It’s a beautiful girl to the Kosokos.
Nigerian singers, Adekunle Gold and Simi have welcomed their first child; a baby girl named Adejare.
Adejare.
It’s like free-falling – this unending, soul snatching, infinite, mind-boggling love.
Deja, my baby girl, I got you. I promise. Now and forever. So help me God.5.30.2020
Congratulations to the new parents.
Brescia are set to terminate Mario Balotelli’s contract following the striker’s failure to return to training ahead of Serie A’s restart this month.
The 29 year-old who, signed a three-year contract with the club last year was also involved in a row with the Brescia president, Massimo Cellino.
Forbes has named Portuguese football legend, Cristiano Ronaldo the first billionaire footballer. He’s only the third sportsperson to achieve the status after boxer Floyd Mayweather and golfer Tiger Woods. Ronaldo has also raked in around £36m-a-year in endorsements during his career, including lifetime partnerships with Nike.
The Juventus forward raked in £85million in the last year from his wages and endorsement deals. His Instagram earnings alone were put at £41.7m and he is the most-followed sports star on Facebook and Instagram. Ronaldo took a £3.5m cut on his wages due to coronavirus, cutting his earnings down by 9%.
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In March this year, as his contribution to the fight against coronavirus, he and his agent Jorge Mendes jointly donated life-saving equipment to Portuguese hospitals in Lisbon and Porto.
Premier League clubs allowed to make five substitutions instead of the usual three for the rest of the 2019/20 season.
While each team can make five substitutions, each team will still only have three opportunities to make changes throughout the match in order to minimise disruption to the game.
A draft document containing biosecurity measures required for each match has been circulated. Premier League clubs will only be fined a maximum of £25,000 if they breach the competition’s new Covid-19 protocols.
The 20 clubs will be asked to voice any objections they have to relegation in the current season, ahead of a vote next week on how the league will be decided in the event of curtailment.
Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa has been fined €543,208 and handed a six-month prison sentence for tax fraud.
The 31 year-old pleaded guilty to defrauding the state of more than €1m by not declaring payments of over €5.15m from his 2014 move to Chelsea in the UK and not did not declare more than €1m in image rights.
He will not serve jail term as Spanish legal system allows sentences under two years for non-violent crimes to be exchanged for a fine.
An Atletico spokesman told the Reuters news agency, “Diego Costa reached an agreement a few months ago with the prosecutor and has already paid the corresponding fine plus interest, and the request for a prison sentence was withdrawn.”
FIFA President, Gianni Infantino has said players who are calling for justice for George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed after a white policeman in Minneapolis handcuffed and kneeled on the American-African’s neck for around nine minutes.
The German Football Association (DFB) is currently investigating Borussia Dortmund duo Jadon Sancho and Achraf Hakimi, Borussia Monchengladbach’s Marcus Thuram and FC Schalke’s American midfielder Weston McKennie who paid tributes ripped to George Floyd with handwritten messages, took off their shirts, knelt down after scoring. Infact, the entire Liverpool‘s squad took a knee at Anfield as a tribute to George Floyd on June 1st, 2020.
FIFA had earlier called on football leagues to use “common sense” when deciding on sanctions for footballers for displaying political messages. “For the avoidance of doubt, in a FIFA competition the recent demonstrations of players in Bundesliga matches would deserve applause and not a punishment,” Infantino said in a FIFA statement.
“We all must say no to racism and any form of discrimination. We all must say no to violence. Any form of violence.”
“FIFA fully understands the depth of sentiment and concerns expressed by many footballers in light of the tragic circumstances of the George Floyd case.”
Premier League clubs have been given permission to play friendlies ahead of the season restart on June 17 but under certain conditions outlined by the league. Some of the measures put in place to ensure hygiene and social distancing rules are adhered to are:
Meanwhile, all EPL clubs have begun considering how reduced numbers of fans might be accommodated next season when neutral venues could also remain as a back-up option to complete fixtures. Players are facing a crucial week of testing as any positive test would likely rule them out from the opening round of restarted games. All players and club staff are being tested for coronavirus twice a week ahead of the restart date of June 17.
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has forced families to spend their free time mostly at home. Staying at home usually also means spending much time using different Internet-connected devices. For clear reasons, children’s growing online activity can cause lots of worries for their parents.
Thus, according to a Kaspersky (www.Kaspersky.co.za) survey¹, 25% of Nigerian parents claim that they have come across something in their child’s social media account that seemed suspicious. Elaborating on what it exactly was, they mention groups or public pages they join (56%), posts that they publish or share (50%), people they interact with (31%), video on their page (31%) and private messages (19%).
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What is more, 34% state their child has seen or listened to something that seemed suspicious to them, be that videos (68%), music (43%), or photos (25%). Obviously, this data shows the need to explore the interests of children, to make sure everything is okay or if it is necessary to take action. However, not all the parents realize it – only 19% of them befriend their children via social networks in order to be connected with their kids – sometimes real communication is not enough and the parents have to look carefully at their children’s webpages.
“It gets harder and harder for parents to keep up with the pace of the modern evolving world. They are often left out of the picture as they simply do not catch up with trends that emerge way too fast. However, it is possible to stop this backlog by communicating with your child and ensuring your presence on the Internet – to build trust and a good relationship with your child you have to know what you are talking about with them,” states Maher Yamout, Senior Security Researcher at Kaspersky.
In order to eliminate groundless suspicions about your child’s digital life and to secure their presence on social media, Kaspersky strongly recommends following this advice:
Real Madrid president, Florentino Pérez has confirmed that the Los Blancos Will Not Return to Santiago Bernabéu once La Liga returns. The Bernabéu is currently undergoing renovation and was initially scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2022, but now that all games will be played behind closed doors, the club wants to take advantage of the situation to complete the work ahead of schedule. The team will now play their remaining ‘home games’ in the Alfredo Di Stéfano stadium.
The Santiago Bernabeu was first completed in 1942 and last upgraded in 1982, the external facade of the stadium will be made up of strips of steel, the roof will have a retractable feature that will allow matches to be played under any weather conditions. Restaurant and entertainment areas will be featured. The rebuild of the stadium is expected to end right before the start of the 2022-2023 season.
Nigerian striker, Jude Odion Ighalo has spoken of his excitement about the extension of his loan at Old Trafford. The 30 year-old forward’s loan to Manchester United became extended till January following an agreement with chinese side, Shanghai Shenhua.
“I’ve been supporting Man Utd and playing for it is a dream. Now I’ve extended my loan, it makes it more even clear. I’m here until January ending. I just want to work hard and enjoy it, support the team and do whatever I can to make us go higher and higher. I’m really happy. It’s a dream for me to be here. I’m buzzing and ready to go. The last few days have been difficult as there have been different talks about it but now I’m really happy so I need to concentrate fully.” He said.
When Odion Ighalo returns to Shanghai Shenhua, he will be expected to sign a new contract until the end of 2024 worth £400,000 a week.
Odion Ighalo at Manchester United:
• 319 minutes
• 17 shots
• 11 on target
• 4 goals
• 1 assist
