Author: Oluwatosin Ologun

Manchester City scaled through to the play-off phase of the Champions League after coming from behind to beat Club Brugge 3-1 and finish 22nd of the 24 qualified teams to secure progress. Man City will face Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in February’s play-offs – the price to pay for such a flawed campaign. City’s night had started in worrying fashion when a merchandise kiosk outside the stadium caught fire and it took a stirring second-half revival to ensure their European hopes were not also up in flames. Pep Guardiola called for “something special” ahead of the game and what…

Manchester United secured the second win in a row in the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Fulham on Sunday night. Man Utd continued their goal-shy ways in the first half, finishing without a single shot on target but at least restricted Fulham too, going in goalless at half-time. Despite the fact that the game lacked quality, the Red Devils made it two wins in a row Premier League as they continued to prefer life away from Old Trafford. After an underwhelming first-half at Craven Cottage, Martinez popped up in the 78th minute to secure all three points for…

Liverpool defeated Ipswich Town 4 – 1 on Saturday at Anfield to remain top of the Premier League table. Arne Slot’s side have picked 53 points from 22 games, with 16 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. Head coach Arne Slot was impressed with the “almost perfect” performance in the 4-1 win over Ipswich, which maintained their six-point lead at the top. Cody Gakpo scored twice after Dominik Szoboszlai and Salah, with his 100th Premier League goal for the club at Anfield, scored in front of a new record league attendance of 60,420. They were 3-0 up at half-time and…

Erling Haaland was on target as Manchester City beat Chelsea 3-1 in the Premier League, giving Pep Guardiola two wins from two this season against his former assistant Enzo Maresca. Chelsea winger, Noni Madueke opened the scoring for Chelsea in the third minute after an error from Man City debutant Abdukodir Khusanov. Josko Gvardiol responded for the hosts in the 42nd minute, sliding home a rebound after Robert Sanchez denied Matheus Nunes. Erling Haaland scored his 18th goal in the Premier League to give City their first lead of the match in the 68th minute, lifting a simple finish over…

Chelsea beat Wolves to end their five-game winless run in the Premier League and move into the top four, after a dominant second-half display in the Sunday encounter at the Stamford Bridge, in London. In the first-half of the match, Tosin Adarabioyo’s opener was cancelled out by Matt Doherty. However, two goals in five second-half minutes from Marc Cucurella and Noni Madueke carried the hosts to victory at Stamford Bridge. Cucurella, making his 100th Premier League appearance, forced home from close range after Madueke’s cross was flicked on by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. Madueke then nodded home after Trevoh Chalobah, playing after…

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola experienced the worst form of his managerial career towards the end of 2024 football season. The decorated coach would often look agitated and stressed, especially on days when other teams are defeating his glorious City side. However, Manchester City on Sunday thrashed Ipswich Town 6-0 and Guardiola alongside his team seems to be back to their best form. “We are back to doing things that define this team for the last 10 years,” Guardiola told Sky Sports afterwards. “I’m really pleased for the players, they deserve it. They suffer a lot in this time, but…

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has described his team as “maybe the worst” in the 147-year history of the club. The 39-year-old admitted the poor form of his team after a 3-1 loss to Brighton. The defeat by Brighton was the fourth loss in their past five home Premier League games. They have collected 11 points in 11 league games since Amorim replaced Erik ten Hag in November. United are 13th in the table – 10 points clear of the relegation zone but seven behind 10th-placed Fulham. “In [the past] 10 games in Premier League, we won two,” said…

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Prince Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo, after thorough consultations and divinations, has been recommended by the Oyomesi. Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, made the announcement in a statement released on Friday. He explained that Owoade was chosen after extensive consultations and traditional divinations. “Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade, after thorough consultations and divinations, has been recommended by the Oyomesi and approved by Governor Seyi Makinde as the new Alaafin of Oyo,” the statement read. Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ademola Ojo, noted that the…

China’s Center For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)said on Thursday that it has detected the new mutated pox, mpox, strain clade Ib as the viral infection spreads to more countries. This is coming after the World Health Organization, WHO, declared pox a global public health emergency last year. WHO maintains that Mpox spreads through close contact and causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions on the body. Although usually mild, it can be fatal in rare cases. Reportedly, the outbreak in DRC began with the spread of an endemic strain, known as clade I. But the clade Ib variant appears to spread more…

West Ham United is delighted to welcome former Chelsea boss, Graham Potter as the Club’s new Head Coach to replace Julen Lopetegui following a disappointing start to the Premier League season.  The 49-year-old joins the Hammers on a two-and-a-half year contract and will take charge of his new team for the first time when the Irons travel to Aston Villa in the FA Cup third round on Friday evening. A highly-respected and sought-after coach, Potter has been awaiting the right opportunity after leaving his last role at Chelsea in April 2023, and was the Board’s unanimous choice to take the Club forward in line…