Author: Tolu Adedayo
CHELSEA boss Maurizio Sarri is under pressure to keep his job just over halfway through his first season at the club. The Italian must have known what he was letting himself in for when he quit Napoli last summer. Chelsea are renowned for their impatience with managers and six bosses have lasted less than a year since Roman Abramovich bought the club. Sarri was tasked with returning the west London club to the top following a disappointing final season under Antonio Conte. But despite a promising start to the season, Chelsea appear to have regressed to the…
JOSE MOURINHO said he could see himself coaching in France as he attended Sunday’s 0-0 draw between Lille and Montpellier to reportedly cast an eye over Ivorian star Nicolas Pepe.
The Africa Cup of Nations tournament will welcome the introduction of the famous Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in Egypt when it kicks off June 19 to July 2.
A Serie C side Pro Piacenza was thrashed 20-0 by Cuneo on Sunday after being forced to field seven teenagers because of fear they would be kicked out the league.
Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos entrenched his reputation as the bad boy of Spanish football by earning a staggering 25th red card for the club in Sunday’s 2-1 defeat at home by Girona which scuppered Real’s hopes of a late push for the La Liga title. Ramos gave away the penalty from which Girona equalised by appearing to block a goal-bound shot in the area, escaping a potential straight red card but still earning a booking. But the defender, who has been sent off more than any player in Spanish football, still managed to complete a quarter century of dismissals…
Spanish champions Barcelona announced Friday they have extended the contract of coach Ernesto Valverde for another season with the option of one more. Valverde, who took over at the Camp Nou in 2017 after joining from Athletic Bilbao, won the league and cup double last season. “FC Barcelona and Ernesto Valverde, the first team coach, have reached an agreement to extend the contract between the two parties for another season (2019/20) with the option for one more (2020/21),” the club said in a statement. Valverde’s previous contract would have expired at the end of this season. …
Super Eagles and former Watford forward Odion Ighalo has been handed the Number 9 jersey at his new club Shanghai Shenhua on Thursday.
Super Eagles and Chelsea defender Kenneth Omeruo is being linked with a permanent departure from the Stamford Bridge outfit in the summer transfer window.
Cardiff manager Neil Warnock and chief executive Ken Choo will attend Emiliano Sala’s funeral in Argentina on Saturday.
Kelechi Iheanacho was among an elite club of Europe’s brightest youngsters when he left Manchester City in 2017. Leicester City welcomed him into it’s sparring constellation. Almost 18 months after, however, the Nigerian’s star appears to be fading.
