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LaLiga: Diego Simeone fumes over Barça’s registration of Dani Olmo, Pau Victor

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1 year ago

January 13, 2025

Atletico Madrid manager, Diego Simeone, has expressed his anger over two the Spanish National Sports Council’s decision to allow Barcelona to register two more players, Dani Olmo and Pau Victor.

Simeone said he is not in support of such decision, insisting that his club has abide by the rules of La Liga.

Barcelona has been unable to register Olmo and Victor since bringing in them in the summer.

LaLiga: Diego Simeone fumes over Barça’s registration of Dani Olmo, Pau Victor

Atletico Madrid manager, Diego Simeone, has expressed his anger over two the Spanish National Sports Council’s decision to allow Barcelona to register two more players, Dani Olmo and Pau Victor.

Simeone said he is not in support of such decision, insisting that his club has abide by the rules of La Liga.

Barcelona has been unable to register Olmo and Victor since bringing in them in the summer.

However, the soap opera is now over as the Catalan side has been given the green light to provisionally register the pair.

Reports in LaLiga suggests that clubs were divided on their stance with Olmo’s case, with clubs like Atletico Madrid and Sevilla, who have representatives in the league’s delegation committee, strongly opposed to Barcelona.

With the successful provisional re-registration of Dani Olmo and Pau Victor back into the Barcelona squad, the news continues to stir massive reactions in Spain.

Speaking ahead of their clash with Osasuna, made his stance on the matter known. The Argentine said via Tribal Football,

“It’s better that I keep quiet, that’s all. Our club, like all members of La Liga until this resolution, has respected the rules of economic control and will continue to respect them,” he said.

“Indeed, in order to be competitive at the level we have reached in recent years, we have decided to proceed with various capital increases, despite the enormous effort that this implies.”

In the aftermath of the Spanish National Sports Council’s decision, Atletico Madrid voiced its discontent in a statement on its website.

“…This government intervention creates a very dangerous precedent, as it opens the door to circumventing the rules and repeating the serious mistakes of the past…” part of the statement said.

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Chelsea mathematically out of title race after 3-0 defeat to Everton

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4 days ago

March 21, 2026

Ekwutos Blog

Chelsea are now mathematically out of the Premier League title race.

This follows their 3-0 drubbing in the hands of Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday night.

Liam Rosenior’s men came into the match with 48 points, looking to keep pace with the teams in front of them.

However, Beto opened the scoring for the hosts in the first half, before adding a second after the break.

Chelsea barely threatened Everton and looked flat for most of the game, before Iliman Ndiaye added a third.

The result means the Blues cannot match the 70 points that league leaders Arsenal currently have with seven matches left.

Champions Liverpool are also on the verge of being mathematically ruled out, as they have 49 points.

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Super Eagles player bounced me from Iheanacho’s room — Osimhen

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4 days ago

March 21, 2026

Ekwutos Blog

Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen, has claimed that a senior member of the Super Eagles squad in 2017 sent him away from a hotel room during his first call-up to the national team.

According to the 27-year-old, it was Kelechi Iheanacho who intervened and welcomed him inside.

Osimhen revealed this while appearing on a Twitch livestream with comedian, Carter Efe in the early hours of Saturday.

He said: “When I came, I met Iheanacho. And I told him, ‘ah, see me, I’m gonna carry your boots.’ So he said I should come to his room so, he gave me his room number.

“So, as I got to his room — I don’t just want to mention the name — he had a roommate. So, as I knocked on the door, the roommate opened the door. So, he like bounced me out of the room.”

Osimhen refused to reveal the identity of the player who sent him away.

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AFCON 2025; Drama as Senegal Reportedly Relocates Trophy To Military Base After CAF Decision (Video)

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5 days ago

March 20, 2026

Ekwutos Blog

Drama as Senegal reportedly relocates AFCON trophy to military base after Confederation of African Football (CAF) viral decision.

‎It would be recalled that CAF stripped Senegal of their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title, awarding it to Morocco instead.

This decision came after Morocco appealed the result of the January 18 final, where Senegal won 1-0 in extra time.

‎ According to the CAF Appeal Board, Senegal had forfeited the match due to their players walking off the pitch in protest of a penalty awarded to Morocco, citing Articles 82 and 84 of the AFCON regulations.

The controversy surrounds the AFCON final, where Senegal’s players walked off the pitch in protest of a late penalty awarded to Morocco.

In a clip circulating on the microblogging platform, X (formerly Twitter), a young man with glasses is seen holding the AFCON trophy surrounded by military personnel.

The clip captures the military personnel’s excitement as they support the trophy, with an officer recording the moment.

In a recent development, Senegal has announced plans to appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), with some officials and players expressing outrage and disappointment.