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Yaya Toure calls time on international career

 
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has announced
his retirement from international football.

The Ivory Coast international released a statement
on his website saying, “Writing this note was probably ‘the most
difficult match of my life’. After 14 years at the highest level, I’m sure this
is the right time for me! The fact that I am 33 now, the intensity of training
and the multitude of games are not the reasons why I am making this decision.”

He scored 19 goals in 102 appearances for Ivory Coast. He represented the team at the 2006, 2010 and
2014 FIFA World Cup tournaments.
He also represented Ivory Coast in six 
Africa Cup of
Nations in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013and 2015, helping them finish runner-up in 2006 and 2012,
while captaining them to victory in 2015.
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Joey Barton investigated for alleged breach of gambling rules

Joey Barton may have found
himself in more trouble than he bargained for.
The Rangers midfielder who is currently
on 3 weeks suspension following a heated argument with his colleague in
training is under investigation over claims he bet on a big Barcelona win
against Celtic. He allegedly bet on Celtic to lose by at least three goals
against Barcelona in a Champions League match which took place a week ago.
Meanwhile the Scottish FA forbids
players from placing bets on any football matches around the world.

 “No club, official, Team Official or other
member of Team Staff, player, match official or other person under the
jurisdiction of the Scottish FA shall bet in any way on a football match.” Disciplinary Rule 22 reads
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Adebayor isn't buying Lyon's reasons for not signing him.

Togolese footballer, Emmanuel Adebayor is
not impressed with French club, Lyon for pulling out of the race to sign him.
The The Ligue 1 side changed their mind about getting the Arsenal forward and
opted for 19-year-old Jean-Philippe Mateta Chateauroux and this really pissed
the ex Tottenham striker off. The club reportedly changed their mind because of
his desire to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations with Togo and his
ineligibility for the Champions League.
Currently a free agent, the 39 year-old deemed
their excuse ridiculous. He told L’Equipe: “They said that? That’s nonsense.
They came to me after we had qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations. They
knew I was going to play. If they start looking for such excuses, they will
kill themselves. I’m the captain of my country, so how could I not go? What if
a Frenchman refused to play in the Euros?”

He continued, “I arrived on Friday
morning to speak to the coach,” he added. “I thought it was just
a medical then to sign. The coach asked me surprising questions. He wanted
to know if I was married, if I had a kid.

“I’ve been playing at the highest level for 15 years
and I have worked with some of the best coaches in the world –
Arsene Wenger, Jose Mourinho, Didier Deschamps, Roberto Mancini.
“He asked me why it didn’t work at Crystal Palace. I
told him that I’ve always played for teams aiming for the English title or a
European title. It’s the first time I’ve been in a team battling relegation and
the play didn’t suit me”

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Rumour: Manchester United to make Marcus Rashford the highest-paid teenager in football

Manchester United are reportedly
in talks with Marcus Rashford’s representatives over a possible new deal.
Rumour has it that the new pay package which is around £50,000-a-week will see
the 18 year-old sensation who has scored more goals in all competitions for the
Red Devils than any other player since his debut in February 2016 become the
highest-paid teenager in world football. 
The British footballer signed a
£1million-a-year contract with United last May and penned another 4 year-deal
with the club in May 2016.
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Goalkeeper arrested for conceding 43 goals

Bizarre: German goalie arrested after his team lose 43:0
I’m just confused. How do you concede 43 goals?
Should the “offence” be excusable because the
goalie is an amateur?
Here’s the scoop. Goal keeper, Marco Kwiotek was
picked up by the police during a training session after his side, SV Vonderort
lost to PSV Oberhausen. The German team consisting of refugees from Syria,
Iraq and Guinea made headlines after they were heavily walloped by their
opponent.
According to the report, shortly before the end of
the session, policemen approached the goalie and whisked him away for
questioning. He was released almost immediately after.

Imagine
a PL or La Liga team conceding 43 goals?
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Sevilla, Real Madrid set new record

It was a record-breaking weekend in Spain.
Sevilla became the first team in La Liga
history to start a game without a single Spanish player in their line-up. The
players who featured in the game were from six different nationalities namely
Argentina, France, Brazil, Japan, Italy and Portugal.
Real Madrid  on the other hand beat Espanyol 2-0 away to equal Barcelona’s La Liga record for most
successful wins under Pep Guardiola. The Los Blancos recorded 16 consecutive victories, surpassing the
15-game winning streak recorded by the squad during Miguel Munoz’s tenure in the 1960/61 season.
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Ronaldo, Bale ruled out of Espanyol clash

The duo of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale will miss the Los Blancos clash with Espanyol in Catalonia on Sunday, coach Zinedine Zidane has confirmed. While Ronaldo has a sore throat, Bale is suffering from a hip problem.

“Cristiano will not travel with us, he has a sore throat, and he will stay at home. He is not ready.He took a big blow to his hip the other day. With so many games to play, we cannot take risks.

“I want to have Gareth at 100 per cent for a very difficult game on Wednesday. He might have got a bang in the same spot and be out for 10 days, or more.”
The frenchman continued, “If Cristiano, Gareth and Karim are at 100 per cent, then they play. But that does not mean they must always play. We have many games.

“My idea is to always rotate, so that players think at any moment they will be called to play. They all need to play, that’s my idea.”
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Messi now holds the record for most hat-tricks in #UCL history.

Lionel Messi has become the first player in Champions history to score 6 Champions League hat-tricks, his 36th career hat-trick. The Argentine is also the first player to reach the mark of 50 goals in the UCL group stage.

He achieved this feat today after Barcelona thrashed Celtic 7-0 at the Camp Nou tonight. He is followed closely by Cristiano Ronaldo with 5 hat-tricks in CL.

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100 Games: Suarez beats Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar's records

Luis Suarez has a scored a
total of 88 goals and provided 43 assists in his first 100 games for Barcelona,
surpassing fellow teammates, Lionel Messi, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo’s
record for their first 100 games for their clubs.
Asides his two popular
Barca friends, the Uruguayan who made a £75m transfer from Liverpool to
Barcelona in the summer of 2014 also surpassed records set by other forner Catalan players
100 Games In Charge
Luis Suarez: 88
Samuel Eto’o: 68
Neymar: 58
Rivaldo: 57
Patrick Kluivert: 52
Thierry Henry: 46
Ronaldinho: 44
Lionel Messi: 41

Suarez v Ronaldo and Messi: First 100 games

Player
Team
Goals
Assists
Combined
Win %
Luis Suarez
Barcelona
88
43
131
80%
Cristiano Ronaldo
Real Madrid
95
29
124
76%
Lionel Messi
Barcelona
41
14
55
67%

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