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Former Super Eagles captain Austin Okocha has appeared in court in Aberdeen facing money laundering charges, Aberdeen Evening Express reports.

The 45-year-old, who describes himself on his social media profile as "The Football Magician", made 124 appearances in the Premier League, scoring 14 goals for Bolton Wanderers between 2002 and 2006.

The former Paris Saint-Germain and Fenerbahce star, who represented Nigeria at the 1994, 1998 and 2002, World Cups, faced two charges in the closed-door hearing, according to the report.

Police began an investigation in 2015 which spanned two years before charges were brought against Okocha and six others - five of who are alleged to have carried out fraud related to North-East businesses.

The Atlanta '96 Olympic Games gold medallist, who also netted 14 times for Nigeria in 73 appearances, helped Nigeria win the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia, made no plea during the hearing.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have both been included in the Champions League squad of the season despite failing to reach the final.

Ronaldo's Juve only reached the last eight before being knocked out by Ajax, while Barca fell to eventual champions Liverpool despite Messi's dazzling display in the first leg of their semi-final meeting.

Messi's 12 goals in the 2018-19 Champions League saw him claim the competition's top scorer honour.

*Champions League squad of the season in full:*

Alisson (Liverpool), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona); Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax), Andy Robertson, Virgil van Dijk (both Liverpool), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham); Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City), Frenkie de Jong (Ajax), Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon), David Neres (Ajax), Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), Hakim Ziyech (Ajax); Sadio Mane (Liverpool), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Lucas Moura (Tottenham), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), Dusan Tadic

China's Communist Party newspaper warned the United States on Wednesday that the country was ready to use rare earth to strike back in their bitter trade war, saying in an extremely strongly worded commentary "don't say we didn't warn you".

President Xi Jinping's visit to a rare earths plant last week fuelled speculation that China would use its dominant position as a supplier of rare earths for leverage in the trade war.

Rare earths are a group of 17 chemical elements used in everything from high-tech consumer electronics to military equipment.

While China has so far not explicitly said it will restrict rare earths exports to the United States, Chinese media has strongly implied this will happen

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