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Thomas Muller sets new UCL record

Bayern Munich star, Thomas Muller has become the youngest player ever to reach 50 CL-wins. The Germany international achieved the feat on Tuesday evening during his side’s 4-0 victory over Olympiacos.

The German who netted the third goal of the night beat Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Real Madrid player, Cristiano Ronaldo to the new record.

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Barcelona legend, Carles Puyol sets up football agency


18 months after he hung his boots at the Camp Nou, Barcelona legend, Carles Puyol has reportedly set up an agency with his friend and former team-mate Ivan de la Pena.

‘Ivan is passionate about football. He loves discovering new talents. He can spend the whole day watching young players – he told me about Neymar and Coutinho when they were both 14 years old and Douglas Costa too.’ he told reporters this week.

The ex Spain international will coach players signed into the company, mentor them on how to make the best of their careers. His first big signing is Barca defender Marc Bartra.

Asked why he turned down roles to become assistant manager and sporting director at Inter Milan and Barcelona respectively, the Spaniard said

‘I had an offer which surprised me and made me proud but when you stop playing you need to take a step back at first. I was not very happy or motivated when I first retired. It is not easy going from being out in the open air to working in an office. I found the lifestyle change hard.

 He continued, ‘I did not want to accept the chance to replace Zubizarreta. But I learned a lot and saw another side of football. I did not feel ready to take the step and work alongside Mancini either.’

Source: Daily Mail

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Barcelona, Juventus and Bayern Munich dominate UEFA Team Of The Year nominees list.

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UEFA has unveiled the nominees
for the 2015 edition of the Team of the Year award. A total of 20 players from Barcelona,
Bayern Munich and Juventus made the shortlist. Barcelona lead the pack with eight
candidates — Gerard Pique, Dani Alves,
Javier Mascherano, Ivan Rakitic, Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and
Neymar.
Juventus have six Paul Pogba, Gianluigi Buffon, Leonardo
Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Claudio Marchisio, Alvaro Morata.

Bayern: Arturo Vidal, Manuel Neuer, David Alaba,
Jerome Boateng, Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller.
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4 representatives of the Real
Madrid squad in the 40-man list include Cristiano
Ronaldo Sergio Ramos, James Rodriguez, Gareth Bale. 5 Premier League
players were also featured in the list Chelsea’s
Eden Hazard, Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez, and Manchester City trio Joe Hart, Kevin
De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero.
UEFA Team of the Year nominees list:
Goalkeepers
Joe Hart (Manchester City)
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
Denys Boyko (Dnipro)
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Defenders
David Alaba (Bayern
Munich)
David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain)
Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid)
Ricardo Rodriguez (Wolfsburg)
Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain)
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Gerard Pique (Barcelona)
Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich)
Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus)
Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus)
Dani Alves (Barcelona)
Javier Mascherano (Barcelona)
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Kevin De Bruyne
(Manchester City)
Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
James Rodriguez (Real Madrid)
Yevhen Konoplyanka (Sevilla)
Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer Leverkusen)
Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich)
Paul Pogba (Juventus)
Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona)
Grzegorz Krychowiak (Sevilla)
Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)
Claudio Marchisio (Juventus)
Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain)
Forwards
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real
Madrid)
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Luis Suarez (Barcelona)
Neymar (Barcelona)
Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain)
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)
Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal)
Alvaro Morata (Juventus)
Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)

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2face Idibia honoured with chieftaincy title in Kaduna State

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African music star, 2face Idibia was been honored with a
chieftaincy title in Kaduna State. The legendary singer was bestowed with the traditional title Tafindan Kudenda’ which means ‘Ambassador of Peace’
for his humanitarian efforts, notably the #VoteNotFight initiative,
“From Kaduna with love. I’m so grateful and honoured! About to be
crowned as the “Tafidan kudendan” of Kudendan.” He wrote on his instagram page.

The “VOTE NOT FIGHT – ELECTION NO BE WAR” campaign
was geared towards a violence free electoral process in 2015. 
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Funmi Iyanda makes history, becomes first African woman to receive honorary fellowship from UK varsity

For her immense contributions to human rights and sustainability, award-winning
Nigerian broadcaster and columnist, Funmi Iyanda, will become the first African
woman to be conferred with a honorary fellowship from the University of Cumbria.
The award will be bestowed to her at a graduation ceremony in the historic
Carlisle Cathedral in Cumbria, North West England.
Reacting to the honour, the media mogul said, “I am truly
honoured to have my work and career recognized by such a historic institution
and thankful for a great space to contribute to a diverse body of knowledge.”
IFLAS Founder and Professor of Sustainability Leadership, Jem Bendell,
affirmed that, “She
demonstrates how celebrity and media can be used to raise the level of debate
about what kind of society, politics and economy we want.
“Given
the gossip and squabbling in much mainstream media, it is important that our
cultural leaders call us to consider what really matters in life, like poverty,
equality, and the environment.  We look forward to working further with
Funmi on a range of our activities in both the UK and Africa.”

A graduate of University Of Ibadan, the talk show host produced Nigeria’s
popular talk show New Dawn with Funmi, which aired on the national network
for over eight years. Funmi is the CEO of Ignite Media, a content-driven media organization
operating out of Lagos and is also a Director at Creation Television, a film
production company in the United Kingdom, acquiring classic African literary
content for film adaptation to a global audience. She was recently named one of
Forbes 20 Youngest Power Women in Africa and recognized by the World Economic
Forum making her a Young Global Leader (YGL). 
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Carlo Ancelloti discusses Messi’s return to Barca squad.

Former Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelloti has countered insinuations emanating
from some circles that the duo of Neymar and Suarez will take the back seat
after Barcelona forward, Messi returns to the squad.
The Argentine made his long-awaited comeback last weekend after
suffering a knee injury in a Liga game against Las Palmas on September 26.  The duo have kept the throne clean in his
absence scoring 11 goals in 11 games.
Speaking to Goal ahead of the UEFA Champions League clash against Roma.
Ancelotti pointed out that: “Messi’s return is not good news for Roma. It’s
true that Suarez and Neymar are doing very well but clearly Barca with Messi
are something else. Messi brings goals, quality. He brings everything!
“He brings enthusiasm to his team-mates, who know that they have
by their side a player capable of unlocking any game at any moment.
“It’s obviously better to play a Barca without him. Messi’s presence will
only relegate Neymar and Suarez to the background in terms of media coverage,
because on the field they do certainly not reside in the background.”

Ancelotti also mentioned that the on and off field bond between the trio played a major
role in last season’s victory for the Blaugrana. The trident ended their last
campaign with a combined total of 122 goals, making them the highest scoring
attacking threesome in Spanish football history.
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Angel Di Maria's post hinting that Cristiano Ronaldo is moving to PSG deleted

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PSG’s Angel Di maria’s Facebook post hinting that he would reunite with former teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo in France has caused ripples online. The facebook user posted a picture of him and Ronaldo with the caption ” Soon my friend. Cristiano Ronaldo”. It was later taken down after it was discovered that the page albeit verified is fake.
The ex Manchester United player’s wife, Jorgelina Cardoso also made clarifications on the issue.

“Angel does NOT use Facebook, he does NOT use Twitter”. She wrote in her bio.
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Celebrity photographer and singer, TY Bello spots new look.

Celebrity photographer and singer, TY Bello’s trademark Afro hair is gone (perhaps on break). She showed off her new look on her instagram page with a note on why she decided to take it off. Her full lush eyebrows have taken a permanent seat tho’. 
THE BARBERS SEAT:The first time I cut my hair was when I was nine. I had been giving my mum hell on sunday evenings when it was time to get it woven for school. She just decided to put an end to my nonsense and took me to Baba Barber in Obalende.
I remember being strapped to his squeaky old ,reclined metal and torn brown leatherchair … It must have taken four adults to hold me down .
I can never forget.. How can I ? Baba gave me the full treatment . He was determined to impress my mother . He not only shaved off all my hair .. He took off every strand that lined my face and replaced it with a sharp concave line from ear to ear with his manual rusty clippers .. I was devastated . I walked into class the next day greeted with what sounded like a silent but long eeeeeeew from every one.
The experience marred me.. I’ve seen baba in a few nightmares attempting to dispossess me of my Afro . So imagine my horror when my hair started dramatically falling out two months after my boys were born.
I was deluded by someone who told me I was lucky to be carrying boys as ‘boys don’t take you hair away ‘ they give you even more .. She was right.. Initially at least ..Never had better hair than when I was pregnant .. So slowly but surely Baba barber was beckoning another visit .. But I decided that this time around ..it was going to be on my own terms .. I was going to love my scalp back to a happy place and then cut hair myself when the time was right … Just to start over.
Today was that day ..a shoot didn’t happen so I had a lil time in my hands I chopped it all off.. ?Not with old rusty clippers but my own scissors ..It makes me look even more like my mum..
So will I be missing my big fro?Absolutely!!But then again ..I’m a Nigerian woman in 2015 and I watch YouTube ?I know a thousand ways to get that baby bouncing in air again ..In a heartbeat .. I’ll just have fun with this in the mean time.I think I did better than baba barber tho. #bigchop #freshstart photographed by @riasolanke at the studio.
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Man wanted by EFCC for withdrawing N45m mistakenly credited into his account

Jerry Ogbonna Obike Phillip has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for withdrawing large sums of money wrongly credited into his account.

 “The public is hereby notified that Jerry Ogbonna Obike Phillip, whose photograph appears above, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a case of stealing. Phillip allegedly withdrew the sum of N45, 000,000.00 (Forty Five million naira) which was mistakenly credited into his account in a new generation bank by the Central Bank of Nigeria before the money could be reversed to its rightful owner” A statement from EFCC reads.
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Nigeria unveil final U-23 AFCON Squad

The final 21-man squad for the 2015 U-23 AFCON has been unveiled. Featured
in the Samson Siasia-led team include FSV Frankfurt’s Taiwo Awoniyi, Junior
Ajayi and a host of others. The championship kicks off on Saturday in Dakar,
Senegal, but Nigeria will kick off their campaign on Sunday November 29, against
Mali in Mbour, They will also face Egypt on December 2 and play their final
group B match against Algeria in Dakar on December 5. The top 3 teams will
qualify for next year Rio Olympics.

Full Squad:

Goalkeepers: Emmanuel Daniel (Enugu Rangers), Yusuf Mohammed (Kano
Pillars), Emmanuel Iwu (Heartland)

Defenders: Sincere Seth (Supreme Court FC), Seun Oduduwa (Nath Boys), Zaharadeen
Bello (Kano Pillars), Seun Olubayo (Sunshine Stars), Chizoba
Amaefule(Dolphins), Ebuka Iroha (Diamond Football Academy)

Midfielders: Ndifreke Effiong (Abia Warriors), Usman Mohammed (FC Taraba),Tiongoli
Tobara (Bayelsa United), Bature Yaro (Nasarawa United), Oghenekaro Etebo
(Warri Wolves), Azubuike Okechukwu (Yeni Matalatyaspor/Turkey), Godspower
Aniefiok (Kano Pillars), Stanley Dimgba (Warri Wolves)

Forward: Kufre Ebong (Warri Wolves),Junior Ajayi (CS Sfaxien/Tunisia), Taiwo
Awoniyi (FSV Frankfurt/Germany),Isaac Success (Granada CF/Spain) 

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