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After failing to score in a game for the first time this season, Chelsea drop two points at the top but still six points clear off second position. With Manchester City defeating Southampton 3-0 on Sunday, they do indeed look like our only real threat this season yet. Here are the reactions of manager, Jose […]
Arsenal have been involved in several gaffe in the past especially one that involves how a player’s injury was managed. The recent injury to Mesut Ozil was a case in point. The German playmaker was ruled out by its national team medical staff for a period of three months in October. But Arsene Wenger was […]
Chelsea surpassed their best ever run of the 2005 season, after the side triumphed against a very Lackluster West Brom side. After goals from Diego Costa and Eden Hazard, the London side was able to coast throughout the second half, exerting minimum effort and keeping the ball for as long as possible, obviously keeping an […]
Arsenal defender, Laurent Koscielny has returned to the squad ahead of the match against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday. He has been out with an Achilles injury since October, and his return to the team is a major boost to Arsenal’s defensive stability which has been severely shaken in his absence. The 29 year old is […]
Regarded as perennial underachievers for long, Spain broke the duck in 2008 when they secured the Euro championship beating Germany 1-0 in the final of the competition. The Spanish national team continued by winning the 2010 FIFA world cup in South Africa and also successfully defended their Euro championship in 2012. They have however gone […]
Spanish giant Real Madrid are set to scupper Chelsea’s chances of signing German midfield enforcer Sami Khedira by offering the world cup winner another mouth watering contract extension. Sami Khedira’s contract with the Los Blancos expires in the summer and there have been reluctance on the part of both player and club to renew his […]
Chelsea so far this season is by far the best team in England, producing excellent performances in each of their 12 games and scoring a respectable 30 goals thus far. Schalke 04 on the other hand, are finding life in the Bundesliga cumbersome, with 5 losses, two draws and 5 wins this season, placing them […]
Chelsea is set to play the waiting game in their quest to capture the signature of young French central defender Raphael Varane. The 22-year old Real Madrid defender has been linked to the Blues in recent months with many quarters quoting a winter transfer but a January deal may not be possible as Madrid is […]
Alexis Sanchez has been Arsenal’s most impressive performer of the last two months. He has virtually carried the team with six goals in his last seven games; he also scored two more during the international break. Since he failed to start in the North London derby, he has gone on to start every game after […]
Chelsea continues their Champions League campaign this week, with a match against German heavyweights Schalke 04 in Germany. The Blues are in scintillating form and are unbeaten in 12 games thus far this season.  While Di Matteo’s side have also been impressive, with his Schalke side ending Wolfsburg’s six match unbeaten streak and currently sitting […]
The future of Chelsea’s goalkeeper Petr Cech has once again come to the fore after he was linked to Arsenal. According to reports, Arsenal is planning to move for the Chelsea goalkeeper in the January transfer window. The report claims that the Petr Cech would be granted a move away from Stamford Bridge as a […]
Dortmund is currently languishing in the relegation zone, just 12 games into the season and Jurgen Klopp is beginning to reconsider his stance with the Bundesliga club. With his club in the habit of selling its best players every season, the manager’s job has not been made easier and it finally seems like Klopp may […]
In what seems like cruel twist of fate, Chelsea’s ever present shot stopper Petr Cech is on the verge of leaving the Blues after over 10 years of exemplary goalkeeping. It seems like yesterday when the Italian Carlo Cudicini, one of the best goal keepers in the Premier league back then suffered the same fate […]
A fixture that used to be between title contenders in the past may have gone down to the level of a top four contest but this fixture still remains an important one in the English Premier League. Both teams have lost vital points so far this season and are not having the best of start […]
Manchester United has suffered an excruciating humiliation since the departure of the veteran scot, Sir Alex Ferguson. With David Moyes’ reign having a number of record smashed in the negative direction. Louis Van Gaal reign has not been any better than that of Moyes. One obvious point of vulnerability of the struggling United team is […]
Manchester United Manager Louis Van Gaal has finally resolved to a 4-1-4-1 formation after a failure of his 3-5-2. One regrets the manager would be living with now is selling his wing options in Danny Welbeck and Luis Nani. The Natural right-footed wide men are nothing to desire at the moment. Antonio Valencia is preferred […]
Defending the African Cup of Nations won back in 2013 is on the back of the minds of many Nigerians but the Super Eagles will have to overcome the obstacle in front of them today in Uyo to stand a chance of making the dream work out fine. Bafana Bafana of South Africa is through […]
The German international returned from a hugely successful World Cup campaign to which he was immensely instrumental. Months later, the winger is now out of favour at Stamford Bridge due to a combination of illness and poor form. After an especially disappointing performance against Shrewsbury town in the Capital one cup, Mourinho urged Schurrle to […]
Manchester United midfielder faces up to 6 weeks out with a knee injury he sustained whilst representing the Netherlands on International duty. This injury is the latest in the series of injuries,  that seemingly has Manchester United players dropping like flies. Blind went down injured after a challenge in 19th minute from Latvia’s Eduards Visanakovs. The […]
The big boss was reinstated by higher authorities after he has been sacked by the Nigeria Football Federation new executives. Stephen Keshi’s return to the Eagles has however been celebrated with the 2-0 away win over Congo which puts Nigeria ahead of the Congolese on head-to-head. With both teams on 7 points, there is all […]