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Former Super Eagles and Everton FC Captain, Joseph Yobo gathered Nigeria’s football legends as he officially announced his retirement from football after being capped 100 times for the country and playing top flight football for over a decade. Congrats Bro...#muchlove#moresuccessahead...

  As against the news that rocked the media few days back, immediate former Head Coach of the Super Eagles, Mr. Stephen Keshi, has said he was not sacked by the Nigeria Football Federation.                                                                                                              Stephen Keshi Keshi who spoke with newsmen while at the Kwara State stadium yesterday during the final of the 28th edition of the All Financial Institutions Football competition explained that his contract with the NFF ended with the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, making it inappropriate for anyone to say he was sacked.  Keshi being an optimistic leader made it known that the Super Eagles could stil...

Less than 24 hours after he was relieved of his post as the head coach of the Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi has said it is time for him to move on. “It is about time for me to move on, my dear. This is not the end of the world for me,”  Keshi told  Premium Times moments after he was dismissed as the coach of the Eagles. ‎ It would be recalled that the former Togo and Mali coach was booed by football fan when he stepped into the national stadium in Abuja during Nigeria versus Sudan 2015 Nations Cup qualifier on Wednesday.                                                             Former Super Eagles’ coach, Stephen Keshi The match ended 3-1 in favour of the Super Eagles. Keshi was asked to go after beating Sudan 3-1 on Wednesday in Abuja. The win came after Nigeria had lost two of its previous e...

  Chelsea’s midfielder, Eden Hazard has debunked media rating the places him as one of the five best players in the world, but assures he would work hard and improve to become one of them. Speaking with Goal News, the 23-year-old said he still needs a level of improvement to be enlisted on the same ranking as the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo Hazard, who has netted 17 goals in all competitions for Chelsea last season, has been an influential player in Stamford’s unbeaten race to 2015 Premier League title . Eden Hazad after scoring for his National team at the world cup qualifying games. undated photo. The Belgium international according to report is on the verge of signing a new five-year-contract with the Blues, in a whole new deal that would fetch him €250,000-a-week. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, October 15, 2014, Hazard stated: “I’m not among the top-five player yet, maybe I’m close to it, but I still have to work on some...

  Mario Balotelli  joined Liverpool FC in a £16million switch from AC Milan in August and he would have been buoyed by the fact his £240,000 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta has finally made the same move. The Italian drove to the Liverpool training ground this morning in his luxurious car that has been shipped over from Italy. Mario has reunited with his beloved supercar, which was seen arriving at Liverpool’s Melwood Training Base as Balotelli and his team-mates prepare for Saturday’s Premier League trip to West Ham.

Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi has revealed that he is not going to give up on Eagles number 10, John Obi Mikel.                                                                                     Mikel and Keshi Keshi revealed that Mikel is still a vital cog in his game plans despite Mikel not starting for his English club Chelsea. Mikel has been criticized for his below par perfomance for the eagles recently and his recent games against Congo and South Africa have done the player no good. In the game against South Africa, Mikel was outplayed by Man of the Match Andile Jali, the 24-year-old Belgium-based midfielder ran the midfield. Jali’s speed and skill on the ball was said to be too much for Mikel. Keshi said: “Just because he is not playing in his t...

  One Liverpool fan named Emma Dalton was left outside in the street after she thought she had landed the man of her dreams The hairdresser had flirted with Balotelli and then gone over to his luxury rented home to attend a party. That night she and Mario got down and nasty for three hours with 23 year old emma , but then came the sad part. She was told to leave and told a taxi is waiting for her and relationship was the last thing on his mind. While they were having sex the £110,000-a-week Italian told her: “ This is nice. It helps my ­football.” And when he finished he told her to get out and call a taxi in the middle of the night. The angry Single mother told her friend:  “I know he has a reputation but I thought he’d changed from the things I’d read. He was charming and as far as I know single so I thought, ‘Why not?’ Now I feel stupid, “I should never have gone to his house but what’s done is done. He was only interested in one thing from...

  Lionel Messi ‘s hometown of Rosario, Argentina, has banned residents from naming their children ‘Messi’. According to a report from Spanish publication Marca, his home city of Rosario, has restricted giving the name ‘Messi’ to newborns. The director of the Civil Register of the Santa Fe province,  Gonzalo Carrillo , stated that no child shall be given the first name ‘Messi’ simply because, it is a last name and should be kept that way. That is their reason but some feel there is more than meets the eye in the matter but calling a child Messi in a part of Argentina has now become forbidden.

South Africa’s coach Ephraim Mashaba has vowed to ensure the Super Eagles will not recover from the defeat suffered on Saturday in the match against Congo held in Calabar.                                               Ephraim Mashaba, Bafana Bafana coach Bafana Bafana boss explained in the interview to home media that the Nigerian team would be under immense pressure to beat his team on September 10, which pressure is the result of the 2-3 loss in the first leg qualifier of 2015 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), Premium Times reports.   Mashaba’s was quoted saying: “Nigeria will be under pressure coming off a loss at home. They are under tremendous pressure. No doubt about it. They have had some problems in their camp, administration problems. Also one or two of their players have not joined their camp so this all adds pressure to them.” The Nigerian riva...

Colombian soccer star, James Rodriguez has been voted the sexiest man of 2014 following his World Cup heroics and estimated €80 million transfer to Real Madrid. People En Espanolmagazine awarded the title to the Colombia superstar, who recently launched his own range of branded underpants, after going from promising talent to global superstar overnight by grabbing the Golden Boot in Brazil this summer. James' wife insisted that his personality is what makes the attacking midfielder so alluring, not necessarily his boyish good looks - though it probably also helps that he earns more in a week than most people on the planet earn in a year! "He's a very attractive man," Daniela Ospina said. "But what I most like is the way he is, his personality. It's what I really love." Meanwhile, James' mother insists that fame has not gone to the 23-year-old's head and that he remains humble about his talent on the football pitch. "He is still ...

Former Milan striker Mario Balotelli is looking for a new home in England, bringing with him his stunning Belgian fiancée. Balotelli who has just been signed to Liverpool proposed to model Fanny Neguesha earlier this summer before the World Cup. Raised in Belgium, the model has Rwandan, Italian, and Congolese heritage. The playboy and former Milan striker has caused a stir in the football world by signing to Liverpool for a cool £16 million. And it’s all change for Mario on the romantic front, too: the 24-year-old has shunned his old Lothario ways for domestic bliss with new fiancée Fanny Neguesha. Fanny is already causing a stir among WAG (wives and girlfriends of high-profile sportsmen), as the couple arrive in the UK for Mario to take up his new post. The pair have been preparing for this new chapter in their life with a relaxing holiday in Versilia, Italy with friends.

Manchester United have signed Argentina midfielder Angel di Maria from Real Madrid for a British record transfer fee of £59.7 million, the English Premier League club announced on Tuesday. The 26-year-old’s move, on a five-year contract, shatters the previous British record fee of £50m paid by Chelsea to sign Spain striker Fernando Torres from Liverpool in 2011. “Manchester United is delighted to announce that Angel Di Maria has completed his transfer for a British record fee of £59.7 million. Angel joins on a five-year contract,” said a club statement. United manager Louis van Gaal added: “Angel is a world-class midfielder but most importantly he is a team player. There is no doubting his immense natural talent. “He is a tremendously fast and incisive left-footed player who puts fear into the most accomplished defence,” the Dutchman explained. “His dribbling skills and his ability to take on and beat opponents are a joy to watch. He is an excellent addition to the...

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has come out and commented about his rivalry with Barcelona number 10 Lionel Messi .                                                                    Ronaldo looks to steal the ball from Messi Both had been said by critics to hate each other massively due to the fact as they are always in the hunt for the World’s Best Player. Ronaldo and Messi have been said to be the best footballers in the World and they have dominated world football in the last decade and shared  Ballon d’Or and FIFA Ballon d’Or between them during the last six years. Well Ronaldo has said he actually has no issues with Messi now or ever. He said: “It’s not at all true that we have a bad relationship. We are colleagues and have a professional relationship,” the Portugal star told Marca. “...

Rihanna is set to take her new found love of football to the next level – by launching a bid to buy Liverpool. The pop queen entered our hearts during the World Cup in Brazil, by brilliantly live-tweeting matches and adding her own killer insight. And amid reports that she has been looking to invest in an English football club, Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo says Liverpool are the team of choice. The paper says she has been advised by close friend and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba to make an offer for the Anfield club. Liverpool are currently owned by John W. Henry’s Fenway Sports Group and it’s unlikely that they’d want to sell, meaning Anfield may be spared a Rihanna takeover.

Click Here To Watch Video  >>>  Only watch this if you have a particularly strong stomach. This is one of the worst sporting injuries one may ever see. Indiana Pacers star Paul George, 24, suffered a horrendous leg injury while playing an inter-squad game for Team USA, landing awkwardly after contesting a shot with James Harden, Joe.ie reports. George was immediately taken off on a stretcher with his team-mates left shocked at what had occurred. Nike release inspirational ad featuring injured NBA star Paul George…

Peter Osaze Odemwingie  is a footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City. He grew up in Russia and Nigeria and began his career with Bendel Insurance in Nigeria.. The footballer shared the above picture of his adorable kids. . Such beautiful little cuties 

In the latest Forbes ranking, Real Madrid have been named as the World’s most valuable sports team. Real Madrid is said to be valued at $3.44 billion, while their Spanish rivals Barcelona is worth $3.2 billion and in third place is Manchester United worth $2.81 billion. This recent revelation is due to the fact that football (soccer) has a wider audience and is highly viewed than its American counterpart. This can be shown at the amount of fans the club sides have acquired on Social Media. Barcelona (69 million), Real (67 million) and United (53 million) have the three biggest Facebook followings among sports teams. The only time another sport other than soccer was displaced in the top eight was when basketball team, Los Angeles Lakers got 21 million fans. The other non soccer/NBA team getting close to the mark is the New York Yankees, who have 8 million fans. This is the reason the Forbes valuation always seems to put Soccer organizations in a higher esteem than it...

The World Cup in Brazil has delighted us with fantastic matches, great goals, memorable moments and, of course, with the most hottest female fans.