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Premier League leaders, Manchester City took another big step towards retaining the Premier League title as one moment of inspiration from Kevin De Bruyne saw off Chelsea 1-0 to open up a 13-point lead at the top of the table.

A game of few chances was brought to life by the Belgian 20 minutes from time as he curled home the only goal from outside the box to seal a 12th consecutive league win for the champions.

Chelsea got the better of Pep Guardiola’s men in last season’s Champions League final, but securing their place in Europe’s top club competition …

European champions, Chelsea on Wednesday night reached the League Cup final with a 1-0 win at Tottenham as Antonio Rudiger’s goal and three VAR decisions helped the Blues seal a 3-0 aggregate success on Wednesday.

Rudiger’s first-half header ensured Chelsea pressed home the advantage they had earned with a 2-0 win in the first leg last week.

Thomas Tuchel’s team also had VAR official Mike Dean on their side as Tottenham were given two penalties by Andre Marriner, only for reviews to overturn both, while Harry Kane saw a goal disallowed for offside in the second half.

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Embattled Chelsea forward, Romelu Lukaku on Tuesday tendered an apology to the club saying he was ‘sorry’ after saying he was ‘not happy’ at the club under manager Thomas Tuchel.

Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that the Belgium forward’s interview with Sky Sport Italia, filmed early last month, which was made public last week.

In the aftermath, Tuchel then dropped the 28-year-old, who has suffered from injury and Covid-19 this season, for Sunday’s draw with Liverpool.

‘To the fans I’m sorry for the upset that I’ve caused,’ Lukaku told Chelsea’s website.

‘Obviously it’s up to

European champions, Chelsea came from 2-0 down to earn a point from a pulsating 2-2 draw with Liverpool on Sunday that does little for either side’s hopes of catching Manchester City at the top of the Premier League.

Africa Daily News, New York can confirm that City’s lead now stands at 10 points from Chelsea with Liverpool a point further back, although having played fewer games.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was absent along with three key players due to positive coronavirus cases, but the Reds still raced into a two-goal lead thanks to parting gifts from Sadio Mane and Mohamed …

Watford manager Claudio Ranieri has denied the insinuation that he insulted the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) by blocking Emmanuel Dennis from playing at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon which commences in two weeks time.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that Dennis has been replaced in the squad by Slavia Prague’s Peter Olayinka in a major boost for Watford, who are battling to escape the drop from the Premier League.

Speaking in a press conference on Friday, Ranieri defended himself by saying; ‘I knew they were speaking, the Watford board and Nigeria board and I accept …

Belgian hit man, Romelu Lukaku has expressed his displeasure over his situation at Chelsea, suggesting Blues manager Thomas Tuchel has chosen to play a system that doesn’t suit his style of play which has made him surplus to requirements.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Lukaku has yet to impress since completing a £97.5million return to Stamford Bridge in the summer, having scored just five Premier League goals this season.

Although his campaign has been hampered by injury and a bout of coronavirus, however, his latest comments suggest he has a fight on his hands to become a …

Brighton’s striker, Danny Welbeck scored a dramatic stoppage-time goal to deny European champions, Chelsea a vital Premier League win on Wednesday night.

Earlier in the game, Chelsea striker. Romelu Lukaku outmuscled Neil Maupay to head home a corner midway through the first half but former Manchester United and Arsenal forward Welbeck punished the home side with a headed goal in the 91st minute.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the 1-1 draw means Thomas Tuchel’s side are eight points behind City, who extended their lead to eight points after they beat Brentford in Wednesday’s later kick-off which ended 1:0.…

Italian club side, Napoli have moved to stop striker, Victor Osimhen from representing Nigeria at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Cameroon reportedly due to their decision to ensure that his collar bone injury heals properly.

The 2021 AFCON begins on January 9 and ends on February 6, 2022.

According to Football Italia, Osimhen spent the Christmas break in Nigeria, but he’s expected to return to Naples on Friday for a medical check after a cheekbone surgery he underwent at the end of November.

The report added that the 23-year-old may not be allowed to play against …

The Interim coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen has admitted he is worried due to the fact that a majority of European clubs don’t want to release players for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), on time.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that a number of managers of top European clubs with African players have recently criticised the timing of AFCON, even as the fourth wave of COVID-19 creating more fears.

Eguavoen, who replaced Gernot Rohr as coach of Nigeria national team, said he is worried because he has a list and if he doesn’t release …

Out of form Chelsea striker, Romelu Lukaku came on in the second half to score his first Premier League goal since September to keep the European champions in the title race as they came from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-1.

Reece James’ own goal gave Villa the lead, but Jorginho quickly restored parity from the penalty spot in a clash between two of the many English sides hit by cases of coronavirus.

Lukaku was one of Chelsea’s absentees due to a positive test for draws against Everton and Wolves last week that saw them lose ground in the title …

Bayern Munich Polish striker Robert Lewandowski has equalled Cristiano Ronaldo’s record for most goals scored in a calendar year – with both football stars registering 69 goals each.

Ronaldo achieved the feat during his time at Real Madrid, while Lewandowski has matched his effort while plying his trade for Bayern Munich.

Coming into Bayern’s home game against Wolfsburg, the pre-match discourse centred around whether Lewandowski would better Ronaldo’s record with just one game to go.

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