Frank de Boer has been sacked as Crystal Palace manager after a dismal start to the English Premier League season; they have lost all four games. The Eagles are 19th in the Premier League after losing 1-0 at Burnley on Sunday - and failed to score in their four league matches under De Boer.
Former Barcelona President, Joan Laporta has announced his signing of ongoing petition/vote of no confidence against the current President of the club, Josep Maria Bartomeu and his board. Laporta made the disclosure on his Twitter handle @JoanLaportaFCB. According to the Tweet which was posted in Spanish, the former President disclosed that he was the 15, 142 person to have signed the petition so far.
Chelsea Manager, Antonio Conte has told Chelsea's new signing, Alvaro Morata that although scoring goals was crucial for his confidence, understanding the way Chelsea play football was more important. Conte stated this on Saturday after the encounter against Leicester City. The Blues ran away with all three points after defeating the Foxes 2-1 at King Power Stadium.
Sadio Mane has been named the Premier League Player of the Month for August. The Liverpool forward, who just returned from a lengthy injury spell to join his teammates during the preseason, defeated his teammate, Mohammed Salah as well as Alvaro Morata, Romelu Lukaku, Henry Mkhitaryan and Jonas Lossl to win the award.
History will be made Saturday when the curtain falls on the 2017 Nigeria Professional Football League as both Plateau United and MFM look to claim their first ever championship against defending champions, Enugu Rangers, and El-Kanemi Warriors respectively.
With as many as 8 teams involved in survival battles in this Saturday’s, the lower rung of the Nigeria Professional Football League is final match day’s attraction. Although Plateau United will be gunning for a history-making first championship triumph, it is the sheer number of teams yet to know their fate in the top flight that is sure to captivate the majority of fans across the country.
