Manchester United defender Max Taylor has received his first senior call-up, 12 months after having chemotherapy treatment for testicular cancer. The 19-year-old has been named in a youthful squad for United’s Europa League group game against Astana in Kazakhstan on…
Yaya Toure names Matic his toughest opponent (DailyTrust)
Yaya Toure has named Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic as his toughest opponent. The former Ivory Coast international, who spent eight years with the Citizens before leaving last year, won three Premier League titles, two FA Cups as well as…
Jose Mourinho: Tottenham’s new manager says he will bring passion and happiness (BBC)
New Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has promised to bring “passion” and “happiness” to the club. The Portuguese, 56, was appointed on Wednesday morning, following the sacking of Mauricio Pochettino on Tuesday night. Former Chelsea and Manchester United boss Mourinho praised…
Jose Mourinho in talks to replace Mauricio Pochettino as Tottenham boss (BBC)
Former Manchester United and Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is in talks to replace Mauricio Pochettino as Tottenham manager. Pochettino, 47, was sacked as Spurs boss on Tuesday after five years in charge of the north London club. The Argentine led…
*Clampdown on noise pollution: Lagos shuts eight religious houses (Vanguard) *National Theatre: Consortium wants CBN to stop action on purported takeover (Nation)
Clampdown on noise pollution: Lagos shuts eight religious houses (Vanguard) The Lagos State Government, through the state Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, has sealed off eight religious outlets comprising of Mosques and Churches across the State for persistent environmental pollution and…
Man United blown off course again at Bournemouth (Guardian)
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted Manchester United had taken a “step back” after their mini-revival came to a crashing halt as Josh King’s strike earned Bournemouth a 1-0 win in treacherous weather conditions on England’s south coast. Solskjaer’s men had not…
Rashford shines as Manchester United send Chelsea out of Carabao cup (DailyTrust)
Marcus Rashford hit a brace to move Manchester United into the EFL Cup quarter-finals with a 2-1 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. A penalty and a spectacular free-kick from Rashford sealed a third away win in a…
Why Neymar didn’t make Ballon d’or 30-man shortlist (Punch)
Neymar’s absence from the list of 30 Ballon d’Or candidates was explained Tuesday by France Football magazine which organises the prestigious award. The magazine said events in what it called Neymar’s “année noire” (black year) justified his failure to be…
United always defend against us – Jurgen Klopp (BBC)
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said it is “a fact” that Manchester United always set up to defend against his side at Old Trafford. Klopp’s Premier League leaders needed a late Adam Lallana equaliser on Sunday to earn a 1-1 draw…