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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With Jorge Jesus’ men already sitting in first place in Group A, they only needed a victory to take them to 28 points and out of reach mathematically by Fluminese who can only reach 27 points in all circumstances considered. The Rubro-Negro took their opportunity by the neck and secured a convincing 2-0 win against Boavista who have now been eliminated from the competition. Flamengo started the […]
The Chinese top flight was initially scheduled to resume on the 22nd of February but was unable to due to the coronavirus pandemic. China was one of the most affected countries and also appeared to record one of the earliest cases of the global virus. As has been done in some other countries such as Brazil, the Chinese Super League will resume in […]
After a dominant first-half display failed to produce the goods, Juve made the pressure count early in the second period. Five minutes after the restart, Paulo Dybala found himself through on goal and opened the scoring for Maurizio Sarri. It wasn’t long before Cristiano Ronaldo made the headlines as well. The Portuguese drifted through the midfield and picked out the top right-hand […]
Both sides announced the completion of the deal on Tuesday afternoon and added that the only thing remaining was for the 26-year-old to complete a medical. The striker, on loan at Internacional, has been released from activities by the club in order to sort the final documents that would be needed to seal the deal. Gustavo would also […]
Barcelona have confirmed that the Brazilian midfielder will join Juventus in a €72 million deal, in line with recent rumors that surfaced about the Brazilian’s exit. Arthur joined the club from Gremio in 2018 and has turned out 72 times in total for the Camp Nou side. That includes 28 appearances in all competitions this season, during which he has scored all four of his goals for the club. Barcelona released a […]
It was the return for the home side after three months of absence without football and they were punished for wasting chances on the evening. Much of the woes for Fluminense started early on when they conceded an early goal just after five minutes. Walisson charged Pedrinho on the counterattack from the left side. Egídio tried to make the cut, but eventually let […]
The Brazilian midfielder slid to the ground to guide the ball home on the stroke of halftime after being played in by Benzema who unpicked the Espanyol defence by dragging the ball through the legs of his marker Bernardo Espinosa to find his teammate. Zinedine Zidane‘s men led the league by virtue of their superior head-to-head record going into the weekend and […]
After a slow start to Saturday’s game, Midfielder Saul Niguez broke the deadlock by heading home a pin-point free kick from Kieran Trippier just before the hour mark, while in-form forward Diego Costa made no mistake as he converted a penalty won by Marcos Llorente to double their lead in the 73rd minute of the game. Two Atletico substitutes played a huge part in the second half to […]
Fans have been unable to attend games for the past three months due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the relaxing of measures and gradual opening of activities means fans can be welcomed in phases to stadiums once again. The decision was confirmed on Friday and announced to the public via a statement. “OPEN WITH RESTRICTIONS: Sports training […]
The breakout of the young Brazilian has been one of the few positives for Arsenal in what has so far been a quite underwhelming campaign by a majority of the club’s players and the team in general. Arriving from Ituano last summer, a team playing in the lower divisions of Brazilian football, little was known of Martinelli or the potential he […]
The CBF (Brazilian FA) suspended the competition back in March as was the same scenario with virtually all of football in the country. However, footballing activities have started to resume gradually and the Brasileirão Série A is set to open its doors for action in just over a month from now. As it stands, the plan is that the Serie […]
The Partenopei are likely to see a number of departures this summer and the Italian outfit already have their eye on potential replacements. One of those players that could be set to leave the San Paolo this summer is Mexican winger Hirving Lozano. To that effect, it’s already believed that Everton Soares has been identified as his likely replacement. English […]
The Reds were not in action on the evening but a 2-1 win for Chelsea over Manchester City meant Liverpool were mathematically crowned champions. With seven games remaining, it would be the earliest any side has ever lifted a Premier League trophy. Since arriving at the club as manager in 2015, Jurgen Klopp has grown the Reds back to be one of the dominant forces in Europe. Asides an […]
Asides the upset of the football calendar, the coronavirus pandemic has also brought about some difficulties on the transfer scene. With clubs having very limited time to secure deals especially after financial impacts, the CBF had to make changes that would balance the scale for all clubs. Due to that, clubs and CBF met in a videoconference on Wednesday and both […]
David Luiz joined the Gunners from Chelsea last summer and was brought in to being experience to the Arsenal lineup. That has not been the case as the 33-year-old has caused error after error and has been branded a flop by many. The latest error was his disastrous performance against Manchester City where he caused his side two goals and also got a red […]
Bruno Lage would be ruing his side’s defensive slip-ups as a last minute winner saw the Islanders snatch a shock win at the Estádio Sport Lisboa e Benfica. For most of the match, Benfica were the ones who dominated possession but blew a lot of chance sand got punished ultimately. The first half started in similar fashion. The Aguias […]
According to Sky Sports, Juventus are set to sign Arthur Melo for a rather substantial fee of €80m from Barcelona – before selling Pjanic to Barca for around €65m at a later date. The deal has been stalling for well over a month as it stands. Arthur Melo had previously stated his intention to remain with the Catalan giants and fight for his place. But the latest report from Sky Sport […]
Sao Paulo fans were quick to note that Gomes won’t be the first of their players to leave for Ajax. Sao Paulo and Ajax both have a good relationship with the Dutch outfit recently signing David Neres and Antony from the Arena Corinthians. The comments got lot of traction so bad that the hashtags “Igor Gomes” and “Ajax” were among the most talked about trends in Brazil. […]
Barcelona’s goalless draw against Sevilla on Friday gave Real Madrid the opportunity to capitalize and Zinedine Zidane’s men did just that. Real Madrid had lot of top performers on the evening but 19-year-old Vinicius was one of the most standout players throughout the game. Brought into the side for the rested Eden Hazard on the left of Madrid’s front three, Vinicius was the visitors’ liveliest player in the […]
Barcelona’s goalless draw against Sevilla on Friday gave Real Madrid the opportunity to capitalize and Zinedine Zidane’s men did just that. Real Madrid had lot of top performers on the evening but 19-year-old Vinicius was one of the most standout players throughout the game. Brought into the side for the rested Eden Hazard on the left of Madrid’s front three, Vinicius was the visitors’ liveliest player in the […]
The club had been in talks with the youngster since April and after a lot of stalling, a breakthrough was finally made. “I am very happy to renew, because it was a club that welcomed me when I was 16 years old. It’s been five years wearing this shirt and I can’t help feeling at home, both […]
Peter Bosz’s side came into the game with a lot at stake as Die Werkself were in strong pursuit of Champions League places. All of those hopes look more or less blown away as Leverkusen saw themselves drop to fifth place in the Bundesliga standings after the defeat. Leverkusen failed to convert their chances despite having most of the possession and were punished by […]
After more than three months since he last stepped on the pitch, the Brazilian is still focused on getting back in action. Ligue 1 chose to void their season early and PSG were recently crowned champions amidst the coronavirus pandemic crisis. However, Les Parisiens still have the Champions League to worry about. Neymar was a key figure for his side […]
Lucas Romero left the Raposa to join Argentine giants Independiente last summer. The midfielder has featured in a decent number of games since he signed for the club last July, making 23 appearances for the club between games of the Copa Sudamericana, the Argentine Championship, the Superliga Cup and the Argentine Cup. With the Argentine side now going through financial difficulties caused by the coronavirus […]
