Real Madrid’s New C.Ronaldo Scores In Champions League Debut
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Wednesday, 18 July 2018
See Shocking Reason Why Cristiano Ronaldo Will Not Play Against Former Club Real Madrid
See Shocking Reason Why Cristiano Ronaldo Will Not Play Against Former Club Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo will reportedly have to wait to face his former Real Madrid team-mates as he will sit out Juventus’ summer tour. The Serie A outfit completed a £100million switch for the five-time Ballon d’Or winner following Portugal’s World Cup exit.And according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Ronaldo has been given permission to sit out of the pre-season US trip.
Juventus will face Bayern Munich in Philadelphia on July 25 and Benfica in New York on July 28. They then take on an MLS All-Star line-up in Atalanta before the clash with Real in Washington D.C. on August 4.
Fans would have hoped to see Ronaldo, 33, face Los Blancos just weeks after quitting the Bernanbeu.
But AS has backed up La Gazzetta dello Sport’s claim, insisting the decision to let him sit out was made after long talks with Juve chief Max Allegri and his staff.
After making his move, Ronaldo – who will earn £26m a season with Juve – said: “It wasn’t a very difficult decision to take.
“I prefer to think of me in the present – the present is very clear, I enjoy football, I am still rather young and I have always like challenges in my life.
“So from Sporting, to Manchester to Real, it was a dream, I didn’t really think I would win so many titles individually or at a club. “I think this new challenge will be as good as the others. It is just one new step in my career.”
Serena Williams Climbs Into World’s Top 30 Ranking After Reaching Wimbledon Final
Serena Willams has returned to the world’s top 30 in the Women’s Tennis Association rankings released yesterday after she reached the finals of the Wimbledon open on Saturday where she came second place.
The
36 years old American and Mother of one rose 153 places to 28th
position despite losing the finals last Saturday to German Angelique
Kerber. This is only her fourth tournament and after giving birth to her
daughter 10 months ago.
Eventual
winner Angelique Kerber, who was getting her third Grand Slam title,
moved up six places to number four in the world. Also French Open
winner, Simona Halep of Romania retained the top ranking despite her
third-round exit at Wimbledon.
The loss to Kerber meant Serena
Williams, who only just returned to the Women’s Tennis Association Tour
at the Indian Wells in March, missed out on a record-equalling 24th
Grand Slam singles title.
In the men’s rankings, Novak Djokovic’s fourth Wimbledon crown propelled him back to 10th in the world.
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Stewards Pursue Foot ball Fans After Invading The Pitch During The International Friendlies (Photos)
But the goalless draw failed to dampen their passion and fans tried to invade the pitch at the final whistle get a little closer to their heroes.
The stewards had their hands full as thousands of fans descended on Craven Cottage.
One fan tried to make a quick dash across the pitch to get a little closer to her heroes..
Some fans were still trying to take selfies as they were being escorted off the pitch…
Tuesday, 20 March 2018
Injured Neymar Attends Birthday Bash With Crutches In Brazil (Photos)
The PSG forward was pictured arriving at a nightclub and stopped for photos alongside his model girlfriend Bruna Marquezine.
Neymar hobbled along in a protective boot and propped himself up on crutches with the couple both dressed in black.
The striker is back in his homeland trying to recover from a broken metatarsal in his right foot.
Wednesday, 7 March 2018
Jose Mourinho Lists 3 Barcelona Players He ‘Must’ Sign This Summer
The Portuguese manager’s interest for defender Samuel Umtiti is well known and the Red Devils are even prepared to meet the Barca defender’s €60m buyout clause.
Spanish media, Don Balon, reports that Mourinho is also interested in Andre Gomes as he is also under consideration, with Barcelona actively encouraging offers for the Portugal international. Gomes shares the same agent, Jorge Mendes, as Mourinho.
According to the same report, United is also interested in goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Should United lose David de Gea this summer, they will move for Germany international Ter Stegen. His buyout clause is set at €180m, however United intermediaries have informed Mourinho that Barca would be willing to sell for €100m.
BBC and ITV were keen on signing the highly rated Portuguese gaffer signed up for Russia’s international news channel RT, who have no live rights.
Tuesday, 6 March 2018
See How Mourinho Fell During Manchester United’s Match With Crystal Palace (Photos)
As at the time of the fall, United were trailing the Eagles mid way through the match and Mourinho himself saw the funny side and immediately tried to laugh off the incident.
The Red Devils came from two goals down to seal a dramatic victory in injury time in an entertaining fixture with the London club. Nemanja Matic’s last gasp thunderbolt secured maximum points after a remarkable fight back and the victory also helped Mourinho forget an embarrassing moment of his own.
Andros Townsend opened scoring for Palace before Patrick van Aanholt doubled the advantage after the break.
The Red Devils wrestled back through Chris Smalling from a header before Romelo Lukaku restored parity and Matic got the all important winner.
United are back to second on the table as they prepare for the Liverpool fixture at Old Trafford as two points seperate them from Jurgen Klopp’s side. However, United are still trailing champions-elect, Manchester City, by 16 points despite the victory at Selhurt Park.
Saturday, 3 March 2018
Let’s Predict: Mancity vs Chelsea, Win or Draw???
We all know that Manchester City is on the strong move to win the Premier League and whether Chelsea will be able to slow them down will totally depended on how they play tomorrow at the Etihad Stadium.
We also can’t forget in a hurry the humiliation Arsenal suffered recently at the hands of Pep Guardiola’s side, suffering back-to-back 3-0 defeats in the space of five days. Chelsea did show a bit of dexterity when they played Barcelona earlier so we hope they pull through tomorrow.
The match goes on at 5pm Sunday, how do you think it will end???
The match goes on at 5pm Sunday, how do you think it will end???
See How Much Football Star, Neymar Will Pocket If He Wins The Ballon d’Or
Neymar will pocket $1million from Nike if he goes on to win the Ballon d’Or.
On top of his €40m a year salary with PSG, Neymar is in line for some hefty windfalls as part of his sponsorship deal.
It is claimed he will receive a $1millon bonus if he goes on to win the Ballon d’Or.
Neymar has been in contention in recent years but has ultimately been pipped by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
His injury is not expected to keep him out of the World Cup and he will hope to feature in Russia with a number of other clauses in his contract.
The PSG superstar will reportedly earn $50,000 if Brazil lift the trophy – and $200,000 if he is named Player of the Tournament or finishes as top goalscorer.
Elsewhere, it is reported his earnings are dependent on his performances and who he is playing for.
Man City vs Chelsea: Guardiola Speaks On Conte’s Poor Defense Of Premier League Title
Pep Guardiola is surprised at Chelsea’s poor defence of their Premier League title, but praised Antonio Conte for changing English football.
Conte secured the title in his first season at Stamford Bridge having arrived in the Premier League at the same time Guardiola was appointed as Manchester City boss.
The tables have turned this season and, as the pair prepare to clash at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, live on Sky Sports Premier League, City hold a 16-point lead over neighbours Manchester United at the summit with Chelsea six points further adrift down in fifth.
Conte conceded after defeat to Manchester United last weekend that Champions League qualification will now be tough for the reigning champions.
While Chelsea were losing at Old Trafford, Guardiola was collecting his first silverware in England with victory over Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley.
They followed up that win with another 3-0 drubbing of the Gunners on Thursday night to take them within five wins of the title.
Guardiola admits Chelsea’s attempt to defend their crown has caught him by surprise, but believes it has been the high standard set by his side that has made all other seasons appear average.
“If you asked me at the beginning of the season, yes,” Guardiola replied when asked if he was surprised by Chelsea’s title defence.
“And now too, yes, of course, but we are doing well. We dropped few points. That’s why. The results from United, Tottenham, Chelsea, they are good.
“They are results to fight for the Premier League. We have 75 points and they still want 78 or 79, so we need 81 or 82 to be champion.
Conte has faced speculation over his immediate future at Chelsea, with the Italian batting away questions on the subject on a weekly basis, but Guardiola believes the former Juventus boss’ approach will have a lasting effect on the English game.
“What Antonio has done here in the Premier League, maybe the people don’t realise,” he added.
“He introduced another way to attack with five at the back, another system, a lot of teams, even Arsenal, had to do a lot of imitating to do that.
“Tactically he is a master, he did it amazingly with the national team with Italy and when he went to Turin. I think Conte is going to leave something to English football. I’m sure of that.”
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“In March we have a lot of points and there is that gap. We did it really well. But Chelsea, United, Tottenham, Liverpool have done it well, good. We did it well. The reason why there is a lot of points is we have done it really well.”
Sunday, 10 December 2017
Olivier Giroud Rescues Late Point For Arsenal At Southampton
Substitute Olivier Giroud glanced in a superb late header to salvage a point for an underwhelming Arsenal side at disciplined Southampton.
The Frenchman climbed above Virgil van Dijk to steer home Alexis Sanchez’s cross in the 88th minute to make Arsenal’s possession finally pay.
It had seemed the Gunners’ slow start was going to cost them on successive weekends when Charlie Austin clipped home the opener three minutes into the match with the away defence mere onlookers.
The Southampton striker also drilled a shot into Petr Cech’s gloves shortly after and then hit the post.
A sharp save from Aaron Ramsey apart, Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster had little to do as the visitors struggled to carve out clear-cut chances before their late leveller.
Indeed Southampton were left to rue several wasted chances on the counter attack, with Ryan Bertrand missing the best of those in the second half.
A draw moves Arsenal level on points but behind on goal difference to fourth-placed Liverpool, who play in Sunday afternoon’s Merseyside derby. Southampton break into the top half of the table, leapfrogging Huddersfield and Everton into 10th.
Arsenal’s dominance over Manchester United in their last league game came to nothing after a slow start full of individual errors gave them too much ground to make up.
Arsene Wenger made one change from that line-up, but Per Mertesacker’s inclusion did not remove that flaw at St Mary’s.
The German centre-back gave possession away cheaply and was made to pay as Dusan Tadic’s cute reverse ball picked out Austin, who clinically found the net.
It could easily have been worse for the Gunners in the opening 10 minutes too, as the visiting defence lacked any cohesion or organisation collectively.
Individually, Mertesacker, Laurent Koscielny and Nacho Monreal failed to track runners or show the commitment of the Saints attackers.
Just as against United, Arsenal spent plenty of time on the ball in the second half, with 70% possession after the break – but moments of real concern for the Southampton defence were rare before Giroud’s equaliser.
The Frenchman’s celebration, pointing to the name on the back of his shirt, might have been a reminder to his manager that he is available from the start. He has scored four league goals in 13 substitute appearances during this campaign yet is still to make his first start.
Sunday, 3 December 2017
Tuesday, 28 November 2017
Lionel Messi Makes Shocking Revelation Says He Can Never Become Friends With Cristiano Ronaldo
Barcelona star man, Lionel Messi believes himself and Cristiano Ronaldo will never be close as they don't get to spend enough time together to build a relationship.
Messi who has shared the limelight with Ronaldo over the years believes the enmity between them are only formed by the media .
Messi said: "I don't know if we will be. Friendship is built through spending time together and getting to know each other.
We have no relationship, mainly because we only see each other at awards ceremonies and that's the only time we speak. Everything is fine, but our lives don't cross over very often."
Saturday, 21 October 2017
Meet 10 Nigerian Footballers Who Have Never Played For Nigeria
Nigeria is a blessed country filled with raw talents and prospects especially in football and many of these talented footballers who are of Nigeria descents chose to play for other countries.
Below are 10 talented Nigerian footballers who have never played for the Nigerian national team.
1. Oguchi Onyewu
Oguchialu Chijioke “Oguchi” Onyewu is an American central defender who is currently a free agent. Onyewu’s parents moved to the United States from Nigeria to study in Washington, D.C. They are from the Igbo ethnic people of Nigeria. He made his first appearance for the senior national team on October 13, 2004, against Panama.
2. Angelo Ogbonna
Nigerian-born Angelo Obinze Ogbonna is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for West Ham United and the Italian national team.
Ogbonna was born to Nigerian parents who emigrated to Italy from Nigeria in 1983.
3.Emmanuel Adebayor
Emmanuel Adebayor is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir. He previously played for English clubs Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace, as well as French sides Metz and Monaco and Spanish team Real Madrid. He was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2008.
4. Dennis Aogo:
Born to a German mother and a Nigerian father, Dennis Aogo is a German professional footballer who plays as a left back and left wing-back or midfielder for Schalke 04. The 30-year old footballer once revealed in an interview that Nigeria once invited him to play for the national team which he turned down.
5. David Alaba:
David Olatokunbo Alaba was born in Vienna to a Filipino mother (a nurse) and a Nigerian father, (a DJ and former rapper). He is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for German club Bayern Munich and the Austria national team. He holds Austria’s record as the youngest player to play for their senior national team, debuting for them in 2009 as a 17-year-old. He has played in a multitude of roles, including central midfield, central defence, right and left wing, but has since blossomed as a left-back.
6. Stefano Okaka Chuka:
Stefano Chuka Okaka was born in Castiglione del Lago, Perugia, Italy to Nigerian parents who later obtained Italian citizenship. Okaka joined the Roma youth system in 2004.
He is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Watford and the Italy national team.He is currently an Italian International who plays as a striker for Spezia Calcio on loan from Serie A club Parma. In April 2014, Okaka revealed he talked with the Nigeria Football Federation about the possibility of him playing with the Nigeria national football team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
He is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Watford and the Italy national team.He is currently an Italian International who plays as a striker for Spezia Calcio on loan from Serie A club Parma. In April 2014, Okaka revealed he talked with the Nigeria Football Federation about the possibility of him playing with the Nigeria national football team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
However, Okaka was included in the Italy squad for their friendly against Albania on 18 November 2014 by manager Antonio Conte.
7. Gabriel Agbonlahor
Gabriel Imuetinyan “Gabby” Agbonlahor was born 13 October 1986. Agbonlahor was one of four children born to a Nigerian father and a Scottish mother in Birmingham. The English professional footballer plays as a striker for Championship club Aston Villa.
Gabriel is another player of Nigerian descent who opted to the English side.
8. Patrick Olukayode Owomoyela
Patrick Owomoyela was born to a German mother and a Nigerian father. Owomoyela plays as a right-sided defender/midfielder.He has been capped by Germany at international level and was a member of the squad at the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup.
9. Nedum Onuoah:
Chinedum “Nedum” Onuoha is footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers. He is a defender, typically a centre back, but he can also play at right back or left back. Born in Warri, Nigeria, Onuoha was brought up in Manchester, England.
In March 2007, Onuoha received an international call up from Nigeria, but announced he would like to play for England at full international level. Onuoha has never been capped by England at international level.
In March 2007, Onuoha received an international call up from Nigeria, but announced he would like to play for England at full international level. Onuoha has never been capped by England at international level.
10. Chuba Akpom
Chuba Amechi Akpom, 21, is an English professional footballer of Nigerian descent who plays as a striker and centre forward for Brighton & Hove Albion on loan from Arsenal.
He has represented England at youth international levels. There were rumours that several distinguished Nigerian football stakeholders, including ex-Arsenal hero Nwankwo Kanu and Amaju Pinnick,the president of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), had attempted to convince the Hale End Academy product to switch allegiance to Nigeria without success.
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
Find out countries that have qualified for the Russia 2018 World Cup
As the quest for Russia 2018 continues,
these are the teams that have qualified for the competition.
Qualified: Russia (hosts), Belgium, Germany, England, Spain, Poland, Serbia, Iceland, France, Portugal
PlayOffs: Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Denmark; Northern Ireland, Sweden, Republic of Ireland, Greece
The play-off draw will take place on Tuesday 17 October. The first legs will be played on 9-11 November, with the second legs on 12-14 November
South America (Conmebol)
Qualified: Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia
Play-offs: Peru
North and Central America (CONCACAF)
Qualified: Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama
Play-offs: Honduras
Asia (AFC)
Qualified: Iran, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia
Play-off winners: Australia
Africa – (CAF)
Qualified: Nigeria, Egypt
Tuesday, 19 September 2017
Neymar Unfollows Edinson Cavani On Instagram Over Set-Piece Issue
Neymar has supposedly unfollowed his teammate, Edison Cavanni on social media following a slight contention over set-piece duties amid PSG 2-0 win over Lyon on Sunday.
After PSG won a free-kick, Dani Alves kept the ball from Edinson Cavani until the point when the Brazilian showed up nowhere to take the set-piece. Be that as it may, it was tragic Neymar couldn’t get his effort on target as his row with colleague Cavani heightened.
Read and see twitter reaction
Monday, 18 September 2017
Photo of a female medical personnel attending to a male footballer goes viral
Here’s a picture of a female medical personnel attending to an injured player during a league match in Zambia
She can be seen touching the injured player’s manhood.. or perhaps, rubbing his manhood, Maybe that was were he got injured or something?
The picture has since gone viral online, especially with the young boy who so interested in the way she was attending to the injured player.
Friday, 8 September 2017
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Sunday, 3 September 2017
Cameroon National Team Coach, ‘Hugo Broos’ Resigns After Loss To Nigeria
The Cameroonians national team coach Hugo Broos has resigned from his role as coach of team hours after his team suffered 4- nill to the hands of Nigeria super eagles yesterday Friday in uyo.
Broos who lead the champions of AFCON 2017 to the last edition of Africa Cup of Nations admitted after the loss to Nigeria that his team chances of going to the World Cup 2018 is over, as they are currently having two points as against 9 points for Nigeria.
His resignation means a new coach will be in charge of the team , when they take on Nigeria on Monday in Yaounde in the reverse tie, where even a win won’t be able to breathe life into their quest to qualify for Russia 2018.
We never placed any amount on Coutinho – Liverpool
Barcelona’s claim that Liverpool placed 200m euros (£183m) for playmaker Philippe Coutinho has been denied by the Anfield lords.
According to reports by the BBC , Barcelona director Albert Soler said the Reds put that valuation on the Brazilian on the final day of the Spanish transfer window on Friday.
Liverpool turned down three offers from the Spanish side for Coutinho, who had made a transfer request, and maintain the 25-year-old was not for sale.
The Anfield club regard Barcelona’s claim as “absolutely false”.
“Liverpool were asking for 200m and logically we didn’t accept that,” said Soler at a news conference on Saturday.
“We thank the player for the efforts he made, because he did make a big effort and showed he wanted to play for us.
“The situation ended as it ended and there is nothing else we can do.”
Barcelona wanted Coutinho after selling his Brazil team-mate Neymar to Paris St-Germain for a world record fee of £200m.
Liverpool said Coutinho was not for sale and rejected bids of £72m, £90m and one in the region of £114m prior to the deadline in Spain, which closed a day later than in England.
Coutinho, who scored 14 goals last season and spent six weeks out with an ankle injury, signed a new five-year deal at Anfield in January which did not include a release clause.
He then said he wanted to leave via email, a day before the Reds opened their Premier League campaign at Watford on 12 August.
A back injury has forced him to miss all three top-flight games this season and the two legs of a Champions League qualifier against TSG Hoffenheim, which the Reds won 6-3 on aggregate.
However, the midfielder made his first appearance of the season when he played for Brazil in a 2-0 win over Ecuador in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday, scoring the second goal.
Source: ( BBC Sports )
