Former Nigeria striker Obafemi Martins enjoyed an illustrious football career in Italy where he played for Reggiana and Inter Milan. Martins started his career in Nigeria before his European adventure started in Italy in 2000 and he went on to play in England, Germany, Russia, Spain, United States of America and China. The Nigerian was at a time ranked as the fifth-highest paid player in Major...
Marcus Thuram says he expects a clear explanation from Inter teammate Francesco Acerbi over the alleged racist remarks he made to Napoli’s Juan Jesus. The Italian centre-back was alleged to have called Jesus the ‘n’ word during the 1-1 Serie A draw between the Nerazzurri and the Partenopei. Jesus was seen talking to referee Federico La Penna whilst pointing to the Kick Racism Out badge on...
Former Chelsea and Roma manager Jose Mourinho has confessed his admiration for African players and the continent. In addition to his success in European club football, Mourinho is renowned for boosting his squad with players of African descent. During his stay at Chelsea, the Portuguese coach brought Ivorian duo Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou, Camrroon’s Geremi Nijtap, Ghana’s Michael Essien, Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Nigeria’s John Obi...
The draws for the knockout phases of this season’s UEFA Champions League were conducted on Monday in Nyon, Switzerland, and Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen and his Napoli side have been pitched against five-time winners Barcelona in the biggest draw of the round. The Partenopei finished second in Group C with ten points, eight points behind record winners Real Madrid and they have been drawn against the...
Jose Mourinho has stated that Inter Milan does not need to be angry at Romelu Lukaku after the Belgian striker scored his first goal for the Giallorossi in their 7-0 Serie A bashing of Empoli. The Belgian striker is a loan signing from Chelsea and made his first start after coming off the bench in the previous game against AC Milan. He opened his Roma account...
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