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Click here to Join the whatsapp group for ALL ARSENAL NEWS Arsenal will look to build on their win over West Ham when they take on Cardiff at the Cardiff City Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Here is the side Gooner Mac thinks Unai Emery will select for the game: Goalkeeper: Petr Cech appears to be Emery’s favoured option between the sticks right now and while his distribution with the ball may be suspect, he’s done very little to warrant losing his place so I expect we’ll see Bernd Leno on the bench once again on Sunday. Defence: Our defence was slightly better against West Ham compared to the horrendous performance at Chelsea but there is still huge improvements to be made at the back as we’re all over the place at times. However, with Laurent Koscielny still a couple of months away from returning from an Achilles injury and Sead Kolasinac out until November with a knee injury, we have to stick with the back four that’s started in every game so far. Stephan Lichtsteiner is pushing t...

Click here to Join the whatsapp group for ALL ARSENAL/CHELSEA NEWS Arsenal The Gunners have been handed a favourable draw but one which requires a lot of travelling during the week. Qarabag, Sporting Lisbon and FC Vorskla are Arsenal's first-round opponents between now and the turn of the year. Emery won an incredible three Europa League titles with Sevilla, and the Spaniard admits he wants to go deep into the competition, just as Arsene Wenger did last season. "First it’s three teams and we’ll have respect for them,” he told reporters this afternoon. Chelsea . The Premier League giants are in the competition after only finishing in fifth place in the top flight last season, but the Blues will be pleased with their draw. Maurizio Sarri's side have been handed games against PAOK - who finished second in Greece last year - and Belarusian champions BATE Borisov.They also meet Hungarian side Videoton, who lost out to AEK Athens in the playoff round for the Champions Leagu...

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel has arrived in Nigeria. Merkel landed in Abuja early Friday morning and was received by President Muhammadu Buhari at the state house. A number of Memoranda of Understanding would be signed at the meeting. More details to come soon….

Click here to Join the whatsapp group for ALL LIVERPOOL NEWS Ramos caused controversy in last season's final after his clash with Salah forced the Egyptian off with a shoulder injury Sergio Ramos and Mohamed Salah had a very awkward reunion on Thursday evening. The Real Madrid defender outraged Liverpool fans far and wide for his challenge on Salah in last season’s Champions League final. Ramos hoists the Champions League trophy in May It led to the Egyptian being forced off early with a shoulder injury and Real went on to complete a 3-1 victory. One Liverpool fan started a petition to try and get Ramos banned from football after the incident, while Jurgen Klopp described Ramos as “ruthless and brutal” following the incident. And Salah showed he was in no mood to forgive the Spaniard at the Champions League draw in Monaco on Thursday. Ramos was seated behind Salah and, after picking up the prize for best Champions League defender in 2017/18, tapped Salah on his left shoulder...

Click here to Join the whatsapp group for ALL CHELSEA NEWS Chelsea will be looking to maintain their 100% start to the new season when they take on Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon. Here is the side I think Maurizio Sarri will select for the game: Goalkeeper: Kepa Arrizabalaga has enjoyed a solid start to life in England following his world-record move from Athletic Bilbao so the Spaniard is certain to keep his place between the sticks again this weekend. Defence: David Luiz wasn’t at his best at St James’ Park last week but the Brazilian seems to be in favour under Sarri so I expect he’ll keep his place ahead of Gary Cahill and Andreas Christensen against Bournemouth. The new Blues boss has named the same back four in each of their opening three games so I don’t think he’ll make any changes on Saturday meaning Cesar Azpilicueta should once again start at right-back with Marcos Alonso on the left. Antonio Rudiger will line-up alongside Luiz in the middle of defe...

Click here to Join the whatsapp group for YOUR CLUB LATEST NEWS There were easy draws for Arsenal and Manchester United who face Brentford and Derby County respectively. Meanwhile, early season high fliers Tottenham and Watford lock horns with each other. However, as Spurs were drawn as the home team and their new stadium and Wembley are unavailable for use, the club has applied for special dispensation to play the game at Stadium MK, home of the MK Dons. Below Carabao Cup third round draw in FULL: West Brom v Crystal Palace  Arsenal v Brentford  Burton Albion v Burnley  Wycombe Wanderers v Norwich City  Oxford United v Manchester City  West Ham v Macclesfield  Millwall v Fulham  Liverpool v Chelsea  AFC Bournemouth v Blackburn Rovers  Preston North End v Middlesbrough  Wolves v Leicester City  Tottenham Hotspur v Watford  Blackpool v QPR  Everton v Southampton  Manchester United v Derby County  Nottingh...

Click here to Join the whatsapp group for ALL YOUR CLUB LATEST NEWS Manchester United and Manchester City get easy group though united have to face the test of the Italian giants Juventus Liverpool have been drawn to meet Paris Saint-Germain and Napoli in the Champions League group stages. The Premier League side enjoyed a run to the final of the competition last season, but Jurgen Klopp's men face a difficult task to reach the last 16 on this occasion Champions League 2018-2019 Group stage draw Group A: Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, AS Monaco, Club Brugge Group B: Barcelona, Tottenham, PSV Eindhoven, Inter Milan Group C: Paris Saint-Germain, Napoli, Liverpool, Red Star Belgrade Group D: Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Porto, Schalke, Galatasaray Group E: Bayern Munich, Benfica, AFC Ajax, AEK Athens Group F: Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk, Lyon, Hoffenheim Group G: Real Madrid, AS Roma, CSKA Moscow, Viktoria Plzen Group H: Juventus, Manchester United, Valencia, Young Bo...

Click here to Join the whatsapp group for ALL YOUR CLUB LATEST NEWS Liverpool are facing a touch task as they – along with Tottenham, Manchester United and Manchester City – prepare for this evening’s Champions League group stage draw. The four pots were finalised after the final round of qualifying fixtures were concluded last night and unfortunately for Liverpool they’ve been placed in pot 3 after Benfica thrashed PAOK on Wednesday night. It means the Portuguese giants take the final place in pot 2 leaving Liverpool in the third tier due to their UEFA coefficient ranking and facing the prospect of drawing two European giants in the group stages of the Champions League. Jurgen Klopp’s men could now be drawn in a nightmare ‘group of death’ along with Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan while Real Madrid, Napoli and Galatasaray is also a possibility. Last year’s finalists will therefore be hoping for some good luck in today’s draw and if things go their way they could end u...

Some senators are threatening to leave the ruling All Progressives Congress should the party fail to adopt direct primaries for the 2019 elections. They alleged that some governors are applying pressure on the national leadership of the party to adopt indirect primaries to choose candidates for the 2019 elections. If the party adopts the usual indirect primary, the senators said, the party will lose its majority status at the Senate. For them, the only way to reclaim leadership of the senate is an assurance of direct primaries by the party. Direct primaries involves the participation of all party members in the selection of party candidates while indirect primaries involves use of delegates, often party leaders at local levels and political appointees as well as elected officials, to elect party candidates. The APC used the direct primaries to elect its governorship candidate in Osun for next month’s governorship election. Prior to that, it often used the indirect primaries system. T...

Click here to Join the whatsapp group for ALL  YOUR CLUB LATEST NEWS United's local rivals Manchester City are the reigning holders and will be looking to retain the title this term Manchester United , Arsenal and Liverpool are among those coming into the competition at this stage along with the other Premier League sides competing in Europe this term. br /> United's local rivals Manchester City are the reigning holders and will be looking to retain the title this term. A clutch of lower league clubs are still in the cup after the first two rounds and will be looking for a big pay day when the draw is made tonight. br /> Arsenal  Blackburn  Blackpool  Brentford  Burnley  Burton  Chelsea  Crystal Palace  Derby  Everton  Fulham  Leicester city  Liverpool  Macclesfield  Manchester City  Manchester United  Middlesbrough  Millwall  Norwich  city Nottingham Forest  Oxford...

Click here to Join the whatsapp group for ALL UNITED NEWS Ed Woodward has put Jose Mourinho in his place There are troubled times at Old Trafford already this season with seemingly everybody upset with everyone. United chief Woodward has been tasked by the powers above him to keep the manager in check and, with his latest move, that is exactly what he has done. Despite risking the wrath of the Portuguese coach, who has yet to complete a third season at a club, he has gone against his wishes completely. His agent revealed that he wanted to go elsewhere to improve his first-team chances after missing out on France's World Cup squad which went on to win the tournament. The Brazilian is a tried and tested option for the ex-Blues manager - having won the Premier League with him in 2014/15. Reports emerged that Mourinho went behind his boss' back and offered Martial to Chelsea in a swap deal for Willian, which did not materialise. Furthermore, Martial is expected...

Click here to Join the whatsapp group for ALL CHELSEA NEWS Chelsea and former Nigerian international Victor Moses has said that Ross Barkley has been the best player in training recently. Barkley who was named among the Chelsea's bench over their 2-1 win against newcastle,with goals from Eden Hazard from spot kick and Marcos Alonso effort that lead to own goal. The England midfielder arrived at Stamford Bridge during the January transfer window but found opportunities limited under Antonio Conte and also spent time on the sidelines with a recurrence of a hamstring injury that kept him out of action at former club Everton during the first half of last season. With Maurizio Sarri replacing Conte as head coach in the summer it has brought about fresh start for the 24-year-old. As reward for impressing in pre-season, Barkley started the Community Shield loss against Manchester City before keeping his place in victories against Huddersfield Town and Arsenal in the Premier Leagu...

Click here to Join the whatsapp group for ALL CHELSEA NEWS Thibaut Courtois created a ruckus to push for a move to Real Madrid, and when he finally got his move, he should have been on top of the world as throughout the transfer window the goalkeeper had indicated that he didn’t want to turn up for Chelsea again. The player left his former club with a bad taste in the mouth as the London club did not have any idea about his whereabouts when he was expected to report for training, and later he was given his so-called dream move to the Spanish capital. However, his dream is turning into a nightmare as he is yet to make a single appearance for Real Madrid. Julen Lopetegui has trusted Costa Rican custodian Keylor Navas for now, and he has put in convincing performances to show who is the real no.1 at Real Madrid. The Belgian would have thought that after winning the golden glove at the World Cup, he would be preferred over his South American counterpart for a place in the starting eleven...

Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso on Wednesday in Abuja declared his intention to contest the 2019 presidential election on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Addressing a large crowd of supporters at the Chida Hotel, venue of the event, Kwankwaso bemoaned what he described it as a collective disillusionment, disappointment and the pervasive air of hopelessness in our country. Kwankwaso said, “I stand on my honour to offer a paradigm shift in leadership. There is no gainsaying that all is not well with the polity. It is also clear that the same mind-set that created and escalated the problems cannot be used in resolving the on-going crises in our nationhood and national development. “I offer positive change. Change has again become inevitable. To live is to witness changes because change is an inseparable part of living. Come May 2019, the narrative of helplessness, buckpassing, division, poverty, insecurity and hopelessness must change for a new dawn of confidence in bui...

Click here to Join the whatsapp group for ALL ARSENAL NEWS Arsenal star player Mesut Ozil has returned to training after missing Saturday's win over West Ham at the Emirates through what the manager said that it is illness. Former Germany international played no part in the very much needed win of the Unai Emery era, a 3-1 triumph, courtesy of strikes from Nacho Monreal, Danny Welbeck and an Issa Diop own goal. Ozil had started Arsenal's first two Premier League games off the season, but was substituted in the second of those, the 3-2 loss against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. His absence against West Ham led to rumours of a training ground bust up with Unai Emery, which the Spanish manager quickly denied. The 29-year-old has had a turbulent summer, retiring from the German national team after their group stage exit from the World Cup. However, he was pictured training at London Colney this afternoon and could be back in contention for the trip to Cardiff on Sunday.

Click here to Join the whatsapp group for ALL LIVERPOOL NEWS Non-league Litherland REMYCA have been kicked out out of the FA Cup over an unpaid £10 fine. The Merseyside club unknowingly used a suspended player in their 4-2 win over Charnock Richard in the extra-preliminary round on August 11. The player, at the time, was facing a one-match ban for not paying an "administrative fine" at his previous club and the ban was carried over from the previous season. Litherland, a non-league club based in Merseyside , said "the fine carried over without our knowledge nor that of the player from the previous club." A club statement read: " This is a massive blow with numerous implications, including financial issues as part of the penalty includes removal of prize money and future gate and match day income. "The sanctions for a minor administration technicality are considerable, but we must dust ourselves down, learn from the experience and come back stronger....

The United States Government has refused to comment or deny a statement credited to President Donald Trump, that Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was “lifeless”, following a visit to the White House earlier this year. Aruba Amirthanayagam, who is Counselor for Public Affairs, US Embassy, while speaking in Minna, Niger State on Tuesday during his visit to Zubair Idris, the Executive Director of Prestige FM Radio, said: “We have no specific comment on that, a newspaper published it, the paper should comment on it”. Amirthanayagam also said that it will not take side in the Nigeria’s 2019 general election, saying it wants the winner to be elected in a free and fair contest. “And we will do all we can to assist Nigeria’s government. “The United States expects that the 2019 general elections will be free and transparent. “I think we should repeat the success we had in the last election because we have had elections in some parts of Africa that have not gone well. What we got ...

Click here to Join the whatsapp group for ALL UNITED NEWS The Special One has come under immense pressure in recent times following the defeat to Spurs. It was the worst home defeat Mourinho has suffered ever in his time as a manager. It follows an embarrassing loss to Brighton the week before, that has had fans fuming. After the match vice-chairman Ed Woodward was noticeably upset, with an image of him in the sands looking furious going viral. "They are saying Jose will be gone soon," a source told the Daily Mail on Tuesday night. "Some think he’ll be out if they lose at Burnley. Others can’t see him lasting beyond September. "We’ve seen this before and it just feels the same. The club will say it’s supporting Jose but we all saw what happened with Louis. The players are already talking about the possibility of Zidane coming in."

Click here to Join the whatsapp group for ALL ARSENAL NEWS Former Manchester City star Yaya Touré is close to joining Arsenal, the player’s agent Dimitry Seluk has confirmed on Twitter. The Ivorian star saw his contract with Man City expire in June and now he is readey to start a new chapter of his career in North London. Seluk has claimed that Yaya ‘has passed his medical tests in London’ and according to British media the former Man City ace will sign with Arsenal who can still sign Yaya being the Ivorian a free agent. yaya's agent tweets ​Arsenal have already acquired some midfield reinforcement this summer as the Gunners spent € 30 million to sign Lucas Torreira from Sampdoria. The Uruguay International was also chased by Napoli and the player’s agent claimed yesterday that Torreira would join the San Paolo hierarchy if he knew Carlo Ancelotti would take over at the club.

Click here to Join the whatsapp group for ALL CHELSEA NEWS Antonio Rudiger is fed up with comparisons between Maurizio Sarri's Chelsea and that of former manager Antonio Conte, with the Blues' class of 2018-19 currently sat among the Premier League pacesetters. A 2-1 win away at Newcastle on Sunday means that Sarri has overseen a perfect start to life in English football - with three victories collected from as many games. The Italian has made several changes at Stamford Bridge following his arrival over the summer, with fresh faces drafted in to encourage a new style of play. Rudiger is among those to have been ever-present in Sarri's starting XI so far and is happy with the progress being made, with the Germany international eager to keep focus locked on the present and not dwell on the past under Conte. "Stop comparing. I don't want to speak about the past. As you can see, we do a lot of ball possession and try to press high," Rudiger said at St James...