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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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Manchester United become the first English club to earn half a billion pounds in revenue

Manchester United have become the first English club to earn £500m revenue in a year.  Their total revenue for the year ending June 30, 2016 was put at £515.3 million ($683.450)
“Our record Fiscal 2016 financial performance reflects the continued underlying strength of the business and the club is on target to achieve record revenues in 2017, even without a contribution from the Champions League.”
“This strong financial performance has enabled us to invest in our squad, team management and facilities to position us to challenge for, and win, trophies in the coming years.” Executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward said.
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Manchester United won't win the EPL this season says Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes has made a declaration that could earn him more enemies in
Manchester United fans.
The former Old Trafford player says his ex-team won’t lift the EPL
trophy this season and he’s cited United’s weak defence as the chief reason.
The 41
year-old made the bold revelation in a youtube video uploaded by Rio Ferdinand. He said, “I’m not sure if they will
win it this year. But I think under Mourinho they will win the league. There’s
still a few question marks for me for this season. I think a little bit
defensively more than anything. I think last couple of years we’ve worried
about goals…

“Daley Blind…great footballer. Brilliant
footballer. Whether he’s good enough at centre-half in big games? I’m (not
sure).”
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Atlanta ’96 book celebrates Nigeria’s biggest sporting triumph

An e-book titled “Nigeria’s Olympics: Sports and National Development” has been launched to celebrate Nigeria’s biggest sporting triumph at the Olympic Games 20 years after.
Co-edited by Lolade Adewuyi of football website Goal.com Nigeria and Tosin Adebisi of the University of Sussex, United Kingdom, the free book is a collection of 10 essays from a writing competition organised to celebrate the victory of the Dream Team at Atlanta ’96.
The book was released at an awards ceremony to fete the winner and finalists of #WritingGamesNG on Thursday September 8, 2016.
The essay competition, open to final year students in Nigerian higher institutions and National Youth Service Corps personnel, was won by Oladele Oluwasogo Dare, a National Youth Service Corps personnel based in Anambra State.
The joint runners-up were Ekene Ezike, NYSC Osun State and Alfred Olajide, NYSC Taraba State. The third place was taken by Olumodeji Gabriel Shola, NYSC Anambra State.
The other finalists were Mmerenu Harrison (NYSC Kwara), Okanga Okanga (NYSC Lagos), Orji Sunday Sylvester (University of Nigeria, Nsukka), Adewale Abiodun Sodiq (Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba), Temitope Bakinde (NYSC Lagos) and Ikpebe Akpa Simon (Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti).
“Words presently have failed me in expressing my heartfelt gratitude to everyone. You have successfully turned a near frustrating service year into a life changing story,” said Oladele, who went on an all-expenses paid trip to attend the 2016 Writivism Festival in Kampala, Uganda.
The ceremony had in attendance Mr Dotun Coker of the Lagos State Football Association, who represented NFF 1stVice President, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, and Mr Wale Joseph, deputy secretary general of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) as well as Mr Seun Methowe, Perform Media Country Manager for West Africa.
There was a high-powered delegation from the NYSC led by Mrs. Eno AwakEssien who represented the Director General, Brigadier General Sule Zakari Kazaure. Also in attendance was the Lagos State Coordinator of the NYSC, Mr. Cyril Akhaneme as well as several Assistant Directors.
The competition’s judges – Professor Richard Follett of the University of Sussex and Professor Dipo Salami of the Obafemi Awolowo University – praised the effort of the entrants and encouraged them to continue developing their talent. They joined AIESEC Nigeria and the NYSC in celebrating youth development and empowerment across the country.
The co-editors, Messrs Adewuyi and Adebisi, said they undertook the collaborative effort to bring synergy between sport and education as well as promote writing and a celebration of Nigeria’s heroic team of 1996.
“We see this e-book as an important contribution to Nigerian sports and scholarship that needs to be encouraged in our country as a reminder of its important football heroes. The depth of writing which explored politics, culture, religion and sports point to how our country can succeed if we work as a team like the Dream Team of 1996,” the editors said in a statement. 
The winner was offered an internship and a trip to any part of the world by youth leadership organisation AIESEC who were one of the partners of the competition.
The e-book can be downloaded free online via this link.
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