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Liverpool manager said he was shocked to see the crowd at Old Trafford during his first game against Manchester United... He insists the atmosphere is too loud and very intimidating especially if you are the away team playing there...He said:

  Antonio Conte share how the club would utilize the money made from the sale of Chinese bound midfielder Oscar, as a number of top European players have been linked to the club already.... Oscar who left the club in a super deal that have benefited both player and club,  has given the club a £60 million  January fee in case there is a need to bring in more players to the club....

Manchester City Boss, Pep Guardiola insists his team are ready to take on their title rival Liverpool in the weekend, and claims they are still in the race to land the title, despite being 7 points off league leaders, Chelsea... with Aguero back to the team, City definitely have an edge over fast-scoring Liverpool side...but Aguero is yet to score a goal at Anfield, that should calm the nerves of the Liverpool fans... He said:  ‘Six teams are fighting for the title. It will be a good fight until the end of the season,’

Basketball super star, Lebron James is 33 today, and there has been a surprise birthday message from English football club, Liverpool to the American and Cavs star, King James to wish him well on his birthday...see the tweet by LiverpoolFC:

Arsenal fans are all hands on their heads, as their manager, Wenger praises rival Chelsea, calling them favourite to win the league, while also calling them ‘fantastic and marvelous ’... Wenger who has been impressed by the displace of Chelsea, has based their form on confidence which the new coach brought to the team...He said:  ‘It will be vital but at the moment, Chelsea are the super favourites. It’s theirs to lose, as they say in England.

Arsenal legend, Ian Wright feels out of favour United Captain, Wayne Rooney would find it hard to make his way back to the United team, as he has been replaced by new signing, Henrikh Mkhitaryan...possibly he should seek for a move away from United... The Arsenal legend said: ‘United didn’t start off brilliantly and they’ve been trying to get themselves going,’

Bastian Schweinsteige  who is the husband to tennis super star, Ana Ivanovic shows his support as his wife calls it quit with tennis due her injuries... The Manchester United star who is also struggling to make it into the United team, took out time to show is love and respect for her decision to retire, at just age 29....S chweinsteige  took to his twitter handle to send a message to his wife:

After praising his London rival Chelsea and the manager for transforming Chelsea, Wenger has tipped Chelsea to win the league as their run-of-form of 12 games shows it will be difficult for teams to catch the league leaders... But Conte has dismissed the claim on his press conference today, saying:   “At the start of the season, not one coach, not one person, not one journalist trusted in this team to fight for the title in this league this season, because it came after a bad season.

  Manchester United soon to be legend (if age allows him) Zlatan Ibrahimovic has compared the real Ronaldo (Brazilian) and the Portuguese Ronaldo (Cristiano) and feels Cristiano is not a natural talent, as all what he has achieved for himself are all because of his hard work in training...calling it 'make believe'...lol While the Brazilian Ronaldo is a natural talent which everyone can see, just like Messi, calling the Brazilian Ronaldo a ‘true phenomenon’ during his years....He said:

The craze for Chinese money is definitely not limited to footballers, as the Chinese Super league are planning heavily (with their money) on who they can get to come on board , and help put their league where they want it to be... Though the focus before now, has been on players, especially those ones that are near their retirement age, but can still attract crowd to the stadium...

Arsene Wenger at today’s press conference, confirms the return of Mustafi to the squad, after suffering an injury that saw him sideline for some weeks... Wenger who also talked about the importance of the defender to his team, praised his quick recovery and how that would help his team challenge for the title going forward... His absence in the weeks past, has shown how important he is to the team he said, but the likes of Walcott and Gibbs are doubts for the Palace game... Speaking on the return of Mustafi and his injury list, Wenger has this to say:

According to media report, Wenger has refuted the claims by his player  Mathieu Debuchy,  that he blocked his transfer request to join Jose Mourinho at Manchester United, saying that led to the two of them not speaking for some time now... In his response, the Arsenal manager, laugh-off any truth in the claim, while being 'surprised' by them, saying they (him and Debuchy) have been in speaking terms, as he makes it a duty to communicate with all his players...both during and off season...He said:

Chelsea has been in a superb form of late, and this came just after they suffered a defeat at the emirate, in the hands of their London rival Arsenal... Despite that defeat, Chelsea are seven points above Arsenal, and sitting at the top of the Premier League... Arsenal’s manager thinks Antonio Conte coming to Chelsea, and changing the way they play, has a lot to do with that...Wenger feels Chelsea are the most consistent team in the league thus far this season, but warned the second half of the season would be more tough...He said:

Atletico Madrid are hoping to see Manchester United goal-stopper leave for Real Madrid, as they have 5% stake ownership on the goal keeper... Miguel Angel Gil Marin feels they are not worried if the United keeper leaves Manchester United for Real Madrid, given the history between both clubs, but was a little bit draw back on Chelsea's Thibaut Courtois going to Real Madrid...

Former Nigeria minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, has praised her father, the Obi of Ogwashukwu Professor, Chukwuka Okonjo, for his works in contributing to educational development not just in his own town  of Ogwashukwu and Delta state, but Nigeria as a whole, though his published books... The former minister who took after her father, praises him for attaining the age of 88, and his ability to still put pen to paper (writing books) that would impact Nigeria and her youths positively...she did this via her twitter handle. See the tweet: 

Serena Williams finally plans to settle and start a family of her own, as she announced her engagement to Alexis Ohanian, who is one of the founder of Reddit... The former number one Tennis player, made the announcement via a short poem she wrote her self...talking about how a carriage was waiting at her door step to take her on a trip to Rome...she wrote:

Chelsea is reported to have launched a bid for Italian star Riccardo Orsolini who is a winger, and can play both from the right and left... The 19 year old for some months now, have been targets of top European teams, such as Barcelona, Arsenal, and Manchester City but Chelsea are the likely favourite to land the teenager...

Manchester United out of favour forward/winger, was spotted smoking some shisha as he enjoys a quiet time away from the Jose Mourinho troubles... The player is one of the lots that have fallen off with new Manager, Jose Mourinho. But unlike others who are trying so hard to make it back to the team, Memphis Depay do not seem like the one who is ready to fight his way back to the United team, as he is ready to pipe his way out of the club...hopefully by January...see some of the pictures

Jurgen Klopp earlier today, laugh-off news reports linking Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to Liverpool, as the manager calls it nothing but ‘nonsense’ and there is no truth in it... The club was linked to out of favour Arsenal forward, with Sadio Mane set to represent Senegal in the African Cup of Nations, Liverpool were desperate to look for an immediate replacement to replace the Senegalese, pending his arrival from the Cup of Nations...

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain   still doesn't have a starring role at Arsenal, and   reports suggest that Liverpool will make an ambitious bid to bring him to Anfield in January....

Tevez  signs a two year deal worth  £77million with Shanghai Shenhua to become  world highest paid player in the world, with a take home of  £615,000 a week...  Bottom of Form Tavez becomes the latest Chinese bound player, in one of the craziest deal in the history of football...just 32, the Argentine who once played in Italy with Juve. and West Ham and Manchester United, in the English Premier league is officially world most paid player with a fortune of £615,000 a week...what i would like to call ‘Chinese cake’

The English Premier league first round of matches ends in few days, and this is what the table looks like, after eighteen games played in the league...from the table, Chelsea has gathered most points, 46points in just eighteen games, has one of the best defense, followed by Liverpool with 40, with also a very good goal scoring record, best front three in the league, while Manchester City with 39, and Arsenal with 37, while Spurs are 36...Manchester United are 33 points...

  After his team Chelsea joined the elite league and a new club record, with twelve games unbeaten, and with the absence of key players (Kante and Diego), Chelsea coach, Conte surprised everyone with his starting eleven...dropping Batshuayi to the bench, despite the absence of Diego...with Hazard the front man... Although, Batshuayi later got the nod from his coach, but there was not

The game against Arsenal would be his third game against the big boys top of the Premier league table, and all have ended in defeats for the West Brom coach, Tony Pulis... But he had something interesting to say after the game, which I think He was just being sarcastic...if you ask my opinion...   Tony Pulis’s team again, lost by a goal to nil at Arsenal, after losing with same score-line against Chelsea, all in the second half of both games....whole speaking on the outcome of the game, Pulis had this to say:

After a fantastic game against relegation threatened Sunderland at Old Trafford, manager Jose Mourinho has praised his team for their character and performance, while telling who care to listen that Pogba who played what looked like his best game since returning to United, as the best midfielder in the world... Jose Mourinho who was in a happy mood after the win, feels the French international is already a world best, and was right to bring him back to United...He said

A particular Church in Sri Lanka was reportedly printed a church Sunday service booklets of that of Hail Mary, but instead of the Hail Mary the prayer...they mistakenly printed the Tupac version...hail mary the song...lol...twitter reacts!

The game between the Cavs and Warriors was a replay of last season finals, as the Cavs once again, came from behind to defeat Warriors in the fourth-quarter of the game...LeBron games gave his all, but it was the understanding and the awareness of Kyrie that made the difference, as his throw to LeBron, who made the wonderful shot, gave the Cavs the one point win...

Manchester United are set to face former coach, David Moyes’s Sunderland on boxing day, as he makes a return to the club. after his sack from the club in 2014... He was United's coach for just 10 months, after his quest to succeed Sir Alex was greeted with a run of poor results, before his eventual sack...same fate greeted Van Gaal...then the arrival of the former 'special one'....

Arsenal manager, Wenger after days of continued criticism of Ozil both from fans and football lovers alike, declined to blame his player for the defeat… Wenger who is known not to openly criticize his players, blames officials of the match for the defeat…He said: ‘Look it is very difficult to comment on an individual I have a debrifef with the players themselves and to be absolutely fair I did not listen to all the criticism we got after the game,’ said Wenger. ‘We have to accept that people analyse and have thier opinion. That’s normal and we have to respond.

Chelsea’s forward and two seasons player of the year for Chelsea, has praised the work of new manager, Conte in the club... The Brazilian feels the Italian coming to Chelsea at the time he came, makes him the perfect person to replace Jose Mourinho… All praises has gone to the Chelsea coach, both coming from his players and football pundits alike for turning the club around in such a short time….Willian while speaking on his coach, said: ‘It’s intense,’ ‘He likes to work. We train hard. Sometimes it’s two hours of intense training. We always have a plan going into the game and we have to trust in the plan. We’ve done that.’

Arsenal’s manager warns the premier league might lose its glamour if nothing is done to challenge the Chinese league, as players could make that their top choice destination for their foot balling career, because of the huge money the Chinese are willing to give away… With the likes of Chelsea’s Oscar going for just £60 million, the Arsenal manager fears more Premier league and club could following his step, to make more money, and thereby influence big demands from other players already playing in the league…such as what Ozil and Sanchez are demanding from Arsenal…

Oscar who is set to be world highest paid player, when his move to China is finally through… The Brazilian who has struggled to make it into the Chelsea team, unlike other players who are in the same situation like him, has opted for the Chinese league, where his former mentor and coach is….     Antonio Conte who had earlier rubbished the Chinese league and players going to the league, hint those going to China, could end up regretting ever making the move …

Chinese Super league bound Oscar, who whose exit from the club was officially announced today by the Club (Chelsea), has put out a tweet on his page, thanking fans and Chelsea for his time at the club…see his tweet below:

Manchester United Legend and fan, who had earlier in the season written Chelsea off the league, and even doubted their credentials for the top four challenge, is having a kind of a change of heart, by praising the London club for their achievements so far.... Chelsea who has taken their unbeaten run to eleven games unbeaten and conceding just two goal, are now feared by all teams, and football pundits are now forced to take a second look at the Conte’s team, and their title credentials...one of such persons is Gary Neville.... while speaking on Chelsea, Gary Neville said Chelsea are the only team with the mental strength to go all  the way to win the league, and them topping the table and in such a good form, is a big danger to other teams who before now, were hoping to win the league....he said:

Jose Mourinho who is keen on adding to is current team, especially the backline, in some weeks now, has been linked to Benfica defender Lindelof. Victor Lindelof's  transfer fee is reported to be within the range of 20million to 45million pounds...with the likes of Eric Bailly though injured, set to leave for the African Nations Cup, Jose is looking for a replacement to strengthen the squad, and all formalities on his wage is reportedly being discussed and the player and Benifica are 100% certain the deal is done...

According to the minister of state for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, Nigeria with her new Cash Call Policy with the IOCs in the Oil and Gas sector, is set to earn more revenue from the agreements, and fight any further surprises in the price of crude in the international market.. The agreement which terminates Joint Venture Cash Call agreements, is sets to bring more clarity and continuity to the management of the main revenue source of the country, and this should be celebrated by Nigerians...said the Minister.... On the new move by the Federal government on this policy, he said:  “It is part of new measures and strategies aimed at eliminating the burden of Joint Venture Cash Call arrears and securing future funding for the Upstream Petroleum Sector. 

West Ham are likely to see their most priced treasure in the person of Dimitri Payet leave the club, come January; as Arsenal are said to be eyeing a January move for the French international.... Payet who is 29, and one of the best in English premier league, though has not been in superb form this season, but has been the delight of West Ham fans since coming to the club; and has also caught the eyes of other clubs in the league...if for nothing, but for his free-kicks... But his age has been the only factor hindering clubs going after his signature, and that looks like it’s about to change, with  this revelation from the player himself....

According to media report, Costa who has been the number striker so far in the English Premier league for his goals and work rate, has been offered a new deal by his club, that could see him stay longer up till 2021... Diego Costa who was rumoured to be unsettled in England following last season’s poor form, and with him struggling with the language and culture, is now finally at home since the arrival of David Luiz to the club his fellow Brazilian...

According to Chelsea goal keeper, the suspension of team mate Costa is a huge blow to the team, and might likely affect the performance of the team upfront... The Chelsea keeper who is all praises to his coach and team mates, feels the in-form striker has done well, playing games on the edge, until the last one, and feels the striker has done well, given his history

Donald Trump who has been in immense pressure ever since his victory at the just concluded US Presidential election, has again gain another first against his critics at the Electoral College... Trump has come under huge criticisms from his appointment of Mobil CEO who has a close ties with Russian President as Secretary of State, his meeting with Tech. CEOs and his children likely to be part of his team, and now the counting of Electoral College Votes,

The all girls music group Fifth Harmony, today put out a tweet to say they are now four, as Camila Cabello who is clearly the most successful in the group, in terms of her solo collaborations with other musician, has left the group to pursue her solo career... According to news report, a source close to them was reported to have said: “They hadn’t gotten along and Camila never made it a secret she planned to do her own thing eventually.” On Camila leaving the group, the source said:

Donald Trump has once again scale through what almost look like the end of his presidential ambition, as the Electoral College declared him the winner of the November 8, 2016 election of President of the United State of America... With several states still voting, Trump had 304 votes and Clinton had 169. It takes 270 Electoral College votes to win the presidency, which he clearly surpassed...I think the Clinton camp should just throw in the towel and work with President elect Trump....He’s won everywhere...

According to news report, a Russian ambassador, Andrei Karlov, was today shot dead by a man said to be a Turkish police officer, during the ambassador’s speech at the embassy... The gun man who shot the ambassador five times, was reported to also have said : ‘Don’t forget Aleppo, Don’t forget Syria. Only death will remove me here.’...He was also part of the security details in the embassy, standing just behind the ambassador before the shooting...

So Wizkid decided to give us something to talk about, as he shares a picture of his son 'Wizkid King jnr', on his twitter...from his caption, it seems Wizkid plans spending the holiday with his family, and most importantly with his son...congrats Wizbaba!! See the picture here:

The game between Arsenal and Manchester City, is just few days away, and Arsene Wenger who has always denied the does not play the mind games, has taken a small jibe at City Boss, Guardiola... The Arsenal Boss while speaking to the media said: "I should get some newspapers from when I arrived and you will see it’s much easier today for foreign managers" Guardiola who has been at the receiving end of the media for some months now, as his team struggles to get it together and master the ‘Guardiola pattern’...the English media who praised the arrival of the City Boss to Man. City, with so much expectations, are now the ones bashing him for living short of expectation, and one coach who seems to have witness such treatment before now, was on hand to share a little advice with the city manager....

The fall-out in relationship between manager Jose Mourinho and Wayne Rooney, is no longer news, as much of it was shown during the week, when the striker was substituted in the game against Crystal  Palace, and was not impressed by his manager's decision... Mourinho watched as Rooney threw caution to the wind, punching the visitor’s box as he made his way to the bench.. Well, it has been confirmed today, that Manchester United, actually offered Rooney a chance of going to Napoli, and there is every possibility he might leave come January...as the club is not willing to listen to offers within the Premier league...his agent, while speaking on his future in the club, said: ‘I know for a fact that he was offered to Napoli as he can’t go to other English clubs, which could lead him to Spain and Italy. He was, I repeat, offered to Napoli,’

Chelsea who were reported to be making a huge bid for PSG and Italian international, Verrratti to replace Oscar, has issued a report through their coach, Conte...that they are not interested to talk about other players that are not Chelsea players... It is a public knowledge that Chelsea coach who has coached Verratti, during his time as Italian Coach, is a huge fan of the player, and he was rumoured to be interested in bringing the star to London to strengthen his team...But when asked about the reports going round, here is what Conte had to say:  ‘I don’t like to talk about different players from my team because I think it’s a great lack of respect for the player, for the club, for my players,’ 

The late legend Creig Sager who is popular for his unique style of commentary  and also for his suit, was showered with a lot of praises today, by fans and NBA players alike, both current and retired players...but what got my attention was the popular ‘creig sager suit’ that looks like ‘ankara’...see some of the pictures

The much talked about wedding of President Buhari’s daughter, Zahara Buhari and Ahamad Indimi, which has caused alot of controversy, finally took place and here are some of the pictures of the wedding....