“The Best Team Lost” – Mourinho Admits After Victory Over Manchester United

Despite qualifying for the quarter-finals, Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho, conceded that his team did not deserve to eliminate Manchester United.“The best team lost, we didn’t play well & we didn’t deserve to win,” the Portuguese said.

The former Chelsea boss, went on to praise the attitude of Sir Alex Ferguson’s men, who fought on, even after Nani’s controversial dismissal.

He said: “Man Utd…

Kalou pays up $5,000 bet with Mikel Obi after Eagles’ victory

John Mikel Obi’s former team mate at Chelsea, Salomon Kalou, has paid up a $ 5,000 bet he had with the Nigerian midfielder, after the Super Eagles defeated Cote d’Ivoire 2-1, to move into the AFCON 2013 semi-finals.

Kalou and Obi struck up a good friendship from the times they spent together at Stamford Bridge and the Lille forward so was…

Onazi Ogenyi shouts “T.B.Joshua, I love you” after Nigeria’s victory over Cote d’Ivoire

As soon as the final whistle went off after the Nigeria vs Cote D’Ivoire game, both players and officials ran onto the pitch in sheer delight, screaming and hugging each other with big smiles.

Against every expectation, the Super Eagles had triumphed over the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire and were heading to face Mali i the semi-finals.

However, one interesting celebration caught the…

Palestinians mark national holiday to celebrate “victory” over Israel

Palestinians in Gaza marked a national holiday on Thursday to celebrate what Hamas leaders said was a victory over Israel, after eight days of intense hostilities ended in a cease-fire on Wednesday at 9 p.m.

Across Gaza, Palestinians celebrated, waving flags of Hamas, Fatah and smaller groups such as the Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine – as well…

Romney prepared victory speech for election, but delivered concession speech

President Obama will be serving a second term. But as Election Day wound down and results poured in, Mitt Romney believed that when all was said and done, he would win. Philip Rucker wrote:

Guber poll: Our victory ’ll be total -Mimiko •ACN can’t make impact in Ondo -Agunloye

Written by Yinka Oladoyinbo, Akure Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Ondo State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has declared that the Labour Party’s victory in the October 20 gubernatorial election in the state will be comprehensive and total.

The governor, who clinched the ticket last…

South Korea going for victory in final Olympic group game

South Korean coach Hong Myung-Bo says his side will approach their final London Olympic group game against Gabon on Wednesday with the intention of victory.

The Koreans need only a point to qualify for the final eight of the tournament after recording a 2-1 victory over Switzerland and a goalless draw with Mexico in their opening two group games.

However, Hong insisted they wouldn’t play…

Beijing Guoan 0-6 Bayern Munich: Robben on song as Bavarians cruise to victory

Bayern Munich continued their pre-season preparations with a convincing 6-0 victory over Beijing Guoan in the Chinese capital.

A fortuitous own-goal gave the Bavarians an early lead, and they were in a commanding position at half-time thanks to further strikes from Arjen Robben and Claudio Pizarro.

In the second half, the Germans were equally dominant, and had the luxury of squandering a number of opportunities before Thomas Muller, Mario…

Del Bosque happy with friendly victory: Everything was positive

Vicente Del Bosque – Spain

Spain head coach Vicente del Bosque has stated that he is happy with his side’s performance after their 4-1 friendly victory against South Korea.The European and World champions went into half-time with the scores tied at…

Paris Saint-Germain’s Salvatore Sirigu buoyed by victory over Olympique de Marseille

Salvatore Sirigu (PSG)

Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu spoke of his delight at his side’s 2-1 win over  Olympique de Marseille on Sunday evening.Arguably…