Wayne Lumbasi Manchester United bounced back from two straight Premier League defeats with a 2-1 victory over rivals Liverpool. Without Harry Maguire and Cristiano Ronaldo, United appeared sharp in possession and hungry out of it. The team took the lead, surprisingly but completely deservingly. That was a victory that will provide Erik Ten Hag, the manager under pressure, with […]
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Wayne Lumbasi After thrashing Bochum 7-0 away from home, Bayern Munich demonstrated their superiority and issued a warning to the rest of the Bundesliga. Sane’s right-footed swinging strike in the fourth minute was the first of a bombardment of goals for Bayern that came quickly. Coman, de ligt and Sadio Mane scored a couple more goals through ferocious […]
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Wayne Lumbasi This summer, United attempted to sign Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona, but the Dutchman was apprehensive about leaving Camp Nou, so the Red Devils shifted their focus to another La Liga talent. Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro is closing in on a move to Manchester United for a transfer fee of €60M. There is no disputing that […]
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Wayne Lumbasi LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension with a third-year player option that will keep the Lakers star in Los Angeles for the foreseeable future. James had been entering the final year of the deal worth $44.5 million. The deal can increase to $111 million if the salary cap in […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Sabri Ali Mohamed, a Djibouti international, has been barred from football for four years after being found guilty of doping charges. After Djibouti’s 4-0 loss to Algeria on November 12, 2021, the world football’s governing body reported that Sabri Ali tested positive for “exogenously administered testosterone.” The substance is prohibited by the World […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Mohamed Salah, a forward for Liverpool, has given three million Egyptian pounds ($156,965) to aid in the restoration of an Egyptian church that was destroyed by fire. At least 41 people were killed in Giza, across the Nile from Cairo, after an inferno erupted on Sunday while an estimated 1,000 Coptic Christian worshippers gathered […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Four African football stars have been named to the 30-man shortlist for the Ballon d’Or Award in 2022. Sadio Mane, the African Player of the Year, is joined on the list by Mohamed Salah, a former Liverpool teammate, Sebastien Haller of Dortmund, and Riyad Mahrez of Manchester City. George Weah of Liberia is […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Only two games into the season, but already four points behind Manchester City, Liverpool’s start to the campaign has given Jurgen Klopp numerous headaches. On Monday, August 15, Liverpool were held to a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace in front of a packed Anfield crowd. Two brilliant finishes from Wilfred Zaha and Luis Diaz were […]
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Wayne Lumbasi No better Chelsea debut could have been imagined for Kalidou Koulibaly. On Sunday, August 14, the second day of the Premier League, the Senegalese defender started his second match with the Blues and assisted in giving his team a lead against Tottenham. The former Neapolitan, who was left unattended at the back post, […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Asisat Lamina Oshoala of the Super Falcons of Nigeria has been nominated for the 2022 Ballon d’Or Female Player of the Year Award. Oshoala is the first African woman to accomplish such a feat, so this is a victory for Africa as well as Nigeria. She is the most decorated African female footballer […]
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