Author: Brila

Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho scored his first goal of the season in Tuesday’s 4-0 Carabao Cup second-round win over English Football League One side, Fleetwood Town. Christian Fuchs gave the Foxes the deserved lead and in the 39th minute, a header from Vicente Iborra made it 2-0 for Leicester City. Iheanacho made it 3-0 a minute from the restart before the win was wrapped up by Rachid Ghezzal who curled in a stunning strike in the 71st minute. Meanwhile, At the Amex stadium, Leon Balogun’s Brighton Hove Albion suffered a second-round exit at home to Southampton…

Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday won the UEFA Goal of the Season with the overhead kick goal for Real Madrid against Juventus. Portugal’s “bicycle” goal for Real Madrid’s quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League where they won 3-0 against his current club Juventus, got 197,496 votes, beating the second-best goal from France’s Dimitri Payet in Marseille’s UEFA Europa League defeat of RB Leipzig with 35,558 votes. Spain’s Eva Navarro, with a goal against Germany, in the Women’s U17 EURO final, was in third place, with 23,315 votes. Ronaldo won this title for the first time, right after his…

Mohamed Salah has ignited the dispute with Egypt’s football Association by accusing them of ignoring his complaints about image rights. The 26-year-old Liverpool forward was upset in April when his image was used to promote Egypt’s official sponsor WE; Salah has a sponsorship deal with Vodafone. “It’s normal that a football federation seeks to solve the problems of its players so they can feel comfortable,” Salah wrote on Twitter. “But in fact, what I see is exactly the opposite. “It is not normal that my messages and my lawyer’s messages are ignored. I don’t know why all this [is…

Chelsea Captain Gary Cahill has announced his decision to take a “step back” from the England National team to focus on his Chelsea career. The 32-year-old defender, who was the most capped member of Gareth Southgate’s squad in Russia this summer, has struggled to force his way into Maurizio Sarri’s first team so far this season. And ahead of the announcement of the squad for the start of the Uefa Nations League later this week Cahill has told Southgate he doesn’t want to be considered for the time being at least. “It’s time to take a step back,” he told Chelsea TV. I…

Usain Bolt will make his debut for the Central Coast Mariners in an Australian A-League pre-season exhibition game against an amateur team. The eight-time Olympic sprinting gold medallist from Jamaica is on trial with the Mariners, hoping to win a professional contract. He has been practicing this week on the left wing and expects to play about 15 to 20 minutes in that position during Friday’s exhibition match. Club officials are predicting a crowd of 12,000 for the home game in Gosford, north of Sydney. Bolt, who is at home on a much larger stage, expected to…

Former Manchester United player and legend Gary Neville says the club needs to stand by under-fire Manager Jose Mourinho to turn things around. Monday’s 3-0 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur was the second loss of United’s opening three matches and they now languish in 13th place ahead of next weekend’s trip to Burnley. “We saw Louis van Gaal sacked after an FA Cup Final victory, we saw David Moyes sacked with four games to go of a season, so we are no longer talking about a club that is behaving as it has historically done,” Neville told Sky Sports. “I accept these are different times and…

Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun could be rested by coach Chris Hughton for their Carabao Cup clash against visitors Southampton tonight (Tuesday) at the AMEX Community Stadium. Several players are unavailable heading into tonight’s game against the Saints, making Hughton’s selection task a bit more difficult than anticipated. He said, “I shall use the squad and it gives those that haven’t played an opportunity to get competition levels under their belts. “Bruno, [Florin] Andone, [Jose] Izquierdo and Dunky [Lewis Dunk] are all unavailable, so we’re a bit lighter than what we would like to be. “We have a couple…

Reims have reportedly emerged as the surprise frontrunners to secure a season-long loan deal for Liverpool winger Sheyi Ojo. The England Under-21 international is surplus to requirements for the current campaign, and the attacker has been linked with a number of Championship clubs. However, according to L’Equipe, Liverpool are in negotiations with Reims over allowing the 21-year-old to play in France for the rest of the season. The report has claimed that Ojo is keen to finalize the temporary switch, with Liverpool likely to extend his contract before any departure. Reims have made a strong start to the new Ligue 1…

CHAN Eagles star Austin Oladapo has expressed confidence in the People’s Elephant ahead of Wednesday’s CAF Confederations Cup clash with CARA Brazzaville. Enyimba will be playing in front of their home fans for the first time in 28 months and are in dire need of a win if they want to progress to the knockout stages. Meanwhile, Austin Oladapo has stated their readiness for the vital clash. Oladapo also noted that they have been well motivated for the game, stressed that every member of the team knows what is at stake. Also assuring that they will not…

Enyimba FC will on Wednesday 29th August host Congolese side, CARA Brazzaville in a make or mar group C CAF Confederation Cup fixture at the Aba Township stadium. The Nigerian representatives will be playing in front of their home fans for the first time in 28 months and are in dire need of a win if they want to progress to the knockout stages. Enyimba fell 3-0 in Brazzaville the last time the two teams met on matchday two of the group stages. CARA Brazzaville, who arrived on Monday, sit atop group C and need just a…