Win over Chelsea makes Arteta best Arsenal manager after 150 matches, followed by Wenger
Mikel Arteta has finally conceded Arsenal are title contenders after becoming the Gunners’ most successful ever manager following 150 games in charge. Gabriel’s second half winner saw the Gunners return to the Premier League summit. It means Arteta has 87 wins as Arsenal boss – five more than Arsene Wenger...
Aston Villa makes strong return to England as his side spank Man United to dent Red Devils confidence
Unai Emery’s first match in charge of Aston Villa could not have gone much better as they beat Manchester United 3-1 at Villa Park. A run of 23 winless home league games against the Red Devils stretching 9,941 days came to an end on Sunday as Steven Gerrard’s successor oversaw...
Arsenal win over Chelsea wasn’t a fluke, they’re genuine EPL contenders, pretenders no more
They keep on finding a way to win. They keep on staying top of the table. And now you have to say it – Mikel Arteta and his men are serious, the real deal. While the Gunners have beaten Spurs and Liverpool at home, they self-combusted on their previous proper...
Arsenal outguns Chelsea in London derby to propel them back to the top of Premier League
Centre-back Gabriel put Arsenal back on top of the Premier League with the winner in their high noon showdown. A clumsy error by Chelsea’s normally super-cool defender Thiago Silva allowed the defender just enough time and space to prod the ball over the line from a corner in the 63rd...
This sick joke of Qatar World Cup born out of corruption and stadiums were built by modern-day slaves
Dear President and Secretary-General, The FIFA World Cup in Qatar is now just around the corner and excitement about the world’s premier football festival should be building globally as we count down the days to kick-off in Doha on Sunday, November 20. I would like to commend you both on...
Liverpool boss Klopp on Qatar World Cup fiasco: ‘It’s not like mythical Aladdin with his wonder lamp’
Jurgen Klopp has admitted he has little appetite to watch the World Cup after being left cold by the tournaments timing and the issues around it. Liverpool’s manager intends to take a holiday while the group stages are being contested in Qatar and will then spend the rest of the...
Qatar World Cup: Fifa directs teams to see no evil, hear no evil claiming football is not politics
Fifa chiefs Gianni Infantino and Fatma Samoura have sent a letter to all 32 World Cup nations pleading with them to stick to football when the tournament kicks-off. The build-up to the competition, which starts in Qatar on November 20, has been overshadowed by a raft of social issues surrounding...
UN hails agreement between Ethiopian government, TPLF rebels as ‘bold’ step to lasting peace
A peace agreement signed between the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) to end the two-year conflict in the want-away semi-autonomous Tigray region has been hailed by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres as “bold step taken” by the two parties to conflict. In a statement issued by...
Surge in crime in South Africa raise concerns over the nation’s community policing as trust in police recedes
Against the backdrop of spiralling crime in South Africa, serious concerns have been raised about the effectiveness and necessity of the Community Police Forums (CPF). CPFs were foundational to South Africa’s 1990s transition to democracy. When first established, they provided a bridge between the police and communities in a context...
Political and military situation in eastern DRC termed dire as M23 rebels intensify war with army
Both the United Nations (UN) Secretary General and Namibian President Hage Geingob are outspoken about an escalation of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and what is termed “the worsening political and military situation” in that part of the sprawling, conflict ridden, central African country. Geingob, in his...
