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Henrikh Mkhitaryan pulled a goal back for the Gunners on 37 minutes and four minutes later set up Super Eagles forward Alex Iwobi to equalize. Chelsea opened the scoring when summer signing Jorginho, making his home debut, released Marcos Alonso, who raced down the left and squared the ball for Pedro to score with ease. It came shortly after Arsenal went close to scoring against the run of play when Mesut Ozil shot inches wide after being found by Nacho Monreal’s cross. After Pedro’s ninth-minute goal, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was denied by a near-post save from keeper Kepa and then, a…

England Captian and Tottenham forward HARRY KANE FINALLY scored a goal in August as Tottenham overcame Fulham 3-1 at Wembley in the Premier League today. His annual one-month dry spell looked set to continue when he cannoned a shot against the crossbar midway through the second half, but he made amends with a neat finish after being found by Erik Lamela as Spurs secured a 3-1 win over Fulham. More to follow

Two Primeira Liga clubs Sporting CP and rivals FC Porto are in a tight race to sign Nigeria international Aaron Samuel in the summer transfer window. Samuel parted ways with CSKA Moscow this week by mutual consent which alerted several European clubs to his availability as a free agent. According to Portugal media outfit, cmjornal.pt, Sporting CP are negotiating the signing of Nigerian forward Aaron Olanare, Correio da Manhã said. cmjornal.pt also reported that Samuel could be playing in the UEFA Champions League again as Primeira Liga champs FC Porto are also chasing his services. The 24-year-old has scored 36 goals in 120…

Popular Nollywood and comic actor, Charles Inojie earlier today chided Super Eagles and New CD Leganes defender Kenneth Omeruo on Social Media. Omeruo who has just been unveiled at his new Spanish La Liga club side, CD Leganes got a comic response after uploading a picture of himself with some fans on his Instagram page. 👍🏾 #omeruo #laliga A post shared by Kenneth Omeruo (@omeruo) on Aug 17, 2018 at 7:12am PDT Check out the Actor’s response to Omeruo’s post: “I can see as dem dey rush u o #nademdeyrushus – Charles Inojie The 24-year-old defender is on…

Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong has finally completed his switch to Italian Serie A side Udinese from Turkish Super Lig club Bursaspor. See below: ✍️ #WelcomeEkong 🇳🇬 Scopri di più su @WTroostEkong, nuovo difensore bianconero ➡️ https://t.co/oLabDeAKTm pic.twitter.com/7F6MTL1wkA — Udinese Calcio (@Udinese_1896) August 17, 2018

Chelsea began the new season with a solid-enough 3-0 win over Huddersfield Town and will be hosting rivals, Arsenal in the first London-derby at the Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Another old habit that we can hopefully also avoid on Saturday is losing to Arsenal in what will be the season’s first league game at the Bridge. Conte had a torrid time in dealing with the Gunners, for whatever reason, winning just once in eight tries across all competitions. Sarri certainly did not have a fully fit squad at his disposal last weekend, with Eden Hazard starting just…

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed that midfielder Paul Pogba will captain the team for Sunday’s trip to Brighton & Hove Albion. Pogba, 25, was the skipper for the opening match of the Premier League season when United beat Leicester City 2-1. Despite speculation about a breakdown in the pair’s relationship, Mourinho confirmed at his press conference on Friday that Pogba would keep the captain’s armband with Antonio Valencia still out. Pogba scored the opening goal of the new season when he calmly slotted a penalty past Kasper Schmeichel. After the game Pogba suggested that he would be fined if…

Chelsea Manager Maurizio Sarri has said he is ‘sure’ that Eden Hazard will remain a Chelsea player beyond August 31 despite speculations around the player’s future. Although the English transfer window shut on August 9, clubs in Europe, including Barcelona and Real Madrid, can make signings for another two weeks. Hazard has long been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge to one of the Spanish giants, but the Belgian has said nothing to Sarri to indicate he wants a move away. “I have spoken to him often in ten days, but he has never said anything about this,”…

Manchester United forward Romelu Lukaku has revealed he wants to retire from international duty with Belgium after the 2020 European Championships. Aged just 25, the Manchester United striker holds the goal-scoring record for his country with 40 to his name already. However, it seems the former Chelsea striker is already thinking of retiring from international football at the peak of his powers. The Euros is in two years time meaning he would be 27 by the time it concludes but he won’t be looking to feature in the 2020 World Cup in Qatar. According to Manchester Evening…

Super Falconets Goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie has rued the falconets 2-1 World Cup quarterfinal loss to Spain as pure lack of luck on the side of the Danjuma-led side. Chiamaka spoke briefly to www.brila.net’s Pius Idoko after the defeat which sent the Nigerian ladies out of the tournament lamented that her side was just unlucky to have gotten an equalizer. According to the lanky goalkeeper, she believes that their elimination from the competition is, however, not the end of the world, as there’s still more to achieve in the days ahead. The Nigerian side were knocked out of…