Kolade Daniel
Football Lover. All-round junkie of the beautiful game. Could be found watching football most of the time, if not he's writing about them. A certain bias for Arsenal and Santos FC.
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It was more than four months without games. And surely that was obvious considering the rather unconvincing performance of the team. Obviously there are reasons for criticism but it would make more sense to not place much emphasis on a team that hasn’t played for quite a while. Santos started the game early on with much purpose and […]
Considering the nature of this derby, the ball started with usual tension as always. It was a game of few opportunities and Gremio needed a slight deal of luck to claim all three points. Asides the resumption of just football only, the game was also headlined by the presence of virtual fans. With five screens and images of fans, […]
In what an interesting encounter, the only goal of the game came by defender Gil in the 38th minute and proved to be the difference at the end of the day. The game started at a quick with Willian hitting the Corinthians post only after three minutes. Moments later, Ron also took his shot from range but Cassio was well up to the task. Corinthians made their response through an attack […]
CBF will release the full table of the first ten rounds of the Brasileirão Assaí Serie A 2020 later today. The competition will commence on Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th of August. The setup of the matches for each team was maintained, according to the Technical Council decision held on February 27 this year. On Saturday, 8, the first Championship match will […]
It took just 55 seconds into this contest for hope to starts intersecting with brutal reality. A goal down to the rampaging Kylian Mbappe with barely a minute on the clock and Celtic’s fans must have been fearing the very worst. Neymar has always been a dangerous opposition in the past when Les Parisiens faced […]
According to news by the club’s media, Gremio reported on the situation and revealed that the infected player in question has so far been asymptomatic (showed no symptoms whatsoever) and has already taken to self-isolation as per the standard protocol. Before the new test came positive, Grêmio only just brought back two players that just […]
The competition was paused following the completion of the second round of Group Stage fixtures on March 12th. This measure was taken in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to safeguard the health of the players, staff, delegations, referees, directors, press, and fans. The South American Football Confederation announced the dates of 16 […]
Considered as the highest of all individual honor in world football, the Ballon d’Or, or the Golden Ball, is awarded to the best player performing player each year. In 1956, Stanley Matthews became the first recipient of the prestigious award, which was then known as the European Footballer of the Year award, and it has […]
The reason Everson is asking for his contract to be terminated amounts to delay in wages alongside his image rights. Although, the club suspects he is already negotiating in the background with with Atlético-MG, coached by Jorge Sampaoli, with whom he worked at Vila Belmiro last year. Apparently, Santos owe Everson more than four months […]
Mikel Arteta got the better of his mentor Pep Guardiola as Arsenal booked their place in the FA Cup final. Aubameyang showed once again why the Gunners must do all they can to keep him at the club. In the build-up to the game, much talk was made of the ‘friendship’ between Mikel Arteta and […]
After month of back and forth discussions, a deal has finally agreed and the Portuguese manager is set to step down from his role as Flamengo boss. Portuguese media already reported that Jesus is due to travel to Lisbon this weekend, in order to formalize the agreement with the Portuguese giants. As per reports, details of the contract include a three-year deal that […]
The reigning French champions predictably took the lead on the 21st minute when defender Aleksandar Vukotic turned into his own net after Kylian Mbappe whipped in a threatening cross. Neymar produced another standout performance as he converted a penalty before setting up Mauro Icardi brilliantly from the spot. They pulled off a pass penalty move […]
The rumors have been well on the cards for months now and it appears there might be a development already. It is being reported that talks have being ongoing for a while and the final details for the Portuguese manager to join the club was agreed on Friday morning. It’s now expected that Jesus is […]
Zinedine Zidane’s side needed only two points from their final two fixtures to seal the title from rivals Barcelona, but managed it at the first time of asking with their win at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano. Having trailed Barca by two points prior to the coronavirus-enforced shutdown, Madrid have been in impeccable form since, […]
Despite the efforts of the club to increase the 19-year-old’s wages, it would appear the highly rated youngster wants a challenge somewhere else. It’s reported that Santos offered Yuri a 230 thousand salary, R $ 3 million in total and 30% of the economic rights for the athlete recently. However, that was not enough to […]
Jorge Jesus’ men already won 2-1 in the previous fixture and only had to maintain their advantage going into the game. Flamengo started the game nicely and looked intent to score early on, putting pressure on the opposition defence. All of these looked to be going according to plan but a lack of cohesion in […]
The 2022 World Cup dates have been officially unveiled by FIFA. For the first time in its history, the World Cup will not be played in the summer. Instead, it will be a winter wonderland of soccer. Today FIFA revealed that the first match of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will take place on […]
The 26-year-old arrived in Sao Paulo in February on a loan deal that included an option for Corinthians to make the deal permanent after six months. However, that purchase option included that Gonzalez would have to make five appearances at least and at the end of the day his total could only amount to four. This was massively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic which paused football and […]
He had been at the club since 2018 and his contract was supposed to run until the end of the current season. In a situation that has dragged over the past few months, Ruiz explained that he was making the decision due to lots of pending unpaid wages and breach of contracts. In a note, […]
The Catalan side had already acquired the player’s purchase preference and will pay about 4.5 million euros (R$ 27 million) for the 19-year-old according to reports. Further reports explain that the Catalan giants had already paid an initial amount of 1 million euros (R $ 6 million) to Sao Paulo for the player’s option to […]
In February, Manchester City were banned from participating in Champions League or Europa League on top of being handed a €30 million fine as UEFA found them guilty of breaching Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations. Man City responded by denying the allegations and then initiated an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) […]
Just a few days after losing on penalties to Fluminense in the final of the Rio Cup, the Rubro-Negro were able to get their revenge with a victory. Flamengo were quick on the counter and broke the deadlock through Pedro on 28 minutes. The striker took a shot that deflected on a Fluminense defender as […]
It was a significant game as it marked the return of fans to watch elite European football for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic shut down sport across the continent earlier this year. For their return to work, PSG’s star duo of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe wore face masks in red, white and blue […]
Recent reports have circulated over the past few months regarding the Portuguese giants’ interest in the 65-year-old manager. Nothing concrete has been reported lately but it has so far been claimed that Jorge Jesus has no intention of leaving Flamengo. One of the most recent news over the transfer saga came from Brazilian outlet Globoesporte last week. A […]
