Saturday 27 February 2016

video: Leicester City 1 - 0 Norwich City [Premier League] Highlights 2015/16


Leicester City v Norwich City Lineups
Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Amartey, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs, Mahrez, Drinkwater, Kante, Albrighton, Okazaki, Vardy
Subs: King, Schlupp, Gray, Ulloa, Dyer, Wasilewski, Schwarzer

Norwich XI: : Ruddy, Ivo Pinto, Martin, Klose, Bennett, Redmond, Tettey, Howson, Brady, Naismith, Jerome
Subs: Mbokani, Bamford, Rudd, Jarvis, Mulumbu, Olsson, O'Neil


Lineups
Southampton XI: Forster, Cedric, van Dijk, Fonte, Targett, Bertrand, Romeu, Clasie, Steven Davis, Austin, Long.
Subs: Yoshida, Mane, Tadic, Martina, Ward-Prowse, Pelle, Stekelenburg

Chelsea XI: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Cahill, Ivanovic, Baba, Mikel, Fabregas, Willian, Hazard, Pedro, Costa
Subs: Begovic, Oscar, Traore, Kenedy, Remy, Matic, Loftus-Cheek

video: Real Madrid 0 - 1 Atletico Madrid [La Liga] Highlights 2015/16

 Line Up
Real Madrid lineup: Navas; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Danilo; Kroos, Modric, Isco; James, Benzema, Ronaldo.

Atletico Madrid lineup: Oblak; Juanfran, Godín, Giménez, Filipe Luis; Gabi, Augusto, Saúl, Koke; Griezmann, Torres.

Antoine Griezmann snatched Atletico Madrid's third successive win in their rivals' backyard as Real Madrid went down 1-0.

Swiss Gianni Infantino elected FIFA president till 2019


Gianni Infantino has been elected as the new FIFA president after pulling off 115 votes in the second round of polls to beat off favourite Salman Bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa into second while Prince Ali bin Hussein finished third.

Anthony Martial Injury "Not Heavy"- LVG


Luis Van Gaal has revealed that Martial's hamstring injury is"not heavy"

"He can be tired because he is only 20 and he has played all the matches, so it is not so remarkable, but what is remarkable is he stepped down himself"

NFF Reappoints Siasia

Nigeria has re-appointed Samson Siasia as Head Coach of the Senior National Football Team, Super Eagles. He will work with respected tactician Salisu Yusuf, FIFA U-17 World Cup –winner Emmanuel Amuneke and Alloy Agu for the upcoming 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Egypt.

The combination was recommended by the NFF Technical and Development Committee following Sunday Oliseh’s resignation on twitter in the early hours of Friday.

EPL: Leicester City v Norwich City Match Facts


Norwich City have won just one & lost nine of the last 12BPL away matches.

Only Mahrez (24) has been involved in more BPL goals (scored&assisted) than Vardy (22) this season.

Friday 26 February 2016

Its Liverpool vs Man United in Europa League Round of 16

Liverpool to play Manchester United, Tottenham drawn against Dortmund
Liverpool was drawn to play Manchester United in the last 16 of the Europa League.

Liverpool will welcome  United to Anfield on March 10 before travelling to Old Trafford on March 17

Draw in full

All you need to know about the FIFA Election

FIFA ELECTION WHO IS THE FAVOURITE?
Gianni Infantino and Shaikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa are the heavy favourites for this one.

Infantino has secured the majority of the European vote and is expected to do well with the South American vote.

Meanwhile, Sheikh Salman has received the support of the Asian federations, while the outcome could be decided by the African votes.

video: Liverpool 1 - 0 Augsburg [Europa League] Highlights 2015/16


James Milner's early penalty sealed Liverpool's progression to the last 16 of the Europa League with a 1-0 victory over Augsburg at Anfield.

Get video highlight of this and other Europa League matches below

video: Manchester United 5 – 1 FC Midtjylland [Europa League] Highlights 2015/16


Marcus Rashford marked his Manchester United debut with a brace to help Louis van Gaal 's side to a 5-1 victory over FC Midtjylland in the second leg of their Europa League last-32 clash last night.

The 18-year-old academy graduate, who was told he would start 30 minutes prior to kick-off after Anthony Martial injured himself in the warm up, yet stole the show

Sunday Oliseh resigns as Super Eagles coach



Sunday Oliseh has resigned as Super Eagles head coach.
The former Juventus midfielder, who took over from sacked Stephen Keshi seven months ago, on Thursday tendered his resignation letter and thank the NFF for giving him such opportunity.

Today In The Papers


Neymar is set to affirm his commitment to Barcelona by signing a new five-year deal to end interest from Man City & Man United.

Andriy Yarmolenko's agent has talked up the chance of his client joining Arsenal this summer, claiming he will turn down Barcelona to move to the EPL.

Guardiola wants Man City to make a move for young Ajax midfielder Riechedly Bazoer, a reported £24m target for Chelsea.

Thursday 25 February 2016

EPL UPDATES

Manchester United Had Two Long Term Injured Players Back

Valencia & Rojo are back in training.

20 Man United players available in training ahead of their Europa second leg tie against Midtjylland at Old Trafford:

video: Dynamo Kyiv 1 - 3 Manchester City [Champions League] Highlights 2015/16


Dynamo Kiev XI:
Shovkovskiy, Danilo Silva, Dragovic, Vida, Khacheridi, Rybalka, Garmash, Gonzalez, Buyalskiy, Yarmolenko, Teodorczyk.

Subs:Rudko, Veloso, Petrovic, Korzun, Gusev, Makarenko, Moraes.

Manchester City XI
Hart, Sagna, Kompany, Otamendi, Clichy, Fernando, Fernandinho, Toure, Silva, Sterling, Aguero.

Subs: Caballero, Demichelis, Zabaleta, Mangala, Kolarov, M.Garcia, Iheanacho.

Wednesday 24 February 2016

La Liga clubs Vs EPL Clubs in Europe this month


The debate on the best league in Europe is usually between the English Premier League and the Spanish La Liga, but football fans across the globe will always continue to debate on which is better between the two league.

Over the last five years, Spanish teams have been dominating the Europeans competitions which is a yardstick that can be measured both league as team from each league always partake in these competitions.

Below is the performance of teams from these leagues in europe over the week:

video: Juventus 2 – 2 Bayern Munich [Champions League] Highlights 2015/16

Team Line Ups
Juventus: Buffon, Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Bonucci, Evra, Cuadrado, Khedira, Marchisio, Pogba, Mandzukic, Dybala. 
Subs: Neto, Rugani, Sturaro, Pereyra, Hernanes, Zaza, Morata.

Bayern Munich: Neuer, Lahm, Kimmich, Alaba, Bernat, Vidal, Thiago, Muller, Robben, Costa, Lewandowski.
Subs: Ulreich, Benatia, Ribery, Rafinha, Alonso, Gotze, Coman.

video: Arsenal 0 – 2 Barcelona [Champions League] Highlights 2015/16

Lineups
Arsenal XI: Cech; Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal; Coquelin, Ramsey; Ox, Ozil, Alexis; Giroud
Subs: Ospina, Chambers, Gibbs, Flamini, Campbell, Walcott, Welbeck

Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen; Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Alba; Busquets, Rakitic, Iniesta; Messi, Suarez, Neymar
Subs: Bravo, Vermaelen, Mathieu, Roberto, Adriano, Vidal, Munir

Tuesday 23 February 2016

EPL NEWS UPDATES


Stop Ozil and Arsenal is dead!
Arsenal will be "practically dead" if Barca can nullify Mesut Ozil in tonight UCL clash, according to Thierry Henry.

"Ozil is incredible, he has a ton of assists," he told Barca's official website. He is playing very, very, very well, as he used to at Madrid. After two very difficult seasons he's doing very well.

We want Hiddink to stay-Mikel


Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel says 99% of the club's players want Guus Hiddink to become their permanent manager.

He said: "It is the choice of the owner, the club and the board. They will have to decide.

video: Shrewsbury Town 0 - 3 Manchester United [FA Cup] Highlights 2015/16


LINE UP
ShrewsburyXI: Leutwiler, Whitbread, Grandison, Black, Whalley, Brown, Grimmer, Ogogo, Mangan, Knight-Percival, Akpa Akpro
Subs : Halstead, Sadler, Vernon, Clark, Cole, Smith, Grandin

Man UnitedXI: Romero; Varela, Smalling, Blind, Borthwick-Jackson; Schneiderlin, Herrera; Memphis, Mata, Lingard; Martial
Subs : Henderson, McNair, Poole, Carrick, Pereira, Riley, Keane

Monday 22 February 2016

EPL UPDATES


Barcelona have told Guardiola to forget about signing Lionel Messi for Man City.

Louis van Gaal WILL be sacked if Man United lose at Shrewsbury in the FA Cup  this Monday

Man United plan to give the job to Ryan Giggs, not Jose Mourinho, according to reports.

Mourinho has a gentleman's agreement to take over at Man United, according to other reports.

COPA AMERICA 2016 DRAW, Argentina in group of 'Death'


There will be a repeat of the 2015 Copa America final as the draw for the centenary celebration of the South American football competition will see the 2015 Winner of the tournament, Chile takes on beaten finalist Argentina in group D.

Aubameyang: My dream is to play for Real Madrid


"My childhood dream? To play at Real Madrid.

"In 2014, before he died, I promised my grandfather that I would play there. It will be complicated, but it sits in a corner of my head.

Results of Weekend matches in Nigeria, Europe


NIGERIA PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE 

Plateau United 2-1 Niger Tornadoes
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Dolphins FC 1-0 Enyimba

Giwa 0-1 Ifeanyi Uba

El Kanemi 0-1 Wikki

Heartland FC 0-0 Warri Wolves

Kano Pillars 2-1 Enugu Rangers
Shooting Stars 0-1 Lobi Stars

Sunshine 1-1 Akwa United

Ikorodu United 1-1 Abia

Nasarawa 1-2 Mfm FC

Emirates FA Cup Sixth Round Fixtures

The draw for the Quarter final stage of the Emirate FA Cup have thrown up some interesting fixture as:

Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round Results with Goals Highlights


video: Chelsea 5 – 1 Manchester City [FA Cup] Highlights 2015/16

Line Ups
Man City: Caballero; Zabaleta, Adarabioyo, Demichelis, Kolarov; M. Garcia, Fernando, A. Garcia, Celina; Iheanacho, Faupala

Subs: Hart, Clichy, Humphreys, Kompany, Fernandinho, Barker, Sterling

Chelsea: Courtois; Azpilicueta, Cahill, Ivanovic, Baba Rahman; Fabregas, Mikel; Pedro, Willian, Hazard; Costa

Subs: Begovic, Miazga, Matic, Loftus-Cheek, Oscar, Traore, Remy