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Neymar sends strong message to PSG over his future after 1-0 win over Bordeaux


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 September 29, 2019



Brazil forward, Neymar, has vowed to “give my life to PSG”, after his goal kept the French giants top of Ligue 1, with a 1-0 win at Bordeaux.
Neymar had been strongly linked to a return to Barcelona over a tumultuous summer.

However, in an attempt to win over PSG fans, many of whom have become unconvinced by the player’s attachment to the club, Neymar has looked a rejuvenated figure, scoring for a third time this season.
“I’m very happy to be able to help PSG, it’s better with the fans.
“It’s like with your girlfriend, one moment you’re bad, but with hugs and a lot of love, it’s better.

“I am here to give my life to PSG. They are my team, my goal is to help my club, to continue to score goals,” he told reporters after the game.


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EPL: Lampard singles out one Chelsea player after 2-0 win over Brighton

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 September 28, 2019



Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard, says he has been surprised at how quickly Mason Mount has established himself in his team.
The England international thrived under Lampard while on loan at Derby County in the Championship last season and has quickly adjusted to life in the Premier League.

After a frustrating goalless first half against Brighton on Saturday, it took Mount pouncing on an error by Adam Webster, to win the penalty from which Jorginho opened the scoring.
Willian made the points safe with a deflected effort in the 76th minute.
Lampard told reporters after the game: “The all-round game and quality of Mason.

“He is the cataylst for us getting in front with his sharpness.
“He was brilliant for me at Derby. I did not expect this level but he he is improving daily.
“It is great for the club and a long time coming. The work is done in the academy. The mentality is great. They want to play for this club.

“At the moment they are earning it and setting a level for others. I have complete confidence in the lads.
“They are there on merit. Whatever game they take it on board and long may it continue.”

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has revealed his new £2m customized red LaFerrari wrapped in Holographic Chrome to match his Lamborghini.

The Gabon international who has been banging in goals for the Gunners this season is known for his luxurious lifestyle.

He previously did the same transformation on his Lamborghini Huracán Performante, as well as his Chrome Gold Lamborghini Aventador.

Aubmeyang is regular at Yiannimize, a car company, that has helped him in changing his car to a perfect taste of his.

In October last year, the 28-year-old took his love of supercars to a whole new level, showing off a £2m Ferrari 'La Ferrari' on Instagram.

Aubameyang, who is on a £200,000 per-week deal is now a proud owner of an incredibly customised £240,000 Lamborghini Huracan.


https://www.instagram.com/p/B2juEpKAW2T/?hl=en

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.legit.ng/amp/1262137-aubameyang-ferrari-arsenal.html?espv=1

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EPL: Unai Emery singles out one Arsenal player after 1-1 draw with Man Utd

 
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 October 1, 2019



Arsenal manager, Unai Emery, has said Bukayo Saka is “working and improving”, following the teenager’s impressive outing against Manchester United on Monday.
At 18 years and 125 days old, Saka became the youngest player to start a match between the two sides in the Premier League.

Emery was full of praise for the teenager, who assisted Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, as his team forced the Red Devils to a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.
“I think he’s working and improving, being mature and also playing matches in front of each player and each team as tonight against Manchester United.
“But his work is natural and he is improving. He is helping us now as an important player.

“We are going to work with him with him with calm, with patience, but if he deserves to take minutes and to take confidence for helping us with his performance, that is fantastic for us,” Emery was quoted as saying by the Arsenal website.



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EPL: Solskjaer names one Arsenal player that impressed him in 1-1 draw

 
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 October 1, 2019



Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has admitted he is impressed with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s run of form, following their 1-1 draw with Arsenal on Monday evening.
Scott McTominay put United ahead at Old Trafford on the stroke of half time, but Aubameyang equalised in the second half, after VAR overturned the assistant referee’s initial offside call.

Aubameyang has now scored seven goals in as many Premier League games.
When asked about the Gabonese’s goal against United, Solskjaer told Sky Sports: “Good finish by the boy.
“He’s seven now in seven games, so that’s clinical.

“You think at the time maybe that Harry [Maguire] managed to get out but it was a few yards onside and a good finish.”

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Tammy Abraham Ready To Accept England To End Debate Over International Future


Tammy Abraham is ready to accept an England call-up if Gareth Southgate picks the striker in his squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Czech Republic and Bulgaria - a move that could seal Abraham’s international future , dashing Nigeria’s hopes of poaching him.



Southgate names his squad for England’s double-header on Thursday with Abraham waiting to see whether or not his good form for Chelsea will be enough to earn him a place in the squad.



Nigeria have been attempting to convince Abraham to switch his international allegiance, despite the fact the 21-year-old has already won two senior England caps in friendlies against Germany and Brazil. Abraham has not publicly committed himself to either county, but it is understood he wants to play for England and would accept a call from Southgate if it came.



He qualifies for Nigeria through his father, who is close childhood friends with the president of the Nigerian Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick.



Were Abraham to make any sort of appearance for England against Czech Republic or Bulgaria, then he would be committed to the Three Lions for the rest of his life because the two games are European Championship qualifiers.



Abraham has netted seven goals in the Premier League this season , only one less than Sergio Aguero, which makes him the highest scoring Englishman in the top flight.



Southgate revealed that Abraham was very much on his radar during the last international break in which he selected Kane, Marcus Rashford and Callum Wilson as his out-and-out strikers.



There is a fitness check to be madeover Rashford and Southgate also has the option of making space for a fourth striker by dropping out-of-form Jesse Lingard .



Southgate’s England staff have requested the medical records of Abraham from Chelsea ahead of his latest squad announcement. Other than Abraham, Nigeria are also interested in trying to poach his Chelsea team-mate Fikayo Tomori, who has represented England and Canada at youth level.





Southgate will again be without John Stones, but it remains to be seen whether he sticks with the quartet of Harry Maguire, Michael Keane, Joe Gomez and Tyrone Mings.



Tomori has already been rewarded for his impressive Chelsea performances with the offer of a new contract, which he is expected to sign.



Lampard revealed ahead of the victory over Brighton that 21-year-old Tomori is currently one of his first two picks at centre-back.



Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mason Mount, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Billy Gilmour have already signed new deals with Abraham and Tomori next in line.


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/09/30/tammy-abraham-ready-accept-england-call-end-debate-international/

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Football club Nice sack teenage star Diaby-Fadiga after he admitted stealing team-mate Kasper Dolberg's £62k watch from dressing room safe









French football club, Nice has sacked teenage player Lamine Diaby-Fadiga after he admitted stealing team-mate Kasper Dolberg's £62k watch from the dressing room safe. 
 
Dolberg was left furious when his expensive timepiece went missing on September 16 and reported the issue to Police. 18-year-old Lamine Diaby-Fadiga later admitted stealing the watch internally last week, and has since apologised to Dolberg and even agreed to reimburse him the money.
 
But the French club have terminated Diaby-Fadiga's contract. He will now join Ligue 2 side Paris FC on a free transfer. 
 
A club statement said: 'Following the confession of the player, the Club made the decision to break the contract of the attacker... with immediate effect.'
 
'Beyond any sporting and financial considerations, OGC Nice can not afford to accept such behavior and to ignore such a fault,' the club statement continued.
 
'It is about his credibility, about the trust that unites all his employees and, more broadly, all the members of the red and black family.' 
 
 
 
 

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Football club A.S. Roma wished Nigerians a happy independence day in the most hilarious way






Football club A.S. Roma wished Nigerians a happy independence day in the most hilarious way.
 
The official English-language Twitter account of A.S. Roma wrote:
 
"Happy Independence Day to Tacha, DJ Spinall, Roma Pidgin Admin, Sade, our partners the NFF & Super Eagles, Sadiq Umar, Chinedu from Enugu, Burna Boy, Nura Abdullahi, Super Falcons, Jide from Lagos, Davido, Ebuka, Frank Donga, Mark Otabor, Wizkid, Okocha, Kanu & Aminu from Kano."
 

 
Nigerians were amused by the message and they left hilarious comments on the tweet, including one who asked if Tacha is the president of Nigeria to be among those the Independence day message is directed at.
 

 
 

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Italian Mafia made me leave AC Milan - Taribo West






Nigerian football legend, Taribo West has blamed his quick exit from AC Milan on the Italian Mafia which he said couldn't stand having an African player in the team. 
 
Recounting how he joined Derby County on loan after signing a deal with The Rossoneri from city rivals Inter Milan in December 1999, he said Doctors were bribed to tell journalists that he was injured. 
 
Taribo West said the "criminal organization" felt it was unthinkable for an African player to take the place of those three aging defenders; Allesandro Costacurta, Paolo Maldini and Franco Baresi.
 

“The Mafia would do anything in their powers to make sure I was done with at Milan,” Taribo told ScoreNigeria.
“They cooked a vicious story in the press that I was injured in the desperate bid to send me out of Milan.
“The doctors were bribed to say I was injured, but it was a lie. They did that because they felt it was unthinkable for an African player to take the place of those three aging defenders.
“Liverpool came with an offer, but at the end of the day, I had to settle for Derby County" he added. 

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Bayern Munich stars looking dapper in suits as they arrive London to face Tottenham in UEFA Champions League (photos))






Bayern Munich stars Thomas Muller, Alaba, and Manuel Nueur were pictured arriving London on Tuesday ahead of the Tuesday night UEFA Champions League clash with Tottenham.
 
More photos below.
 

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Everton, Arsenal And Barcelona Femeni Wish Nigerians Happy Independence Day. 



Arsenal, Barcelona Femeni and Everton have wished Nigerians a happy Independence Day.


https://mobile.twitter.com/Everton/status/1178947932873199616

https://mobile.twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1179013488909438978

https://mobile.twitter.com/AsisatOshoala/status/1179023110001090560

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Cristiano Ronaldo Breaks Records After Scoring 128th Champions League Goal(Photo


Cristiano Ronaldo set new records in the Champions League after scoring his 128th goal in Juventus 3-0 win over Bayern Leverkusen, MySportDab reports.

Gonzalo Higuain and Federico Bernardeschi gave Juve a two-goal lead at the Allianz Stadium before the five-time Ballon D'or winner added gloss to the scoreline on 88 minutes.

The 34-year-old extended his lead over Lionel Messi at the top of the all-time European goalscorers chart to 16 goals by netting his 128th goal in Turin.

Record 2, No player has more goals against clubs from a specific country in the UCL than Ronaldo.

The former Manchester United man has scored 27 in 25 appearances versus German teams.

Record 3, Ronaldo has now scored in 14 consecutive Champions League seasons; equalling Raul and Messi’s record.

Record 4, Ronaldo has now broken former Real Madrid team-mate Iker Casillas’ record for most Champions League wins of all time.

The victory on Tuesday was his 102nd in European competition.

See more;https://www.mysportdab.com/2019/10/cristiano-ronaldo-breaks-records-after.html

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Stay Calm, Pochettino Tells Players After 7-2 Champions League Defeat


Tottenham Hotspur coach, Mauricio Pochettino’s message was to ‘stay calm’ after Bayern Munich racked up a clinical 7-2 win in the Champions League on Tuesday night. “We started well, created chances and took a deserved lead on 12 minutes through Heung-Min Son. However, Joshua Kimmich levelled soon after and the visitors forged ahead via Robert Lewandowski just before half-time.

“2-1 became 4-1 within 10 minutes of the second half as Serge Gnabry struck twice in three minutes. Harry Kane gave us hope from the penalty spot for 4-2 just after the hour and it stayed that way until three goals in the final seven minutes – Gnabry hitting his third and fourth, Lewandowski his second. Every strike clinical, Pochettino lamented.

“To stay calm is most important, to stay together,” said Pochettino. “The right assessment is so important, not to take rash decisions and make a rash assessment. It’s so important to stay calm.” He argued that his team actually started well, stressing that after 30 minutes, no-one expected the final scoreline to be so embarrassing. Pochettino added that Bayern were very clinical in front of goal, maintaining that every time they arrived, they scored.

“The feeling is so bad, but we need to stay all together, to be strong all together and move on. We damaged our pride but now we need to stay together and from tomorrow, to think and move on. “It’s difficult to say something for our fans. We feel embarrassed for the result, but what I can say is that we feel as bad as they feel, very disappointed and we need to bounce back all together again. “To stay together is most important.”

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/stay-calm-pochettino-tells-players-after-7-2-champions-league-defeat.html

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Man.City star Bernardo Silva charged by FA with improper conduct for sending racially insensitive tweet to team-mate Benjamin Mendy











Manchester City midfielder, Bernardo Silva has been charged by the FA with improper conduct after sending a racially insensitive tweet to his team-mate Benjamin Mendy. 
 
Last month, the Portuguese footballer compared Mendy to the mascot of Spanish confectionery brand Conguitos before deleting the Twitter post 45 minutes later after he was condemned by many. 
 

 
A statement from the governing body on Wednesday morning read: 'Bernardo Silva has been charged with misconduct for a breach of FA Rule E3 in relation to a social media post on September 22, 2019.
 
'It is alleged that the Manchester City player's activity breaches FA Rule E3(1) as it was insulting and/or improper and/or brought the game into disrepute.
 
'It is further alleged that the activity constitutes an 'aggravated breach', which is defined in FA Rule E3(2), as it included reference, whether expressed or implied, to race and/or colour and/or ethnic origin.
 
'The midfielder has until 9 October 2019 to provide a response,' as he potentially faces a six-game ban.
 

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Nigeria Star Victor Osimhen has scored his first ever Champions League goal against Chelsea for Lille, MySportDab reports.

Osimhen has been in fine form this season scoring seven goals in all competitions so far.

Nigerians on social media react;

One said: "Who needs Abraham?"

Another wrote: "Osimhen for Ballon D'or!"

watch the video...

https://twitter.com/SupaEaglesScout/status/1179482341321957376?s=19

Source: https://www.mysportdab.com/2019/10/victor-osimhen-scores-first-champions.html

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Kelechi Iheanacho's 23rd Birthday: Ndidi, Shehu, Simon, Awoniyi Celebrate Him


Super Eagles Striker, Kelechi Promise Iheanacho who plays as a forward for Premier League club Leicester City is today celebrating his 23rd Birthday and some of his colleagues in his national team as celebrated with him.

Some of the players include Moses Simon , Ndidi, Shehu, Henry Onyekuru, Awoniyi and others.

Source: https://ngg.ng/2019/10/03/ndidi-shehu-simon-awoniyi-celebrates-kelechi-iheanacho-on-his-23rd-birthday/

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Isaac Promise Is Dead! Former Nigerian Captain Dies


Austin Bold FC is heartbroken by the death of Promise Isaac who passed Wednesday night at the age of 31.

Originally from Zaria, Nigeria, Isaac is a full Nigerian international who has represented the Super Eagles in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, serving as captain and scoring once in six matches en route to the competition’s final. Isaac then earned a silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with the Nigerian U-23 team, again serving as captain in four matches, including the gold medal match.

Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and teammates.

Rest in peace, Promise Isaac

https://www.austinboldfc.com/news_article/show/1053980

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Coach Gernot Rohr dismisses rumors Super Eagles lost to Madagascar because of his wife



                                           


Super Eagles Head coach, Gernot Rohr has dismissed claims that his players lost their final AFCON 2019 qualifying game against Madagascar because his wife is from the country.

The Super Eagles players had already qualified for the knockout stages of the AFCON 2019 in Egypt, which led Rohr to rest key players and play the second team- a decision that backfired as Nigeria lost by two goals to Madagascar.
 
Reports then surfaced that Rohr was married to a Malagasy (someone from Madagascar) and because of that didn't treat the group game like he treated the previous encounters, but he has now dismmised those suggestions calling them 'absurd'.
 
 
In an interview with German newspaper Mannheimer Morgen this week, Rohr explained : ''Some people really wanted the title, but of course we did not. There was a lack of trifles. The success hung by the thread.
 
''But some criticism cannot be taken seriously. Bad tongues have claimed that we deliberately lost to Madagascar because my wife came from there. That is absurd.''
 
Gernot Rohr’s next assignment will be on Sunday, October 13, when Super Eagles face Brazil in international friendly game at the Singapore National Stadium in Kallang.

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They earned their spots in the team - England coach, Gareth Southgate defends calling up Tammy Abraham and Tomori



                                 

             

England Head coach, Gareth Southgate has dismissed suggestions he called up footballers Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori to the England squad to face Czech Republic next week so they won't be able to play again for Nigeria.
 
                                                
 
Chelsea players Abraham and Tomori have been in sensational form this season and hail from Nigeria but are eligible to play for England as they were born there, and according to FIFA rules, Abraham and Tomori can still play for Nigeria even though they have played for the England youth teams- but if they play for England's senior team they can't represent Nigeria again.
 
The Nigeria Football Federation have attempted to convince both players to pledge their allegiance to the three-time African champions without success and Southgate has revealed that it is morally wrong to cap-tie both players just to prevent them from representing Nigeria.


Speaking to reporters after his squad announcement on Thursday, Southgate said on Abraham : ''I haven't discussed it with him, I have left Frank to have the conversation to let him know he's in the squad which is always nice for a club manager to be able to do.
 
                                          
 
''We have got literally close to hundreds of players now in our system with dual nationality so I don't think it is ethically right just to give a player a cap to make sure they can't play for somebody else.''

He added : ''The two boys Fik and Tammy are in the squad this time on merit.
''I am not going to guarantee that they are going to get on the pitch but they have been part of our junior system, Fik came a little bit later than Tammy but he's been part of the youth team that won the World Cup.

''As far as we are concerned, the two boys have been developed through English football.
''They are English players and I'm sure they have huge desire to play for England at senior level''.

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LaLiga: Barcelona ready to sell Griezmann “over Messi relationship”


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Barcelona is already considering selling Antoine Griezmann next summer, despite only signing him this summer from Atletico Madrid for £107million.

Griezmann has scored three times in seven LaLiga appearances so far, but has publicly admitted he is struggling to form a relationship with captain Lionel Messi.

According to French publication, Le10sport, Barcelona have taken this admission so seriously, that they are considering the France foward and will make another attempt to re-sign Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain.

Barca chiefs believe that an offer of cash plus Griezmann, could be too good for PSG to refuse.

Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez formed a fearsome partnership during their time together between 2014-2017 and they were widely regarded as one of the deadliest attacking trios of all time.