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RE: Sports Updates - Edoman - 12-19-2020
Marcus Rashford to sign new £300k a week Manchester United deal
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Manchester United star, Marcus Rashford is in line for a lucrative new contract at Manchester United, according to reports by Daily Star.
According to the UK publication, the English forward will sign an extension in the new year which will bolster his £200,000-a-week salary, having impressed for Manchester United so far in 2020-21.
The report reads: "The England superstar's current deal runs until 2023 and has the option of an extra 12 months."
"But his rapid progress to becoming one of the best players in the world has made United bosses bring forward their plans to secure Rashford's long term future at Old Trafford."
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It is understood executive vice chairman Ed Woodward will open negotiations with Rashford and his representatives in the next two months.
Woodward is keen to offer the 23-year-old a new five-year deal worth around £300,000-a-week that reflects his growing status and influence in the team."
"The United chief wants to tie him down to a new deal before next summer's Euros, when the striker will be one of the main attractions and could enhance his reputation even further."
Rashford is in the best form of his career after plundering 12 goals for United this season - and his heroics have caught the attention of Europe's top clubs, including Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris St Germain."
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RE: Sports Updates - Edoman - 12-20-2020
[b]Lionel Messi Equals Pele's Goals Record For One Club With 643 For Catalan Giants [/b]
Lionel Messi added one more superhuman achievement to his long-running list of football heroics on Saturday by equalling Pele's record for the most number of goals scored for one club.
The Argentine magician, widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, notched his 643rd goal for Barcelona in their 2-2 draw against Valencia on Saturday.
The feat takes him level with the legendary Brazilian, who scored as many goals in his playing career for Santos.
It is another staggering accolade to add to the many Messi has achieved since joining Barcelona from Newell's Old Boys in his early teens.
Over his glittering career at the Nou Camp, the Argentine has amassed a whopping 24 trophies, including 10 LaLiga titles and four Champions League crowns. He has also won the Ballon d'Or six times.
To date Messi's numbers are almost unbelievable, notching up those 643 goals in just 747 games, with 282 assists as well.
That said, the man he shares the record with was no slouch. Pele's 643 goals came in a barely believable 656 official matches, which is almost a goal every game.
The Brazilian spent an incredible 18 years playing for Santos, before heading to America to join the New York Cosmos in the latter stages of his career.
The only thing Messi may regret is that he did not beat Pele's record in the match, having scored with a diving header moments after missing a penalty.
Source:https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/1340389961628078084?s=20
RE: Sports Updates - Edoman - 12-20-2020
Daniel Amokachi blasts NFF for allowing $2 million compensation clause in Gernot Rohr’s contract but owing Oliseh and Amuneke
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Former Super Eagles attacker, Daniel Amokachi, has blasted the Nigeria Football Federation for the new contract it gave to Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr which has a $2 million compensation clause.
Rohr was appointed as coach of the Super Eagles in 2016 following Sunday Oliseh’s resignation as manager of the national team.
According to Oliseh he left the post due to the failure of the federation to support him and also over his unpaid wages and contract violation.
Rohr upon taking over in 2016 guided the Super Eagles to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia but failed to progress past the group stage.
Rohr who finished third at the 2019 Afcon in Egypt and was handed a new deal after the federation reviewed his job and expressed satisfaction with him.
Nigeria recently failed to beat lowly-rated side Sierra Leone in the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers putting much criticism on the Franco-German tactician.
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Special assistant on sports to Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari, Daniel Amokachi, has now come out to reveal Rohr’s contract contains a huge $2 million compensation clause, which in his view is a terrible choice considering how the football body treated indigenous coaches like Sunday Olisey and Emmanuel Amuneke.
“For the administration to bring somebody like Oliseh and not giving him time because he’s Nigerian and they let go,” Amokachi told Brila FM.
“To bring in somebody like Amuneke and not giving him time then they let him go. Then you bring a new coach where those two coaches are far better than him; pedigree-wise and portfolio-wise.
“But still, they gave the machinery a lot of money, $60 plus with all the bonuses, if they play two matches in a month, then you’re talking over $100,000.
“And then at the end of the day, you put a $2m clause on a coach that has never won anything. A coach that came from Burkina Faso to Tunisia then to Nigeria and you put a $2m clause, that’s the first I’m hearing such.
“If you were bringing Guardiola you can put $10m if he says he wants it because you know who he is; he has won laurels. But for a coach that has not done anything, not achieved anything and you put a $2m clause? There’s a lot of failure in that.
“I’ll not rate them (NFF) out of 10, but all these things I’ve broken down will tell anybody with common sense where I’m coming from.”