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Former national team coach Adegboye Onigbinde has said no player or agent approached him with money while he was in charge of the Eagles.

He said this following an allegations by ex-international<a href="http://www.thesportsbay.com/agents-offer-local-coaches-bribes-to-invite-their-players-amokachi/"> Daniel Amokachi, that agents bribed Super Eagles coaches for their players to be given call-ups</a>

Amokachi, who worked as an assistant to former Eagles coaches Stephen Keshi (2011-2015), Amodu Shuaibu (2008 to 2010) and Austin Eguavoen (2005-2007) had sensationally revealed that all three used to complain about being approached by agents (with money) to feature their players.

“Every time Amodu would tell me, ‘Can you listen to these useless agents that are calling me? They want to give me $10,000, $20,000 and $30,000 to bring their players in.’ But he’s a man of integrity and wouldn’t take it. I worked with Keshi and it was the same scenario. With Eguavoen, it was the same. If these three names mentioned had no integrity, definitely they would have fallen victim,” Amokachi told BBC Sport.

But two-time Eagles coach Onigbinde, who led Nigeria to the 2002 World Cup, said such never happened during his time with the team.

He said, “Of all the players I have discovered, I have not earned $1 from any of them. Even the players’ agents are afraid to come to me. I have a name to protect.

“I came on occasions when the team had broken down in 1984 and 2002 and I had to start building the team from the streets. In fact, I have documents of the players saying in 2002 that if all of them were not invited for the World Cup, none of them would come to camp.”

Former international Taiwo Oloyede however said bribery was a form of “appreciation” even before a player was called up to the national team. But he denied giving bribes to play for the national team.

“They call it appreciation. There’s nowhere it doesn’t happen; corruption is everywhere, even in offices. Those involved keep it highly secretive and you can hardly nab them. And it’s still happening; managers do it so that their players will be better reckoned with in the domestic league or in Europe,” the ex-Stores captain stated.

“It usually happened between coaches and the players who were desperate to make an impact. I had made my name and no coach could ask me for money before inviting me.”

Another ex-Eagles star, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said, “There was a time we were returning home from an away game and the players bought Rolex watches for officials on the plane.”

http://www.thesportsbay.com/no-agent-player-bribed-me-when-i-was-super-eagles-coach-onigbinde/

Former Super Eagles legend and catain, Austin Okocha has revealed that former Germany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn is still unhappy with him 23 years after he scored a wonder goal against the revered shot stopper.

Okocha stated this at an interactive media briefing tagged ‘ Bundesliga Legend Tour with Jay-Jay Okocha’ organised by Pay Television Company StarTimes and DeutsheFussballLiga.

Karlsruhe keeper Kahn had come out of his line to thwart an Eintracht Frankfurt attack during a Bundesliga game in 1993, but Okocha turned him inside with his dribbles, with the German tumbling down inside the box.

<a href="http://www.thesportsbay.com/oliver-khan-recalls-okochas-humiliation-23-years-after-still-feels-dizzy/">But the Nigerian was not done yet as he dribbled past more Karlsruhe defenders, going past some of them twice, before slotting in past Kahn, who had enough time to recover but couldn’t stop Okocha.</a>

“Kahn doesn’t like me, he has taken it personal. I was just doing my job, I didn’t have the intention to hold the ball too long but he was at the receiving end. I am grateful to God for that because people can still identify me with something in Germany,” he said.

The ex-Super Eagles captain asserted that starting his European career in Germany triggered his professional career. He left Nigeria for Germany at 17 and started out with a second division side FC Saarbrucken before moving up to become one of the biggest stars of the Bundesliga.

“Being the World Cup champions is not a fluke; their youth development programme is strong. I used to say that I got to Germany as a boy but I left as a man. I never knew they had the structure in term of discipline, education and lifestyle,” he said.

Also speaking at the event, the Marketing Director Star Times, Dare Kafar, said the legend tour is part of the five years exclusive broadcast right to air Bundesliga matches in Nigeria, which was signed a year ago.

In the same vein, the managing director DFL Sports Enterprise, Tobias Ross, stated that the legend tour would help share the Bundesliga experience outsideGermany, adding that they want the league to get closer to their international supporters.

http://www.thesportsbay.com/why-oliver-khan-still-hates-me-okocha/

Football is a binding sport that brings everyone together irrespective of career, sex, background etc. Highly successful people in different fields of life have shown their passion in the round leather game.

Football season is in full swing, and with the premiere league, La Liga, French Ligue and Serie A, we bring you the list of the celebrities

Check them out on http://www.thesportsbay.com/famous-world-celebrities-who-are-football-fans/

Bob Bradley has been sacked by Swansea City after only 85 days in charge of the Premier League club.

The 4-1 home defeat by West Ham on 26 December left Swansea four points adrift of safety in the Premier League.

It was their seventh loss in 11 games since Bradley became the first American boss in the top flight after replacing Francesco Guidolin on 3 October.

Chairman Huw Jenkins said: “We felt we had to make the change with half the Premier League season remaining.”

He added: “With the club going through such a tough time, we have to try and find the answers to get ourselves out of trouble.

“Personally, I have nothing but praise for Bob. He is a good man; a good person who gave everything to the job. His work-rate is phenomenal and we wish him well for the future.”

Bradley managed USA, Egypt and Stabaek in Norway before leaving Le Havre to succeed January appointment Guidolin.

At the time of his arrival, Swansea were above the relegation zone only on goal difference but City have picked up just eight points out of a possible 33 under Bradley’s leadership, conceding 29 goals in the process.

They are 19th in the Premier League table with 12 points and only above bottom side Hull because of a better goal difference.

First team coaches Alan Curtis and Paul Williams will take temporary charge, starting with Swansea’s New Year’s Eve home game against Bournemouth.

http://www.thesportsbay.com/swansea-axe-bob-bradley-85-days-charge/

Former Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, has described his resignation as the team’s coach as the toughest decision he had taken in life, according to reports on Wednesday.

Oliseh coached the Eagles for less than a year before he resigned in February 2016 citing contract violations on the part of the Nigeria Football Federation, unpaid wages and benefits to players and assistant coaches.The 42-year-old was appointed as Eagles coach in July 2015.

The former Nigeria captain said he left the job because of his family.

“Deciding to resign from the coaching job of the Super Eagles is the most difficult decision I ever took in my whole life. It took me a whole month to decide it,” the 42-year-old was quoted as saying at a coaching clinic in Kenya.

“Most of the time I was living in Belgium so I was not reachable to give comments but it got to a time I had to think of my two kids and the 21 years of marriage I have had with my wife and decided to pass the batton to another person.”

The former defensive midfielder said Africa is the most talented continent with players who have football skills when compared with the rest of the world.

“When I started my football career at the age of 16 in Belgium, the Europeans never taught me how to dribble the ball or pass they only taught me how to be disciplined and what to do at the right time. They just polish what we as Africans have,” Oliseh, who captained Nigeria to the 1994 African Cup of Nations said.

Oliseh was in Kenya to conduct a coaching clinic in the East African country. He outlined that African players only get their football skills polished when they move to play in the European leagues.

http://www.thesportsbay.com/oliseh-admits-quiting-eagles-tough/

Alan Pardew has been sacked as Crystal Palace manager with the club 17th in the Premier League after a run of one victory in 11 games.

Pardew was appointed on a three-and-a-half-year deal in January 2015 with the club taking just 26 points from the 36 Premier League matches they have played in 2016 and are only one point above the relegation zone.

Former England boss Sam Allardyce is the bookmakers' favourite to take over.

Chairman Steve Parish told BBC Sport: "We all bought into the decision to play a more expansive style of football. We all believed in it. That hasn't worked. It's no-one's fault. The players have been running their socks off for Alan, the spirit is good.

"But now we're going to wind the dial back the other way.

"We're talking to a number of people to make sure we get this right, nothing has been agreed."

In a statement, Pardew said: "Personally I have a lot of good feelings for this football club and am sad that my time there has ended.

"I feel that I have a special bond with the club and hope that hasn't been affected" added Pardew, who made more than 100 appearances for Palace as a player between 1987 and 1991 and led them to the FA Cup final last season.

Parish, who co-owns the club with American investors Josh Harris and David Blitzer, added: "I'm not going to blame other people [American co-owners]. Relegation is so costly and I feel with no blame attached we got ourselves in a rut and need a change."

Palace have yet to confirm who will take charge of the team for their league fixture at Watford on Boxing Day.

http://www.thesportsbay.com/crystal-palace-sack-alan-pardew-may-appoint-sam-allarydace/

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has been revealed to be the winner of the 2016 FIFA Player of the Year award.

FIFA are hosting their own player of the year award after ending their six-year-old association with France Football, organisers of the Ballon d’Or.

Ronaldo has already been named the winner of the 2016 Ballon d’Or and if a report by Mundo Deportivo is anything to go by, the Real Madrid star will win the FIFA Player of the Year award.



The Player of the Year award would round up an incredible year for the 31-year-old who won two European titles with Real Madrid (Champions League) and Portugal (Euro 2016).

The same week he was awarded the 2016 Ballon d’Or, Ronaldo also lifted the Club World Cup with Real Madrid and was also named Player of the Tournament.

Ronaldo was named Man of the Tournament as Real Madrid won the 2016 Club World Cup (Instagram/Cristiano Ronaldo)

In 2016, Ronaldo scored 55 goals in 57 games for Real Madrid and 13 goals for Portugal.

Lionel Messi, his main rival won La Liga and Copa del Rey double with Barcelona but missed out on a trophy with Argentina after losing the 2016 Copa America final to Chile.

Messi was a runner-up to Ronaldo in the Ballon d’Or voting.

http://www.thesportsbay.com/cristiano-ronaldo-set-named-fifa-player-year/

They may have beautiful ladies at the customer service and I think that has eroded their services. The pride they have being one of the best banks in Nigeria may fade off if they dont do the needful. Arikair is an example. Just negodu.

koladebrainiac:
See hypocrite.
N some folks condemned fashola for sleeping the other day

Fashola slept inside train ooo. Not during a function. And yet he was bashed for sleeping.

Britain’s flyweight boxer, Muhammed Ali was defeated in his Rio debut on Monday.

The young Ali – reportedly bestowed the name by his boxing-mad father – was left distraught and in tears after his Olympic dream came to a premature end after just nine minutes of action.

Venezuela’s Yoel Finol, 19, was awarded the bout on a unanimous points decision to leave Ali, who is a year older, with his head in his hands and looking stunned.

“I’ve been here too long and I was itching to get in there,” said Ali, who was making his first appearance nine days after the Rio boxing began.

“I let the emotions get the better of me, I just tried too hard and nothing was flowing and now I am just here…” said Ali, his voice trembling and tears welling in his eyes.

“I just feel like it’s the end of the world.”

The heavyweight legend Ali, who died in June aged 74, announced his presence to the world — he was then called Cassius Clay — with gold at the Rome Olympics in 1960.

http://realworldofsport.com/2016/08/16/rio-olympics-muhammed-ali-loses-boxing-bout-on-debut/

Two members of the Dream Team VI and three officials of the national U-23 team back to Nigeria from the ongoing 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil by the Sports minister Solomon Dalung.

It was learnt that the two alternate players Stanley Dimgba and goalkeeper Yusuf Mohammed alongside the team’s media officer, Timi Ebikagboro, curator and the team coordinator were sent packing from the games and flew out of Brazil to Nigeria on Monday night.

“We said they should send them back home if they could not take care of them (players and officials,” Nigeria Football Federation spokesman.

According to reports, Dalung had complained of the huge financial burden of taking care of the extra players and officials after the players were prevented from leaving the hotel over the unpaid bills of eight of their unaccredited players and officials.

Dalung said 84 players and four officials – unofficially accredited persons had been with the team since they left Atlanta for Brazil.

“The organisers of the Games, the International Olympic Committee, are only responsible for 25 accredited players and officials including feeding, flights and accommodation. We have been carrying the rest along. In Manaus, we were forced to pay camp allowances to the extra four players making 29,” Dalung added.
http://realworldofsport.com/2016/08/16/two-u-23-players-three-officials-sent-home-from-brazil/

I have watched 24 season 1-8 more than five times. Can never get tired of watching it. Jack Bauer is my screen saver join. Classic movie

crixtex:
I never knew a president has such powers o.. O God make me a president o... i have enemies to deal with....

Funny you. But change that OT if not God won't make you even a LG councillor

I was discussing with my cousins on a family group chat on Whatsapp on Wednesday while mocking Arsenal’s ‘near’ failure and ‘almost’ success. A senior cousin of mine is a die-hard fan of Arsenal and sometimes I wonder why and how she hasn’t developed heart ache. Arsenal fans are strong hearted people, no doubt about that. They are used to ‘failure’. No pun intended here.

While the mocking was going on, Jose Mourinho’s name popped up. It seems there is no way Mourinho’s name won’t be mentioned when talking about coaches. We can all recall the famous and maybe infamous statement where he labelled Arsene Wenger as a specialist in failure. Upon revisiting that chapter, all hell was let loose and my cousin almost tore me apart. Yours sincerely is core Real Madrid fan. I hope to be top board member in future.

My cousin tore me apart so to say telling me how Mourinho was sacked and I was defending him. That was where the ‘Jobless One’ was coined. It stung me like a bee that the ‘Only One’ who in all references, deference made Real Madrid who they are today.

Before his appointment, Madrid was always dumped out in round of sixteen of the Champions League but he came and changed the status quo. Madrid began to rub shoulders with the big boys once again and became a force. He broke records in Madrid and caused controversies as well. He ended Madrid’s 18 year wait for a Copa del Rey title by defeating Barcelona.

All said and done, why is Jose Mourinho jobless? We all know he started his real professional career as a coach from Benfica to Uniao de Leiria before moving to Porto. After leaving Porto, he went to Chelsea, was sacked and went to Inter Milan, resigned and came to Real Madrid before going to back to his vomit in Chelsea who have rendered him jobless.

In all these clubs, he won trophies upon trophies. He has won every available trophy with all the clubs put together. So he can’t be considered a failure but why is he jobless? It is said that success has plenty fathers and mothers but failure is an orphan.

He is a multi-linguist who can speak English, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish and it’s not surprising that he won league titles in the countries. He was also a translator cum assistant to Bobby Robson and Louis Van Gaal, his ‘potential’ predecessor at Manchester United in Barcelona as well.

On his very first press conference as Chelsea in June 2004, he said “Please don’t call me arrogant but I’m European champion and I think I’m a special one,” which resulted in the media dubbing ‘The Special One’. In August 2012 during his stint as Real Madrid manager, he stated that he had won too much to be called the Special One and deserved to be called the Only One. He felt he deserves the new status after becoming the first manager in football history to win titles in Europe’s top three leagues in England, Italy and Spain. Does he now deserve his new status as the Jobless One? Maybe for the time being.

He has continually be linked with jobs with some very ridiculous like Indonesia coaching position. He was even offered a job from the world’s worst club as well. At a point, memorabilia in his name were sold in Manchester United in anticipation of him taking over from Van Gaal. That’s seems not be possible again as the board has ratified their support for the Dutch. He has been linked with Everton job following the sack of Roberto Martinez but that isn’t sure also.

Take a look at this. Whatever club Mourinho was to coach will have released bits of information and cause a media shutdown. There is always media frenzy surrounding his potential arrival in a club but not this time. All we hear are speculation, not certainties. So the question again is why is he jobless? This is a multimillion dollar question.

There palpable fears that he will destroy existing foundations of a club. Mourinho is a complicated somebody, an advocate of the end justifies the means. He is more interested in results. We can recall the 2010 Champions League semi-final match Inter Milan played against to be dethroned 2015 champions, Barcelona. With Thiago Motta red carded, Inter played the rest of the match with all men behind the ball. He parked the bus and shut the station down. Samuel Walter and co did a magnificent job. We even saw Samuel Eto playing a left back. What a game it was!!! He even called the game ‘the most beautiful defeat of my life’.

We will be waiting for the news to break out when the now “Jobless One” will be employed and see him again on the touch line dishing out tactical instructions to his players. Where he will be remains unknown but he revealed that by July, he will be employed.

https://realworldofsport.com/2016/05/19/jose-mourinho-from-the-special-one-to-the-only-one-and-now-the-jobless-one/

Chelsea midfielder, Nemanja Matic is keen to leave Stamford Bridge after a frustrating season and team up with Jose Mourinho if he takes charge at the Old Trafford.

The Serbian has long-standing interest from Juventus but have yet to make an offer for him.

The Serie A champions and Chelsea's transfer plans are intertwined over potential targets Paul Pogba and Juan Cuadrado while Juve also like Oscar.

Though interested in a move to Turin, he is keen to stay in England if the chance arises and is waiting to see if Manchester United begin negotiations with Jose Mourinho in the next month.

Should United push for the Portuguese then Matic would be interested in following him to Old Trafford.

But it may take a big fee to persuade Chelsea to sell to their Premier League rivals and former manager.

https://realworldofsport.com/2016/05/09/nemanja-matic-wants-to-follow-jose-mourinho-to-manchester-united-if-he-gets-the-job/

The Cameroon Football Federation has revealed that the goalkeeper of a Cameroonian women's side has died after collapsing during a warm-up session,

Jeanine Christelle Djomnang, 26, became ill before a Femina Stars Ebolowa match in southern Cameroon on Sunday, and died on her way to hospital.

The federation says initial reports suggest she died of a heart attack but it is now awaiting a medical report.

It comes days after Cameroon player Patrick Ekeng died in Romania.( https://realworldofsport.com/2016/05/08/cameroonian-player-dies-after-collapsing-on-pitch/ )

Djomnang complained of chest pains as she prepared to take on Louves MINPROFF Yaounde in the Cameroon elite league and was taken to hospital.

Cameroon's African Women Footballer of the Year Gaelle Enganamouit, who now plays in Sweden, was one of the first to react to the news.

"It's with sadness that I have learnt of the death of my team-mate Djomnang Jeanine Christelle of Femina Stars Ebolowa, may her soul rest in peace," she wrote on social media.

On Friday, it was confirmed that Dinamo Bucharest and Cameroon midfielder Patrick Ekeng had died aged 26 of a suspected heart attack after collapsing on the pitch.

The 26-year-old fell to the floor in the 70th minute of a televised Romanian league match between Dinamo and Viitorul. He died later in hospital.

A book of condolence has been opened at the Cameroon Football Federation headquarters for both Ekeng and Djomanang.
https://realworldofsport.com/2016/05/09/tragedy-hits-cameroon-football-as-another-player-dies-during-warm-up-session/

Just as every football game is won, lost or drawn, the main actors who are the players are expected to play their parts which are to score and the onus falls more on the strikers.

However, certain EPL strikers have found it hard to score in recent months and may have contributed to the current playing status of their teams.

Let’s look at some of them.

1. Siem de Jong
Siem de Jong is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for English club Newcastle United. Prior to joining Newcastle he played in the youth academy of De Graafschap and Ajax. He made his professional debut for the Amsterdam-based side and would go on to become the club's captain as they won a record four consecutive Eredivisie titles from 2010 to 2014. He has gone 17 games without scoring a single goal.
Siem de Jong is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for English club Newcastle United.
Prior to joining Newcastle he played in the youth academy of De Graafschap and Ajax. He made his professional debut for the Amsterdam-based side and would go on to become the club’s captain as they won a record four consecutive Eredivisie titles from 2010 to 2014. He has gone 17 games without scoring a single goal.

2. Bafétimbi Gomis
Bafétimbi Gomis is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Swansea City and the France national team. Gomis played youth football with Saint-Étienne before making his professional debut for the club. After spending time on loan at Troyes, he moved to Lyon in 2009. Gomis joined current club Swansea City in 2014. Gomis has made 12 appearances for the French national team, scoring three goals. He was a member of the squad for UEFA Euro 2008. He has gone 15 games without a single goal.
Bafétimbi Gomis is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Swansea City and the France national team.
Gomis played youth football with Saint-Étienne before making his professional debut for the club. After spending time on loan at Troyes, he moved to Lyon in 2009. Gomis joined current club Swansea City in 2014.
Gomis has made 12 appearances for the French national team, scoring three goals. He was a member of the squad for UEFA Euro 2008. He has gone 15 games without a single goal.

3. Olivier Giroud
Olivier Giroud is a French footballer and model who plays for English club Arsenal and the France national team. He plays as a striker and is known for his reliable goal scoring rate, off-ball movement, heading, link-up play and celebrations. Incredibly, he remains Arsenal's joint top scorer in the top flight this season with 12 goals, and in all competitions he is the Gunners' most prolific player with 20 goals but has gone 13 games without a goal. He scored last on 08-03-2016 during the FA Cup match against Hull City. He scored a double.
Olivier Giroud is a French footballer and model who plays for English club Arsenal and the France national team. He plays as a striker and is known for his reliable goal scoring rate, off-ball movement, heading, link-up play and celebrations.
Incredibly, he remains Arsenal’s joint top scorer in the top flight this season with 12 goals, and in all competitions he is the Gunners’ most prolific player with 20 goals but has gone 13 games without a goal. He scored last on 08-03-2016 during the FA Cup match against Hull City. He scored a double.

4. Saido Berahino
Saido Berahino is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion. Berahino joined West Bromwich Albion at the age of 11 and turned professional seven years later. Berahino made his first starts for West Bromwich Albion in the 2013–14 season, with highlights of that campaign including a hat-trick against Newport County, and the winning goal at Old Trafford against Manchester United. In his second full season, he recorded 20 goals in 45 games across all competitions. He has not scored a single goal in 13 matches. He scored last on 27-02-2016 in an EPL game against Crystal Palace.
Saido Berahino is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion.
Berahino joined West Bromwich Albion at the age of 11 and turned professional seven years later. Berahino made his first starts for West Bromwich Albion in the 2013–14 season, with highlights of that campaign including a hat-trick against Newport County, and the winning goal at Old Trafford against Manchester United. In his second full season, he recorded 20 goals in 45 games across all competitions.
He has not scored a single goal in 13 matches. He scored last on 27-02-2016 in an EPL game against Crystal Palace.

5. Cameron Jerome
Cameron Zishan Rana-Jerome known as Cameron Jerome, is an English professional footballer who plays for Norwich City as a striker. He earned 10 caps for the England under-21 team. Jerome joined Norwich City in August 2014 for whom he has gone 13 games without a single goal.
Cameron Zishan Rana-Jerome known as Cameron Jerome, is an English professional footballer who plays for Norwich City as a striker. He earned 10 caps for the England under-21 team. Jerome joined Norwich City in August 2014 for whom he has gone 13 games without a single goal.

6. Arouna Koné
Arouna Koné is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Everton and the Ivory Coast national team. He started the season as the perfect foil for goalscoring partner Romelu Lukaku, but he has since faltered, as have his side Everton. Kone looks set to finish the season on 5 Premier League strikes, having not scored in his last 13. He scored last on 31-01-2016 in a FA Cup match against Carlisle.
Arouna Koné is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Everton and the Ivory Coast national team. He started the season as the perfect foil for goalscoring partner Romelu Lukaku, but he has since faltered, as have his side Everton. Kone looks set to finish the season on 5 Premier League strikes, having not scored in his last 13. He scored last on 31-01-2016 in a FA Cup match against Carlisle.

https://realworldofsport.com/2016/05/02/six-english-premier-league-strikers-who-have-not-scored-in-months/

After the fall of man from the Garden of Eden (I pray to see that garden when I get to Heaven), God made it known that man will ‘suffer’ to make a living for disobeying Him.

That anger from God made man to toil hard day and night to survive and this will continue to be till the end of life. In everyone, there is a talent and the onus is on us to maximally use those talents to make the world a better place for us and others in general.

Just as every human being on earth, there are people who were lucky to be born into wealth and some other very unlucky to be born into extreme poverty and this is apt in the lives of certain world-renowned athletes.

There are thousands of them who were born into poverty and were fortunate to use sport to escape as an escape route. However the focus will be on thirty of them.

1. Novak Djokovic
He is the current number one tennis player in the world, who’s won countless tournaments and majors. Djokovic was born in Serbia during a time of a war and poverty in the country. He was raised in Belgrade during some of the worst years in that city’s troubled history. His parents did their best to give Novak and his brother an easy life, but during their time in Belgrade they lived through two wars. Due to that, at times, they didn’t have access to things like milk or bread.

2. Edson Arantes do Nascimento aka Pele
He is widely regarded as one of the top football players of all time and is an absolute legend in the sport. Pele was born in Tres Coracoes, Brazil. His father was also a professional soccer player, but failed to earn a solid living with it, thus the family lived in poverty. Even in this impoverished upbringing, Pele developed a real talent for soccer and eventually found his way out of poverty. Pele actually first learned the sport by playing soccer with a rolled-up sock, stuffed with old rags.

3. Diego Maradona
He is legendary in world football, for both his skill and his off-field issues, as he, along with Lionel Messi, are arguably the two best players to ever come out of Argentina. Maradona was raised near Buenos Aires with a very poor family. Maradona was actually one of eight kids, who all shared one room together. He had incredible passion for soccer from a very young age and was eventually able to work his way out of an incredibly difficult situation.

4. Mike Tyson
He is regarded as one of the hardest hitters in combat sports history, but also had one of the hardest childhoods in sports history as well. Tyson was born in poverty-stricken Brooklyn, NY. When he was two years old, his father abandoned his family and left Tyson’s mother to care for the family. As they continued to struggle, they had to move to an even more dangerous neighbourhood. Tyson was arrested more than 30 times by the time he was 13, including being involved in various armed robberies

5. Cristiano Ronaldo
He was born in Portugal, where his mother was a cook and his father was a gardener. His family grew up in poverty and less than ideal conditions. In fact, Ronaldo shared a ingle room with his brother and two sisters. He claims that they had very little and that he never had any toys. Ronaldo also had a rough time growing up. He was well liked in school, but got in major trouble at school and was eventually expelled for throwing a chair at his teacher.

6. Lebron James
He is undoubtedly the best player in the NBA at the moment and is one of the best players in history. However, he wasn’t destined for greatness right from birth. James was born to a 16-year old mother who raised him on her own. Life was a struggle throughout his childhood, as he and his mother moved from apartment to apartment while she tried to find solid work. James ended up moving in with a football coach when he was nine years old for a more stable environment

7. Victor Cruz
For the 27 year-old pass-catcher, Victor Cruz, life had not been so easy in regards to his collegiate career.
After being sent home two times for poor grades, according to Bruce Arthur of the National Post, Cruz finally decided to shape up his game.
Being a student of University of Massachusetts, the player went on to have an extraordinary professional life under the UMass masthead. When the 2010 draft shut its doors, The Giants took an interest in Cruz, who was undrafted, becoming a huge part of Big Blue’s offensive attack.
Cruz’s story has been inspirational to many for not only has he won a Super Bowl ring, but he had gone from an un-drafted wide receiver to signing a six-year deal with the Giants worth about $46 million.

8. Yasiel Puig
Chaos and upheaval are words that could describe Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig as he made his way to the major leagues.
His tale was recorded by Jesse Katz of Los Angeles Magazine. In it, there was mention of Puig’s journey from Cuba to the U.S., being a dangerous tale of confusion, corruption and chaos.
In his later life, Puig signed a deal with the Dodgers and became a legendary name. Now, he stands as a man who has truly survived the ultimate rags-to-riches story.


To find out who they are, read more on https://realworldofsport.com/2016/04/21/30-super-star-athletes-who-were-born-into-extreme-poverty-1/

texazzpete:
I posted a free unlock method in the previous page

Just went thru your posts and I have seen it. Laptop is dead now so will have to do it once charged. Appreciate you bruv!

honsule:
DC - Unlocker 2 Client 1.00.1220

Detecting modem :

selection :
manufacturer - Huawei modems
model - Huawei E5573 (untested)

Selected Applications port COM5

Found modem : E5573s-606
Model : Huawei E5573 (untested)
IMEI : 866079020994262
Serial NR. : R3TDW15714005747
Firmware : 21.110.99.03.00
Compile date / time : Oct 16 2014 14:17:46
Hardware ver. : CL1E5573SM
Dashboard version : WEBUI_17.100.08.00.03_Rndis_V7R2_9x25_V7R11_CPIO
SIM Lock status : Locked (Card Lock)
Wrong codes entered : 8 (unlock attempts left : 2)

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User : honsule
Credits left : 7

Unlock Huawei E5573 (untested) (866079020994262) cost 7 cr
Service text tutorial: https://www.dc-unlocker.com/huawei-e5573-detect-and-unlock-guide

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that was how i unlocked mine. But you can google for tutorials and do it free.

Thanks gee!! Gracias! Will do that soon

honsule:
The Sim card inside my spectranet unlocked mifi

How did you unlock yours? I have the old black one. Thanks

It's a pity that there is logjam in the passage of the bill. I want to believe both parties have good intentions but seems to me however, the politicians are bringing in sectionalism and favouritism into the budget. I thought it was after 60 days not 30 days. I am believing that the president will sign the budget in May before Democracy Day.

Mekus68:
Yeye dey smell.
Talk dey say, is cheap.
I laugh @ Buhari n his zombies who keep claiming they will treat d militants like Boko haram.
When OBJ massacred Odi cuz of militancy, what happened, has it stopped pipelines vandalism.
Buhari hasn't finished dealing with Boko haram surrounded by countries, is it d militants surrounded by water dt he'll deal with.
Who will chase dem inside d river, those desert soldiers frm d north?
In OBJ's voice,,,I dey laugh

I am sorry bruv but you spoke out of complete ignorance. Without holding brief for the military, the militants are small fries to the collective strength of the military. Who says those northern soldiers cannot swim? They will swim with gadgets which militants may not have and clear their doubts. Don't ever underrate the Nigerian military, they will wipe out the militants with ease. Boko Haram is quite difficult cos they are 'invincible' and are ready to die thru suicide missions but militants aint.

RedCapChief:
I don't think Aregbesola "resuscitated" this factory. The Chinese company saw the potential and pumped money and other resources into the factory. Aregbesola only gave them permission to do it.

How can Aregbe resuscitate anything?

How will the Chinese know about this if Aregbesola did not invite them over and partner with them and see how they can work together. So give it to him

Neroclassic:
Uche Mdaduga d racker.we were in d same set.I remember his rack with Efe Eke.Good ol days.Floreat!

Floreat bruv! As you mentioned this, I faintly recall the fight. Obviously Uche must have finished Efe. That guy was just a rare breed in school. Can never forget his name. I was in Alpha class. U were?

OP this doesn't look like NFF' office rather FRSC in Zone 5. Look at the flag also

GudluckIBB:
Don't be tired bro!
That's what brought us to were we are now as a nation. Past administrations hurriedly signed documents like this without going through it.

Its better we take our time, suffer once and for all and wait for a brighter tomorrow

Well said bruv! Buhari is unfazed by cries , sign the budget now cos he knows if the budget fails, he will be insulted. To respect hi old age, he will ensure the budget is up to what he wants. He should take his time oooo and scrutinise well

We need the Egyptian airline to get the ball for us.
Is that commentary when an Egyptian played the ball into the stands. Very dry commentary

princemi:
ya that's true...he was like "it will be on record that today the 25th of March Alex Iwobi is making his first debut for Nigeria in a competitive match"

Like we have two or more debut. Awon olodo. Like I posited, caf NFF and c should employ Jim Beglin and Jon champion

Thylord:
Mark my word asrnal will beat barcelona by 4 goals to nil. :PMark my word asrnal will beat barcelona by 4 goals to nil.

I like this kind of hope and belief. I key into your faith bruv

Lionel Messi has insisted that Barcelona’s Champions League last-16 tie with Arsenal isn’t over yet, despite their commanding position heading into the second leg, Sky Sports reports.

The Argentine scored both goals as Barcelona won 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium last month, leaving the Gunners with a mountain to climb on their trip to the Nou Camp on Wednesday night.

But Messi was defiant that his side were not going to be complacent ahead of the clash, saying Arsenal have the quality at their disposal to cause an upset.

“Arsenal have players more than capable of scoring goals,” Messi said, following their 6-0 victory over Getafe on Saturday.

“We have put ourselves in a very good position to progress and to reach the quarter-finals but none of the players are thinking that the job is finished.

“Of course we know the danger that Alexis Sanchez can bring but that is only one of many top quality players they have. The style they play is the most similar to that which we play at Barcelona and for that we have a lot of respect for them.”

Not only will Arsenal have to score at least twice to progress to the quarter-finals, they’ll also have to keep out European football’s most potent strikeforce in Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez.

Between them they have more than 100 goals already this season, and Messi believes the trio branded ‘MSN’ are only going to get better.

“The understanding between me, Neymar and Suarez is improving all the time,’ said Messi.

“It is a real pleasure to be able to play with them and our understanding of each other and the positions we are going to be in is improving all the time.”

http://realworldofsport.com/2016/03/15/we-are-not-done-yet-with-arsenal-messi/

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