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Chelsea owner, Todd Boehly has begun taking a step back at the club after the Premier League giants’ worst season under his watch. The Blues suffered their worst season in 29 years, as they will finish 12th in the Premier League this season. The American billionaire took over and began mega-spending in two successive transfer windows. He spent about six hundred million pounds on players in the last two transfer windows but it backfired hugely as Thomas Tuchel was sacked and Frank Lampard was unable to improve things. And now Bloomberg reports that Boehly has decided to dial back his…
Each member of the Flying Eagles squad will become an owner of a five-metre square plot of land in Abuja if the team emerges champions at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina. Aliyu Oroje Wammako, an ardent football fan and president of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria made the promise when he visited the players at their Hyatt Park Hotel base in Mendoza. Wammako also assured the players and their officials that they will be handsomely rewarded even if they win the competition. The Flying Eagles started their campaign on a winning note, edging out the…
Former Liverpool defender, Jamie Carragher and Manchester United legend Gary Neville have revealed their respective favourite games of the season. The Premier League has just one match left before the curtain is drawn to allow the summer transfer window commence fully. Unsurprisingly, Carragher picked Liverpool’s 7-0 mauling of Manchester United as his favourite match of the season. For Neville, the 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France was his top match of the football season. “It has been a poor season for Liverpool but that game will still be talked about in 10 or 20 years, there is no…
On-loan Chelsea forward, Joao Felix has made it clear he wants to stay at Stamford Bridge. The Portugal international said he would love to stay in West London when his loan deal ends at the end of the season. Felix moved to Stamford Bridge on a six-month loan from Atletico Madrid in January after he fell out of favour with Diego Simeone. The World Cup star has scored only three goals in 14 appearances for the Blues in the Premier League, however, Felix said he has loved the last few months of his time with Chelsea. While speaking to The…
Chelsea may not be able to bring Napoli striker Victor Osimhen to West London this summer over their failure to qualify for the Champions League. The Blues are pushing to sign the Nigeria international frontman but a lack of Champions League football is proving problematic. Sky Sports Germany journalist, Florian Plettenberg reports that the Blues are keen on signing Osimhen, with the 24-year-old striker top on the list. Osimhen has been in prolific form since joining the Serie A winners from Lille and has scored 28 goals in 37 games across competitions this season. The German journalist tweeted, “Chelsea is…
Nigeria’s former U-20 and U-17 coach, John Sam Obuh has called on those in charge of the major football clubs in Abia State, Abia Warriors and Enyimba, to consider merging them. Obuh, a former Akwa United boss, who has also managed the likes of Enugu Rangers and Kwara United, pointed out that Enyimba does not have its history preserved anywhere. He said there was no need to keep the two Abia clubs as separate entities, calling for the merger for better services and output, just as was the case with Dolphins and Sharks, two clubs that formed Rivers United. “If…
Sunshine Stars forward David Onovo has said the team will go all out for victory against EFCC in the Federation Cup. Sunshine Stars, who are still in a joyous mood after securing a spot in the NPFL Super Six playoff on the final day of the regular season will take on EFCC at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City on Wednesday (today). The Owena Waves high winger stated that the team is ready to give their all in the Round of 16 tie. “We are going all out for victory against EFCC,” he told DAILY POST. “The team is in…
Arsenal winger, Bukayo Saka has said they are “hurt” to have lost this year’s Premier League title to Manchester City. The Gunners led the way for most of the season, but collapsed during the final weeks of the campaign. Mikel Arteta’s men recorded only two wins in the last eight fixtures and their 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest confirmed City as champions. “It really hurts so much to even think about how we’ve ended this season and what could have been. “But one thing I can say is, like you said, since the last two or three years that I’ve…
Italy midfielder, Matteo Prati has admitted they must be at their best to beat the Flying Eagles of Nigeria in Wednesday’s (today) Group D clash at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The encounter is slated for the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas. Kick-off is 7 pm Nigerian time. “They (Flying Eagles) come from a victory, and they will be full confidence,” Prati, who plays for Italian club, SPAL, told the country’s football federation official website. “We will have to oppose the same test we had with Brazil made up of concentration, intensity and the strength of this group.” Both countries started…
Italy U-20 head coach, Carmine Nunziata is looking forward to a difficult encounter against the Flying Eagles of Nigeria on Wednesday (today). Gil Azzurrini will take on the West Africans in their second Group D fixture at the ongoing 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza. Nunziata’s charges defeated Brazil 3-2 in their opening fixture on Sunday. Victory against the Flying Eagles will guarantee a place in the Round of 16. The gaffer, however, knows it won’t be an easy task, especially with the physicality and speed of Flying Eagles players. “A strong team, difficult to…