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Manchester United is delighted to announce the appointment of Erik ten Hag as Men’s First Team Manager, subject to work visa requirements, from the end of this season until June 2025, with the option to extend for a further year. John Murtough, Football Director, said: “During the past four years at Ajax, Erik has proved himself to be one of the most exciting and successful coaches in Europe, renowned for his team’s attractive, attacking football and commitment to youth. “In our conversations with Erik leading up to this appointment, we were deeply impressed with his long-term vision for returning Manchester…

English TV personality Piers Morgan has claimed that Manchester United would be fighting against relegation had they been without Cristiano Ronaldo this season. The Red Devils were without the services of the five-time Ballon d’Or winner during their 4-0 humiliation at the hands of Liverpool on Tuesday due to the death of his newborn son. Manchester United went into their game against Liverpool on the back of just two wins against Tottenham and Norwich in their last five Premier League games. Ronaldo scored sensational hat-tricks in both victories. United struggled against Jurgen Klopp’s side in the absence of their star forward. They were unable to create…

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has hailed Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson for his leadership qualities both on and off the pitch. The former midfielder praised the Englishman for his ability to handle ‘disappointed players’ in the dressing room. Henderson made his 400th career league appearance in the Reds’ thumping 4-0 Premier League win over United at Anfield on Tuesday. Scholes said about Henderson after the match: “People like Jordan Henderson, they are just brilliant to have around the place. As Michael (Owen) made the point, they do the manager’s job for them. They are the ones around the dressing room. Setting the tone.…

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is awaiting a ruling from FIFA on a $1million compensation claim by former Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr for ‘unfair’ dismissal. Rohr, who was Nigeria’s longest-serving manager after taking charge in August 2016, was sacked in December just four weeks before the delayed 2021 Nations Cup kicked off in Cameroun. The NFF had agreed to pay Rohr’s salary until the end of his contract, which expires in December 2022, but he went to football’s world governing body to demand an additional sum for damages. That claim was contested by the NFF, and a FIFA tribunal…

THERE can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children — Nelson Mandela For so many reasons, chief of which is the age of the child(ren) involved, I choose not to dwell on the specifics of the child sex video that emerged earlier this week. As time goes on, I am hopeful that state authorities, operators of schools, parents, teachers and the entire society will be honest enough to accept that this is our collective failure, nothing but an indication of our confusion as to what our society stands for. As a…

Abimbola Adelakun After the police have investigated the Chrisland school “rape” case and determined who made the trending sex video, the producers’ names should be listed in a sex offenders’ registry. Whether those children were solely responsible or had adult collaborators, their actions amount to a sex offence. As the Lagos State government reminded everyone on Monday, producing or transmitting images that depict sexually explicit content involving a child is an offence that carries up to a 14-year sentence. That also goes for those that made the video. In addition to a prison sentence, those child pornographers should also…

Cristiano Ronaldo was spotted arriving at Manchester United’s Carrington training complex earlier today, just two days after the tragic death of his baby boy. The 37-year-old did not feature in the 4-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield but has now returned to training ahead of the club’s Premier League clash against Arsenal on Saturday. The Portuguese star received an outpouring of love and support after he revealed the news on his social media platforms two days ago. In the Premier League encounter against Liverpool, both sets of fans joined forces with a minute’s applause in the 7th-minute as a sign of respect,…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has resolved to sell its presidential form at the cost of 100 million. While the Expression of Interest form is fixed at the cost of N30 million, the nomination form cost N70 million. This was part of the decision ratified at the emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on Wednesday in Abuja. The sale of forms of the ruling party will commence on April 22, 2022. Details later… [ThisDay]

Sokoto State Governor and presidential aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party, Aminu Tambuwal, has submitted his presidential nomination form at the party secretariat. Speaking after submitting his nomination and Expression of interest forms, the governor promised to unite the country if elected as president. Tambuwal said he decided to submit his form because of the overwhelming support he got from Nigerians over his ambitions, according to a statement. Nicholas Msheliza who represented Tambuwal, said, “Consensus is a good thing. It is healthy for the party. Our prayer is that the consensus will favour him. So far he is the frontline…

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, in Abuja, urged Nigerians to resist agents bent on causing breakdown of law and order in the country, assuring that no individual or group will be allowed to destabilise the country. ‘’We have the land, we have the resources, and we have the people. But I do not know why people will allow themselves to be successfully subverted to destabilise their own country,’’ the President said at an Iftar dinner with governors, ministers and heads of government agencies. Buhari, who thanked the governors and ministers for honouring his invitation to break the Ramadan fast, expressed confidence…