Christian Benteke doubled the Villians’ lead but goals from Daniel Sturridge and Steven Gerrard meant that the spoils were shared. Liverpool was looking uncomfortable defensively from the first whistle with Villa enjoying the better of the possession in the opening moments of the game. Daniel Sturridge found space on the edge of the box and…
Italian football club, AC Milan, has named its former player, Clarence Seedorf, as coach. The former Dutch midfielder is to replace the recently sacked Massimo Allegri. Milan’s immediate boss was shown the way out of the club after a poor run of results, which left the prestigious club 30 points behind table toppers, Juventus. Seedorf,…
Real Madrid player, Cristiano Ronaldo, has been announced as the 2013 winner of the prestigious FIFA Ballon D’or award. The former Manchester United footballer was named as the world’s best player at a ceremony held on Monday. Ronaldo could not hold back tears as he gave his acceptance speech. He thanked his teams (Real Madrid…
Manchester United manager, David Moyes, has maintained that he is unperturbed by the presence of Sir Alex Ferguson, his predecessor, at the club’s away matches. Moyes told journalists at a press conference after the Capital One Cup 2-1 defeat at Sunderland on Tuesday night. Manchester United suffered its first three successive defeats since 2001, and…
South Africa and Mozambique will kick-off the 2014 African Nations Championship when they clash in the Group A opener at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, 18h00 CAT. The host nation’s team has not had ideal preparation according to coach Gordon Igesund, who has had to wrangle over the availability of players from domestic clubs and…
Barclays Premier League club, Cardiff City, has named a former Manchester United striker, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, as its new manager. The ‘Baby-faced Assassin’ was announced as the handler of the Welsh soccer club on Thursday by the management. He replaces Malky Mackay, who was sacked by the club’s Malaysian owner, Vincent Tan, after their relationship…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria is now one leg in the FIFA World Cup to be held in Brazil in 2014. The national football team mauled the Flames of Malawi by two goals to nil in Calabar on Saturday evening. Emmanuel Emenike and Victor Moses shared the two goals by Nigeria against Malawi at the…
World’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, has urged new Manchester United coach, David Moyes, to hit the market and buy a creative midfielder ahead of the transfer deadline on Monday night (today). The Jamaican Manchester United fan said this on Sunday after United lost by a lone goal to Liverpool at Anfield in a Barclays Premier…
Manchester United suffered a loss at Anfield on Sunday afternoon as Daniel Sturridge’s fourth-minute strike was enough to hand Liverpool a victory in the contest. The tension-soaked match was stretched into 96 minutes as the Red Army tried to pick a point on the road. It was David Moyes’ first visit to the Merseyside since…
The ghosts of 2012 are finally laid to rest. Bayern Munich’s relentless revenge mission since their shameful Champions League final defeat to Chelsea on home soil has gone full circle with their Uefa Super Cup victory over Jose Mourinho’s side – ironically on penalties. The victory also heralds the beginning of a new era at…