Former Chelsea, Arsenal defender says Blues’ transfer business was money down the drain
William Gallas has criticised Chelsea for their “desperate” business in the summer transfer market with the club failing to get value for money. The Blues spent more than any other Premier League club this summer with new owner Todd Boehly splashing £255.3 million on a number of players, including Raheem...
Impact of Kenyan polls in Africa shows the East Africans have carved out a roadmap for reforms
Kenyans have carved out a roadmap for themselves and democratic reformers across the continent, experts say. The country’s 2022 General Election has not followed the familiar script of voters exercising their civic duty only to helplessly sit back and watch their votes be manipulated. As work-in-progress, Kenyans have attempted to...
Kenyans have set a new and higher electoral bar for themselves in August 9 consequential polls
Despite shortcomings, Kenyans have set a new and higher electoral bar for themselves, their neighbours, and the rest of Africa – demonstrating how closely contested elections can be credibly resolved through sufficiently independent institutions. Kenya’s Supreme Court has upheld the results of the August 2022 presidential election affirming that Deputy...
Flogged and flapped by Napoli, there is concern Liverpool boss Klopp may be out of his depth
Five or more years of Jurgen Klopp looks to have taken its toll on Liverpool’s legacy players. Thomas Tuchel’s sacking is a reminder of the brutal, fragile nature of football management. Nobody is invulnerable. Five or more years of Jurgen Klopp looks to have taken its toll on Liverpool’s legacy...
After bumbling and rumbling, Man United looks to have sealed leaking rearguard with Varane and Lisandro
Finally, after eight expensive, calamity-ridden years, Manchester United appear to have found a partnership with the potential to belatedly replace one of the best pairings the Premier League has ever seen. Of course, four games is not evidence enough to crown Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez as the new Rio...
Kenya polls: Kenyatta family treated the Kikuyu like their serfs, now the community is revolting
About a month to the August 9, 2022 elections, a Kikuyu elder man was ushered in the offices of Enke Ltd, at the Chancery Building, uptown Nairobi, on Valley Road. Enke Ltd is one of the Kenyatta family’s flagship companies. The man had an appointment with the princely Muhoho Kenyatta,...
Different bosses, same fixation on results and the sense that something is broken at Chelsea
There have been performances like these over the years that have seen Chelsea managers, no matter how successful, dethroned by the Russian who once ran this club with little room for sentiment, so one wonders how the new regime of American private equity might be different for Thomas Tuchel. Different...
New Man City boy Haaland hops over EPL August scoring ‘curse’ with two hattricks and eight goals
He’s only been in England just over seven weeks and Erling Haaland is already rewriting the Premier League record books. On Saturday against Crystal Palace he turned the game on its head with a 19-minute hat-trick. Four days later and he had to work a bit harder for the match-ball,...
Sick of circus at Old Trafford, Man United boss Ten Hag wants to see Cristiano Ronaldo’s back
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag didn’t bite his lip during a passionate team meeting last week ahead of Monday’s 2-1 win against Liverpool. Cristiano Ronaldo was the target of some home truths during the two-hour summit, with Ten Hag reportedly ‘sick’ of the wantaway forward’s antics. According to The...
Furious Man United boss Ten Hag can’t, won’t hug flops, tells Ronaldo and Maguire to shape up or ship out
Erik ten Hag won the respect of his Manchester United players when he joined them for their gruelling run in the sun. It helped to unify the Red Devils camp and triggered a huge response in Monday’s thrilling 2-1 win over Liverpool. Furious Ten Hag cancelled the stars’ day off...
