BREAKING NEWS ....NIGERIA

David De Gea is excited by the arrival of Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Manchester United and expects the former Sweden striker to settle into Premier League life quickly. Ibrahimovic, 34, scored in the first four minutes of his United debut during the 5-2 friendly win against Galatasaray. And De Gea has been impressed by what he has seen of his new teammate in training and on the pitch so far. De Gea told MUTV: “It’s really good to have Zlatan already here, training with the team. You can see he’s a top player. He’s massive, very big, with a lot of quality and of course he is a top striker. “I think he will settle in very quickly. You can look and it seems like he has been playing here many years already and it’s the same with the other guys we’ve signed.” De Gea believes United’s trio of summer signings, which includes Eric Bailly and Henrikh Mkhitaryan as well as Ibrahimovic, have energised the squad and he is looking forward to the Community Shield against Premier League champions Leicest...

Liverpool wonder-kid Sheyi Ojo netted their consolation goal against Italian giants AS Roma on Thursday night. English Premier League (EPL) giants suffered a narrow 2-1 defeat to Roma in the International Champions Cup game. The pre-season encounter was played at the Busch Stadium, a baseball park located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America (U.S.A). Ojo, who restored parity for the Reds towards the half-time break with a great header, is looking forward to the 2016/17 campaign. “Dejan (Lovren) headed the ball across, I just assumed he was going to do that and luckily for me I was there to head it into the net,” Ojo told Liverpool’s official website. “The most important thing is the team and everyone got fitter and we are getting stronger and looking forward to the new season.” The 19-year-old whose full name is Oluwaseyi Babajide Ojo, recently represented England at the 2016 UEFA Under-19 Championships in Germany. The England-born winger is still eligible to play for Nig...