Author: Muktar Balogun

Muktar Balogun is a Senior Writer for The Daily Page, covering football and other sports news.

Karim Benzema has bagged this season’s Ballon d’Or as the captain and star man of Real Madrid. Benzema won it during a brilliant season leading the attack for Real Madrid as they won LaLiga and the Champions League in 2022. In addition, the Franchman received awards for being the top scorer in the Champions League, La Liga, and UEFA Player of the Year. At the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane gave the prize. Sadio Mane of Bayern Munich finished second to Benzema. Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City and Robert Lewandowski finished third…

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The legendary Arsenal player Paul Merson has predicted the results of this weekend’s Premier League match-day nine contests. On Sunday afternoon, Manchester City will play host to Manchester United in a Premier League rivalry at Etihad Stadium, while on Saturday, Arsenal will take on Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium in which Paul Merson made predictions. On Saturday, Crystal Palace will host a match against Chelsea, while Liverpool will host Brighton at Anfield. Sportskeeda cited Merson as making the following predictions: Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion Fulham 1-1 Newcastle United Southampton 1-1 Everton Crystal Palace 0-2…

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Legendary Newcastle United player Alan Shearer picked a team to place in the top four of the Premier League this year. Along with Manchester United and Chelsea, Alan Shearer predicts that Arsenal will finish in the top four of the Premier League standings this season. Arsenal presently leads the Premier League standings by one point, followed by Manchester City in second place and Tottenham Hotspur in third. The positions of Man United and Chelsea are fifth and seventh, respectively. Shearer, though, is certain that Mikel Arteta’s team will surpass his preseason predictions after their stellar start to the new year.…

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David James, a former goalkeeper for England, has advised Bukayo Saka to quit Arsenal. Manchester City, in James’ opinion, will be the club to push Arsenal for the Premier League championship this year. According to reports, Saka is Raheem Sterling’s “ideal successor” at Manchester City. The present contract of the 20-year-old England international at the Emirates is scheduled to expire in 2024. The past two seasons, Saka has been awarded Arsenal’s Player of the Season. Saka led Arsenal with 11 goals and seven assists in the Premier League. However, he has been connected to a move up to a team…

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Bruno Fernandes, a midfielder for Manchester United, has attacked those who have criticized him for being treated differently from other foreign players in the English Premier League. Bruno Fernandes stated the Ivory Coast international had a few poor performances and that everyone was suggesting he still has to adjust, using Arsenal winger Nicolas Pepe as an example. The international midfielder from Portugal has been Man United’s greatest acquisition since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013, and he has flourished since joining for £47 million from Sporting Lisbon in January 2020. Upon his arrival, the 28-year-old completely changed Man United’s fortunes,…

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Memphis Depay, a striker for Barcelona, has complained about Xavi Hernandez’s lack of playing time for him. Depay, who started Barcelona’s previous two La Liga games for Xavi, said that it was insufficient because he needs more playing time. After moving to Barcelona on a free transfer from Lyon, the former Manchester United player concluded the previous season as the club’s leading scorer. But this season, it appears that the Netherlands international has slipped in Barcelona’s pecking order behind Xavi. To lead Barca’s assault line, Xavi has favored players like Robert Lewandowski, Ousmane Dembele, and Raphinha, with Depay being an…

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Legendary Arsenal player Paul Merson said that he was “surprised” by England manager Gareth Southgate’s selection of Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw for his most recent team. In preparation for their next UEFA Nations League matches against Germany and Italy, Southgate just unveiled a 28-man roster and Merson has reservations about it. Shaw and Harry Maguire, a colleague at Manchester United, were chosen to be in the squad. Shaw and Maguire have both played in only two and three Premier League games, respectively, this season under Man United boss Erik ten Hag. Speaking to Sky Sports, Merson said (via HITC),…

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Former England striker Michael Owen has encouraged Arsenal supporters to start celebrating their side’s present standing as the Premier League’s top team. After many years of hardship, Owen claimed the supporters could now “get excited,” adding that Mikel Arteta had developed a team “full of confidence and maturity.” After beating Brentford 3-0 on Sunday, Arsenal is still in first place in the Premier League heading into the international break. With the exception of a 3-1 loss to Manchester United two weeks ago, the Gunners have won six of their last seven Premier League games. And Owen claims that after…

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When Leicester City plays Tottenham Hotspur this weekend, Kelechi Iheanacho thinks that they will make an effort to snap their losing run in the Premier League this season. On Saturday night, Brendan Rodgers’ squad will go to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in an effort to restart their season and Iheanacho believes the club can get their season started. The Foxes are still looking for their first victory of the season and sit near the bottom of the list. Losing to Antonio Conte’s club may be the end for Rodgers, who is under pressure after the team’s dismal season opener. But…

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Despite their erratic start to the new season, Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher thinks Jurgen Klopp’s team can still contend with Manchester City for the English Premier League (EPL) championship this year. In 2021–2022, Liverpool gave defending champions Man City a run for their money, almost missing out on first place following a thrilling final day by only one point. Liverpool is currently six points behind early leaders Arsenal and five points behind Pep Guardiola’s team after six games of the new campaign. But according to Carragher, Liverpool is still in the running for the Premier League championship. “They [Liverpool] can…

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