Liverpool will be up against it in their Europa League quarter-final second leg away to Atalanta on Thursday. The Reds fell to a shock 3-0 loss at Anfield and will now have to pull off an incredible turnaround to reach the semi-finals. Luckily for Jurgen Klopp’s side, Liverpool have a sublime catalogue of European comebacks…
Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp says his players are still “1,000% focused” on the Europa League as they go into the second leg of their quarter-final at Atalanta requiring a huge turnaround. Liverpool were beaten 3-0 at Anfield in the first leg but Klopp refused to admit defeat in the tie. The German oversaw the Reds’…
Roma have confirmed that manager Daniele de Rossi will continue in his role beyond the end of this season. De Rossi, 40, was appointed as Jose Mourinho’s successor in January on a contract that ran until the end of 2023-24. Roma have climbed from ninth to fifth in Serie A under De Rossi after a…
It is no longer news that defending champions Manchester City have crashed out of the Champions League. Losing to Real Madrid on penalties One of many talking points to come from Real Madrid knocking Manchester City out of the Champions League quarter-final was Bernardo Silva’s weak penalty in the shootout. As usual with social media,…
FA Cup replays will be scrapped from the first round onwards in the 2024-25 competition. All rounds of the Emirates FA Cup will also be played on weekends, including the fifth round which has been played in midweek for the past five seasons. The changes come as part of a new six-year agreement between the…
The faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State led by Emeka Beke has called on the national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje to resign. Speaking during a media briefing in Port Harcourt, the embattled Publicity Secretary of the APC in the state, Darlington Nwauju, emphasized that Ganduje should either return to his ward to…
A member of the House of Representatives representing Ideato North and South Federal Constituency of Imo State, Ikenga Ugochinyere, has slammed the National Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and governors elected on the platform of the party for allowing a serving All Progressives Congress, APC, government official in their closed door meeting. Ugochinyere…
Former World number one tennis player Rafael Nadal’s comeback at the Barcelona Open was ended by Alex de Minaur. Nadal returned to court on Tuesday after a three-month absence, making light work of 21-year-old Italian Flavio Cobolli in a straight-set win. A day later, Nadal lost 7-5 6-1 to world number 11 De Minaur in…
A political pressure group, known as Integrity Group of Delta State, has taken a swipe at former governor, chief James Ibori for criticising the administration of Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, noting that the governor is firmly in charge of affairs in the state. In a press statement, made available to journalists, and signed by Dr…
Juventus have been ordered to pay Cristiano Ronaldo £8.3m in owed wages by an Italian court. Ronaldo, 39, agreed to defer wages when football in Italy was halted by the Covid pandemic in the 2020-21 season. The Portuguese had claimed he was owed more than £17m by his former club. The Court of Arbitration said…
