Super Eagles To Wear Black Bands During Today’s Senegal Friendly To Honour Westminster Attack Victims

The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that the Super Eagles of Nigeria will today wear black armbands against Senegal as a mark of respect and support to the victims of the Westminster terrorist attack which killed 3 people and left 40 injured on Wednesday. WestMinster is very close to the Hive Stadium,London, where the Super Eagles will play Senegal tonight… Nigeria vs...

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Football Is Not Just About Winning Trophies- Arsenal Boss Arsene Wenger

Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has said football is not just about winning trophies. Wenger stated this while defending his record during his 20 years in charge of the Gunners and insists he has built an “absolutely remarkable” club. The 67-year-old has come under serious pressure recently with the team performing below par, but reports say he has been offered a two-year contract extension. Wenger...

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TEAM NEWS: Rooney benched as Rashford starts for Man Utd Vs Arsenal clash

Wayne Rooney has to settle for a place on the bench for Manchester United as Marcus Rashford leads the line Jose Mourinho opted to start Marcus Rashford up front for Manchester United as they play host to Arsenal in the huge Premier League fixture at Old Trafford. With Zlatan Ibrahimovic suspended for the big lunchtime kick-off, Mourinho has opted to go with young striker Rashford, who memorably...

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Uefa Champions League: Barca thrash City, Arsenal humiliate ludogorets, As Bayern Humbled PSV

Lionel Messi scored a hat trick as Barcelona thrashed Manchester City 4-0 at the Camp Nou on Wednesday. Messi opened the scoring in the 17th minute with a cool finish past former Barcelona goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, who was sent off for handling outside his penalty area after half-time. Ilkay Gundogan forced a fine close-range save from Marc-Andre ter Stegen on 38 minutes and John Stones' header...

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Clash Of The (TITANS) - Liverpool Vs Manchester United Line-ups And Team News

Both teams make two changes with Marouane Fellaini and Ashley Young coming in for the visitors and Emre Can and Daniel Sturridge replacing Georginio Wijnaldum and Adam Lallana Anthony Martial and Henrikh Mkhitaryan are not in Manchester United's squad to face Liverpool, while Wayne Rooney is on the bench again. Marcus Rashford and Ashley Young start on the flanks, either side of Zlatan Ibrahimovic,...

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Scholes backing Liverpool to beat Manchester United

Former Red Devils midfielder feels his old club are lacking an identity under their manager, who he says wasn't ruthless during the summer transfer window Paul Scholes feels Liverpool are favourites to beat Manchester United in the Premier League and claims Jose Mourinho has not been ruthless enough early in his Old Trafford tenure. Liverpool better than envious Man Utd The two fierce rivals...

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Mikel Obi, Iheanacho And Mahrez Make 30-man Shortlist For African Player Of The Year

The Confederation of African Football (CAF), have announced 30 players who are up for the African Player of the Year award. Four-time winner Yaya Toure, who also made the final three last year is the obvious omission. But Andre Ayew, Islam Slimani, Mohamed Elneny, Victor Wanyama, John Obi Mikel, Kelechi Iheanacho, Ahmed Musa, Yannick Bolasie, Sadio Mane and Wahbi Khazri made the cut. The current...

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Breaking; Jurgen Klopp Wins Premier League Manager of The Month, As Henderson Bags Best Goal Award

Jurgen Klopp has won the Barclays Manager of the Month award after guiding Liverpool to maximum points in September, As Henderson grabs best goal of the Month Award. The 49-year-old has become the first German to win the award in Premier League history after a run of three successive victories last month. Klopp's men started September with a 4-1 victory over champions Leicester City at Anfield,...

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Defender Echiejile Insists- Beating Zambia Will Be A Good Start For Super Eagles In The World Cup Qualifier

Elderson Echiejile has said that Nigeria must kick off their World Cup qualifier against Zambia on a winning note, saying that starting their campaign away from home reduces pressure on the team. The Standard Liège left full back made coach Gernot Rohr’s squad for the trip to Ndola, as the Super Eagles battle the Chipolopolo at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium on Sunday. “The fixture is a really good...

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Kelechi Iheanacho & Alex Iwobi Nominated For European Young Player Of The Year

Sterling performances by Nigerian youngsters, Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi has earned the duo nominations for the 2016 European Golden Boy awards. Kelechi Iheanacho of Manchester City, Alex Iwobi of Arsenal, Marcus Rashford of Manchester United, and Dele Alli of Tottenham Hotspur are among the 40 nominees for the 2016 Golden Boy award, run by the Italian newspaper, Tuttosport and awarded...

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Facing Sack, England Boss Sam Allardyce Is Deeply Embarrassed By Scandal That Could Cost His Job

England manager Sam Allardyce is “deeply embarrassed” after he was secretly filmed discussing the possibility of circumventing FA rules on third-party ownership and mocking predecessor Roy Hodgson, according to Sky sources. A report in The Daily Telegraph claims Allardyce told undercover reporters posing as businessmen it was possible to “get around” the FA rule, which was introduced in 2008,...

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Liverpool Will Win The Premier League, Star Player Insists

Nathaniel Clyne insists Liverpool are capable of challenging for the title after their promising start to the season. Jurgen Klopp’s side are sixth with 10 points from their opening five games after picking up away wins at Arsenal and Chelsea and a 4-1 victory against the Premier League champions Leicester at Anfield. Liverpool, who also secured a point against Tottenham at White Hart Lane, have...

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After 6 Goals In 10 Years, Mikel Obi Says He Wants To Be The Highest Goalscorer In EPL This Season

Chelsea and Nigeria midfielder John Obi Mikel wants to be the top scorer in the English Premier League this season. Yesterday marked the third year he scored his first goal in the EPL when he hit target in the 84th minute in Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Fulham. The Nigeria captain took to his Twitter to reminisce about his maiden goal, tweeting : “Three years ago today…my first @ChelseaFC PL goal...

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Billionaire Nigerian Businessman Aliko Dangote Plans To Buy Arsenal F.C. In 4 Years

Aliko Dangote, Africa/Nigeria’s richest man, has clearly re-stated his plans to buy London-based professional football club ‘Arsenal’ , in four years time. In an interview with Bloomberg TV in New York on Wednesday, Dangote stated that there’s no doubt he’ll buy Arsenal and it’s not a problem of money. Dangote, reportedly worth around £8.3billion, announced his intention to buy Arsenal last year....

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Barclays Premier League Table: Updated EPL 2016 Review After Week Five (5) Results

Premier League on Friday, as the Anfield giants flexed their muscle on their travels to the capital. Dejan Lovren gave the Reds a precious lead in west London,...

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