Alassane Plea scored a quickfire hat-trick for high-flying Borussia Moenchengladbach in Saturday’s 3-1 win at Werder Bremen to roar to the top of the Bundesliga scoring charts. Alassane Plea The thumping victory keeps Gladbach second in the table, a point behind leaders Borussia Dortmund, who host defending champions Bayern MunichContinue Reading
Craig Levein blasted Hearts’ lack of cutting edge as the Scottish Premiership leaders suffered a surprise 1-0 defeat against Kilmarnock on Saturday. Levein’s side dominated possession for long spells but couldn’t break the deadlock before Ross Millen’s 73rd-minute winner for the visitors at Tynecastle. Craig Levein Hearts have now failedContinue Reading
Leicester paid an emotional tribute to late owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha before their goalless draw against Burnley, while Newcastle boosted their bid to avoid Premier League relegation with a 2-1 win over Bournemouth on Saturday. Leicester City’s English midfielder Demarai Gray (L) vies with Cardiff City’s Ivorian defender Sol Bamba duringContinue Reading
Mohamed Salah’s impressive recent run of goalscoring form continued as Liverpool moved to the top of the Premier League with a surprisingly anxious 4-1 victory over Cardiff at Anfield on Saturday. Neil Warnock, manager of the newly-promoted Welsh club, had claimed before the game that it was “virtually impossible” forContinue Reading
Cardiff climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone as Sol Bamba’s last-gasp goal clinched a 2-1 win over 10-man Brighton on Saturday. Leicester City’s English midfielder Demarai Gray (L) vies with Cardiff City’s Ivorian defender Sol Bamba during the English Premier League football match between between Cardiff City andContinue Reading
…as MIXTA Nigeria, EDPA back event Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, his counterpart from Plateau State, Simon Lalong and Deputy Governor, Edo State, Philip Shaibu, were on Saturday morning joined by other golfers to tee-off the Governor’s Cup golf tournament in Benin City. Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin ObasekiContinue Reading
Lucas Torreira has been at Arsenal just a matter of months but the tough-tackling midfielder already looks like the kind of player the club has been missing for years. Chelsea’s Belgian midfielder Eden Hazard (C) vies with Arsenal’s Uruguayan midfielder Lucas Torreira (L), Arsenal’s Spanish defender Hector Bellerin (2nd L)Continue Reading
By Jacob Ajom Nigeria Professional League top shot and first winner of the Eunisell Boot, Junior Lokosa is a rising star of Nigeria football. His rise from a humble beginning to where he is today is like a Nollywood story. A few years back, Junior Lokosa was a player withContinue Reading
Manchester United turned to Jose Mourinho as the antidote to their “noisy neighbours” Manchester City finally achieving their long-held goal of hiring Pep Guardiola as manager in 2016. Mourinho-Guardiola Reunited in England’s northwest after two confrontational years on either side of the Barcelona-Real Madrid rivalry, where Mourinho ended Guardiola’s threeContinue Reading
As Jurgen Klopp tries to maintain Liverpool’s challenge for the Premier League title, the need to sort out his midfield is becoming an increasingly pressing issue. A home match against bottom club Fulham on Sunday may just offer the opportunity to start to put that right by giving both NabyContinue Reading
