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Arne Slot has said the Liverpool hierarchy share his views on the reasons for the team’s slump and he will not abandon an attacking style in search of a way out. The head coach admitted that six defeats in seven games was unacceptable before Aston Villa’s visit today (Saturday, 1 November) and denied making excuses for Liverpool’s worst domestic run in 72 years. Slot accepted the pressure was on before his makeshift team exited the Carabao Cup against Crystal Palace on Wednesday. That pressure to arrest the slide, however, is not, he insisted, coming from Liverpool’s owner, Fenway Sports Group,…

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has appointed an Interim Management Committee for Lobi Stars Football Club. A statement signed by Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Governor, Tersoo Kula, said the interim management team would take over the club's affairs pending a proper restructuring of the club. Members of the interim management committee, according to the statement, include Terver Ikya, Chairman; Media Director, Uja Emmanuel; Technical Director, Harry Yachi; Admin./Board Secretary (Ministry of Sports), Terzungwe Chugh; while Barrister Owocho Adejoh Ogiri is to serve as member. Kula stated that the committee has been directed to…

*Chelsea Pummeled By Jonathan Wilson, at Gtech Community Stadium & Jamie Jackson,at Old Trafford Victory in Frankfurt on Wednesday, it turns out, was only temporary respite. Liverpool didn’t just slip to a fourth league defeat in a row for the first time since February 2021, but were thoroughly outplayed and outfought by hosts Brentford today, 25 October. The anxious period of stoppage time the home side endured was out of keeping with everything that had gone before. Brentford tend naturally to a direct approach anyway, but Arne Slot’s grumbling last week about Manchester United’s long balls was an open invitation.…

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Benue State Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia has dissolved the board and management of the state-owned Lobi Stars FC, Makurdi. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Tersoo Kula said the dissolution takes immediate effect. The decision to dissolve the board and management, according to the statement, was aimed at repositioning the club for greater efficiency, accountability, and better performance in both the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) and other competitions. The Governor's spokesman stated that "Governor further directed that all members of the dissolved management should hand over all official documents, assets, and…

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen was once again the hero for Galatasaray as he fired a brace to inspire the Turkish giants to a 3-1 victory over Bodo/Glimt in the UEFA Champions League league phase on Wednesday evening, 22 October. The Nigerian international opened the scoring just three minutes into the encounter at Rams Park, after connecting beautifully with a pass from Gabon international midfielder Mario Lemina. Osimhen took a perfect first touch before sending a low strike into the bottom corner to give Galatasaray an early lead. The 26-year-old doubled Galatasaray’s advantage in the 33rd minute, pouncing on a…

*Winning Teams Score 37 Goals Super Eagles left-back Bruno Onyemaechi made his UEFA Champions League debut on Tuesday evening as Barcelona pummeled his Greek club Olympiacos 6-1. The match, which was the first of nine Champions League matches played across Europe today, opened a floodgate of goals in which a total of 37 goals were scored by winning teams. A Fermin López hat-trick and two goals from Marcus Rashford powered Barcelona to a commanding 6-1 victory. Onyemaechi joined Olympiacos during the winter transfer window. He joined today's fray eight minutes into the second half replacing Francisco Ortega and had a…

By Sid Lowe, in Villarreal Pep Guardiola, the man who coached Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta and Xavi Hernández, has said that Rayan Cherki is among the most talented players he has seen and is convinced the forward will buy into the team ethic at Manchester City. The 22-year-old Frenchman, who has played only seven times since his £30.5m move from Lyon in time for the Club World Cup in June, returned from a thigh injury at the weekend. A five-minute appearance in the 2-0 win against Everton, in which he almost set up Erling Haaland for a third goal, has…

Manchester United fans recognise the pre-match shiver of optimism. Maybe it is blind hope but they know that their team has been able to raise their level in some of the very biggest Premier League matches under Ruben Amorim. They know there have been signs of improvement this season. And was this not a good time to play Liverpool? It is often the case that it is the prompt for a sharp reality check. After all, nobody ever really knows which United will turn up. Here, it was the version that Amorim has craved, the one he has claimed has…

Though South Africa eventually topped Group C Africa World Cup qualifying series and will definitely be in the 2026 World Cup, the country's government is still intent on somehow cleaning the Augean stable of its football federation because of the three points docked by FIFA from Bafana Bafana's haul. The FIFA hammer, which came on 29 September, 2025, shook South African football to its foundations and threatened to derail the country's automatic qualification bid as Bafana conceded Group C leadership to unfancied Benin Republic. It had to take Super Eagles' 4-0 whitewash of Benin last week in Uyo to spare…