Author: Tolu Adedayo
Manchester City beat Chelsea 4-3 on penalties to win a dramatic League Cup final at Wembley on Sunday which saw an incredible bust-up between Chelsea Manager Sarri and goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga. Pep Guardiola’s side retained the trophy they also won 12 months ago as Raheem Sterling scored the decisive spot-kick after Ederson saved from Jorginho and David Luiz hit the post. The match had finished 0-0 after extra-time, with a tense affair exploding into life in the final moments when Arrizabalaga refused to be substituted by Sarri. Kepa had been struggling with cramp and Sarri was ready…
Leicester City have sacked manager Claude Puel after a run of no wins in seven matches in all competitions. It comes the morning after a 4-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace, leaving the club 12th in the Premier League table. In that time, they were also knocked out of the FA Cup at the hands of League Two side Newport County. Their last win came at Everton on New Years Day, while the Foxes haven’t won at home since beating Manchester City on Boxing Day. Puel took over in October 2017 with Leicester struggling in the Premier League. Leicester have…
Chelsea looks to prove the 6-0 thwacking at the hands of Manchester City two weeks ago was a fluke as the two sides meet with a trophy on the line in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. ET at Wembley Stadium. Blues boss Maurizio Sarri has been under fire the last few weeks for a downturn in form, with the club having lost three of its last four Premier League matches, including the heavy defeat to Man City. They have conceded 12 goals in those four matches, blown out not just by Man City but…
Chelsea faces a tricky tie against Dynamo Kiev in the Europa League round of 16, while Arsenal will play Rennes.
African champions Nigeria will depart the country through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Sunday to take part in the annual Cyprus Women’s Cup tournament which begins on Wednesday, 27th February in Larnaca.
Nigeria’s U20 squad will know their group phase opponents at this summer’s FIFA U20 World Cup finals in Poland after the draw ceremony to be held inside the Gdynia Sports Arena on Sunday. Already, the seven-time African champions have been slotted into Pot 2 of the draw, alongside African champions Mali, as well as New Zealand, Colombia, Korea Republic, and Italy. There will be six groups of four teams each at the 24 –nation championship, with the top two teams at the end of the group phase, as well as the best four third-placed teams, advancing to the Round…
A Lagos High Court, on Thursday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a former Super Eagles Captain, Austin Okocha, popularly known as Jay Jay Okocha, for failure to appear in court severally to answer questions on why he has allegedly failed to pay his income taxes.
Chelsea FC have been banned from registering any new players for the next two transfer windows.
Arsenal midfielder Alex Iwobi praised ‘world class’ team mate Mesut Ozil for his role in Thursday’s 3-0 Europa League win over BATE Borisov, although manager Unai Emery has not guaranteed the German midfielder a starting spot going forward. Arsenal overcame a 1-0 deficit to move into the last-16 with a 3-1 aggregate win during which Ozil, who missed the first leg in Belarus, started only his second game in the club’s last 11 fixtures in all competitions. “He’s world class, we scored three goals as a result of him playing. I know if I make a run he has the…
Chelsea head into Thursday night’s Europa League encounter against Malmö FF desperately in need of a win. With the rest of the season quickly going downhill — out of the top four, out of the FA Cup, and probably about to lose badly in the League Cup final — the Europa League probably represents the Blues’, and certainly Sarri’s, only realistic chance of salvation.
