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Euro2020: Meet These 5 Players With African Heritage

2021-06-12T00:14:00.004-07:00

The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship began yesterday as the Azuris of Italy defeated Turkey by 3 goals to nill.

In this article let's take a look at five players with African heritage in this year's Euros.

1).Yussuf Poulsen - Denmark

Yussuf has a Tanzanian father but was born in Copenhagen Denmark, he plays for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig as a striker or winger

2).Glen Kamara - Finland

Kamara was born in Tampere, Finland into a family of Sierra Leonean descent, he plays for Glasgow Rangers in the Scottish premier league

3). Bukayo Ayoyinka Saka - England

Bukayo has Nigerian parents but was born in London, he plays for Arsenal football club.

4). Memphis Depay - Netherlands

Depay as a Ghanaian father but was born in Netherlands. The former Manchester United is currently on his way to join FC Barcelona.

5). Adama Traore - Spain

Traore was born in Barcelona to Malian parents, he plays for Wolverhampton Wanderer in the English Premier League.

Euro2020: Chelsea Tops The List Of Clubs With Most Players

2021-06-10T11:04:00.003-07:00

The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship is one day to go and all 24 countries have confirmed their squads for the tournament, and from the squads, Chelsea fc top the clubs with most players in the tournament.

The 2021 Uefa Champions League winner Chelsea is having 17 players follow by English Premier League champion Manchester City with 15 players.

Other clubs with most players in this year's tournament are Bayern Munich (14) Juventus (12) Dynamo Kiev (11) Manchester United (10)B, Muchengladbach(10), B, Dortmund (10), Liverpool (9), RB Leipzig (9) and Inter Milan (9).

England ( Ben Chilwell, Reece James,

Mason Mount)

Germany (Antonio Rüdiger, Timo Werner, Kai Havertz)

France (Kurt Zouma, NGolo Kante, Olivier Giroud)

Italy (Emerson, Jorginho)

Spain (Cesar Azpilicueta)

Croatia (Mateo Kovacic)

Scotland (Billy Gilmour)

Denmark (Andreas Christensen)

Belgium (Michy Batshuayi)

Wales ( Ethan Ampadu)

The Euro 2020 will run from 11 June to 11 July.

Photos: Check Out Beautiful Wives Of Some Top Footballers

2021-06-09T08:54:00.005-07:00

"Behind every Successful Man, there is a woman" This very popular saying also applies to Footballers, In this Article we take a look at beautiful wives or girlfriends of some top Footballers.

Edurné Garcia (David De gea)

Edurné Garcia is the girlfriend of Manchester United and Spain national team Goalkeeper David Gea, she is a Spanish Singer, Television Presenter and Actress.

Pilar Rubio (Sergio Ramos)

Pilar Rubio is the wife of Real Madrid and Spain national team star defender, Sergio Ramos. Pilar Rubio is a Spanish reporter and TV presenter.

Bruna Marquezine (Neymar)

Bruna Marquezine is a Brazilian actress who has had on and off relationship with Brazil And PSG star, Neymar Jr after they met seven years ago at a carnival in Rio De Janeiro.

Erika Choperana(Griezmann)

Erika Griezmann is the wife of France and Barcelona Star Forward, Antoine Griezmann, Erika is a Spanish psychologist. The pair have 2 children together, a boy and a girl, Mia Griezmann and Amaro Griezmann.

Mazda Magui (Mamadou Sakho)

Mazda Magui is the wife of Centre Back Mamadhou Sakho

Dillish Matthews (Emmanuel Adebayor)

The Namibian, Dillish Matthews who won the Big Brother Africa for her country is the partner of Togolose striker, Emmanuel Adebayor

Shakira (Gerard Pique)

Colombia Singer, actress, Dancer and Philanthropist, Shakira is the wife of Barcelona Centre Back, Gerard Pique.

The pair met at the 2010 edition of the World Cup and have since formed a romantic bond which got stronger as they got married in 2011 and have 2 children together.

Leonita Lekaj ( Granit Xhaka)

Leonita is the wife of Granit Xhaka, the pair have been together since 2015, when Xhaka was still in Borrusia Monchengladbach.

Rafaella Szabo (Axel Witsel Wife)

Rafaella Szabo is the wife of Belgium and Borrussia Dortmund midfielder, Axel Witsel.

Georgina Rodriguez (Cristiano Ronaldo)

The Spanish international is the partner of Juventus and Portugal star Forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, the pair met at a Gucci store in Madrid, where Georgina was working as a shop assistant and ever since that moment that pair had something going.

Alice Campello ( Alvaro Morata)

Alice Campello is an Italian Fashion designer and Mode and wife of Juventus and Spain forward, Alvaro Morata. The pair have 2 children together.

Top 10 Players To Watch At This Year's Euros

2021-06-06T00:57:00.003-07:00

The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2020 is just 5 days to go and here we want to look at the top ten players to watch at this year tournament.

Robert Lewandowski - Poland

Lewandowski is the first European Golden Boot winner from the Bundesliga since 1972, He is also the first Polish player to win this prize. He scored 48 goals in 40 appearances in all competitions for Bayern Munich this season.

Gerard Moreno - Spain

The Villarreal forward scored 30 goals across league and European competition this season and also won the Uefa Europa League title.

Cristiano Ronaldo - Portugal

At 36, Ronaldo scored 29 goals in 33 appearances for Juventus in the Italian Seria A this season and he also won the Seria A top scorer award.

Kilian Mbappe - France

Mbappe scored 42 goals in 47 appearances in all competitions for PSG this season and he also won the French ligue 1 top scorer award.

Reuben Dias - Portugal

The Manchester City defender helped City to win the Premier League title and was earlier today announced as the Premier League player of the season.

Harry Kane - England

Kane won the Premier League golden boot and playmaker awards after topping the individual tables with 23 goals and 14 assists.

Romelu Lukaku - Belgium

Lukaku score 24 goals and 10 assist in 36 appearances for Inter Milan in the Italian Seria A this season.

Ngolo Kante - France

The Chelsea midfielder was named the man of the match in the Uefa Champions League final match against Manchester City.

Kelvin De Bryune - Belgium

De Bryune was another stand out player for Manchester City this season as he helped them to win the Premier League title.

Karim Benzema - France

Benzema helped Real Madrid to a second place finish in the Spanish La Liga with 23 goal and 9 assist in 34 appearances this season.

Lovely Photos Of Former Manchester United Striker Odion Ighalo With Mum And His Range Rover Jeep

2021-06-05T09:15:00.001-07:00

Former Manchester United striker Odion Jude Ighalo has posted some lovely pictures of himself with his mummy and his Range Rover Jeep.

The Al-Shabab of Saudi Arabia striker is currently in Saudi Arabia with his mummy. Ighalo posted pictures on his Instagram and Twitter accounts with caption "She's my queen, I will do anything for her. #mama #onholiday #motherandson"

The former Nigeria international left Manchester United in January this year after his loan deal expired.

Ighalo has played for Udinese in Italy, Granada in Spain, Watford in England, Chanchung Yatai in China, and Manchester United before he joined Al-Shabab of Saudi Arabia.

Odion Ighalo retired from international football immediately after he led the super eagles to a third place finish at 2019 nations cup in Egypt.

Fans React As Super Eagles Lost To Cameroon For The First Time In 21 Years

2021-06-04T15:15:00.005-07:00

NGR

Nigeria Super Eagles this evening lost to the indomitable lion of Cameroon for the first time since Ghana/Nigeria nation cup in year 2000.

A first half strike from Fulham midfielder André-Frank Zambo Anguissa was all Cameroon needed to claim the victory.

With the set of players in the super eagles team at the moment the fans expected a better result from coach Gernot Rohr led team.

With tonight defeat, some of the football fans took to Twitter to express their displeasure with Eagles performance.

OptaSuperEagles (@OptaSuper) Tweeted:

#NGACMR

Paul Onuachu - 35 goals

Kelechi Iheanacho - 19 goals

Terem Moffi - 15 goals

All our strikers for today's game had a combined 69 goals for their club sides in 20/21. Yet we failed to score a single goal tonight.

SOULJAH BOY 🚔👮🏿‍♂️🔫🇺🇸🇳🇬 (@godbless_naija) Tweeted:

The Nigerian Super Eagles playing Man City’s style while Cameroon is playing Chelsea’s style ... the rest is history #NGACMR.

W.E.T (@offixial_tam) Tweeted:

Rohr cannot take this team beyond this level, we need a better technical coach. The team is too rigid, no game pattern.#NGACMR.

Tomiwa Ojo (@10Qmedia) Tweeted:

- The only positive would have been more minutes for the new players.

- Shehu has no business in the Super Eagles.

- Iwobi CAN'T play on the wings for the Super Eagles.

- The midfield needs something different.

- Rohr has to be less rigid

#NGACMR.

Jidechi Chidiezie (@Jidechi_) Tweeted:

Okay, time go write how Gernot Rohr is the reason we lost this game against Cameroon 😏 #NGACMR.

Chidindu ☁ (@idikaicn) Tweeted:

Thank God it's Nigeria that lost today not UAR 😤 #NGACMR.

Meanwhile Super Eagles will play Cameroon for the second time on June 8 at the same venue, 5pm Nigeria time.

Photos:Chelsea goalkeeper Édouard Mendy gets an ovation from Senegalese Team For Winning The UCL

2021-06-04T07:58:00.007-07:00

Chelsea Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy was greeted with a round of applause

when he arrived at the Senegal National team camp, after winning the Champions League.

Mendy who helped the Blues lift the UEFA champions league trophy after a 1-0 victory against Man City last weekend called Sadio Mane "best player" and gave him a special hug.

Edouard Mendy became the first African player to play in the UEFA champions league final, Mendy saved 31 out of 34 shots faced in the UCL this season. That's a save percentage of 91.2%, the highest of any goalkeeper in a single Champions League season.

Mendy who was unemployed as at 2014, praises his Mum immediately after winning the UCL for her advise:

“It was my mother who advised me to sign up for unemployment benefits (in 2014). Sometimes I think about that and I wish it on nobody. I told myself a dozen times that for me, football was finished.”

Edouard Mendy's 2020-21 Champions League Campaign:

Games: 12

Clean Sheets: 9

Shots on Target Faced: 34

Saves Made: 31

Save Percentage: 91.2%

Post-shot xG: 5.7

Goals Actually Conceded: 3

Most Clean Sheets

Least Goals Conceeded

Ten Key Players That Will Miss This Year Euros

2021-06-04T00:37:00.002-07:00

As the Euro 2020 tournament getting closer, we want to take a look at the stars who will miss the tournament.

Virgil Van Dijk - Netherlands

The Liverpool centre back is not available for this tournament due the injury he sustained while playing for Liverpool. The lanky defender is one of the key players for the Dutch national team.

Erling Halaand - Norway

Norway failed to qualify for this tournament. The Dortmund striker is one of the most deadliest striker in the world football today.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic- Sweden

Zlatan is out of this tournament due to injury. The AC Milan striker was earlier recalled back to the swedish national team before he sustained this injury.

Sergio Ramos - Spain

The Real Madrid defender is left out of this tournament by coach Luiz Enrique due to frequent injury and poor form.

Jan Oblak - Slovenia

The Athletico Madrid goalkeeper will not be playing in this tournament as Slovenia failed to qualify. Oblak recently won the Spanish la Liga title with the Madrid side.

Andre Ster stegen - Germany

The Barcelona number one goalkeeper is out of this tournament due to injury.

Martin Odegaard - Norway

Just like Halaand, the Real Madrid midfielder will not be part of this tournament as Norway failed to qualify.

Julian Draxler - Germany

The PSG winger is left out of the 24 man squad by coach Joachim Low.

Dayot Upamecano - France

The RB Leipzig defender failed to make the French 24 man squad to the tournament.

Miralem Pjanic - Bosnia

The Barcelona winger will not be playing in this tournament as Bosnia failed to qualify.

Fans React Sarcastically As Nicklas Bendtner Retires From Football At Age 33

2021-06-03T13:50:00.002-07:00

Nicklas Bendtner popularly known as Lord Bentner by football fans for his goal scoring misses, has officially retired from football at the age of 33years.

The former Arsenal striker spent the better part of his career with Arsenal football club before he moved to Juventus on loan.

The former Denmark international officially announced his retirement from football today and football fans started reacting to his retirement news sarcastically.

Here are some of the fans reactions on Twitter:

ARSENAL KENYA (@ArsenalInKenya) Tweeted:

It breaks my heart to say that Lord Bendtner has retired from football today at the age of 33😔One of the all time greats who dazzled defenders with his pace, Quick feet, Ruthless finishing and unmatched physical ability.

Oniletvng (@Oniletvng) Tweeted:

Happy Birthday & Happy Retirement to Lord Bendtner...The Greatest Striker Ever Liveth 🙃.

Pogba6 (@ThecreaterPogba) Tweeted:

@SquawkaNews Oh no🥺🥺🥺🥺

lord bendtner always and forever greatest footballer in the world thanks for memory. Lord we miss you.

POOJA... (@PoojaMedia) Tweeted:

Lord Bendtner has announced his retirement from football.

He could’ve been famous for his sets under Wenger to win the Champions League but the ref gave RVP a red card against Pep’s Man City.

Kendrick (@Kendrick_Amazin) Tweeted:

@Arsenal Lionel Messi and Ronaldo combined goals for Denmark: 0

Lord Bendtner goals for Denmark: 24

Goat debate settled.

Frapapa (@FrapapaOfficial) Tweeted:

End of an era! Lord Bendtner Retires from Football. The foward played for teams like Juventus, Arsenal and Wolfsburg. Happy retirement Lord Bendtner!

Arteta’s Son (@AFCoen_) Tweeted:

He’s officially retired. Thank you for everything Lord Bendtner.

Top 10 Nigerian Footballers With The Biggest Achievements In The Just Concluded European League Season

2021-06-02T23:00:00.004-07:00

The just concluded 2020/2021 European League Season is one of the best for Nigerian footballers as most of them achieved personal or collective glory with their club sides.

Samuel Chukwueze -Villarreal

Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze won the UEFA Europa League with the yellow submarine as they defeated Manchester United 11-10 on penalty in the final.

Paul Onuachu - Genk

The lanky forward scored 33 league goals to break the Jupiter League scoring record in this era. He won the Belgian Cup, golden boots and player of the season awards in the process.

Joe Aribo - Rangers

Joseph Ayodele Aribo became the invisible with Glasgow Rangers as they won the Scottish premier league undefeated.

Leon Balogun - Rangers

The Super Eagles center back also became the invisible with the Rangers team.

Asisat Oshoala - Barcelona Femeni

Oshoala became the first African to win the UEFA women champions league and also won two additional trophies.

Kelechi Iheanacho - Leicester City

The Nigeria international won the Epl player of the month of March award and also won the English FA Cup.

Wilfred Ndidi - Leicester City

The defensive midfielder also won the English FA Cup with Leicester.

Simy Nwankwo - Crotone

The lanky striker became the first Nigerian to score 20 league goals in the Italian Seria A .

Maduka Okoye - Sparta Rotherdam

The Nigeria goalkeeper in his first season in Holland was selected in the Eredivise team of the season.

Peter Olayinka - Slavia Prague

Peter Olayinka won the Czech First League and Czech Cup with Slavia Prague.

Akinkunmi Amoo - Hammarby

The 18 years old Amoo won the Swedish Cup in his first season at the club.

Chelsea Defender Anthony Rudiger Welcome Second Baby

2021-06-02T15:06:00.004-07:00

Chelsea and German center back Anthony Rudiger has welcome his second child.

Rudiger who just won the UEFA champions league title with Chelsea took to his Twitter handle to announce the arrival of his bouncing baby.

"Alhamdulillah for everything - God always has a better plan than we do !!! Aaliyah Trophy Rüdiger - My biggest „Trophy“ Proud dad for the 2nd time. #AlwaysBelieve"

The center back has also been selected to the German squad for Euro 2020.

Congratulations Rudi!!

Check Out Top 4 Teams With The Strongest Squad At This Year Euros

2021-06-02T05:39:00.004-07:00

All 24 teams have confirmed their squads for the final tournament, which runs from 11 June to 11 July but their are some teams with more stronger squad than others.

Here we want to take a look at the top 4 teams with the stronger squad base on their players performance in the just concluded European league season.

1) France

The Les Blues are the current world champion and they are also currently ranked 2th on FIFA ranking. They have some of the best players in their rank, like Karim Benzema, Ngolo Kante, paul Pogba and more.

France 26-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Mike Maignan (Milan)

Defenders: Lucas Digne (Everton), Léo Dubois (Lyon), Lucas Hernandez (Bayern), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris), Jules Koundé (Sevilla), Clément Lenglet (Barcelona), Benjamin Pavard (Bayern), Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid), Kurt Zouma (Chelsea)

Midfielders: N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), Thomas Lemar (Atlético Madrid), Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham), Corentin Tolisso (Bayern)

Forwards: Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Kingsley Coman (Bayern), Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), Kylian Mbappé (Paris), Marcus Thuram (Mönchengladbach).

2) Belgium

The Red Devil are currently ranked number 1 on FIFA ranking and they also have some of the best players in the world, like Kevin De Bryune, Romelu Lukaku Eden Hazard and more.

Belgium 26-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Simon Mignolet (Club Brugge), Matz Sels (Strasbourg)

Defenders: Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham), Dedryck Boyata (Hertha Berlin), Jason Denayer (Lyon), Thomas Vermaelen (Vissel Kobe), Jan Vertonghen (Benfica)

Midfielders: Timothy Castagne (Leicester), Nacer Chadli (İstanbul Başakşehir), Yannick Carrasco (Atlético Madrid), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), Thorgan Hazard (Dortmund), Thomas Meunier (Dortmund), Dennis Praet (Leicester), Youri Tielemans (Leicester), Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), Axel Witsel (Dortmund)

Forwards: Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace), Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), Jeremy Doku (Rennes), Eden Hazard (Real Madrid), Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan), Dries Mertens (Napoli), Leandro Trossard (Brighton).

3). England

The Three Lions are one of the best teams in the world and they have so many interesting young talents in their squad, like Rashford, Sancho, Foden, Mount and Saka.

England 26-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Manchester United), Sam Johnstone (West Bromwich Albion), Jordan Pickford (Everton)

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), Conor Coady (Wolves), Reece James (Chelsea), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Atlético), Kyle Walker (Manchester City)

Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Dortmund), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United), Declan Rice (West Ham)

Forwards: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), Harry Kane (Tottenham), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Jadon Sancho (Dortmund), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).

4). Croatia

Croatia also have a very solid squad and they are also one of the best teams in the world.

Croatia 26-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Dominik Livaković (Dinamo Zagreb), Lovre Kalinić (Hajduk Split), Simon Sluga (Luton)

Defenders: Šime Vrsaljko (Atlético Madrid), Borna Barišić (Rangers), Duje Ćaleta-Car (Marseille), Dejan Lovren (Zenit), Josip Juranović (Legia Warszawa), Domagoj Vida (Beşiktaş), Joško Gvardiol (Leipzig), Domagoj Bradarić (LOSC Lille), Mile Škorić (Osijek)

Midfielders: Mateo Kovačić (Chelsea), Luka Modrić (Real Madrid), Marcelo Brozović (Inter Milan), Milan Badelj (Genoa), Nikola Vlašić (CSKA Moskva), Mario Pašalić (Atalanta), Ivan Perišić (Inter Milan), Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), Mislav Oršić (Dinamo Zagreb), Luka Ivanušec (Dinamo Zagreb)

Forwards: Ante Rebić (AC Milan), Bruno Petković (Dinamo Zagreb), Ante Budimir (Osasuna), Andrej Kramarić (Hoffenheim)

Hilarious Video: Watch Super Eagles Choir Section Singing In The Team Bus

2021-06-01T13:51:00.001-07:00

As Nigeria Super Eagle preparing to take on the indomitable lion of Cameroon in an international friendly match in few days time, the team have released an hilarious video of some players led by Kelechi Iheanacho singing a christian song in hilarious way.

Super Eagles will face the indomitable lion of Cameroon in two separate friendlies in few days time.

Watch the video

The three-time African champions will take on their arch-rivals at the Weiner Neustadt Stadium in Austria on Friday, June 4, as part of preparations for the World Cup qualifying series.

Meanwhile some of the players invited for the double header friendly have withdrawn from the team due to some personal reasons.

At the moment these are players in camp according to NFF official Twitter handle: M. Simon, M. Okoye, F. Uzoho, J. Noble, W. Troost-Ekong, A. Iwobi, S. Abdullahi, W. Ndidi, K. Iheanacho, C. Awaziem, J. Collins, O. Etebo, V. Ozonwafor, A. Iwuala, A. Marcus, T. Moffi, P. Olayinka, S. Tijani.

Photos: Asisat Oshoala Poses With Nigeria Flag After Winning Her Third Trophy of The Season

2021-05-31T06:01:00.002-07:00

Super Falcon striker Asisat Oshoala poses with Nigeria flag after her team Barcelona Femeni won the Copa de la Reina in Spain yesterday.

It was a treble winning season for Asisat and her Barcelona side having already won the UEFA Women champions league and the Spanish women league title .

The former Liverpool striker is undoubtedly having her best season ever, she earlier became the first African female footballer to win the UEFA Women champions league title.

The four times Africa female footballer of the year is on track for her fifth award as Africa best with her performance this season.

The 26 years old Oshoala previously represented Fc Robo, Rivers Angel, Liverpool ladies, Arsenal and Dalian Quanjian before she joined Barcelona femeni.

Oshoala has won three Africa women nations cup with the falcons and also a golden boot in the 2014 Under-20 World Cup.

Arsenal Fans React To Chelsea UCL Triumph With Another Kroenke Out Campaign

2021-05-30T06:09:00.008-07:00

Chelsea Uefa champions league triumph over Manchester City yesterday continue to trend and this doesn't go down well with most Arsenal fans as both teams are rival in London.

Chelsea football club have already won the UEFA champions league twice since Roman Abrahinmovic took over as Chelsea owner in 2004. while Arsenal only appearance in the UCL final was in 2006 without winning any.

Arsenal fans took to Twitter to express their displeasure with the way Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke is running the club by starting another #kroenkeout campaign on Twitter.

Here are some of the tweets from some annoyed Arsenal fans:

ARSENAL (@tomgunner14) Tweeted:

Stan Kroenke is on record warning Arsenal fans that he did not buy the club to win trophies.

While Abramovich has insisted his Chelsea ambition remains intact and that he wants to keep winning trophies at Stamford Bridge.

Big difference

#KroenkeOut.

Donald (MPSN) (@Rx_Donayo) Tweeted: You can choose to hate Abrahamovic but you can’t doubt his love for Chelsea and what he’s ownership of the club has brought them, same can’t be said of Arsenal, hence 👉🏿 #KroenkeOut.

Patrick Timmons (@PatrickTimmons1) Tweeted:

Say what you like about Abramovic, but you can’t deny his love for Chelsea. Compare the club when he arrived vs the club now. That’s what a committed owner can bring. Each year, we’re falling further & further behind the pack. Enough is enough. #KroenkeOut.

Turkish 🇹🇷🇮🇪 (@TurkishLDN) Tweeted:seeing Chelsea win another CL hurts to say the least...

I’ll never forgive Wenger and some of our fan groups for the way they hounded Usmanov out the club. Only to then go quiet whilst Kroenke bent us all over and created what we’ve become.

#KroenkeOut

#SellArsenal.

WelBeast (@WelBeast) Tweeted:

Are the Kroenke's watching this? When they took over we were miles ahead of Chelsea. Now look at us. Love Arsenal, hate the Kroenkes #KroenkeOut.

JoeTheGooner (@JoeTheGooner1) Tweeted: This Chelsea CL win just highlights what the Kroenke's have held us back from. #KroenkeOut.

Since Abrahinmovic took over Chelsea football club they have won 2 UEFA champions league and 2 UEFA Europa league titles.

Chelsea Ends Manchester City Treble Dream As They won Their Second UCL Title In Style

2021-05-30T00:43:00.002-07:00

Chelsea football club have won their second UEFA Champions League title as they defeated the Pep Guardiola led Manchester City 1-0 in Portugal.

The premier league champion Manchester City were hoping to complete a treble this season having won the Carabao Cup and the Premier league title but Chelsea ended their treble dream tonight with a Kai Havertz's first-half goal.

Since arriving in England, Thomas Tuchel has defeated Pep three times in all competitions. Chelsea are only the third club to achieve this feat after Real Madrid and Liverpool.

Chelsea last won the champions league title in 2012 when Drogba led Chelsea to victory over Bayern Munich in the final.

Chelsea won their Champions League tonight in front of thousands of English fans in Porto, Portugal.

Brentford have been promoted to the Premier League after 74 years

2021-05-29T10:35:00.006-07:00

Brentford will play in the top flight next season for the first time in 74 years after beating Swansea 2-0 in the Championship play-off final.

Brentford will be the 50th club to play in the Premier League and 10th from London next season, the Premier League 30th season.Thus 50 of 92 league clubs, or 54%, will have played PL football at some point.

This is the first time in the club history, first time in the top division of English football since 1947. As recently as 2009 the club was in the fourth tier.

Brentford's record in the EFL play-offs:

1990/91: Semi-finals

1994/95: Semi-finals

1996/97: Runners-up

2001/02: Runners-up

2004/05: Semi-finals

2005/06: Semi-finals

2012/13: Runners-up

2014/15: Semi-finals

2019/20: Runners-up

2020/21: Promoted.

Meanwhile Brentford striker Ivan Toney is hungry for more after his record-breaking season with Brentford in the Championship.

"I'm a Premier League striker and I can't wait to score some goals!".

Edouard Mendy Is Set To Become The First African Goalkeeper To Play In a UCL Final

2021-05-28T13:05:00.004-07:00

Chelsea and Senegalese goalkeeper Edouard Mendy is set to become the first African goalkeeper to play in the UEFA Champions League Final when his team Chelsea take on Manchester City on Saturday.

Edouard Mendy has kept 8 clean sheets in 11 UCL matches for Chelsea, conceding just thrice.

Edouard Mendy in this season's Champions League:

Games: 11

Shots on Target Faced: 32

Saves Made: 29

Save Percentage: 90.6%

Post-shot xG: 5.5

Goals Actually Conceded: 3

Clean Sheets: 8.

Apart from been the first African to play in the UCL final Mendy will also become the first black goalkeeper to feature in the UCL final since Dida in 2007.

Dida on Mendy: "It’s certainly great to see a black goalkeeper in the Champions League final. This means that it is the merit and skills of a goalkeeper to be rewarded, not the colour of his skin. I think we should not be surprised by this as it should become normal."

Meanwhile Chelsea and France international midfielder Ngolo Kante is also back in full training and he's set to start against the Citizens.

Chelsea predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Mendy; Christensen, Silva, Rudiger; Azpilicueta, Kante, Jorginho, Chilwell; Ziyech, Mount; Werner

Former Super Eagles Striker Odion Ighalo Launches a Mobile Browser

2021-05-26T03:59:00.001-07:00

Former Super Eagles and Manchester United striker, Odion Ighalo, has launched a mobile browser which doubles as a means of supporting his foundation.

In a statement released on his Twitter handle @ighalojude "Hi Guys, I'm happy to introduce you to Odion Ighalo mobile browser, Downloading and using the browser is a way of supporting the Ighalo Orphanage Foundation Every time you use the Odion Ighalo browser".

"you're contributing to the growth of the Orphanage Foundation.

The Browser is free and available for downloads on Google playstore and Apple Store. Simply search for Odion Ighalo Browser or follow the link in my bio"

Ighalo who currently plays for Al-Shabab of Saudi Arabia is also entitled to a medal should Manchester United win the Europa League tonight against Villarreal.

Odion has played for Udinese, Granada, Watford, Chanchung Yatai and Manchester United before he moved to Al-Shabab of Saudi Arabia this January.

Chukwueze, Balogun, Aribo and Ajayi Misses Out In Eagles Revised list for Cameroon Friendly

2021-05-24T14:42:00.004-07:00

Nigeria football federation NFF today reduced the number of players invited for the international friendly match against the indomitable lion of Cameroon to 24 with some key players left out.

In a revised list released on their verified Twitter handle, key players like Samuel Chukwueze, Leon Balogun, Joseph Aribo, Zaidu sanusi, Semi Ajayi, Henry Onyekuru, Sadiq Umar and goalkeeper ikeckuwu Ezemwa are left out.

Nigeria’s Super Eagles are set to take on the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in two separate friendlies in Austria next month.

The three-time African champions will take on their arch-rivals at the Weiner Neustadt Stadium in Austria on Friday, June 4, as part of preparations for the World Cup qualifying series.

Meanwhile Villarreal of Spain winger Samuel Chukwueze is set to face Manchester United on Wednesday after he recovered from injury he sustained against Arsenal in the Semi-final of the Europa league.

Harry Kane Beats Salah And De Bruyne To Golden Boot And Playmaker's Awards

2021-05-23T12:16:00.000-07:00

Tottenham Hospur striker Harry Kane was presented with the Coca cola Golden Boot and Playmaker awards after topping the individual tables with 23 goals and 14 assists.

The awards means Harry Kane has recorded his best-ever Premier League goal contribution in a single (37).

Harry Kane becomes only the third player in Premier League history to finish with the most goals and the most assists in a single season.

The England international is also the first English player to provide the most assists in a Premier League season since Steven Gerrard in 2013/14 season.

Kane beat both Mohammed Salah and Kevin De Bryune to the number of goals and assist this Season with Salah finishing with 22 goals and De Bryune with 13 assist.

Erling Haaland Swapped Shirts With Veteran Bundesliga Referee Manuel Grafe After Officiating His Final Match

2021-05-23T05:46:00.002-07:00

Borussia Dortmund striker Erling

Haaland showed his class by exchanging his shirt with referee Manuel Grafe and posing for pictures after a Bundesliga game.

Borussia Dortmund as a team also bade a wonderful farewell for referee Manuel Gräfe after 17 years in the Bundesliga. One of the best in the business, has received an enormous amount of praise from players & clubs.

Manuel Gräfe can no longer officiate in the Bundesliga after reaching the age of 47 the age limit set by the DFB.

Manuel Gräfe is a German football referee who is based in Berlin. He was a FIFA referee between 2007 and 2018.

Meanwhile Erling Haaland becomes the first Under-21 player to reach the 40-goal mark in a season with a European Top 5 club in an official competition since Ronaldo de Lima with FC Barcelona in 1996/97.

40 goals scored in one season for the first time by U-21 players from Europe's top 5 leagues:

Erling Haaland - 20 years old

Ronaldo - 20 years old

Kylian Mbappé - 22 years old

Leo Messi - 22 years old

Cristiano Ronaldo - 23 years old.

Photos: Luis Suarez In Tears After Winning The La Liga Title With Athletico Madrid

2021-05-22T12:20:00.002-07:00

Former Barcelona striker Luiz Alberto Suarez was in tears when he won the Spanish La Liga title with Athletico Madrid in his first season at the club after they came from behind to beat the hard fought Real Valladolid 2-1.

The Uruguayan international left Barcelona last summer after six years at the club. He scored 21 goals for Atletico this season, including the winners in the last two matches which were instrumental in them winning the league.

Emotional Suarez claim Barcelona did not value him: “Barcelona didn't value me... they underestimated me and Atletico opened their doors to give me an opportunity. I will always be grateful to this club for trusting in me”.

His 21 goals in 32 games fire Atletico Madrid to La Liga glory. The 34-year-old has now won the league in 5 of his 7 seasons in Spain.

Since moving to Spain in 2014:

321 games (38 for Atletico)

219 goals (21 for Atletico)

5x La Liga (1 for Athletico)

Champions League

World Club Cup

14 total trophies.

Congratulations to El Pistolero!

Desire Oparanozie Misses Out As Super Falcon's Coach Invites 25 to Camp For Summer Series tour of America

2021-05-22T02:22:00.002-07:00

Super Falcon Coach Randy Waldrum has made a provisional list of 25 players for the upcoming Summer Series tour of the United States of America and the big name missing in the list is Desire Oparanozie.

The in-form Dijon of France striker has not been invited to the national team since the super falcon last outing at the world cup in France 2019.

Coach Waldrum has made it known that only 23 players will make the trip to the US, meaning two players will be dropped from the provisional squad.

The nine-time African champions will play four-time world champions USA, Portugal and Jamaica at the BBVA Stadium in Houston and at the brand-new, $240million Q2 Stadium in Austin.

The match between the Super Falcons of Nigeria and the USA will be the first-ever football match at the state-of-the-art Q2 stadium while the remaining two matches will be at the BBVA stadium according to NFF website

THE FULL LIST

Goalkeepers:

Tochukwu Oluehi (CD Pozoalbense, Spain)

Chiamaka Nnadozie (Paris FC, France)

Inyene Etim (Abia Angels FC)

Defenders:

Onome Ebi (Minsk FC, Belarus)

Gloria Ogbonna (Edo Queens FC) Osinachi Ohale (Madrid CFF, Spain) Oluwatosin Dimehin (Sunshine Queens FC)

Chidinma Okeke (Madrid CFF, Spain) Abidemi Ibe (Bayelsa Queens FC) Patricia George (Sands FC, Germany) Esther Ogbonna (Sunshine Queens FC)

Midfielders:

Rita Chikwelu (Madrid CFF, Spain) Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene (Eskilstuna FC, Sweden)

Celine Ottah (Bayelsa Queens FC) Halimatu Ayinde (Eskilstuna FC, Sweden)

Oyedupe Payne (Sevilla FC, Spain) Amanda Mbadi (Bayelsa Queens FC)

Forwards:

Asisat Oshoala (FC Barcelona, Spain) Vivian Ikechukwu (Rivers Angels FC) Uchenna Kanu (Linkopings FC, Sweden)

Rasheedat Ajibade (Atletico Madrid FC, Spain)

Francisca Ordega (Levante FC, Spain)

Gift Monday (FC Robo Queens)

Joy Bokiri (Bayelsa Queens FC) Charity Adule (SD Eibars FC, Spain)

Kelechi Iheanacho Leads Premier League Goalscoring Chart On Per-minute Basis This Season

2021-05-21T07:25:00.004-07:00

Leicester City Forward Kelechi iheanacho is having his best season ever since he arrived the premiership. The forward is currently leading the goalscoring chart ahead of players like Harry Kane, Cavani and Salah base on number of minutes played so far this season.

Goals Per 90min

Kelechi iheanacho - 0.79

Diogo Jota. - 0.73

Harry Kane - 0.66

Mohammed Salah. -0.66

Edinson Cavani. -.0.65.

The super eagles striker has scored 19 goals with 7 assist in 38 appearances in all competition for Leicester so far this season and he also won the premier league player of the month of March award.

Kelechi Iheanacho has scored 12 goals in 24 premier league appearances so far this season and also created a record as the first premiere league player to score in every single day of the week in a single Season.

Iheanacho began his senior career at Manchester City during the 2015–16 season before he moved to Leicester City in 2017 for a reported £25 million fee.