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Arsenal vs. Manchester City: Community Shield Preview

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For Arsenal, taking down Manchester City is like taking down the Lannister family of the Game of Thrones series from the Iron Throne. It isn’t impossible, it is however Herculean, and with both sides set to engage in hostilities in latter hours of Saturday, we look at what it will take for Arsenal climb the ladder.

And like the character Petyr Baellish of the Game of Thrones series once said, ‘Chaos is a ladder’, and how much chaos is Arsenal ready to unleash to bring down the ‘Lannister dynasty’ that is Manchester City?

The Gunners were close to achieving that feat last season when they very nearly, though not almost, claimed the Premier League Iron throne for themselves but however fell short when the other families of the league denied to support the Gunners’ claim to overthrow Manchester City.

Despite usurping the league throne for at least 240 days, the most any team has ever sat on the Iron throne without being its legitimate owner, the Gunners failed to lay claim to the title’s ownership when it most mattered. Eventually, they had to bend the knee.

However, the question remains, will they keep on bending the knee to Manchester City like they have proverbial done under the guidance of Mikel Arteta? Or is it time for Arteta to lead a rebellion that ultimately dethrones Manchester Ctiy?

All that starts tomorrow as Arsenal faces off Manchester City in the prelude to the season in the Community Shield that takes place at Wembley.

Arsenal vs. Manchester City: Community Shield Preview

Pundits at the moment have bent the knee to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City dragons or perhaps ‘Lions’, and why not, they claimed a treble of titles last season like their Targaryen cousins ‘Manchester United’ did some decades prior in 1999.

When it most mattered, the Cityzens steamrolled through the Gunners in the final weeks to once more wrestle the seat from the grasp of an in form Arsenal side, making it a third consecutive season that Manchester City have held tight its dynasty.

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‘We could be in line to build the greatest dynasty the world will ever remember’, rings the words of Tywin Lannister of the Game of Thrones universe, and if any efforts by Pep Guardiola’s side today should make any meaning, tomorrow might continue a 4th year into Guardiola’s built dynasty in the English Premier League.

It however, all rests on Mikel Arteta and Arsenal.

Arsenal will be missing a key figure in its ranks, in Gabriel Jesus who is believed to be sitting out important games in the early stages of the season after going down with a knee injury.

In preparing for the season or perhaps a rebellion, Mikel Arteta has gone on to spend £200m in transfer to sign defender, Jurrien Timber (£40m), forward Kai Havertz (£67.5m) and midfielder Declan Rice (£100m), before his squad flew out for the preseason tour of America.

Arteta was very eager to get in reinforcements early and bed them into his style of play and tactics as they ready their Arsenal for a war for the premier league title. Will Mikel Arteta succeed in his rebellion to become the Robert Baratheon kind of figure in the league? Or will he crumble like Balon Greyjoy did?

The Community Shield sets itself upon us at  4 pm August 6th.

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“My dad Wizkid is not the one begging for pussy” — Son

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When it comes to savage responses, the Baloguns specifically those related to Wizkid by blood, are not to be trifled with and being Davido does not save you from such.

In a recent social media exchange, 13-year-old Boluwatife Balogun, the eldest son of renowned Nigerian artiste Wizkid, threw some savage response at his father’s rival, David Adeleke following their online spat.

Facing some online banter from a Davido fan, Boluwatife Balogun came to his father’s defense rather than keep mute.

The ongoing rivalry between Wizkid and Davido escalated in recent days, with both artistes engaging in public spats and trading insults online. Davido, responding to Wizkid’s jibes, took aim at Wizkid’s physical stature, claiming that Wizkid is so short that he wears size 7 shoes and jokingly suggesting he shops at Footlocker Kids.

Some individuals on social media supported Davido’s claims by sharing photos purportedly showing Wizkid wearing shoes matching his son Bolu’s shoe size.

Davido further escalated the feud by disparaging Wizkid’s music, boasting about his own hits, and challenging Wizkid to release new music simultaneously. He also ridiculed Wizkid’s height, suggesting that despite his own short stature, Wizkid is even shorter.

A Davido fan, seizing the opportunity to taunt Wizkid’s family, commented on Boluwatife Balogun’s TikTok page, asking if it was true that both Bolu and his father wear the same shoe size.

Bolu promptly responded to the taunt, defending his father by highlighting Wizkid’s character and integrity, asserting that despite any jokes about shoe sizes, his father doesn’t stoop to begging for attention or engaging in inappropriate behavior.

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Liverpool go Rome ahead of 2024/25 season

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Their current campaign may not be going well despite the huge promises they started it with, but Liverpool are ready to look away and perhaps travel back decades before as they prepare for the post-Jurgen Klopp era.

Ahead of the upcoming 2024/25 season, the Merseyside outfit has released its new home kit for the incoming campaign, with Nike, the club’s official shirt designer taking inspirations from Liverpool’s 1983/84 season that saw the Reds lift their 4th European Cup in Rome.

Go Rome or go Home it appears the plan by Nike for Liverpool heading into the incoming campaign, and the Reds were sure to model the new home kit release.

Liverpool go Rome ahead of 2024/25 season

First team stars such as Virgil van Dijk, Luis Diaz, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah were on to model the new jersey despite transfer speculations going down about their potential exit from the club post Jurgen Klopp.

Other first team figures seen modeling the new home kit are Alexis Mac Alister, Alisson Becker, Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo, Ibrahima Konate, Curtis Jones and Joe Gomez (also rumored to be eyeing an exit).

Liverpool go Rome ahead of 2024/25 season

Missing figures from the new home kit release however are those who currently are on the sidelines thanks to fitness issues, such as Diogo Jota, Conor Bradley, Joel Matip, Thiago Alcantara, Adrian san Miguel and their academy graduates; Jarrell Quansah, Stefan Bajcetic and the likes.

Out from the names, Joel Matip, Thiago Alcantara and goalie Adrian san Miguel are figures doubtful of remaining at the club next season.

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Former Lawmaker Exposes Fake News on UAE Visa Ban Saga

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Former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sabi has criticized the individual responsible for spreading false information about the United Arab Emirates (UAE) lifting the visa ban on Nigeria.

This misinformation surfaced two years after the UAE imposed the ban and rejected pending visa applications from Nigerians.

Despite reports circulating on Tuesday about the resumption of visa services for Nigerians, the Nigerian government promptly refuted the claims.

Sani, who represented Kaduna central senatorial district in the 8th Assembly, expressed dismay, stating that the person behind the fake news is not trustworthy and emphasized that this marks the third occurrence of such misinformation.

He also raised concerns about the possibility of the individual being a travel agent.

 

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