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  • Peter Okoye pays Osimhen a visit in Italy ahead AC Milan UCL clash

    Nigerian music superstar, Peter Okoye has repaid Osimhen’s visit in faraway Italy.

    The hip-hop artiste stormed the city of Naples in Italy ahead of Tuesday’s (today) UEFA Champions League clash between Napoli and AC Milan.

    Okoye will be at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona to support his friend, Victor Osimhen, later tonight.

    Okoye announced his arrival in the city of Naples via his verified social media platform.

    Osimhen’s Napoli will trade tackles with fellow Serie A side AC Milan at Napoli Stadium on Tuesday night.

    “Reporting LIVE from Napoli?? to support my G @victorosimhen9 #NapoliVsAcMilan ????,” Okoye wrote on his Twitter handle, accompanied by a short video.

    Osimhen will be hoping to help Napoli overturn a first-leg 1-0 deficit and secure a place in the semi-finals.

    The 24-year-old missed the first-leg with a muscle injury.

  • UCL: Osimhen to face AC Milan in second leg clash

    UCL: Osimhen to face AC Milan in second leg clash

    Napoli forward Victor Osimhen will be fit for their UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg at home to AC Milan next week, manager Luciano Spalletti said on Thursday.

    This was after the Nigerian forward missed Wednesday’s 0-1 loss in the first-leg match.

    Osimhen, Serie A’s top scorer with 21 goals, was sidelined for this month’s league games against AC Milan and Lecce due to a thigh strain.

    “The chances of him being available are 100 percent because the work schedule, it was made in that direction,” Spalletti said.

    “He was rested on Wednesday and will be rested for Saturday’s match also, to complete the work done by the doctors. Then, anything can happen.”

    Ismael Bennacer’s goal gave AC Milan a 1-0 win to take into the return leg on Tuesday.

    Serie A leaders Napoli have never reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals.

  • Osimhen left out of Napoli’s squad

    Osimhen left out of Napoli’s squad

    Napoli forward Victor Osimhen will miss his side’s UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg game at AC Milan on Wednesday.

    This came after the Nigerian was left out of manager Luciano Spalletti’s match day squad due to injury.

    Osimhen, who is Serie A’s top scorer this season with 21 goals, has missed this month’s league games against AC Milan and Lecce due to a thigh strain.

    In a post on their website, Napoli said Osimhen “worked separately” from the team during Tuesday’s training session.

    Giacomo Raspadori is expected to lead the line against AC Milan, with Argentine striker Giovanni Simeone also sidelined due to a thigh issue.

    Napoli beat Eintracht Frankfurt 5-0 on aggregate in the last 16 round in March to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time.

  • UCL: Tottenham crash out of Champions League after playing 0-0 with AC Milan

    UCL: Tottenham crash out of Champions League after playing 0-0 with AC Milan

    Italain side, AC Milan progressed to the Quarter-final of this year’s Champions League after holding English side, Tottenham Hotspurs to a goalless draw at London Stadium on Wednesday night.
    Spurs had approached the second leg of the encounter with a 1-0 deficit and were hoping to cancel it at London stadium but failed to secure the much-needed goal to break even in the encounter.
    Antonio Conte returned to the touchline following his gall bladder surgery, but this result looked like it could spell the beginning of the end for his tenure in charge, with the Italian’s contract expiring in the summer.
    Milan had the first real chance of the match after 18 minutes with a free kick straight off the training ground. The ball was fed into the path of Junior Messias inside the box but the Brazilian could only drag his driven effort wide of the target. A big let off for Tottenham.
    Spurs grew into the first half around the 30 minute mark but still failed to show the required quality in the final third to really test Milan. At the half time whistle, neither side had managed a shot on target.
    The match eventually ended goalless as both sides failed to put the ball at the back of the net but AC Milan’s 1-0 win is enough to send them through to the round of eight.
    The result meant no hopes of the English side recording any silverware this season on the domestic front and continentally.
  • Inter Milan end Napoli’s unbeaten run in Serie A

    Inter Milan end Napoli’s unbeaten run in Serie A

    Edin Dzeko’s thumping header helped Inter Milan edge past Napoli and hand the Serie A leaders their first league defeat of the season.

    Dzeko met Federico Dimarco’s cross to head Inter in front in the 56th minute.

    Inter keeper Andre Onana denied Giacomo Raspadori late on as Napoli’s 11-match winning run in Serie A came to an end.

    Napoli would have gone eight points clear of second-placed AC Milan with a win, while Inter, eight points off the top, moved fourth with their victory.

  • Man Utd ponder shock move for Olivier Giroud

    Man Utd ponder shock move for Olivier Giroud

    Premier League side Manchester United are assessing a shock transfer for ex-Arsenal and Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud.

    The French veteran, who plays for AC Milan, could be a short-term option for Erik ten Hag’s team.

    Giroud scored 144 goals in 372 matches in England, winning nine trophies in those ten years.

    He has been with Milan since the summer of 2021, with the 36-year-old winning Serie A last term.

    Per The Times, Giroud is among the players United are assessing as possible loan options.

    The club are not going to sanction a big money transfer in January, as the owners are looking to sell the team.

  • Arsenal cautioned against signing Cristiano Ronaldo in January

    Arsenal cautioned against signing Cristiano Ronaldo in January

    Arsenal legend, Nigel Winterburn, has warned his former side against signing one of the world’s best football players, Cristiano Ronaldo.

    Ronaldo is currently without a club after his contract at Manchester United was terminated prematurely.

    The veteran striker’s deal was ripped apart after he had an explosive interview with British journalist, Piers Morgan, in which he hit out at the club’s top brass.

    According to Football.London, a section of Gunners fans have urged the club to make a January transfer move for Ronaldo as a cover for Gabriel Jesus, who is set to spend a couple of weeks on the sidelines with an injury.

    Despite Ronaldo’s advanced age, some Arsenal supporters contend the Portuguese still has a lot to offer at the top level.

    Winterburn warns Arsenal against Ronaldo However, former Arsenal star, Winterburn has cautioned the Premier League club against making a transfer move for Ronaldo.

    The former left-back argued the Portugal international would find it difficult to fit into the Gunners’ playing system.

    “A lot of people might say, ‘That’s great, let’s do it’. I wouldn’t be able to argue with that, but I think the way Arsenal press games, they press high, they’re full of energy, and Ronaldo is an unbelievable player, but I don’t think he has the legs to be able to do that anymore. I’m certain he doesn’t,” Winterburn told Metro UK.

    Winterburn believes Arsenal would have to adapt their playing style to bring Ronaldo in, and he feels that would be a complete disaster.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls that Arsenal won their first trophy of the season, following their 2-1 epic win over AC Milan in Dubai.

    The Gunners have been in flawless form since the start of the season, with the side losing just once so far this term.

    The North Londoners have won 12 of their last 14 outings, an impressive run that has them topping the standings with 37 points.

  • I’m still disappointed not going to World Cup – Tomori

    I’m still disappointed not going to World Cup – Tomori

    AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori admits he’s disappointed for failing to make England’s World Cup squad.

    The former Chelsea stopper missed out on the final 26-man squad.

    “I’m still disappointed not to go to the World Cup, but that’s how football is. I just have to keep working and stay focused on Milan,” said Tomori.

    “It’s been a good year. We won Serie A and I think I’ve improved as a player.

    “Winning the championship again will be one of the most difficult tasks. Last year, there were few who thought we would do it, but now we have the trophy on our chest and when other teams meet us, they change the style of play.

    “We need to get better mentally and raise the level both as a team and individually. We can win again, but it will be harder than last year.”

  • Pioli and Odegaard angrily clash in Dubai

    Pioli and Odegaard angrily clash in Dubai

    AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli and Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard twice clashed during Tuesday’s Dubai Super Cup tie.

    The Gunners won the game in Dubai 2-1, with two flashpoints involving Pioli and Odegaard a highlight.

    Twice Pioli and the Norwegian exchanged fiery verbals, with the Arsenal midfielder taking particular issue with the tackling of Sandro Tonali.

    Pioli was unimpressed by Odegaard complaining about his young midfielder and fired back from the touchline.

    In response, Odegaard was seen gesturing: “Hey… she’s just a friendly, right?”

  • Many Brazilians do not support Brazil – Kaka

    Many Brazilians do not support Brazil – Kaka

    Former AC Milan star Kaka says Brazil fans at home would regard Ronaldo Nazario “as just fat man walking down the street”.

    Kaka was speaking from Qatar about Brazil’s support of their national team.

    Kaka declared: ‘It is strange to say this, but many Brazilians do not support Brazil. It happens sometimes. If you see Ronaldo walking around here, you’ll say ‘wow’, he’s got something different here.

    “In Brazil, he is just a fat man walking down the street.

    “Right now, a lot of people in Brazil are talking about Neymar, but in a negative way. Maybe it’s because of politics, but Brazilians sometimes don’t recognise our talents.”

    Asked if Ronaldo is not valued as much by Brazilians as he is in the rest of the world, Kaká replied: “Of course many Brazilians love Ronaldo, I love Ronaldo, but the way they respect him in Brazil and abroad is different, I see him more respected outside the country than there.”