LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Liverpool and Chelsea grabbed the final two Champions League places but Leicester City fell short of a top-four finish for the second successive season on a nerve-jangling final day of the Premier League season on Sunday. Liverpool avoided any drama as they beat Crystal Palace 2-0 to finish in third spot —…
LAGOS MAY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of angry Manchester United fans gathered at Old Trafford with about 200 invading the pitch to protest the club’s owners in the wake of the now defunct Super League. Fans broke into the stadium, setting off colorful flares while on the pitch, hours before United’s scheduled kickoff with Liverpool. If Manchester…
LAGOS APRIL 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-All six Premier League teams involved in the European Super League have now withdrawn from the competition. Manchester City were the first club to pull out after Chelsea had signalled their intent to do so by preparing documentation to withdraw. The other four sides – Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham –…
LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang underlined his value to Arsenal with a superb goal and the winning spot-kick as the Gunners beat Liverpool 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the Community Shield on Saturday. Aubameyang put Mikel Arteta’s side ahead in the first half at Wembley with a typically eye-catching strike. Japan’s Takumi…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Liverpool set up their trophy presentation as Premier League champions with a thrilling 5-3 win over Chelsea to deny the Blues sealing their place in next season’s Champions League. Sweet first half strikes from Naby Keita, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Georginio Wijnaldum ensured a night to remember for Jurgen Klopp’s men was accompanied…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Manchester City beat 10-man Arsenal 3-0 on Wednesday to delay Liverpool’s bid to win the Premier League title. Raheem Sterling’s opener was followed by Kevin De Bruyne’s penalty before Phil Foden netted on the first day of the Premier League restart. Arsenal’s David Luiz was sent off for the foul on Riyad…
LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-John Obi Mikel has been surprised by the Liverpool star Mohamed Salah’s development since they played together at Chelsea. The pair spent two years together at Chelsea after Salah moved to Stamford Bridge from Basel in 2014. But in February 2015 the Egypt star was loaned to Fiorentina before spending the 2015-16…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Liverpool’s unbeaten season in the Premier League was ended in spectacular fashion as Ismaila Sarr’s double moved Watford out of the relegation zone with a 3-0 win at Vicarage Road. The comprehensive scoreline helped the Hornets edge ahead of Bournemouth, who held Chelsea to a 2-2 draw, while West Ham also boosted…