Nigeria face Lesotho in it's second match of AFCON 2021 qualifying this weekend and hope to make it a second win during this international football window.
 

                                

Messi scores as Argentina beat Brazil

 November 15, 2019


Argentina captain, Lionel Messi on Friday evening scored 13 minutes into his return for the Albiceleste against Brazil in an international friendly encounter in Saudia Arabia.

EPL: Four key players to miss Man Ci’sty clash against Chelsea

 November 16, 2019



Manchester City will be without four key players: Bernado Silva, Leroy Sane, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Aymeric Laporte when they face a high flying Chelsea side after the international break.
Manchester City’s first game following the November international break is a big one against Frank Lampard’s side.

The reigning Premier League champions Manchester City face the Blues at the Eithad Stadium and Chelsea can move four points clear of Pep Guardiola’s side with victory in the day’s late kick-off.

Chelsea forward, Callum Hudson-Odoi could leave Stamford Bridge to join Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid next summer.
DAILY POST had reported that Hudson-Odoi refused to sign a new five-year deal with the club last December and almost left for Bayern Munich last January this year.

The player also said that he will sign his new contract with the club on the condition that the Blues will give him assurances of playing time.
However, El Desmarque is now reporting that Real Madrid have joined the race to sign Hudson-Odoi at the end of this season in a bid to bolster their attack line.

Ballon D’Or: Casillas snubs Messi, Ronaldo, reveals player who should win award

 November 17, 2019



Former Real Madrid goalkeeper, Iker Casillas, has said neither his former team mate, Cristiano Ronaldo or Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, deserve to win this year’s Ballon D’Or prize.
Casillas, instead has chosen Liverpool defender, Virgil van Dijk, as the best man for the award.

Messi recently picked up the FIFA Best award, while Van Dijk took the UEFA Player of the Year gong.
They are both considered to be the frontrunners for the Ballon d’Or, but Casillas told talkSPORT: “For me, the winner is obvious: Virgil van Dijk.
“I believe that because of the massive impact he’s had on Liverpool Football Club.

“Obviously, you’re dealing with the best players in the world and when you look at Lionel Messi’s goalscoring record, if he did win it over Van Dijk, you would have to understand why.
“But his form didn’t help Barcelona win the Champions League. Usually (nine out of the last 12 years) the winner of the Ballon d’Or comes from the winner of the Champions League. The criteria is there and I don’t see why that should change.
“In terms of a defender winning it, there are some people who would say it’s easier to destroy than create and I understand that philosophy. But when you look at the impact on others and the way he gets others to perform around him, that’s a wonderful quality.”

Lesotho vs Nigeria: 3 things we learnt as Super Eagles win in Maseru


 November 17, 2019



Nigeria are on course to qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, following a 4-2 win over Lesotho on Sunday.
The Super Eagles had defeated Benin Republic four days ago in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital.

What are the 3 things we learnt from this victory in Maseru?
1. Group L should be an easy ride: The early signs say Nigeria should actually win all the home and away games. However, before we get excited, there are four fixtures left, with the double header against Sierra Leone. But you can put your money on Nigeria being at AFCON 2021.
2. Osimhen, man on fire: Victor Osimhen brought his form in Europe to Maseru. The Lille striker put in a virtuoso performance today, contributing to the first two goals, before netting a brace himself. Easily the man of the match, Gernot Rohr would be delighted that he has not waited for an age, to get Odion Ighalo’s replacement.

3. Much better performance: Overall, it was a much improved performance from the Eagles. Against Benin, they were good in parts. But Rohr’s men were a different prospect entirely, after conceding the early goal, as they steamrolled their hosts into submission

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Ballon D’ Or 2019: Mikel names player that can win award

 November 18, 2019



Former Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi has named Liverpool ace, Sadio Mane as the player that can win this year’s Ballon D’ Or.
DAILY POST had reported that Mane is among the 30-man shortlist for this year’s Europe top individual prize alongside Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk, Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo and others.

“Mane can win the Golden Ball [Ballon D’ Or], but I think Messi is still on a very different level,” the former Super Eagles captain told beIN SPORTS.
Mikel also revealed why he joined Trabzonspor after his contract expired with Middlesbrough last summer.
He added: “I chose this place to have a share in Trabzonspor’s successes.

“Trabzonspor’s love for football and the team is indescribable. Onazi and Nwakaeme gave me up-to-date information after I got here.
“The aggression in the Super League is very different from the Premier League. This is a league you have to keep up with.”
Mikel won the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, English Premier League twice and three FA Cups during his 11 years at Chelsea before he joined Tianjin TEDA in 2017.

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EPL: How John Terry blocked Chelsea from signing Man City striker

 November 18, 2019


Former Chelsea captain, John Terry, blocked the West London club from signing Manchester City star, Sergio Aguero.
According to The Athletic, Terry advised Chelsea against signing Aguero when the Blues were working on a deal to bring the striker to Stamford Bridge two years before he joined Man City in 2011 from Atletico Madrid.
The newspaper reports that the ex-defender was not a huge fan of the Argentina international having played against him twice in the UEFA Champions League.
Terry also suggested that Chelsea’s hierarchy should sign striker, David Villa from Valencia at the time ahead of Aguero.
Aguero has been impressive for Man City since his move to Etihad from Atletico.
He has scored 173 goals for Pep Guardiola’s side and helped them to win four Premier League titles.


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Lionel Messi still dribbled past five players whilst he was almost on the floor against Uruguay on Monday night, MySportDab reports.

The Argentina superstar dribbled past three Uruguay internationals before falling to the floor and somehow managed to keep the ball to dribble past a further two players.

Messi scored an added-time penalty to salvage a 2-2 draw with Uruguay as they twice came from behind in an entertaining friendly match in Israel. watch the video...

https://twitter.com/MsFutbol3/status/1196518349573898240?s=19

Source:https://www.mysportdab.com/2019/11/omg-lionel-messi-dribbles-past-five.html

Chelsea midfielder, Mateo Kovacic, has said Frank Lampard is the “perfect teacher” for the young players at the club.
Lampard replaced Maurizio Sarri at Stamford Bridge in the summer and has already made a big impact.

The Blues are currently third in the Premier League, following a shaky start to the campaign.
Kovacic has hailed Lampard as a “great guy”, who enjoys laughing and joking with the Chelsea squad and insists his team-mates are enjoying playing under the legendary midfielder.
“It’s been nice, nice of course. Now I see why he was such a great player.

“His mentality is really strong. That’s what he wants to bring to us: to have a strong mentality, a winning mentality. He always won a lot of trophies.
“He has a great connection with every player. He is a great guy, he likes to joke, he likes to laugh. He’s the perfect teacher for us.
“We need to learn from him, and for now we are enjoying it, he is as well enjoying it, so it’s a nice connection.

“Now the moment is good, when the tough moments come it will be a test for us and for him, but we need to keep training as we are doing.
“We are working really hard. Four months he has been here, and every training was hard, and that’s important being at such a great club like Chelsea,” Kovacic told the official website.

The investment company that owns Paris Saint-Germain, Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), are getting closer to a takeover of English second division club Leeds United, ESPN reports.
It is understood that discussions between both camps, have been going on for a while now.

Two other potential buyers are in talks with Leeds, but QSI have an advantage, because of a relationship with owner Andrea Radrizzani.
Radrizzani and the PSG and QSI president, Nasser al-Khelaifi, have been very close friends for years.
Some of the reasons behind the delay over the takeover, include uncertainty over Brexit, the current difficult situation at beIN Sport and for Qatar diplomatically in general.

Radrizzani paid €45m for full control of Leeds in May 2017.

Former heavyweight champion, Evander Holyfield, has backed Mexican-American fighter, Andy Ruiz Jr to beat British fighter, Anthony Joshua in their heavyweight rematch.
Ruiz stunned the boxing world when he knocked Joshua down four times before stopping him in the seventh round of their heavyweight world title fight in June.

The 30-year-old will put his three belts back on the line in the rematch when the rivals clash in the desert of Saudi Arabia on December 7.
Speaking to World Boxing News, Holyfield said: “Andy Ruiz Jr. really can fight. He has fast hands and can really hit hard. But nobody seem to know it.
“Everyone is thinking it’s a fluke (that he beat Anthony Joshua the first time), but the guy showed he can get up from being knocked down. He got took down and got back up to win.”

Holyfield added: “You look at Ruiz and he doesn’t look like he can fight at all. Nothing tells you he can fight, but he can fight.
“I knew that he could fight because I sparred with him. At the time, I was 46 and he was 19. I couldn’t believe a 19-year-old could be that good and so aggressive, he would chase me down.
“I’m like, ‘I’m the heavyweight champion of the world, who’s he trying to chase down?’ It was just amazing the confidence that he had and the persistence to cut the ring down even in sparring.

“So, I know that persistently, he will fight that same fight that he fought last time. If he’s (Joshua) not ready to have someone in his face in the whole fight, then it could end up the same way again.”