Chelsea Hold Arsenal to Draw at Home Despite Ødegaard Shinning after Return

Chelsea Hold Arsenal to Draw at Home Despite Ødegaard Shinning after Return

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Chelsea and Arsenal ended their final match before the International break in an exciting 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge. After a poor first-half with missed chances from both ends, the second-half came to life as Gabriel Martinelli scored a beautiful near post finish to give Arsenal the lead in the 60th minute. This was after great work from Martin Ødegaard who was able to spot Martinelli at the far end post with a wonderful overhead through pass to get his first assist since returning from injury. It looked like Arsenal would go on to look for the second goal but Chelsea did not allow that to happens as just 10 minutes later, Pedro Neto fired a stunning grass curter shot to equalise. Not enough to take home 3 points Both teams had half chances to try and finish the game but in the end it ended in a draw to leave Chelsea in third and Arsenal fourth place despite both having the same points. Martin Ødegaard’s game by numbers for Arsenal vs. Chelsea [RANK]: #CHEARS 100% tackles won (2/2) [🥇] 91% pass accuracy 12/14 final 3rd passes completed [🥈] 4 chances created [🥇] 2 big chances created [🥇] 2 shots 1 assist [🥇] Back with an assist. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/e2f7qrWE0N — Olt Sports (@oltsport_) November 10, 2024 Marc Cucurella had a brilliant game as he kept Bukayo Saka quiet and earned the Man of The Match accolade, with Saka coming off towards the final minutes with a knock. Both teams can be considered to be in the title race but will be praying for a Liverpool downfall as the reds are ahead of them with nine points. After returning from the break, Arsenal will be at home to high-flying Nottingham Forest as Chelsea travel to face Leicester City who were earlier on beaten by Manchester United.

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Ruud Van Nistelrooy Ends Manchester United Tenure with Huge Win as Ruben Amorim Takes Charge

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Manchester United legend Ruud Van Nistelrooy ended his tenure as the club’s interim manager with a comfortable 3-0 home win against Leicester City. Since taking charge at Old Trafford, Ruud has won three matches and drawn one, with a nearly 100% record as manager. Bruno Fernades opened the scoring in the 17th minute with the goal marking the first time Manchester United have scored in the first 30 minutes of a Premier League match. Bruno thought he’d scored the second goal in the 38th minute, but it was an own goal by Leicester left-back Victor Kristiansen to end the first half 2-0 to United. Garnacho, who came on as a second-half substitute, finished the scoring with a nice curled finish to put the game past the Foxes, which was their second defeat at Old Trafford this season after a recent loss in the league cup. Despite the win, United remain in 13th place but now just 4 points behind Arsenal in fourth spot, going by at the time of this publishing. You’ve done us proud, Ruud. pic.twitter.com/B29GnNMAsm — Manchester United (@ManUtd) November 10, 2024 Amorin set to take the helm Ruud has left United in a great spot and incredible confidence-wise after a sour run under Erik Ten Hag. Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim will now take charge of United starting Monday, November 11, as all club competitions go on a break. The ex-Portugal international will get two weeks to work with the United players, who will remain back as the rest go to play for their countries. Amorim will face Ipswich away at Portman Road Stadium as he looks to start his massive job with a win after a wonderful campaign in the Portuguese league.

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Manchester City Lose Again as Liverpool Go 5 Points Clear after Beating Aston Villa

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Manchester City is currently on their worst losing streak in the Premier League since Pep Guardiola joined the club after another loss. Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. beat the champions in a comeback win after City had gone ahead in the first half with an Erling Haaland goal. In the second half, City lost their plot as goals from Joao Pedro and Matt O’Riley overturned the result to give City their second loss in the league in a row. The result leaves City 5 points behind Liverpool, who continue to prove to be great title challengers after another home win against Aston Villa. Sealing the win for Albion on his #PL debut! 🙌 @MonsterEnergy ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/c7PUX2Xmt0 — Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) November 9, 2024 Liverpool shock Aston Villa In the final game of Saturday night, November 9, Liverpool showed their title contention was not just a fluke as they comfortably beat Aston Villa at home. Despite Villa’s efforts to make it difficult for the Reds, a first-half goal from Nunez Dias and a second from Mohamed Salah in the final minutes of the game saw Liverpool take an incredible lead in the title race. Salah, whose contract is up in the summer, showed why he is the man of the moment with a goal and assist in the game, taking his tally to 20 G/A for the season so far. Salah secures the three points 👑 pic.twitter.com/E4cKwmvKVo — Liverpool FC (@LFC) November 10, 2024 It was surprising that both Liverpool goals came from counterattacks after Aston Villa set pieces, something Unai Emery’s team was expected to handle better. The defeat leaves Villa eighth, with their fixture list becoming more complex as they try to make a name for themselves in the Champions League. Other results on Saturday, November 9, saw Brentford beat Bournemouth 3 goals to 2, with Crystal Palace losing at home with two goals against Fulham. Westham was held to a draw by Everton at home, as Wolves finally left the last spot to Southampton after defeating them at home with two goals to none. Arsenal and Manchester United take to the field today, Sunday, November 11. Both expect good results, but it could be a bit difficult for Arsenal as they head to Chelsea for the last match of game week 11.

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Manchester United Announces Ruben Amorim as Their New Manager

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Ruben Amorim has been appointed as the new manager of Manchester united. Ruben is set to replace Erick Ten Hag who was fired by Manchester United for failing to improve his team in the opening games of 2024-2025 term. The news about his appointment was announced by a statement by Manchester United. Manchester United is delighted to announce the appointment of Ruben Amorim as the head Coach of the men’s first team, subject to work visa requirements. Said Manchester United. Manchester United also said in their statement that Ruben signed a contract with them till June 2027 with a club option of an additional year. Reuben is one most highly rated young coach in the European football. He is highly rated as a player as well. His titles include wining the Premiere League twice in Portugal with Sporting CP, the first which was the club’s first title in 19 years. Reuben is currently the coach of Portugal team Sporting Lisbon and has been working with them since 2020. Ruben is set to join Manchester United on Monday 11th November once he has fulfilled his obligations with Sporting CP. Before Ruben joins the team as a coach, Rud Van Nistelrooy will continue to take charge for the next few days.

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Agnes Ngetich Makes History as Second, Kenyan to Join Michael Jackson’s Grand Slam Track

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Agnes Ngetich has signed with Grand slam track as a racer. The athlete signed the Grand slam track accompanied by Ethiopian athlete Tsigie Gebreselama. This is ahead of the professional track league’s ceremonial season in 2025. Ngetich is a world record holder in marathon. The world record holder won a bronze medal at the 2023 world cross country championship. She also won the 10km road race by finishing with 28 seconds in Valencia in January 2024. The athlete made history for the second-fastest women’s half marathon performance in history. Grand Slam Track is a professional track and field league which was announced this year. The first season is set to take place from April to September 2025. The league will take place in Los Angeles, New York City, Kingston, Jamaica and Birmingham. It will future 48 athletes including Olympians, champions and top 10 ranked racers. The athletes will be divided into six groups based on their event such as short prints and long prints among others. They will earn points based on their finishing position in each of their two races at each slam. The athletes will receive salaries and earn prize money for their performances at the Grand Slam track.

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Manchester City and Spain Midfielder Rodri Wins The Ballon d’Or Amidst Controversy

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Manchester City and Spains midfield maestro Rodri became a Ballon d’Or trophy after an almost perfect season in 2023 – 2024. The holding midfielder was awarded the trophy in Paris after helping his country Spain to the Euros and also winning another Premier League title with Man City. Apart from those coveted trophies, in the last one year, Rodri also won the Eufa Super Cup and Club World Cup with his parent club. Rodri became the first Manchester City player to ever win the award and showed up to the stage on crutches as he’s currently out with a long-term injury. The 28-year-old won the award ahead of Real Madrid trio of Vinicius Jr, Jude Bellingham and Dani Carvajal who followed behind respectively. Real Madrid No Show The move saw Real Madrid boycott the event, as no player, manager nor official showed up to the award in support of Vinicius, whom they believed should have won. Real Madrid won the award for best male football club in the world, but no one was there to accept the trophy on stage. In the last 18 months, Rodri has only lost one match while playing for Manchester City and that is their defeat to bitter rivals Manchester United in the FA Cup final. Rodri, it’s all yours! #ballondor pic.twitter.com/OeyieiRQYe — Ballon d’Or (@ballondor) October 28, 2024 It was the first time since 2003 that Lionel Messi and, an eight time winner and Cristiano Ronaldo, a five time winner, did not appear in the list of nominees. The award recognises the best footballer of the year and a jury of journalist from each of the top 100 countries ranked by FIFA are given the task to pick the winner. Barcelona’s Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati won the women’s award for a second time.

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Erik ten Hag Sacked by Manchester United after Poor Start to the Season

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Manchester United football club have sacked Netherlands manager Erik ten Hag after a poor start of the season. The manager who was seemingly a ‘dead man walking’ for quite a while has finally seen his era at the English club come to an end after a unanimous decision from all club directors. In a statement by the club on their official website, they thanked Ten Hag for everything he’d done during his time at the club and wished him well for the future. Going forward, United legend Ruud van Nistelrooy will take charge as interim coach, supported by the current coaching team. The club has made it very clear that they will be looking for a permanent manager going foward. Despite winning two trophies, the Carabao and FA cup, Ten Hag’s playing style and underwhelming performances have always been a problem. BREAKING: Manchester United have sacked Erik ten Hag with immediate effect. 🚨 pic.twitter.com/oq1Nyx5nHD — Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 28, 2024 His demeanour and response to question in the media also didn’t convince many of his process and this just added on to the fire. Some of the managers linked to the United job include Xavi, Julian Nagelsmann, Thomas Frank, among others. Ten Hag leaves Manchester United in 14th in the premier league, closer to relegation than the top 4.

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Kenyan U17 Women Get First Win at World Cup After Beating Mexico in Historic Win

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Junior Starlets have made a huge win in World Cup. The women football team made history by being the first team in Kenya to participate in World Cup. They had been flagged off by President William Ruto as they embarked on their journey to Domicinian Republic to participate in World Cup. Since they started the matches, the women football team had lost to North Korea who has scored with a 2-0 and North Korea with a 3-0. They finished off with a 2-1 win against Mexico on 24th October in the morning. There were several changes made to the final group match where Quinter Adhiambo and Kimberly Akinyi stepped in for Lorine Ilavonga and Diana Anyango in defense. Pearl Olesi also replaced Rebecca Odato in midfield while Joan Ogola replaced Velma Awuor in the attack. Mike Sonko took to his social media to congratulate the team Congratulations to our under 17 girls Kenya team for their win against Mexico in the ongoing FIFA World Cup under 17 tournaments in the Domicinian Republic. It was a good fight and experience for our girls hata kama tumetolewa out of the tournament. Bravo, penda nyinyi sana.

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Faith Kipyegon, Beatrice Chebet, Emmanuel Wanyonyi Nominated for Track Athletes of the Year

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Kenyan athletes, Faith Kipyegon, Beatrice Chebet and Emmanuel Wanyonyi have been nominated for prestigious track athletes of the year award. This is because of their remarkable performances in the past years and the contributions to sports. Emmanuel Wanyonyi has been 800m race champion of middle-distance running. His dedication towards sports has contributed to his achievement of being nominated in the track athletes of the year. World record holder Faith Kipyegon also broke the records for winning 10,000m marathons. Being a gold medal winner, she deserved to be nominated due to her outstanding performances. BeatriceChebet, also holds a history of being the world record holder in sports. The world record holder Beatrice Chebet of 10,000m currently. She won a record of 28:54:14. The world athletic shared that the athletes chosen reflected outstanding performances achieved at Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The three Kenyan athletes will have to fight for the spot till the end with other athletes who also participated in the 2024 Olympic Games. Voting to determine the track athletes of the year is already opened and is available on world athletics social media platforms. It will be opened till the 27th of October.

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Kenya Set to Host the Africa Football Business Summit

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Kenya is set to host one of Africa’s most important football meetings, a testament to the country’s role in African football. The Africa Football Business Summit is set to take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from the 24th to 25th October, at the Weston Hotel. The event, organised by the The Football Foundation for Africa, is set to bring world renowned stakeholders to a round table to discuss matters attaining African football. The summit will discuss some of the biggest challenges that the continent faces in gworing its football and also unlock the potential of the African youth thought sports and innovation. The event has been held in Kenya for the last few years, with many stakeholders in the game coming to share their wisdom and offering resources to set the agenda for the world’s game on the continent. AFBS also hopes to determine the long-term goals for the football landscape even as East African countries Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda prepare to co-host the 2027 AFCON games. The summit will not only focus on football on the pitch, but ensure solutions to develop the external factors in order to build a thriving and sustainable football industry. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Football Foundation for Africa (@footballfoundationafrica) Development Benchmarkin, Business and marketing The summit will also offer platforms that will set benchmarks that will measure the development and growth of the industry in all levels. It will also provide a platform for businesses to display their products and services and also offer chances to participate in panels and workshops. Kenya Airways has also partnered with AFBS to offer 10% off flights for delegates travelling to attend the summit. Those that will attend the meeting will also get a chance to experience to see Kenya’s hospitality and culture by taking time before or after the summit to enjoy the beauty of the country. Some of the speakers expected at the summit include: Governor Hon Gladys Wanga, Nozibusiso Sibiya, Jonas Revers,Jeremy Salley,H.E. Amb Silvio Albuquerque,Stefan Wagner, among others.

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