Sunderland terminate Emmanuel Eboué’s contract

Three weeks after signing for Sunderland, former Arsenal player, Emmanuel Eboué has had his contract terminated by the club over payment scandal. The Ivorian was suspended by FIFA for one year after failing to pay his former agent Sébastien Boisseau.
“Sunderland AFC has been advised by the Football Association that Emmanuel Eboué has been placed under an immediate suspension from football and all football-related activity for a period of one year, by Fifa.
“The suspension relates to a monetary dispute which precedes his time at Sunderland AFC and was not something that the club was made aware of by the player.
“Eboué signed a contract with Sunderland AFC until the end of the current season and the club has therefore given notice of its intention to terminate the contract. The player has two weeks in which to appeal this decision.” The English Premier League outfit said in a statement.

Why Man Utd fans should be patient with Van Gaal – Alex Ferguson

Former Manchester United manager, Alex Ferguson has highlighted reasons why the club’ fans need to be patient with the under-fire coach, Louis Van Gaal. In a recent interview with Sky sports, the former Scottish football manager said  they have to “ be realistic about some things – the number of injuries he has had: Phil Jones has played only seven games this season, Ashley Young, Valencia,  Shaw, these are big losses.
“It doesn’t matter which team you are, if you have players missing of that calibre it has to have an impact on the team.
“The other aspect which is always easy to forget there are also five new players in their first season at United, and two are young players in Martial and Memphis  and their promise is good.
“You have to have some patience being a Manchester United fan and they have shown that over the years; in Matt Busby’s time, in my time.
“For 150 years of history it is worth having a couple of years on the quiet side of success because they will always come back and come back strong. You have to give him credit, he’s given nine young players their debut. I think the future is good,” 

Valencia sack Gary Neville

Valencia v Rapid Vienna - UEFA Europa League Round of 32: First Leg
Gary Neville’s reign as Valencia coach has come to an end. The decision is coming few days after protesters burnt an effigy of him.  

“Valencia have today terminated the contractual relationship with first-team coach Gary Neville. After carefully analysing the situation, the club have decided to make this change in the best interests of Valencia when looking toward the rest of the season. The club thank Gary Neville for his work and wish him the best of luck for the future.” The club announced. 
The TV pundit who won just three games less than four months in charge admitted that he failed to reach the expected standard at the Spanish outfit.
“I want to thank Valencia, the fans, the coaching staff and players.  I would have liked to continue the work I started, but I understand that we are in a business based on results and in 28 games we have seen 10 wins, seven draws and 11 defeats, which is not the level demanded by me or by this club.”

Ronaldo reportedly selling his and his mother's houses in Madrid.

According to a report on spanish website, OK Dairio, Real Madrid superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo is putting his and his mother’s houses up for sale in Real Madrid. It can only mean three things. He is getting bigger cribs, leaving Spain or hard times. Hard times? Definitely Not. 
The house which he bought in 2010 for 4.9m Euros is for sale for 5m Euros. His mother’s goes for 2 and a half million Euros. The Manchester United target’s house is 8,600 square-feet, outdoor pools, 7 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, 8 toilets, cinema room, gym and another house. 
Source: 101GreatGoals

Messi insulted over donation in Egypt.

Argentine star, Lionel Messi has been heavily criticized in Egypt following his decision to donate his pair of shoes. Here’s the gist.

Said Hasasin

The 28 year-old was a guest at a programme tagged ‘Yes I am famous’ broadcasted on Saudi Channel, MBC Masr. During the course of the interview, the Barcelona star removed his shoes and handed it over to the presenter who requested for a souvenir for charity. The gesture has however stirred up some strong reactions from Egyptians.
In Egypt and other Arab countries shoes are sometimes used as a symbol of disrespect, hence the furore. The Egyptian Parliament member, Said Hasasin who was infuriated by the gesture took off his shoe and held it up live on air during his TV show saying  “We Egyptians have never been humiliated during our seven thousand years of civilization… I will hit you with the shoes, Messi.” 
Like that wasn’t enough, Egyptian Football Association official, Azmy Megahed added his voice to the condemnation.
“Our poor don’t need him. Work shoes for him. I am confused, if he intends to humiliate us, then I say he better put these shoes on his head and on the heads of the people supporting him. We don’t need his shoes and we don’t need charity from Jewish or Israeli people. Give your shoes to your country, Argentina is full of poverty.”

The journalist who received the controversial item from Messi later rose to his defence (after the shots were fired of course). 
“That is false. On our show we always request a souvenir from the people we interview and we put those things up for auction for charity. I am shocked by what has happened. Messi never said he was going to donate his boots to charity in Egypt.”

Fuel Scarcity: Charly Boy writes an open letter to Buhari

Charly Boy has written an open letter to Buhari over the lingering fuel scarcity in the country. Read Below.

My dear Presido,
I trust you are not letting the rot and the decay you met in the system overwhelm you. I was filled with expectation when you emerged winner. I prayed that you would be a catalyst in redirecting our drifting country; because many things spoil no be small.
I can’t say that I was too thrilled with some of your selections for the ministerial posts, but I suspected you had a good reason for most of the choice you made. Your campaign was about change, which I hoped was all-encompassing- change in our mindset, our attitude to work, and above all, not business as usual.
It is based on one of your outstanding ministerial selections that I write this personal letter to you.
My Presido, please tell all them brown nosed praise singers, called politrickcians to hands off meddling and interrupting the flow of our Honorable Minister of Petroleum. Dr Ibe Kachikwu. We are all aware of the plots, nonsensical, local and ethnic intrigues called politics being thrown up to tamper with Ibe Kachikwu’s position. I warn that a stop must be put to this. We all know that corruption is fighting back the war against corruption. With the changes I have seen in NNPC and my personal interaction with this outstanding Nigerian of great repute, a humble, brilliant, intelligent and an outstanding scholar; one of the few patriots in your cabinet, it will be a disaster if we lose him. You know this is no lie.
While I don’t want to tow the line of ethnic or tribal propaganda, those claiming that this call for Kachikwu’s sack is entirely an ethnic proclivity may not be far from the truth, going by precedence we all know. At this stage and age of our democracy, such childish tendencies and immaturity ought to be dealt away with, if we all truly hold the interest of this nation dear. These useless yahoo yahoo leaders should desist from their frivolous, devisive, tribal, and ethnic politics and allow him do his job basically.
As a result of corruption, we have found round pegs in square holes; because of corruption, thieves and criminals took over leadership and because of corruption, our economy is in this mess.Even with your fight Sai Baba, you can see that winning the battle against corruption is not an easy one; it is worse than BokoHaram.
It is clear that most of the people responsible for our economic woes are fighting back, not knowing what you may do next. In my opinion, this is one of the ways they’re putting up the fight: they want to rid your government of the few who can make visible impact in a system that has hitherto been jeopardized.
These unscrupulous elements must not be allowed to find you predictable, they must not be able to hold you hostage in your own administration, they must not turn you to a mere stooge as it was the case in Nigeria in not too distant past. You no be zoombie.
Let those who know the job be allowed to do it or else, I will be forced to mobilize 2,000,000 protesters to march against this useless agitation.
Enough is enough, you are the President, please take charge.
What you decide to do next will determine, to a great extent, how this Naija ship is steered.
We are all watching, and waiting.
Thank you Your Excellency, for reading.
Best Regards,
Charles ‘CharlyBoy’ Oputa.

Yemi Alade gives back.

Reaching out to others in
need is one of the most fulfilling things to do.
Effyzie music artiste, Yemi Alade who just
released her sophomore album titled ‘Mama Africa” is giving a
percent of her album sales to charity through the #FeedAChild project. The
initiative will see the talented singer visit and donate the proceeds to
orphanages across Africa.

Former Chelsea doctor, Eva Carneiro quits football

Following her ordeal under ex-boss, Jose Mourinho, Chelsea
doctor, Eva Carneiro, has quit football. The physician who got married recently will return to work in a Gibraltar
medical clinic where she will advise on managing and preventing injuries,
sports and exercise nutrition, supplementation and performance enhancement. 

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Meanwhile
her legal battle against
former employer Chelsea Football club continues.

Brazilian football legend, Pelé sues Samsung for £30m

Pele bicycle kick
The controversial ad
For using his lookalike in an advertisement in The New York Times
without his permission, Brazilian football legend, Pelé, has slammed a lawsuit
against Korean electronics giant Samsung.
Samsung tried to get the global football icon to endorse its products
(ultrahigh-definition televisions) in 2013 but they   pulled
out of negotiations at the last minute and then opted for a model bearing a
closer resemblance to him. But, the 75 year-old would not have any of it. He
has faulted the use of his identity to promote their products and he’s suing
them for it.

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The ad features a portrait-sized
image of his lookalike and a small photo of a footballer making a “modified
bicycle or scissors-kick, perfected and famously used by Pelé.”
The lawsuit was filed
by Pele IP Ownership LLC, which owns Pelé’s trademark and publicity rights. The
complaint said the advert will confuse consumers as well as hurt the value of
Pele’s endorsement rights. It is seeking $30 million in damages.

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“The
goal is to obtain fair compensation for the unauthorised use of Pele’s
identity, and to prevent future unauthorized uses,”
Pelé’s lawyer, Frederick Sperling, told
Reuters.

Credit: InsideWorldFootball

Ronaldo deserves more respect from fans- Kaka

Former Real Madrid midfielder Kaka (right) feels Cristiano Ronaldo deserves 'more respect' from fans 
Former Real Madrid player, Kaka has appealed to Los Blancos fans to accord Cristiano Ronaldo more respect. Ronaldo has been at the receiving end of criticisms from fans this season despite his achievements for the club and Kaka , who won the FIFA Ballon d’or award once thinks the personal attacks from fans are unfair.
‘Cristiano is a great
player, I am not just talking about his quality, but in terms of what he has
contributed to Madrid. I would like to see the fans have more respect for
Cristiano for what he has done for this club. ‘Sometimes I hear whistles
against Cristiano and it’s not good after all he has done.’
The Brazilian who played for the club between 2009 and 2013 maintained.
Credit: Daily Mail
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