Tag: Players
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Coronavirus: Players treated like ‘guinea pigs – Rooney
Former Manchester United star Wayne Rooney claims the British government and football authorities have treated players like “guinea pigs” during the coronavirus crisis. While the rest of European football was shutting down due to the growing threat of the global pandemic, Rooney is angry it took several days for the Premier League and Football League…
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Four Sampdoria players, doctor test positive to coronavirus
Sampdoria has announced that four more of its players and one of its doctors have tested positive for COVID-19. The club stated that after forward Manolo Gabbiadini tested positive on Thursday, it carried out tests on defender Omar Colley, midfielder Albin Ekdal, forward Antonino La Gumina, and midfielder Morten Thorsby, who all had light symptoms,…
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AFCON 2019: Rohr lists conditions to accept fresh players into Eagles squad
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has reeled out conditions that must be met by any player who hopes to gatecrash into his squad for the Africa Cup of Nations, footballlive.ng reports. While affirming that the current set of players in the Eagles have already laid a strong foundation for a successful outing at AFCON 2019,…
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Man Utd players reportedly angry with Mourinho
Manchester United players are reportedly angry with Jose Mourinho, after their draw with Crystal Palace on Saturday, following his comment about them “lacking heart”. The Portuguese turned on his squad after their lacklustre display against Palace, accusing some of them of not caring enough about results. He said some of his players would happily “party”…
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Why we can’t pay players’ salaries, allowances – Ifeanyi Ubah FC
FC IfeanyiUbah president,Ifeanyi Ubah, has admitted that the Nnewi Premier League club are owing their players. Ubah said this during an interactive session with some youths in Awka on Tuesday. He said indebtedness to players was common with most clubs in the country because of the inability of the League Management Company to pay the…
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10 players most likely to earn a World Cup move
The just concluded 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, which was tagged as one of the best tournament so far produced a lot of brilliant performances from players, shocks and records. Below are 10 players who might get a move following an impressive showing in Russia . Aleksandr Golovin, 22 (Russia midfielder) Linked with: Arsenal,…
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Players like Messi born once every 50 years — Conte
Antonio Conte hailed Lionel Messi as the kind of player born once every 50 years after the Barcelona superstar’s virtuoso performance eliminated Chelsea from the Champions League at Camp Nou, ESPN reports. Messi scored twice to take his tally to 100 goals in the competition and also set up Ousmane Dembele to open his Barcelona…