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Barcelona’s former assistant coach believes some players cant handle the pressure of playing with Lionel Messi. Juan Carlos Unzue said that Ronald Koeman is doing a good job of managing Lionel Messi and his teammates. Former Barcelona assistant coach Juan Carlos Unzue has said that some players are not capable of handling the strain of playing with Lionel Messi. Unzue added that the standards demanded by the Argentine are too much for some teammates. Lionel Messi seems to be a frustrated figure at the Camp Nou. The Argentine was desperate to leave Barcelona this summer after a poor end to the 2019-20 season…

Everton have announced club record losses of £139.9 million ($186 million) after the implications of the coronavirus pandemic significantly impacted revenues. The Toffees said the impact of Covid-19 amounted to an unforeseen loss of £67.3 million due to a cut in matchday revenue and television rebates. However, the figures show Everton would still have made a huge loss without the disruption of the pandemic after also posting a then-record loss of £111.8 million last year. The club spent £113 million on new players for the 2019/20 season and have splashed another £70 million in the most recent transfer window as…

Barcelona are lining up a move for a 21-year-old star but they will face stiff competition. Today’s Barcelona roundup covers Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann and more. Barcelona are reeling from their midweek defeat against Juventus in the UEFA Champions League. They have a lot of pressure on them as they take on Levante in La Liga on Sunday. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the top stories involving Barcelona from 11 December 2020. Antoine Griezmann cuts ties with Huawei over Uighur persecution Antoine Griezmann Barcelona forward Antoine Griezmann has announced that he is parting ways with Chinese telecom company Huawei as a…

Bruno Fernandes and Jose Mourinho won the Premier League awards for the month of November. Tottenham Hotspur hav enjoyed a stunning season so far and lead the Premier League standings currently. Jose Mourinho has won the Premier League Manager of the Month award for November as the Tottenham Hotspur boss ended the month on top of the league, with a 2-0 win against Manchester City being the standout result. Spurs conceded only one goal in November and scored five, as the North London side continued its great run of form. Mourinho’s compatriot, Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes took home the award for Premier League Player of…

Paul Pogba’s time at Manchester United is over, according to his agent. Cristiano Ronaldo has shone brightly for Juventus since joining in 2018. Juventus are reportedly interested in swapping star forward Cristiano Ronaldo for Manchester United wantaway star Paul Pogba. The France international has struggled to impress since completing a world-record transfer from Juventus in 2016, and his agent recently came out to state that his time at Manchester United was over. It now appears that a pathway out of Old Trafford might surface, and it could involve Cristiano Ronaldo heading the other way. The Independent’s chief football writer Miguel Delaney said on his Football…

The year 2020 will enter the annals of American history as one of the most memorable in presidential elections. It has been a high point in Trump’s four-year attempt to turn the country into a banana republic, a move rejected by the electorate with the democratic infrastructure (election officials and courts) proving to be robust enough to repel assaults by Trump and his minions. Trump’s antics should not have been a surprise because in 2016 when he was asked whether he would concede defeat if he lost the election, he demurred, a clear sign that he was not a fan of…

The United States has shed more light on why it added Nigeria to the religious freedom blacklist, attributing it to the federal government’s alleged violations of religious freedom. The US, despite the federal government’s protestation of innocence, accused Nigeria of widening terrorism with little or no government response. But the US Ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom, Samuel Brownback, said on Tuesday night that Nigeria has been “tolerating egregious acts taking place in that nation.” Brownback, at a press conference, said the US is seeing “a lot of religious-tinged violence taking place.” The US, on Monday, had designated Nigeria, China, Burma,…

•GOC’s death from virus causes panic •COAS scales down son’s wedding The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, General Officers Commanding (GOCs), field commanders and other participants, who attended the Chief of Army Staff Conference have gone into isolation following the death of the GOC 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Maj. Gen. Olubunmi Irefin, who died of complications arising from COVID-19. Irefin’s death caused panic in military circles, especially amongst those that attended the conference most of whom have undergone tests to ascertain their status. It was also gathered that Buratai has barred participants at the conference…

•GOC’s death from virus causes panic •COAS scales down son’s wedding The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, General Officers Commanding (GOCs), field commanders and other participants, who attended the Chief of Army Staff Conference have gone into isolation following the death of the GOC 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Maj. Gen. Olubunmi Irefin, who died of complications arising from COVID-19. Irefin’s death caused panic in military circles, especially amongst those that attended the conference most of whom have undergone tests to ascertain their status. It was also gathered that Buratai has barred participants at the conference…

•Says Nigeria to receive 20m doses of vaccine early next year The federal government has asked COVID-19 treatment centres across the country to prepare for reopening. Some of the centres were shut after the country recorded a decline in cases. However, there has been a surge in COVID-19 cases, with a warning that there might be a second wave of the pandemic in the country. Speaking at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 yesterday, the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said he had directed health workers to be on red alert. “We are seeing the increase…