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Niko Kovac has been chosen by Bayern Munich to lead the club in search of a seventh straight Bundesliga title, with his admirable work at Eintracht Frankfurt convincing the record German champions he is the man for the job. Here are 5 things to know about the Croatian 1 – A Berlin boy – Niko…
Both Chelsea and Arsenal are facing a new era under new coaches Sarri and Unai respectively. The Blues started the season with an away 0-3 win against Huddersfield while the Gunners lost 0-2 to defending champions Man City at the Emirates. Arsenal face another stern test when they meet their…
Paris Saint Germain go into the new season with a different manager and hope to better a treble winning season. Can they do it in the Champions League with Tuchel? Paris Saint-German won last year’s French league in a stroll, finishing top of the standings with a 13-point lead over…
The bar has been raised by Manchester City and the Premier League title hopefuls know they will have little room for error if they are to challenge Pep Guardiola’s side this season. But while City begin the campaign as firm favourites after their record-breaking title campaign last season, they will…
This article was originally published by The Players’ Tribune I know what you’re thinking. So before I tell you my story, let’s just get that bit out of the way first. It’s been more than a decade and I still get asked this one thing about my time in England.…
Both Kylian Mbappe and Eden Hazard had a wonderful outing at Russia 2018. Hazard’s midfield mastery was critical to Belgium’s best ever World Cup outing. Mbappe’s blistering pace made him a target for the biggest clubs in Europe, After CR7’s departure, Madrid are interested in both Hazard and Mbappe With…
Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Juventus from Madrid; and after wrecking records with Los blancos, here are 5 more records he could break at Juve. First player to win EPL, La liga and Serie A – Juve have won 7 Serie A trophies in a row so this is a near…
Kylian Mbappe and Luka Modric – at different ends of their careers – have dazzled in Russia to help propel France and Croatia to Sunday’s World Cup final. Four years ago Germany were in the same position, but the holders were sent home in the group stages, while another chance…
French club, PSG, have reportedly launched a bid to sign Chelsea midfielder Ngolo kante. Reports suggest the Blues are reportedly requesting a £100M transfer fee Also, current PSG midfielder, Adrien Rabiot, may also be worked into the deal as he has been on Chelsea’s radar for several years. Still, the English…
Real Madrd star, Cristiano Ronaldo, is supposedly on the brink of a move to Juventus. The Italian club are, according to select reports, keen to sign the five-time Balon d’or winner on a contract that’s much more that his current wages at Los Blancos. The portuguese future has been the subject…
Belgium have made it to the last eight of the 2018 FIFA world cup after bouncing back and making the best world cup comeback in 52 years by beating Japan 3-2 They are now set to face Brazil in what is set to be a quarter-final eight match With star…
Entertainment, upsets, personalities, controversy and goals – the World Cup has had it all – and the knockout stage drama hasn’t even begun. The group stage of the tournament can risk being a simple process of eliminating the weaker nations and serving as a mere warm-up for the favourites. But…
In Nigeria, there are words like God of soccer. Come Tuesday we will know, if the God of football is Nigerian. For Ahmed Musa, things seem to come in twos. At the World Cup in Brazil four years ago he struck twice against Argentina. On Friday he scored two goals against…
Nigeria take on Iceland on Friday, seeking to salvage their faltering World Cup campaign but wary of the Nordic team’s capacity to go toe to toe with their supposed superiors. Super Eagles’ captain Mikel Obi has declared he is ready to give everything to ensure they beat Iceland in a…
Last weekend, Cristiano Ronaldo won his 5th champions league trophy with Real Madrid Despite a slow start, the Portuguese forward was impressive in the 2017/2018 season with 41 goals for Madrid in all competitions and winning the UCL for the 3rd time in a row. The 33- year old seems to have put himself…
