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Barcelona were crowned champions of Europe yesterday in Berlin when they beat Juventus 3-1 in Berlin. Lionel Messi celebrated winning the champions league by having breakfast with the trophy by his side. Despite the celebrations, Messi was up early to have a breakfast of Croissants and Coffee, with a very special table guest.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has announced he will be resigning from office as President of the World football body soon. Making the announcement today, Mr Blatter, 79, who was re-elected for a fifth term only four days ago, said the world football governing body will hold an extraordinary congress to elect his successor as soon as possible. “I decided to stand again for election because I thought it was the best option. The election is closed but the challenges have not come to an end. FIFA needs a profound restructuring. Although the members of Fifa have re-elected me president, this mandate does not seem to be supported by everybody in the world of football. This is why I will call an extraordinary congress and step down.” he said This is coming after many called for his resignation following the bribery scandal that engulfed the football governing body and arrest of several top officials.

By Jacob Ajom Former executive committee member of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amanze Uchegbulam has attributed the 2-4 defeat the Flying Eagles suffered in the hands of their Brazilian counterparts to lack of tactical discipline. In a chat with Sports Vanguard yesterday, Uchegbulam said, “it was a good match. The boys(Eagles) actually tried and gave it their all. What happened was the case of lack of concentration, a trait that is typical of our senior players – lack of tactical discipline.” Uchegbulam further observed, “in terms of individual skills, our players matched them and if they had utilised the chances they created, they would have beaten the Brazilians. They created more chances, but the Brazilians were quicker on the ball and more exposed.” Uchegbulam faulted Coach Manu Garba’s three-pronged attacking option which saw Isaac Success, Taiwo Awoniyi and Iheanacho starting the game. “I though either Success or Awoniyi should have started from the bench. Starting all thr...

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Jose Mourinho  has recounted how he spent most parts of a week in Jail before the 2007  FA Cup final against Manchester United. The  Chelsea  manager in an interview with BBC Sports pundit and former footballer,  Gary Lineker  in a the documentary, The Road to FA Cup Glory, recounted that he had problems with the police concerning his dog in Portugal. “ I won the FA Cup but it was a complicated week for me because I was in jail because of my dog,’ Mourinho said in the documenatry . “It’s an odd story, the vet thought I was taking the dog from Portugal in a private plane and without the legal situation. “They sent the police to my house to take the dog, but I didn’t let them take the dog. So, because they didn’t take the dog they took me for obstruction to justice. “It was a difficult week – I was in that final but my family was not there because they had to stay in Portugal with the dog, for the do...

Xavi is set to spend the last years of his career in the oil-rich Middle East. According to his agent Ivan Corretja, the Spain and Barcelona legend will be joining Qatari side Al Sadd in a 3 year deal. Xavi has just 3 games left for the club, a final La Liga match against Deportivo and the Champions League and Copa Del Rey finals. The midfielder won 8 league titles and 3 Champions League titles with the team in a 17-year career.

Imagine your birthday gift being one million euros! According to Mail Online Sports, Ivory Coast star Yaya Toure will celebrate his 32nd birthday on today Wednesday May 13th by picking up a staggering €1million bonus from Manchester City after they qualified for the Champions League. The midfielder had the clause built in to his contract when he moved to the club in 2010. City secured Champions League football for next season at the weekend when they beat QPR and are one win away from a guaranteed place in the group stage of the competition. The former Barcelona midfielder is paid a basic salary of £220,000 a week and signed a new four year contract in April 2013. This means he makes about N280million a month! Faints!  

Nigerian female footballer Asisat Oshoala has been nominated for the BBC Women's footballer of the year 2015. Her name was shortlisted along with Spain’s Verónica Boquete, German Nadine Kessler, Kim Little of Scotland and Marta of Brazil. Please your vote counts, she could be the footballer of the year through your vote' Click here to vote  voting ends today

The Blues captain rose highest to powerfully head home a Cesc Fabregas corner in the fifth minute, netting the 39th top-flight goal of his career in the process. The 34-year-old, who has scored in each of the last 15 seasons, moved clear of former Everton left back David Unsworth, who hit the back of the net on 38 occasions in the top division. Terry drew level with Unsworth late last month when he poked home Chelsea’s winning goal in their 3-1 win against Leicester at the King Power Stadium. His header against Brendan Rodgers’ men was his fifth Premier League goal of the season, leaving him above the likes of Manchester United’s Radamel Falcao, Liverpool forward Mario Balotelli and Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko in the goalscoring charts. Terry’s total of 39 goals is made more impressive by the fact he does not take penalties – something Unsworth was famous for during his lengthy career with teams including West Ham, Portsmouth and Wigan Athletic. The 41-year-old, who is now Eve...

The former Lille forward, Eden Hazard, who scored the lone goal in Chelsea’s win over Crystal Palace. A goal which secured Chelsea’s trophy, has said that it was Drogba and not Abrahimovic who convinced him to join Chelsea. Hazard left Lille for Chelsea in 2012 for a deal worth around €40 million and while Rudi Garcia, coach of Lille at the time, claims that it was a call from Chelsea owner, Abrahimovic that convinced the Belgian to join Chelsea. Hazard has denied that. “I didn’t want to go to Chelsea because I wanted to play the Champions League and they were sixth in the league,” Hazard told the Daily Mirror. “But I was convinced when they won the Champions League in 2012. “At the time, Roberto Di Matteo really wanted me, they had Juan Mata, and Oscar had been bought. I was told: ‘You’ll see, Chelsea will play football’. “Gervinho called me and said: ‘Someone’s on the phone’. I didn’t k...

Manchester United shot stopper, David De Gea should have won the PFA Young Player of the Year, Thierry Henry insists. Speaking on Saturday Night Football, Sky Sports pundit Henry claims De Gea, not Tottenham striker Harry Kane, should have been given the nod for the honour. “He was my young player of the year,” he said. “Look at what he’s been doing for Manchester United this season. “He has won so many points for the team and for that particular reason he was my young player of the year,” he added. “As a goalkeeper it’s difficult to win points but he did. “He kept Crystal Palace at bay and how many times have we seen it this season?”

Chelsea manager, José Mourinho gave assurance to  Chelsea fans and the club at large, that he is not planning to leave Stamford Bridge. Mourinho just secured premier league title for Chelsea and seems to be at the helm of affairs at the moment He also said that his atay in Chelsea is solely the decision of the owner of Chelsea Roman Abrahimovic. “I didn’t stay at Inter because I didn’t want to. I didn’t stay at Real Madrid because I didn’t want to. I want to stay here but I am in Mr Abramovich’s hands. “He has no pressure. He doesn’t need to give me a contract tomorrow, he doesn’t need to give me more money. He doesn’t need to be worried that some club is knocking on my door, he doesn’t have to be worried with anything. “When he wants me, I am staying. When he doesn’t want me, I am going. So simple for him, so simple for me. “It is impossible in modern football,”   he added when he was asked if he could emulate the lengthy managerial spells of the likes of Sir Ale...

The ex-Barca boss  Pep Guardiola has kicked against going after goals in Bayern's  match against Barcelona, he said that if they do chase goals instead of playing their normal match, the result might turn out against Bayern as it was last year in favour of real madrid.  told reporters “If we only focus on scoring on Tuesday, we will lose in the same way we did in last year’s semi-final decider to Madrid,” he said. “We have to stay calm, play our own game and see what happens.” From what we gathered, Bayern at this moment has a lot of injury on their players and this could affect their playing style a great deal. “Bayern have no wingers left who can attack on the flanks,” former Barca boss added. “We’re reliant on our full-backs to attack down those avenues

World football governing body, Fifa says abandoned World Cup qualifiers will be restarted from the point the clock stopped. The introduction of the rule that will see abandoned games restarted from the same point comes a month after the same regulation was employed in England women’s European under-19 championship match against Norway. That match was restarted with three minutes of injury time to be played, and England 2-1 down with a penalty to take, following a refereeing error. Players must also produce a valid passport 24 hours before kick-off to reduce eligibility infringements. “A player without a valid passport shall not be entitled to play,” the new rule states. “Identity cards or other supporting official documents shall not be accepted.” The text of rule 19.3 in 2018 World Cup regulations had no equivalent in the previous tournament’s document. In 2014 World Cup qualifying groups, ineligible players proved the biggest administrative problem for Fifa. Africa was the only one...

Van Gal has promised more signings to come soon for the Red Devils especially as the midfielder's absence is telling on the team, its more than necessary to sign new players' “Manchester United shall always react when it is necessary in our eyes,” Van Gaal told reporters. “He shall not play any more this season. “We have only one right-sided holding midfielder. Our selection is not balanced, and I want to restore that in the next transfer period. “The life is not ending at 34, but for a professional football player, it’s close by. That’s why I have to handle again in that position.”

Ahead of sunday match between Chelsea and Liverpool which will take place in chelsea's home Stamford bridge, Josie Mourinho talked about a lot of issues which includes injured striker Diego Costa ,outgoing Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard and the fact he hasn't won a manager of the month award all season. Chelsea is have everything it takes already to have the title and will likely be handed over the title at the end of the season. But for Liverpool, winning is mandatory in order to to keep their hopes of chasing down Manchester city alive....... check out what Mourinho is saying below. Predict This Match online and win big On Bet9ja.com On Costa... Getty "He wants to play. I will protect him. Let's try to find a balance between the risk and desire of him to play." On Gerrard... "It is my time to honour a champion in Steven Gerrard. Opponents like him, make me the manager I am. "I learn through my players and through m...

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24 year old Belgian footballer Gregory Mertens died today April 30th in the hospital, three days after he collapsed during a match. Doctors said he died of heart failure. The former Belgium Under-21 international fell during the first half of a match on Monday April 27th. He was first treated on the pitch but when they realized it was serious, he was rushed to the hospital where he was placed on life support. His condition didn't improve and today his family agreed his life support should be switched off. He passed away around 4pm today. "Gregory was only one-and-a-half years at the club, but in that short time his quiet modesty made him an indispensable person. Now we will have to learn to live with the loss." his club said in a statement. May his soul rest in peace, amen.