Category: SPORTS

Liverpool On Brink with 2 points from Premier League TITLE: ‘It’s our time’, says Mohamed Salah

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By DailyNewsUG Sports Correspondent, Mohamed Salah believes now is the right time for Liverpool to end their 30-year wait for a top-flight English title. Salah scored as the Reds beat Crystal Palace 4-0 on Wednesday – a result that leaves them two points away from winning the Premier League. They could seal their victory on Thursday if Manchester City – the side that pipped them to last season’s title – fail to win at Chelsea. “Two points to go to win the league, it’s great,” Salah told Sky Sports. “Since…

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Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema, Showcases his New €2.5 million (USD$2.8m) Bugatti Chiron

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By DailyNewsUG Sports Correspondent, Karim Benzema has bought new Bugatti Chiron worth €2.5 million The Real Madrid star has many expensive cars in his garage Cristiano Ronaldo bought the same car three years ago at Real Madrid Karim Benzema has showed once again that his love for expensive cars knows no bound after acquiring Bugatti Chiron worth € 2.5 million which was bought three years ago by Cristiano Ronaldo. During the time that Cristiano Ronaldo bought this car, the Portuguese was still playing for Real Madrid which means Karim Benzema…

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TRANSFER RUMORS: Ozil, Ceballos, Todibo, Gomes, Vinicius, Mahrez

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Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil, 31, will not leave the club this summer and instead see out the remaining year left on his Gunners contract. (Fanatik, via Football London) Arsenal hope to keep on-loan Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos, 23, until the current Premier League season can be finished, but are not planning to extend the Spain international’s deal with the club for another campaign. (El Confidencial, via Metro) RB Leipzig have joined Everton in wanting to sign 20-year-old French defender Jean-Clair Todibo from Barcelona. (HITC) Manchester United are interested in signing 19-year-old Argentine playmaker Thiago Almada, who has also been linked with Arsenal, from Velez…

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Premier League Clubs facing £340m TV REFUND even if season resumes

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By DailyNewsUG Sports Correspondent, Premier League clubs have been told they could have to repay an estimated £340m to domestic and international broadcasters – even if the season resumes behind closed doors. And BBC Sport has learned the clubs were warned on Monday that figure could rise if the season is curtailed or if relegation is scrapped. Club officials met on Monday to continue talks on ‘Project Restart’. Items including playing matches at neutral venues were also discussed. The refund has been requested as matches are not taking place as…

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Man United post-Ferguson signings: The good (Ibrahimovic), the bad (Falcao) and the ugly (Sanchez)

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By DailyNewsUG Sports Correspondent, ESPN FC’s Mark Ogden discusses the worst three Man United signings since Sir Alex Ferguson left in 2013. (2:07) 4:00 PM. May 8 marks the seventh anniversary of the announcement of Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement as Manchester United manager, with the Scot vacating the stage having just won his 13th Premier League title at Old Trafford. In the seven years since Ferguson’s departure, it has been a bumpy ride for England‘s biggest club. There have been no more league titles, but there have been four managers and plenty of…

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Yaya Toure backs Drogba to become next Ivorian FA president

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By DailyNewsUG Sports Correspondent, Yaya Toure has backed his former international teammate Didier Drogba to become the next president of the Ivorian Football Association [FIF]. The former Chelsea striker announced his intention to run for the position in September and is up against incumbent Sory Diabate and FIF vice-president Idriss Diallo. “It’s time for change in our football,” Toure said during an Instagram live. “It needs modernity. “When I say I support Drogba, it’s also for the good of the country. To have a former player of his kind investing himself in…

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