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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger reportedly remains desperate to seal the £35.5million transfer of Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema.

The Gunners boss is desperate to add quality recruits to his squad for next season and the French striker is his top target.

Benzema has bagged 22 goals in 43 games this season and is seen as a guaranteed source of goals.

Wenger knows that he needs to provide competition for Olivier Giroud and his compatriot would be a viable option, according to Fichajes.net.

Madrid are ready to cash in on the French star and Arsenal are first in line to complete a deal.

Chelsea’s Cesc Fabregas ruined his chances of breaking Thierry Henry’s Premier League assist record by getting himself sent-off versus West Brom.

The Spanish midfielder was on course to overtake legend Henry’s record of 20 assists in one season, but this is now impossible.

Fabregas, who was on 18 assists for the season, will miss the rest of the campaign as a result of his petulant red card for the Blues.

This will make Arsenal fans very happy, after ex-Gunner Fabregas broke their hearts by signing for bitter rivals Chelsea last summer.

Rugby cannot grow when the country's focus is mainly on football. Even the football now, is a problem to qualify.

The host selection process for Rugby World Cup 2023 has officially launched, with interested Unions having until 15 June 2015 to officially express their interest in hosting rugby’s premier global event.

With the Rugby World Cup brand going from strength to strength ahead of a record-breaking England 2015 and ground-breaking Japan 2019 tournaments, formal interest is anticipated to be high and geographically wide.

As announced in March, the Rugby World Cup 2023 host union will be selected in May 2017 following a phased process. The successful country will have six years to work with tournament owners Rugby World Cup Limited to deliver the event and maximise the benefits of observing the delivery of Japan 2019.

So far Ireland, South Africa, Italy and France have publicly announced their hosting interest and with the process now officially open, World Rugby invites unions to confirm their interest.

World Rugby Chairman Bernard Lapasset said: “Today represents an exciting and significant milestone in planning and preparation for Rugby World Cup 2023 and a date that officially kicks off starts the bidding journey for interested potential hosts unions.

“We are delighted with the strong level of interest from unions and governments at this early stage, which underscores the enormous hosting appeal of Rugby World Cup in the global sporting market place and we welcome further interest in the coming month.”

To assist with the process, World Rugby has invited interested parties to attend a two-day information-sharing briefing in London on 4-5 June, 2015 and the biggest official observer programme to date during England 2015.

Previous Hosts:

1987 – New Zealand and Australia
1991 – England (pool games in Wales, Scotland, Ireland and France)
1995 – South Africa
1999 – Wales (pool games in Scotland, England, Ireland and France)
2003 – Australia
2007 – France
2011 – New Zealand
2015 – England
2019 – Japan
2023 – TBC

Italy and Argentina are the only Tier 1 nations to have never hosted a Rugby World Cup match. Of the current applicants, South Africa, who have won twice out of the five they competed in, last hosted in 1995, so you would think they could be a sensible choice.

Who do you think it should go to? Qatar is not an option.

obiak4:
pasto-prenuers

That one concern you. Don't joke about the grace upon a man of God. Try get sense.

President Vladimir Putin of Russia was in action during an exhibition hockey game at the Night Hockey League tournament in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has played in an exhibition hockey game and scored one goal after another on assists from retired NHL players.

Putin's team won 18 to 6, with eight of those goals made by the 62-year-old president, most of them on assists from NHL stars Pavel Bure and Valeri Kamensky.

Three of the remaining goals were scored by Russia's defense minister.

The game was played Saturday in Sochi, the city that hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics, and concluded shortly before Russia played the U.S. in a semifinal of the ice hockey world championships.

During his 15 years as Russia's leader, Putin has frequently displayed his athletic skills, most notably in judo and swimming. He took up hockey only in recent years to promote the sport.

Everton are reportedly lining up a loan-transfer for Manchester United’s Nani.

The 28-year-old winger is currently on loan at Sporting Lisbon, and has performed well for the Portuguese outfit, scoring 11 goals in 30 appearances this season.

Nani’s form has caught the attention of Roberto Martinez, who is ready to take him on loan next season, according to reports.

Sporting would love to take Nani on loan for another season but cannot afford his £110,000-a-week wages – he would be an ideal signing for Everton who are looking to improve their squad after a difficult season.

bewla:
:-Xfall my team

Then bring back Benitez

These are my favourite Pastors:

Pastor Cosmas Ilechukwu - Charismatic Renewal Ministries
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome - Christ Embassy
Pastor E.A. Adeboye - Redeemed Christian Church of God
Pastor Sam Adeyemi - Daystar Christian Centre
Bishop David Oyedepo - Living Faith Church
Pastor David Ibiyeomie - Salvation Ministries

Note: in no preferential order

bewla:
dont think about it .
this will have made me proud in
liverpool colour if not for Rogers

What has Rogers got to do with signing him?

Manchester United have made signing Paul Pogba their number one transfer priority, according to reports.

United, who have plans to spend £101million on transfers this summer, are looking for a dynamic central midfielder.

And the Guardian says attention has focused on re-signing Pogba from Juventus, with United making him a priority signing.

Pogba is valued at £70m but recent suggestions say Juve would accept about £58million – having decided to cash in on a major asset.

Barcelona, Chelsea, Arsenal and Real Madrid will all offer competition for the Frenchman.

simplymade:
I feel for them

lol. That's true though. But they left with a good fight.

Queens Park Rangers fans staged a bizarre pitch invasion after their 2-1 win against Newcastle – despite already being relegated from the Premier League.

The Rs were consigned to the Championship after last week’s hammering at the hands of Manchester City, and the mood around Loftus Road was expected to be dreary.

However, goals from Matty Phillips and Leroy Fer gave the west Londoners all three points, and the crowds on the pitch afterwards took to singing; ‘We are going down, we are going down.’

Perhaps they just wanted to celebrate a rare three points? Some Twitter users weren’t quite as understanding, though…

George Brady wasn’t the biggest signing Chelsea made from Ligue 1 in the summer 2012, but he still arrived with a decent bit of fanfare for a 15-year-old. He even got a blurb from the Daily Mail! He was also 6’4″ already, so in a way, he was actually pretty big.

That’s Michael Emenalo on the right. He’s 6’1″.

Brady, a center back, was a mainstay of the Chelsea U18s a year later and was rewarded with his first professional deal last summer. But this season he had only made 10 appearances while battling a few injuries, and earlier on Saturday, U18 manager Joe Edwards confirmed that Brady has left the club.

There’s no further hint of how or why this decision was made, but good luck to George in his future career!

armadeo:
in other news.....

Bale is the man that would undoubtedly turn Manchester United into title contenders and the hope has to be that he simply gets fed up with his treatment at the Bernabeu.

It will undoubtedly be tough to convince him (and more importantly, Florentino Perez) to give up on his Madrid dream but if Ed Woodward can get it done then he gives Louis van Gaal one of the most potent weapons in European football.

A Bale at the top of his game could even make United into European challengers once again in what would be an era-defining signing.

Chelsea are keen on exciting Ajax winger Anwar El Ghazi. Anwar El Ghazi (born 3 May 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer of Moroccan descent who currently plays as a winger for Ajax in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid are reportedly set to battle it out for the signature of Ajax talent Anwar El Ghazi.

Dutch newspaper De Telegraf report the trio will send scouts to watch the 20-year-old at Toulon Under-20 tournament later this month.

El Ghazi has enjoyed an excellent season with the Dutch club and has been crowned their young player of the year after scoring nine goals and providing eight assists.

The paper adds Ajax do not want to part with the youngster but there is the prospect of Chelsea buying him and loaning back to the Dutch side for a season or two.

I don't find any reason why he should have such a drawing on his body. Its not just dirty and trashy, it simply show his lack of maturity.

Nice outfit Banga Lee. But have a look at the second and third picture. Is Dbang wearing 2 wrist watches.
A Gold chain and a leather watch..

Just curious...

Nice outfit Banga Lee. But have a look at the second and third picture. Is Dbang wearing 2 wrist watches?
A Gold chain and a leather watch..

Just curious...

We will like to know about what you made of Arsenal, ahead of the match between Manchester United and the North London self-celebrators. And yes, there is mention of the calendar year.

Do you think Arsenal are significantly better than they were last year?

What have you made of Danny Welbeck?

What score do you expect on Sunday?

Are you not tired of Arsene Wenger yet?

Do you think Arsenal will be superior to United again next year? And why?

Honest opinion needed.

A 21-year-old football player has died in Argentina after colliding with a concrete wall that surrounded the pitch.

According to a report by Argentinian news agency Clarin, Emanuel Ortega was declared dead in the early hours of Thursday morning, after fracturing his skull in a match two weeks ago.

Ortega, who played for San Martin de Burzaco in Argentina's fifth tier, went shoulder-to-shoulder with a player from Juventud Unida but crashed head first into a concrete wall just a meter from the touchline.

Ortega had emergency surgery on a double skull fracture last week, but the news has been confirmed by staff where he was being held.

Video of the harrowing incident exists, but we have chosen not to include it.

On the day of the incident, San Martin manager Cristian Ferlauto said it was "crazy" and "a disgrace" to have a wall so close to the pitch.

"The wall is just a metre from the line. It's crazy, there's no protection," he said. "The security measures are taken thinking about the fans, and the fence is so high so that they can't throw stones, but something are more important.

"It's a disgrace."

Ferlauto also absolved the opponent of blame, saying he had "no intent" to injure Ortega.

And while it's not uncommon to see such strict security measures at Argentinian stadiums, this tragedy will hopefully lead to a thorough discussion and measures that ensure player safety—both from the fans and their environment. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and team-mates.

CountDracula:
C. Ronaldo is great, messi is great yet they ar nt in arsenal, does dat answer ur question?

It doesn't man. But i wish you guyz the best always. Still blues...

I have just found out "Three tactical keys to Bayern Munich defeating FC Barcelona today".You'll be amazed.

CountDracula:
which kind of star is dat? Did u see d ball dey played towards him?? Even my grandma wud hav stopped any of dem like he did... Nthng outstandin at all. If ure lookin for an outstandin keeper try watchin real madrid's match against valencia and see dt valencia's keeper

If you don't call that a good performance, then what? I am also happy that he was determined not to concede a goal at the Emirate. If Valencia's keeper is so good, why don't you the gunners pay money for him.

Thats not a good excuse. I hope you still remember an outstanding performance from the Arsenal old boy Lukasz Fabianski yesterday. He was the star man of the match. I hope the gunners learnt something valuable yesterday.

CountDracula:
Ospina is simply nt good enof! Deres no excuse for dt

It was supposed to be a routine end-of-season home win that would send Arsenal back into pole position for second place, and somehow, via a Swansea winner from substitute Bafetimbi Gomis, it ended up full of the same old bitter recriminations that can plague the gunners.

Arsenal fans took to Twitter to blame goal line technology, after conceding a last-gasp goal to Swansea at the Emirates on Monday night.
The match, which was largely panned on Twitter for lack of action, took off in the second-half – a string of impressive saves from ex-Gunner Lukasz Fabianski kept his old side at bay.

Bafetimbi Gomis’ header in the 85th minute looked to have been saved by David Ospina, but the referee’s magic watch disagreed and the goal was given.

Gomis’ goal was a header from a cross from Montero after a break from the substitute Modou Barrow. As Ospina protested, referee Kevin Friend gestured helplessly at the screen on his wrist where the decision was communicated – and everyone knows it is pointless to argue with the technology these days. At times like this all the old fears grip the Emirates stadium which, at the end of a long unbeaten run, saw their team’s vulnerable side again.

The Welsh side were able to hold on to their 1-0 lead, and some Gunners fans unbelievably blamed goal line technology for losing the match.

Tiger Woods struggles at this time of year, which marks the anniversary of his father’s passing. His recent breakup with Lindsey Vonn makes it even tougher on the 14-time major champion.

Tiger Woods conceded Tuesday that he has not slept much heading into Thursday’s start of The Players Championship — mostly since this week is the anniversary of his father’s death and because of his recent split from Lindsey Vonn.

“It obviously does affect me. It is tough, no doubt, I’m not going to lie about that, it is tough,” Woods said during a press conference at TPC Sawgrass about off-course issues having a impact on him inside the ropes. “And on top of that, this time of year is really, really hard on me. This three-day window is really hard.

“I haven’t slept,” said Woods. “These three days, May 3rd through the 5th, today, is brutal on me. And with obviously what happened on Sunday it just adds to it.”

Earl Woods passed away on May 3, 2006 and Woods and Vonn announced their breakup on Sunday. Despite dealing with such emotions, however, Woods said he was able to concentrate on the task at hand.

“Once you’re inside the ropes, it’s time to tee it up and time to play,” he said. “You go out there, and, for me, I focus. I get into my little world, my little zone and do the best I possibly can for, well, it used to be four hours. Now it’s five-hour rounds, a five-hour time period, grind it out and win golf tournaments, because at the end, to me, that’s what I want to do at that particular week is win a tournament.”

Woods will play his first event since his comeback at the Masters alongside Adam Scott and defending Players champ Martin Kaymer on Thursday at 1:49 p.m. ET.

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Nigeria's Super Eagles, after crashing our of the AFCON qualification, can they get a win in Uyo. We are believing a good performance from Ghana and Ac Milan.
Our soccer prediction for the club and international friendlies.

WORLD: Friendly International
18:00 Nigeria - Uganda
Pick: Home Win

WORLD: Friendly International
16:00 Ghana - Namibia
Pick: Home Win

WORLD: Club Friendly
19:00 Reggiana (Ita) - AC Milan (Ita)
Pick: Away Team Win

WORLD: Friendly International
21:00 France U21 - Estonia U21
Pick: Home Team to win either Half

WORLD: Friendly International
18:00 Swaziland - South Africa
Pick: Over 1.5 Goals

WORLD: Friendly International
19:00 Mali - Gabon
Pick: Both Teams to score

Our soccer predictions for today the 22nd of March, 2015.

SPAIN: Primera Division
21:00 Barcelona – Real Madrid
Pick: Both Teams to score

ARGENTINA: Primera Division
22:15 River Plate – Godoy Cruz
Pick: Over 1.5 Goals

Italy: Serie A
21:45 SSC Napoli – Atalanta
Pick: SSC Napoli to Win either Half

Portugal: Primeira Liga
20:00 Sporting CP – Vitoria de Guimaraes
Pick: Home Win

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El clásico pendulum swings to Barça and Lionel Messi before Real Madrid clash. Dont miss the action!!
Our soccer predictions for today the 22nd of March, 2015.

SPAIN: Primera Division
21:00 Barcelona – Real Madrid
Pick: Both Teams to score

England: Premier League
15:30 Liverpool – Manchester United
Pick: Both Teams to score

England: Premier League
18:00 Hull – Chelsea
Pick: Chelsea to Win either Half

GERMANY: Bundesliga
17:30 Bayern Munich – B. Monchengladbach
Pick: Home Win Over 1.5 Goals

ARGENTINA: Primera Division
22:15 River Plate – Godoy Cruz
Pick: Over 1.5 Goals

Italy: Serie A
21:45 SSC Napoli – Atalanta
Pick: SSC Napoli to Win either Half

Portugal: Primeira Liga
20:00 Sporting CP – Vitoria de Guimaraes
Pick: Home Win

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