Former Liverpool and Villareal full-back, Jose Enrique believes the Reds are rightly considered favourites in their Champions League semi-final – but has warned of the danger of writing off their Spanish opponents. Speaking on Sportsworld, Enrique said: “Villareal are the underdogs, but look at what happened to Bayern, look what happened to Juventus as well. “They have a very strong line-up and have a very good team. “Also, Unai Emery knows what he’s doing. He’s going to play with caution, counter-attacking football, and use Arnaut Danjuma and Samuel Chukwueze – who are very fast – to try and exploit…
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Cesar Azpilicueta says his angry row with a Chelsea supporter following their defeat to Arsenal ‘looked worse than it was’… as he reveals he gave the same fan his captain’s armband after their victory against West Ham Cesar Azpilicueta scored but gave away a penalty in the defeat to their rivals The Spaniard took exception to something said by the Blues fan after the game He appeared to criticise the supporter for clapping at him sarcastically Azpilicueta has admitted his anger but said the row looked ‘worse than it was’ The Chelsea captain saw the supporter again after their win…
Real Madrid captain, Karim Benzema, has warned Manchester City to expect “magic” in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final next week. Benzema scored a brace on Tuesday night, as Los Blancos lost 4-3 at the Etihad. The France striker has now netted a stunning 41 goals in his 41 appearances this season. He has now also scored nine goals from across his last four fixtures against PSG, Chelsea and City. Ahead of the return leg at the Santiago Bernabeu, Benzema told Spanish TV: “A defeat is never good. “We need the fans more than ever now,…
Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini is set to call time on his international career this summer. The 37-year-old will play his final game for his country against Argentina at Wembley, the scene of Italy’s European Championship victory last year. Chiellini is joint-fifth on the list of Italy’s most-capped players alongside Andrea Pirlo with 116 appearances for his country. Italy legend, Georgio Chiellini has announced his retirement from international football. Chiellini said he would retire from playing football after the nation’s friendly with Argentina at Wembley in June. “I’ll say goodbye to the national team at Wembley,” the defender told DAZN after…
The sale of Chelsea might proceed after a deal was struck between proprietor Roman Abramovich and authorities officers, the UK Telegraph stories. The 55-year-old was added to the UK government’s sanctioned people record on Thursday. Abramovich had introduced he was prepared to finish his 19-year tenure at Stamford Bridge initially of March amid requires Russian oligarchs to dwelling overseas to face repercussions within the wake of Vladimir Putin ‘s invasion of Ukraine. Sanctions imposed on Abramovich left the Blues doubting whether or not they would be capable to end the season though they had been issued with a sporting license to…
The Federal Competitors Shopper Safety Fee, in collaboration with the Impartial Corrupt Practices and different Associated Offences Fee, Nationwide Info Know-how Growth Company, and the Nigerian Police Drive, on Friday, raided some unlawful monetary establishments working on Opebi Street, Ikeja, Lagos. Among the many monetary establishments affected have been, GoCash, Okash, EasyCredit, Kashkash, Speedy Alternative, Straightforward Moni. The raid, the FCCPC mentioned, was in response to prospects’ complaints of malpractices by the monetary establishments. Talking throughout the raid, the Chief Government Officer, FCCPC, Babatunde Irukera, defined that prospects had accused the monetary establishments of violating their privateness of their debt…
Arsenal’s Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the English Premier League football match between Bournemouth and Arsenal at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: Juventus and Barcelona have approached Arsenal over the loan signing of striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. There is no offer on the table as yet and it would be a difficult deal to do given Aubameyang’s wages, thought to be around £350,000 a week. Arsenal are open to allowing Aubameyang to leave – but the deal would have to be financially acceptable to the club. Aubameyang, who was stripped of the…
The draw for the 2022 World Cup play-offs has seen Nigeria pitted towards Ghana. The 2 West African rivals will conflict for one World Cup slot on the 2022 version in Qatar. Egypt will battle Senegal, Cameroon tackle Algeria, DR Congo will lock horns with Morocco whereas Mali will slug it out towards Tunisia. The 2 legged battle begins in March. The play-off video games shall be performed on a house and away foundation between March 24-29 Of the ten concerned nations, solely Mali have by no means appeared at a World Cup finals earlier than with DR Congo that includes…
The president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has said Augustine Eguavoen could keep the national team job on a permanent basis, if he leads the country to glory at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Eguavoen took over the Super Eagles on an interim basis, after Gernot Rohr was sacked in December. He has led the team to two wins out of two fixtures at the AFCON in Cameroon, ensuring qualification for the knockout rounds. However, Jose Peseiro, who has notably coached Sporting in his native Portugal, Egyptian giants Al Ahly and Saudi Arabia, is due to start…