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Manchester United are set to hijack FC Barcelona's move for Inter Milan star Lautaro Martinez who have been linked to joining the Spanish gaints for the past months.


The Argentine international, has a £94million release clause, and has been one of the most sought after players in world football4millilnand has been tipped to go be with his fellow compatriot Lionel Messi at the Camp Nou.



Manchester United board still remain bound and determined to sign their top targets this summer, notwithstanding if the summer transfer window would be affected and may be unreognisable to previous transfer windows due to the novel coranavirus pandemic...
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Spanish football coach Luis Enrique has expressed his disappointment regarding playing football matches without the fans in attendance at the stadium.


The 50-year-old former Barcelona player and manager, is a no fan of playing matches behind closed doors as leagues begin to return in empty stadiums, with the Bundesliga becoming the first major European league to resume the season last week under strict government Covid-19 measures.


Luis Enrique expressed his forlorn in an interview saying;

"Playing matches without supporters is sadder than dancing with your sister"....
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English football club Everton has agreed a £9 million-a-season club-record partnership deal with Danish manufacfuring sportswear brand hummel,

Hummel was founded in 1923, and are one of the oldest team sport brands in the world with an incredible footballing heritage currently based in Aarhus.d

The club is set to abandon present manufacturers Umbro which have been their supplier since 2014 in a deal reportedly to worth 4 to 5 million pounds per season.


it was reported in February that Everton annouced to end its lucrative partnership with Kenyan betting shirt sponsors SportsPesa at the end of the current campaign.
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Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne has heaped praises on Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo, as he reveals how playing with the five times Ballon D'or winner would make him a more prolific player.




The Belgian international, claims that his already incredible assist numbers would go up even further if he would have the opportunity to play with Cristiano Ronaldo because of his creativity as a player.


Speaking in an interview the 28-year-old believes he is a more complete player right now and can flourish with magnificent midfielders such as Xavi and Iniesta, but prefers to focus more going forward;



"I'm somebody who's quick, who can go deep, that helps me a lot.

"You can play with magnificent midfielders, but strikers, for what I do, are probably the main importance."

"So I would choose to play with someone like the Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo ....
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Russian club side Lokomotiv Moscow have announced the tragic death of defender Innokentiy Samokhvalov, who slumped and died during an individual training session due to the Coronavirus outbreak


The 22-year-old passed away earlier on Monday, after suffering cardiac arrest, Leaving behind his beautiful wife and son.


“He felt bad during an individual training session, the circumstances (surrounding his death) are still being clarified".... Read More @ https://www.cloudninesports.com.ng/2020/04/lokomotiv-moscow-annouces-tragic-death.html?m=1

Former captain of the Blackstars of Ghana, Asamoah Gyan has made known the only one incident in football that will haunt him for the rest of his life.



The incident where he missed a very crucial penalty for Ghana in the 2010 Fifa World cup quarter finals game against South American team Uruguay, will never depart from his memory, as it still haunts him till today.

Gyan missed the devastating penalty as it hit the crossbar in the last minute of extra-time, which jeopardized the hopes of Ghana defying expectations of nearly becoming the first Africa nation to reach the sem-finals of the World Cup.

The 34-year-old speaking in an interview said that, if only he had the chance to take back time, he will make things right but since he cannot he’ll have to leave with it for the rest of his life...
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LordKO:
Oliver Giroud is an unsung quasi-achiever.

hmm!

Oliver Giroud is eager to take a massive pay cut to reunite with former boss Antonio Conte at Inter Milan.

Inter Milan are close to reaching an agreement with the Chelsea striker as the Italian are prepared to offer him a two-year contract deal with an annual salary of €6.5million.


The Frenchman £135,000 weekly wages would be slashed in order to see him force a move to the seriea.

Giroud who joined Chelsea in 2018 from rival club Arsenal, would see his current contract with the blues expire this summer and would become a free agent afterwards, as he doesn't intend to extend his stay at the club.....
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Odion Ighalo has highly praised teammate Aaron Wan-Bissaka by revealing that the Manchester United right-back is one of the best in the world right now.



Wan-Bissaka’s ability to contain opponents and get tackles in are considered to be his biggest strengths, with few getting the better of him in one-on-one battles, had already proven to be one of United best signing last summer.

Ighalo who has only spent a less than two-months with his new teammate, has been among those to have been very impressed by Wan-Bissaka's performance.

“The guy is one of the best right-backs.
“His waist is like rubber, the way he bends and steal the ball.

“I think this guy is going to get injured and then next second he’s going again. He’s very difficult to get past".... Read More @ https://www.cloudninesports.com.ng/2020/04/odion-ighalo-has-highly-praised.html?m=1

iammo:
remove messi from Barcelona and they become another Arsenal

true

Things are falling aparts in Barcelona, as six top board members have shockingly resigned and told president Josep Maria Bartomeu they are unhappy with how the club is being currently managed, as they call for an immediate commencement of the 2021 presidential elections.



Two of the club's Vice presidents Emili Rousaud and Enrique Tombas quits their position, alongside directors Silvio Elias, Maria Teixidor, Josep Pont and Jordi Clasamiglia have all resign from their respective positions.

The six board members confirmed their resignation through a group letter, expresssing their concern over the financial implications of the coronavirus crisis for the club, and asked for the club’s leadership to be reviewed as soon as possible.

They also further criticised the handling of a controversy that rocked the club in February, when Barcelona was forced to deny hiring a firm to attack opponents of Bartomeu on social med, including its own players like Lionel Messi and Gerard Piqué.

The group letter published on Friday reads;
“We hereby want to communicate that the undersigned managers have transferred to President Bartomeu our decision to irrevocably resign from our position as managers of FC Barcelona....
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MrBrownJay1:
Mr blogga blogga, article says 6 months finishing, you wrote 6 weeks... is this African time at work or what?!

@subject
although he pays for a shiitty team, he has a great heart and thats a great initiative.... from a great player!

Liverpoo fan, stay off my mention !

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Thanks for the correction man!

Liverpool playmaker Sadio Mane is currently funding the construction of a hospital in his village Bambali in Senegal which is due to open in around six months’ time.



Two-weeks ago the philanthropist and humanitarian Sadio Mane took a commendable step, as he made a spontaneous donation of 30 millions FCFA , around €45,000 (£41,000) to his country health committee to help the fight against coronavirus.

The African footballer of the year whoose father had passed away 20 years ago because he could not receive local treatment, His sister was also born at home because there is nowhere else, has been the source of inspiration for him to invest in the huge project in Sédhiou province.





Speaking in his recent documentary with the Guardian, Mane said;

“When I was young my dad was always saying how proud he was of me,” he adds. “He was a man with a big heart. When he died, it had a big impact on me and the rest of my family. I said to myself: ‘Now I have to do my best to help my mother.’ That’s a hard thing to deal with when you are so young.”

“I remember my sister was also born at home because there is no hospital in our village. It was a really, really sad situation for everyone. I wanted to build one to give people hope".....
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Chicagoesontop:
Mourinho my man, one week one trouble.. Even in Quarantine he is still exhibiting his trademark,,, TROUBLE !!!

He is the drama king!

Jose Mourinho was spotted wearing full training kit on Tuesday after a image/video footage on social media, with defenders Davinson Sanchez, Ryan Sessegnon and Tanguy Ndombele, who all live close by to the park undergoing training, and completely ignored the COVID-19 measures.


Tottenham management angrily responded to their Manager Mourinho and players actions for breaking coronavirus restrictions saying:
“All of our players have been reminded to respect social distancing when exercising outdoors.
“We shall continue to reinforce this message"...
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MorataFC:
you dhey mind them, someone enter your country with a fake document and he had to pay a sum of N587,000,000 before he could be temporarily released, what of if he smuggled in hard drugs? He will pay 20 billion.
They just want to use him as scape goat.

True talk

Erediauwa:
The Paraguay authority just wanted to have some of his hard currencies.

lol... he is a legend na

Former Brazilian international Ronaldinho Gàucho and his elder brother Assis has been released from Prison in Paraguay just 32 days into his six-month sentence for carrying forged passport into the country.



He is now set to be put on house arrest at a hotel in the country's capital of Asuncion, as decided by Judge Gustavo Amarilla after reportedly paying a $1.6million (£1.3million) bail, while they await trial on their charges....

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African football legends, have blasted two racist French professors who said Africans should be used to test the yet-to-be-approved coronavirus vaccine, saying that "Africa is not a laboratory"


French Professors Jean-Paul Mira & Camille Locht said in an interview with French TV, that the vaccine which could be effective in treating coronavirus should first be tested in Africa, as they recalled how an experimental treatment for AIDS was carried out in Africa.

Two French doctors suggest on live TV to carry on experiments for Covid-19 vaccine in Africa

• Cameroon legend; Eto’o: You sons of b*tches
• Ivorian legend, Drogba: Africa isn’t a testing lab
• Senegalese star, Demba Ba:
Welcome to the West, where white people believe themselves to be so super...


The proposal, has caused an outrage in France, Africa and beyond, as the African continent have been left bilwildered with the controversial proposal....
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Beedude:
English too hard for some peeps. Null and void and a winner was chosen?

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It was confirmed earlier today, after the Pro League chiefs met by conference call, and proposed that they will not resume after being initially suspended last three weeks, which would see Belgium become the first major European league to officially abandon the 2019/20 football season due to Coronavirus outbreak.

The Jupiler Pro League which is the top flight of Belgian football, will effectively make use of the most recent standings to declare the final finish.


As it stands, Club Brugge currently have a comfortable lead in the standings with 70 points, and will be set to be crowned champions, as they are 15 points clear above second place team Gent who has 54 points....
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Former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder Alexandr Hleb has decided to hang up his boots after more than 22 years of career.


The 38-year-old Belarusian legend started his footballing career at the age of 16 for Belarusian club side Dinamo Minsk.

He completed a transfer to North London in June 2005 to join Arsene Wengers Arsenal team, and signing a four year contract in the process.



In his 3-years stay with Arsenal, Hleb played a major impact in the sqaud, but did not win any trophy with the London team.....
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Aside from Coaching, the Tottenham Hotspur manager, Jose Mourinho shows the luvly side of him by spending his entire day, delivering essential foods to the elderly people in Enfield struggling due to Coronavirus pandemic in England


Pure class From Jose...

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The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Faces A Likely Postponment Due To The World Coronavirus Pandemic .

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering a postponement of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, and has given itself a deadline of four weeks to arrive at a decision.


Few days after insisting that the 2020 Olympic Games would go ahead as planned, Tokyo's Organizing Committee says that postponement is now a realistic option.


The Canadian Olympic Committee has made thier decision known early this morning and plans not send athletes to the Tokyo Games this summer, as they become the first country to threaten such a move in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, calling for the Games to be postponed for a year.

The Australian Olympic Committee have further added more pressure also after pulling out of the games set to begin in July...
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Real Madrid former president "Lorenzo Sanz", has died at the age of 76 after being diagnosed with coronavirus.

He had been exhibiting the Coronavirus symptoms for over a week, and was taken a hospital in Madrid last Tuesday before his death.

Sanz’s sons Fernando and Lorenzo Sanz Jr. told the media earlier this week that their father was in a serious condition.

Real Madrid which was founded 118 years ago, sees Lorenzo Sanz become the 14th president the club has had,....
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The basketball star, for the first time went on Instagram live, as he uses the opportunity to speak to his followers, answering several questions he was asked in the process.

One of each questions was, Who is your favorite soccer players?
"First off, every player on Liverpool are my favorites. Straight up.

"PSG duo Mbappe and Neymar, Juventus playmaker Cristiano Ronaldo, those guys are legends, man. I love those guys. I love Cristiano Ronaldo. I love Neymar, love Mbappe. Those are a few of them....
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Liverpool star man Sadio Mane has taken a commendable step, to help fight the Coronavirus Outbreak in his home country Senegal.


The present African best Footballer of the year, has made a spontaneous donation of 30 millions FCFA , around 45,000 euros (£41,000) to the Senegalese health committee fighting against coronavirus.

He built a school in his village worth €270,000, a hospital and a stadium for his people.⠀
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He gives each family €70 monthly for the upkeep of children.
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Now he has donated €45,000 to the national committee fighting coronavirus in Senegal.
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Sadio Mane, A man with a Golden Heart.... Read More @ https://www.cloudninesports.com.ng/2020/03/sadio-mane-donates-45000-euros-to-his.html?m=1

misreal:
Igbo man no want die leave money..

health is more important than money o

-Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel on Tuesday, has had his contract with Turkish football club Trabzonspor terminated by mutual consent.



The former Chelsea midfielder, had recently criticised the Turkish Super Lig's chiefs decision to continue playing matches despite the coronavirus outbreak and he doesn't feel okay with the situation.

The 32-year-old refused to play for his team in their home game against Istanbul Basaksehir last Sunday, which prompted the management to end his two-years contract with the club...
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Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is set to be going nowhere, after the club has shown interest in extending his contract at Old Trafford.



The Frenchman has been mostly out of the squad due to injury. He has just made seven appearances in the league for United this season last September.

Pogba is reported to have returned to full training with the squad, and he has been putting extra effort to regain fitness by staying behind after Manchester United training to do extra trainings...
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Manchester United playmaker Paul Pogba is celebrating his 27th year birthday today, and has in that regard, decided to financially help to battle the harmful Coronavirus.

Pogba has set up a fundraising page, and pledged financial support to UNICEF to help children affected by coronavirus.

The 2018 World cup winner with France, has vowed to double the money if his goal of £27,000 is reached.



He wrote saying;

"It's my birthday and I'm always grateful that me, my family and friends are healthy. Nonetheless, not everybody is in good health right now....
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The Premier league fans have shown mixed reactions following news that if the Premier League fails to resume on the scheduled date or be abolished this season amid the Coronavirus Pandemic, Liverpool should be crowned champions nontheless.

Liverpool who seems to finally lift the Premier League title in 30 years when they play their next match in the Merseyside Derby away to Everton next Monday, will have to wait until when the League resumes back on 4th April.


The Premier League chiefs are set to hold discussions on what would be done if they were forced to end the season early.

Several Premier League fans remain concerned raising questions like if eventually the League fails to resume as planned which could lead to an eventual annulment of the season, should the Champions Elect Liverpool be crowned Champions?
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