Author: Brila

Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s contract at Manchester United includes a gigantic bonus for the number of goals he scored.

Serie A side,  F.C. Internazionale Milan have announced that it has parted ways with head coach Stefano Pioli and his technical staff.

World number one Andy Murray progressed to the third round of the Madrid Open with a straight-set victory over Romanian Marius Copil. The 29-year-old Briton, who had a first-round bye, won 6-4 6-3. Murray was not at his best early on but broke world number 104 Copil at 5-4 to take the first set and pounced again at 3-2 in the second. He will face Croat Borna Coric or Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the last 16.

Inter Milan have given Stefano Pioli the boot just after six months as manager. Stefano Pioli, 51 was appointed last November, signing a contract until the end of June 2018. With three matches to go, Inter Milan are sitting on the seventh position in Serie A, three points adrift of AC Milan and the final qualifying spot for the Europa League, and are winless in seven league game streak Youth team coach Stefano Vecchi will take charge of the first team for the remainder of the season games. Pioli was Inter’s ninth manager since Jose Mourinho left in 2010. A…

Paul Pogba completed a world-record transfer from Juventus to Manchester United last summer but according to reports the deal is now the subject of a FIFA inquiry. Football’s world governing body has written to the Premier League club “to seek clarification on the deal”. It is believed to concern who was involved in the £89.3m transfer, and how much money was paid to them. A United spokesman said: “We do not comment on individual contracts. Fifa have had the documents since the transfer was concluded in August.” Paul Pogba returned to the club last summer for a world-record fee of…

An impressive show by right back Dani Alves over two legs was enough to see the Old Lady of Italy back in the Champions league final since 2015. Three assists and a goal from the Brazilian was enough to see Juventus through on aggregate 4-1 over French side AS Monaco. Alves got Juve going with 33 minutes in, finding Mario Mandzukic at the back post for the opener. Then, just before half time, he scored this ferocious volley after the goalkeeper left his line,  to make it 2-0 at the break. AS Monaco got one back from Kylian Mbappe…

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has decried the “idiots” who directed monkey chants at Sulley Muntari and offered to speak to the Ghanaian soccer player who was initially banned for protesting against racism. Muntari said he was treated like a “criminal” after being shown two yellow cards when he walked off the field during a Serie A game in response to the racial abuse. The Pescara midfielder was infuriated after unsuccessfully trying to get the referee to halt the April 30 game at Cagliari. Muntari eventually persuaded the Italian federation to overturn the one-game ban, but Infantino is perturbed that the…

Akwa united attacking midfielder Alhassan Ibrahim has stated that he intends to make the Super Eagles team to the qualifying match against South Africa proper after been included in the list of 25 players called up by Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr for the first phase of camping in Corsica France as the team resume for 2019 AFCON qualifiers against South Africa. Alhassan in a chat with Brila.net said his invitation mean a lot to him and that he is sure other players in the domestic league will be motivated by his call alongside others in the league to keep…

Former NPFL star Victor Ezeji has downplayed any joy in the inclusion of 4 home based players in the list of invited players to the national camp in France ahead of the 2019 AFCON qualifiers against South Africa’s Bafana Bafana. Ezeji in a chat with Brila.net stated emphatically that the invitation of the home based players was just to fulfill all righteousness by the coach and that the invitation was so strategic that it is so clear none of the home based professionals will come close to the field not to imagine making the line up on match day.

Former Super Eagles captain and ex international, Nwankwo Kanu has submitted ahead of the June 10 AFCON qualifier against South Africa in Uyo that the Eagles are destined to record a win in the game, describing the match as a do or die affair. The 1996 Olympic champion also added that the players will need to raise their game so as to make sure the country features at the 2019 edition of the tournament after falling by the road aide in the last two editions.