EPL: Liverpool Kick Off Title Defence, Man United Tackle Arsenal in Season Opener

•  Premier League title defender Liverpool, to face Bournemouth on Friday to kick off the League.
• Arsenal head to Manchester United in a blockbuster clash on the opening weekend.
• Thomas Frank’s first match as Tottenham boss will come on August 16 at home against newly promoted Burnley.

Liverpool will kick off their Premier League title defence at home to Bournemouth on Friday, August 15 while Arsenal head to Manchester United in a blockbuster clash on the opening weekend.

Club World Cup: Dortmund, Fluminense, Argentine set for group stage clashes

• FIFA Club World Cup group stage action continues today with key matchups.
• Brazilian giants Fluminense are set to take on Bundesliga side Dortmund.
• Group E features Argentine going head-to-head with Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds.

Excitement builds as the FIFA Club World Cup group stage action continues today with key matchups across Groups E and F.

PSG Secure Club World Cup With a Convincing 4-0 Victory Over Atletico

• Paris Saint-Germain wins The Club World Cup glory with a convincing 4-0 victory over Atletico Madrid.
• Atletico goalkeeper Oblak was soon pressed into action, as he tried to save Atletico from defeat.
• From the ensuing counter-attack, however, Atletico found themselves 2-0 down.

Transfer Talk: Arsenal to cash-in on Bellerin

Bellerin on his way as Arsenal plan summer shake-up?

It has been reported that the end of the season will herald a rebuilding operation at Arsenal, and the Mail says Hector Bellerin could be on his way as the Gunners look to generate funds.

FC Barcelona Signs Philippe Coutinho For an English Record £142Million

Barcelona FC have just signed Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho in a club-record transfer. Mirror UK reports. According to the report, the English football club have settled on an agreement for the Brazilian for an initial fee of €120million (£106.4m), with a further €40m (£35.5m) in add-ons.

Football Legend Thierry Henry Arrives Nigeria, Received By Massive Crowd

Photos: Football Legend Thierry Henry Arrives Nigeria, Received By Massive Crowd (Videos)

During his time in Nigeria, the international football icon will meet winners of the ‘Be a Front Row Fan’ consumer promotion, which is currently running across the country.

Pogba shows off new burning’ haircut

Pogba shows off new burning’ haircut

Manchester United star Paul Pogba seems to be coping with his Premier League suspension just fine as he revealed his new haircut on Thursday.

WEEKEND FOOTBALL PREDICTION

WEEKEND FOOTBALL PREDICTION

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Real Madrid passed up Mbappe signing because of Ronaldo, claims Maradona

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The Argentina legend has revealed he told Blancos president Florentino Perez to sign the France wonderkid before he moved to PSG

Transfer news: The latest rumours from Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal and all the top teams

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Goal takes a look at the biggest transfer stories from the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and beyond

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“This sport is tougher than I thought” — British Boxer Laments while showing horrific facial injuries

A Light welterweight British boxer, Connor Benn, has shown the horrific injuries he suffered after beating his French opponent Cedrick Paynaud on Wednesday night.

The 21-year-old boxer, who is the son of former middleweight and super middleweight world champion boxer Nigel Benn, suffered a difficult fight last night. He got knocked down twice to the canvas in the opening round of the fight, but recovered to emerge victorious at the York Hall

Nigerian Newspaper Headlines Today: 15th December

Top 7 highest earning footballers in 2017

The top star footballers in the top global leagues are rich, yes! Very rich and if you have any reason to doubt us, we assure you that at the end of this article you will find more than enough reason to agree with us.

In the last decade we have experienced escalating payouts from domestic and international television agreements, kit deals, sponsors, Champions League, and an influx of wealthy ownership groups have resulted in surging soccer wages around the world.

While footballers make astonishing sum of money from their wages they also match such huge amount with endorsement they get from patronising brands on Television and the Social Media.

7. James Rodriguez- $7m (Brands and Sponsors: Adidas, Pepsi, Huawei and Hugo Boss):

James Rodriguez

Nigerian Newspaper Headlines Today: 13th December

Nigerian Newspaper Headlines Today: 13th December

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Amaechi says Jonathan wasted $65bn excess crude fund, PDP
The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has said he left the Peoples Democratic Party in 2015 due to the gross mismanagement of the country’s resources by the former ruling party…

Nigeria escape World Cup dismissal, fined for fielding ineligible player against Algeria

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The Super Eagles were dealt with point and cash deductions, but they were lucky to retain their ticket to the biggest soccer finals.

Ibrahimovic brands Guardiola ‘most immature’ coach he’s ever had

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The Manchester United striker has slammed the Man City boss, believing he benched him at Barcelona for questioning him over Messi,

Liverpool more open to selling Barcelona target Coutinho in January

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The Reds refused to sanction his sale in the summer, but time may have softened their stance as the winter window approaches,

Barcelona director tells Ronaldo: Messi is the best player in history

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Josep Vives has become the latest figure at Camp Nou to acknowledge the efforts of Real Madrid’s talisman, but talk up the quality of one of their ownLionel Messi remains “the best player in history” regardless of what Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo may say or do, claims Barcelona spokesman Josep Vives.
After landing the 2017 Ballon d’Or, Ronaldo boldly declared himself to be the greatest player of all-time.

Man Utd 'far more boring' under Mourinho - Van Gaal

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The Dutchman, who was replaced by the Portuguese at Old Trafford, says he would much rather watch Manchester City over his old side.