Aurélien Tchouaméni, a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid, has joined the group of athletes bemoaning the hectic football calendar. The defensive midfielder Tchouaméni, who is currently 23 years old, stated that because of the quantity of games players must play, it would be challenging for them to retire at the age of 38 or 39. Football players have been complaining about how many games they have to play for years, attributing their constant ailments on their hectic schedule. Virgil van Dijk, the captain of both Liverpool and the Netherlands, recently told Naija News that players in the Premier League should…
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Ange Postecoglou, the manager of Tottenham Hotspur, has won the Premier League manager of the month award twice in a row. Ange Postecoglou became the first coach to win the Premier League accolade in back-to-back months after just two months in the league when he was named manager of the month in September, September 13, and August. To become the September manager of the month, the Australian manager defeated such elite contenders as Eddie Howe, Mikel Arteta, Unai Emery, and Jurgen Klopp. In the English Premier League, Postecoglou is undefeated. In the four games Spurs played in September, he recorded…
The legendary player for Manchester United, David Beckham, has refuted rumors that he is in talks with Qatar to acquire the league’s top team. There were rumors earlier this month that David Beckham and Sheikh Jassim, the billionaire from Qatar, were teaming up to try and acquire Manchester United. Remember that Sheikh Jassim has been the front-runner to buy Manchester United since the summer of 2022, when the club’s present owners, the Glazers family, placed it up for sale? While Sir Jim Ratcliffe, his main adversary, is vying for majority ownership of the Premier League team, the Qatari billionaire is…
The football teams of the English Premier League and Arsenal have responded to the terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas by pledging to remember the victims. When Hamas attacked Israel on Saturday, it caught them off guard. They slaughtered hundreds of people and abducted about 150 more. The Israeli government launched rockets into Gaza, the terrorist organization’s base, on Sunday and declared war on Hamas. It is stated that civilians were killed in the aforementioned attack. As a result, even if the majority of Western nations have backed Israel, many of them oppose the airstrikes on Gaza. However, earlier this…
According to Jose Peseiro, the head coach of the Nigerian Super Eagles, the team’s players encouraged him to stay on as coach. Remember that on May 15, 2022, Peseiro took over as the Super Eagles’ head coach. It took months for the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to be able to confirm his contract extension after it had expired earlier this year. Before his contract was extended, Peseiro demonstrated his love for the Super Eagles by taking a wage reduction and agreeing to a few unexpected terms. The Super Eagles will be led by the Portuguese tactician to the 2023 Africa…
Earlier today, October 13, in Portugal, the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Saudi Arabia played an international friendly that ended in a draw. At the Estádio Municipal de Portimão, the friendly match was hotly contested, with the Saudi team just missing out on an upset. The Super Eagles controlled the first half of the match and had numerous opportunities, but they were unable to convert them. Salman Al-Faraj’s goal in the 60th minute of the second half gave Saudi Arabia the lead despite the Nigerian squad having numerous opportunities. The Saudi national football squad, led by former Manchester City manager…
Victor Osimhen, the star striker for the Super Eagles, will have an MRI after suffering an injury on Friday, October 13, 2023, while Nigeria was playing Saudi Arabia in Portugal. The Super Eagles of Nigeria and Saudi Arabia drew in the highly anticipated international friendly at the Estádio Municipal de Portimão, according to Naija News. Both teams scored twice in the last minute of play to force a draw. However, Osimhen was substituted off the field in the 55th minute of the match due to an injury. He was subsequently succeeded by Terem Moffi. It has now been disclosed that…
Manchester City, an English Premier League team, has reportedly prevented midfielder Kalvin Phillips from leaving the team at the conclusion of the summer transfer window, according to Football Insider. As far as Naija News is aware, Phillips has only played 760 minutes for his new team, Pep Guardiola’s, following his £45 million transfer from Leeds United last year. The season before, Phillips was little used because he was farther down the hierarchy of his position than players like Rodri and John Stones. The Citizens are said to have refused the 27-year-old’s request to quit the club in spite of the…
According to reports, Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, a banker from Qatar, has lost interest in purchasing Manchester United, a premier English Premier League team. As far as Naija News is aware, Manchester United had already declared in writing that they were looking into a number of avenues to further their development, including the possibility of a complete sale. Following many rounds of bidding earlier this year, Sheikh Jassim and British tycoon Jim Ratcliffe emerged as the front-runners. Nevertheless, supporters are unhappy with the present owners, the Glazer family, and the process has lately come to a halt. Al…
The nation’s legendary striker, Victor Osimhen, underwent a scan to ascertain the extent of his hamstring injury, according to Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro. The Portuguese strategist declared that Victor Osimhen’s scan results will be released later today, October 15. On Friday, October 13, during the friendly match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Saudi Arabia in Portugal that resulted in a 2-2 tie, Osimhen suffered a hamstring injury. The 24-year-old Nigerian attacker left the field in the 55th minute of the match because of discomfort from the injury, and the game concluded in a 2-2 draw. Peseiro…