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Diego Simeone praises Conte’s Chelsea in the highest possible way Chelsea have been handed a huge amount of praise from Diego Simeone, who has claimed that the club are one of the most intense they have ever played. Chelsea recorded a huge win over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League group stages, and it seems that Simeone was taken aback by their work rate and intensity. He was speaking to Spanish radio station Cadena Ser, and said:  “We had never faced a team with the intensity of Chelsea. “We struggled to press them effectively. We improved when (Antoine) Griezmann went on (Tiemoue) Bakayoko and left David Luiz free. But we were imprecise. “The English teams have improved so it’s much more open. There is less margin for error now.” Big points The three points Chelsea took from Atleti put them firmly in the driving seat in their group, and allows them some room in the double header with Roma and also their other game against Atleti...

Mikel Obi, Iheanacho, Others Check Into Hotel As Zambia Squad Lands In Uyo. Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi, Odion Ighalo, Leon Balogun, Victor Moses and William Troost Ekong have arrived the camp ahead of Saturday’s 2018 World Cup qualifier against Zambia. Other players who have made it to the camp in Uyo are Israel-based duo of John Ogu and Anthony Nwakaeme, Elderson Echiejile, Oghenekaro Etebo, Ikechuchukwu Ezenwa, Dele Ajiboye, Ahmed Musa, Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi, Shehu Abdulahi, Mikel Agu. The players checked into a hotel earlier today in Uyo. ‘We are happy to be back in Uyo. We love playing in Uyo. We love the City. We are deeply appreciated by the people of Akwa Ibom State every time we play here’, technical Adviser of Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, said shortly after touching down in Uyo ahead of this weekend’s World Cup Qualifier, CAF Zone, Group B Match against the Chipolopolo of Zambia. Meanwhile Zambia football squad have arrived Uyo ahea...

Alvaro Morata confirms his injury timetable on social media As soon as Alvaro Morata was subbed out of Chelsea’s match against Man City last weekend, Blues fans were fearing the worst. Morata has been sublime for Chelsea in the opening months of the season, following his summer move from Real Madrid. Heading into the Man City game, Morata had six goals in six games in the Premier League. But the Spanish international indicated he couldn’t continue on the pitch ten minutes from the interval, and on Monday the striker found out what’s wrong. As reported in Tuesday’s Guardian: The Spanish Football Federation said Alvaro Morata had sustained a myofascial injury to his hamstring muscles, an injury which could keep the forward out for more than a month. Alvaro Morata on Instagram But on Tuesday afternoon, Alvaro Morata has taken to social media to announce his own injury comeback timetable. Morata was noticeably wearing hi...

Manchester United slap ban on Paul Pogba Manchester United supporters continue to fret about central midfielder Paul Pogba and when he will return to action. In recent hours there have been a couple of updates on Pogba’s hamstring injury. Pogba last played on September 12, 2017, but was forced off with a hamstring injury during the 3-0 win over Basel in the Champions League. Manchester United have won all five games in the absence of Paul Pogba. Paul Pogba posts injury update on Instagram Late on Tuesday evening, with the international break in full swing, Paul Pogba posted a video update on his recovery on Instagram. The Manchester United midfielder posted a clip of exercises with the following tag line: “Bruce Lee style !! Wouaaaa tchaaaaaa #recovery”. Unfortunately for Manchester United fans there was no update on how long Pogba will be out for. Initially, it was thought Pogba could miss around three weeks of the season. In recent ...

House of Reps to create agency for management of forfeited assets The bill seeking to establish the Nigerian Assets Management Agency passed second reading at the house of representatives on Wednesday. The bill, which is sponsored by Jones Onyereri, a lawmaker from Imo state, seeks to manage to all government assets, including those seized by agencies such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigeria Customs Services, among others. Leading the debate on the bill on the floor of the house on Wednesday, Onyereri said the government assets were scattered among different agencies and the value of those assets were not known. “The purpose of the Nigerian Assets Management Agency bill is to establish an agency that will be charged with the responsibility of managing all federal government-owned assets, including but not limited to assets acquired through court orders, forfeitures and seizures by federal agencies,” he said. “Prior to this time, ...

Major throwback photo of Dele Momodu & Bola Tinubu Ovation magazine publisher Dele Momodu shared this throwback photo of himself with APC chieftain Bola Tinubu and captioned it; "The journey has been long and tortuous and we must never forget the history and story of the struggle and our heroes.. God bless Nigeria..."

Key Bayern Munich player offers backing to Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp Mats Hummels has offered his backing to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, who has come under pressure due to his side failing to close out games and their poor defending costing them points in both the Premier League and the Champions League group stages. While Hummels was talking about Klopp and Liverpool, it comes at an interesting time for the manager, who has been heavily linked with the vacant manager’s job at Bayern Munich, and with Hummels clearly a fan of his former manager, the backing given to him will certainly will raise a few eyebrows. He said to Sky Sports:  “I’m following Jurgen Klopp really closely because of the seven years we had when he coached me at Borussia Dortmund. “I was really happy when he had a good start this year, but right now it looks a little tough for him and the club. “But he and the team will get out of this situation, it’s not t...