Monday, April 14, 2014

Puyol: I will not change my mind about Barcelona exit


Carles Puyol has not changed his mind about opting to leave Barcelona at the end of the season despite the club's transfer ban. this was the worlds of this veteran 36 years old defender, He recently announced he will leave the Camp Nou this summer, but a number of reports suggested he could stay on for an additional season now that Barcelona will not be allowed to sign a replacement following Fifa's decision to hand the Catalans a transfer ban for the next two windows.

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Ibrahimovic is the best in the world, but PSG can beat Chelsea without him - Lavezzi

The Sweden international will miss the decisive Champions League quarter-final clash at Stamford Bridge with a hamstring injury sustained during last Wednesday's first leg, which PSG won 3-1. Ezequiel Lavezzi is confident Paris Saint-Germain can beat Chelsea without "the best forward player in the world", Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Lavezzi opened the scoring that night and believes that his side have shown that they are capable of coping without a striker that he feels is without equal.

Friday, March 28, 2014

Flamingoes lose to Spain


A brace from Patri Guijarro plus one from Nahikari Garcia were all the Europeans needed to book a place in the semi final of the competition at the expense of Bala Nikyu’s side as the Nigerians once agains failed to make it past the quarters. Nigeria lost 3-0 to Spain in the quarter final game of the Fifa U17 Women’s World Cup played at the Estadio Edgardo Baltodano, Liberia on Friday morning. Nikyu's team were second best for most of the game and lacked the bite to open up the Spanish defence while the Europeans easily found space in the Nigerian area.

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Mathoho: Chiefs want to defend Nedbank Cup

Kaizer Chiefs defender Eric Mathoho reveals that the entire team is aware of FC Buffalo's intentions going into their Wednesday night's Nedbank Cup clash at the FNB Stadiums. AmaKhosi face the Eastern Cape second division side for a spot in the quarterfinals, and Mathoho said that they will not underestimate their opponents. The lanky centre-back hinted that coach Stuart Baxter might decide to field a different team from the one that lost to AS Vita last weekend, but he added that they all want to contribute to the success of the team.

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Emenike hits brace against Gaziantepspor

Emmanuel Emenike was on target twice as his side secured a 3-0 victory at Gaziantepspor in the Turkish top flight played at the Kamil Ocak Stadium on Monday night. A first half brace from the Super Eagles sharpshooter in the 10th and 34th minutes inspired Ersun Yanal’s men to their 18th win of the domestic season. The Super Eagles forward struck twice as the Yellow Canaries grabbed a vital away victory in a Turkish Super League game played on Monday night

Monday, March 24, 2014

Odemwingie scores in Villa bashing

The former Cardiff forward’s goal in the 22nd minute stirred a comeback win for Mark Hughes’ men after they had gone a goal down in fifth minute of the five-goal thriller. Peter Odemwingie got a goal for Stoke City as they hammered hosts Aston Villa 4-1 in the English Premiership game staged at the Villa Park on Sunday afternoon. The Nigerian continued his sweltering goal scoring form on Sunday afternoon as his goal inspired a comeback victory against the Villans in an English Premiership game 

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

'Legend' Drogba upstaged as Eto'o eases Chelsea into Champions League quarter-finals


Prior to making his long-awaited return to Stamford Bridge, Didier Drogba admitted he had not decided whether he would celebrate scoring against Chelsea. In his pre-match press conference, Jose Mourinho refused to rule out the possibility of Drogba coming back to Stamford Bridge as a player when he becomes a free agent again this summer. But then Mourinho also said he did not believe this match would be over by half-time. Less than four minutes after the referee had blown his whistle it became abundantly clear just why Mourinho had identified Galatasaray as his preferred opponents in the Champions League round of 16. And for all the sentimental talk of the past few days, it had little to do with Drogba.

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Keshi needs Uche & Odemwingie to get strong squad, says Adepoju

After watching the international friendly match between the Super Eagles and Mexico that ended goalless, Adepoju concluded that the Big Boss needs the duo to have a complete squad. Former Nigeria midfielder Mutiu Adepoju says coach Stephen Keshi needs to include experienced forwards Ikechukwu Uche and Peter Odemwingie in his squad in order to have a balanced team at the World Cup.