Former France striker, Thierry Henry, has compared Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal with Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo. Henry was providing analysis for Barca’s Champions League quarter-final second leg clash at Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. According to him, Yamal was as “fearless” as Ronaldo, with the 18-year-old backing up his pre-match talk by opening the scoring at the Wanda Metropolitano. Although Ferran Torres levelled the tie on aggregate, Ademola Lookman’s goal saw Barcelona eliminated. Henry said: “This is what a young Cristiano Ronaldo used to do: he could talk boldly in interviews and back it up on the pitch. “Yamal said he…
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Paris Saint-Germain manager, Luis Enrique, on Tuesday responded when asked to pick a team he wants his side to face between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League semi-final stage. Enrique spoke at his post-match interview after guiding PSG to beat Liverpool 2-0 in the Champions League quarter-final second leg tie on Tuesday night. PSG will now face the winner between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in the last-4. Recall that Bayern defeated Madrid 2-1 in the Champions League quarter-final first leg tie at the Santiago Bernabeu last week. Both sides will face each other on Wednesday…
Former Turkey international, Erman Toroğlu has directed criticism towards Okan Buruk regarding Galatasaray’s recent lack of consistency following Victor Osimhen’s injury. Osimhen suffered an arm injury during the second leg of Galatasaray’s UEFA Champions League match against Liverpool at Anfield in March, which has sidelined him at a pivotal moment in the season. In his absence, the Yellow-Reds found it challenging to maintain their form, achieving only one victory in their last three league encounters. During this timeframe, Galatasaray experienced a 2-1 loss to Trabzonspor, secured a 3-1 win against Göztepe, and were held to a 1-1 draw by Kocaelispor.…
Barcelona winger, Lamine Yamal, has vowed that his team will bring the UEFA Champions League trophy to Camp Nou in the near future. Yamal was speaking after Barcelona was eliminated from the Champions League at the hands of Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. The Spain international scored as Barcelona defeated Atletico 2-1 in the Champions League quarter-final second leg tie, but the Blaugrana failed to progress to the semi-final after losing on a 3-2 aggregate scoreline. In a post on his Instagram account on Thursday, Yamal also said Hansi Flick’s side will learn from their mistake. “We gave everything, but it…
The Football Association, FA, is set to hand Manchester United’s Harry Maguire an additional one-match ban. This means he can’t play in the upcoming Premier League match against Chelsea. The FA has decided to keep his punishment for swearing at a fourth official. Maguire was sent off against Bournemouth, which ruled him out of the 2-1 defeat to Leeds at Old Trafford on Monday. The Daily Mail reports that he’s now facing an extra suspension, which would pose a huge problem for manager Michael Carrick. Martinez was also red-carded against Leeds and will miss three games, leaving teenagers Leny Yoro…
Atletico Madrid star, Ademola Lookman, has insisted that Diego Simeone’s side are ready to take on another “strong team” in the semifinal of the UEFA Champions League. The Nigerian international spoke to reporters at his post-match interview after Atletico Madrid eliminated Barcelona from the Champions League on Tuesday night. Lookman scored as Barcelona defeated Atletico 2-1, but the Los Rojiblancos progressed to the Champions League last-4 on a 3-2 aggregate win because they won the first leg 2-0 at Camp Nou. Atletico will now face Arsenal or Sporting CP in the semi-final later this month. Recall that Arsenal holds a…
…as court fixes May 26 for DSS to open case The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed May 26 for the Department of State Services, DSS, to open its case of alleged terrorism against the immediate past Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and his son, Abdulaziz. When the case was called on Wednesday, Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), who appeared for the prosecution (DSS), told the court that an amended charge has been filed to replace an earlier one on which they had been arraigned. Kehinde applied to withdraw the earlier charge and requested the amended…
United States Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 14, Kimberly Daniels, has demanded the immediate sack or redeployment of Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle. Daniels made the call in a statement on Tuesday, amid a surge in killings and heightened insecurity in Nigeria. She condemned the brutal killings of Christians on Palm and Easter Sundays in Plateau, Nasarawa, Kaduna, and other parts of Nigeria. According to her, the Nigerian community and leaders have expressed exhaustion with political statements from President Bola Tinubu and are demanding “real action,” while the voice of innocent blood…
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate climbed to 15.38 percent in March 2026, reflecting a slight increase from the 15.06 percent recorded in February. Latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics revealed this. This means on a month-on-month basis, Nigeria’s headline inflation stood at 4.18 percent. Similarly, the country’s food inflation increased to 14.31 percent in March from 12.12 percent last month. According to NBS, “In March 2026, the Headline inflation rate rose to 15.38 percent, up from 15.06 percent in February 2026. “On a month-on-month basis, the Headline inflation rate in March 2026 was 4.18 percent. “The Food inflation rate…
The Federal Government has kept mum over the conviction of Lafarge, a French cement maker found guilty of paying millions of dollars in protection money to jihadist groups, including the group calling itself Islamic State (IS), to keep its business running in Syria during the civil war. Eight ex-Lafarge employees were also found guilty of financing terrorism, including former CEO Bruno Lafont, who was jailed for six years on Monday. The court in Paris found that Lafarge paid groups $6.5m (€5.59m; £4.83m) between 2013 and 2014 to keep its plant operating in northern Syria. Judge Isabelle Prevost-Desprez said such payments…