Author: Brila

Arsenal have launched their new home kit for the 2017/18 season – with Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil part of the unveiling. Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil has raised the hopes of Arsenal fans that they may stay at the club after speculation continues to surround the futures of the stars. As the duo enter the final year of their contracts, talks over a new deal for both players have stalled with Sanchez attracting interest from Manchester City and Bayern. The new club’s strip have now been officially launched by PUMA with club legends Robert Pires and Martin Keown in…

Rivers Hoopers head coach, Ogoh Odaudu is still revelling in his leadership of the Atlantic Conference team at the 2017 Kwese Premier Basketball League All Star Weekend in Kano. Odaudu coached the Atlantic Conference Selected side in their 106-115 loss to the Savannah Conference last weekend. In a chat with Rivers Hoopers Media, the former Nigeria international says he had fun in Kano. “It was great being on the All Star team again. I’ve not been there for a couple of years so it was fun. “We had fun out there even though we lost, it was still fun,” said…

Ex-Ghana star Nii Odartey Lamptey says he regrets not listening to his mother when she advised against his marriage to ex-wife Gloria Lamptey, revealing its difficult to advice footballers in relationship matters. Odartey Lamptey recently brought a finality to a protracted and bitter divorce from Gloria Appiah, his wife of 23 years. DNA tests proved that the former Anderlecht, PSV Eindhoven and Aston Villa star was not the biological father of their three children, following which Gloria resorted to court action seeking an equal share of Lamptey’s properties, including the Glow Lamp Football Academy, acquired while they were married. Justice Cecilia…

SPA 08:00 PM Tenerife VS Getafe 2x INTL 07:00 PM Mexico VS New Zealand 1x INTL 04:00 PM Russia VS Portugal 2x INTL 07:45 PM Germany U21 VS Denmark U21 1x LIT 06:00 PM Traku FK VS FK Utenis Utena 1x LIT 04:00 PM Suduva VS Atlantas Klaipeda 1x VEN 10:00 PM Caracas VS Deportivo La Guaira 1x

Jose Mourinho has been accused of defrauding tax authorities by Spanish prosecutors for a sum of £2.9million (€3.3m) during his time at Real Madrid. Spanish prosecutors said on Tuesday they had filed a claim against the Manchester United manager on two counts of tax fraud dating back to when he coached Real. The Portuguese manager owes Spanish tax authorities €3.3m, a Madrid prosecutor said in a statement, adding it had presented a claim to a local court. By OLIVER TODD

Fidelis Ilechukwu has revealed his displeasure after his side lost 3-1 in a 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Match Day 25 fixture in Kano.‎ Fidelis Ilechukwu has stated that despite his side loosing three points on Sunday, the race is still on for any team to win the league. He saw his team fight back from a goal down to level terms at 1-1, but his team conceded two goals late in the game. Ilechukwu said: “My team played well but some things happened which I won’t like to talk about but we must improve. “Winning the league is…

Radio Leicester reveals that the Foxes are seemingly at the front of the queue in signing Nigeria star Kelechi Iheanacho. Kelechi Iheanacho proposed move from Manchester City to West ham has received a big boost after claims from BBC Radio Leicester that the 20 year old could join Leicester City in few days time. Owngoalnigeria.com Michael James who listened to a Radio Leicester City podcast reports the presenters and analyst in the studio during the show all admitted that the move is on. A Manchester City correspondent also backed their claims when contacted on phone, and he insist the Foxes…

There is a old saying that if it isn’t broke then don’t fix it -something that I fully subscribe to when it comes to Chelsea’s backline. This clamor in the media that Conte needs to upgrade Victor Moses and Marcos Alonso as wing-backs seems shortsighted and without any real reason – given this is the team that won the title at a canter and had such great success with those two players playing big roles in the success of the new formation and subsequent winning run which saw them never drop from 1st place once they got there. Moses in…

Jose Mourinho believes that Cristiano Ronaldo is just angling for more money from Real Madrid as he threatens to quit Bernabéu. Mourinho has ruled out the return of Ronaldo to Old Trafford after the 32 year old stated he’s unhappy with what he perceives to be unfair treatment following a tax dispute with the Spanish authorities. The Spanish authorities are pursuing £13m in unpaid tax which has led to reports in the Portuguese and Spanish media that the player wants to leave Madrid, with fresh reports emerging of a return to Manchester United. But an inside source who has close…

Coach of Nigeria’s sole continental survivor Rivers United Stanley Eguma has stated that everything about their CAF Confederation cup campaign will come down to the result achieved in today’s group game against  KCCA of Uganda. Eguma in a chat with www.brila.net said the group is still very much open with a win for his side today and that they will try as much as possible not to play under pressure despite the reality of losing grip on qualification should they lose at home today. “We know we have to win and we cannot afford to drop points playing at home. The group…