SPORTS
The score is not the story.
THE YORUBA KID WITH THE TITLE
Arsenal are Premier League champions for the first time in 22 years. The player at the centre of the title-winning moment has a Yoruba name, parents from Nigeria, and a fiancée with Nigerian heritage. Last Tuesday night, north London erupted. Manchester City drew 1-1…
TWO GAMES LEFT
Arsenal beat Burnley 1-0 last night and they’re five points clear with two games left. Tonight, Manchester City play Bournemouth away. What happens at the Vitality Stadium will determine whether the title race has a final day. Kai Havertz headed in from a Bukayo Saka…
THE 50
Bukayo Saka became the fifth player in Arsenal’s history to record 50 Premier League assists last night. His corner set up Havertz’s winner. That was the 50th. The four ahead of him are Dennis Bergkamp on 94, Thierry Henry on 74, Cesc Fabregas on 70, and Mesut…
THE PREMIER LEAGUE
Two games left. Arsenal need five points. City need six and two Arsenal slip-ups. Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 yesterday in the day’s most dramatic result. Bruno Fernandes equalled the Premier League record for assists in a single season, setting…
ONE FLICK, TWO GOALS, ONE GOAL DIFFERENCE
1. THE NIGERIAN Tosin Adarabioyo. Chelsea. Centre-back. Played every round of the FA Cup run. Arrived at Wembley with a hamstring problem. Still has not chosen between England and Nigeria. He played every round. Third round, fourth round, fifth round, quarter-final,…
TWO POINTS
Man City beat Crystal Palace 3-0 on Wednesday. Arsenal are still two points ahead. Two games left for both. Phil Foden hasn’t started a Premier League game in two months. On Wednesday at the Etihad, he set up the first two goals and looked like himself again….
THE JERSEY
Victor Osimhen scored twice on Saturday as Galatasaray won their 26th Turkish league title. After the final whistle, a fan held up a Nigerian flag. Osimhen gave him his winning jersey. Galatasaray were losing at half-time on Saturday. Antalyaspor had scored in the…
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