Category: Sports
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Lovren Joins Zenit st Petersburg from Liverpool.
Dejan Lovren has completed his move from Liverpool to Zenit Saint Petersburg for a fee of around £11m. Liverpool revealed the news on Twitter and said: “We can confirm Lovren has joined Zenit Saint Petersburg on a permanent transfer. “Everyone at the Reds would like to thank Dejan for his brilliant contribution over the years…
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Date Announced For English Premier League 2020-21 Season.
The 2020-21 Premier League season will start on Sept. 12, it was announced on Friday. The current season will finish on July 26, meaning teams who are not competing in European competitions will have nearly two months to prepare before the new season begins. A statement from the Premier League read: “Premier League Shareholders today…
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Chelsea Made to Wait for UCL Spot as they Lost in Goal Fest Encounter.
Chelsea lost to already Crowned Champions of England, Liverpool, as their Champions League qualification hopes went to the wire in their last game of the season, while Liverpool were officially crowned and given the EPL Trophy. Liverpool held off a Christian Pulisic-inspired comeback as the runaway Premier League champions overcame Chelsea 5-3 ahead of the…
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Aubameyang Brace Sealed Arsenal’s Passage to FA Cup Final.
Mikel Arteta overcame his former boss Pep Guardiola as a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang double saw Arsenal reach the FA Cup final with a 2-0 win over Manchester City. Aubameyang was the hero as he struck twice at an eerily empty Wembley, sending his side through to face Chelsea or Manchester United on August 1. City huffed…
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Arsenal vs Manchester City FA Cup Match Preview.
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are still on their quest of a treble of League Cup [already won], FA Cup, and the UEFA Champions League while their opponents on Saturday are just clutching at straws under former City assistant manager, Mikel Arteta. In the first match after the restart, City put the Gunners to the sword…
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Nigerian Businesswoman Bought Portuguese Football Club.
Nigerian business mogul Nneka Ede has recorded her name in the history books by becoming the first African woman to own a European club after buying Portuguese side Lusitano GC. This is an incredible achievement for Ede who is said to have been monitoring the development of the Portuguese side for years before she spent…
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Ex-Chelsea Player Schurrle retires Aged 29.
World Cup winner Andre Schurrle says he doesn’t “need the applause any more” after announcing his retirement at 29. The Germany forward had a year left on his deal with Borussia Dortmund but the two parties agreed to cancel it.Schurrle, who helped his country win the 2014 World Cup, had a spell at Chelsea and…
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Osimhen’s Departure from Lille Almost Inevitable.
General Director of Lille, Marc Ingla has confirmed the imminent departure of their star forward Victor Osimhen to Serie A side Napoli. The forward has been heavily linked with a move to the Parthenopeans lately following his eye-catching performances in his debut season with the Stade Pierre-Mauroy outfit. After his initial fear of racism in…
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Juventus Encountered Title Scare as They Were Held Against Sassuolo.
Juventus suffered a setback in their efforts to clinch a ninth successive Serie A title as they were held to a thrilling 3-3 draw at Sassuolo. The Bianconeri looked to have all but sealed the Scudetto when two penalties helped them preserve a nine-point lead at the top with a 2-2 draw against Atalanta on…
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Nigerian Striker Tests Positive for Covid-19.
Super Eagles striker, Paul Onuachu, has emerged as the first Nigeria national team player to test positive for coronavirus. Onuachu’s positive test was revealed on Wednesday in his base in Belgium where he plays for for Genk. Ahead of the Genk’s exhibition game, all the players of the club including the Nigerian duo of Stephen…