoring record in the Premier League with his ninth goal of the season in Leicester City’s 3-0 thrashing of West Bromwich Albion. The Nigeria international has surpassed his previous record of eight goals in a league season which was achieved after 26 matches in the 2015-16 campaign at…
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Ahly Benghazi beat Enyimba to unsettle CAF Confederation Cup’s Group A
Ahly Benghazi football club of Libya beat visiting Enyimba International 1-0 yesterday to ensure Group A of the 2020/2021 CAF Confederation Cup will go to the wire on the final Match Day, Aba-based Nigerian side had needed a win to lead the group into Match Day 6, but Ahly’s win meant next Wednesday’s games will…
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Tokyo 2020: Nigeria loses Africa number 1 para-badminton player to accident
African number one para-badminton player, Abdulrafiu Bello, has died in a ghastly motor accident, an official has said. The Kwara Director of Sports, Ibrahim Alarape, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Ilorin. Bello, who is the coach of Kwara Badminton Association, died on Wednesday while returning…
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English fans won Super League war – Valdano
Former Real Madrid GM Jorge Valdano has hit out at president Florentino Perez for his role in the Super League breakaway. Valdano slammed Florentino’s appearance on El Chiringuito. He said, “I think you cannot present yourself on ‘El Chiringuito’ as a messiah underestimating football itself.” He also had harsh words for Andrea Agnelli, the president…
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I thought Super League was ‘a joke’ – Ancelotti
Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti admits that he thought talk of a breakaway Super League being formed was “a joke”. Ancelotti was quick to condemn the plans that would have had huge ramifications on the Champions League and Premier League. “For every supporter of football it was a strange day, a surprise,” he said. “We heard…
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Super League: UEFA boss praises UK PM Johnson and ‘fan revolution’
UEFA president, Aleksander Ceferin, has praised UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and his government for helping to force six English clubs to pull out of the breakaway Super League venture. Ceferin commended the move, saying they had taken the side of a fan revolt. Twelve of Europe’s top clubs announced on Sunday they were setting…