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RE: SPORTS UPDATE - Edoman - 02-19-2020 SPORT LaLiga: Real Madrid unveils new £25m signing, Reiner February 19, 2020 Real Madrid on Tuesday, officially unveiled Reiner Jesus at the Santiago Bernabeu. The 18-year-old signed for the LaLiga giants from Brazilian club Flamengo in a £25million deal last month. Reiner was formally uneviled by Madrid, after playing at the South American Olympic qualification tournament, where he helped guide his country to Tokyo 2020. He posed for photos on the pitch and with club president Florentino Perez. “I am living a childhood dream. “I want to be part of the great history at this club. Today is a day of great happiness for me. Hala Madrid!” Reinier said at the press conference. He also described his move as a “dream come true”. RE: SPORTS UPDATE - Edoman - 02-19-2020 EPL: Lampard under fire from Chelsea board after 2-0 defeat to Man Utd February 19, 2020 Frank Lampard’s position as Chelsea manager will come under increased threat, if he fails to qualify for the Champions League, the UK Telegraph reports. The Blues have won just twice in the Premier League since Christmas Day, losing their grip on fourth place. Their 2-0 defeat to Manchester United on Monday night at Stamford Bridge, now sees Tottenham, Sheffield United and United closing in. Chelsea’s senior officials are now starting to raise questions over “Lampard’s management of his squad”. They are surprised Lampard refused to recall Kepa Arrizabalagato to the starting line-up for Monday night’s defeat after he was dropped following a series of poor displays. Chelsea host Tottenham Hotspur, who are managed by former boss Jose Mourinho, this Saturday. RE: SPORTS UPDATE - Edoman - 02-19-2020 Atletico Madrid vs Liverpool: Klopp explains Mane’s substitution, updates on Henderson’s injury February 19, 2020 Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, has explained why he substituted forward, Sadio Mane, during his side’s Champions League 1-0 defeat against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night at the Wanda Metropolitano. He also provided the latest injury update on captain, Jordan Henderson, after the England international sustained a knock against Atletico Madrid. Klopp’s men were defeated at the Wanda Metropolitano after Saul Niguez scored the only goal of the encounter to give Diego Simeone’s side an advantage ahead of the second-leg tie next month. “I substituted Sadio Mane because he was targeted to get another yellow card after he received the first one,” Klopp told BT Sport. “He played very well in the first-half, and what Atletico Madrid players wanted was to make sure Mane got a yellow card, so it was a tactical decision.” Providing an update on Henderson’s injury, Klopp added: “He sustained a hamstring injury which I hope was a precaution. “I am a hundred percent sure but will have to wait and see.” Liverpool will now shift their attention to the Premier League, where they will take on West Ham United on Monday night at Anfield. RE: SPORTS UPDATE - Edoman - 02-19-2020 SPORT Champions League: Haaland warns Dortmund after setting record in 2-1 win over PSG February 19, 2020 Borussia Dortmund striker, Erling Haaland, has warned his side after setting a record in their UEFA Champions League 2-1 win against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night. Haaland, who becomes the first player as a debutant in the Champions League to score ten goals in the competition so far, said Dortmund still have a lot of work to do against PSG in the return leg in Paris in order to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals. The 19-year-old scored twice against PSG at the Westfalenstadion Stadium to give Dortmund a first-leg advantage ahead of the return match next month as Neymar’s strike was not enough give Thomas Tuchel’s men a draw. “We want to qualify for the last eight, but we know it will be difficult,” Haaland told reporters after the game at Westfalenstadion. “The outcome of today’s game is a bit dangerous because PSG has a very strong team. “They [PSG] can still qualify ahead of us when we face them in Paris in the second leg, but Dortmund has a good team.” RE: SPORTS UPDATE - Edoman - 02-19-2020 SPORT Champions League: Thiago Silva faults team after PSG defeat against Dortmund February 19, 2020 Paris Saint-Germain captain, Thiago Silva, has blamed himself and his teammates for giving the ball away too easily in the first half following their 2-1 defeat against Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night. Dortmund defeated PSG at the Westfalenstadion Stadium, thanks to two goals from Erling Haaland. Neymar did score a goal for the French Ligue 1 champions, but Silva believes Thomas Tuchel’s men put themselves in danger. “We gave the ball too easily in the first half, and Dortmund were able to put us in danger,” PSG’s official website quoted Silva as saying after the game. “However, in the second half, it was different, and we opened the game and created many spaces against them. “Both teams have quality, but we conceded that second goal in the second, which is hard to take, but everything is still possible in the second-leg in Paris.” PSG will now host Dortmund in the second leg in Paris on March 11. RE: SPORTS UPDATE - Edoman - 02-19-2020 SPORT Champions League: ‘It was complicated’– Neymar reacts to PSG’s defeat to Dortmund February 19, 2020 Paris Saint-Germain forward, Neymar, has described his side’s UEFA Champions League 2-1 defeat against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night as ‘complicated.’ The Brazilian international scored a goal for PSG at the Westfalenstadion Stadium. But Erling Haaland’s brace against PSG gave the host a first-leg advantage over the Ligue 1 champions. Reacting to the development, Neymar said as quoted by PSG’s official website: “It was a complicated game, it was tough on the pitch. “We tried to play our game, to create chances for ourselves, and we had more than them. “We cannot wait to play the second leg at home.” Neymar will now hope to lead PSG to victory when they take host Dortmund in the second leg on March 11. RE: SPORTS UPDATE - Edoman - 02-20-2020 Champions League: Mourinho reacts to Tottenham’s 1-0 defeat to Leipzig February 20, 2020 Totteham Hotspur manager, Jose Mourinho, has insisted his team could still qualify for the quarter-final of the Champions League, despite their 1-0 defeat to RB Leipzig. The Bundesliga side outplayed Spurs at White Hart Lane, to take back an advantage from the first leg of their last-16 clash. Timo Werner scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot in the 58th minute. Mourinho, speaking with reporters afterwards, remained confident that Spurs are still in it. “1-0 is 1-0, it’s not 10-0. The result is open. It’s as simple as that. “We won’t be the first team to lose 1-0 at home and win the tie away,” he said. When asked whether Spurs played poorly or Leipzig were good, Mourinho retorted with: “You think we were bad?” The Portuguese was then reminded that Spurs lost, to which he replied: “I’m not going to answer you because I don’t like your question and I think your question is out of order.” RE: SPORTS UPDATE - Edoman - 02-20-2020 'If they don't sack me I will stay here 100%' - Pep Guardiola reaffirms commitment to Manchester City in wake of UEFA ban Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has reaffirmed his commitment to Manchester City barely a week after European football's governing body UEFA announced Manchester City will be banned for the next two champions league season and fined 25 million pounds for alleged breach of Financial fair play rules. Reports suggested that Guardiola might leave the club due to the ban which can cause sale of his star players due to the fact his club will be working with a lower budget for the next two seasons but the Catalan has now come out to give his unwavering commitment to the club while also saying he believed the ban will be overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sports. ‘I’m confident that we’ll play in Europe next season. I’m pretty sure we’ll defend our position,’ Guardiola said after beating West Ham on Wednesday night. ‘If they don’t sack me, I will stay here more than ever. I want to stay longer than the contract that I have. I want to help the club grow and maintain this level for as long as possible. Why should I leave?’ ‘It’s not finished, it’s not over,’ Guardiola said. ‘You fight no matter what and the club is going to do that. There are two sides. The club say it is not true. I love this club.’ Guardiola also blasted his former boss, Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu, who thanked UEFA for following through with Financial Fair Play punishments. ‘If they are happy we are suspended, I say to the president of Barcelona, give us two appeals,’ the City boss said. ‘I ask right now the people trust what they have done. “Don’t talk too loud Barcelona,” that is my advice because everybody is involved in situations. We are going to appeal and hopefully in the future we can play in the Champions League against Barcelona.’ b RE: SPORTS UPDATE - Edoman - 02-20-2020 Messi: Ronaldo Is A Predatory Striker And It's Only Normal When He scores Quote:The Juventus star is on fire in front of goal and that comes as no shock to his supposed rival https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/messi-ronaldo-is-a-predatory-striker-and-its-only-normal-when-he/nsn6kxxeo9mp1aclxcd8ko4gl?__twitter_impression=true RE: SPORTS UPDATE - Edoman - 02-21-2020 Hazard return poses conundrum for Real as Clasico, City loom [url=https://guardian.ng/sport/unfit-ndidi-out-of-leicester-city-clash-with-man-city/][/url] Real Madrid’s Belgian forward Eden Hazard dribbles the ball during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and RC Celta de Vigo at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on February 16, 2020. (Photo by PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP) Eden Hazard’s return should prove timely ahead of a crucial week for Real Madrid, but fitting him into the team may not be a simple task for Zinedine Zidane. Real play at Levante on Saturday at the start of an eight-day period that continues at home to Manchester City in the Champions League and finishes against Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu. Hazard made his first appearance since November 27 versus Celta Vigo last weekend and impressed, winning a penalty in the second half and offering hope he can regain sharpness quicker than when he returned from injury in September. “We’re happy to have him back for what did during his 70 minutes — we know what he can give us,” said Zidane. “He played longer than expected because after three months out, we didn’t want to go overboard. “He brought a lot of attacking intent, especially for the second goal, so we’re delighted to have him with us again.” But Hazard’s comeback also coincided with Madrid conceding twice in a league game for the first time since October, even if they did let in three in the Copa del Rey against Real Sociedad two weeks ago. While he was out, the hope was Hazard would add some attacking flair to Madrid’s steely defence but there are concerns their tightness could be compromised by his inclusion. Madrid has surged to the top of La Liga due to a 15-match unbeaten run founded on seven goals conceded, rather than an abundance of creativity upfront. Zidane’s options Hazard is an automatic pick and it is no coincidence his return to the side comes just before the last-16 first leg against City and then the Clasico. Yet Zidane will have to find a balance. He appeared to settle on Hazard’s best position being in a front two behind Karim Benzema in October but Madrid’s success in the Belgian’s absence has been in a 4-3-3 or 4-5-1 formation. “We’ve played with three up front all our lives, it doesn’t weaken us,” said Zidane on Saturday. In that system, Hazard could be played off the left, where he thrived for Chelsea. Zidane even tried a back three in pre-season but with little success. Zidane’s plans for City and Barca will be particularly interesting given he has previously viewed Gareth Bale as too much of a liability defensively against elite opponents. Barcelona will warm-up for the Clasico at home to Eibar on Saturday before facing a trip to Napoli in the Champions League three days later. Despite a turbulent few weeks on and off the pitch, Quique Setien’s team have managed to restrict Madrid’s lead at the top to just one point and have three consecutive victories in the league. Eibar sits 16th, their last win coming against Atletico Madrid last month. One to watch: Diego Costa Costa came off the bench in Atletico’s win over Liverpool on Tuesday to make his first appearance since November 10. His recovery from a back problem is a welcome boost for Atletico, who can now reunite him with Alvaro Morata, with the Spaniard also fit again after injury. Costa was hardly in scintillating form in the first half of the season, when he managed only two goals in 16 games. But time away could revitalise the striker, whose defensive work has always been highly valued by Diego Simeone. Atletico plays at home to Villarreal on Sunday, when they will aim to consolidate their place in the top four, before Getafe and Sevilla play each other in Madrid on Sunday. Key stats 33 – Shots Lionel Messi has taken without scoring for Barcelona in La Liga 1 – Victory for Sevilla in their last six league matches 3 – Points gained for Athletic Bilbao this year, the worst record in La Liga Fixtures (times GMT) Friday Real Betis v Real Mallorca (2000) Saturday Celta Vigo v Leganes (1200), Barcelona v Eibar (1500), Real Sociedad v Valencia (1730), Levante v Real Madrid (2000) Sunday Osasuna v Granada (1100), Alaves v Athletic Bilbao (1300), Real Valladolid v Espanyol (1500), Getafe v Sevilla (1730), Atletico Madrid v Villarreal (2000) RE: SPORTS UPDATE - Edoman - 02-22-2020 Super Eagles retain 31st position in latest FIFA ranking The Super Eagles of Nigeria has retained the number 31 position worldwide according to the latest ranking by world football's governing body, FIFA. According to the new FIFA Coca-cola rankings released every month and published on FIFA's official website, the Super Eagles of Nigeria coached by Gernot Rohr is 31st in the world and third in Africa, behind Senegal. Senegal, Africa's number one team, are 20th in the world while Tunisia remain number two in Africa and 27th in the world. According to the new ranking, Belgium, is the number one team in the world while world cup winners France are number two. Brazil is number three while England is fourth. RE: SPORTS UPDATE - Edoman - 02-22-2020 EPL: Mourinho reveals why Tottenham lost 2-1 to Chelsea February 22, 2020 Tottenham Hotspur manager, Jose Mourinho, has admitted it is hard for his team to come back and win, if they concede the first goal in a game. Mourinho took his Spurs side to Chelsea on Saturday and they were beaten 2-1. Olivier Giroud opened scoring in the first half, before Marcos Alonso added a second, finishing off a flowing move. Antonio Rudiger’s own goal halved the deficit, but Chelsea saw out the game to open a four-point gap in fourth place. Mourinho told MOTD: “I’m very proud of the players, they gave absolutely everything. We don’t have a striker. Our attacking players are not strikers and are in huge levels of fatigue, so very, very difficult for us. No tactical problems, [we were] completely in control of the space, punished by a couple of individual mistakes. “To create chances you need a target man or fast people that can interchange positions, you need a different dynamic to the team. We don’t have a striker and we have tired players, it’s as simple as that. We did very, very well. If we score before our opponent, I think we have a chance because we are well organised. But when they score before us and drop back it’s very, very difficult for us.” RE: SPORTS UPDATE - Edoman - 02-22-2020 EPL: Lampard blasts VAR after Chelsea defeated Tottenham 2-1 February 22, 2020 Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard, has again lashed out at VAR officials, following their 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. Spurs playmaker, Lo Celso, escaped a red card for a stamp on Cesar Azpilicueta in the second half. VAR official, David Coote, decided that the player had accidentally stepped on Azpilicueta. Lampard, who also saw Harry Maguire escape a sending off for a stamp on Michy Batshuayi, earlier this week, told BBC: “It is not good enough, that is two VARs in two games. “It is hard to shout about it when you have lost but today everybody saw that. It is a red. “I hate to call for red cards but that is a leg breaker. I am not saying about referees on the spot, VAR is here to clear things up and it is not good enough.” RE: SPORTS UPDATE - Edoman - 02-22-2020 LaLiga: Messi makes another record after Barcelona’s 5-0 win over Eibar February 22, 2020 Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi on Saturday evening made another record following his side’s 5-0 win over Eibar in the La Liga. The Quique Setien’s men defeated Eibar at the Camp Nou, thanks to four goals from Lionel Messi and a strike from Arthur Melo. According to the Opta Jose, Messi’s first-half hat-trick against Eibar means the Barca number has managed to re-write his record sheet with his performance against the visitors. Only against Mallorca in October 2011 did Messi scored an earlier hat-trick (30minutes) than today’s game against Eibar (40minutes) in his professional career. DAILY POST recalls that Messi had earlier this month set a record in his side’s 3-2 win over Real Betis. Messi has now scored 18 goals in the La Liga so far this season. The Argentine captain will now hope to lead Barcelona to victory when they take on Real Madrid in their next La Liga fixture on March RE: SPORTS UPDATE - Edoman - 02-22-2020 EPL: Lampard singles two Chelsea players out for praise after 2-1 win over Tottenham February 22, 2020 Chelsea Manager, Frank Lampard, has praised Mason Mount and Ross Barkley, following their 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. Mount has gone 15 games without a goal and was dropped for the 2-0 defeat to Manchester United on Monday. However, Lampard started the 21-year-old against Spurs. Olivier Giroud, Barkley and Marcos Alonso were all brought back in and all three players were involved in the goal, which eventually proved decisive. “It was a great goal for different reasons. “Mason’s run (was important). Mason’s performance, I hope that gets digested properly afterwards. “A lot of people talk about Mason and his goals but his work rate and his sharpness in his game today was unbelievable. “Ross, I shouldn’t leave him out because he was similar today. He has the awareness to find Alonso and it’s as clean a strike as you can make,” Lampard told the media afterwards. RE: SPORTS UPDATE - Edoman - 02-22-2020 Oshoala Scores Another Hat-trick As Barcelona Beats Logrono 0-6 Oshoala scored a brace two weeks ago, scored another brace last week and has scored a hat-trick today. Quote:Logroño 0-6 Barça Women: A super six! https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/womens-football/news/1617987/logrono-0-6-barca-women-a-super-six RE: SPORTS UPDATE - Edoman - 02-23-2020 Anthony Joshua should avoid Tyson Fury by all means now' - Social media reacts to Fury's win over Deontay Wilder On Sunday morning at the MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, British boxer Tyson Fury defeated American Boxer Deontay Wilder to become the WBC Heavyweight champion of the world. Wilder who had over 40 fights undefeated and was fighting at home, lost his concentration after getting knocked down by Fury in the third round and was deemed unfit to continue by his team and referee in the 7th round after Fury gave him multiple blows to the head. Fury now has the WBC , lineal and Ring Magazine belts and social media users were quick to have their say, with many feeling Fury is now the best heavyweight boxer in the world. See reactions below. by L RE: SPORTS UPDATE - Edoman - 02-23-2020 Quote: Tyson Fury Is The New WBC Heavyweight Champion https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/boxing/10726941/wilder-fury-live-results-round-updates-latest RE: SPORTS UPDATE - Edoman - 02-23-2020 Tyson Fury stops Deontay Wilder in brutal seventh-round KO to win WBC heavyweight championship (photos Tyson Fury has become the WBC heavyweight champion of the world, defeating Deontay Wilder in the 7th round in the Heavyweight championship clash on Sunday morning Feb 23rd at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas Fury who came in as the challenger, surpassed the odds, by getting a technical knockout over Deontay Wilder. In the third round, Fury knocked out Wilder, making the American fall down to the canvas, his second time of touching the canvas in his career. In the last round (seventh), Fury smashed Wilder in the face with a straight right, and Wilder was trapped in the corner, causing his people to throw in the towel after noticing that he had a bloody cut on his mouth and blood dripping out of his ears. The referee immediately called off the match, granting Fury the much coveted WBC heavyweight crown, and Wilder's first loss of his career. After the match, Wilder said: “I’m doing good. Things like this happen. The best man won tonight, but my corner threw in the towel and I was ready to go out on my shield. I had a lot of things going on heading into this fight. It is what it is, but I make no excuses tonight. I just wish my corner would have let me go out on my shield. I’m a warrior. He had a great performance and we will be back stronger. “Even the greatest have lost and came back, that is just part of it. You just take it for what it is. I can make no excuses tonight. I had a lot of complications. But we’ll come back stronger next time around. This is what big-time boxing is all about, the best must fight the best. I appreciate all the fans that came out and supported the show, and I hope that everyone gets home safely.” Tyson Fury, the new champion, said “A big shout out to Deontay Wilder. He came here tonight and he manned up and he really did show the heart of a champion. I hit him with a clean right that dropped him and he got back up. He is a warrior. He will be back. He will be champion again. “But I will say, the king has returned to the top of the throne!” Fury now has the WBC , lineal and Ring Magazine belts. Congrats to him!! Watch videos below... by Lin RE: SPORTS UPDATE - Edoman - 02-23-2020 Quote:Ronaldo Want to mark your 1,000th senior game in style? How about scoring in a record-equalling 11th consecutive Serie A game? https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51598794 |