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Serie A champions, Napoli have released Victor Osimhen for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Osimhen is celebrating his 25th birthday today. The forward is suspended for Napoli’s league clash with Monza on Friday (today) and that has prompted his early release for the 2023 AFCON finals. Osimhen picked a red card in the Partenopei’s…
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has shared his thoughts about the Saudi Pro League, which has stolen the show in the last few months by signing some top players from Europe. Guardiola was speaking after his former player Riyad Mahrez completed a move to Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli for £30m. Guardiola said Al-Nassr striker…
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“Since Cristiano Ronaldo arrived at the club, all the players have trained more intensively and followed a stricter diet, in fact, I have never seen a club like this, players improve their body composition by almost 90 percent, the Al Nassr players now have less fat and more muscles.” “Cristiano follows the Mediterranean diet, Ronaldo’s…
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Ronaldinho Gaúcho – a football wizard Ronaldinho Gaúcho has a legitimate claim to being one of the greatest footballers of all time, and easily one of the most skillful players to ever grace the pitch. While effortless on the field, his career wasn’t exactly always smooth sailing. Let’s look at how Ronaldinho’s career unfolded. Ronaldo…
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After going eight Premier League games without a goal, Darwin Nunez returned to the scoresheet as Liverpool beat Burnley 2-0 at Turf Moor on Boxing Day. The Uruguay international, who was without a Premier League goal since the end of October, made the crucial breakthrough in the first half before substitute Diogo Jota marked his…
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Manchester United legend Bryan Robson has revealed in a column about Jude Bellingham how United’s desperate attempts to secure the England star’s services ended in failure before he left for Germany at the age of 17. “He has everything: athleticism, stature, vision and skill […] I can’t tell you how disappointed I was when he didn’t sign for Manchester United,” Robson wrote. “When I went…
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Joana Sanz has had a particularly tough year. It all began when her husband, footballer Dani Alves, was accused of having raped a 23-year-old girl in a well-known nightclub in Barcelona. She has been tormented by this case since it came to light. The media, messages… all sought her words and for her to express what she felt.…
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Absolute tranquility and astonishment. These are Barcelona’s two reactions to reports coming out of Germany that the Catalan club could potentially receive a sanction from UEFA to expel them from the Champions League for violation of financial regulations. Sources from inside the Blaugrana outfit say “there is no record” of any notice warning them they could be expelled before the publication…
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Manchester City have become the fourth English team to win FIFA’s Club World Cup after a 4-0 win over Brazilian side Fluminense. Julian Alvarez opened the scoring in the second minute before an own goal, a strike from Phil Foden, and a second later on from Alvarez secured a comprehensive victory. City follow rivals Manchester United,…
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Former Cote d’Ivoire captain, Yaya Toure has picked his favourites for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The former Manchester City midfielder snubbed three-time champions Nigeria and picked his country, Senegal, Morocco, Guinea-Bissau and South Africa as his favourites for the title. “It is normal to have a preference for your own country. Ivory Coast…
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Inter Miami’s new signing, Luis Suarez has promised to give his all to give joy to the club’s fans. The Uruguay international also said he is ‘looking forward to reuniting with great friends and players’ after signing for David Beckham’s Inter Miami. Inter Miami had on Friday announced the signing of Suarez. “I’m very happy…
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REMEMBERING AN ICON OF NIGERIA 🇳🇬 THE UNTOLD STORY (He Slumped and Never Got Up). Fatherless at age 5, mother still saved up to send him to Italy to study because of his exceptional brilliance. By 23 he had both BSc and MSc in Law and at 25 he was going for his Doctorate in…
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David Raya believes his battle with Aaron Ramsdale to be first-choice goalkeeper at Arsenal has made them both better players. Spain international Raya is currently Mikel Arteta’s preferred option between the sticks and he became the first goalkeeper this season to keep a Premier League clean sheet against Brighton as the Gunners won 2-0 on Sunday to go top of…
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Transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Chelsea is not negotiating with Serie A champions Napoli for Victor Osimhen. Osimhen is expected to sign a new contract with Napoli which will include a release clause of around €130m. Chelsea are widely expected to still make a move for the Nigerian striker. The Blues are looking…
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Juventus have opened talks with Manchester City for the initial loan signing of midfielder Kalvin Phillips, according to Fabrizio Romano. Phillips has struggled for action since joining City from Leeds United for £42m in the summer of 2022 and has featured just four times in the Premier League this season. Romano says Juventus will have the option of making…
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Man Utd receive Ashworth boost | Newcastle target new transfer chief
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