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Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Romelu Lukaku, the two giants in Milan have been harboring grudges for each other since their days in Old Trafford. Finding themselves in the opposite sides of Milan couldn't help but ensure that the incubating animosity comes out to public glare. It was in an interview that Zlatan Ibrahimovic stated that he offered a bet to Lukaku that if he makes a good first touch in training, he would give him £50 but he never took the bet because he was afraid.  Lukaku never made negative remarks against the 39 year old but hurt his ego when in 2020, Inter Milan won in the derby with the Belgian following it up on social media that "there's a new king in town." This didn't go down well with the Swede who returned in another derby in October 2020 to score twice in a match in which Inter found the back of the net just once, thereby losing to the other side of Milan.  This win reinvigorated the ex Paris Saint Germain striker's ego and he replied his ri...

Chelsea has sacked Frank Lampard from his post as Manager after a poor run of form. Having a reputation of sacking their managers if results become unfavourable, they ensured that Lampard go the way of many before him. His challenges began when his relationship with the influencial Chelsea Director Marina Granovskaia began to deteriorate because of some disagreements over signing of players.  The ex coach wanted to sign Declan Rice and Burnley's James Tarkowski which the Chelsea board doesn't see as necessary following the fact that the former who was a Chelsea academy player was shipped off earlier. It was seen by them as an embarrassment to bring him back. Also, the transfer Chief didn't like the way Lampard treated record signing goal keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga. She felt he would have been given more time and helped to rebuild his confidence after many high profile mistakes. But Lampard insisted on getting a new keeper and had his way by signing Eduardo Mendy. But then, th...

Troy Deeney has insisted that footballers cannot never stop breaking the covid-19 guild lines because it's in their nature to hug each other when they score goals to celebrate it. He went further to advise Boris Johnson to shut football down. The premier league has recorded over 40 covid-19 cases, a record number since the restart of the league. The Professional football association has asked players not to hug or hold hands as a form of celebration as a means of curtailing the virus but the Watford captain believes that it's near impossible to implement that since it's been a way of life for players. He suggested that authorities ban football from January to June or July like was done previously, otherwise people will continue to forget the rules and hug and celebrate. Football is one of the elite sports that were allowed to continue during the covid-19 national lockdown in the United Kingdom.

Kazuyoshi Miura has put pen to paper at Yokohama FC just a year before he 54. He is not known because of his great football artistry or his youthful appearance. He is the oldest footballer in the world and once overthrew Gary Lineker as Japanese football's most valuable footballer. He was first drafted by Santos, a Brazilian football club in 1986 before moving to Croatia and then to Australia after a brief stay there, he found his way back to Japan in 1990, three years before the J-League kicked off. Miura surprised everyone when he was named the leagues most valuable footballer ahead of Gary Lineker who is now in his sixties. Having retired from active football after playing for Nagoya Grampus Eight but Miura is still powering on, being only six years younger than the English man. The veteran has register 221 goals in 763 matches while scoring 55 goals in 89 appearances for the Japan National team. He helped the Japanese outfit come out of relegation but was restricted to just fou...

Robert Lewandoski made a bet with Jürgen Klopp when he arrived at Borussia Dortmund in 2010, a deal the German Coach had to renegade from later. The German tactical genius signed the Polish striker after being impressed with his performance in the Polish club Lech Posnan where he scored 21 goals in 34 appearances. The young Lewandoski's £4million signing proved to be a bargain with the Striker scoring 103 goals in 187 appearances at Signal Idune Park, helping the club to a Champions League final alongside two Bundeslega titles and one DFB Pokal. Though he had a poor run of form in his debut season with nine goals in 43 games. Having witnessed the poor form, Klopp deviced a genius means. He made a bet with the Polish captain that if he scores ten goals at training, he will pay him €50 but if he fails to score, he would be the one to pay. He paid for the first few weeks but after a few months, the table turned and it was the turn of the Klopp to pay. Later he ended it because the Pol...

Darren Bent believes that Tottenham Hotspur has been infected with Mourinho's winning mentality having booked a place in League Cup finals on April 25th at Wembley.  The former Tottenham player believes that the North London side will win the trophy against Manchester City.  Spurs have been second best for many years and have not won any trophy in over 12 years with the league cup of 2008 being the last trophy they won. But as it stands, it looks like the Jose Mourinho led side has been infected with the winning mentality of their manager who has enjoyed a trophy laden career as a football manager, having won 'A' list trophies in all the leagues he has been opportune to manage. The former Striker believes that bringing on Mourinho was the right choice for the club following his successful career. He felt that winning the league cup will justify the choice of Mourinho over Pochettino. He believes that with the calibre of players in the ranks of the North London Club, they ca...

Harry Kane and Son Heung Min have combined to score a history making 13 goals this season which equals the record set by Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton.  The duo have been in sinctilating form for the London side since the coming of Jose Mourinho to Tottenham Hotspur.  This feat was achieved in the 3:0 win against Leeds United on Saturday with the English man providing the assist for his South Korean counterpart to score at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium. "We have come of age where we understand the game and each other." He said. The English Captain has scored 17 goals and raked up 14 assists in 24 games so far this season, making it one of his most letal. His penalty against Leeds means that he has scored against all the 30 teams he has faced in the English Premier League. Optajoe recalls that only Alan Shearer and the Sutten has achieve the feat they reached on Saturday when they played for Blackborn Rovers in 1995-1996 season.

Joseph Minala who was signed by Lazio but was immediately accused of lying about his age by an African media. His documents showed that he was 17 years as against the 42 years old the outlet alleged. After a few stinct at Lazio, he was shipped off to Bari to continue his career but was sent off to Latina in just his second year at the club in 2016. Salernitana came calling but was later to part ways with him and decided not to resign him after three seasons. Qingdao Huanghai, to a Chinese club decided to take a gamble with the controversial figure and it paid off to a great extent. "The team has achieved it's goal, I am happy to have contributed." It has not been easy was after being out for for several months. He said. Lazio have now decided to bring him back in January and he is open to a return if it materializes. He was accused by senego.net in 2014 of reducing his age to 17, an allegation the Italian football federation have disproved. 

Tottenham hotspur Stars Sergio Reguilon, Giovani Lo Celso, Erik Lamela and West Ham's Manuel Lanzini have broken the UK tier four coronavirus protocol by spending Christmas together. The Stars were pictured in a post made by friends with 11 adults, two children and a baby. According to Government, people living  in tier four areas are supposed spend time only with their immediate family at Christmas. Across the country, up to three families were allowed to meet on Christmas.  The West Ham Star has already tendered an apology while the two clubs have made statements condeming the players attitude and pledged to discipline them internally.