Arsenal midfielder, Declan Rice has said he feels a sense of guilt after he was shown a red card during their 1-1 draw in the Premier League on Saturday. Arsenal were favourites to win the game but had to settle for a point after Rice was sent off in the 49th minute. The English man’s red card put his side on the back foot against Brighton & Hove Albion. The 10-man Gunners side conceded an equalizer just nine minutes later. “I think from my behalf, that’s my first sending off in my career, so I just wanted to apologise obviously…
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Napoli boss, Antonio Conte has expressed regret over the club’s failure to sell Victor Osimhen this summer. The Italian also appeared to confirm he has no plans to reintegrate the Nigeria international in the squad. Conte spoke about the Osimhen situation after he led his side to a 2-1 win over Parma with Osimhen’s replacement, Romelu Lukaku coming off the bench to score one of the goals. Osimhen failed to complete his transfer to Chelsea on transfer deadline day on Friday over the Blues failure to meet his salary demand. With the coming of Lukaku, it means it would be…
Austin Nwachukwu has emerged the State Chairman of People Democratic Party, PDP, Imo State chapter. His emergence followed by the party’s state congress which was held on Saturday, at the Kanu Nwankwo Sports Center in Owerri. The Congress witnessed significant participation from delegates and members across all the 27 LGAs in the State. The newly elected Chairman before now, was a former Federal House of Representatives member, who represented Ehime-Mbano/Ihitte-Uboma/Obowo Okigwe South Federal Constituency between 2007 to 2011. Announcing the results, the Chairman of the electoral panel, Odion Agweh said that a total of 2,916 delegates participated in the exercise…
Former Arsenal goalkeeper, Shaka Hislop, has criticized the club’s latest signing, Raheem Sterling. Hislop said the England international will not make Arsenal a better team this season. According to him, Sterling has done “nothing” in the last two years. Recall that Arsenal signed the 29-year-old on loan from Chelsea on transfer deadline day. Speaking on ESPN, Hislop believes Sterling is not a good backup for Bukayo Saka at Arsenal. “I have to say I don’t get this, I really don’t. I understand Arsenal want bodies, want pedigree and they find that in Raheem Sterling, but Sterling has done nothing in…
Samuel Kalu’s contract has been terminated following a mutual agreement with Watford. The English Championship side confirmed the decision in an official statement on Saturday. Kalu joined the Hornets from Bordeaux in January. However, he struggled for game time and was loaned out to Lausanne Sport in the Swiss Super League for the 2023/2024 campaign. During his time at Vicarage Road, Kalu battled with constant injuries and loss of form. He featured in 13 games in all competitions, with four of them in the Premier League, but did not register any goal contributions. During his loan spell at Lausanne-Sport, Kalu…
Former Cardiff City and Leeds defender, Sol Bamba, has died at 39. Bamba passed away on Saturday, as he was preparing for Adanaspor game. The Ivorian was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma back in December 2020, but was believed to be in the clear. The Turkish club revealed the news in a statement. It read: “Our Technical Director Souleymane Bamba, who fell ill before the Manisa Football Club match played yesterday, was taken to Manisa Celal Bayar University Hospital and unfortunately lost his battle for life there. “Our condolences to his family and our community.” After his retirement in 2022, Bamba…
Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, has said only Manchester City have been more successful than his team during his time in England. Ten Hag made this comment ahead of Liverpool’s visit on Sunday. The Dutchman has been in charge of the Red Devils for two years, during which he won the Carabao Cup and FA Cup. During that time, Liverpool have won only the Carabao Cup. Ten Hag said: “Listen, behind City we have won the most trophies over the last two years – so we performed better than anyone else. “Listen to me, listen to me, that’s the…
Bayer Leverkusen forward, Victor Boniface, failed to score as their 35-game unbeaten run in the Bundesliga ended on Saturday, following a 3-2 defeat at home to RB Leipzig. It is the German champions’ defeat since May 2023. Leverkusen raced into a two-goal lead, thanks to strikes from Jeremie Frimpong and Alex Grimaldo. However, the visitors levelled before half time, through Kevin Kampl. Lois Openda then scored twice after the break to seal the win for Leipzig. The defeat for Xabi Alonso’s men ended a run of 43 domestic matches without defeat, a run spanning 463 days. Bundesliga: Boniface fires blanks…
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has hailed Erling Haaland after his latest hat-trick. Haaland scored three goals for the second consecutive Premier League fixture, as the champions won 3-1 at West Ham. The Norway striker has now scored seven times in City’s first three matches. Speaking after the game at the London Stadium, Guardiola described Haaland as “unstoppable”. He said: “Erling Haaland, he’s just unstoppable. “There is no central defender who can stop him, not even with a gun. “It’s impossible, he’s so powerful!”. EPL: He’s unstoppable, you can’t stop him with a gun – Guardiola hails Man City star
Napoli have made a u-turn on handing Victor Osimhen’s no.9 shirt to Romelu Lukaku. The Serie A side had initially listed Lukaku as their new no.9 on the club’s official website. This followed the collapse of Osimhen’s proposed move to Chelsea on transfer deadline day. However, before their league fixture against Parma at home, Napoli’s official Twitter handle posted a media of the dressing room with Lukaku now assigned the no.11 shirt. There are rumours that Lukaku rejected the no.9 shirt as a mark of respect to Osimhen. Lukaku came off the bench to score the equalizer, as Antonio Conte’s…