Author: Brila

Juventus and Lazio players and officials lined up to meet the Pope on Tuesday morning ahead of their highly-anticipated Italian Cup final, which will take place at the Stadio Olimpico. Juventus chief Giuseppe Marotta could be seen handing over a black and white striped shirt to the Pope. But there was no favouritism from the holy father as he also accepted a Lazio jersey. They were not the only gifts that Francis received as he also accepted a replica of the Coppa Italia from Italian FA president Carlo Tavecchio. The Pope also addressed players from both sides, saying: ‘Taking into account…

Last night Manchester sealed their top four fate with a win over West Brom at the Ethihad but the occasion will be remembered for the send off afforded to Zabaleta after nine years with the blue side of Manchester. Zabaleta joined from Espanyol in 2008 and went on to become a fan favourite and a constant figure down the right hand side of City’s defense. With Manchester City, Zabaleta has won all of English football’s major honours: the FA Cup (2011), the Premier League (2012 and 2014), and the Football League Cup (2014 and 2016) Zabaleta could not stop himself…

Schalke defender Sead Kolasinac will join Arsenal on July 1. And here’s all there’s to know about the Bosnia and Herzegovina international…

Two-time champion at the Roland Garros, Maria Sharapova will not compete at the French Open later this month after being denied a wildcard by the French Tennis Federation, but WTA chief executive Steve Simon condemned the reasoning for her snub. Sharapova was informed that her request for entry into the forthcoming grand slam following her recent return from a drugs ban had been rejected on Tuesday. She has competed at three events since returning to competitive tennis following her 15-month suspension for testing positive for meldonium, a sanction that was reduced from two years by the Court for Arbitration of…

Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo has left a cryptic message on his twitter handle Today, talking about a major announcement.

Micheal Keane, who has continued to live in Manchester and is a boyhood United fan, can expect to quadruple his £25,000-a-week wages if he returns to a club that he first joined at the age of 11. The defender was first allowed to go to Burnley on loan before Louis van Gaal sanctioned a permanent move to Turf Moor. Keane has however developed into one of the Premier League’s most highly-rated defenders since leaving United to join Burnley for £2m in January 2015. And reports indicates Manchester United are set to re-sign Michael Keane from Burnley in a £25million deal this…

Amaju Pinnick deserves a second term as President of Nigeria Football Federation on account of how he has managed the crisis-ridden FA, according to renowned military sports administrator, Emmanuel Okaro.

Pogba’s dad Fassou Antoine died on Friday and the France international, who already missed Sunday’s match at Tottenham, is on compassionate leave and expected to be absent for the match at St Mary’s on Wednesday as he returns to his home country to pay his respects. United boss Jose Mourinho said: ‘I don’t think (he will be available). I think that his dad’s funeral has to be between Tuesday and Wednesday in France. ‘I don’t think that Paul has the conditions to play. We have left him completely free to be back when he thinks he’s ready.’

Last night the gunners beat already relegated  2-0 at the Emirates to keep their top four hopes up hoping Liverpool might lose points on match day 38 as Manchester City also sealed their top four fate with a convincing 3-1 victory over Tony Pulis West Brom. Despite the fine form of the Gunners in recent weeks, fans have not stopped protesting against manager, Wenger. Last weekend at stoke despite the gunners cruising to a 4-1 victory a plane still went over the Bet365 stadium with a ‘Wenger Out’ banner and last night was no different as a faction of the…

Golden State Warriors’ dominance of the NBA’s Western Conference does not look like stopping.