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Since joining Liverpool five years ago for Borussia Dortmund, Jürgen Klopp has been doing greatly in the quest to bring the fallen giant back to its enviable status. He knows what it takes to be a Champion, having led Borussia Dortmund to two Bundeslega titles. At Liverpool, be has been extremely success, having made superstars out of little known players like Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohammed Salah. With this dynamic squad, he lifted the Champions League in 2019 and followed it up when the English Premier League in 2020, a title they narrowly lost to in form Manchester City in 2019. Klopp in a recent interview with an Irish radio station "Today Fm," recounted the first thing he was told about Liverpool before he signed. He admits that the first thing he heard about Liverpool was how close the city is to Ireland. He said that he learnt that it's the closest city to Ireland than any other city in England. He concluded that “When I came to Liverpool, the first thing ...

Hakim Ziyech's first start for Chelsea since his move from Ajax came against FK Krasnodar. He was positioned at the right wing, a position in which he caused alot of havoc for opponents during his days at Ajax. He rolled back the hands of time and unleased a devastating terror against Krasnodar. His pace, his runs, his timing, his over-all skills overwhelmed the the opponents and created alot of chances for Chelsea forwards and in the process, he was gifted a goal. He made 58 touches, the highest by all members of the Chelsea team combined on the pitch and 47 percentage of the attacks encountered that day came from the right, a sign that he was exceptional on the pitch. He couldn't make an assist, but he found the back of the net and made significant runs that aided in the goals scored. He has been involved in 13 champions league goals, scoring six and assisting seven.

Real Madrid continued their poor European form when they encountered Borussia Monchengladbach in Germany. It ended in a draw but Karim Benzema made more headlines in his dressing room rants more than the match lighted up the stadium. The ex Lyon man was seen on camera advising Ferland Mendy not to pass the ball to another team mate, Vinicius jr. The Germans found them self on the way to a very famous win when Marcus Thuram netted a brace, but it was cancelled out in the 87th minutes through a Benzema volley which was followed up by a Casimiro's latch on Sergio Ramos header. These efforts saw them scale through and avoiding a defeat which would have brought closer their exit from the competition. A video footage making rounds captured Benzema's voice saying, brother don't play to him, on my mother's life, he's playing against us!" In the midst of the condemnation his statement received, he appeared unrepentant and even made a post saying, "the Dogs bark but...

After a hard fought victory, Tottenham Hotspur Stars made their way to the dressing room not to celebrating or to rest, they went to reunite with their phones. This got Jose Mourinho amazed that he took a pose that captured the moment and posted it on his Instagram with the caption, "a sign of the times!" Tottenham made away with the the whole three points after facing a serious competition from Burnley, leading to Mourinho heaping praises on his counterpart, Sean Dyche. It was exactly what I was expecting. I know Sean, I know how difficult he can make it for the best of attacking teams', Mourinho told Sky Sports after the victory. " He's very clever, he plays with what he has and he gave us a very difficult match. So congratulations to him and his boys. "My players didn't play the quality football that we want but because of Burnley, not because of us. So I think we did a positive game."  

Paul Pogba has debunked rumour making rounds that he has resigned from the French national team in reaction to the statement made by the French president Emmanuel Macron as "unacceptable fake news."  The news from the middle East was reported by 195.sports.com. Macron condemned the attack on Samuel Paty, 47, a teacher who was stabbed and beheaded on his way home from his high school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, around 40 kilometres north west of Paris. The French president described the incident as an "Islamic terrorist attack". He also added: "Unity and firmness are the only answers to the monstrosity of Islamist terrorism." There's no suggestion Pogba supports the terrorists' actions, but he allegedly resents Macron's description of it as an "Islamic" terror attack. Paty, it has been claimed, was targeted for showing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad to his students. He was posthumously awarded French Legion d'honneur for trying ...

Liverpool football club will be moving away from Melwood training ground to new £50million Kirkby training ground which was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The ultra modern training ground contains two gyms, a pool and three pitches. It is a state of the art facility. The club sold the Melwood training ground for £10million but not without an agreement that guarantees that they will stay in the facility throughout 2020/2021 in case of any unforeseen circumstances. The coach Jürgen Klopp sanctioned the move after feeling constrained by the lack of space in the Melwood facility since 2017. Melwood have housed Lover for the past 60 years but will be converted to houses once they move out.

Harry Kane upon staring for Tottenham Hotspur, was a phenomenon in his debute season and was tagged a one season wonder by opposition fans.  He proved them wrong by winning a back to back premier league golden boot. And going forward to win the world cup golden boot in 2018. At the moment, he has become the known as "the best passer in England" by Jamie Carragher who also liked him to Glenn Hoddles of same Tottenham Hotspur. Recently, Kane has broken a 15 year record held by Therry Honey to become the player with the most goal contributions inside the first five premier league games. It is anticipated that Kane, Bale and Sun will marshall one of the most potent strike force in the English Premier League. In the 2004-05 campaign, Henry scored four goals and notched seven assists in five matches for Arsenal but Kane managed to go one better than the Frenchman, scoring one more and matching his assist tally in the same amount of time. His remarkable start of 12 goal contribution...

After a convincing win against Aston Villa with Patrick Bamford scoring his first premier league hart-trick, the Marcelo Bielsa led Leeds United end Aston Villa's hope of making history by winning their first five league games, something that would have been a first in the history of the club. But that was not to be. Patrick Bamford (middle) Leeds also made Gabriel Agbonlagho to eat his words after criticizing them when they lost to Wolves a few days ago. According to Bamford,"Someone was saying Bielsa was a myth but we showed everyone that Leeds are here to compete." Bielsa on his part believes that if Bamford continues the way he plays, he would receive more plaundits and equally stated that Pascal Struijk was withdrawn in just 21 minutes into the game because of fear that he might get a second yellow card. The Aston Villa Coach, Dean Smith regretted not making the much anticipated history but believes that they lost to a very good team.

Liverpool started life after Virgil Van Dijk on a positive note having come from behind to seal a win against Sheffield United. Sander Berge scored from a controversial panelty that gave Sheffield the lead in just 15 minutes of play, but parity was restored when Roberto Firmino scored a few minutes to halftime.  Diogo Jota's header in the hour mark gave Liverpool the lead and the needed three points. Sadio Mane couldn't score but was very instrumental in the game with an assist to Diogo Jota and Firmino. Here's a brief run down of how they performed. Allison Becker: He brought more solidity back to the team and a couple of good saves Alexander-Arnold: Not quite at his best, but still did well with searching crosses Fabinho:  Never a penalty, and didn’t really do much wrong in assured display Gomez: Struggled to contain McBurnie’s power in air, but kept composed. Robertson: Outstanding down the left, created so much and always a threat. Henderson: Had more work to do...

Hakim Ziyech has had a difficult start to life at Stamford Bridge due to an injury he sustained in a preseason friendly against Brighton. The Morrocan winger who played a major role in the young Ajax team that thrilled football lovers in the 2018 champions league final stages has not had a rosy start to life in London and the Manager knows why. The Coach, Frank Lampard believes that the Covid-19 rules have made things even more difficult. He started that due to the Covid-19 rules, the U-23 team cannot be brought over to play in a big field along side members of the senior squad who are returning from injury so as to ascertain their fitness level and as well help them hit top form faster. But he believes that Zyach will do just fine judging by the hunger in him to play. The ex Ajax man has played only three times competitively since joining the London side.

Manchester United new signing, Edison Cavani has been tipped to start against Chelsea in the much anticipated Premier League match.  The Red Devils coach stated that the Uruguayan Striker has been away from football for a long time but is naturally fit and has been taking good care of himself. He said that he trains methodologically and meticulously. Cavani missed the game against Newcastle United and the one against his old club, Paris Saint-Germain due to lack of proper match fitness but finds himself ready now and so can probably feature against the Blues.  The Ole gunner Solskjaer side is 15th in the league table with six points in four matches while the Frank Lampard led Chelsea is 9th in the table with eight points but played a match more than their red counterparts.

Adams Traore has impressed tremendously at Wolves, his impressive crosses and direct runs coupled with his physical presence added up to make him a valuable addition to any club he joins. Manchester United has been a long time admirer of the Spanish Superstar and increased their interest since landing Jadon Sancho became impossible. But they now face a big challenge from the money bags.  Manchester City, Juventus, Barcelona and Liverpool football clubs have all declared interest in the powerful winger. Wolves have placed a fee of £90million on him and hopes one of the suitors will be able to pay that. Liverpool initially withdrew from the quest to land the Spanish winger but it looks like they are having a rethink. Now Manchester United have to fight off these strong interests in other to land their target or lose out entirely.

 The Tottenham Huspur Boss, Jose Mourinho left fans laughing uncontrolably when he posted a picture of himself holding three Europa League balls. in the post, he said that propably one of the balls is for the three goals they conceded against West Ham, the other one being for the three beautiful goals they scored against them, then the last one being for the two Europa Leagues he has won and the one he is already fighting to win. Many excited fans praised his instagram posts as top tier while some branded it the best on instagram. Others strongly believed that there is nothing on internet better than Mourinho's instagram account others said that on instagram, Mourinho is simply and infulancer. The Portugese is highly optimistic tghat he and Spurs will lift the trophy, having appeared three times in the competition. the first appearance was with Porto, the second being with Manchester United and in both occasions, he went home with the trophy. He believes it will be the same story t...

Deadline day may have passed but domestically, transfers within England will continue until October 16 because of the covid-19 interruptions. With many Premier League clubs having a slow movement in the just closed transfer window, they will be looking in ward for replacements and the Championship provides that opportunity for them. Snapping up the best from the EFL would be beneficial and economical. But which players are going to put pen to paper for premier league clubs before the domestic transfer window closes. Let's take a look at five of them Said Benrahma He has been extremely impressive and composed in front of goal, netting 17 times last term and did not relent in the new season.  The Brentford forward must have caught the attention of his potential suitors with a brace against Fulham in the Carabao Cup early this month. He is courted by West Ham but there are more clubs after his signature too. Joe Rodon Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur are believed to be after the s...

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The controversies surrounding the new new rules that the BIG SIX bloc of the premier league plans on implementing as an improvement on the current premier league which has been viewed as "power grabbing" by people who follow the league has continued to gather reactions. The Premier League have come out with a response against the rules which they find absurd and criticized the EFL Chief Rick Perry for giving the project BIG PICTURE an on the record support. They insist that they see a number of the proposal as damaging. In their words:  "We have seen media reports today regarding a plan to restructure football in this country. English football is the world’s most watched, and has a vibrant, dynamic and competitive league structure that drives interest around the globe. “To maintain this position, it is important that we all work together. "Both the Premier League and The FA support a wide-ranging discussion on the future of the game, including its competition struct...

The Chelsea football club has decided to make some changes to the entrances of the Stamford bridge in preparation for the return of fans to the stadium. They decided to do this by removing the names of two football players that represented that club in the 80's, Nigel Spackman and David Speedie from the entrance of the stadium. It was initially put there by Ken Bates, the former owner.  The two legends it should be recalled fell out of favour with the fans at some point. Nigel Spaceman fell out with fans when he supported Liverpool in a Champions League game against Chelsea in 2008 while David Speedie fell out with the fans when was accused of making racist at an after dinner event in 2004.

Since the arrival of the Premier League in 1992, this will be the biggest transformation if it takes effect. This proposal driven my Manchester United and Liverpool is massive and will change the face of the English Premier League. For three years, the two clubs have been working on a huge proposal that will bring about a radical change in both the Premier League and the EFL. It will be the biggest overhaul ever witnessed. They are seeking for a reform that many see as power grabbing for the BIG Six. A situation in which the one club one vote rule will be abolished. A rule that has been in place in the English Premier League since it's inception in 1992. The requirement to get 14 votes for any decision or regulation to go through would also be abolished. This will now give ultimate power to the nine clubs that have been in the premier league the longest, Everton, Southampton and West Ham, including the Big Six. This new move would give the BIG SIX bloc such as Chelsea, Manchester C...