Mourinho warns Pogba to tone down lifestyle, focus on football

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho, has told Paul Pogba to reduce his commercial work and concentrate on football.

According to MirrorFootball, Mourinho was unhappy with Pogba over his recent Twitter emoji stunt  and does not want him to be distracted by his lifestyle off the pitch.

Pogba has extensive sponsorship agreements including a huge deal with Adidas, but it was the emoji episode that really annoyed Mourinho.

But the United boss has told the player, that he is ready to drop him if feels it is affecting his form.

Pogba promoted his own emoji before the draw with Liverpool at Old Trafford in January

The world’s costliest player at £89.3million, is also known for his outlandish hairstyles and Instagram clips.

Mourinho has however defended him in public, claiming the pundits are jealous of his wealth.

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Conte, Emenalo differ on Diego Costa’s replacement at Chelsea

Chelsea’s Sporting Director, Michael Emenalo, and manager, Antonio Conte are of different opinions as to who replaces striker, Diego Costa at the end of the current campaign.

While Everton striker, Romelu Lukaku, is believed to be top of Emenalo’s list to replace Costa, the Blues boss, Conte wants Real Madrid’s Alvaro Morata.

According to SunSports UK, Chelsea are determined to bring in a prolific striker as they fear Chinese Super League wanted man, Costa will leave Stamford Bridge.

Conte wants Morata to spearhead his frontline next season and also to provide firepower in Europe with the return to Champions League football next season.

However, Technical Director, Emenalo wants unsettled Everton star Romelu Lukaku back at Chelsea, having taken him there in 2011 as a youngster.

Lukaku’s experience of English football is another huge factor in Emenalo’s argument to go for the big Belgian who is the Premier League’s top scorer with 21 goals.

Lukaku has already turned down Everton’s latest contract offer and looks on his way from Goodison Park with teammate, Yannick Bolasie, claiming his mate has a “big plan.”

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Sports: Jubilation as the UNICAL students plays finals on their Vice-Chancellor's cup for the year.

Today is a great day in the university of calabar, Calabar as the students plays their finals on the Vice-chancellor's cup of the year "2017", in Abraham Odia stadium UNICAL

The final competition is between the "faculty of physical sciences and the Faculty of Education".

Don't go out for the final update.

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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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