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6.Iain Dowie
Iain was born 9 January 1965.an English-born Northen Ireland manager, who played as a striker from 1983 -2001, he played for Southampton, Crystal Palace and West Ham before he turned manager and a pundit.

He is known for his vast educational prowess beyond his football thrills and skills, he graduated with a Master's degree in Aeronautical engineering from the University of Hertfordshire and also worked with British Aerospace

7.Steve Coppell

Steve was born 9 July 1955, was a former English player who currently managed an Indian Super League side Kerala Blasters, he played for a number of clubs in the Premier League back in the 1970s and early 80s.

Steve's educational pursuit was trigger by series of injuries that cut short his career and made a master degree in Economic and History.

8.Shaka Hislop

Shaka was born 22 February 1969, was a Trinidad and Tobago player goalkeeper who played for Newcastle United, he was part of Magpies team that finished in the Premier League in two successive seasons.

Hislop graduated with an honour degree in mechanical engineering from Howard University, and also interned with the NASA now presently works as a sport commentator.

9.David Wetherall

David was born 14 March 1971 is an English player who played as a central defender for clubs like Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds United before finishing his career with Bradford City at the end of 2007/2008 season

David has a University degree in Chemistry from Sheffield University where he graduated in 1992, he is currently the Head of Youth Development at "The Football League".

Football stereotype is harsh but the game is one of the most watched and celebrated game on the planet, a sport that command millions of followers than Twitter and facebook, footballers are professionals who just kick the ball around in short and get paid in hundreds of pounds every week.Yet it is important to know few who managed to get a first class education.


10. Edwin Van Der Sar.

Van Der Sar born 29 October 1970 is a former Dutch player who plays as a goalkeeper, he has played for Ajax, Fulham and left for Manchester United where he has a successful career winning 4 Premier League,3 community shield,2 League Cup and 1 Champions League.

He retired from football and since then been studying to complete his International Sports Management degree.

A very sad tale, buh y Im sef no settle im agent

Ex-Arsenal right back has revealed his challenges and struggle in withstanding his suspension from football, admitting he almost considers suicide as an option.

The Cote D' Ivoire international serving a year out from football after having an issue with his agent over an unpaid debt, his contract with Sunderland was terminated by FIFA

Eboue's agent Sebastien Boisseau claimed he was owned a fee close to £1 million for his involvement in Eboue's transfer to Galatasaray in 2011 from Arsenal

Eboue told The Daily Telegraph.

"There are a lot of days when I don't feel like getting out of bed

"One day I wanted to kill myself. My family keep me strong, it's them that I have to think about but if I was alone, I worry about what I'd have done to myself by now.

"There are times when I stay in my bedroom and don't come out. One, two days in that room. Alone. I lock the door and am just thinking. I spend a lot of my time reading the Bible and will say, 'Emmanuel, why are you doing that? It's no good for your family'.

"My son Mathis is seven and plays for Arsenal's academy. Every time I go there with him people ask me what's going on and it makes it worse. 'Emmanuel, have you retired?' So I have to explain my situation. It makes me more depressed.

"The people who know me, when they see my face, they can tell I'm not happy. This is the lowest I've been in my career, it's a bad time."

Eboue says a lack of contact from his compatriots, including former Arsenal team-mate Kolo Toure, has made matters more difficult.

"When Kolo was serving his ban [for failing a drugs test in 2011], I was always talking to him," he said. "He's had some difficulties at Celtic so I understand [why he has not been in contact]. I'm not going to say something bad.

"All of them are my big brothers. I know they know my problem but I hope one day they will call me. Of course, it's disappointing. I thought the friendship was stronger. You have to be friends in difficult times. But that's life. I take it in a good way."


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Former Chelsea and Nigerian international Emmanuel Sarki has revealed he has no regret and never felt bad for dumping Nigeria for Haiti.

The Ex-Nigeria youth international who was a member of Nigeria U-17 team at the FIFA U-17 Championship in Finland 2003,and also played for the U-20 team at Africa U-20 Championship where he score two goals, has revealed that while playing in Apollon Limassol in Isreal he was told to pay money before he could be called up to the Nigeria national team.


However, Sarki was unable to play for the senior national team but he did find solace in representing Haiti.Sarki was called up to represent the Haitian national team, a country where his maternal grandfather was said to be born.


Emmanuel Sarki was Quoted saying that he was twice call up to pay a legal tender to be involved with the Nigeria national team

” I am comfortable with playing for Haiti. You get picked on your form not on what you have to offer the coaches. I was once told to pay before am called up, but that was when I was playing in Israel”, the Apollon Limassol forward told Owngoalnigeria.com.

” I won’t mention the name of the coach but back then Efe Ambrose gave me the contact of the coach after telling him of my form, I put a call across to him but he told me to speak with his assistant, who openly asked me for tips.

” A lot of friends asked me to pay the money but the sum they were quoting was way more than what I can afford. I couldn’t and despite my fine form, I haven't contacted again. No regret though am cool with Haiti, the land of my grand father”.

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Super Sand Eagles will battle it out with Morroco today in semifinal stage of the CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup Of Nation holding at the Eko Atlantic Beach, maintainLagos

A win over Morocco today will see the Super Sand Eagles book a slot in next year FIFA Beach Soccer World in the Bahamas.

The Sand Eagles triumphed in their last two games, after having lost to the Francophone side Cote d'Ivoire in the group stage of the competition, the Eagles beat Ghana 4-3 on Thursday night.

However, the North African started their group stage game with a loss in the opening match of the competition against Senegal but maintained winning momentum beating the defending Champions Madagascar, making a way to the semifinal stage of the competition.

Lagos state Commisioner for Information Mr Steve Ayorinde said all was set to showcase the tourism potentail of the Centre of Execellence at the football fiesta.

“This event is a combination of many things. We are also bringing in entertainment just for people to relax since we are already in the Yuletide period. Lagos is noted for excellence in many areas and that will be reflected at the Eko Atlantic on Saturday (today)," Ayorinde said.




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LarryBeryl:
A Nigerian kid letter will definitely be laughed at and end up in trash. I'll keep blaming our moral standard as the cause of our problems. I feel sorry for the soar kid and may his dreams come to reality.

Ah dey tell you.. Nigeria and her moral standard sha

A letter found in a Scottish field as been causing mass interest on social media platform as the audience are desperately willing to know the kid that penned the note to his deceased father.

In the note,the kid wrote and i quote:

'Hi dad,just writing you a letter to tell you i'm missing you and te;; you news!

i'm sure you know i'm in foster care cayse mom is sick and my ear is blocked from Monday

'Tomorrow we're leaving (with a sad smiley )

I really miss school and you,i know are up there in heaven but are you safe?

'Oh ya vefore i go here's my dream and xmas list,

'My dream is for you my daddy to put under my pillow that you wrote

'My xmas list:boots/studs,Astros,rebounder net,new Premier league ball ,Real Madrid jersey and shorts.


The said note was found attached to a balloon in a field near of Scottish town (Dunfermline which was later discovered by a man named Stuart McColl who felt a rush of emotion seeing the little kid's note and did mobilize a search for the young kid.

McColl speaks to Dunfermline local press,

This was just too sad to ignore,I've never done anything like this before but it's a really tragic story so it would be great to do something to help this kid who is having such a tough time.


lalasticlala



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Really disappointed with jagaban, no comment box on the so called site, and you want Nigerians to trust you..

Glaxx:
And you had to add Ronaldo. Where's Messi. Meanwhile, CHECK MY SIGNATURE AND SMILE TO THE BANK

Lol, sure ur a fan of messi

Luizkid:
all thanks to this beautiful game, a lot of our ghetto kids can now fly firstclass airlines and live large

Very true bro..

1.Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo was born in Santo Antonio, on February 5, 1985,he was the youngest child of Maria Dolores, a local cook and his father Jose Aveiro a municipal gardener.

The name Ronaldo was chosen after former U.S president Ronald Reagan who was his father favourite actor. Ronaldo played with Andorinha before playing for a local club Nacional,at the age of 12 he had a three-day trial with Portuguese side Sporting CP and was signed for a fee around£1,500.

The three times World footballer of the year shared stories of his upbringing devoid playing toys and all,having to share room with three of his siblings and agreeing with his mother to stop his education in order to help him focus of his football career,he was also expelled from school for throwing a chair at his teacher,who he said had " disrespect him"

Ronaldo came into limelight in 2013 after signing for Manchester United,a place was his dream was projected to the world, and ever since then Ronaldo has been one of the best footballers in the world.

Oga lalasticlala help push oo

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2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Ibrahimovic was born on October 3, 1981,to a Muslim father Šefik Ibrahimović who was an alcohol addict

He lanky player had the past that explains his deep mentality of "me against the world" things became difficult as his parents divorce just when he was 2-years old,he began playing at the age of six for Fc Malmo and was a regular for the hometown club. Ibrahimovic almost quit his football career at the age of 15 due to hardship,working at the docks in Malmo,but was convinced by his manager to never give up and continue playing.

He once confessed that he was a frequent thief in his teenage years,living a ghetto life gave him no option. He famously said he had never seen any man with a collared shirt not until he was in secondary school,noting how the ghetto impression has had on him.

Zlatan plays for several clubs Malmo FF, Ajax,Juventus,Internazionale,Barcelona,Ac Milan,PSG before Joining Manchester United in the summer on a free transfer.

“Who would’ve thought the guy from Rosengard would become the captain of Sweden?” Zlatan says.

3.Angel Di Maria

Di Maria was born in Rosario on February 14, 1988,he grew up in Pedriel (Mendoza)west of Argentina.At the age of four Di Maria joined Rosario Central,he made his debut on 14 December 2006 for Rosario game against Independiente.

Buying football boots and keeping up with Di Maria's Hyper-activeness was difficult for his parents, due to the low income the family earned,he helped his parents with works at a local coal yard along with his two sisters.

Di maria growing up in poverty has always given him the right sense of responsibilities, perspective other cash-spoiled footballers of today don't have,living his dream and asked his father to stop working and bought a house for both his parents and sisters.

4.Franck Ribery

Ribery was born in Boulogne-sur-ner (France)on April 7, 1983, a city known for the highest number of ghettos in France. He and his family had a fatal accident at the age of two,he suffered serious facial injuries that resulted in hundreds of stitches and left two long scars on his face.

He began his football career at the age of six where he plays for an amateur side FC Conti de Boulogne-sur-Mer. before joining Stade Brestios,Ribery works as a construction worker with his father a period he calls the "Learning Experience" and brief spells with Metz,Galatasaray before he signed for the German champions Bayern Munich.

However, Ribery still feels thankful for his ghetto upbringing,as he says he wouldn't have ended been unemployed “You can’t forget your past” the France international proudly says.

5.Alexis Sanchez

Alejandro Alexis Sanchez was born in Tocopilla (Chile) on December 19, 1988,he plays for Cobreloa in his youth days where he also played alongside nationals teammates like Charles Aranguis and Eduardo Vargas,he was a boy determined to succeed in order to help improve his mother's life,Alexis mother clean for schools just to make ends meet for the family as his father was out of the picture. “When she was cleaning in the school I hid because I didn’t like to see her there,” Alexis has said.

The Ex-Barcelona star works in a local mine and also washed cars to help make extra income for his family while playing as a professional footballer. He made his international debut against New Zealand on April 27, 2006, and making almost 100 caps for the Chilean national side.

Had he not made a mark as a successful footballer Alexis Sanchez would likely have ended been a full-time miner.

6.Yaya Toure

Gnegneri Toure Yaya was born May 13, 1983,Yaya is an Ivorian footballer Who plays as a midfielder for Manchester City.

He had his first football boots at the age of 10,after having spent a year playing football with bare legs in the streets.“Boots were very expensive,” Toure told The Guardian in 2011. “And when there are seven in your family and you say you want to buy a pair your father wants to kill you.” But in the Manchester City midfielder’s own words: “I just had a normal African childhood. Life was a struggle when I was growing up.”
Toure was an inspired striker during his youth days and sometimes plays as a centre back,he began his career t ASEC Mimosas an Ivorian club he plays for at the age of 18.before moving to Europe,having brief spell with Beveren, Metalurh Donetsk, Olympiacos, and AS Monaco,before the Catalan giant Fc Barcelona came for his signature in 2007.

The Ivorian international took up his opportunities as they came,as his now been regarded as one of the world's best player

7. Dani Alves

Alves was born in Juazeiro a city in the Brazilian state of Bahia on may 5 1983,the former Barcelona star started playing football as a kid,no thanks to his father passion for the game and starting a club where Alves got his play in organised football. He started at the age of ten as a winger but his inability to score enough goals as a winger made his father to re-positioned him to a more suitable right back,a position he plays up to this day.

The beautiful game of football is known to be one of the most watched game,the game itself is an expression of collective team culture and individuality.Poverty is undoubtedly tragic in nature but football has been a tool to curb much-underprivileged ones to improve their financial circumstances.Today at www.cheapgoals.com we take a look at top 7 footballers who grew up poor.

Teekrayne:
Born April 2016? Drop that ogogoro cup in your hand and modify....

ah don drop am..

Dele Alli's father has revealed that the England international would recieve a "royal welcome if his to return to Nigeria,as he revealed that the superstar is of royal prince through birth.

Bamidele Jermaine Alli was born April 11 1996,and raised in Milton Keynes a large town in Buckinghamshire,England.he was raised by his English mother Denise,who was said to have suffered from alcohol issue.regarding issue he moved into Alan and Sally Hickford's home,and he always refer them to be his adoptive parents but not legally adopted by the said Hickford's family.

Tottenham Hotspur secure his signature in February 2015,but fail to break into the Spur first team and was loaned back to MK Dons.Alli made his first debut for Spur in a 1-0 defeat to Manchester United,Playing the last 13 minutes of the game in place of Eric Dier,he got his first goal for the club weeks later in the 1-1 draw against Leicester City,and ever since he's been a regular and a fine contributor to Tottenham Hotspur third place in the Premier League last season.

He joined the Milton Keynes Dons youth system at the age of 11,and later became a regular for the MK Dons first team having over 88 cap and registering 24 goals in total.

Bamidele Alli is of Yoruba tribe as the name implies

In an interview with the Daily Star, his father Kenny said “If Dele went back to Nigeria now it would be crazy,”
“He would have a presidential welcome wherever he goes.

“Everybody watches him play and is proud of him. It opens every door for him being a prince. He can talk to our prime minister and the president if he wants to.”

Dele moved to Nigeria to live with his father after his parents split-up, before moving back to England as it became clear the youngster had considerable talent.

Kenny continued: “The only way he went to school was if he could play football afterwards.

“When we left I took him to America – but I saw that he could not live there because football is not a big sport.. I knew the best place for him was here in the UK.

“I have always been in his life. There has never been a time when I have not
been in his life.

“He calls me all the time. Sometimes he will call and say ‘did you watch that
match?’. He is a family man.”


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Nigeria Football federation have revealed they owe Super Eagle players and officials bonuses for World Cup qualifying series against Zambia and Algeria.

The secretary general Mohammed Sanusi has admitted that the Football Federation are facing economics issue and hope the situation gets better,so the Federation can pay off any outstanding debts.

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“As I speak with you, we are still owing the Super Eagles for the matches against Zambia and Algeria, but the memos have gone to government and are being looked at,” Sanusi said while addressing the Super Falcons in Abuja on Tuesday.

“We must commend the Hon. Minister (Solomon Dalung). He has been energetically pushing the cases of the various national teams. We did the memo for the Women Africa Cup of Nations in October and it is being processed as we speak.”

Every Nigerians knows how the state of the nation is,as the widespread of recession hits all sector.

However a quick solution to pay up the debts before any international match would suffice, as the players could get less motivated knowing the Fedeartion owes them outstanding bonuses.

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Nigerian prospect bagged a brace for Leicester City U23 team as they beat Liverpool 2-1 in saturday's Premier league International cup.

Layton Ndukwu goal reduce Leicester 1-0 deficit,just five minutes before getting a winner with a superb goal.

The England youth international who still have liberty to represent Nigeria if called upon trained with Leicester City big-boys,likes of Jamie Vardy and Ahmed Musa back in October,a compensation for his efforts scoring two goals in UEFA Youth League game against Copenhagen.

The 18-year old is rated among one of the prospect in the Foxes youth academy,he made his first appearance of the season in a game Leicester City loss 1-4 to Everton,though he came in as a substitute and came close to reduce the scoreline with his good efforts saved by Everton goalkeeper.


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Godwinsilas:
Not bad, just get a custom domain its cheap.



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Thanks bro

Fayemi might be a wrecker,but he did surely make his footprint a lasting impression on the sands of time.as he did played among a selected side called the Western Rovers that was humilated 11-2 to an England club Sheffield Wesdnesday,and after the humilation Fayemi was presented with a trophy as the Best Player of the Year.

The late Dejo Fayemi was the first known Nigerian to ever play on the ground of Arsenal old home ( Highbury Stadium).

According to reports gathered his eldest daughter said the deceased never did gave any inclination to his death,as he still played Jokingly with the family night before he kicked the bucket.

“My dad was a caring father, he eat ‘amala’ I prepared for him last night and joked with his grand children before he went to bed, only to discover him dead in the morning when we expect him to come out for the usual morning devotion”, she said.

No news yet regarding the burial arrangement for the deceased,as the family member is yet to make any announcement.


Lalasticlala,mynd44, please help celebrate this National legend who passed away.

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An important figure of Nigerian Football team known as the Red Devil back then,Mr Dejo Fayemi who makes a shooking impact in Africa in the late 50s is dead.

He joined a group of boys who played every evening as part of recreational activities among the children of the members. At the Railway Staff Quarters in Dugbe, Ibadan, But just when his skills were gradually being noticed, the nomadic life that his father‘s job entailed threatened to derail his developmental process.

The Ex-striker makes his international debut against Ghana for the first time ,give up his struggle with life,as it was reported that he passed away in his sleep at his residence in Odo-Ona Elewe in Ibadan on Friday December 2nd, at the of 83 years.

The late striker was among the first indegineous Nigerians in the early 60s to ply his professional trade in England just after Nigerian got her Independence,somewhat of a luck i guess.

The late Fayemi's goal cause an havoc on Sierra Leone,as the country marks her Independence ceremony with an invitational friendly match against Nigeria,while he did same against Dahomey now known as Benin.

Leicester City are interested in landing the highly versatile Nigerian international Wilfred Ndidi. The 19-year old who plays as a defensive midfielder, has been in fine form for the Belgian side Genk this season


According to The Daily Star ,Claudio Ranieri is willing to strengthen his struggling side after losing last season defensive midfield weapon Ngolo Kante to Chelsea in summer,now the manager wants to reinforce his options.


Ndidi who was part of the Nigerian team that feature in the U17 African Championship,but was excluded as he didn't make the competition due to MRI test fail,a year later he joined the U20 team making the bedrock of the midfield,and was later called up by NFF and he makes his senior debut on October 8 2015 in a friendly game against DR Congo.

The Genk midfielder exploited the scene after his first full season in 2015/2016,playing originally as center back,but the player's wide range of passing and shooting redeployed his role to a defensive midfielder.

With Ndidi reputation ,the Premier League outfit are confident of sealing the deal which could rise up to £16 million,and are ready to put a finishing touch to seal the deal with the Belgain side and land Ndidi in January.


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