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De Bruyne hails Departing City ‘Legend’ Yaya Toure

Man City Superstar Kevin De Bruyne has paid tribute to Legendary Ivorian and former Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure as one of the club’s revolutionaries. Toure will leave Manchester at the end of the season following eight illustrious years with the club. With three Premier League titles, two EFL Cups and the 2011 FA Cup, when he scored the only goal in both the semi-final and the final, Toure’s place in Man City’s annals is confirmed. “I guess he was one of the players where the revolution started,” De Bruyne told the Manchester Evening News. “He has had a lot of great games and won so…

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Madrid Open: Simona Halep cruises past Mertens to reach third round

World number one Tennis Player Simona Halep cruised past Belgium’s Tennis star Elise Mertens into the third round of the ongoing Madrid Open. Halep won the first eight games of the match and hit 23 winners as she set up a meeting with Czech Kristyna Pliskova. Simona Halep won 6-0 6-3 in 71 minutes to end Mertens’ 13-match winning run. Meanwhile, World Number 10 Petra Kvitova won her seventh consecutive match with a 6-3 7-6 (10-8) victory over Puerto Rico’s Monica Puig

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Superman ‘Hakeem Araba’ eyes World Cup place with Super Eagles

English-Nigerian forward Hakeem Ayodeji Araba has expressed his eagerness to play for the Super Eagles at the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup. The 27-year-old striker Araba was courted 10years ago by the English FA in a bid to lure him represent England in the junior Under 17 Level. Speaking to www.brila.net, Hakeem Araba who currently plays Club football for Finish Club, Palloseura Kemi Kings  stated his readiness to play for his fatherland and will be really grateful if he gets the opportunity. The England-born powerful attacker spoke highly of the current crop of players in the Eagles but maintained that it…

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In-form Giroud Confident Chelsea will make Top Four

Former Arsenal Striker Olivier Giroud has expressed his absolute confidence that Chelsea will end the season amongst the top four places as the campaign enters it’s last round of matches.  Chelsea realistically need to win both of their remaining matches to maintain hope of claiming a top-four place, while Liverpool must fail to beat Brighton & Hove Albion and Spurs must lose to either Newcastle United or Leicester City. However, Giroud feels that he can become the club’s “lucky charm” after playing a key role in Chelsea putting together five successive victories in all competition. According to a quote credited…

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‘Eagles have a chance to go far in Russia, says Nigerian striker Abiola Dauda

Nigeria International and Atromitos of Greece Striker, Abiola Dauda has stated that the Super Eagles have a chance to make the country proud in Russia. Abiola, 29, while speaking in an interview with www.brila.net, maintained that the Nigeria National team is full of great guys who are playing at the highest level. According to him, the team will be going to the FIFA Mundial to be hosted by Russia next month with a good number of great players plying their trade with some of the top Clubs. The former Vittese Striker who is one of the most-travelled footballers in Nigeria,…

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Former Eagles Striker Victor Agali part ways with Delta Force FC

Former Super Eagles forward, Victor Agali has parted ways with his Nigeria National League side, Delta Force FC with Assistant coach Wahab Haruna to take over as Manager of the team. Delta Force are without a win in their opening two matches of the season losing 4-2 on an opening day to Unicem Rovers and playing a 0-0 draw against Osun United on Sunday. “After a painful draw on Sunday and a loss away to Unicem Rovers on Matchday 1, the management have decided to relieve Victor Agali as manager,” reads a tweet on the club’s Twitter handle, @deltaforcefc. “We…

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