Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane has lashed out again at retired Old Trafford manager Alex Ferguson in a ITV4 documentary set to be aired on Tuesday.
The fiery Irishman claims the Scottish coach is trying to exert "control and power" at the struggling defending champions and has a "massive ego".
Keane, who was the midfield driving force in a glorious spell for the club between 1993 and 2005, but who has fallen out with Ferguson...
Monday, 9 December 2013
BRAZIL STADIUM VIOLENCE: 3 FANS STILL IN HOSPITAL!
Three fans remained hospitalised on Monday a day after violent clashes erupted during a football league match in southern Brazil, hospital officials said.
On Sunday, fans of Atletico Paranaense and Vasco da Gama fought running battles in the stands at the stadium in the city of Joinville from as early as the 17th minute when Atletico took a 1-0 lead.
A police helicopter was forced to land on the pitch to bring the violence, which...
TURKISH MINISTER UPSET WITH T-SHIRT ACTION
Turkey's sports minister lashed out on Monday at moves by the football authorities to punish two top Ivorian club players for paying homage to Nelson Mandela.
Didier Drogba and Emmanuel Eboue have been threatened with disciplinary action by the Turkish Football Federation for violating a ban on wearing political slogans on T-shirts -- triggering outrage on Twitter.
Turkish Sports Minister Suat Kilic called on the federation to review...
ALAMPASU SET TO MOVE TO BELGIUM!
The Best goalkeeper at the 2013 FIFA U17 World Cup Dele Alampasu is set to complete a move to Belgian side Genk.Alampasu, who was instrumental to the Golden Eaglets victory at the tournament, has been invited to the home-based Eagles preparing for the Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) billed for next month in South Africa.The agent who brokered the deal for Alampasu, Goke Oshotoba, revealed,"Everything has been concluded with the...
BALLON D'OR FINALISTS REVEALED!
Cristiano Ronaldo, Franck Ribery and Lionel Messi are on the three-man shortlist for the 2013 Ballon d'Or.
The trio were chosen from the 23-man list, which included Gareth Bale, and the world player of the year will be revealed on 13 January.
Barcelona's Messi has won four years in a row but Real Madrid forward Ronaldo is the favourite to win this year.
The women's final trio are Nadine Angerer (Germany), Marta (Brazil) and Abby Wambach...
SODJE ARRESTED FOR MATCH FIXING!
Former Super Eagles defender Sam Sodje and his brother Stephen were arrested on Sunday after being secretly filmed by an undercover reporter claiming he could arrange for players to pick up yellow cards in exchange for cash. Sodje demanded £30,000 for a booking and £50,000 for a player to get a red card during a match. He even claimed he punched a player in the groin during a match to be deliberately sent off - and pick...
Friday, 6 December 2013
HUGE SUCCESS AT OLUMIDE OYEDEJI'S LONDON EVENT!
Former Nba star and current Nigerian basketball national team captain Olumide Oyedeji hosted a charity basketball clinic at the Damilola Taylor centre in the heart of Peckham London. The Nigerian sports icon's foundation ( Olumide Oyedeji youth foundation ) themed the 3 day event '' pick a book not a knife, shoot a ball not a gun'' and Olumide describes this as '' the use of sports to engage the young kids from inner...
FOUR NIGERIANS IN FINAL SHORTLIST FOR GLO CAF AWARDS!
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday unveiled the top ten nominees for the 2013 Glo-CAF Awards African Footballer of the Year.
The list of top ten nominees include four Nigerians: Mikel Obi of Chelsea, Emmanuel Emenike of Fernabache, Vincent Enyeama of Lille and Ahmed Musa of CSKA, Moscow. Others include reigning African Footballer of the Year, Yaya Toure of Cote d’Ivoire and Manchester City, Didier Drogba...
NIGERIA GET ARGENTINA......AGAIN!
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been drawn against Argentina for the fourth time in their FIFA World Cup history. The Eagles will also face debutantes Bosnia Herzegovina and Asian powerhouses Iran in Group F in next year's FIFA World Cup to be hosted by Brazil.
Other Groups are as follows:
GROUP A: Brazil, Croatia, Ghana, Mexico
GROUP B: Spain, Netherlands, Chile Australia
GROUP C: Colombia, Greece, Cote d'Ivoire, Japan
GROUP D:...
Tuesday, 3 December 2013
"IHEANACHO ISN'T READY FOR WORLD CUP" - Keshi
Stephen Keshi, has declared that the chance of under-17 star, Kelechi
Iheanacho making the 2014 Fifa World Cup squad to Brazil looks remote at
the moment.
Keshi explained that winning the Fifa Under-17 World Cup and being named
most valuable player of same tournament is not enough to win the Taye
Academy attacking midfielder a place to the World Cup next year.
The Super Eagles manager added that "it should be recognised that...
SALISU DON HAMMER!
Former Enyimba coach Salisu Yusuf has reportedly agreed a sign-on fee of 13 million Naira and a
monthly salary of a million Naira with El Kanemi Warriors.
These personal terms will rank him as one of the best paid
coaches in Nigeria.
Yusuf, who once played for the Maiduguri club, has gone for the cash
after he guided Enyimba to win this year’s Federation Cup and finish runners-up
in the Premier League.
Reports reveal that Yusuf will...
MANNERLESS CHILDREN!
Juventus have been hit with a €5,000 fine after schoolchildren
attending the 1-0 victory over Udinese insulted goalkeeper Zeljko Brkic.
Juventus made the decision to allow approximately 12,000 children to
occupy seats at either end of their stadium, after the club's ultras had
been banned for the fixture.
The match
would have been played behind closed doors following discriminatory
chants towards Napoli supporters during a 3-0...
"MOURINHO IS A FUNNY GUY!" - Omeruo
When Kenneth Omeruo returned to Chelsea
training after Nigeria qualified for the World Cup on November 16, David
Luiz walked over to the youngster, shook his hand and said: “Well done,
welcome to Brazil.’’ This week’s group-stage draw will further focus the
minds of those heading to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Luiz’s compatriots, Oscar, Ramires and Willian, also congratulated the
20-year-old centre-half. So did the other...
"I DON'T WANT 'EXTRA TYRES' IN MY TEAM!" - Keshi
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Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has said his side will call up players who can not add value to his team ahead of the FIFA World Cup next year.
Lately the names of captain, Joseph Yobo, Ikechukwu Uche, Taiye
Taiwo, Osaze Odemwingie, among several others have been mentioned as
possible comeback to the Super Eagles.
Keshi said it amounts to wishful thinking for anybody to believe he
will bring back a player that is not better than...
FIFA RELEASES WORLD CUP SEEDING
Fifa on Tuesday announced the following pots to be used for Friday's
draw for next year's World Cup finals when the 32 teams will be placed
into eight first-round groups of four.
Pot 1 consists of the eight top seeds, one of each to be drawn in Groups
A-H. The remaining pots are based on geographical criteria.
Hosts Brazil will be allocated position A1 in the draw and will play the opening match in Sao Paulo on June 12.
Pot...
"WE WANT WATER BREAKS!" - Prandelli
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) is to lobby Fifa to implement
time-outs during World Cup matches in Brazil next year, Italy coach
Cesare Prandelli said on Tuesday. FIGC is to make the proposal on Thursday in Costa do Sauipe ahead of Friday's World Cup draw in the same Brazilian town.
"I want to ask them to make two time-outs during the matches so the
players can rehydrate," said Prandelli at a press conference in Rome.
"The...
EAGLES GET CODE OF CONDUCT
Nigeria football officials are set to implement a code of conduct
which they hope will prevent future rows with the national team over
bonus payments.The move is designed to ensure there is no repeat of
the dispute that almost caused the country to miss out on this year's
Fifa Confederations Cup.
Players threatened to strike over a 50% cut in their bonus for June's 2014 World Cup qualifiers in Kenya and Namibia. Sports minister...
BEHOLD! THE YOUNGEST PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER EVER!
A 20-month-old toddler has become the youngest professional footballer in the world after being signed up by FC Racing Boxberg.
The Belgian club announced they had agreed a deal for Genk-born Bryce Brites this week, in what is a historic signing.
The child can’t even utter the word ‘football’ or ‘goal’ yet, but he
has been awarded a place in Boxberg’s under-5s squad after penning a
long-term contract. The club’s coach commented on...
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