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[color=#000000]Lionel Messi wins fight to register himself as trademark[/color]

A European court has ruled that Lionel Messi, the world's top earning footballer, can trademark his own name.

The Barcelona and Argentina striker fought a seven-year fight to be able to use his name on sports goods.

His original application was challenged by the Spanish cycling brand, Massi, which argued that the names were too similar and would cause confusion.

But the EU's General Court ruled that the footballer was too well known for confusion to arise.

The ruling comes days after France Football magazine reported Mr Messi had overtaken Cristiano Ronaldo as the highest earner in football, with an income of €126m (£108m).




Mr Ronaldo is making €94m, the magazine said.

'Fame'

Mr Messi's application to trademark his name was made to the European Union Office for Intellectual Property (EUIPO) in 2011.

It ruled against the footballer, saying the names were similar, because their dominant elements, "consisting of the terms 'Massi' and 'Messi', are almost identical visually and phonetically".

EUIPO said that only some people would be aware the two were different.

But the General Court, the EU's second highest court, disagreed.

It said on Thursday: "The football player's fame counteracts the visual and phonetic similarities" with Massi.

"Mr Messi is, in fact, a well-known public figure who can be seen on television and who is regularly discussed on television or on the radio," the court said.

Widely considered one of the world's greatest soccer players, Mr Messi, 30, scored his 600th professional goal last month and is the all-time highest scorer for both Barcelona and Argentina's national team.


Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-43904274


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My favorite Liverpool player, Sane Mane, is missing a lot of chances today. But those are not easy chances tho.


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I didn't call her a mugu. I said #mugu.

That's NOT calling her a mugu.


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AmazonTopaz:
So mugu is a compliment abi?

Where did I insult her? I asked her a simple question. Can you show me where I insulted her?

Or are you suffering from comprehension deficit as well


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AmazonTopaz:
Hence the insults at soapqueen can't you at least tell her in a respectful manner.Someone you don't know in person.

Well said! Vincent Enyeama is a drama queen and I don't wanna see him in the Super Eagles camp again. I staunchly stood with him throughout the whole drama with Sunday Oliseh. But once Rohr took over, I advised him to pick up the phone and give Rohr a call. I suggested to him that now is the time to bury the hatchet and open a clean slate with Rohr but he adamantly refused. And I did call him again after Carl Ikeme got sick, I pleaded with him to let bygones be bygones. I told him that his country badly needs him now, but all my pleading fell on deaf ears.

So right now, I am not going to Russia with Vincent Enyeama even he's the LAST goalkeeper in the world!


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chrisooblog:
it's like you need a history lesson in 2011 when siasia was coach didn't he send enyeama back home just before the AFCON qualifier against madagascar. in 2014 enyeama ignoring communication channels he could have used to expressed any misgivings internally publicly criticized the NFF for taking the AFCON game vs Chad to kaduna. ironically oliseh defended him not knowing vincent go show am pepper too. when sunday sef show am sey him get craze he come dey form victim. ok oliseh left rohr came called you yet still forming victim that nff bla bla doesn't want you back yet you were dining with pinnick after the oliseh kasala burst. so forgiveness i don't need to answer any silly question to know what went down.

oliseh as bad as he was in his time fought for the right of his fellow players the shorunmu interview as much as confirmed that if that is indiscipline well that's your opinion

Bia, are you re-tarded

I wasn't speaking to you. I was responding to your assertions....this is an open forum and I have the rights to respond to anything I please, OK? Got it

#Mugu


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SoapQueen:
Why are you speaking to me, when I didn't ask you?

Nwannem nwanyi, isn't that too harsh?

Just leave everything to God, inugo? Leave am for God!


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adadike:
After visiting Trump, I hope he visit Umaru Musa Yaradua. I don tire for Buhari matter

Gang thieves. They all need to be in jail!


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stephanie11:
The Nigerian Senate is currently having a closed-door meeting. The meeting which started at about 10:53 am was still ongoing at about 1:20 pm on Tuesday as lawmakers were still locked in the chamber holding the meeting.

It was reported earlier today that heavy security was seen around the national assembly. Details of the meeting are still unknown but finding by PoliticsNGR indicate that it might be related to the recent harassment of some serving senators.


The meeting is being presided over by Bukola Saraki, the Senate president.
https://politicsngr.com/impeachment-rumours-senate-longest-closed-door-meeting-tension-mounts/

I think Tonto Dikeh is looking for a companion. LOL.


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jessca048:
thought this bbn of a program is over already

Depends on how you define companionship.


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Zinny25:
I wanna marry for companionship and to have kids

Love ko! Like ni!!

Listen, what people call "love" these days is so highly overrated.


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SoapQueen:
I will end up with my Prince Charming because of love

Liverpool will win this game easily if Roma tries the same high pressing tactics they played against Barca. No team can pressing better than Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool.

The only way they can defeat Liverpool is try to play like the underdogs - sit back and try to catch them on the counter. Liverpool doesn't have a good enough defense line to defend against a good counter attack football.


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mrtomola:
God bless Roma

It's all good coach, as long as you handle all your players the same way - equitable treatment.

Don't just pick on Ahmed Musa because he's African.


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MetalJigsaw:
CSKA Moscow Coach: My Fight With Musa Led To His Goals

CSKA Moscow head coach Viktor Gancharenko has claimed his recent row with Ahmed Musa is responsible for the Nigeria forward’s rise in form, Completesportsnigeria.com reports.
Musa, who is on loan at the club from English Premier League club Leicester City, was engaged in a bitter row with Gancharenko after he was substituted early in the second half in a league game against Dynamo.

Both men quickly moved on from the incident after a one-on-one discussion, with Musa now reaping the fruits of that meeting.

He has bagged three goals and two assists in his last three games for CSKA Moscow, including two goals in Sunday’s 2-1 Russian Premier League win against Kuban Krasnodar.

“After I replaced him against Dynamo, we had a tough conversation. I said that he is not my friend, that I want more from him,” Gancharenko said in his post-match conference after the game against Kuban Krasnodar.

“He agreed to work harder and If necessary, we will again engage in a squabble if he fails to up his game.”

The Nigeria international who is expected to make the country’s final 23-man squad to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia has scored three goals in seven league games for CSKA since arriving in January.


https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/cska-moscow-coach-my-fight-with-musa-led-to-his-goals/

Fake news!

It's World Cup time so you'd start seeing all these junks in Naija media.


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safarigirl:
Sources close to Rohr are who and who?

Not one quote from Rohr, but in tbaba'a Rohr quotes, same man said he wasn't worried about his forwards

Only Punch know where they got such weightless news. Disappointing

I didn't click on that link because I know it's fake news. But that fake news aside, if Ballon d'Or is given to the best player in the World then #Messi would be winning it since 2010. Unfortunately, Ballon d'Or has become more of a popularity contest wherein each year the Real Madrid organization always pulls out all the stops and campaign hard to make sure that Cristiano Ronaldo wins

Sad but true!


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Name: Taiwo Oyelabi. That's all you need to know sha!

This raises that age old question: But why always them tho? But why


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Respect level +10! That's an exceptionally mature post by you, Safari. Kudos, my dear sista!!

Personally, I don't think that you've done anything to apologize for, but I am glad you did anyway. It makes you a bigger person.


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safarigirl:
I've had a lot of thinking time today and realised that I have erred a lot recently.

Without going into any unnecessary explanation, I would like to send an unreserved apology to andrew44 for my harsh words to him, I'm very sorry about the way everything escalated. Sorry for insulting your person, I allowed my ange get the best of me and I'm sorry.


I also want to apologise to sir komekn once again, for reading your intentions wrong. We don't always see eye to eye, so I may have read your posts with a biased eye. I sincerely apologise for that and j promise that it will never happen again.


I also want to apologise to this thread and its members for all the drama this week. I was responsible for derailing this thread and failing to respect the opinions of some members. So, I apologise to everyone.

As much as I can, I will refrain from getting into any confrontations on this thread henceforth.

KPOM! Truer words have never been spoken. If you think about it holistically, you'd agree with me that it's Cristiano Ronaldo who destroyed the game and the way people look at the game. Before Cristiano, people honor artistry and holistic approach to the game: the zinadine Zidanes, the Ronaldinhos, the Kakas of this world. But once Cristiano enters the picture, with his bunch of praise singers in the media etc., the way people look at the game changed: it becomes all about goal scorings (a vast majority of which are often penalties and tap ins).


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Mujtahida:
Socrates, the Brazilian football wizard cum medical Doctor said "Beauty comes first. Victory is secondary. What matters is joy.”

That's why I loved Ronaldinho. He was a throbbing exhilarating dynamo of joy, passion and sublime skill rolled into one.

Today it is power, pace and passing that matters.

Once Messi retires, the door to the era of football as an art form will firmly be bolted.

.

One thing with #Messi is that he ain't fighting for personal awards any more. That's what makes him very special. He just gave up another sure chance to score when he gave up a penalty for Coutinho. He cares more about making his team mates better and winning team honors.


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TheSuperNerd:
Sir Eterisan... Come on mehn... I get on just fine now with Egbon Forgiveness... Come on Forgiveness... Tell him... Maybe we aren't at best of pals level yet but hey... We are good right? Come on tell this gentleman... Seems he has been missing the action due to some time in the G.R.A. cave..

Meanwhile Salah made 31 goals... And I pray he keeps it up because I want him to clinch both EPL golden Boot ahead of Kane (that dude is still dangerous... Can rake in a hattrick if he can...) And the European Golden Boot ahead of that Alien called Messi (Sorry Icon79)...

Omo, listen, my papa warned me never to fish in another man's pond. That always brings a lot of trouble

It might do you good to heed that warning, pal


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TheSuperNerd:

I'm okay... I'm okay... Paid Safarigirl a visit today... I am just enjoying the lemonade she made me... Hey Icon79... I just paid a visit aiit.... Just hold your fire.

Hope the family is good on the other side... My greetings to all Egbon....


You are next on my itinerary oooo.....

Here's what I would like to see happen: Arsene Wenger to PSG and Antonio Conte to Arsenal. Or else, we can have Antonio Conte to PSG and Diego Simeone to Arsenal.


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Imoh Ezekiel subbed on - with only about 5 mins to go. WTF


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Our own Etebo is balling today, guys. Even the two commentators have become Etebo's shriners.

But his team (Las Palmas) is piss poor sha.


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This Oge Okoye always looks like the babe I dated back in the day at Enugu. She went to Queens School, Enugu.


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Oh boy! There's nothing persin no go read for this thread

Abeg, mek I waka go meeting sha. You guy would not kill me for this thread. But thanks for the comic relief, Petrobros.
I don laff taya sef


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Petrobros:
Na you know wetin dey pain you.

Your masturbat!on just came to a premature end because some people came to safari's rescue abi.Baba Icon4s and co don spoil your fun.

The blow wey she give you a couple of months back still dey pain you. Loz!!!!!!!!

KPOM!

You don tok am finis. To add anything else would be most uncivilized.


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BUHARIISCURSED:
Combination of MASTER and SLAVE you mean?

23 is his "football age", I guess

Abi, wetin you wan mek I tok?


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Yeah, kill the messenger!

Truth is bitter.


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Obdk:
whr is Tony mumu from?

Bros, I am a fast guy now Don;'t worry about those guys. Dem be Jonny come lately ... all of them.

Him who no dey fast, na him dey lose o. Remember that


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Icon4s:
But Nwokem, where you dey when dem dey chance my sister here? Because I go "markate" since morning you no fit look after her?

Haha!! Too late, buddy

That bus has left the station since long time imo river ... it's looong gone.


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Icon4s:
If I catch you.

OK, make I see you near my sister again.