But he did concede that both the player and club must learn to cope with a raised level-of-expectations.
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Villarreal on Monday sacked coach, Javi Calleja, with the club three points above the relegation zone in La Liga, the club said.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic intends to be back with the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2019 after considering a return to AC Milan, sporting director Leonardo told reporters on Sunday.
River Plate battled back to beat arch Argentine rivals Boca Juniors 3-1 in extra-time in an unforgettable and unique Copa Libertadores final match second leg.
Tottenham Hotspur star, Harry Kane, is wanted by Barcelona and they could submit a £200 million offer to prise him away.
Gareth Bale ended his longest La Liga goal drought by scoring the winner as Real Madrid clinched a fourth successive victory with a 1-0 win over rock-bottom Huesca.
Super Eagles midfielder, Alexandra Iwobi, has saluted the courage of his Arsenal FC teammates following their hard-fought one nil victory over Huddersfield Town on Saturday.
Nigeria turned back Libya 6-3 on Sunday afternoon to brighten her chances of a place in the semi finals of the ongoing CAF Beach Soccer Cup of Nations in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
Akide, who flew into France from the United States of America and attended the ceremony as a FIFA Ambassador for Women’s Football, opined: “This is a tough one for us. But I think the Federation should do everything to ensure adequate preparation of the team.”
Crystal Palace are interested in signing Victor Moses from Chelsea with the Blues asking for £12 million (N5.5 billion).
Following what football afficionados the world over saw as a tough draw for the Super Falcons ahead of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup finals, Head Coach Thomas Dennerby has declared that Nigeria will work to prepare hard and take it one match at a time in the finals next year summer.
The Gunners stretched their unbeaten run to 21 games but had looked set to drop two points at the Emirates Stadium before Torreira’s spectacular overhead kick seven minutes from time
The Argentine superstar curled home two sensational set-pieces and set up another goal as he and his teammates romped to victory at the RCDE Stadium and made sure Barca kept chasing Atletico Madrid and Sevilla at bay
The draws were held in Paries
Salah opened the scoring midway through the first half before adding two fine solo efforts to his tally either side of a spectacular Steve Cook own goal as Liverpool made it 16 games unbeaten from the start of a Premier League season for the first time in their history.
The U20 National Team, Flying Eagles, will on Sunday begin their campaign in the WAFU U20 Cup Tournament in Lome, Togo as they square up with the Junior Mena of Niger Republic.
Four-time champions Senegal defeated Nigeria 2-0 on penalties following a 4-4 stalemate after regulation and extra time at the CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt on Saturday.
Murtaza Ahmadi, now aged 7, had gained brief Internet fame after being photographed in a shirt improvised from a plastic bag in the colours of Argetina.
Spurs begin the weekend in third place in the top-flight standings, but Mauricio Pochettino will be aware that his side require a strong Christmas period to remain in the hunt for the league title.
City go into the weekend still two points clear at the top of the table, whereas Chelsea have slipped down to fourth place and now trail Pep Guardiola’s side by 10 points.