Wayne Lumbasi Patrick Vieira has called for more chances for black players in coaching and at the executive level in football. A recent study has shown that 43% of Premier League and 34% of English Football League players are black. Despite this, only 4% of head coaches in these leagues are black. According to a […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Aston Villa has appointed Unai Emery as their new head coach. He succeeds Steven Gerrard, who was sacked following Villa’s 3-0 Premier League defeat against Fulham last week. According to the club, Unai Emery will take over on 1st November after his work permit processes are completed. Villa is Emery’s second Premier League team; the 50-year-old served as […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Max Verstappen recovered from a disastrous pitstop to win the United States Grand Prix in Austin on sunday. The victory also secured Red Bull their first constructors’ world championship since 2013.Red Bull now have an unbeatable 656 points to Ferrari’s 469 The title, clinched with three races to spare, ended an eight-year streak […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Steven Gerrard has been sacked following Villa’s 3-0 defeat to Fulham on Thursday night. Villa have won just two of their opening 11 games and currently sit 17th in the Premier League, level on points with Wolves and Leeds United. They sit just above the relegation zone. Gerrard succeeded Dean Smith as Villa manager in […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Manchester United defeated Tottenham 2-0 at Old Trafford in the Premier League in their greatest performance of the 2022–23 campaign. Spurs put up a lifeless and indifferent performance, losing 2-0 in a match that could have been much worse. Tottenham took just nine shots compared to United’s 28, with the home team’s relentless […]
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Wayne Lumbasi With the FIFA World Cup 2022 just over a month away, Qatar is all set to stage an exceptional edition of the historic football showpiece on and off the field. Ticket sales for the FIFA World Cup are surpassing three million ahead of the tournament’s start on November 20. Out of the tickets sold, the […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Crystal Palace came from behind to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 at Selhurst Park. Goals from Eberechi Eze and Wilfried Zaha laid the foundations for a superb result for the Eagles. Despite scoring early through Adama Traore, Wolverhampton Wanderers were unable to hold onto their lead. Palace was the superior team of the two, […]
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Wayne Lumbasi The best African player of the year 2022, Sadio Mané received the very first Socrates Award on Monday, during the Ballon d’Or 2022 ceremony. The award is named after the late Brazilian footballer Socrates who fought for Brazilian people against the Military government in 1980s. This reward intends to highlight footballers involved in social […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Mohamed Salah’s spectacular second-half goal gave Liverpool a 1-0 victory over Manchester City on Sunday. He shook off Joao Cancelo following a punt from goalkeeper Alisson to race clear and beat Man City’s goalie Ederson with a composed finish. He ended the champions’ undefeated start to the Premier League season denying Pep Guardiola’s team the chance of […]
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Wayne Lumbasi The ball used by Diego Maradona to score the ‘Hand of God’ goal against England in the 1986 World Cup is up for sale – and could fetch almost $3.3 million when it goes up for auction One of the most famous goals in football history was scored when the Argentine maestro punched the […]
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