CHELSEA’S HAVERTZ SAYS, “I WORKED HARD FOR 15 YEARS FOR THIS.” When German forward Kai Havertz scored the Champions League-winning goal for Chelsea against Manchester City on Saturday, he declared he had “worked 15 years” for the moment. Chelsea won their second European title nine years after defeating Bayern Munich in the final. Havertz’s goal in the 42nd minute was his first for the club in the Champions League. “I’m at … Read More
JUST IN: ARSENE WENGER ADVISES TUCHEL AHEAD OF 2ND LEG UCL SEMI-FINAL CLASH AGAINST REAL MADRID (VIDEO) Read More
VICTOR OSIMHEN SCORES FIRST GOAL FOR NAPOLI; SHOWS SUPPORT FOR #ENDSARS After scoring his first goal for his club; Napoli FC, Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen holds up a shirt saying “End Police Brutality” In his home country of Nigeria, #EndSARS is a movement calling for banning of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a controversial division known for police oppression. Numerous celebrities have shown support for the fight to end police brutality … Read More
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW: PSG, RB LIEPZIG AND MANCHESTER UNITED DRAWN IN GROUP H Champions League group stage draw Group A: Bayern, Atletico Madrid, Red Bull Salzburg, Lokomotiv Moscow Group B: Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Borussia Monchengladbach Group C: Porto, Manchester City, Olympiakos Marseille Group D: Liverpool, Ajax, Atalanta FC Mitdjylland Group E: Sevilla, Chelsea, Krasnodar, Rennes Group F: Zenit St Petersburg, Borussia Dortmund, Lazio,Club Brugge Group G: Juventus, Barcelona, Dynamo Kiev, … Read More
PAY YOUR TERMINATION CLAUSE TO BARCELONA; LA LIGA BOARD TELLS MESSI Authorities of the La Liga management board has told Lionel Messi that he should pay his termination (release) clause amount to FC Barcelona in order to force a transfer to a club of his choice. This was stated in a press release on Sunday afternoon in Spain. “Posicionamento de @LaLiga:” Entende que o contrato de Messi está vigente e tem … Read More
MANCHESTER CITY TO OFFER MESSI LONG-TERM CONTRACT OF 5 YEARS Manchester City plan to offer Lionel Messi a long-term contract that would see him move to partner club New York City FC after three years in the Premier League, reports ESPN Spain. The Argentine is also expected to spend two seasons in the Major League Soccer (MLS). Read More
REPORTS SAY MESSI PREFERS TO GO TO MANCHESTER CITY Reports coming out of Barcelona suggest that Lionel Messi prefers to play for Manchester City amidst the uncertainty surrounding his future at FC Barcelona. Leasing Barcelona based football journalist, Marcelo Bechler reported on his Twotter handle and said “Messi wants to play for Manchester City”. Bechler had been first to report Neymar’s transfer to French club PSG and also first … Read More
REAL MADRID YOUTHS WIN UEFA LEAGUE Real Madrid have won the UEFA Youth League for the first time after club legend Raul Gonzalez coached their Under-19s to a 3-2 victory over Benfica. It was the club’s first final appearance since the competition was founded seven years ago, having been eliminated at the semifinal stage in 2014, 2016 and 2017. Striker Pablo Rodriguez opened the scoring in Nyon before … Read More
BARCELONA HAVE TO PAY LIVERPOOL €5M IF COURTINHO WINS UCL WITH BAYERN Barcelona will have to pay Liverpool €5m if Philippe Coutinho wins the Champions League with Bayern Munich this season, according to the Mirror. The report says the clause in Coutinho’s contract does not specify that he has to win the UEFA Champions League while playing for Barca. Read More
BARCA TO SACK SETIEN – SOURCES Quique Setien’s tenure as Barcelona coach is set to come to an in the coming days following Friday’s humiliating 8-2 Champions League exit at the hands of Bayern Munich, according to ESPN sources. Barca were chasing their first Champions League triumph since 2015 but, having already missed out on the La Liga title, were ruthlessly exposed by Bayern as they suffered their biggest ever … Read More
