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Gary Neville named Valencia coach

Former Manchester United player and Sky Sports pundit, Gary Neville has been named coach of Spanish side, Valencia. He will be unveiled at a press conference on Thursday and would resume duties on Sunday. 

Speaking about his new role, the Old Trafford icon said, “I am excited and I am proud to have received this huge opportunity with Valencia Football Club. It is a huge club, of immense prestige and I remember well from my time as a player, the passion and loyalty of their fans. I’m looking forward to working with them, I know it’s a group of very talented players. I am very excited about the challenge that lies ahead together.”
Valencia president, Chan Lay Hoon also added, “We are delighted to have signed Gary as quickly. He is a person who combines technical expertise as part of the coaching staff of the England team and a brilliant playing career at Manchester United and his team.”

“Throughout his career, Gary has always shown a high level of leadership on and off the field. He is greatly respected in the English football and have been these qualities that have convinced us that it is the right choice to lead the team until the end of season.”
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Barcelona player, Arda Turan emerges GQ magazine's Man of the Year

Barcelona player, Arda Turan has emerged GQ magazine’s ‘Man of the Year’. The Turkish player who got signed by the Catalans is yet to feature for the club due to the transfer ban that has been imposed on the club by FIFA.

 The 28 year-old shared a picture of the magazine’s front cover on his Instagram page. “Happy to share the latest cover of GQ magazine. Deeply honered for being selected as the “man of the year” for 2015.” He wrote.

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Emmanuel Amuneke reacts to FIFA's decision to withdraw Nwakali's award.

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Golden Eaglets manager,
Emmanuel Amuneke has said that FIFA’s decision to strip Kelechi Nwakali of the
bronze boot award given to him at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile should
be respected. The world governing body in a letter addressed to the NFF yesterday admitted erroneously awarding the no 10. player the golden boot instead of his teammate Samuel Chukwueze at the closing ceremony of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in
Chile.
“We have to
respect FIFA’s decision but I must let you know that our priority in Chile was
to win the trophy and I want to thank God that against all odds, we were able
to achieve that and anything after that is not really seen as a big deal. Since
they have admitted that it was a mistake, we have to leave it like that while
the two players concentrate on their career.
“I am sure they
still have a lot to achieve in life and I can only pray that the Almighty God
see them through.” The ex Nigerian player
told CompleteSportsNigeria.com

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New photos of Oni of Ife released

    
            

   
New photos of HRH Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi have been released ahead of his coronation ceremony. The event will take place on December 7, 2015 at Ife, Osun State. The  Real Estate tycoon will be the 51st Ooni of Ife.

   

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How Cristiano Ronaldo saved my life- former teammate

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Awwww! We might have problem with Cristiano Ronaldo’s ego on the pitch but the Portugues has done and still does some really cool stuffs outside football. Like his boundless passion for charity, how he handsomely rewarded his friend who sacrificed his career for him and many more. Another friend of his has given an account of how he changed his life.
Jose Semedo and Ronaldo met at the
academy of Sporting CP. According to Semendo, Ronaldo’s intervention after
Sporting decided that they were going to release him changed his life forever.
He explained that rather than watch him
go, Ronaldo told the club to put an extra bed in his room and that he would
exit the club if his friends leaves. Semendo who now plays for Sheffield
Wednesday said he could have joined his friends who were actively involved in
crime at Setubal if the Portuguese had not made that life-changing decision. He
added that most of his criminal friends are dead now or jailed. The pair ended
up being the only graduates from their year group
 Semedo who has now authored a book told the
Times: ​”He said they could put an extra bed in his room and that we
could share a cupboard for his clothes. He said that if I went, he would too. I
owe everything I have to him.
 The
place I am from in Setubal is not a good place for a young man. A lot of my
friends from there were involved in crime.
He continued, “Some
of them are dead now, or in jail. If I had gone back, maybe I would have stolen
cars with them. He changed my life. My family, my children, may career: it is
all because of him.”

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Messi nominated for 2015 Puskas Award

Barcelona talisman, Lionel Messi has bagged another major nomination. The 28 year-old Argentine has joined Roma’s Alessandro Florenzi  and Atletico GO’s Wendell Lira who were nominated for the 2015 edition of the Puskas Award.

Goals nominated;
Alessandro Florenzi – ROMA vs Barcelona (Champions League)
Sept 15 

Wendell Lira – Atletico-GO vs GOIANESIA (Brazilian Goiano) 11 March
2015

Lionel Messi – BARCELONA vs Athletic Bilbao (
Copa del Rey) 30 May 2015

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Facebook founder, Mark Zukerberg and wife welcome first child, write her an open letter

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have
welcomed their first child – a baby girl called Max but that’s not all. The
couple in an open letter to the adorable baby also pledged to donate 99% of
their Facebook shares currently valued at $45 billion.  The family will now be left with $450 million.
Read a letter titled, ‘A letter to our
daughter’ addressed to Max.
 Dear Max,
‘Your mother and I don’t
yet have the words to describe the hope you give us for the future. Your new
life is full of promise, and we hope you will be happy and healthy so you can
explore it fully. You’ve already given us a reason to reflect on the world we
hope you live in. ‘Like all parents, we
want you to grow up in a world better than ours today,’ it says. ‘While
headlines often focus on what’s wrong, in many ways the world is getting
better. Health is improving. Poverty is shrinking. Knowledge is growing. People
are connecting. Technological progress in every field means your life should be
dramatically better than ours today.

‘We will do our part to make this happen, not only because we love you, but
also because we have a moral responsibility to all children in the next
generation. We believe all lives have equal value, and that includes the many
more people who will live in future generations than live today. Our society
has an obligation to invest now to improve the lives of all those coming into
this world, not just those already here.
‘As you begin the next
generation of the Chan Zuckerberg family, we also begin the Chan Zuckerberg
Initiative to join people across the world to advance human potential and
promote equality for all children in the next generation. Our initial areas of
focus will be personalized learning, curing disease, connecting people and
building strong communities.

‘We will give 99% of our Facebook shares — currently about $45 billion —
during our lives to advance this mission,’ ‘We know this is a small
contribution compared to all the resources and talents of those already working
on these issues. But we want to do what we can, working alongside many others. We’ll
share more details in the coming months once we settle into our new family
rhythm and return from our maternity and paternity leaves. We understand you’ll
have many questions about why and how we’re doing this.’ 

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French Prime Minister says Karim Benzema has no place in the France squad

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In the wake of the sex tape blackmail scandal trailing Real Madrid star Karim Benzema, the French
Prime Minister has affirmed that the France international  has no place in
the France squad at Euro 2016. The Lyon-born footballer who is currently being
investigated for a crime relating to an extortion scam over a sex tape involving him and his teammate Valbuena.
Speaking to reporters recently, French PM, Manuel Valls said “A great athlete should be exemplary. If he
is not, he has no place within the France team. If a minister was handed
preliminary charges, he would no longer be part of the government. There are so
many kids, so many youngsters in our suburbs that relate to great athletes. They
wear the blue jersey, the colors of France, which are so important in these
moments.”
Benzema has since denied any wrongdoing,

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FIFA withdraws bronze boot award from Kelechi Nwakali

What an error! FIFA has claimed they made a mistake by awarding the Bronze Boot at the recently concluded U-17 world cup in Chile to Kelechi Nwakali instead of Samuel Chukwueze. Albeit both netted 3 goals and made 3 assists, the world governing body discovered that Samuel had less playing time than Kelechi.
This was conveyed in a letter written to the NFF and posted on NFF website.
‘Instead of player no. 8 of Nigeria, Samuel Chukwueze, the player Kelechi Nwakali (player no. 10 of Nigeria) received the adidas Bronze Boot. However, if two or more players are still equal (after goals and assists), the player who has played fewer number of minutes will be ranked first,’

‘Adidas will send you another Bronze Boot in December 2015, which we would kindly ask you to hand over to Samuel Chukwueze. Please be informed that Kelechi Nwakali may keep his trophy.’
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