Liverpool must again rely on fortress Anfield to inflict Napoli’s first Champions League defeat of the season if they are to avoid the disappointment of a group stage exit just over six months since appearing in last season’s final. The…
Mourinho reveals why he is not picking Fred (Supersport)
07 December 2018 Jose Mourinho suggested on Friday that Manchester United must get stronger defensively before he is ready to give Fred more games. United spent £52 million on buying the Brazil midfielder from Shakhtar Donetsk in June but he…
Sarri slams Chelsea’s complacency in defeat at Wolves (Supersport)
06 December 2018 Maurizio Sarri accused his Chelsea players of over-confidence after throwing away a lead to lose 2-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday. Chelsea looked to be on course for victory thanks to Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s early opener as the…
Biggest test for Sarri as stuttering Chelsea host City (Supersport)
6 December 2018 It has taken less than two weeks for the optimism generated by a 12-match unbeaten start to Maurizio Sarri’s reign at Stamford Bridge to fizzle out and this weekend the Italian faces his biggest test to date…
Mourinho aiming to stop rot as Man Utd season unravels (Punch)
December 4, 2018 Jose Mourinho needs to lift Manchester United’s morale quickly as a deflating run of performances threatens to throw their season off track completely but he faces a daunting task against a revitalised Arsenal. Mourinho’s team have not…
Aguero gives Manchester City injury scare (Guardian)
Pep Guardiola said he was warned by club doctors that top scorer Sergio Aguero could be ruled out until January if he aggravated a muscle injury. The Argentina international missed Saturday’s 3-1 win over Bournemouth and is doubtful to face…
Ajuma Ameh-Otache: Former Nigeria midfielder dies at 33 (BBC)
Ameh-Otache, who played for Nigeria at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, also won the African Women’s Cup of Nations that same year. “We are sad to hear of the sudden passing of former Nigeria midfielder, African Women’s Championship winner,…
DStv and GOtv beams UEFA Champions League
Matchday four in the group stage of the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League is headlined by the return matches between Juventus and Manchester United, Internazionale and Barcelona, as well as Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund . The latter clash between the…
14-year-old makes history in Paraguayan derby (Nation)
Aged 14, Fernando Ovelar is not old enough to drive, to vote or to drink but he is old enough to play professional football for Cerro Porteno. And on Sunday he became the youngest ever goalscorer in Paraguay’s biggest derby…
Parents ordered not to shout at children’s football matches to take pressure off kids
Rowdy parents are being banned from shouting out at children’s football matches this weekend in a bid to take pressure off youngsters and quell violent incidents. Mums and dads have been issued with a code of conduct to adhere to…