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  • UEFA should stop relegating teams from UCL to Europa – Mourinho

    UEFA should stop relegating teams from UCL to Europa – Mourinho

    AS Roma manager, Jose Mourinho, has criticized UEFA for creating another opportunity for teams who finished 3rd in their groups by taking them to Europa League.

    According to the Portuguese gaffer, Champions League teams to go home when they get eliminated from the Europe top-flight competition instead of moving them to the Europa League.

    The former Chelsea boss also claimed that it would be meaningless if teams that were relegated from the Champions League win the Europa League this season.

    Recall that Roma won the maiden edition of the Europa conference League last season but now features in the Europa League this season.

    The Portuguese said this following AS Roma’s Europa League round of 16 second-leg 0-0 draw against Real Sociedad on Thursday.

    Recall that the likes of Manchester United, Juventus, Bayer Leverkusen and Sporting Lisbon were all relegated from the Champions League to Europe’s second top-flight competition this season.

    Speaking with Sky Sport Italia, Mourinho said: “There are teams there who, in my view, should not be there. If they are eliminated from a competition, they should go home!

    “So if the Europa League is won by a side [Man United, Juventus, Bayer Leverkusen, Sporting Lisbon] that went out of the Champions League, then it will be meaningless to me.”

    Mourinho’s side will face Feyenoord in the Europa League quarter-final tie next month after the draw was conducted on Friday.

  • Red-hot Osimhen scores goal number 14 as Napoli beat Roma 2-1

    Red-hot Osimhen scores goal number 14 as Napoli beat Roma 2-1

    Red hot Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen scored the opener for Napoli 2-1 win against Roma in the Italian scudetto.

    Giovanni Simeone scored the winner to secure Napoli’s victory to consolidate their position on the top of the Italian serie A.

    Osimhen latched on to a cross from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia from the left flank, chested the ball, controlled with his thigh before blasting a well taken shot into the right corner of the Roma post to give Napoli the lead in the 17th minute.

    Substitute Simeone rifled home a wonderful finish at the end of a long passing move with four minutes remaining at the bouncing Stadio Maradona to see off a spirited Roma team who thought they had escaped with a point when Stephan El Shaarawy levelled in the 75th minute.

    The result meant Napoli are now 13 points clear of the league standing with 50 points from 20 games while Inter-Milan come second with 40 points from same number of games. Lazio are in distant third from 38 points in 20 games.

    Home fans hoping for an end to their 33-year wait for the Scudetto let out a powerful roar of joy and relief at the final whistle after coming through a hard-fought contest with fierce rivals Roma thanks to Simeone’s fifth goal after coming off the bench this season.

    “I tried to give everything I had. I did the best thing possible today which was get the winner. I am so happy,” said Simeone.

    Osimhen leads the Serie A scorers chart with 14 goals followed strictly by another Nigerian Ademola Looman who plays for Atalanta FC.

     

  • Serie A: Paulo Dybala breaks Ronaldo’s shirt record at AS Roma

    Serie A: Paulo Dybala breaks Ronaldo’s shirt record at AS Roma

    Argentine forward and new AS Roma acquisition, Paulo Dybala, has set a new record for shirt sales after his free transfer to the Conference League champions.

    Dybala has now beaten Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo’s record for most shirt sales after his free transfer to Jose Mourinho’s side.

    Roma fans have shown their appreciation for Dybala’s signing with a huge reaction in shirt sales.

    According to Corriere Dello Sport, the Argentine international has even managed to surpass the number of shirts that Juventus sold after Ronaldo’s signing back in 2018.

    The measurements are based on how many respective jerseys both clubs sold on the day after the announcement of the purchase.

    While the reports don’t contain figures, it is believed Dybala just edges out Ronaldo, who he played alongside at Juventus for three years.

    Paulo Exequiel Dybala is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Roma and the Argentina national team. Nicknamed “La Joya”, Dybala began his senior club career in 2011 playing for Instituto de Córdoba, before signing for Palermo in 2012, at age 18, where he won a Serie B title.

  • Mourinho wants Super Eagles star at Roma

    Mourinho wants Super Eagles star at Roma

    AS Roma are looking at Leicester City forward, Kelechi Iheanacho, as an ideal option if they fail to sign Chelsea’s Tammy Abraham, according to Sky Sports.

    Iheanacho only signed a new three-year deal with the Premier League side in April.

    However, the Nigerian is now a target for Roma, who will be coached by Jose Mourinho from next season.

    The Serie A club have already agreed a £34million deal with Chelsea for Abraham, but the 23-year-old is not very keen about the move.

    Abraham fell out of favour after Thomas Tuchel replaced Frank Lampard as head coach in January.

    He was left out of the squad for the Champions League final against Manchester City, despite being fully fit.

    Romelu Lukaku’s return to Stamford Bridge is set to push Abraham further down the pecking order.

    Despite his limited game-time last season, Abraham finished as Chelsea’s joint-top scorer with 12 goals.

    He is also reportedly attracting attention from Arsenal.

  • AS Roma appoint former Nigeria’s coach as Technical Director

    AS Roma appoint former Nigeria’s coach as Technical Director

    The AS Roma Academy, Abuja has appointed former Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles of Nigeria’s coach, John Obuh as Technical Director.

    The academy made this known, in a statement on Monday in Ilorin, by its Country Manager, Robinson Adakosa.

    AS Roma, an Italian professional football club based in Rome, was founded in 1927 and had since participated in the top-tier Italian football for all of its existence, except for the 1951–52 Season.

    Roma won Serie A titles in 1941–42, 1982–83 and 2000–01 seasons, as well as nine Coppa Italia titles and two Supercoppa Italiana titles.

    In European competitions, Roma won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1960–61 Season and were runners-up in the 1983–84 European Cup and the 1990–91 UEFA Cup.

    Adakosa said the academy was delighted to start a new chapter with Obuh because of his wealth of experience.

    “It was easy for us to pick Obuh among numerous candidates for the job because we believe he possessed the quality to drive the vision of our academy.

    “The kids and other staff will have a lot to learn from him because we believe that he has seen it all as far as football is concerned, not only in Nigeria but globally.

    “We believe that this new step is a bold statement that AS Roma Academy, Abuja, is here to source for young football talents,’’ Adakosa said.

    Adakosa said AS Roma Academy, Abuja was currently opened for trials as well as enrollment into the academy.

    Obuh, born in Ohafia Local Government area of Abia State, has more than 20 years coaching experience.

    He was the coach of the Flying Eagles of Nigeria between 2010 and 2013.

    He nurtured the Golden Eaglets to win FIFA Fair Play Award at the 2009 U-17 World Cup, where Nigeria finished 2nd behind Switzerland.

    Obuh won 2010 WAFU Club Championship with Sharks F.C. of Port Harcourt.

    The former Kwara United FC of Ilorin gaffer, also managed Akwa United FC of Uyo, Niger Tornadoes FC of Minna and Enugu Rangers in Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), among others’’.

    He had stints with Abiola Babes, Julius Berger, Enugu Rangers, Enyimba International FC of Aba, Udoji United, among others, as a player.

  • BREAKING: Jose Mourinho gets new club

    BREAKING: Jose Mourinho gets new club

    Jose Mourinho takes no time longer and has bagged a new job with an Italian professional football club.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Jose Mourinho has secured contract with AS Roma.

    AS Roma expressed delight to announce the agreement reached with Jose Mourinho to become the club’s new head coach.

    Mourinho has agreed a three-year contract with the Giallorossi that will run until 30 June 2024.

    He will begin his new role ahead of the 2021-22 campaign.

    “We are thrilled and delighted to welcome José Mourinho into the AS Roma family,” club president Dan Friedkin and vice-president Ryan Friedkin said.

    “A great champion who has won trophies at every level, José will provide tremendous leadership and experience to our ambitious project.

    “The appointment of José is a huge step in building a long-term and consistent winning culture throughout the club.”

    Mourinho, 58, is one of the most successful coaches in the history of the sport – having won 25 major trophies in his career to date.

    The list of clubs he has previously managed includes FC Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.

    “Thank you to the Friedkin family for choosing me to lead this great club and to be part of their vision,” Mourinho said.

    “After meetings with the ownership and Tiago Pinto, I immediately understood the full extent of their ambitions for AS Roma. It is the same ambition and drive that has always motivated me and together we want to build a winning project over the upcoming years.

    “The incredible passion of the Roma fans convinced me to accept the job and I cannot wait to start next season.

    “In the meantime, I wish Paulo Fonseca all the best and I hope the media appreciate that I will only speak further in due course. Daje Roma!”

    Mourinho is one of only three managers to date to have won the UEFA Champions League with two different clubs, a feat he has also repeated in the UEFA Europa League.

    He is a three-time winner of the Premier League (with Chelsea in 2005, 2006 and 2015), while he has also won top-flight titles in Italy, Spain and Portugal.

    “When José became available, we immediately jumped at the chance to speak with one of the greatest managers of all time,” said Tiago Pinto, Roma’s General Manager (Football).

    “We were blown away by José’s desire to win and his passion for the game: no matter how many trophies he has won, his primary focus is always on the next one. He possesses the knowledge, experience and leadership to compete at all levels.

    “We know that in order to build a successful sporting project it takes time, patience and the right people in the right positions. We are supremely confident that José will be the perfect coach for our project, for both our immediate and long-term future.

    “Together with the vision and ambition of Dan and Ryan Friedkin, we will build the foundations of a new AS Roma.”

  • US billionaire Friedkin eyes takeover of Italian club AS Roma

    Texas-based billionaire Dan Friedkin is poised to buy out a consortium led by fellow American James Pallota and own a majority stake in Italian club AS Roma.

    The deal is reportedly worth up to 780 million euros ($872 million), according to several reports in Italy on Sunday.

    The James Pallotta-led consortium bought two-thirds of Roma’s shares in 2012.

    Gazzetta Dello Sport and Sky Sports Italia reported that a preliminary agreement has been reached between both parties.

    Paulo Fonseca AS Roma manager

    There was no official confirmation of the deal but Roma had in November said the club was in “preliminary talks with potential investors”.

    Friedkin, 54 years-old, is the chief executive of Friedkin Group, the owner of Gulf States Toyota, an independent vehicle distributor in the US.

    Friedkin’s son Ryan could move to the Italian capital to manage the club, according to Italian news agency AGI.

    Pallotta, chairman of Boston-based hedge fund Raptor Capital Management, may keep a minority stake in the club, according to reports.

    Three-time Italian league champions Roma, who have not won Serie A since 2001, are currently fourth in the Italian league, just behind city rivals Lazio.

    Their last silverware was the Italian Cup in 2008.

  • Roma wins! Barcelona knocked out of UEFA Champions League

    It was nothing short of a shock on Tuesday night when Barcelona were knocked out of the Uefa Champions League by AS Roma.

    The Catalan club had arrived the Italian capital with a three-goal lead after winning the first leg 4-1 but that away goal told.

    Edin Dzeko’s goal in the first half was doubled by a De Rossi penalty in the second half. The Italian team, smelling blood, did not, however, lose its defensive shape but bid its time.

    It was rewarded with a third and qualification-assuring goal in the 82nd minute off a header by Mostas Manolas.

    They become the third team in Champions League history to overturn a three-goal deficit.

    It was a night of upsets as at the same time in England, Liverpool came from behind to beat Manchester City 2-1 (agg 5-1) to qualify for the semi-final.