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Man Utd sack manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with club seventh in Premier League Manchester United have sacked manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer following Saturday's 4-1 defeat at Watford. The club have won just one of their past seven Premier League matches and are seventh in the table, 12 points behind leaders Chelsea. First-team coach Michael Carrick has been placed in temporary charge while United seek an interim manager to the end of the season. "It is with regret that we have reached this difficult decision," United said. What went wrong at Man Utd - and was it all down to Solskjaer?…

African Pillar of Sports, Orji Kalu Calls For Sack Of Super Eagles Coach, Rohr  African Pillar of Sports and Forbes rated Billionaire,  Orji Uzor Kalu has called on the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) to quickly find a replacement of Super Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr over poor performance . In a post he shared on his verified Facebook and Instagram accounts,  Kalu said Nigerian soccer lovers don't need further dissatisfaction from the performance of the coach. He disclosed he refused to employ Rohr as Enyimba coach in 2003  because he didn't have enough coaching skills to win trophies   He wrote : …

Super Eagles Goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye Joins English Premier League Club From Sparta Rotterdam Premier League club Watford have announced the signing of Nigeria goalkeeper Maduka Okoye from Dutch outfit Sparta Rotterdam. Okoye penned a five -and-a-half year deal with the Hornets that will begin on January 1, 2022. “Watford FC is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement to sign highly-rated young goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, on a five-and-a-half year deal that will begin on January 1, 2022,”reads a statement on the club’s website. “The Nigeria international joins the Hornets for an undisclosed fee from Eredivisie outfit Sparta Rotterdam, to…

Barcelona confirmed the return of Xavi Hernandez as coach on Saturday, adding that the legendary midfielder was expected back in the city this weekend to take up his new role. The Spaniard left Camp Nou to play for Al Sadd in 2015, after making 767 appearances for the Catalan club, which included winning eight La Liga titles and four Champions Leagues. “It’s time to come home. Welcome, Xavi,” Barca tweeted. “It wasn’t goodbye, it was see you later,” it wrote, along with a video montage of the player’s departure in 2015. Barcelona said in a statement it had reached an…

Ronald Koeman: Barcelona sack head coach after Rayo Vallecano loss Ronald Koeman has been sacked as head coach of Barcelona after just 14 months in charge at the Nou Camp. Barca have picked up just 15 points from 10 games in La Liga and have already lost twice in the group stage of this season's Champions League. They are ninth in La Liga, six points adrift of leaders Sevilla after losing at Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday. The loss was Barca's third in their last four games and it followed defeat in Sunday's Clasico to Real Madrid. In a statement, the…

Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce sacked following Saudi takeover Newcastle United have confirmed that Steve Bruce has left the club by “mutual consent”, drawing an end to the protracted saga of the head coach’s future. A change of manager was considered inevitable ever since the £305m Saudi-backed takeover of the club was completed, with Bruce mocked by home supporters during Newcastle’s 3-2 defeat by Tottenham last weekend. Bruce had kept Newcastle in the Premier League for two seasons but much of his tenure has been mired in hostility, with divisions deepening in recent weeks. He will be due around £6m…

Dominant Chelsea Outclass Tottenham To Go Top Of Premier League Table Chelsea stretched their unbeaten Premier League run to five games as Thomas Tuchel's team deservedly beat Tottenham. After managing no shots on target in the first half, Thomas Tuchel's side looked like a different team after the break and scored three second-half goals at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Blues opened the scoring four minutes after the re-start, when Thiago Silva headed past Hugo Lloris from Marcos Alonso's corner. Half-time substitute N'Golo Kante added a second with his first goal in 49 league appearances, though his long-range effort took…

Nigeria Professional Football League club, Enyimba FC, have officially announced the appointment of former Super Eagles winger, Finidi George as their new head coach. The confirmation of the former Ajax and Real Betis winger as the new gaffer for the People’s Elephant was contained in an official statement released on Wednesday. George signed a two-year contract with the eight-time Nigerian champions and replaces Fatai Osho whose contract expired at the end of August. George, a legend of the Nigeria’s men’s senior national team, made 62 appearances for the Super Eagles in an illustrious playing career that lasted 15 years. He…

The three-time African champions grabbed a crucial win on the road as they stretched their dominance in Group C Victor Osimhen's strike and Kenny Rocha Santos' own goal helped Nigeria come from behind to beat Cape Verde 2-1 in their 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifying game. Two defensive blunders from the hosts secured maximum points for the Super Eagles as they clinched back-to-back wins in the Group C. It was a memorable outing for Ahmed Musa who made his 100th appearance for the Super Eagles while Malmo's Innocent Bonke and Bolgona's Kingsley Michael were handed starting debuts, in the absence…

Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has named his starting line-up for Friday’s (today) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixture against Liberia, THE WHISPERER reports. Rohr opted for Sparta Rotterdam’s Maduka Okoye in goal with Ola Aina, William Troost-Ekong, Leon Balogun and Jamilu Collins the four defenders. Leicester City star Wilfred Ndidi, Joe Aribo and Alex Iwobi will operate from the midfield. Victor Osimhen lead team’s attack and will supported by Kelechi Iheanacho and Moses Simon. Super Eagles Line-up Maduka Okoye Ola Aina Leon Balogun, William Troost-Ekong, Jamilu Collins Wilfred Ndidi, Joe Aribo, Alex Iwobi Moses Simon , Kelechi Iheanacho,…