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Messi tips Chelsea‘s Mount as ‘one of the best’
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has tipped Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount to become “one of the best” footballers in the world. Mount, who was playing on loan at Derby County last season under current boss Frank Lampard, has been brilliant in his debut Premier League season at Chelsea. The 21-year-old has contributed six goals and fourRead More
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Arsenal face possible setback in pursuit of unsettled Barca star
Arsenal aren’t willing to meet Barcelona’s demands for Philippe Coutinho despite their interest in the player, according to reports. The playmaker – currently on loan at Bayern Munich – is set to leave Barcelona in the summer, and a number of English clubs are thought to be interested. Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs haveRead More
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Giggs opens up on Liverpool influence in Welsh national team
Manchester United great Ryan Giggs is attempting to mimic some elements of “fantastic” Liverpool with his Wales side. Nobody has made more appearances for the Old Trafford giants than the 46-year-old, having represented the club 963 times between 1990 and deciding to hang up his boots to focus on coaching in 2014. Giggs models aRead More
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Kenya’s star athlete Rudisha ruled out for months after surgery
Two-time Olympic 800-meter champion David Rudisha underwent surgery on his left ankle on Thursday after fracturing it while walking on uneven ground at his home in Kilgoris in rural Narok County, Kenya, last week. “The surgery was carried out by Kenyan team doctor and orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Victor Bargoria,” reported Rudisha’s manager, Michel Boeting ofRead More
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Senate President appoints Sani Fema SA, sports
The President of the Senate Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan has appointed Hon. Sani Fema as his Special Assistant on Sports Development.
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Lockdown has brought Liverpool squad closer together – Gomez
Liverpool’s players have been brought even closer together in lockdown, according to Joe Gomez. The lockdown may have prevented Liverpool’s players from training as usual, but Joe Gomez thinks the experience has actually brought Jurgen Klopp’s squad even closer together. Liverpool players returned to their Melwood training base for the first time in two monthsRead More
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Breaking: Italy’s Serie A to resume June 20
Italy’s Serie A can resume on June 20 after a three-month absence in a country hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora said on Thursday. “The Technical and Scientific Committee gave its agreement on the protocol and the federation assured me that it had a plan B and a plan C,” SpadaforaRead More
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Dortmund’s Favre backtracks on exit talks
Swiss coach Lucien Favre on Wednesday back-tracked on comments he made hinting he would leave Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season after defeat by Bayern Munich left his team seven points adrift of the champions in the Bundesliga title race with six games left. “I am not thinking of giving up at all,”Read More
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English Premier League gets June 17 restart date
The Premier League season is set to restart on June 17, three months after it was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was widely reported on Thursday. No matches have been played in the English top-flight since Leicester’s 4-0 win over Aston Villa on March 9, with Liverpool just two wins away from securingRead More
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Premier League football set to return 17 June
The Premier League is set to return on Wednesday 17 June, with Aston Villa hosting Sheffield United and Manchester City at home to Arsenal, according to a report. The 2019/2020 campaign was brought to a screeching halt back in March due to the COVID-19 outbreak, while ‘Project Restart’ has been ramped up in recent daysRead More
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Solskjaer tells Man Utd to sign Mourinho’s transfer target
Manchester United boss, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has reportedly told the club to sign Monaco striker, Pietro Pellegri, this summer’s transfer window, according to Gianluca Di Marzio. Pellegri was former Red Devils manager, Jose Mourinho’s transfer target during his time at Old Trafford. However, Solskjaer now wants to bring the 19-year-old striker to Old Trafford this …
Solskjaer tells Man Utd to sign Mourinho’s transfer target
Neymar rated second-best player globally behind Messi
Former Barcelona president, Sandro Rosell, has rated Neymar as the second best player in the world behind Lionel Messi. Rosell, speaking with Radio Marca, also urged Barca to re-sign the Brazilian. Neymar was sold to Paris Saint Germain in 2017 for a world record €222million fee. However, he has been linked with a return to …
Neymar rated second-best player globally behind Messi
Arsenal, Man Utd, Chelsea get dates for FA Cup quarter-finals despite coronavirus Full fixtures
The FA Cup quarter-finals have been provisionally scheduled for June 27-28, with the final set to be played August 1. DAILY POST had reported that the Premier League will restart on June 17. The FA Cup is also set to be completed, with the quarter-finals planned for the final weekend of June. The semi-final ties …
Arsenal, Man Utd, Chelsea get dates for FA Cup quarter-finals despite coronavirus Full fixtures
Coronavirus: Clubs reach agreement on possible cancellation of Premier League season
The Premier League clubs have agreed on a points-per-game system, if the campaign cannot be finished, the UK Mirror reports. This follows a meeting on Thursday, during which it was also anounced that the season will resume on June 17. Matches have been put on hold since March due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Two outstanding …
Coronavirus: Clubs reach agreement on possible cancellation of Premier League season
Transfer: Real Madrid keen to sign Wilfred Ndidi
Leicester City midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, is now on Real Madrid’s summer shopping list, according to Mundo Deportivo. It is understood that Real see the Super Eagles star, as an alternative to Rennes youngster Eduardo Camavinga. The LaLiga giants are not happy with Rennes’ €75m valuation for Camavinga and are now looking at other players. Ndidi …
Transfer: Real Madrid keen to sign Wilfred Ndidi
Coronavirus: Serie A to resume June 20
The Italian government has given approval for Serie A to resume on June 20. This follows a conference meeting on Thursday, which had the country’s Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora, the Lega Serie A, Italian Football Federation presidents, representatives from the Players’ Association and the Association of Italian Sports Medics in attendance. Serie A was the …
Coronavirus: Serie A to resume June 20
Coronavirus: EPL to restart June 17, potential Game Week 30 matches revealed Full fixtures
All 20 Premier League clubs have agreed to restart the 2019/2020 season in three weeks. Fixtures have been suspended since March because of the COVID-19 outbreak. However, the two outstanding matches – Manchester City vs Arsenal and Aston Villa vs Sheffield United have been penciled in for Wednesday, June 17. SportsMail reports that Tottenham vs …
Coronavirus: EPL to restart June 17, potential Game Week 30 matches revealed Full fixtures
Coronavirus: EPL to resume with Man City vs Arsenal, Villa vs Sheffield
The Premier League season is set to restart with Aston Villa vs Sheffield United and Manchester City vs Arsenal on June 17, BBC reports. The fixtures are the two games in hand of the 92 left to play. The first complete Game Week would then be played on the weekend of June 19-21. Clubs reached …
Coronavirus: EPL to resume with Man City vs Arsenal, Villa vs Sheffield
EPL: Shanghai Shenhua makes u-turn on Ighalo’s stay at Man Utd, gives condition
Shanghai Shenhua is ready to allow Odion Ighalo remain at Manchester United until January 2021, Sky Sports reports. Both clubs are still negotiating on extending Ighalo’s loan deal which runs out at the end of May. The 30-year-old may, however, not be able to return to China in time for the new season, because of …
EPL: Shanghai Shenhua makes u-turn on Ighalo’s stay at Man Utd, gives condition
Transfer: Coutinho offered to Man Utd ahead of summer transfer window
Manchester United have reportedly been offered the chance to sign attacking midfielder, Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona ahead of the summer transfer window, according to ESPN. Barcelona could demand between £72million to £81million for Coutinho. DAILY POST had reported that Coutinho had been linked with a move away from Barcelona this summer. The Brazilian star is …
Transfer: Coutinho offered to Man Utd ahead of summer transfer window
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