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CrimeTruck Loaded With 22 People From Abia State Intercepted In Rivers State by ekeleboy(op): 6:42pm On Apr 24, 2020
As every state is trying her best to safeguard her people from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Government of Rivers State, has intercepted a truck loaded with people inside.

PARADISE NEWS learnt that the truck which was smuggling twenty-two people from Abia State into Rivers State was intercepted on Thursday in Port Harcourt.

According to a source, the 22 people have been arrested and placed on watch by the COVID-19 Task Force team in the state.

“While Badore is trending in Lagos, Rivers State Government arrests 22 people being smuggled in a truck into Rivers State from Abia State. They have been placed on watch”, the source @fufilledson tweeted.
Recall that Governors in Nigeria in a meeting on Wednesday agreed on a two-week lockdown extension in other to curb the spread of the COVID-19 disease.

According to the NCDC, Rivers State currently has 3 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

According to the NCDC, as at 11:30 pm 23rd April, 2020, the breakdown of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria by states stand as:

Lagos-582
FCT-133
Kano-73
Ogun-29
Katsina-21
Osun-20
Oyo-17
Edo-17
Borno-12
Kwara-11
Akwa Ibom-11
Kaduna-9
Gombe-9
Bauchi-8
Delta-6
Ekiti-4
Ondo-3
Rivers-3
Jigawa-2
Enugu-2
Niger-2
Abia-2
Benue-1
Anambra-1
Sokoto-1
Adamawa-1
Plateau-1

CrimePolicewoman On Duty Shut Dead By COVID-19 Task Force Team In Rivers State…(photo by ekeleboy(op): 7:37am On Apr 24, 2020
The COVID-19 Task Force team has allegedly shot dead a policewoman in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital.

gathered that the incident occurred on Thursday afternoon when the task force team setup by Governor Nyesom Wike, were chasing people out of Eneka Market in Obio-Akpo Local Government Area of Rivers State.
PoliticsBREAKING: 117 New Cases Of #COVID19 Have Been Reported In Nigeria by ekeleboy(op): 6:05am On Apr 22, 2020
in the country, One hundred and seventeen new cases have been reported as of Tuesday evening, April 21th by the National Centre for Disease Control.

In a new update on their Twitter page, the NCDC reports that there’s seventeen new cases in Lagos, FCT, Kano, Borno, Katsina, Ogun, Rivers, Bauchi.

Their tweet reads,
117 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;

59 in Lagos
29 in FCT
14 in Kano
6 in Borno
4 in Katsina
3 in Ogun
1 in Rivers
1 in Bauchi

As at 11:25 pm 21st April there are 782 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.

Discharged: 197
Deaths: 25

For a breakdown of cases by states-

As at 11:25 pm 21st April, breakdown of cases by states:

Lagos-430
FCT-118
Kano-73
Osun-20
Ogun-20
Oyo-16
Katsina-16
Edo-15
Kwara-9
Kaduna-9
Akwa Ibom-9
Borno-9
Bauchi-8
Gombe-5
Delta-4
Ekiti-4
Ondo-3
Rivers-3
Jigawa-2
Enugu-2
Niger-2
Abia-2
Benue-1
Anambra-1
Sokoto-1

PoliticsCOVID-19: NCDC Confirms 86 New Cases As Death Toll Rises To 21 by ekeleboy(op): 7:30am On Apr 20, 2020
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 86 new cases of COVID-19, bringing to 627, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria.

It also confirmed two new deaths bringing to 21, the number of COVID-19 deaths in Nigeria.

NCDC in a tweet late Sunday night confirmed that 70 of the new cases were confirmed in Lagos, 7 in FCT, 3 in Katsina, 3 in Akwa Ibom, 1 in Jigawa, 1 in Bauchi and 1 in Borno.

It said: “As at 11:50 pm 19th April, there are 627 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. There are 170 discharged patients and 21 deaths.

Breakdown of cases by state indicates that Lagos has 376 cases, FCT- 88, Kano- 36, Osun- 20, Oyo- 16, Edo- 15, Ogun- 12, Kwara- 9, Katsina- 12, Bauchi- 7, Kaduna- 6, Akwa Ibom- 9, Delta- 4, Ekiti- 3, Ondo- 3, Enugu- 2, Rivers-2 Niger- 2, Benue- 1, Anambra- 1, Borno- 1 and Jigawa- 2.

Meanwhile, NCDC apologised for an error it made recently on one case previously reported in Kano, which has been transferred to Jigawa state. “Therefore, the total number of confirmed cases in Kano is 36 as at the 19th of April 2020.”

PoliticsCOVID-19: FG Plans Timetable, Exams For Radio, TV School Classes by ekeleboy(op): 11:38pm On Apr 19, 2020
Minister of Education Adamu Adamu
Olaleye Aluko

The authorities of the Federal Ministry of Education have met with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria to fashion out modalities for the take-off of the nationwide school radio and television broadcast as a result of the closure of schools due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The ministry told our correspondent on Friday that the school teaching classes on air would follow a timetable which was already being worked on as well as the possibility of writing an examination after taking the lessons.

Our correspondent learnt that the school broadcast classes could commence by May if the modalities for getting operational licences and the purchase of transmitters were tidied up by the education ministry, the FRCN, the Nigerian Television Authority and the National Broadcasting Commission in April.

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, had stated on Tuesday during the daily COVID-19 Presidential Task Force briefing in Abuja, that the Federal Government was going to commence the basic primary school classes on the national media to enable pupils learn during the COVID-19 pandemic break.

Adamu had said the government planned to sustain the audio-visual classes, even after the coronavirus pandemic break.

Our correspondent learnt on Friday that the minister had met with the FRCN authorities and the issuance of licence by the NBC was also underway.

The Director of Press at the ministry, Mr Ben Goong, said in an exclusive interview that a timetable would be drafted as well as the possibility of writing an examination after the nationwide audio-visual classes.

Goong said, “We are taking the next step between Friday and Tuesday. There will be a radio component and a television component. We plan to create a different network on the FRCN so that we don’t break into the established listening schedules.

“The broadcast will run from morning to night, covering all subjects such as Mathematics and English. We will segment the programmes into classes. What we plan is to bring the best hands from our schools to take the subjects. We will use the best in specific subjects. The issue of inability to deliver well will not arise.

“Two, the broadcast will be uniform. What is being taught in Jigawa, Sokoto will be watched in Lagos. There will be series of subjects in a day for different classes. There will be nothing like, our teachers didn’t come to school today.

“When it is time for exams, you register in the centre nearest to you and you write your exams, class by class. It will be impossible with these broadcasts for children to still be regarded as out-of-school children. We are likely to bring the request letter formally from the ministry in the coming week to FRCN. Due process must be followed.”

The ministry’s spokesman noted that the broadcasts would eradicate the problem of rising out-of-school children currently put at about 10.2million as well as bridge the gap that was created due to the closure of schools during the pandemic.

PoliticsCOVID-19: Workers Who Stays In This States, Might Not Be Getting Salary For Apri by ekeleboy(op): 11:31pm On Apr 19, 2020
COVID-19: Workers Who Stays In This States, Might Not Be Getting Salary For April – See Why

Total Coronavirus fatalities hit 19 on Saturday, the Punch Reports.

This Is as the number of infections recorded in the country rises to 542.

Disclosing this on Saturday night via Twitter, the NIGERIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL said a total of 166 have been recorded so far.

“Forty nine new cases of COVID-19 have been reported; 23 in lagos, 12 In FCT, 10 in Kano, 2 In Ogun, 1 In OYo, 1 In Ekiti, as at 10;40 pm 18ths April there are 542 confirmes cases of Coronavirus reported in Nigeria” It Said.

Due to low oil price in the world, some Nigeria states may face some challenges in terms of payment of workers for month of April and other subsequent months.

States government have not revealed federal allocation for the month of March 2020 and from all indications, workers in states like Osun, Ekiti, Kogi and among others with outstanding salaries issues may face difficult times.

This could be confirmed from the statement made by Atiku Bagudu, Governor of Kebbi State.

It may be difficult For workers to survive if the fears of non payments of salaries become reality, as state Government order sit at home to workers, a move to made to Curb the spread of COVID-19

Here’s the Full List of the States That might Not Be Paying Workers Salaries For the Month of April

2.BAYELSA

3. OYO

5. OGUN

6. PLATEAU

7. DELTA

8. kwara

9. ADAMAWA

10. ABIA

11. BENUE

12. BAUCHI

13. JIGAWA

14. KANO

15. CROSS RIVER

16. KOGI

17. IMO

18. ONDO

19. NASSARAWA

20. YOBE

21. KADUNA

22.EKITI

23. SOKOTO

24. BORNO

25. TARABA

26. RIVERS

27. EDO

As a matter of urgency, FG should come to the aids of these affected states so that workers who happend to be the pillars behind the success of every nation could be relieved of these grievances..

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TravelRe: COVID-19: 40 Lagos Returnees Intercepted In Sokoto by ekeleboy(m): 11:27pm On Apr 19, 2020
[quote author=EmmaOgbu post=88630628]They now know that they have home.[/quote
Am telling you
HealthRe: Lagos Discharges Four More Coronavirus Patients by ekeleboy(m): 11:14pm On Apr 19, 2020
That's a good news for all Nigerians
SportsThe Fa Cup - Third Round • Wolves 0 V 0 Manchester United ( Live ) by ekeleboy(op): 6:55pm On Jan 04, 2020
THE FA CUP - THIRD ROUND • Wolves 0 v 0 Manchester United ( LIVE )
CelebritiesRe: Cardi B's Outfit In Nigeria Vs In Ghana (Photos) by ekeleboy(m): 4:35pm On Dec 09, 2019
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CelebritiesRe: Cardi B: Lydia Forson Reacts After Failing To Meet American Rapper by ekeleboy(m): 4:14pm On Dec 09, 2019
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SportsBallon D’or: Ronaldo’s Sister Angry, Blasts Van Dijk Over Joke About Ronaldo by ekeleboy(op): 10:54pm On Dec 03, 2019
Liverpool defender, Van Dijk has come under severe criticism over a joke he made about Cristiano Ronaldo.
Netherland and Liverpool defender, Van Dijk has been called out by Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister over a joke he made recently. Taking to her Instagram page, Ronaldo’s sister condemned Dijk. A reporter had asked Van Dijk, “Cristiano Ronaldo won’t be here tonight, so that’s already one less rival to care about.” And he answered, “Was Cristiano Ronaldo really a rival?” Katia, the sister of Ronaldo, responded, “I think there are people living completely frustrated !!! And unrealistic… Such humility!””It is well known that Ronaldo will not win the Ballon d’Or today despite having won important collective titles… but this is another conversation and that up ahead we will se where the truth about football will come!!!”Now, dear Virgil, Cristiano Ronaldo has done what you did and gone where yo went a thousand times. Ronaldo has won the EPL trophy 3 consecutive times, but you and your Liverpool are yet to touch it.
“Cristiano Ronaldo was even the best player and best scorer in EPL, Virgil. By th way, I was even younger than you. Then, dear Virgil, Cristiano Ronaldo went to othe places and became the greatest player in the history of those clubs.“Tell you some more Virgil? Ronaldo has even beat you in the UCL Final. Ballon d’Or? Ronaldo’s already got 5. And then, Ronaldo and his Portugal crushed you “Oranje” this summer. Was it hard to take, Virgil? Sorry about that. And, dear Virgil, In one of the least successful times of his career, Cristiano Ronaldo has won even more title than you. Awesome, isn’t it?“Now Virgil, let’s talk when you win titles that really count. When you have a handful of them, the really important ones, you might be able to reach the same level as Cristiano. Or as the saying goes in Portugal, it grows and appears!“For me, Cristiano, you are and you will always be the best player in the world!!!”

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Nairaland GeneralPlease Can I Study Building Technology With This Result ??? by ekeleboy(op): 2:08pm On Jul 29, 2019
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Nairaland GeneralPlease Can I Study Building Technology With This Result ??? by ekeleboy(op): 2:02pm On Jul 29, 2019
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EducationPlease I Need Your Help Can I Study Building Technology With This Result??? by ekeleboy(op): 11:10am On Jul 29, 2019
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SportsOFFICIAL | Manchester United Vs . Chelsea In The First Match by ekeleboy(op): 3:48pm On Jun 13, 2019
OFFICIAL | Manchester United vs . Chelsea on the opening weekend of the Premier League Season

SportsRe: Mesut Ozil Will Join Manchester United Next Summer. by ekeleboy(m): 2:51pm On May 13, 2019
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SportsLiverpool's Mane, Salah Share Golden Boot With Arsenal's Aubameyang by ekeleboy(op): 10:41am On May 13, 2019
Liverpool's Sadio Mane and Arsenal's Pierre- Emerick Aubameyang both scored twice on the final Sunday to share the Premier League's Golden Boot award for top scorer with last season's winner Mohamed Salah. - Usher: Mane an 8/10 after leading relentless Liverpool to bittersweet win - Ogden: Epic title race decided by millimetres - When are next season's Premier League fixtures revealed? The achievement of the three African strikers left Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp especially proud as he has played such an important part in the development of the trio's careers. They all ended on 22 goals for the league campaign after Senegalese forward Mane scored twice in Liverpool's 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers to join his Egyptian teammate Salah. Arsenal's Gabonese forward Aubameyang followed his midweek Europa League semifinal hat trick in Valencia with a second-half double that helped the Gunners to a 3-1 win at Burnley. Though Mane and Salah's 44 goals proved in vain for Klopp as his side lost out on the league title to Manchester City, who won 4-1 at Brighton & Hove Albion, he had reason to smile. "Auba too?" Klopp said, on learning that Aubameyang, his former signing at Borussia Dortmund, shared the accolade. "Do they have three boots? It is good. They are all my players." The 22-goal winning mark was the lowest since the 2010-11 season when Manchester United's Dimitar Berbatov and Manchester City's Carlos Tevez shared the Golden Boot with 20 goals apiece. Aubameyang was delighted over the trio's African connection, and said: "I share this trophy with two other guys I like, great players and African. We are representing Africa, that's cool." - Ogden: Epic title race decided by millimetres - When are next season's Premier League fixtures revealed? Salah, who had scored 32 goals last season, was not as prolific this term as in his record-breaking 2017-18 campaign but both he and Mane finished a goal ahead of champions Manchester City's top marksman Sergio Aguero. Of course, the Argentine, who matched Thierry Henry in scoring 20 or more goals in five straight seasons in the Premier League era, probably netted the most crucial goal with his equaliser at Brighton that set City on course for the title.
SportsMan City And Liverpool By The Numbers: How They Took Over The Premier League by ekeleboy(op): 12:39am On May 12, 2019
The end of the Premier League season is upon us, and barring something extraordinary with the Champions League places, there is just one meaningful thing left to decide. And boy, is it meaningful: Manchester City go into their trip to Brighton a point ahead of Liverpool, who face Wolves at home, therefore knowing that a victory will guarantee the retention of the title. These two sides have more or less been playing a different sport than the rest of the division this season and will finish at least 20 points ahead of their nearest challengers. So let's look at how their campaigns compare going into the final day. Goals, goals, goals Let's start with the basics: Manchester City have 91, Liverpool 87. Mohamed Salah is the biggest proportionate contributor, his 22 strikes representing around 25 percent of Liverpool's league total, but Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling are just behind him: they have 20 and 17, respectively, chipping in 41 percent of City's tally between them. City like to be on the front foot, too: They've scored the first goal in a whopping 83 percent of their games, with Liverpool trailing (just 68 percent) and the rest of the division in the dust. However, Liverpool is your team if you want late drama: 24 of their goals have come after the 75th minute of games, the most in the division by a distance. (Chelsea are next with 19, while City have 13.) Both sides are fond of an old-fashioned thumping, too: They've each won by four or more goals on six occasions and have only failed to score four times between them, two of which are accounted for by the 0-0 draw at Anfield in October. If at first you don't succeed, shoot again It goes without saying that these two sides have scored the most goals in the Premier League this season, but it's also a lot to do with their overall style of play. City have taken 662 shots for those goals, but Liverpool's total is exactly 100 fewer, meaning they score once in roughly every six attempts as opposed to City's once every seven. Analytic-phobes look away now, but City are more or less matching their expected goals (xG) projection, which is 91.5, while Liverpool are outperforming it: Their xG is 77.8. Stingy at the back Both teams have conceded an impressively miserly 22 goals; if both teams keep it tight on Sunday, it'll put them level for third in the Premier League's all-time best defences, alongside Manchester United in 2007-08 and Chelsea in 2005-06, and behind the 17 that Arsenal conceded in 1999 (when they finished second) and Jose Mourinho's first season at Chelsea in 2005, which saw them let in a remarkable 15. Furthermore, both sides are outperforming their xG against, which stands at 25.14 for City and 28.26 for Liverpool. It's not just for their kicking and play out from the back that Ederson and Allison are considered two of the best goalkeepers in the world. Of course, money talks It's a slight curiosity that both teams spent north of £50 million on players last summer who have been relatively peripheral, with Naby Keita and Riyad Mahrez combining for just 29 league starts between them. The two teams' most frequently used first XIs cost plenty, but it's no surprise that City's cost more. With the caveat that reported transfer fees are often tough to be 100 percent accurate, City assembled theirs for a total of £422.4 million, while Liverpool's set them back £289.8 million, nearly half of which -- £141.8 million -- went on Alisson and Virgil van Dijk, also featuring two free transfers (Joel Matip and James Milner), an academy product (Trent Alexander- Arnold) and two players purchased from relegated sides (Andrew Robertson and Georginio Wijnaldum). Second place is the first loser? With the clubs on 95 and 94 points, respectively, whoever finishes second will have the biggest points total for any runner-up in English top-flight history. The Manchester United side that got 89 points but lost the title on goal difference to City in 2011-12 currently holds the Premier League record, just ahead of the 86 Liverpool and Tottenham got when finishing second in 2009 and 2017. To delve into the archives, the only real comparable figures -- when adjusted for a 38-game season with three points for a win -- are Middlesbrough, with 83 in 1902, and Leeds United, with 82 in 1971. Real Madrid still hold the record for the top five leagues in Europe, when Manuel Pellegrini's side finished on 96 points but still finished behind Barcelona (99) in 2009. Another current Premier League manager, Maurizio Sarri, guided Napoli to 91 points last season but trailed Juventus. Is there still some drama ahead? It sounds wild, but there could be a twist ahead. The two sides could finish level if City lose to Brighton and Liverpool draw with Wolves. Even then, City would probably still win the title on goal difference, but consider this: If it's a 4-4 draw at Anfield and City lose 4-0, the teams would finish on the same points, the same goal difference, the same goals scored and the same goals conceded. Thus, a single game playoff would be required to decide the champions. It's unlikely, to say the least -- the odds on both of those happening are 63,000-1 -- but what a thing it would be...
SportsManchester United's Ander Herrera Confirms Old Trafford Exit by ekeleboy(op): 9:07pm On May 11, 2019
Ander Herrera has confirmed he will leave Manchester United at the end of the season when his contract expires. Sources have told ESPN FC that Paris Saint- Germain, Arsenal, Juventus, Inter Milan and Barcelona are among the clubs interested in signing the midfielder as a free agent in the summer, with Ligue 1 club PSG the most strongly linked. Spain international Herrera, 29, spent five years at Old Trafford after signing from Athletic Bilbao in 2014. He helped the club win the Europa League, FA Cup and League Cup and claimed the club's Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award in the 2016-17 season. "There is red in my heart, I knew it from the first time I played here and in the moment I started to wear it," Herrera said in the video message posted on United's Twitter account. He made 189 appearances for United in all competitions and scored 20 goals. - Mitten: Valencia exit reminds United fans of better days - #UnfollowManUnited: Fans' social media protest - When does the transfer window close across Europe? "A club with thousands of fans who respect and remember all the players who give everything. I felt special when I heard my name chanted. I felt proud when the fans decided I was part of this incredible history. "Every time I represented this club, in every game, in wins and losses, even when I couldn't help from the grass, I understood what this club means. "I am going to remember each of the almost 200 matches that I have played with this jersey. Because playing for the greatest club in England, has been a true honour. Thanks for these five amazing years." Herrera's fellow Spanish midfielder Juan Mata is also out of contract at Manchester United at the end of the season, and talks are ongoing with the 30-year-old over a new deal. United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed last month that Antonio Valencia will also leave the club this summer.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Suarez To Undergo Knee Surgery And Facing Lengthy Spell Out by ekeleboy(op): 8:30am On May 10, 2019
LUIS SUAREZ could be facing months on the sidelines after Barcelona confirmed he is to have surgery on his right knee. The 32-year-old has chipped in with 25 goals and 13 assists in 39 games this season, but he will now undergo the knife as he looks to be fit for the start of next term. Barca said in an official statement: "Luis Suarez has an medial meniscus injury in his right knee and surgeon Dr.Cugat will perform arthroscopic surgery on the Uruguayan under the supervision of the club's medical staff. "The outcome of the process and an estimate of how long the striker will be out will be announced following the surgery." It's unclear whether Suarez picked up the injury during the 4-0 loss against Liverpool on Tuesday as the Blaugrana crashed out of the Champions League. The former Reds fan favourite played the whole match at Anfield, but was booed on his return to Merseyside as he collided with Andy Robertson - forcing the Scotsman to go off at half-time. With Barca having already wrapped up the La Liga title, Ernesto Valverde's side may have been delaying Suarez to have surgery in the event of if they made the final on June 1.
Christianity EtcHazard Sends Chelsea To Europa League Final Ahead Of Probable Exit by ekeleboy(op): 8:22am On May 10, 2019
LONDON -- Eden Hazard was shot, knackered, spent. The Europa League is not his stage, not really; everybody knows that and it is one reason why, as Chelsea plugged along through their previous 15 outings in the competition, he had only been wheeled out for 228 minutes in total. Here he had dragged himself through an entire two hours, those whirring legs slowing up to eventually resemble paddles sludging their way through mud. The juice had run out; the ideas had really too. Eintracht Frankfurt had brought this tie to a knife edge and, with it, had put Hazard's grand finale on the line. Stamford Bridge is Hazard's stage. It has been for seven years now, no matter what the competition. Hazard's fire has raged during that time, ever so occasionally dying down to merely a flicker. He has slalomed his way to titles; bewitched his way to individual awards; carried dying teams on his shoulders; jinked into the club's pantheon of greats to such an extent that the drawn-out, opaque departure process he has undergone this season has drawn barely a murmur of disapproval from the stands. But Hazard had never faced a situation like this. He had watched Cesar Azpilicueta miss in the shootout and give Eintracht one foot on the final. He had then seen Kepa Arrizabalaga, wise to Martin Hinteregger's attempt to drill the ball down the middle, stand firm and wedge it between his legs. He knew his time was coming when Goncalo Paciencia, his stuttering run-up postage stamped with inevitability, let Kepa save again. Now, he had his chance: one last shot for one last final; one last shot in front of the crowd that he adores and who have, with no need for encouragement, reciprocated that in bundles; one last moment of high drama to bookend the lightning bolts of sheer magic. - Player ratings: Kepa's shootout saves make him Chelsea's UEL hero Hazard did not miss. Nobody seriously thought he would; that he would score was probably the nearest thing to a certainty on a wild, snarling night that swung this way and that. He sent Kevin Trapp the wrong way, perhaps grateful for the 10 minutes he had been given to clear his mind since the end of extra time. It was a crisp, lucid finish; they usually are, and as most of his teammates flocked to mob Kepa, Hazard ran slightly behind, eyes trained on the Shed End's mass of part-relieved, part-delirious limbs. "I always take my responsibility," Hazard said afterward. His responsibility was to score, whether or not this was his last kick of a ball at Stamford Bridge; but if he is indeed to leave Chelsea this summer, there is something else at play too. He has helped them to hold their nerve domestically -- to a sounder degree than their rivals, in any case -- and quality for next season's Champions League. If he can send himself off with a second Europa League title, beating Arsenal in Baku and adding to the trophy won in 2012-13, then perhaps he can leave in the knowledge that a fractured club is finally beginning to heal. Because, make no mistake, Chelsea's home is a complex, troubled place. Five minutes before the end of normal time, Maurizio Sarri replaced Ruben Loftus-Cheek -- the scorer of their first-half opener but a diminishing influence as Eintracht clawed their way back into the tie -- with the fresher legs of Ross Barkley. Ordinarily, it should not have been a controversial move, but the disdain for Sarri, palpable since the winter, needed little excuse to rear its head even on what was, whether they liked it or not, Chelsea's biggest game of the season. The boos rang out from all four sides; it was far removed from the expectant, supportive environment that might be expected when things were going to the wire against excellent opponents, but nothing about this season in west London has fitted preconceived notions. Everything feels on thin ice here. Sarri has steered them to a respectable finish and might well top that with a European trophy, but his philosophy, his preference for method over indignant, us-against-the-world belligerence, simply does not seem to fit. When Eintracht's brilliant young striker Luka Jovic equalised after half-time, the tension was that of a crowd waiting to turn. "Over the 120 minutes, we were the better team and had the better chances," the Eintracht coach Adi Hutter claimed. He was probably right: The substitute Sebastien Haller saw two extra-time efforts cleared off the line; and from beginning to end, it was only the visiting supporters -- surely the loudest, most inventive bunch heard at any top-level match in England this year -- who seemed energised to offer unconditional support. They and their vibrant team, which faces a breakup comparable to that of Champions League heroes Ajax, deserved more. But Chelsea themselves might lose a huge part of their modern identity come August. The chances of seeing anyone capable of such sustained brilliance as Hazard -- whose name was greeted with bellows of approval before kickoff as a flag bearing his image was passed along the Matthew Harding Stand -- gracing this turf in the foreseeable future are remote. At least they could wring out every last drop here. It was Hazard who set up Loftus-Cheek's goal before, by his exacting standards, failing to match perspiration with end product. That was before he settled the issue, threw his shirt to the crowd and disappeared down the tunnel for what was surely the final time. "In my mind, I don't know yet," he said, inscrutable as ever, when asked about his future. "If it is my last game [against Arsenal], I will try to do everything." One last flourish could yet fix Chelsea and Sarri. But after delivering so poetically here, you wonder what more he could possibly do.
SportsRe: Liverpool Stun Barcelona To Overcome Deficit And Reach UCL Final by ekeleboy(op): 10:36pm On May 07, 2019
Abfinest007:
sweet victory not only for Liverpool fans alone but for English fans
yes we are all happy although am a United fan ooo
but am happy for Liverpool
SportsLiverpool Stun Barcelona To Overcome Deficit And Reach UCL Final by ekeleboy(op): 10:29pm On May 07, 2019
Georginio Wijnaldum and Divock Origi each scored twice as Liverpool overcame a three-goal deficit to defeat Barcelona 4-3 on aggregate in the second leg of the Champions League semifinals. The remarkable win ensured Liverpool's second straight trip to the final on their quest for their sixth trophy in Europe's premier club competition -- the first English club to do so since Manchester United in 2008-09. Barcelona exit the Champions League semis in the same heartbreaking fashion as last year's quarterfinal loss to Roma -- blowing a three-goal advantage after an initial home victory. With Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah sidelined with injuries, Origi made the most of his start as the Belgian tucked in a goal in the seventh minute after Marc-Andre ter Stegen initally saved Jordan Henderson's effort. Barcelona quickly settled in and had several chances to equalise the match, if not for clutch saves by Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson. The Brazilian made diving stops on Philippe Coutinho's attempt and two shots by Lionel Messi. Alisson was called back into action in the waning seconds of the first half when he thwarted Jordi Alba's throughball from Messi on a counter attack. Liverpool then roared out the gate as half-time substitute Wijnaldum scored successive goals in the 54th and 56th minute to level the aggregate. Liverpool then grabbed an extraordinary fourth goal with a quickly-taken corner from Trent Alexander-Arnold, catching the Barca defence asleep with a low ball that was turned in at the near post by Origi. Liverpool will play the winner of Wednesday's other semifinal between Ajax Amsterdam and Tottenham Hotspur with the Dutch side leading 1-0 from the first-leg in London.

SportsRe: Ten Highest-paid Footballers In Europe by ekeleboy(m): 9:47pm On May 07, 2019
too much money one day am going to be like them Messi is the highest second to Ronaldo

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