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As Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho prepares to come up against his old enemy Pep Guardiola of Manchester City on Saturday in what could be one of the most hyped-up Premier League games of all time, we take a look at what the pair have said about each other over the years.

Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola worked together at Barcelona between 1996-2000, when Mourinho was a coach and Guardiola was a player.


15. After Chelsea’s match with Bayern Munich in the UEFA Super Cup final…

‘‘The best team clearly lost. They just scored one more penalty.’’



14. Mourinho’s analysis of the infamous semi-final between Barcelona and Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, which saw referee Tom Henning Ovrebo reject a number of penalty claims from the Blues.

‘‘A year ago Chelsea were crying and Barca were laughing with the referee. They laughed because he denied my Chelsea boys their rightful place.’

13. After his Inter Milan side booked their place in the Champions League final at the expense of Pep’s Barcelona despite 1-0 defeat at Camp Nou.

“It is the most beautiful defeat of my life,” he said. “It is a style of blood not skill. We were a team of heroes. It’s a pity I could not play because I have got the same blood. I have already won a Champions League but today was even better. We made huge sacrifices.”

12. After Guardiola complained about Pedro’s goal being ruled out for offside in a Copa del Rey tie…



‘‘Up until now there was a very small group of coaches who didn’t talk about referees and a larger group who did. Now, with Pep’s comments, we have started a new era with a third group, featuring only one person, a man who criticises [the referee] when he makes good decisions. This is completely new to me.’

11. After Barca beat Real 2-0 in the Champions League semi-final in 2011…

‘‘One day, I would like Josep Guardiola to win this competition properly. If I tell UEFA what I really think and feel, my career would end now. Instead I will just ask a question to which I hope one day to get a response: Why? Why Ovrebo? Why Busacca? Why De Bleeckere? Why Stark? Why? Because every semi-final the same things happen. We are talking about an absolutely fantastic football team, so why do they need that? Why?

”Why does a team as good as they are need something [extra] that is so obvious that everyone sees it? I don’t know if it is the UNICEF sponsorship or if it is because they are nice guys. I don’t understand. They have power and we have no chance. All I can do is leave that question here in the air and hope that one day I will get the response. They have to get to the final, and they’ll get there, full stop. Josep Guardiola is a fantastic coach. But I have won two Champions Leagues and he has won [only] one Champions League – and that is one that would embarrass me.

”I would be ashamed to have won it with the scandal of Stamford Bridge. If he wins it this year, it will be with the scandal of the Bernabeu. Deep down, if they are good people, it cannot taste right for them. I hope one day Guardiola has the chance of winning a brilliant, clean championship with no scandal.’’

10. Mourinho on Barcelona’s playing style after the Spanish Super Cup final in 2011…

‘‘I’m not going to say we’re happy because we didn’t win the Spanish Super Cup, that would be hypocritical of me. But we intended to play like men and not fall on the ground at the slightest touch. I have been taught to play like a man and not to fall first.’’

9. His thoughts on Guardiola’s one-year sabbatical…

‘It’s his life, but for me it’s unthinkable to take a sabbatical. He is younger than me, but I’m not tired.

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/sports/the-15-best-rivalry-quotes-between-jose-mourinho-and-pep-guardiola/

In normal sense, nobody could be bigger than the football club, but when you try to look deeply in today’s football, there are some players who look to be too good for their current clubs.

Some may argue that bigger clubs would always overshadow a player, no matter how big he is.

However, modern football has taken the football world by storm, and is one of the reasons why players have a similar space compared to the clubs.

10. Julian Draxler – Wolfsburg

9. Romelu Lukaku – Everton

Deserved club: Chelsea

8. Philippe Coutinho – Liverpool

Deserved club: Real Madrid

7. Dimitri Payet – West Ham United

Deserved club: PSG

6. Riyad Mahrez – Leicester City

Deserved club: Real Madrid

5. Sergio Aguero – Manchester City

Deserved club: Real Madrid

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/sports/players-who-are-bigger-than-their-clubs-today/

Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Buffon

Juventus signed Buffon from Parma in 2001 on 100 billion lira (£32.7 million on today’s rate).

Right Back: David Luiz


The 29-years-old Brazilian international moved from Chelsea to PSG in the summer of 2014 for £50 million transfer fee, making him the most expensive centre-back.

Center Back: Eliaquim Mangala


In August 2014, Mangala signed for Manchester City a five year deal on a reported £31.8 million transfer fee.

Centre-back: John Stones


English defender John Stones moved from Everton to Manchester City for a whopping £47.5 million, making him the second most expensive centre-back in the game.



Left-back: Luke Shaw


Luke Shaw joined Manchester United in the summer of 2014, for a fee believed to be in the region of £30 million.

Attacking midfielder: James Rodriguez


The Real Madrid star signed for Real Madrid in the summer of 2014 for a £63 million fee.

Central midfielder: Paul Pogba


Pogba recently joined Manchester United for a world-record fee of £89 million, making him the most expensive player ever in the world of football.

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/sports/worlds-most-expensive-starting-xi-of-all-time/

A whole load of weird stuff about Premier League football we guarantee* you've never heard before (*guarantee not legally binding)



You probably know about the Premier League's highest goalscorers and the teams with the most titles.

What you (almost certainly) DON'T know is which players have scored penalties withboth feet, which goalkeeper has five assists or which player has nearly as many Premier League medals as appearances.

Read on and you soon will.

Our top tip after reading this list - get a group of football fans together and ask them to identify the players/teams/managers in some of the facts. Watching them struggle to answer your baffling questions will give you hours of fun…

23. Terry Connor (former Wolves boss) is the only manager to take charge of more than 10 Premier League games and not win a single one.

Terry Connor of Wolves looks on during the Barclays Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City at Molineux on April 22, 2012

22. In 1997/98, Andy Roberts played 37 games in the Premier League and four of them came against Arsenal (two for Palace, two for Wimbledon).

Jordi Cruyff of Manchester United is challenged by Andy Roberts of Wimbledon
Remember Andy Roberts? No, us neither

21. Iago Aspas took more corners (often badly) than he had shots in the Premier League.

Iago Aspas
Iago Aspas: king of corner-taking
20. Richard Wright has played a combined 12 Premier League games for Arsenal (12) and Man City (0)… and has two title medals.

Richard Wright: two-time Premier League champion

19. Nuri Sahin (formerly at Liverpool) has played the most Premier League games of any player to be substituted off in all of their PL appearances (7).

Nuri Sahin
Nuri Sahin: another belting Brendan Rodgers buy

18. Peter Crouch has scored more headed goals (47) than 15 of the teams who have played in the Premier League.


Crouchie being Crouchie

17. Wes Morgan (2015/16), John Terry (2014/15) and Gary Pallister (1992/93) are the only outfield players to play every minute of the season for a Premier League title-winning side.

John Terry celebrates with the Premier league trophy after Chelsea won the title with an 8-0 victory over Wigan at Stamford Bridge on May 9, 2010
How times change…

16. In 2014/15, Leicester City spent longer at the bottom of the table without being relegated than any side in Premier League history (140 days).


"And then Claudio come!"
15. In 2014/15, George Boyd became the fourth player to play for two relegated teams in the same Premier League campaign (others were Mark Robins in 94/95, Steve Kabba in 06/07 and David Nugent in 09/10).


George Boyd playing for Burnley against Hull - who he also played for last season

14. Newcastle United won 34 points from losing positions in 2001/02; the most by a team in a single Premier League season. It was also the same number of points that they wonin total when relegated seven years later.

Alan Shearer: Newcastle United v Everton, 2002–03
Newcastle in 2002: a LOT better than Newcastle in 2016

13. David (x14) & James (x11) were the most common first names in the Premier League in 2010/11 - yet it was the first season in which David James did not appear.


Make sense?
12. The only person born before 1960 to score a Premier League hat-trick is Gordan Strachan.

Gordon Strachan and Gary Speed
The current Scotland boss being little back in his title-winning days at Leeds

11. Only three players born after the Premier League began (August 1992) have scored Premier League hat-tricks: Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku.


Kane bags the match ball after his hat-trick at Bournemouth
10. Darius Vassell scored in 46 different Premier League games - and didn't lose any of them (still a record).

Darius Vassell

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/sports/23-crazy-premier-league-facts-you-didnt-know/

Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola have spent small fortunes since arriving in Manchester - but who will field the most expensive side at Old Trafford?


Both are perfectionists. Both hate losing. And both are willing to spend big at their respective clubs in order to build formidable sides.

It's why on Saturday at Old Trafford the value of the two teams who will compete in the Manchester derby exceeds over £500 million. The figures are mind boggling, but who has assembled the Premier League's most expensive side?

We've crunched the numbers to see how much each side is worth - and just how much the combined sides are worth.

Manchester United



David De Gea - £17.8million

David De Gea warms up
David De Gea was snapped up by Sir Alex Ferguson
In the summer of 2011 Sir Alex Ferguson needed a replacement for the retiring Edwin van der Sar.

The legendary Manchester United boss didn't always have a great eye for goalkeepers (Massimo Taibi, anyone?) but identified the 20-year-old Atletico Madrid stopper as the Dutchman's long-term replacement.

Ferguson spent £17.8 million on de Gea, which remains at British transfer record for a goalkeeper.

It took a season for the Man United keeper to settle in English football but he has blossomed into the Premier League's best goalkeeper.

Antonio Valencia - £16million

Sir Alex was never afraid of raiding Premier League sides for their star performers and that is what he did in the summer of 2009 to bring the Ecuadorian to Old Trafford.

Valencia signed from Wigan Athletic for around £16million. Who was he replacing? Cristiano Ronaldo. No pressure then.

While Valencia didn't fill the void left by Ronaldo - quite frankly, who could? - he has proven to be a consistent performer who in recent seasons has been used at full-back to good effect.

Eric Bailly - £30million


Bailly has impressed in his early performances
Shortly after taking charge at Manchester United this summer Mourinho admitted he wanted "specialists" in every position.

So the new United spent £30million on Eric Bailly following his breakthrough season at Villarreal.

And if the 22-year-old's first four appearances in a Man United shirt are anything to go by, then it looks money well spent.

Daley Blind - £13.8million

Daley Blind in action
Daley Blind followed Louis van Gaal to Old Trafford
Louis van Gaal included the the Dutchman in his 2014 World Cup squad and then brought him to Old Trafford for £13.8million after replacing David Moyes

Blind's versatility has and continues to serve Man United well. During his two years at the club has played in midfield, at left-back and in the heart of the United defence.

There were question marks over his future following Mourinho's appointment but the 26-year-old has excelled alongside Bailly this season.

Luke Shaw - £30million


Luke Shaw has returned from his gruesome injury in style
With an aging Patrice Evra occupying the left-back spot at Manchester United, van Gaal reinforced the position by signing Luke Shaw from Southampton.

Chelsea, the side Shaw supported, were also interested in the then 19-year-old but the Red Devils won the race for his signature and completed a £30million deal - making Shaw the most expensive teenager in world football at that time.

Evra would move on to Juventus later that summer but Shaw's first season at Old Trafford was difficult while his second was ruined by a broken leg. But he has started well under Mourinho this term.

Paul Pogba - £89million

Paul Pogba reacts
United broke the world transfer record to bring Paul Pogba back


Unless you've spent the last few months marooned on a desert island then you'll know how the French midfielder's return to Man United came about.

Jose Mourinho wanted Pogba. Pogba wanted a return to Man United. Juventus were willing to sell for a world record fee.

Yet what should've been a fairly straightforward move became a long drawn out transfer saga. Eventually Mourinho got his man with United spending £89million on the 23-year-old.

Marouane Fellaini - £27.5million

Marouane Fellaini in action
United dithering meant they had to up their fee for Fellaini


The marquee signing of David Moyes' first and only summer in charge of Manchester United.

The deal itself was somewhat farcial. Man United could've triggered a release clause of £23.5million in the Belgian midfielder's Everton contract but waited too long to lodge their bid. That clause expired on July 31.

Come transfer deadline day Moyes and United were desperate for a signing. So they offered Everton £27.5million for Fellaini and Moyes and the midfielder were finally reunited at Old Trafford.

Juan Mata - £37.5million

Juan Mata of Manchester United turns away after scoring the opening goal as Simon Francis
Mourinho sold Mata at Chelsea


With United stuttering under Moyes, the 2014 January transfer window offered the Scot a chance to add some much needed creativity to his side.

Elsewhere in the Premier League, Mourinho had decided Juan Mata wasn't what he wanted at Chelsea. The Red Devils made their move.

They offered Chelsea £37.5million for the diminutive Spaniard. The Blues accepted and Mata sealed a switch to Old Trafford... only to be reunited with Mourinho two and a half years later.

Wayne Rooney - £25.6million

Wayne Rooney celebrates scoring against Newcastle in 2005
Rooney moved to Old Trafford as a teenager


It was the summer of 2004. Kevin Lyttle's Turn Me On was top of the charts. Mourinho was about to lead Chelsea to back-to-back Premier Leeague titles. And Wayne Rooney was the most sought after teenager in world football.

The then 18-year-old striker had starred for England are Euro 2004 and Everton were doing all they could to keep him at Goodison Park.

But Sir Alex had other ideas. He persuaded Rooney to leave his boyhood club and spent £25.6million to bring him to Old Trafford. Rooney scored a hat-trick on his United debut and has gone on to become one of United's greatest players.

Anthony Martial - £57.6million

Manchester United's French striker Anthony Martial runs with the ball
Martial arrived last summer
Man United's attacking options, having let Angel Di Maria and Javier Hernandez depart, looked threadbare as the 2015 summer transfer window was coming to a close.

So the Red Devils launched an astonishing bid for an exciting young forward at Monaco.

Martial had earned comparisons to a young Thierry Henry but had scored just 15 senior goals. That didn't stop United offering Monaco deal that could be worth up to £57.6 million.

The French side unsurprisingly accepted and Martial made an instant impression at United, scoring on his debut against rivals Liverpool.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Free

Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates scoring their second goal
Ibrahimovic is the only freebie in United's XI
Zlatan goes where he wants. So after he decided to leave PSG this summer on a free transfer the striker had his pick of clubs.

The 34-year-old opted to reunite with Mourinho at Man United and has made an instant impression at Old Trafford, scoring two goals in his first three games.

United total: £344.8million



Manchester City

Claudio Bravo - £17million


Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/sports/is-this-footballs-most-expensive-game-ever-the-half-a-billion-pound-manchester-derby/

The names of almost 800,000 registered users of porn site Brazzers have been exposed in a data breach.

The account details were taken from forums associated with the site on which porn fans discuss favourite scenes and performers.

It is thought attackers stole data using vulnerabilities in the vBulletin software used to run the chat forum.

Brazzers said it had taken measures to stop fraudsters re-using login names found in the list.

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/technology/brazzers-porn-account-holders-exposed-by-hackers/

Working at a huge multinational company that pays very well is surely the goal for most young Nigerian graduates. More specifically, working at Facebook is one plum job, many would go to great lengths to land.

According to Forbes, Mark Zuckerberg is worth $54.4 billion. His company which was established in 2004, employs about 3,000 people.

The pay structure at Facebook is indeed mouth-watering, software engineers are paid about $106,521 – $175,597 yearly, data scientists earn between $84,234 – $188,434, while product designers with the company earn a little less than that.

Not surprisingly, there are about 11 Nigerians working with Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook, and at least 7 of them are in the top echelons of the company.

Here they are:-

1. Chukwuemeka Afigbo

Chukwuemeka Afigbo formerly worked at Google.

According to Crunchbase, a database for tech heads, Emeka is a Strategic Product Partnerships manager for Facebook. He is focused on helping developers in Africa and the Middle East succeed by leveraging Facebook’s platforms , products and initiatives.

Emeka has a passion for growing the tech ecosystem in emerging markets. Prior to Facebook , Emeka led Google developer community initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa as part of the Africa and Middle East Developer Relations team. He played a huge role in Mark Zuckerberg’s recent visit to Nigeria.

2. Ebele Okobi

Ebele Okobi formerly worked at Yahoo.
Ebele was one of the moderators of the Town Hall meeting held in Nigeria with Mark Zuckerberg and Nigerian developers and entrepreneurs.

She is Facebook’s Head of Public Policy, Africa. Before joining Facebook, Ebele was the founding Global Head and Senior Legal Director for Human Rights at Yahoo, where she led global efforts to address the legal and policy issues related to privacy, free expression and access.

3. Morin Oluwole

Morin Oluwole has worked at different positions within Facebook

Since joining Facebook in 2006, Morin has held several diverse roles. She is currently the Luxury Vertical Lead for Facebook/Instagram.

She has been the business lead and chief of staff to the vice president of global marketing solutions at and walks among power women around the world, who are relentlessly charting their own paths to success.

4. Francis Ebong

Francis Ebong has had a great career so far

Francis Ebong is the Director, Online Operations at Facebook. The graduate of the George Washington school of business, formerly worked as Director, Business Operations, Postmates and from 2011-2014 he has worked with Apple from 2011-2014, and as a logistics director in the US Navy.

5. Ime Archibon

Ime Archibong formerly worked with IBM

Ime Archibong is the Director of Global Products Partnership at Facebook. Ime has led several of the company’s major media related partnerships, including those in the music industry and online video space.

Prior to joining Facebook, Ime was an Advanced Technology Business Development Professional at IBM where he focused on the licensing of IBM’s global portfolio of storage research technology. Ime started his career at IBM as a software engineer.

6. Nmachi Jidenma



Nmachi Jidenma is the founder of CPA an award winning website

Nmachi Jidenma works at Facebook as its Global Payments & Commerce Partnerships Manager where she manages partnerships with financial services companies and develops new product initiatives at the intersection of payments, commerce, social networking and advertising.

Prior to Facebook, she worked as a Global Business Development Manager for PayPal’s billion dollar.

7. Laurence Aderemi

Laurence Aderemi

Laurence Aderemi built Moni a money transfer

Previously, Aderemi was Google’s head of mobile strategic partnerships in Europe. He joined Google as part of the AdMob acquisition where he led strategy and business development for EMEA. Before AdMob, he was European general manager at Yahoo.

He is now the Head of Payments and Commerce Partnerships for Facebook Global.

We wish them, greater careers ahead.

see photos here: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/technology/photos-7-brilliant-nigerians-working-at-facebook-that-mark-zuckerberg-cant-do-without/

New Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is regarded by many of the fans and pundits as one of the best managers in football history, but not all of his former players have enjoyed his managerial tactics, Here are 9 world class footballers who think Pep Guardiola is a very bad manager, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Samuel Eto’o, Cesc Fabregas and the others on this list:

9. Pep Guardiola ‘lacks experience’ – Franck Ribery

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The French forward Franck Ribery hit out at Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola for his failure to win the Champions League during his time at Bayern Munich.

“Pep didn’t have a long career as manager,” he told Bild. “He is a young coach. He lacks experience. Sometimes he talks too much. Football is very simple.”

8. Cesc Fabregas was not aware of Pep’s system

Cesc Fabregas

“With Guardiola I ended up not understanding the system,” he admitted after the promotion of Tito Vilanova in the summer of 2012.

“I came from another type of football and to take in everything that he wanted so quickly was difficult because the others already understood it.”



7. Samuel Eto’o blast Pep Guardiola after being sold to Inter Milan


Samuel Eto'o blast Pep Guardiola

Samuel Eto’o once accused Pep Guardiola of being a coward and disrespecting him in his final season at Barcelona.

Despite scoring 30 goals in 36 league matches, Eto’o was sold to Inter Milan where he won another treble, lifting the Champions League again after helping to dispatch Guardiola’s Barcelona in the semi-finals.

“I first of all reminded Guardiola that he’d never been a great player,” Eto’o told BeIN Sports. “He was a good player, that’s true. I told him. As a coach, he had proven nothing. He came in and didn’t even know the story of the dressing room.

“Guardiola has never had the courage to say things in front of me. He passed by the players. Xavi told me they wanted me to stay but I had to talk to Pep. I say ‘never, if you do not respect me, I do not respect you’.

“Pep told me how to move like a striker. I told him: ‘You’re not normal!’ The true story is that Pep didn’t respect the things in football.

“What hurt me is that they invent things that the press relayed. They wanted to send me to Uzbekistan. I stayed at my place and I told him that he will apologise for that in the future.”

6. Pep Guardiola is not good on a human level – Dante

DANTE

Brazilian central defender Boafim Dante has criticised his ex-coach at Bayern Munich, Pep Guardiola, saying the current Manchester City manager is not good on a human level.

“He doesn’t speak to you so as a player you don’t know where you stand,” he told German newspaper Bild. “There are coaches who are world-class from a tactical point of view, but who aren’t good on a human level and this is the case with Guardiola.”

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/sports/nine-world-class-players-who-think-pep-guardiola-is-a-very-bad-manager/

The Portugal legend famously moved from the Blaugrana to Real Madrid in 2000 and he now feels the recently crowned Best Player in Europe could do the opposite

Luis Figo insists Barcelona could sign Cristiano Ronaldo if the Real Madrid superstar's release clause is triggered.

see his massive clause here: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/sports/ronaldo-could-join-barcelona-insists-figo/

Football is one of the most lucrative sports in the world and helped many people to improve their level of finance. Let’s look at 15 players who were very poor, but thanks to football are living a luxury life today.

14.Adriano

Adriano

Before Adriano ever kicked a ball for the Inter Milan, he was a young boy stuck in poverty stricken Rio de Janeiro favela Vila Cruzeiro.

13.Yuri Zhirkov

Yuri Zhirkov

For the Saint Petersburg star, football was initially a way to escape an extremely poor life at his home that saw the six members of his family crammed into a one-bedroom apartment in their home town.

12.Alexander Hleb

Hleb

At his young age, Hleb couldn’t afford even a single pair of worn-out boots and spent his time playing on concrete pitches in Minsk.

11.Robinho

Robinho

Robinho’s childhood was spent honing his skills on the streets of Sao Vicente. It was Pele himself who swooped to bring the young talent to Santos.

10.Antonio Cassano

Antonio Cassano

Cassano’s father abandoned the family before his son was old enough to even know what had happened. Life was difficult thereafter, with the boy’s mother struggling to support the family.

9.Samuel Eto’o

Eto'o

Samuel Eto’o has no photographic record of his childhood because his family was unable to pay for a Camera. He is the richest African footballer today.

8.Dante

Dante

When he was a kid, Dante spent his time with a ball at his feet in the car park of the supermarket where his mother worked as a cashier.

7.Yaya Toure

Toure

Toure started playing football without shoes. He owned his first boots at the age of 10. “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 of boots your father wants to kill you. “I just had a normal African childhood.’’

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/sports/14-big-footballers-who-grew-up-very-poor/

EA Sports has taken the controversial decision to relegate the Barcelona star behind his Real Madrid rival in the new game


Cristiano Ronaldo has been revealed as the best player on FIFA 17, with Lionel Messi relegated to second and taking a knock to his player ratings.

Messi was rated a 94 on FIFA 16 but, despite many players' stats being boosted this year, the Barcelona forward has been downgraded by one point to 93 for the new release.



The Barcelona star is no longer the cover star of the game, having swapped his allegiances to Pro Evolution Soccer 2017, FIFA's rival, which could have played a part in his statistical demotion.

Ronaldo, meanwhile, can celebrate being king of FIFA 17 after his Champions League and Euro 2016 heroics have rocketed him to a 94 rating.



The Real Madrid star will now be the most coveted player on the game... Unless you're a Barcelona fan!

The third-best player on FIFA 17 - and probably the best candidate to be third place in the Ballon d'Or come January due to his La Liga performances and coming-of-age Olympics win - is Neymar with a rating of 92.



Eagle-eyed Goal readers will realise that, unlike Messi and Ronaldo, Neymar has five-star ratings for both his weak foot and skill moves.

see ratings here: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/sports/messi-downgraded-on-fifa-17-as-ronaldo-reigns-supreme-in-player-ratings/

EA Sports has taken the controversial decision to relegate the Barcelona star behind his Real Madrid rival in the new game

Cristiano Ronaldo has been revealed as the best player on FIFA 17, with Lionel Messi relegated to second and taking a knock to his player ratings.

Messi was rated a 94 on FIFA 16 but, despite many players’ stats being boosted this year, the Barcelona forward has been downgraded by one point to 93 for the new release.

The Barcelona star is no longer the cover star of the game, having swapped his allegiances to Pro Evolution Soccer 2017, FIFA’s rival, which could have played a part in his statistical demotion.

Ronaldo, meanwhile, can celebrate being king of FIFA 17 after his Champions League and Euro 2016 heroics have rocketed him to a 94 rating.

See ratings here: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/sports/messi-downgraded-on-fifa-17-as-ronaldo-reigns-supreme-in-player-ratings/

It has come to light that the Brazilian, who earned hero status at Camp Nou after helping the Blaugrana return to their former glory, will work with the club once more...

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/sports/barcelona-sign-ronaldinho-again/

Paul Pogba has returned to Manchester United for a world record £89m from Juventus in the transfer saga of the summer.

Having departed Manchester United for Juventus in 2012, The Frenchman had gone to become the Italian Champions’ biggest asset, helping them to win four consecutive Serie A titles before returning to the Premier League giants.

But who else has returned to previous clubs this summer?

6. Tomas Rosicky – Sparta Prague [1998–2001 and 2016-]
Rosický began his career at Sparta Prague, following his father Jiří who played for the club in the 1970s and brother, also called Jiří who played as a trainee in the 1990s. He joined Borussia Dortmund in January 2001, signing a five-year contract before signing a long-term contract with Arsenal in 2006.

Rosicky spent 10 years at Emirates Stadium, where he has been one of their favourite midfielders. On 15 May 2016, he received a guard of honour after Arsenal’s 4–0 final day victory of Aston Villa, with a majority of the Arsenal squad wearing his ‘Rosický 7’ jersey.

The 35-year-old returned to his boyhood club on 30 August 2016.

5. Mario Gotze – Borussia Dortmund [2001-2013 and 2016- ]
Götze is a product of Dortmund’s youth academy, first entering the club as an eight-year-old in 2001, but he made his Bundesliga debut on 21 November 2009 in a scoreless draw against Mainz 05.

The Germany midfielder moved to Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich in July 2013, after three seasons on 21 July 2016, Götze returned to Dortmund, on a four-year contract. He also stated that he regretted his decision to join Bayern Munich three years ago.

Mats Hummels was a product of Bayern Munich before he moved to Borussia Dortmund in 2009 for just £1m.

Early this summer, The German Champions splashed out £28m to bring the 27-year-old back to Allianz Arena

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/sports/players-who-returned-to-their-former-clubs-this-summer/

Having succeeded the Blues boss at both Bari and now the Italy national team, the 68-year-old has joked that he is a natural successor to his compatriot at Stamford Bridge

Giampiero Ventura has joked that he will manage Chelsea when Antonio Conte eventually departs as the new Italy boss attempts to fill the void left by his "good luck charm".

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/sports/ill-probably-manage-chelsea-when-conte-leaves/

Google certainly doesn't want to leave anything to chance. The company has invested in nearly all industries, from Education to
robotics and Space Race. Even more interesting, the company has
been working on some fresh operating system going by the name
Fuchsia. The company recently released the source code on GitHub for this
project, and it seems that they are building everything from the scratch (as usual).

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/technology/google-is-working-on-a-new-operating-system-fuchsia-will-it-replace-android/

Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign Marcelo Brozovic from Inter, according toSportske Novosti.

The report claims that the Nerazzurri will accept the Blues’ bid of €25 million for the 23-year-old, but the midfielder himself has reservations.

The Stamford Bridge side’s wage offer does not match the player’s expectations and he would earn more if he stayed in Italy due to Inter being prepared to offer the Croatian better terms.

As such, the ball is very much in Chelsea’s court

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/sports/rumours-inter-accept-chelseas-e25m-brozovic-bid/

The ability to convert images to text is technically referred to as Optical Character Recognition (OCR). It can be really useful whenever you need to convert a paper document into an editable, digital form.

There aren’t many OCR apps on android. Of the few that are available, Google Goggles is the most popular one. It’s entirely free and does exactly what it promises – copy text from a picture and paste it elsewhere.

Main features

Google Goggles converts an image of text to actual text that you can copy, paste and manipulate in any other way.It can translate the resulting text into many different languages.It can recognize business cards and add them to your Android device as contacts. This whole process just takes a single tap.

Google Goggles cannot precisely be described as a perfect OCR app, but it delivers quite well. It converts any image into copyable text. You can then paste this text into a document editor, your email app, your note-taking app, SMS, or just about anything else. It easily recognizes business cards and automatically adds the details to your contacts. It’s also able to translate text into tons of languages.

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/technology/how-to-convert-pictures-to-text-on-android-phones/

This is Amazing, I think this is the next technology in building houses. Artificial Intelligence is really making our world much easier to live in.
A Company Fastbrick Robotics based in Australia, released a time-lapse video of its commercial brick-laying robotic arm building the shell for a house in just two days — without ever needing to stop for breaks — and it’s something to behold.

The Hadrian X is a 30-meter (98-foot) 3D robotic crane located atop a truck. The machine works fast, really fast, cutting, routing and placing bricks following a 3D computer-aided design model. The navigation system is so precise it allows for accuracy within less than half a millimeter, according to the company.

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/technology/this-robot-can-build-a-house-in-just-two-days/

The Argentine’s foul on the centre-back was missed by referee Andre Marriner, and a retrospective suspension would see him miss the Manchester derby next month

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/sports/aguero-facing-fa-ban-after-reid-elbow/

Unlike other offline football bet networks.. Wasere is an online betting site that pays more than all offline bet stores…
As you can see.. Its real… Payments will be made into your bank accounts…
Check the link below and place a free bet,after that register and verify your account…

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/technology/how-to-place-bets-online-for-free/

Before you even think about it , no, you can’t swap this engine into your dad’s old Volvo 240.

Volvo

Trucks aren’t often built for outright speed. But the Volvo Iron Knight is not your typical truck. It was built for just one purpose — breaking speed records. And, what do you know, Volvo’s got some new world records to its name. Then again, what do you expect when you shove 2,400 horsepower under the hood?

Nearly every piece on the Iron Knight is a one-off affair, built just for this application. The only parts that aren’t entirely bespoke are the engine and the dual-clutch transmission, the latter of which is the same unit used in Volvo’s normal truck lineup. The engine, mounted midship, packs four turbochargers and puts out 2,400 hp and an unbelievable 4,425 pound-feet of torque.

More photos: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/technology/check-out-one-of-the-fastest-trucks-on-earth-the-volvo-iron-knight/

London-used phones are a huge item in the Nigerian market as a majority of budget buyers tend to prefer them to not just brand new items but other fairly-used items. It is believed that these fairly used phones from London are affordable, very durable and can perform as well as brand new. Surely, a London-used smartphone can save you some money, still, buying a used smartphone means you have to do your due diligence. Jumia Travel, Africa’s No.1 online hotel booking portal shares are some tips on things Nigerian need to know about these brand of fairly used phones.

They have no warranties

Warranty is usually out of the question when it comes to London used phones. The phones have been used by a previous owner who is not in the same location as the new buyer and so, even if the warranty issued by the company it was originally purchased from is still valid, the new owner cannot take advantage of it. This means that the new owner cannot return the phone if they discover a factory damage or encounter technical issues.

You may have to unlock them

Most London-used mobile phones are locked when sold in Nigeria and aside from money spent purchasing the device, the buyer has to pay to have the phone unlocked before they can use it to make and receive calls. While mobile unlocking is highly popular within the used mobile phone market, before a purchase is made, it is necessary the buyer understands exactly what unlocking is all about.

There is a fair chance they are stolen

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/technology/5-things-nigerians-should-know-about-london-used-phones/

Some may believe the former Napoli striker is carrying some extra pounds, but he insists he is in good shape and is spurred on by the insults
Gonzalo Higuain has hit back at suggestions he is out of shape after scoring on his Serie A debut for Juventus.

The Argentina striker finally made the switch from Napoli in late July after intense speculation last season’s top Serie A goalscorer would join the reigning champions.

Juve splashed out a reported €90million to prise Higuain away from the Stadio San Paolo and the 28-year-old began to pay back some of that fee with the winning goal in Saturday’s 2-1 win over Fiorentina.

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/sports/keep-calling-me-fat-ill-keep-scoring-higuain-insists-jibes-motivate-him/

The Federal Government has launched a mobile phone application called Wetin App for flood forecasting along the Niger and Benue Rivers in Nigeria.

The application, which is available on Google app store, is a collaborative project of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), according to the government agency.

Speaking at the launch in Abuja, Dr. Shehu Ahmed, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, says Nigeria sought the help of the international agency to develop the application following the devastating flood of 2012 that destroyed farms, houses and human lives.

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/technology/govt-to-track-flood-challenges-with-wetin-app/

The 19-year-old right-back talked at length about his childhood heroes, why he decided to play football professionally as well as his aspiration for the future

Chelsea youngster Ola Aina was taken to task about the proper pronunciation of his name in a video conversation with his father that was recently posted to his YouTube channel.

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/sports/watch-chelseas-anglo-nigerian-player-ola-aina-cant-pronounce-his-own-name/

Gone are the days when people downloaded apps out of curiosity, necessity, or just didn’t. For ladies who probably feel too workaholic, old fashioned, to be geeky or vain enough to sample the extra apps beyond the pre-installed, you might want to think again after reading through these apps you definitely need.

1. My pill or Period tracker: as a lady, you should definitely make your phone into not just a companion, but your personal diary or reminder for delicate matters like when next you would get your period, and other such lady-ish. An app like the Period tracker or My Pill increases the chances of safety, especially for the sexually active ones as you are able to track your period properly, ovulation and safe times, helping you reduce the risk of unwanted pregnancies.

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/technology/5-apps-every-woman-should-have-on-her-phone/

The iPhone 7 is not even here yet and it is already working people up on different levels. The exception of a headphone jack among other things should not come as a surprise anymore but for those in the dark, there’s an explanation and then some.

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/technology/the-iphone-7-will-not-have-a-headphone-jack-and-other-rumors/

The Galaxy Note7 isn’t only thing Samsung launched in the US yesterday. The company announced that it is releasing several new accessories which help to make up its new lineup of “collections” which promote different lifestyles as part of Samsung’s latest marketing campaign.
Move, Explore, Create, and Go with Galaxy – These collections focus on fitness, learning and experiencing VR, creating new content, and using products for a mobile lifestyle, respectively.

Samsung is launching a new updated Gear VR (hands-on here) which will work with Smartphones all the way back to the S6, the Gear 360 camera which is used to create 360 photos and videos viewable on Gear VR (hands-on here), Gear Icon X totally wireless earbuds, and Level Active headphones which are much like the PowerBeats2 wireless headphones.

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/technology/samsung-launches-a-bunch-of-new-accessories-along-with-the-note7/

The maiden flight of the world’s longest aircraft has begun – after a previous attempt was abandoned at the last minute.

The Airlander 10 – which is part plane and part airship – took off from Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire.

Its original test flight on Sunday was postponed, but it finally left the ground at 19:40 BST.

The £25m aircraft measures 302ft (92m) long and is about 50ft (15m) longer than the biggest passenger jets.

Sunday’s attempt was dropped because of a “technical issue” which could not be resolved in time for a daylight flight.

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/technology/airlander-10-maiden-flight-at-last-for-longest-aircraft/

The former Manchester United defender believes the France international is not on the same level as the Chelsea man in terms of breaking up play in a holding midfield role

Ex-Manchester United defender Paul Parker has questioned where Paul Pogba will fit in at Old Trafford, arguing John Obi Mikel is a better holding midfielder than the France star.

Pogba recently became the world’s most expensive player when moving to United from Serie A champions Juventus for £93.8m on a five-year deal.

The 23-year-old is set to make his first appearance for United since leaving them in 2012 against Southampton in the Premier League on Friday, but it remains to be seen which position he will operate in.

Read more: http://www.istylmagazine.com/news/sports/pogba-not-as-good-as-john-obi-mikel-parker/

Ford has said it will mass-produce a fully autonomous self-driving car without a steering wheel by 2021.

The bold ambition was outlined by the company’s president, Mark Fields, at an event in Palo Alto, California.

Ford said it would double its investment in its research centre in the city, as well as making sizable investments in technology companies in the autonomy industry.

The firm said the car would be in use by customers by 2021.

It said this was most likely as part of an Uber-like ride-sharing service – but one that doesn’t require a human driver.

“As you can imagine, the experience inside a vehicle where you don’t have to take control changes everything,” said Mr Fields, in an interview with the BBC.

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