Author: Michael Right

France midfielder Paul Pogba will miss the upcoming World Cup as he continues rehabilitation from a knee injury suffered in July. Pogba has not played for Juventus since rejoining the Serie A giants this summer, having torn his meniscus in July during pre-season. France kick-off their tournament in Qatar on November 22 against Australia, with barely three weeks for the 29-year-old to return to fitness. Pogba’s agent Rafaela Pimenta said in a statement: “Following yesterday and today’s medical review in Torino and Pittsburgh, it is extremely painful to inform Paul will still need recovery time from his surgery. For this…

Steven Gerrard has been sacked as manager of Aston Villa, the premier league club can confirm. The confirmation comes after Villa were beaten 3-0 away at Fulham earlier tonight, making it six defeats in 11 matches. Fans were heard calling for Gerrard’s exit and just a matter of hours later his sacking was announced. A club spokesman said: “We would like to thank Steven for his hard work and commitment and wish him well for the future.” Liverpool fans devoted to Klopp – Steven Gerrard The former Liverpool midfielder replaced Dean Smith at Villa Park on November 11, 2021 and…

Former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel would be interested in taking over as England manager if Gareth Southgate leaves after the World Cup in Qatar. Tuchel, 49, has rejected offers from two unnamed Premier League clubs since being sacked by Chelsea in September. (Telegraph – subscription required) Tottenham are interested in signing RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol. The 20-year-old Croatian, who was linked with Chelsea in the summer, last month extended his contract with Leipzig until 2027. (Football Insider) Chelsea expect to complete the signing of RB Leipzig and France forward Christopher Nkunku, 24, before the start of the World Cup. (Bild via Metro) Chelsea are also prepared to pay Borussia Dortmund 100m euros (£86.3m) for 19-year-old…

Four South-South governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been assigned to beg the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, to support the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in next year’s presidential election. The governors saddled with the responsibility are Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom), Douye Diri (Bayelsa), Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta) and Godwin Obaseki (Edo). This was made known in a communique at the end of south-south PDP Governors Forum hosted in Uyo, Akwa Ibom by Governor Udom Emmanuel. Apart from the four governors of the region who attended the meeting, Governor of Sokoto, Aminu Tambuwal, who is also the Director-General,…

A Brazilian investment firm has called for Neymar to face a five-year prison sentence when he stands trial next week on fraud and corruption charges relating to his transfer to Barcelona from Santos in 2013. DIS, which owned 40% of the rights to the Brazil forward at the time, argues it lost out because the transfer fee was undervalued. Neymar, 30, has denied the allegations but lost an appeal in Spain’s High Court in 2017, leading to the trial being brought by Spanish prosecutors. The Paris St-Germain player will have to appear in-person for the first day of the trail…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday upheld the appeal of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The Court held that the Federal Government breached all local and international laws in the forceful rendition of Kanu to Nigeria from Kenya, thereby making the terrorism charges against him incompetent and unlawful. Kanu had in his appeal dated April 29 and marked CA/ABJ/CR/625/2022 applied to be discharged and acquitted. Kanu was first arraigned on December 23, 2015, and was later granted bail on April 25, 2017. In a judgment in…

The ball used by Diego Maradona to score two of the most famous goals in football history is to go on auction. The match ball used in the famous 1986 World Cup quarter final between England and Argentina carries an estimated price of £2.5m to £3m. It is being sold by Ali Bin Nasser, the Tunisian referee who allowed Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ goal during the game. Bin Nasser said: “This ball is part of football history – it is the right time to be sharing it with the world.” 174 dead in football stampede in Indonesia The ball was…

The Federal government has signed an agreement with US technology giant Microsoft to train five million Nigerians in digital technology. Minister of Communication and Digital Economy Prof Isa Ali Pantami said the agreement would boost “job creation and economic development”. Prof Pantami described the initiative as “amazing and also very huge”. He told the BBC it would start immediately, and run for five years. The new Microsoft Windows 11 update The deal was signed on the sidelines of an IT exhibition in Dubai on Wednesday, with a Microsoft representative saying the company was willing to work with the Nigerian government…

A 30-year-old man, Felix Ikpeha, has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Security Network, otherwise known as the Amotekun Corps for being in possession of three wet bloodstained female pants. Ikpeha, an indigene of Warri in Delta state was arrested in Imo-Ayo community, Ajibawo Atan Ota in the Ado-Odo/Ota local Government Area of the state. The state Commander of the corps, David Akinremi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abeokuta. Akinremi said the suspect was arrested following an alarm raised by some members of the community who suspected his movement. Ondo Amotekun intercepts 151 travellers with…

By Patrick Chilaka All is set for the maiden edition of Miracle Centre International Ministries praise night tagged “A Night of A Thousand Praise”. The coordinator of the Ministry, Mrs. Helen Onyems, disclosed that the praise night is all about giving back to God, and all he has done for the growth of the church this year 2022. The event, she said will hold at the church auditorium located at Iba LCDA, by Iyana school Iba Lagos. Mrs Onyems further said that the three days event which will kick off from the 19th to 21st October will showcase some of…