"We have Alli, Dele Alli", shouted Spurs fans, a song more synonymous with Mauricio Pochettino's exciting days when the midfielder could make a legitimate claim to be the most talented number ten in the league.Jose Mourinho's reign threatened to draw the curtain on Allis Spurs' career, but the suspicion that the midfielder could survive the Portuguese when he continued to start arguments in empty houses last season has been proven correct.Alli proved the difference on Sunday, both winning and sending the penalty when…
vaccination open to all adults
South Africa opened vaccination this weekend for all adults. The country continues to register almost 13,000 new cases of coronavirus per day and only 8% of the population has so far been fully vaccinated.
as reported from Johannesburg, Claire BargelèsAlthough 72% of South Africans surveyed in a study at the University of…
Cristiano Ronaldo asks to be benched by Juventus
Cristiano Ronaldo requested not to start Juventus' meeting with Udinese on Sunday as he hopes to find a move from the club in the near future.The 36-year-old has been worried in Turin for a while now and has considered his options, although Juventus have always been adamant that Ronaldo will not leave the club.? ??? ?? ?? ???? - ??? ???? ?????? ⚪️⚫️ #UdineseJuve #FinoAllaFine #ForzaJuve pic.twitter.com/U1yKz2xq5f- JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) August 22, 2021Manager Massimiliano Allegri recently did his best to try to…
How Rob Valentino turned Atlanta United’s season
Atlanta United's turnaround under Rob Valentino has been quite remarkable.At the end of Gabriel Heinze's short time, the Five Stripes were tenth in the Eastern Conference with just two wins from 13 MLS matches. More worryingly, the team was free from new ideas or the confidence to try them.Heinze's spell was no success / Michael Reaves / Getty ImagesFast forward just over a month and the picture is very different. Atlanta is now jointly in seventh place in the East and is enjoying a winning streak of four games for the…
The Pape Matar Sarr deal is imminent
Tottenham are close to buying young midfielder Pape Matar Sarr, Metz president Bernard Sarin has confirmed. Sarr has been tracked by a number of top European clubs since he came on stage last season with a number of exciting achievements. The 18-year-old made 22 Ligue 1 matches during the 2020/21 campaign and has started each of Metz's first two matches in this campaign. Sarr in action for Metz / LOIC VENANCE / Getty ImagesHowever, he may have played his last game for his boys' club with Spurs close to agreeing a deal for…
Man Utd must start Sancho & Varane after the Southampton draw
After keeping new boys Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane on the bench ahead of the season opener against Leeds, most Manchester United fans expected to see Ole Gunnar Solskjær give the expensive acquisitions the nod from the start in Sunday's meeting with Southampton.Both players had now had a week of uninterrupted training with their new team and were certainly ready for about 60 minutes at least, but for whatever reason Solskjær did not think so.Sancho came off the bench / Ryan Pierse / Getty ImagesInstead, he started with…
Wolves 0-1 Tottenham: Rating for players
Dele Alli's penalty in the first half ensured that Tottenham maintained their winning start to the league season with a frantic 1-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.The midfielder was fouled in the penalty area by Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa in the ninth minute before stepping up to coolly send the Portuguese in the wrong direction. The Wolves responded with a lot of effort but they struggled to work Hugo Lloris in the Spurs goal.Bruno Lage would have demanded more calm in the second period and his players…
Museveni confirms Ugandan army killed civilians captured in Somalia
KAMPALA, Uganda Uganda People's Defense Forces group accused of killing civilians in Somalia has been arrested, President Yoweri Museveni confirms, which is an exciting event that can help families to claim justice.
Two weeks ago, seven people, including two truck drivers, were blown up by AMISOM soldiers, allegedly on a revenge mission, shortly after they were ambushed by al-Shabaab militants. It is not known why the army is opposing the civilian population.
The victims were innocent civilians, with AMISOM initially…
Southampton 1-1 Man Utd: player rating
Manchester United matched Arsenal's top record in 27 away games without defeat but could only manage a 1-1 draw with Southampton on Sunday afternoon.United were overwhelmingly dominant early on and could easily have taken the lead from one of their many free kicks, but Southampton grew into the game as the half progressed and opened the scoring on the half-hour mark.Bruno Fernandes gave the possession carelessly on the wing and the ball found its way to Che Adams, whose blow diverted Fred and embedded in the lower corner to…
Robert Lewandowski’s 30 biggest goals
That Robert Lewandowski guy. Likes a Tik Tok, seems pretty quiet, something about Blackburn and an ash cloud. Oh yes, and he's healthy for a goal.Responsible for once scoring five goals in nine minutes, and four in 15 on another occasion, as well as lots of other absurdities in front of the goal on the football field, the Polish forward is one of the very best the game will ever witness.Honestly, Lewandowski has scored far too many goals to ever decide on an exhaustive list of his best. But we have tried. Here are 30 of…