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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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John Terry ruled out for 10 days

Chelsea captain, John Terry who strained his ligaments in his left ankle during
The Blues 2-2 Premier League draw with Swansea and left the Liberty Stadium on
crutches will be side-lined for 10 days.
The 35-year-old Captain will miss Chelsea’s Premier
League clash against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Friday and next week’s
League Cup trip to Leicester.
“I have strained my ligaments in my ankle
which means I will be out for 10 days.

“Absolutely gutted, but will be giving
everything to get back playing.” He wrote on
Instagram
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Kanu Nwankwo bereaved.

Photo published for Matriarch of the Nwankwo Family Dies as Super Eagles Legend, Kanu Nwankwo Mourns

African soccer legend, Kanu Nwankwo is bereaved. The retired Nigerian footballer is mourning the loss of his mother, Mrs. Susan Kanu Iheme who passed on on the 7th of September. He told  papilonews.com about the experience.

“The loss of Mama is hard to bear. She is a rock that stood by me and all my siblings. She showed us equal love and affection, and always prayed for each and every one of us. Her support and prayers for me right from the beginning of my playing career till the end were invaluable. Her guidance also went a very long way into moulding me into the man I am today. She taught me to love, and to give. I will miss her, but God knows best.”
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Euro 2016 Team Of The Tournament Explained

UEFA reveal full explanation for their team of Euro 2016

The UEFA Technical Team, led by Sir Alex Ferguson, have released a full report
on Euro 2016. They unveiled the team of the tournament and explained why they explained why each player made it to the list. 

Goalkeeper – Rui Patricio (Portugal): Big saves in crucial games; good reception of
crosses; sensible build-up; good all-round goalkeeping.
Right back – Joshua Kimmich (Germany): Young, positive and energetic; disciplined
defending; strong work ethic; active in attack.
Centre back – Jerome Boateng (Germany): Mature defending with strength and power;
excellent distribution with diagonal passing.
Centre back – Pepe (Portugal): The main man in the Portugal defence; experienced
and efficient with leadership qualities.
Left back – Raphael Guerrero (Portugal): Technique, pace 1v1 skills, defensive covering,
passing, good temperament & attitude.
Central midfielder – Toni Kroos (Germany): Experienced, influential player; control, full
range of passes, long range shooting.
Central midfielder – Joe Allen (Wales): Prototype midfielder; active; consistent; able to
control tempo and develop attacking moves.
Attacking midfielder – Antoine Griezmann (France): Creative, fluent movement across attack, finding
blind sides around the box; killer instinct inside the box.
Attacking midfielder – Aaron Ramsey (Wales): Fantastic reading of game, coverage of ground and
timing of runs; top-quality passing and finishing.
Attacking midfielder – Dimitri Payet (France): Exceptional technique; drifting off line to
shooting positions; excellent set-play deliveries; key performer.
Centre forward – Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal): Great finisher; exceptional heading ability; one
of the tournament’s most dangerous attackers.
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Armed robbers raid Onazi’s Jos home, attack father

About four armed robbers invaded the Jos home of Super Eagles midfielder
Ogenyi Onazi, and carted away valuables including a white Toyota Highlander and
an undisclosed amount of cash. The Turkey-based footballer disclosed to
Journalists that the robbers pretended to be courier men with a letter to be
delivered to his father.
 “Those
robbers came, pretending they were there to deliver a letter to my dad at about
1.40pm
on Monday. But as soon as he collected their fake letter and asked where it was
coming from they swooped on him, tied his hands, beat him up, inflicting
machete cuts on him in the process.

“They told him this is the first in a series of
attacks that they will launch on our house and that I( Onazi) will be their
target the next time. Those guys took their time to take some valuable
materials including car and some cash but I am thankful to God they didn’t do
more than that.”

The incident has since been reported to the
police. And his father discharged from the hospital where he was treated for
injuries inflicted on him.
Source: PUNCH
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Neymusico: Neymar is releasing his debut single this week

Get your
earphones ready, Neymar is releasing his debut single on Wednesday.
We’ve
seen him hang out with a handful of music superstars but who knew the Brazilian
footballer has passion for music. He announced via his Twitter account that his
career would officially begin this week.
“This Wednesday I begin my
music career and I’m going to release my first song on Facebook. We will have ‘Neymusico’. Share it”. The Barcelona sensation wrote.
Don’t miss
this Wednesday guys. 
Listen and be kind enough to tell him to just stick with the
round leather or do a collabo with Drake or Rihanna.  
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Alan Shearer's statue unveiled at St James' Park

A £250,000 brass, 9ft 6ins (2.89m) tall statue
of retired Newcastle player, Alan Shearer has been unveiled outside St James’
Park. The unveiling which was done by Shearer and Lord Mayor of Newcastle,
Hazel Stephenson, today was attended by hundreds of people.
“I’m
very proud and honoured to be stood here with this statue. When I come down
this road seeing it will make me immensely proud. It is here because I enjoyed
playing football.” The BBC pundit said during the ceremony.
Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez who was absent at the occasion hailed club
legend as, “an incredible player, the perfect number nine, and he had a
fantastic career representing this great club. He is also a great ambassador
for Newcastle with the charity work he does to support the people of the city.
“The
statue of him at St James’ Park is a perfect tribute to a true club legend and
I send Alan my very best wishes for a memorable day.”

Shearer scored 148 goals in 303 games for Newcastle – although won no trophy
with the club.

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