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 According to reports in Italy, Arsenal have emerged as the number one contenders to sign Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen from Napoli this summer. Osimhen has netted 17 goals for the Naples outfit this season and has been attracting several Premier League offers after his fine displays in Serie A.


Arsenal will be in need of a new striker next season as they aim to secure Champions League football next season with both Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah, the club's only recognized strikers at the moment.

According to Gazetta dello Sport, the Gunners are already making moves to revamp their frontline ahead of next season-now ahead of the pack in the race to sign Osimhen.

Arsenal will have to meet Napoli's price tag for Osimhen, with the club reportedly set to hold out for a huge 100 million euros (£84m).

Their move for Osimhen will depend on whether they make the Champions League, it adds, with Arsenal battling Tottenham for a top-four spot. They are currently two points ahead of their rivals with four games left. 

Manchester United are also linked with a move for the player, the report claims, while Newcastle are also monitoring the situation and would be able to meet Napoli's huge demands.

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A Manchester United legend has revealed one of the most traumatic experiences he suffered as a teenager; being sexually abused at the age of 13.

The famous Manchester United left-back, Patrice Evra, opened up about how he grew up with a rough life on a new BBC One show dubbed "Freeze the Fear". Speaking on the show about his early life before being a famous footballer, Evra said during his childhood he used to "hustle," selling drugs and begging for food.

Opening up about his sexual abuse, Evra stated that he was abused by his school's principal and that he [Evra] still remembers this traumatic experience.I did like three things before playing football: sell drugs, Begging in front of the shop for money and working in a TV shop One is not true.

I didn’t sell any TVs. The other two are true. I was like 13.

He added

Being sexually abused at the age of 13 had a massive impact on my life. You just feel shame about yourself. When you don’t trust the authorities, because it was my headteacher, you don’t trust anybody else.

The retired Manchester United star was born in the capital city of Senegal, Dakar. From Dakar, Evra moved to Belgium, where he later left, only to settle in France.

After settling in France, Evra tried his luck, becoming a footballer at the age of 17. Football later saved him from his ‘chaotic’ and rough background.

The football saved me. When I was 17, I traveled to Italy. I remember when we arrived and we were sitting all the time and they were serving us food. I got into my room. I wore a tracksuit and I called my Mum and said, ‘Mum, here is like heaven, people are serving us food, it’s like two forks on one side, two knives on one side’. That’s my best memory.

During his football career, Evra played for Juventus, AS Monaco, Marseille, and Manchester United. At Man United, he bagged five premier league titles, three League Cups, and the Champions League. 

 

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The 20-year-old Manchester United footballer was arrested in January after images and videos were posted online. He was also questioned on suspicion of making threats to kill.

Greenwood was released on conditional bail, which was due to expire on Saturday, April 30.

In an update on the investigation, Greater Manchester Police said: "We are continuing to investigate a report made to us on Sunday, January 30th of online social media images and videos posted by a woman reporting incidents of physical violence." A 20-year-old man arrested that day on suspicion of rape, assault, and threats to kill a woman is still being held on bail.

An application has been made to the courts to have his bail extended beyond Saturday 30 April, but the hearing isn't expected to be until mid-June. 

"The suspect will remain on conditional bail until the date of the court hearing." Shortly after the allegations surfaced online, the striker was suspended from playing or training with the Old Trafford club until further notice.

Greenwood's sponsorship deal with Nike was suspended and later terminated, and Electronic Arts confirmed his removal from active squads in its Fifa 22 game. 

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A heart-melting video of Super Eagles and Villarreal FC winger, Samuel Chukwueze and his mother has captured the hearts of many fans online. In the video, the footballer's mom is seen holding his two legs as she prayed for him in Igbo before he departed for Cameroon with the Super Eagles team for the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. 




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 Manchester United and Arsenal both registered interest in signing Watford striker Emmanuel Dennis, his agent has claimed. Dennis has been in top form since joining the Premier League side, having already scored six goals and recorded five assists.



He put pen to paper on a five-year deal with the Watford over the summer but would have joined  United or Arsenal if they had matched Club Brugge's price tag.

The two clubs were put off by the £25million valuation slapped on him- but Watford made a move with a deal worth just £3.4m after he ran his contract down in Belgium.

'Arsenal were interested in the past and Manchester United were also interested, but for Club Brugge were demanding a ridiculous fee for him,' Drew Uyi told The Football Show YouTube channel.

They wanted £25m, while these clubs were prepared to pay £15m.

'In the end he joined Watford for £3.4m because his contract was running out. 'He was frustrated at Club Brugge, he was not happy because no young man would be if he were stopped from such opportunities [as Arsenal and Manchester United].'

Speaking ahead of his side's clash against Brentford, Claudio Ranieri has insisted Dennis has the quality to play for many of the teams he is scoring against.



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Eleven teams qualified so far for the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League last 16. The complete field of 16 teams that will advance to the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League knockout rounds has not yet been finalized. The final round of matches will be played on December 7 and 8. Manchester City beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 on Wednesday but both clubs qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League, along with Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Sporting Lisbon.
Sporting Lisbon reached the knockout phase for the first time since the 2008-2009 season as they beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1 in the Portuguese capital.
Dortmund’s campaign has been derailed by the continued absence of Erling Haaland with a hip injury and they will have to settle for a place in the Europa League.



Liverpool were already qualified for the last 16 going into their tie against Porto at Anfield and Thiago Alcantara’s superb low shot and Mohamed Salah’s sixth goal of this season’s group phase wrapped up a comfortable 2-0 win.




Atletico Madrid lost 1-0 at home to AC Milan after a dramatic late winner from Milan substitute Junior Messias, a defeat that leaves the Spanish side bottom of Liverpool’s Group B.

Diego Simeone’s team must beat Porto in their final game on December 7 and hope that Liverpool win away against AC Milan, who sit just a point behind the Portuguese club.

However, eleven teams qualified so far for the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League last 16.

They are:

Liverpool (ENG),

Ajax (NED),

Bayern Munich (GER),

Juventus (ITA),

Manchester United (ENG),

Chelsea (ENG),

Manchester City (ENG),

Paris Saint-Germain (FRA),

Sporting Lisbon (POR),

Real Madrid (ESP),

Inter Milan (ITA)
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Newcastle United are looking to raid Manchester United's squad during the January transfer window.

The Magpies are expected to spend significant amount of cash after they were bought by a Saudi Arabian-backed consortium for £305million. It is believed the club have identified four Manchester United players to sign following their struggle to cement a regular place in the Red Devils' starting XI.

According to The Mirror, Newcastle are plotting potential moves for Donny van de Beek, Jesse Lingard, Anthony Martial and Eric Bailly. Saudi's Public Investment Fund is led by Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman and the takeover makes Newcastle United one of the world's richest football clubs 

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 Nigeria’s Ese Brume has qualified for the final stage of the event at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Brume finished fourth in Group B with a 6.76m jump to take the final spot early on Sunday morning. She had the fourth overall best Jump among the finalists. 


 

Reigning World Indoor champion, Ivana Spanovic, was first in Group B with a jump of 7.00m. Current world champion Malaika Mihambo was second with a 6.98m leap. British Virgin Islands’ Chantel Malone (6.82m) finished third.

The 25-year-old jumped a distance of 7.17m at the Chule Vista Festival in May, to break Chioma Ajunwa’s 25-year long jump record of 7.12m. She was also the only Nigerian athlete who reached the final of her event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, where she placed fifth with a leap of 6.81m. Brume is Nigeria’s sole representative in the jumps in Tokyo since the disqualification of Ruth Usoro by the Athletics Integrity Unit.

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Manchester United star, Marcus Rashford has reportedly split from his girlfriend after eight years of dating.

The footballer, 23, and Lucia Loi, also 23, are thought to have called it quits earlier this year, according to The Sun. 

Sources say the pair broke up amid lockdown pressures but still have a “mutual love and respect”.

Marcus Rashford

Anti-child poverty campaigner Marcus is said to be devastated following his split from PR executive Lucia, who has since moved out of the Manchester United forward’s plush pad.

However, one source told the publication that despite them ending things, for now, there's still hope that the school sweethearts might 'reconcile' after some time apart.

A source close to the football hero said: “After eight years together, Marcus and Lucia have made the mutual decision to part ways.

“It is a result of the pressures and strains of the Covid pandemic and lockdowns, and the confinement that has brought with it over the last 12 months.

“There is a strong mutual love and respect for one another, having met at school, and there is a continued dialogue with the hope of a reconciliation in the future.”

The former couple first fell for each other at Ashton on Mersey School in Sale, Greater Manchester. She was with him as he made his name with Manchester United and England.

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Superstar footballer, Neymar's mansion in France was reportedly broken into before the Paris Saint-Germain star played and scored in a 4-0 thrashing of Reims on Sunday, May 16.


The Brazilian scored the opening goal in the match as PSG took the title race to the last day of the season with Lille favourites to be crowned champions if they win their last game. 



PSG is one point behind top-of-the-table Lille, with one game to go.

Neymar?s mansion in France broken into by man

According to French newspaper L'Equipe, a man managed to scale a perimeter wall and came 'within metres' of the front door.


It's been reported that the intruder was 'clutching bibles' and 'spreading the word of God' at the property in La Celle-Saint-Cloud.


Neymar's security team responded to the incident and raised the alarm, and police arrested the man a couple of miles away in a neighbouring town of Bougival.


The footballer's property is in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, around 1.8miles from where the intruder was detained.


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Musa Mustapha, a Nigerian boy has emerged atop his peers as far as boys cadet table tennis is concerned.

In a recent released by International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), Musa, 11, garnered a total of 128 points to top the ranking in the boys U-11 cadet category, according to Premium Times.

SportingLife reports that the young prodigy came first after getting 128 points. He is also ranked 17th in the U-13 category with his brother rated in 18th place.

Musa’s feat makes him the second African and first Nigerian to top the world ranking following the success of Hana Goda in 2020 where she was ranked the best U-15 female in the world.

The Al-Faizun Junior Academy student – who was part of the Nigerian star team that won the 2019 ITTF Junior Circuit in Ghana – is billed to be part of the World Youth Series (which replaced the ITTF World Junior Circuit) taking place later this year in Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana.

The young lad had made his senior debut for the country in the 2018 Nigeria Open in Lagos.

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Real Madrid's team bus has been damaged by Liverpool fans while on its route to Anfield for tonight's crunch champions league clash between both clubs.  




 

Video footage and images show a broken window on the side of the luxury bus outside Liverpool's home as stones and projectiles were launched towards the bus with one stone breaking the window facing the seat where club coach Zinedine Zidane sat.

A video online shows Liverpool staff cleaning up a pile of broken glass with Merseyside Police officers in attendance after hundreds of Liverpool fans had earlier been spotted lining Anfield Road ahead of kick-off.


 Liverpool has now reacted to the incident.


 A club spokesman said: "We condemn unequivocally the actions that led to Real Madrid’s team bus being damaged during its arrival to Anfield this evening


"It is totally unacceptable and shameful behaviour of a few individuals.


"We sincerely apologise to our visitors for any distress caused. We will work together with Merseyside Police to establish the facts and identify those responsible.”

 

Zinedine Zidane's side headed to Liverpool's home ground with a 3-1 aggregate lead from their first-leg in Madrid.

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Yeovil Town captain and defender, Lee Collins has died at the age of 32.

 

The club confirmed that the English footballer passed away on Wednesday, March 31, in a statement on their website. The cause of death is yet unknown.

 

Collins had made eight National League appearances for the Glovers this season having joined from Forest Green Rovers in 2019, and was on the bench for the Glovers' 3-1 win over Barnet last Saturday. 

 

"All at Yeovil Town Football Club are mourning the loss of club captain Lee Collins," said the club.

 

"Lee sadly passed away yesterday and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.

 

"We ask everyone to respect the family's privacy at this time. The club will make no further comment at this time.

 

"Our game with Altrincham tomorrow has been postponed."

 

The center-back started his career at Wolves, and also played for Hereford United, Port Vale, Barnsley, Shrewsbury, Northampton, Mansfield and Forest Green. 

 

Northampton released a statement which read: "Northampton Town Football Club are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former defender Lee Collins.



"32 year old Lee made 86 appearances for the club between February 2013 and June 2015, playing in the May 2013 play off semi finals against Cheltenham Town and the final against Bradford City at Wembley.


"His final game for the club came in April 2015 before he moved on to Mansfield Town.

 

"He followed that with spells at Forest Green Rovers and was club captain at Yeovil Town.

 

"Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are extended to Lee's family and friends."

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Leicester City and Super Eagles of Nigeria duo Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi have been included in the English Premier League Team of the Month of March by top football statistics website Whoscored. 



The two players started Nigeria's wins against the Republic of Benin and Lesotho played in March as the Super Eagles qualified for the AFCON 2021.


Iheanacho and Ndidi were picked in the starting lineup by manager Brendan Rodgers in all the matches played by Leicester in March 2021, with the striker playing a total of 247 minutes.


Ndidi's display over the course of last month was rated at 7.53 and Iheanacho received a rating of 8.02.


In a 4-4-2 formation, Ndidi has been deployed as a central midfielder along with Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City.


Iheanacho is partnered in attack by Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane. 

 

Super Eagles players Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi named in Premier League team of the month


On Iheanacho, the website wrote : "Kelechi Iheanacho scored in all three of his league appearances in March, finishing with five goals in total after capping the month with a hat-trick in a 5-0 win over strugglers Sheffield United. 


"Iheanacho unsurprisngly claimed a perfect 10 rating against the Blades, having also completed six  dribbles, one fewer than he had managed all season prior to that. 


"The 24-year-old has now scored as many non-penalty league goals as striker partner Jamie Vardy this season (6)."


On Ndidi, they wrote : "Leicester's midfield star, Wilfred Ndidi, finishes March with the second most tackles and interceptions combined (20) in the Premier League. 


"We have said it time and time again, but why no one has tried to prise Ndidi away from the King Power Stadium is bizarre. 


"Not just at his best defensively in March, Ndidi even registered two assists in three league matches. He registered six key passes in that time, half of his total for the campaign."

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Paris Saint-Germain striker, Mauro Icardi has jokingly called his wife Wanda Nara his "female dog" amid claims he sleeps with her 12 times a day. 

 


The Argentine international, 28, took to Instagram on Wednesday, March 31, to share a selfie of himself and his wife posing with their dog and wrote in his caption "Mi Perro y mi Perra @wanda_icardi" in Spanish, which translates to  “My (male) dog & my (female) dog.” 

 

His wife, Wanda replied in his comment session saying: "Que gracioso" - (“How funny”). 

 

PSG striker, Mauro Icardi jokingly calls his wife his "female dog? on IG amid claims he sleeps with her 12 times a day and she replies?

 

This comes days after former Italian defender, Daniele Adani claimed the controversial footballer sleeps with his wife, Wanda Nara 12 times a day.
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 The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) has named Barcelona the best club of the past decade.

 


"FC Barcelona won the CLUB WORLD RANKINGS of the First Decade (2001-2010) and also of the second Decade (2011-2020)," the IFFHS said in a statement.

 

Barça were ranked with 2,877 points with rival Real Madrid second on 2,782 with German giants Bayern Munich completing the top three with a points tally of 2,594.5.

 

Founded in 1899, FC Barcelona have won five UEFA Champions League titles, three FIFA Club World Cups, five UEFA Super Cup trophies, and 26 Spanish La Liga tournaments.

 

Before coming up with these rankings, IFFHS usually takes into account the number of points claimed by a team in domestic competitions, as well as their performances in the European competitions.

 

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  • 1. Barcelona - 2,877 pts
  • 2. Real Madrid - 2,782 pts
  • 3. Bayern Munich - 2,594 pts
  • 4. PSG - 2,357 pts
  • 5. Atletico Madrid - 2,302 pts
  • 6. Juventus - 2,272 pts
  • 8. Chelsea - 2,113 pts
  • 8. Manchester City - 2,113 pts
  • 10. Manchester United - 2,020 pts
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 Former Chelsea striker, Diego Costa has reportedly reached an agreement with Benfica after the Portuguese club tabled an offer of a two-year deal worth £5million. 

 

The Spanish international, 32, was released by Atletico Madrid by mutual consent in December and has spent the last three months looking for a new club. 

 


Mundo Deportivo report that Costa has been speaking with his some clubs, and even turned down an offer by Ligue 1 side Marseille to join them.

 

It has been reported that Benfica have offered the 32-year-old £2.6m a season to play for them, and Costa has agreed to the move in principle.

 

The money being offered is said to be impressive for a player that fell out of favour at the Wanda Metropolitano last year.

 

Costa is now expected to join Benfica in June, but he is still leaving the door open for a better option and is yet to fully commit to the Portuguese giants.  

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 Cristiano Ronaldo was presented with a special commemorative shirt for breaking Brazil legend Pele's official goalscoring record of 767 goals.

 



The Juventus and Portuguese superstar overtook the Brazilian's total last weekend by netting a hat-trick in his side's 3-1 victory Cagliari to take his own tally to 770 goals. 

 

Before the Old Lady's Serie A fixture with Benevento on Sunday March 21, which they lost 1 - 0 at home, Ronaldo was handed a shirt with 'G.O.A.T 770' on the back, claiming that the Portuguese forward is the 'Greatest Of All Time'.

 

The presentation was done by Juventus president Andrea Agnelli. 

 

 

On achieving the milestone in his career, Ronaldo wrote on Instagram: 'Today, as I reach the 770th official goal in my professional career, my first words go straight to Pele. 

 

'There's no player in the world who hasn't been raised listening to stories about his games, his goals and his achievements, and I'm no exception.

 

'And for that reason, I'm filled with joy and pride as I acknowledge the goal that puts me on top of the world's goalscoring list, overcoming Pele's record, something that I could never have dreamed of while growing up as a child from Madeira.'

 

Pele responded to Ronaldo's comments, posting: 'Congratulations on breaking my record of goals in official matches.

 

'I admire you a lot, I love watching you play and this is no secret to anyone. My only regret is not being able to give you a hug today.'

 

Ronaldo's tally of goals includes 668 at club level, including 188 for Manchester United and 450 for Real Madrid, while he has also scored 120 goals at the international level for Portugal. 

 

BREAKDOWN OF CRISTIANO RONALDO'S GOALS 

Right foot - 491

?Left foot - 143 

?Headers - 134

O?thers - 2 

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 Former Italian defender, Daniele Adani, has revealed that controversial PSG footballer Mauro Icardi has sex with wife, Wanda Nara 12 times a day. Adani, a close friend and former teammate of Icardi featured on Christian Vieri's Twitch youtube channel and the pair discussed footballers' sex lives.



During the chat, Adani revealed that Icardi and his partner Wanda, who also doubles as his agent, "have sex up to 12 times a day," 


"They both have sex up to 12 times daily" Adani said to which Vieri cheered.


Wanda, meanwhile has never been shy when it comes to revealing her bedroom secrets.

 

PSG footballer Mauro Icardi sleeps with his wife 12 times a day - Former Italian defender, Daniele Adani says


One time she said she performs oral sex on Icardi every night and reacted to claims by Antonio Conte's claims that footballers should make as little effort as possible during sex.


Wanda in a recent interview revealed her partner is very professional and does not have sex before a game.

 

PSG footballer Mauro Icardi sleeps with his wife 12 times a day - Former Italian defender, Daniele Adani says


She also added that if he loses a match he doesn't fancy her.


"Only after and if the match went well. If it does not go well, he does not even want to look at me."

 

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 Bayern Munich are now Club World Cup champions after beating Mexican side Tigres 1-0 on Thursday night, making history as the second team after Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona team to win a historic sextuple (six trophies in one year)

 



 

Benjamin Pavard scored the only goal of the game and the Bundesliga giants are now undisputed champions of Germany, Europe and the World.


Bayern now have all six titles available to them - the Bundesliga, Champions League, Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, their national domestic cup (DFB-Pokal) and super cup (DFL-Supercup).

 

Bayern Munich win Club World Cup, matching Barcelona

 

Before Bayern's win on Thursday night, Barcelona were the only team ever to hold all six titles at the same time before. 

 

Bayern Munich win Club World Cup, matching Barcelona

 

In 2009, Barcelona coached by Guardiola won La Liga, the Copa del Rey, Supercopa de Espana, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup. 

 

Bayern manager Hansi Flick took over as interim boss in November 2019 following the sacking of Niko Kovac.

 

Since then, Flick has remarkably won more trophies (6) than he has lost competitive games (5).


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