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RE: Sports Updates - Edoman - 07-12-2020 Quote:Cristiano Ronaldo scored two penalties as Juventus survived a scare to move eight points clear at the top of Serie A with a draw against Atalanta. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53377081 RE: Sports Updates - Edoman - 07-12-2020 EPL: Lampard reveals why Sheffield United hammered Chelsea 3-0 July 11, 2020 Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard, was left fuming after his side lost 3-0 against Sheffield United on Saturday night. Lampard blamed the defeat on lack of chances created and problems made by his players. Two goals from David McGoldrick and a strike from Oli McBurnie ensured Sheffield defeated Chelsea at Bramall Lane. “They play in a certain way, a unique one,” Lampard was quoted by Football London as saying after the match. “But if you play in a slow way and not compete in the way you should do, then you can’t expect to match them. “We didn’t create enough. There were problems in our game.” [url=https://dailypost.ng/2020/07/11/epl-lampard-speaks-on-chelsea-missing-out-from-top-four-after-defeat-at-sheffield/][/url] Chelsea’s next match is against Norwich City on Tuesday. RE: Sports Updates - Edoman - 07-12-2020 EPL: Lampard speaks on Chelsea missing out from top four after defeat at Sheffield July 11, 2020 Chelsea boss, Frank Lampard, has admitted that his side could miss out from the Premier League top four this season following their 3-0 defeat to Sheffield United on Saturday night. Sheffield defeated Lampard’s men at Bramall Lane, thanks to David McGoldrick’s brace and a strike from Oli McBurnie. The defeat means Chelsea is in the third position on the Premier League table with 60 points after 35 games. The Blues will drop to the fifth position if Leicester City beat Bournemouth on Sunday and Manchester United defeat Southampton on Monday. “That is the reality (that we could be out of the top four). Today I am concerned about how we performed. I am not thinking about position, just the way we play. We can’t approach the rest of our games like today,” Lampard told Sky Sports. He added: “They were better than us physically, in mind and the ball. So you lose the game.” “We were too slow with the ball. We weren’t getting the wingers into the game. Disappointing goals. Mistakes.” “I have to be careful to over analyse that one. We have to put it to bed. We have to fight for the top four, but I learned a lot.” Chelsea will host Norwich City in their next Premier League fixture on Tuesday. RE: Sports Updates - Edoman - 07-12-2020 Nigerian UFC star, Kamaru Usman retains his Welterweight title by unanimous win after beating Jorge Masvidal (Photos) Nigerian UFC champion, Kamaru Usman has retained his Welterweight title after defeating his American opponent, Jorge Masvidal at the UFC 251 which took place last night on ‘Fight Island’ in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Nigerian Nightmare, 33, dominated the fight as he defeated Masvidal, 35, via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46), equalling former champion Georges St. Pierre's record of 12 straight wins at welterweight. Masvidal got off to a quick start in the opening round, throwing a series of fast strikes and taking down Usman. But Usman took over the clash from the second round on, delivering foot stomps, body shots, and shoulder strikes as he dominated the fight till the last round. The fight between Usman and Masvidal was arranged only in the past eight days after Usman's original opponent, Gilbert Burns, tested positive for the coronavirus and pulled out from the fight. After the fight, the undefeated champion Usman said: 'Gamebred is the biggest, baddest dude out there right now, so i had to switch gears preparing for him on six days notice. All these guys are preparing for one guy and that's me, at the top of the mountain. 'I trained for Gilbert, i had a different game plan. Gamebred is tough, he landed some elbows from the bottom and he didn't quit. "I knew Jorge is tough, I've always said it minus all the trash talking and all the things going on, Jorge is a tough guy and I give him credit for that. 'I'm just levels better. I have more tools in the toolbox and when I need to I can pull them out and use them.' See more photos below. by RE: Sports Updates - Edoman - 07-12-2020 Frank Edoho Replies Apostle Suleman As He Trolls Chelsea Fans Apostle Johnson Suleiman took to twitter to felicitate with Chelsea Fans last night but they took it so personal. The man of God only greeted and Frank Edoho and several others went on rampage. Attack someone over ordinary greeting, I mean. Who does that? Quote:Oga, if we enter you and your club, Church members go start to talk say, touch not my anointed! https://mobile.twitter.com/frankedoho/status/1282201409941901312 RE: Sports Updates - Edoman - 07-13-2020 Quote:[b]Tammy Abraham Questions Lampard's Tactics After Loss To Sheffield https://metro.co.uk/2020/07/12/tammy-abraham-questions-frank-12979452/ RE: Sports Updates - Edoman - 07-13-2020 Quote:Manchester City Wins Appeal, To play in Champions League Next Season https://www.espn.com/soccer/manchester-city/story/4112451/man-city-escape-champions-league-ban-after-cas-appeal?platform=amp&__twitter_impression=true RE: Sports Updates - Edoman - 07-13-2020 Quote:[b]Inter Milan Planning To Sign Chelsea's N'Golo Kante https://metro.co.uk/2020/07/12/chelsea-open-ngolo-kante-sale-inter-milan-consider-bid-12980150/ RE: Sports Updates - Edoman - 07-13-2020 Sheffield United striker, David McGoldrick becomes latest Premier League star to be targeted with vile racist abuse on social media Sheffield United striker, David McGoldrick has become the latest Premier League star to be targeted with vile racist abuse on social media. The Republic of Ireland striker, 32, who scored twice in Saturday’s 3-0 win against Chelsea, wrote “2020 and this is life” as he shared a screengrab of a racist message he was sent via Instagram. The racist message reads: 'You f****** dirty n*****. Your n***** life defo doesn't matter. F*** you ya bold c*** WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU PLAYED MANURE [Manchester United] YOU F****** S*** APE.' In a statement to Sportsmail on Monday morning, July 13, Sheffield United said it will support striker David McGoldrick after he was racially abused on social media The statement read: "As a club we will support David McGoldrick and will do all we can to find the perpetrator of this disgusting message. "We will work with the relevant authorities to ensure the person behind this post is brought to justice." South Yorkshire Police said it is in contact with Sheffield United and "will continue to work with the club in relation with this matter. The incident comes a day after West Midlands Police arrested a 12-year-old boy after racist messages were sent to Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha on social media. by RE: Sports Updates - Edoman - 07-14-2020 [b]Christopher Aurier Shot Dead In France[/b] The younger brother of Tottenham player Serge Aurier has been shot dead in the French city of Toulouse, reportedly outside a night club. Christopher Aurier died in hospital after emergency services found him shot in the stomach in an industrial zone on the city's outskirts, French media say. His suspected killer escaped the scene, a source close to the inquiry said. Christopher Aurier, who was a citizen of Ivory Coast like his brother, was also a footballer, playing in France. A Tottenham statement said: "The club is deeply saddened to confirm media reports that Serge Aurier's brother passed away in the early hours of this morning. "We are supporting Serge at this difficult time and we ask that the privacy of the player and his family is respected. Everybody at the club sends their sincerest condolences to Serge and his family. Our thoughts are with them all." How did he die? Emergency services arrived on the scene at around 05:00 (03:00 GMT) on Monday, French TV reports. Local people had called the police when they found the victim lying on the ground with a stomach wound. According to a report by Europe 1, he was wounded when two bullets were fired at a night club. Toulouse newspaper La Dépêche published a photo of what it said was the crime scene outside Kin's night club near the Boulevard de Thibaud. Who was Christopher Aurier? The 26-year-old had played for local team Rodéo Toulouse - which was in the French fifth division last season - after stints at Racing Club de Lens, Gueugnon, Chantilly and Belgian club Rebecq, Le Figaro reports. His brother Serge, 27, is a right-back at Premier League club Tottenham and also captains the Ivorian national team. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53388855 RE: Sports Updates - Edoman - 07-14-2020 LaLiga table: Real Madrid one win away from title after defeating Granada July 14, 2020 Real Madrid are one win away from winning their 34th LaLiga title, after a battling 2-1 victory over Granada on Monday. Los Blancos took an early lead through Ferland Mendy, who finished off a solo run with a goal in the 10th minute. It was 2-0 minutes later, after Karim Benzema curled an exquisite strike past Rui Silva. Granada halved the deficit at the start of the second half through Darwin Machis. However, Real held on for three crucial points, with Sergio Ramos sweeping a goalbound effort off the line late on. The victory restored their four-point lead over Barcelona in the table with just two games left to play. [url=https://dailypost.ng/2020/07/13/champions-league-lampard-reacts-as-man-city-defeats-uefa-at-cas/][/url] A home win for Real against Villarreal on Thursday can put the title out of reach. RE: Sports Updates - Edoman - 07-14-2020 LaLiga table: Zidane reacts as Real Madrid need one win to clinch title July 14, 2020 Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane, has said he was a delighted man after his side’s 2-1 win over Granada on Monday night. Ferland Mendy opened the scoring for Los Blancos with a fine solo effort, before Karim Benzema doubled their advantage. However, after the break, Darwin Machis pulled one back for the hosts. Real had to hold on for an important win, which opens a four-point gap at the top ahead of rivals Barcelona. “I let out a shout because I was happy and because in football you have to suffer. “I shouted out loud because the three points were very important and I wanted to tell my players that they had played a superb game. To win this league you have to suffer a little bit and we dug in as a team. You have to be proud of this team,” Zidane told the media about his full-time celebrations. [url=https://dailypost.ng/2020/07/13/epl-solskjaer-reveals-cristiano-ronaldos-recommendation-choice-of-player-for-man-utd/][/url] Real Madrid will now have a chance to seal a first La Liga title since 2017 on Thursday against Villarreal. RE: Sports Updates - Edoman - 07-14-2020 Man Utd vs Southampton: We didn’t deserve to win – Solskjaer July 14, 2020 Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has said they did not deserve the three points, after a late equaliser from Michael Obafemi gave Southampton a 2-2 draw on Monday. Marcus Rashford had cancelled out Stuart Armstrong’s early opener, before Anthony Martial put United 2-1 up. However, Obafemi struck late to ensure the points were shared at Old Trafford. The result means Solskjaer’s men stayed in fifth instead of going third on the Premier League table. “You think you have three points in the bag but we probably didn’t deserve three points today. “Southampton are a good team, they run, and run and chase. We never got into our rhythm today. We played some fantastic football at times. The two goals we scored were very, very good. [url=https://dailypost.ng/2020/07/14/chelsea-vs-norwich-lampard-warns-his-players-ahead-of-crucial-epl-clash/][/url] “It was the worst time to concede a goal but it happens in football. We have won so many games in that way. It is all part of the learning for this team,” Solskjaer told the media afterwards. RE: Sports Updates - Edoman - 07-14-2020 UEFA will be under pressure to review Financial Fair Play after CAS overturned Man City's two year ban - Sports lawyer says Renowned Sports lawyer Rob Jones, has revealed that European football governing body, UEFA, will be under pressure now to review Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations and their implementation after the Court of Arbitration of Sports (CAS) overturned the two year European ban for Manchester city. Manchester City were banned by UEFA in February from European competition, including a €30 million (£27m/$34m) fine, after it found City guilty of breaching FFP rules between 2012 and 2016 following a series of articles published by German publication Der Spiegel in November 2018 alleging the Premier League club had artificially inflated sponsorship revenues. City, in reaction to the ban took the case to the highest sports court in the world, CAS, and the ban was overturned on Monday athough the club was fined a reduced €10m for failing to co-operate with the investigation. CAS has not released the full written reasons for its decision but stated most of the alleged breaches were "either not established or time-barred" due to a five-year limit in UEFA's regulations. Sports lawyer Jones now says any potential review of UEFA's FFP rules and procedures, will depend on the reasons CAS outlines for its decision to overturn the ban. Asked by Stats Perform News how CAS' decision is, Jones said: "If it's detailed in the final award that there were procedural irregularities and conduct that UEFA were responsible for that has had a meaningful impact on the decision that has been made by CAS, then UEFA will be under a lot of pressure to make reforms of its procedures "I don't think, looking at the media release, that there are ground-breaking, fundamental principles that have been decided as unlawful and affect other sports disputes procedures. "But the final award may reflect on some procedural issues that UEFA may need to address. And if that is the case then they will be under a lot of pressure - and not that they're not under a lot of pressure anyway at the moment - to reform the FFP regulations. "It seems to the general public like the rules don't have teeth … surely the current FFP is not fit for purpose and they'll be under a lot of pressure for a review of it. "I know the president of UEFA has been talking about a luxury tax and other sorts of reforms generally. I think they are slightly delayed at the moment because of the pandemic. "But certainly there will be a lot of pressure to at least review, if not conduct some minor or more material reforms on their policies and procedures." RE: Sports Updates - Edoman - 07-14-2020 Quote: https://www.completesports.com/gattuso-ready-to-accept-pay-cut-to-fund-osimhen-transfer/ RE: Sports Updates - Edoman - 07-15-2020 Quote:[b]Victor Osimhen Close To Completing €81 Million Move To Napoli www.goal.com/en/amp/news/osimhen-set-to-complete-81-million-napoli-move-from-lille/11sih62qkithz1b2eqmampx3n3 RE: Sports Updates - Edoman - 07-15-2020 Quote:[b]Chelsea Ready To Pay €100 Million For Atletico Madrid Goalkeeper Jan Oblak https://www.google.com/amp/s/transfernexus.com/2020/07/14/as-chelsea-willing-to-pay-e100m-for-atleticos-jan-oblak/%3famp RE: Sports Updates - Edoman - 07-15-2020 Quote:Peter Odemwingie Celebrates His 39th Birthday Today https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Odemwingie RE: Sports Updates - Edoman - 07-15-2020 'I will never be on social media' - Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri says Juventus coach, Maurizio Sarri has insisted he is unworried about criticism from social media users and will never be on social media as he helps guide his team in the chase for the UEFA Champions League and Serie A titles this season. Juve are six points clear at the top of Serie A with six games left to play ahead of a trip to Sassuolo on Wednesday. The club is also in the Champions League last 16. Sarri, a former coach of Chelsea and Napoli says he isn't bothered by criticism on social media. Sarri has no social media accounts and reportedly isn't a fan of journalists or press conferences. "Honestly, I don't pay much attention to criticism, I always try to be focused only on what I can do," he told a news conference. "I don't know what people say on social media because I'm not on them and I will never be in my life. "If we talk, instead, of people in the streets, I only receive support and affection." Juventus are winless in their past two games, but most of the gials have come from the strikers. Ronaldo (seven) and Paulo Dybala (four) have netted the majority of their goals in the past six games and the coach says his midfielders will soon chip in their fair share. "We scored 17 goals in the last six matches and I'm not concerned about our scoring ratio frankly," he said. "We all know that among our midfielders [Aaron] Ramsey is the one that can potentially score more goals considering his individual characteristics. "Then we have two players that are growing a lot and in the future, I'm sure they will score more like [Rodrigo] Bentancur and [Adrien] Rabiot." by RE: Sports Updates - Edoman - 07-15-2020 Osimhen to become most expensive African footballer with Napoli move July 15, 2020 Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, is set to become Africa’s most expensive footballer, when he seals a reported €81m (£73.6m) move from French Ligue 1 side Lille to Serie A giants Napoli. L’Equipe reports the transfer will be finalised on Thursday, after both clubs reached an agreement for the player. If the deal is completed, Osimhen will break Nicolas Pepe’s record, when he moved from Lille to Arsenal for £72m last summer. It is believed Osimhen’s move to Napoli has been delayed by a change in agents. The Super Eagles star had a lot of suitors around Europe, after he netted 18 goals for Lille in his debut season. [url=https://dailypost.ng/2020/07/14/champions-league-mourinho-blasts-cas-for-overturning-man-citys-ban/][/url] Lille president, Gérard Lopez, has already tipped Osimhen to become a ‘superstar’ at Napoli. https://dailypost.ng/2020/07/06/transfer-lille-president-predicts-victor-osimhens-fate-at-napoli/ Cedric Bakambu is currently the second most expensive African player, following his £65m move to Chinese side Beijing Guoan from Villarreal in January 2018. Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez joined Manchester City from Leicester City for £60m in July 2018. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang moved to Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund for £56m in January 2018. |