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4 consecutive draws at Old Trafford #Fantastic

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Man United Player Thinks The Team Is Cursed

Four consecutive draws at Old Trafford has left Paul Pogba and his team mates very frustrated and the World Record signing and his Manchester United team mates are beginning to believe they're cursed.

Pogba is of the opinion that United should stop conceding 'daft' goals due to lapses in concentration.

In the build up to United's four consecutive home draws
Stoke city capitalized late on in the game due to a De Gea error
A barren draw against Burnley
Arsenal snatched an 89th minute equalizer
West Ham scored just after 90 seconds on Sunday.

Pogba said "We just have to pay attention to the small details. Against West Ham we conceded a daft goal, against Arsenal it was also the small details.

"We are dropping silly points but it will come. I am still confident it will come right because we create chances."

Ander Herrera believes the team is doing everything good except at the scoring end of the pitch.

He said "We are doing something good and have to take good things from it. It's unbelievable that we don't have six or eight points more than we have. But football is about scoring goals and we are creating a lot but not scoring."

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Brazilian Team Perish In Plane Crash SAD!!!

Top Brazilian team Chapecoense has been involved in a plane crash in a plane on board an aircraft with 81 passengers. It crashed in the city of medellin in Colombia according to officials.

The team were due to play in the the first leg of the copa sudamericana final.

The chartered aircraft flying from Bolivia was carrying members of the Chapecoense football team that were to play Medellin team Atletico Nacional in the first leg of the final of the cup, South America's second most important competition scheduled for Wednesday but has now been postponed

There are six survivors according to reports.

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Ivanovic A Target For Juve

Italian league leaders  Juventus are weighing up a January move for Branislav Ivanovic. Juventus are looking to provide cover for injured Leonardo Bonucci who is out for two months and Dani Alves who is also out with a broken leg.

Juventus have a host of their backline unavailable with Andrea Barzagli also injured and Mehdi Benatia travelling with Morocco to Gabon for AFCON in early 2017.

Juventus believe the long serving Chelsea defender will be perfectly fitted for life in the Seria A and think he won't be exposed for lack of pace due to the way the team plays.

Ivanovic has made 15 appearances for Chelsea this term but last started a league game in the 3-0 loss to Arsenal.

Juventus are also continuing the pursuit for Everton frontman Romelu Lukaku as a long term replacement for Mario Mandzukic whom they expect to lose next summer.

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Manchester United Plan Chelsea Raid

Jose Mourinho is set to capitalize on the turnaround of events at Chelsea to land their 'out of favour' players.

Mikel Obi is one player who clearly doesn't feature in manager Antonio Conte's winning formula and without a Chelsea appearance to his name this term and Mourinho sees  Mikel, 29 as replacement for Michael Carrick , 35 and will provide cover for Pogba in midfield.

Mourinho signed Mikel in his first stint with Chelsea under controversial circumstances. It is reported that Mikel would cost about £2m.

Another out of favour player that could be heading to Old Trafford is Willian. The Brazilian was a shinning light is Chelsea's dismal outing last season and constantly delivered for Mourinho, but with the turn of events and a new manager at the helm of affairs, Willian has found himself down the pecking order.

Manchester United will look to bolster their attack with Willian who signed a new four-year deal just last summer The transfer will cost around £25m.

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Chelsea and Arsenal Pursue Marseille Youngster

Arsenal and Chelsea are said to be eyeing a move for Marseille's 17 year old french defender Boubacar Kamara who is regarded as a great prospect by the Ligue 1 side.

Arsenal will be hoping to snap up the youngster the way they did in the signings of Mathieu Flamini and Samir Nasri who made similar moves from Marseille at a young age.

Chelsea are also interested in the French under 18 defender but given Arsenal's disposition to both French and young players, Arsenal will stand a better chance.

Boubacar Kamara is yet to sign a professional contract with Marseille.  

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Jurgen Klopp Is Targeted By Bayern Munich... .Did Anyone See It Coming?

German giants Bayern Munich have made Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp their top target and replacement for Carlo Ancelotti.

Klopp spent seven years with Dortmund and gave Bayern Munich a run for their money.

Although yet to complete a full season for Liverpool Klopp has in his time led The Reds to two cup finals and turned them into title contenders as they sit second in the EPL after 13 games.

Bayern Munich on the other hand have experienced a poor start to the campaign by their standards and Ancelotti is suddenly under pressure with his side six points behind Bundesliga revelation RB Leipzig in the league and will have to settle for second place in their Champions League group after 3-2 loss to Fc Rostov.

The Mirror claims Bayern's search for a new manager has led them straight to Jurgen Klopp who has a six year deal after recommitting himself to Liverpool in the summer.

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Zaha Switches National Team Allegiance

Crystal Palace Forward Wilfred Zaha has sent a request to Football's governing body FIFA to swap his International allegiance from England to Ivory Coast.

Zaha was born in the Ivory Coast capital Abidjan but grew up in England, he already made two appearances for the three lions of England in the past but since they were in B games (non-competitive/friendly games) he is allowed to switch.

If the request is granted Zaha will be eligible to feature in next year's AFCON in Gabon.

Crystal Palace manager believes Zaha was influenced by his agent and people around him.

Zaha made 13 appearances at U-21 level but his first senior appearance for England aged 20 was in November 2012 when he came on as an 84th minute substitute in a 4-2 defeat away to Sweden, his second appearance came nine months later in a 3-2 victory over Scotland when he came on with 15 minutes to go.
 

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Inter Eye Chelsea Midfielder

Chelsea Midfielder Oscar is subject to a move to Italian club Inter Milan, the Brazilian has been restricted to bit part participation since the new successful 3-4-3 formation by Chelsea handler Antonio Conte.

Oscar is not guaranteed a place in the Chelsea starting Eleven with Eden Hazard, N'golo Kante and Nemanja Matic all ahead of him in the midfield pecking order.

According to London Evening Standard Inter were close to sign Oscar in the past and are prepared to come back for the 25 year old.

Chelsea are reportedly willing to let Oscar go for a fee of £25 million

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Mourinho To Lure Striker With High Salary

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  Spurs striker is a target for Manchester United's manager Jose Mouriho and the Portugese sees Kane as a long term replacement for Rooney and Ibrahimovic.

Reports from Squawka claim that Spurs do not intend to sell Harry Kane who has a contract with the North London club till 2020, however contract talks on his current deal have stalled.

Kane is currently on a wage of  £60,000 a week and United plan to leverage on this by launching a considerable £150,000 for the English striker.

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West Ham To End Zaza Contract

According to ESPN FC West Ham are looking to end Simone Zaza's contract as they look to sign a new striker in January.

Zaza,25, on loan from Juventus has struggled to make a telling impact with the hammers since joining in August.

The Italian has failed to score in nine appearances and has come under fire for his performances, Zaza has a tricky clause in his loan deal which will trigger a permanent  £20 million transfer if he makes five more appearances.

The Hammers are determined to prevent this from happening and look to offload the Italian striker in the nearest transfer window in January.

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic have already outlined possible replacements.

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Arsenal Medical Staff To Asses Alexis Sanchez Today

Alexis Sanchez is back from International engagement with Chile and his fitness will be assesed by the Arsenal medics.

During the International break Chile was involved in two games in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying group, Sanchez who had allegedly picked up an injury while training ahead of their first game of the break against Colombia. it was requested by Arsene Wenger that he be rested.

Sanchez went on to score a brace in the second game against Uruguay and was substituted unscathed after 84 minutes of that particular encounter, he is now back in England.

Arsenal are to perform their own checks ahead of upcoming big games against Manchester United first and then PSG.

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Wayne Rooney To Be Left Out

Manchester United's skipper Rooney was caught up in allegations of lengthy night drinking over the International break. Rooney pulled out of the game against Spain with a knock.

It is now reported that Mourinho will opt for youth and pace up front and will go for young striker Marcus Rashford,  Ibrahimovic already suspended after picking up five yellow cards this season.

United's captain Rooney who has started just one of their last six premier league games now faces the bitter prospect of starting the game against Arsenal on the bench.

Mourinho will be without Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Eric Bailly, Antonio Valencia, Marouane Fellaini, Chris Smalling and Luke Shaw.

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Spain Hold England With Late Show

England hosted Spain in a thrilling encounter last night at Wembley. The hosts took the lead after just nine minutes, Adam Lallana converted from the penalty spot after Jamie Vardy was fouled in the area.

Vardy then made it two after the break when he sneaked in behind the Spanish defence to nod home, his first goal in 15 games for club and country and gave a mannequin challenge celebration.

England must have thought they were running away with victory but in the 89th minute Iago Aspas  grabbed what might have appeared to be consolation goal, only for Real Madrid midfielder to earn the visitors a draw in the sixth minute of added time.

England's manager Gareth Southgate whose temporary stint has come to an end will await to know if he will be offered the job on a permanent basis.

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Spurs Could Have Signed Victor Moses... .Who Knew?

Chelsea Attacker Victor Moses has been in decent form this season but has had his fair share of ups and downs in the past. Fresh facts have emerged that show the Nigerian could have ended up with Tottenham Hotspurs as far back as 2004.

Moses was advised not to go straight to a bigger club by his former colleague Tony Loizi who managed him at Cosmos 90.

Tony stated that a lot lot of clubs were after the Nigerian, with Tottenham particularly interested in him and Chelsea also having him in mind but was glad he signed for Crystal Palace instead because first team opportunities and growth will be easier for a young footballer at the 'not so big' clubs.

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Payet Not For Sale

West Ham are ready to hold on to their prized asset Dmitri Payet as talk of a possible move to PSG in January or in the summer has been dominating transfer reports.

According to Daily Mail the Hammers insist the French playmaker is not for sale and expect him to see out his £125,000 a week contact which runs out in 202.

His contract does not come with a release clause meaning that the London club can demand a high fee for their talismanic midfielder .

Payet appeared to fan the flames of exit rumours when he told French TV Show Telefoot that he 'had closed the door to nothing' when asked about his future.

West Ham have since toughened their stance by insisting the player is not for sale,

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England and Manchester United Duo Targeted By Arsenal And Liverpool

According to reports Arsenal and Liverpool are favourites to sign Manchester United duo.

Mourinho has fallen out with the pair publicly and on more than one occasion and both players are said to be less than pleased with Mourinho's treatment of them. The Mirror Arsenal have renewed their interest in Smalling after failure to land the England International in 2010.

Arsene Wenger is said to be a long term admirer of Chris Smalling and sees his withering relationship with the Manchester United manager as a possible opportunity to get him.

The reds on the other hand eye Luke Shaw as they are short of personnel in the left back position with James Milner filling the position for most of the season.

Mourinho felt Shaw and Smalling needed to change their mindset and give their all for the team, both players have been in and out of the Manchester United team this season with recurring injuries.

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Didier Drogba Defends Mourinho

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Didier Drogba has spoken out in defence of Jose Mourinho saying the Portugese is not a manager whose best days are behind him.

There has been a lot of criticism levelled against Mourinho after his second sack as Chelsea boss and as Manchester United manger they have struggled this season.

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Mikel and Moses Seal Win For Nigeria

Chelsea duo Moses and Mikel provided the three goals as the Super Eagles saw off Algeria in Uyo,Nigeria on Saturday evening,

Nigeria had taken the lead through a fine solo effort with Mikel doubling the lead when the Algerian defence mistakenly felt the Nigerian skipper was offside.the midfielder buried the ball in the bottom left corner to make it two.

The desert foxes pulled a goal back in the second half and threatened to get a draw but a wave of Nigerian attack saw Moses grab a brace with a fine finish.

Elsewhere in Group B Zambia drew 1-1 away to Cameroun . Nigeria top the group with 6 points after two games, four points ahead of second placed Cameroun.

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Arsenal and AC Milan After Leicester City Playmaker

Reports suggest Arsenal are about to rival AC Milan for the services of Riyad Mahrez, but the English Champions are confident of keeping their key player after he just signed a new contract.

Swap Deal For FabregasAccording to Metro Chelsea are planning a swap deal involving  offering PSG £43 million plus Cesc Fabregas for Italian Midfielder Marco Veratti .

Arsenal Want Athletico Madrid Star
Reports in Spain claim Arsenal want to sign Jose Jimenez are prepared to bid as high as £26 million for the defender who has been linked with Manchester United in recent months

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Chelsea To Offer Costa New Deal

Diego Costa has been linked with several clubs and Atletico Madrid his previous employers were favourites to sign the 28 year old and bring him back to the Vincente Calderon. The gesture Costa made to the dugout in the game against Hull in October fueled such rumors further that a possible rift with manager Conte might be on the cards but fast forward 1 month and four victories later, Chelsea plan to extend the Spain stiker's contract to fend off interest from other clubs.

Chelsea sit second on the EPL table just 2 points behind Liverpool and Diego Costa is the Premier league's top scorer with 9 goals.

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Friday International Round Up

Dmitri Payet and Paul Pogba were on target as Les Bleu came from behind to snatch a victory against sweden, Emil Forsberg had put the visitors ahead before Payet assisted the equaliser and scoring the winner in the 65th minute.

Elsewhere Henrikh Mkhytaryan completed a full 90 minutes for Armenia as they came behind to beat visitors Montenegro 3-2

Germany Thrash San Marino 8-0


 Serge Gnarby scored a debut hat trick as Germany thrashed San Marino. Sami Khedira, Jonas Hector(2) and Kevin Volland were also on the scoresheet while Mattia Stefanelli scored an own goal as Germany completed the rout

Romania Lost at Home 

Robert lewandowski had to receive treatment because of a flare thrown at him by the home supporters before going on to grab a routine brace, his sixth and seventh of the qualifiers to add to Kamil Grosicki's opener Poland went ahead to win 3-0.

Northern Ireland Beat Azerbaijan 4-0 to leapfrog them on second position with an excellent performance, Azerbaijan were second best for much of the game . Chris Brunt scored his second goal for Nothern Ireland and was named Man of the Match.

Norway Lose Again 
Two first half goals were enough for the Czech Republic to see off  Norway who have just 3 points from 4 games in group C. This time they lost 2-1 to their hosts , meanwhile Slovakia white washed Lithuania to move third in group F

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QPR Get New Manager

Queens Park Rangers have announced on their website that Ian Holloway is now the man in charge  after sacking Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.

Holloway who was a player at QPR for five years guided the hoops to Championship promotion in 2004 as manager later went on to manage Blackpool and Crystal Palace  just signed a two and half year as manager for QPR a club he left 10 years ago.

Ian Holloway guided Blackpool to Premier League promotion in 2010 and we all know him as a charismatic manager who loves his team to attack and bring on the goals.

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Wenger Wants Koscielny Rested

The Telegraph claims Arsene Wenger wants his captain Laurent Koscielny rested ahead of France's friendly against Ivory Coast on Tuesday , this is due to big games coming up, first against Manchester United on Saturday and then PSG the following midweek.

Arsenal who already have an Alexis Sanchez nursing a harmstring and is doubtful for upcoming fixtures

“I understand completely him playing against Sweden, it’s difficult to understand him playing the whole game against Ivory Coast because afterwards we play at Manchester United and then Paris Saint Germain. If it’s not needed, you try to find a compromise that suits both parties. I can’t see the purpose of Koscielny playing the second game.”

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Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City Unite To Get Their Brazilians

Liverpool. Chelsea and Man City have agreed to split the bill of £120,000 for a private jet to get their Brazilian stars back from International duty.

Liverpool's Phippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino , Chelsea's Willian and David Luiz . Manchester City's Fernandinho will all be on the same flight back to England.

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England Thrash Scotland

England thrashed neighbours scotland to remain top of group F of Europe's World Cup qualifying group. The much talked about game had drawn alot of attention, from the puppy armband to the age old rivalry, but on the night it was Gareth Southgate's men who took a step further to World Cup qualification. Sturridge put the hosts ahead after decisively meeting Kyle Walker's cross, just after half time Danny Rose and Lallana combined in similar fashion for England's second, something that must delight both Klopp and Pochettino.

Gary Cahill's goal in the 61st minute sealed the visitor's fate. a flattering scoreline but no one in white shirt was complaining after the game.

England host Spain in a friendly on Wednesday and will be looking to continue their rehabilitation process after the Euros and the Sam Allardyce drama.

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5 Africans in the EPL That Make Us Look Forward To The International Break

The International break is here again and we don't like it to say the least, but here are 5 African Stars That can spice it up for you,

1. Alex Iwobi

The young Arsenal Midfielder has broken into the Arsenal and Nigerian teams in a short space of time and scored for Nigeria in the last game against Zambia, there is no doubt he will once again spice up the midfield proceedings against Algeria.

2. Islam Slimani 

A free scorer at Sporting Lisbon, Slimani became the record signing of surprise English Champions Leicester City in the summer and has brought that spark to Leicester city this term. A game against Nigeria away will be a platform a striker of his stature would love.

3. Kelechi Iheanacho


Since the turn of the year Iheanacho has been all shades of good, he was Manuel Pellegrini's go to guy and is not far away in Guardiola's books, scoring for fun for club and country. It has been years since the Super Eagles witnessed such potency in front of goal, and with 2 goals in his last 2 for the Nigeria the 20 year old will be looking for more.

4. Victor Moses

In the recent past Moses' future at Chelsea looked bleak and doubtful, but in football things turnaround very quickly and mysteriously. Antonio Conte the man in charge of Chelsea seems to fancy Moses' skills and have made him somewhat of a regular in the team, buoyed with this confidence the  2013 AFCON winner must be be relishing the upcoming task against Algeria.

5. Riyad Mahrez


The current Algerian footballer of the year and EPL player of the year, Mahrez has had a magical 2016 and is always a joy to watch both for the Foxes and the Desert Foxes.

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