Arsenal chairman says this season has “become rather disappointing”

Arsenal chairman, Sir Chips Keswick, has admitted their season has “become rather disappointing.”

The Gunners were eliminated from the Champions League last 16 by Bayern Munich after a 10-2 aggregate loss. It was the seventh successive season Arsene Wenger failed to qualify for the quarter-final.

The only chance of silverware, is in the FA Cup where they face Manchester City in the semi-final next month.In the Premier League, they currently occupy sixth place and are in a battle to qualify for the Champions League next season.

Asked how the season has gone, Keswick said: “It started well, but it’s become rather disappointing.”

Asked if Wenger was the right man for the job, he replied: “I am not answering 

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Don’t hide under uncertainty around my future – Wenger warns Arsenal players

Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has warned his underperforming players not to hide under the uncertainty surrounding his future at the club.

The Frenchman has not confirmed if he will leave the Emirates when his current deal expires this summer, or he will sign the two-year deal on the table and stay.

Arsenal are currently six points off fourth placed Liverpool ahead of the City game and are in serious danger of missing out on a Champions League place.

They host Manchester City this Sunday and Wenger has told his squad to man up.

“Being professional is to perform on the football pitch and not to find escape in excuses where I think there are not,” he said on Thursday.

“Results are not going the way we want, but we have to make sure that the priority for us is what happens on the pitch.

“I want the players to focus on their job. Their job is to perform and for me [it is] to help them to perform and to develop as players. That is, for me, what matters, really.“I agree that at West Brom [where Arsenal were poor in losing 3-1 in their final game before the international break] we had blind possession – we had 70 per cent possession going nowhere. There was something missing.

“What really matters at the moment is to stick tighter and show that we care about the end of our season, about this club and about our values that we stand up for.

“It is in difficult periods that you see the difference in quality between people.”

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FIFA to give Africa nine slots in 48-team World Cup

The FIFA Council has agreed on a proposed slot allocation for the 48-nation World Cup, which begins with the 2026 edition.

According to a report published on the world football governing body’s website, the Council which comprises of the FIFA President Gianni Infantino and the presidents of the six confederations (CAF,​ ​AFC, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC, UEFA), reached the agreement on Thursday.

UEFA will get 16 direct slots while the Confederation of African Football (CAF) will get nine direct slots.

Asian Football Federation will get eight direct slots, while the Oceania Football Confederation gets one slot. North and Central America’s CONCACAF and South America’s CONMEBOL are allotted six direct slots respectively.

“The recommendation will now be submitted for the ratification of the FIFA council, whose next meeting is scheduled for 9 May in Manama, Bahrain, two days prior to the 67th FIFA congress,” FIFA stated.

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Fuse ODG – Diary ft Tiwa Savage (Prod. By KillBeatz)

Off Da Ground Music finally brings to us the much anticipated single from FUSE ODG titled Diary which features Nigerian’s very own Tiwa Savage.

Production credit goes to Kill Beatz.

Cop the jam below

Fuse ODG – Diary ft Tiwa Savage (Prod. By KillBeatz)

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