Footballer Sunday Emmanuel shares cute pics of his family

Super Eagles star Sunday Chukueamaka Emmanuel, 22, who plays for SV Grödig in Austria, showed off his wife and beautiful daughter in new photos. Another pic after the cut...

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Photos: Mario Balotelli arrives to Liverpool training in £240k Ferrari

Mario Balotelli drove to Liverpool training on Thursday in his £240,000 (about N65million) Ferrari F12 Berlinetta which he shipped from Italy last week. The 24 year old footballer moved from AC Milan to Liverpool in a £16million switch last month. See the super car after the cut...

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Hilarity! Colombian cycling team step out in the worst sports kit ever

Lol. This is too funny. Colombian female cycling team unveiled their new sports kit over the weekend and it looks like they are all on their periods and those are pads. The poor ladies, cycling in the Giro Toscana this week, probably didn't see anything wrong with their red and yellow kit until it was shared over a 50,000 times on Twitter.

The nude-coloured cloth used around the groin area, giving the ladies camel toe, has caused a lot of debate online. "Worst designed garment of clothing in the history of the human race.” someone wrote

"Extraordinary that someone would design it and even more extraordinary that any woman would wear it!! :-)” Another person wrote.

People are also wondering if it's an innocent oversight by an over-enthusiastic designer or done for publicity for the team. Is this sports kit embarrassing? See another pic after the cut..

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See How Mario Balotelli slept with a fan and sent her off in a taxi in the Middle of the Night

A smitten Liverpool fan Emma Dalton (pictured left) thought her dreams had come true when the Premier League club’s new signing Mario Balotelli took her to bed. The £16million striker flirted with ­hairdresser online before inviting her to a party at his luxury rented home.

That night Balotelli enjoyed a three-hour marathon romp with Emma, 23 – but it soon become clear that starting a new ­relationship was the last thing on his mind.

From UK Mirror

What he was after was more of a training session. While they were having sex the £110,000-a-week Italian told her: “This is nice. It helps my ­football.”

And when the bedroom workout was over he turfed shocked Emma out of his six-bedroom mansion, telling her to take a taxi home in the middle of the night.

The furious single mum told a friend: “I know he has a reputation but I thought he’d changed from the things I’d read. He was charming and as far as I know single so I thought, ‘Why not?’ Now I feel stupid,

“I should never have gone to his house but what’s done is done. He was only interested in one thing from me and then wanted me out of the way.”

To add to her humiliation, 24-year-old Balotelli claims he is now trying to rekindle his on-off romance with former fiancèe Fanny Neguesha, 24, who sparked rumours she is pregnant by him after posting an online picture of what looks like a baby bump.

But the soccer bad boy could be red-carded when Fanny finds out he bedded Emma shortly after his transfer from AC Milan to ­Liverpool.

It all started when Emma sent him a message on social media, says her friend.

The pal told the Sunday Mirror: “She only contacted him as a bit of a joke.She didn’t think for a second he would reply. How many messages must he get sent every day? But he did reply and he was quickly sending her messages asking for her to send pictures of herself and her mobile number to arrange to meet up.

“When they were talking on the phone, Emma asked him about Fanny. He told her they’d split up and that he didn’t have any female friends in Liverpool.”

The madcap striker also revealed that his new club had warned him to steer clear of trouble after his transfer, so he was staying out of the city centre.

The friend added: “He said he had to stay out of the Press, not to get into trouble like the last time he was in England. He told her he’d matured a lot since then.”

Within days he invited Emma and a couple of female friends to a private party at the mansion in the upmarket ­Liverpool suburb of Formby on September 5. He arranged to have them picked up from the nearby train station.

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Wayne Rooney Matches Thierry Henry’s All-time Premier League Goals Record

The Manchester United striker has moved into joint third on the list of scorers in the English top flight, but is still 85 behind former Newcastle United star Alan Shearer.

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has matched Thierry Henry’s all-time Premier League goals record with his strike against QPR on Sunday.

The England captain collected an Ander Herrera pass before cutting inside from the left and beating Rob Green at his near post to give Louis van Gaal’s side a 3-0 lead before half-time.

Rooney has now scored 175 times in the English top flight, the same as former Arsenal hero Henry.

The 28-year-old reached the landmark in 377 appearances, whereas Henry took 258.

Rooney is now joint third in the all-time scoring charts, and needs just 13 more goals to leapfrog Andy Cole into second.

But he is still 85 behind former Southampton, Blackburn and Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer, who notched 260 times in 441 appearances.

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Sturridge Out For Up To Six Matches – Rodgers

 

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge will miss up to six matches after injuring himself while on international duty with England, manager Brendan Rodgers revealed.

Sturridge, 25, strained his thigh in a training session last Friday, forcing him to miss England’s 2-0 win over Switzerland in their opening UEFA EURO 2016 qualifier on Monday.

Rodgers told a press conference on Thursday that Sturridge would be out for “up to three weeks”.

He therefore stands to miss three Premier League

games

, including the derby against Everton on 27 September, a League Cup tie against Middlesbrough, and Liverpool’s first two UEFA Champions League group games.

Sturridge sustained the injury 36 hours after playing for 89 minutes in England’s 1-0 friendly win over Norway and Rodgers believes the player should have been given more time to recover.

“We’re obviously disappointed because we feel it was an injury which could have been prevented,” the Liverpool manager told talkSPORT radio station earlier on Thursday.

“I think clubs work differently at times to international teams. It’s more the recovery strategy.

When we look at our players here, we look at them individually in terms of what their needs are.

“Fast players would have a second day recovery, while other players can work on that day.

When you are that type of quick player like Daniel Sturridge, Raheem Sterling and boys like Danny Welbeck, you need to recover them.

He (Sturridge) has worked so hard over pre-season and looked very fit and strong in our last game against Tottenham.”

In Sturridge’s absence, new signing Mario Balotelli is expected to make his home debut in Saturday’s home game with Aston Villa.

Rodgers also revealed that another new signing, midfielder Emre Can, will be sidelined for up to six weeks due to an ankle problem picked up on international duty with Germany U-21s.

 

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Top-5 Richest Football Players From Nigeria

Over the last years Africa has produced some world-class players and can be rightly considered as the football continent of the future. We would like to present you a list of the richest football players from Nigeria. 

5. Yakubu Aiyegbeni

Yakubu Aiyegbeni was born 22 November 1982 in Benin City. His nickname is “The Yak”. He is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Al Rayyan (Qatar) and the Nigerian national football team.

He has a mansion in London, a duplex in Lagos, several buildings in Benin city, He is also the owner of a hotel in Auchi, Edo State. He owns a petrol station in Benin city, which is run by his brother Momo. Yak is a big fan ofcars, his collection in Nigeria includes Range Rover and BMW. His 2012salary was not less than 1.86 million EUR.

4. Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins



 

Obafemi Martins was born on 28 October 1984. He left Nigeria when he was 16. Obafemi played for several clubs around Europe. He began his senior career in Italia. He played in Inter-Milan of Italy, Newcastle united of England , Birmingham City of England, Vfl Wolfsborg of Germany , Rubin Kazan of Russia. Currently he is a forward for Seattle Sounders FC and the Nigeria national team.

His annual salary is $1,6 million. It is a highest salary for Seattle Sounders FC. He owns two luxury houses near Lagos, elite mansion in Como, Italy. He also owns several hotels in Italy. As for his cars – he likes to driveLamborghini (N50 million), Porsche Gemballa (N20 million), BMWX6 (N18 million) and a Ferrari sport car.

3. Nwankwo Kanu



Nwankwo Kanu or just Kanu is a legendary player, who is retired now. He was a member of the Nigerian national team for 16 years from 1994 until 2010. Kanu has won a UEFA Champions League medal, a UEFA Cup medal, three FA Cup Winners Medals and two African Player of the Year. He is also one of few players to have won the Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League, UEFA Cup and an Olympic Gold Medal. He is also a UNICEF ambassador.

He is an owner of top-level hotels and a night club in Victoria Island.He also invests in bottle water company and has own charity organization called Kanu Heart Foundation.

2. Jay-Jay Okocha



 

Another brilliant player of the past in our list. Jay-Jay was regarded as the Best Nigerian Player of his Generation. More than 20 years of his career he played in top teams of Germany, Qatar, Turkey and England. In March 2004, he was named among the top 125 living footballers by Pelé. He has gone into business after retirement. His biggest project was a Club 10, but he sold it in 2013. He is known for his desire to help the youth. He often grants some big scholarships for students.

 1. Mikel Obi



Mikel is known not only for his Russian girlfriend, but for his successful career as well. He plays as a midfielder for English club Chelsea and the Nigeria national team. He was formerly was in Norwegian club FC Lyn Oslo.

He earns approximately N20 million per week. It is a sum without bonuses and income from UEFA Champions League. 27-year-old star owns several mansions in UK (London), Lagos and Jos. He has some shares in top companies and even owns a personal record label. He likes to drive Mercedes G Wagon, Black Mercedes G 500, a Range Rover Sport and a N30 million Bentley Continental.

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Keshi Picks Emenike, Salami To Start Against S.A

Less than eight hours before Nigeria’s Super Eagles take on the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the qualifiers for the 2015 Nations Cup to be hosted by Morocco, coach Stephen Keshi has named his first eleven for the crucial match.

According to the Eagles’ starting team published by Africanfootball.com moments ago, Emmanuel Emenike and Gbolahan Salami will start for Nigeria against South Africa when the match kicks off inside the 2010 World Cup stadium in Cape Town at 7pm Nigerian time.

It would be recalled that both  Emenike and Gbolahan started from the bench in Nigeria 2-3 lost against Congo in Calabar at the weekend.

Though Gbolahan, who plays for Warri Wolves in the Nigerian league, scored Nigeria’s second goal in the 89th minutes.

[caption id="attachment_1027" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Emmanuel Emenike in action for Nigeria[/caption]

Israel-based Nosa Igiebor, who was also a second-half sub against Congo, will start against Bafana Bafana.

However, Keshi has kept faith with his defence, which struggled against the Red Devils from Congo on Saturday, as skipper Austin Ejide, Elderson, Efe Ambrose, Godfrey Oboabona and Kenneth Omeruo would be the players to man the Eagles’ back line.

READ ALSO: FIFA Writes NFF Over Suspension Threat

In the midfield, the quartet of Ogeny Onazi, Mikel Obi, Nosa Igiebor and Ahmed Musa are expected to hold forth.

Barring no late changes, below is Nigeria’s starting XI vs South Africa:

Austin Ejide (Skipper) – Elderson Echiejile, Efe Ambrose, Kenneth Omeruo, Godfrey Oboabona – Ogeny Onazi, Mikel Obi, Nosa Igiebor, Ahmed Musa – Gbolahan Salami and Emmanuel Emenike.

Nigeria is the defending champions of the African Nations Cup following it triumph in the last edition of the tournament held in South Africa in 2013.

READ ALSO: Keshi Is A Liar – Ike Uche

In spite of the Eagles’ defeat against Congo on Saturday, the coach Keshi led side would be full of confidence going into the match against South Africa considering Nigeria has never lost a competitive match against the former Apartheid country.

Out of the nine matches played so far, Nigeria has won seven, draw one and the only match the Super Eagles lost was a friendly match tagged the Nelson Mandela’s Challenge played in Johannesburg.

Do you see Nigeria defeating South Africa tonight?

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Transfer Alert:- Manchester United & Liverpool At Alert For Barcelona’s Dani Alves

[caption id="attachment_1018" align="aligncenter" width="610"] Danny Alves[/caption]

Barcelona’s Dani Alves is a transfer target for Manchester United and Liverpool, according to reports.

The Brazil star, aged 31, is out of contract in the summer and does not seem likely to extend his stay at Camp Nou.

New coach Luis Enrique has already strengthened at right-back with the £4.5m signing of Douglas from Sao Paulo and does not seem keen to offer Alves a new deal.

That could lead to United and Liverpool, who will be free to talk to the former Sevilla man from January onwards, attempting to sign him on a free transfer, claims the Daily Express.

Alves would be a natural for the right wing-back slot in Louis van Gaal’s 3-4-1-2 formation at United and arguably an upgrade on the current options of Rafael or Antonio Valencia.

Glen Johnson’s Liverpool future is in doubt, so Alves would provide an experienced alternative to youngsters Javier Manquillo and Jon Flanagan at Anfield.

Paris Saint Germain, Inter Milan, Juventus and Manchester City have also been linked with Alves in media reports.

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John Obi Mikel Officially gets a Girlfriend, See pictures of them Kissing & Chilling

Sources close to Super Eagles/Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi say he’s officially off the market after proposing to his Russian girlfriend, Olga Diyachenko. According to those in the know, Mikel proposed to Olga sometime in August but they are keeping their engagement hush hush…



 

Olga’s father is said to be a Russian millionaire who has a lot of business interests in London where Olga lives. Though she has her own place, Olga is said to have moved in with Mikel. 

Just thought to make this public announcement in case there are girls here who are still dreaming or giving him ‘osho free’ thingz..lol. Mikel is currently in Nigeria. See more pics of the loved up couple after the cut.

 



 



 

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Give Me Back My 30 Million Naira – Emenike Asks Governor Chime

Super Eagles striker, Emmanuel Emenike has asked Enugu state government to give him back his 30 million Naira (about $ 180,000) he invested in the state to build a sports academy after army men, stopped workers from working on it.

An angry Emenike told AfricanFootball that he acquired the land after the World cup had concluded through the help of a special assistant to the Enugu State Governor Frank Ndubuisi Ugwunweze (a.k.a Ezeumuaga), who forwarded all documents concerning to the land in Emenike’s name.

Emenike revealed that he bought the lands as he visits there regularly during his free time, so he found out about a free plots of land in the state and contacted Governor Sullivan Chime’s aide who further assisted in making the purchase.

Emenike in his own words said: “I worked hard to make my money, I know what I pass through on the pitch before I earn my living and it will be unfair if what am hearing about my land in Enugu State was true.

“I visit Enugu whenever I come to Nigeria, my friends stay there as well as some of my family
members. And I am the kind of person who allows for advise. Even before now, I had a dream to own an academy not only in Nigeria but I believe in the saying that “charity begins at home”.

“About three, four months ago, I acquired 13 plots of land in Enugu State through the special assistant to Governor Sullivan Chime. And during the time of conversation of the land papers he never told me there was any problem on the land. He gave me all the necessary documents in my name after payment.

He went on to reveal that when he asked work to begin in the state, the Chime led government ordered soldiers to stop the labourers.

He said: “I then directed for work to commence immediately, but the state government has directed soldiers to stop anybody from working there.”I don’t want to believe that this is fraud. I am ready to fight it all.

“I am not a politician and I see no reason why my money will be held by the government house.”

“I have called some top government officials in Enugu, but all of them are not trying to be sincere.

They could not help because the order came from the Governor.

“Nobody is trying to be sincere and as a matter of fact, I want my money back. I am very depressed that there is no confidence in investing in my country. I just don’t understand the pranks.

“Right from time, I don’t like going through government for anything. I prefer to do it with my money and I see no reason why my property will be held back by government.”

Emenike also demanded that the Governor gives him back his money, if the project won’t be allowed to continue, as he won’t like to see his hard earned cash dissapear into thin air.

“People go to government to get free land, but I will not do that because there is no sincerity in most of the things we do. And I will not be here and somebody takes my money, it will never happen,” he disclosed.

“I just want to believe that His Excellency Governor Chime was not aware of the purchase of the land, in that case, I will like to have my money back.”

Emenike plays for Turkish club Fenerbahce, and he is Nigeria’s main and mostly lone striker.

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Cristiano Ronaldo Fights Jose Mourinho For Creating Troubles

All is not well between Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho because Cristiano has made it known that the coach was responsible for a lot of bad things in Real Madrid.

Cristiano said that Jose was responsible for creating a ‘bad atmosphere’ at Real Madrid during his troubled reign and the player said ‘He’s no friend of mine’.

Jose had endured an explosive tenure at the La Liga giants for three seasons between 2010-2013 and was forced to leave Madrid last summer after a trophy-less season.

Cristiano ‘There was a bad atmosphere and it was a difficult period in personal terms.

‘There were situations with other players and also with the fans.’

He added: ‘Of all my managers, the only one I have a friendship with is Sir Alex Ferguson. But I’m not in football to have friends. I’m here to win.’

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TRAGIC: 4 Arsenal Fans Commit Suic!de Over Danny Welbeck Transfer

WARNING:- This Article is for matured audience only with great sense of humor, Fnn doesn’t Intend to make fun of dead people.

Unanticipated reports filtering from the Emirates stadium allege that Four Arsenal fans have just committed suicide this night.

According to the club management, initial reports from the police states that they are not suspecting any foul play after observing the scenes and series of events preceding the time the unspeakable acts took place.

All four acts took place between 6:25 – 6:30pm (local time) which is just after Arsenal’s announced the signing of Welbeck from Manchester United.

FNN was able to speak with an Arsenal fan, and he said: “I am not surprised they killed themselves, very few people can suffer for eight years and watch their only hope for salvage disappear, we all know the drill, Welbeck is shit …he scored less than 5 goals last season..we already have Sanogo we dont need another now.” .

“Even if we don’t win the EPL, it is not the end of the world, we can still clinch 4th place, so we call on our fans to have faith…RIP Goners!!” The club’s official handle tweeted in reaction to the news.

In order to curb recurrence of such, the police and FNN call on families and friends of die hard Arsenal Fans to keep close watch on them during the transfer deadline, even as we pray that Welbeck Fails his medicals and await more details on the status of his transfer.

#DontMissTheNextFunnyThing

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Transfer Window Closed:- Manchester United Sign Falcao + Arsenal Welcomes Welbeck

Manchester United Sign Falcao and Arsenal FC Welcomes Welbeck.



Right now, Manchester United can’t wait to can’t wait to see Falcao pull on the no.9 shirt for the Reds. Its gonna be Fun seeing Rooney and Falcao playing for the Red Devils.

On the Other Hand, Arsenal welcomes Welbeck from Man UTD.. #Welcomewelbeck

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All the Premier League Transfers - Ins & Outs, Summer 2014

The transfer window slammed shut on Monday night with a new record high for top-flight clubs' spending of over £800 million. Goal lists in full every deal by each team
ARSENAL

ARSENAL


ARSENAL

ARSENAL

In:
Alexis Sanchez (Barcelona, £31.8m), Calum Chambers (Southampton, £16m), Danny Welbeck (Manchester United , £16m), Mathieu Debuchy (Newcastle, £8m), David Ospina (Nice, £3.5m), Elias Chatzitheodoridis (Mas Kallitheakos, Undisclosed), Hugo Keto (HJK Helsinki, Undisclosed), Ben Sheaf (West Ham, Undisclosed).
Out: Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona, £15m), Johan Djourou (Hamburg, £2.5m), Thomas Eisfeld (Fulham, Undisclosed), Ignasi Miquel (Norwich City, Undisclosed) Zak Ansah (Charlton Athletic), Lukasz Fabianski (Swansea City), Zachari Fagan (Welling United), Bacary Sagna (Manchester City), Chuks Aneke (Zulte Waregem), Nicklas Bendtner (Wolfsburg), Leander Siemann (Porto B), Wellington Silva (Almeria, Loan), Carl Jenkinson (West Ham United, Loan), Benik Afobe (MK Dons, Loan), Ryo Miyaichi (FC Twente, Loan) Jon Toral (Brentford).

Released: Daniel Boateng, Park Chu-Young.
ASTON VILLA

ASTON VILLA



ASTON VILLA

ASTON VILLA

In: Carlos Sanchez (Elche, Undisclosed), Joe Cole (West Ham), Aly Cissokho (Valencia, Undisclosed), Tom Leggett, Isaac Nehemie (Both Southampton, Undisclosed), Philippe Senderos (Valencia), Kieran Richardson (Fulham).

Out: Jordan Bowery (Rotherham United, £250,000), Samir Carruthers (MK Dons, Undisclosed), Karim El Ahmadi (Feyenoord, Undisclosed), Marc Albrighton (Leicester City), Nathan Delfouneso (Blackpool), Nicklas Helenius (Aalborg, Loan), Yacouba Sylla (Erciyesspor, Loan), Jed Steer (Doncaster Rovers, Loan), Antonio Luna (Verona, Loan), Daniel Johnson (Chesterfield, Loan), Aleksander Tonev (Celtic, Loan), Janoi Donacien (Tranmere, Loan), Joe Bennett (Brighton, Loan).

Released: Aidan Grant, Andras Stieber.
BURNLEY

BURNLEY



BURNLEY

BURNLEY

In: Lukas Jutkiewicz (Middlesbrough, £1.5m), Marvin Sordell (Bolton, Undisclosed), Michael Kightly (Stoke City, Undisclosed), Stephen Ward (Wolves, Undisclosed), George Boyd (Hull City, Undisclosed), Matt Gilks (Blackpool), Steven Reid (West Brom), Matt Taylor (West Ham), Nathaniel Chalobah (Chelsea, Loan), Michael Keane (Manchester United, Loan).

Out: David Edgar (Birmingham City), Joseph Mills (Oldham), Junior Stanislas (Bournemouth), Chris Baird (West Brom), Luke O'Neill (Scunthorpe United, Loan).

Released: Kyle Brownhill, Alex Coleman, Luke Conlan, Jack Errington, Micah Evans, Luke Gallagher, Nick Liversedge, Archie Love, Brian Stock, Keith Treacy

CHELSEA

CHELSEA



CHELSEA

CHELSEA

In: Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid, £35m), Cesc Fabregas (Barcelona, £30m), Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid, £15.8m), Loic Remy (QPR, £8.5m), Mario Pasalic (Hajduk Split, £2.4m), Didier Drogba (Galatasaray).

Out: David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain, £50m), Romelu Lukaku (Everton, £28m), Demba Ba (Besiktas, £4.7m), Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland, Undisclosed), Ashley Cole (Roma), Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday), Frank Lampard (New York City FC), George Cole, Daniel Pappoe (Both Brighton & Hove Albion), Billy Clifford (Walsall), Tomas Kalas (Cologne, Loan), Wallace (Vitesse Arnhem, Loan), Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Mönchengladbach, Loan), Bertrand Traore (Vitesse Arnhem, Loan), Cristian Cuevas (Club Universidad de Chile, Loan), Mario Pasalic (Elche, Loan), Ryan Bertrand (Southampton, Loan), Gael Kakuta (Rayo Vallecano, Loan), John Swift (Rotherham, Loan), Oriol Romeu (Stuttgart, Loan), Kenneth Omeruo (Middlesbrough, Loan), Christian Atsu (Everton, Loan), Marko Marin (Fiorentina, Loan), Josh McEachran (Vitesse Arnhem, Loan), Victor Moses (Stoke, Loan), Fernando Torres, Marco van Ginkel (both AC Milan, Loan), Nathaniel Chalobah (Burnley, Loan).

Released: Samuel Eto'o, Henrique Hilario, Milan Lalkovic, Adam Nditi, Jhon Pirez.

CRYSTAL PALACE

CRYSTAL PALACE



CRYSTAL PALACE

CRYSTAL PALACE

In: Martin Kelly (Liverpool, £1.5m), Fraizer Campbell (Cardiff City, £900,000), James McArthur (Wigan, Undisclosed), Zeki Fryers (Tottenham, Undisclosed), Chris Kettings (Blackpool), Brede Hangeland (Fulham), Kevin Doyle (Wolves, Loan), Wilfried Zaha (Manchester United, Loan).

Out: Jose Campana (Sampdoria, £1.4m), Neil Alexander, Osman Sow (Both Hearts), Kagisho Dikgacoi (Cardiff City), Dean Moxey (Bolton Wanderers), Aaron Wilbraham (Bristol City), Jonathan Parr (Ipswich Town), Ross Fitzsimons (Bolton Wanderers), Alex Wynter (Portsmouth, Loan), Kwesi Appiah (Cambridge United, Loan), Jack Hunt (Nottingham Forest, Loan), Stephen Dobbie (Fleetwood Town, Loan), Glenn Murray (Reading, Loan).

Released: Danny Gabbidon, Ibra Sekajja, Quade Taylor, Derek Tieku, Tom King, Alistair Gordon.

EVERTON

EVERTON



EVERTON

EVERTON

In: Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea, £28m), Muhamed Besic (Ferencvaros, £4m), Gareth Barry (Manchester City, £1m), Brendon Galloway (MK Dons, Undisclosed), Samuel Eto'o (Chelsea), Christian Atsu (Chelsea, Loan).

Out: Shane Duffy (Blackburn Rovers, £1.5m), Magaye Gueye (Millwall), John Lundstram (Blackpool, Loan), Matthew Kennedy (Hibernian, Loan).

Released: Mason Springthorpe, Ibou Touray, Apostolos Vellios.

HULL CITY

HULL CITY



HULL CITY

HULL CITY

In: Abel Hernandez (Palermo, £9.5m), Jake Livermore (Tottenham, £8m), Robert Snodgrass (Norwich City, £7m), Andrew Robertson (Dundee United, £2.85m), Michael Dawson (Tottenham, Undisclosed), Mohamed Diame (West Ham, Undisclosed), Tom Ince (Blackpool, Compensation to be agreed), Karim Rossi (Stoke City), Gaston Ramirez (Southampton, Loan), Hatem Ben Arfa (Newcastle, Loan).

Out: Shane Long (Southampton, £12m), George Boyd (Burnley, Undisclosed), Matty Fryatt (Nottingham Forest), Paul McElroy (Sheffield Wednesday), Conor Henderson (Crawley Town), Cameron Stewart (Ipswich Town), Jack Barlow (Boston United), Robert Koren (Melbourne City), Mark Oxley (Hibernian, Loan), Conor Townsend (Dundee United, Loan), Joe Dudgeon (Barnsley, Loan).

Released: Abdoulaye Faye, Paul Dudgeon.

LEICESTER CITY

LEICESTER CITY



LEICESTER CITY

LEICESTER CITY

In: Leonardo Ulloa (Brighton, £8m), Danny Simpson (QPR, Undisclosed), Tom Lawrence (Manchester United, Undisclosed), Matthew Upson (Brighton), Marc Albrighton (Aston Villa), Jack Barmby, Louis Rowley (Both Manchester United), Ben Hamer (Charlton), Esteban Cambiasso (Inter), Kris Scott (Swansea), Nick Powell (Manchester United, Loan).

Out: Lloyd Dyer (Watford), George Taft (Burton Albion), Zak Whitbread (Derby County), Neil Danns (Bolton Wanderers), Ben Frempah (Ross County), Paul Gallagher (Preston North End, Loan), Conrad Logan (Rochdale, Loan).

Released: Sean St Ledger, Kieran Kennedy, Ryan Watson, Adam Dawson, Jak McCourt, Marcel Barrington, Jacob Blyth, Michael Cain, Harry Panayiotou, James Pearson, Alie Sesay, Adam Smith.

LIVERPOOL

LIVERPOOL



LIVERPOOL

LIVERPOOL

In: Alberto Moreno (Sevilla, £12m), Adam Lallana (Southampton, £25m), Dejan Lovren (Southampton, £20m), Lazar Markovic (Benfica, £19.8m), Divock Origi (Lille, undisclosed), Emre Can (Bayer Leverkusen, £10m), Rickie Lambert (Southampton, undisclosed), Mario Balotelli (AC Milan, £16m), Lawrence Vigouroux, Kevin Stewart (Both Tottenham Hotspur), Javier Manquillo (Atletico Madrid, Loan).

Out: Luis Suarez (Barcelona, £70m), Daniel Agger (Brondby, £3m), Martin Kelly (Crystal Palace, £1.5m), Conor Coady (Huddersfield Town, £375,000), Pepe Reina (Bayern Munich, Undisclosed), Jack Robinson (QPR, Undisclosed), Villyan Bijev (Slavia Sofia), Jakub Sokolik (Yeovil Town), Michael Ngoo (Kilmarnock), Luis Alberto (Malaga, Loan), Iago Aspas (Sevilla, Loan), Andre Wisdom (West Brom, Loan), Brad Smith (Swindon Town, Loan), Tiago Ilori (Bordeaux, Loan), Divock Origi (Lille, Loan), Joao Carlos Teixeira (Brighton, Loan), Oussama Assaidi (Stoke City, Loan), Jordan Ibe (Derby County, Loan), Sebastian Coates (Sunderland, Loan).

Released: Yalany Baio, Yusuf Mersin, Michael Ngoo, Craig Roddan, Stephen Sama.

MANCHESTER CITY

MANCHESTER CITY



MANCHESTER CITY

MANCHESTER CITY

In: Eliaquim Mangala (Porto, £31.8m), Fernando (Porto, £12m), Willy Caballero (Malaga, £6.5m), Bruno Zuculini (Racing Club, Undisclosed), Bacary Sagna (Arsenal), Frank Lampard (New York City, Loan).

Out: Javi Garcia (Zenit St Petersburg, £12m), Jack Rodwell (Sunderland, £10m), Gareth Barry (Everton, £1m), Emyr Huws (Wigan, Undisclosed), Costel Pantilimon (Sunderland), Joleon Lescott (West Brom), Alex Henshall (Ipswich Town), Ellis Plummer (St Mirren), Reece Wabara (Doncaster Rovers), Marcos Lopes (Lille, Loan), Greg Leigh (Crewe Alexandra, Loan), Jason Denayer (Celtic, Loan), Devante Cole (Barnsley, Loan), Bruno Zuculini, Alvaro Negredo (both Valencia, Loan), Micah Richards (Fiorentina, Loan).

Released: Thomas Agyiri, Kieran Kennedy, Joleon Lescott, George Swan, Alex Tchuimeni-Nimely.

MANCHESTER UNITED

MANCHESTER UNITED



MANCHESTER UNITED

MANCHESTER UNITED

In: Daley Blind (Ajax, £14m), Angel Di Maria (Real Madrid, £59.7m), Marcos Rojo (Sporting Lisbon, £16m), Luke Shaw (Southampton, £30m), Ander Herrera (Athletic Bilbao, £28m), Vanja Milinkovic (Vojvodina, Undisclosed), Radamel Falcao (Monaco, Loan).

Out: Danny Welbeck (Arsenal, £16m), Alexander Buttner (Dynamo Moscow, £4.4m), Patrice Evra (Juventus, £1.5m), Bebe (Benfica, £2.3m), Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund, Undisclosed), Tom Lawrence (Leicester City, Undisclosed), Jack Barmby (Leicester City), Feredrico Macheda (Cardiff City), Nemanja Vidic (Inter), Louis Rowley (Leicester City), Rio Ferdinand (QPR), Charni Ekangamene (Zulte Waregem), Vanja Milinkovic (FK Vojvodina, Loan), Angelo Henriquez (Dynamo Zagreb, Loan), Nani (Sporting Lisbon, Loan), Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace, Loan), Javier Hernandez (Real Madrid, Loan), Michael Keane (Burnley, Loan), Nick Powell (Leicester City, Loan).

Released: Sam Byrne, Ryan Giggs, Jack Rudge.

NEWCASTLE


NEWCASTLE




NEWCASTLE

NEWCASTLE

In: Remy Cabella (Montpellier, £12m), Karl Darlow, Jamaal Lascelles (Nottingham Forest, £6m combined), Emmanuel Riviere (Monaco, £6.3m), Siem de Jong (Ajax, £6m), Daryl Janmaat (Feyenoord, Undisclosed), Ayoze Perez (Tenerife, £1.5m), Jack Colback (Sunderland), Facundo Ferreyra (Shakhtar Donetsk, Loan).

Out: Mathieu Debuchy (Arsenal, £12m), James Tavernier (Wigan, £900,000), Dan Gosling (Bournemouth), Jonathan Mitchell (Derby County), Conor Newton (Rotherham), Romain Amalfitano (Dijon), Shola Ameobi (Gaziantep), Steven Logan (Annan Athletic), Adam Campbell (Fleetwood Town, Loan), Sylvain Marveaux (Guingcamp, Loan), Karl Darlow, Jamaal Lascelles (Nottingham Forest, Loans), Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa (Roma, Loan), Hatem Ben Arfa (Hull City, Loan).

Released: Brandon Miele, Jonathan Mitchell, Michael Richardson.

QPR

QPR



QPR

QPR

In: Steven Caulker (Cardiff City, £8m), Leroy Fer (Norwich City, £7m), Jordon Mutch (Cardiff City, Undisclosed), Sandro (Tottenham, Undisclosed), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Mauricio Isla (Juventus, Loan), Eduardo Vargas (Napoli, Loan), Niko Kranjcar (Dynamo Kiev, Loan).

Out: Loic Remy (Chelsea, £8.5m), Yossi Benayoun (Maccabi Haifa, Undisclosed), Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad, Undisclosed), Danny Simpson (Leicester City, Undisclosed), Julio Cesar (Benfica), Tom Hitchcock (MK Dons), Aaron Hughes (Brighton), Mo Shariff (Bradford City), Gary O'Neil (Norwich City), Joe Lumley (Accrington Stanley, Loan).

Released: Angelo Balanta, Hogan Ephraim, Andrew Johnson, Stephane Mbia.

SOUTHAMPTON

SOUTHAMPTON



QPR

QPR

In: Shane Long (Hull City, £12m), Dusan Tadic (Twente, £10.9m), Fraser Forster (Celtic, £10m), Sadio Mane (Red Bull Salzburg, £10m), Graziano Pelle (Feyenoord, £9m), Florin Gardos (Steaua Bucharest, £6m), Saphir Taider (Inter, Loan), Ryan Bertrand (Chelsea, Loan), Toby Alderweireld (Atletico Madrid, Loan).

Out: Luke Shaw (Manchester United, £30m), Adam Lallana (Liverpool, £25m), Dejan Lovren (Liverpool, £20m), Calum Chambers (Arsenal, £16m), Rickie Lambert (Liverpool, £4m), Billy Sharp (Leeds United, £600,000), Tom Leggett, Isaac Nehemie (Both Aston Villa, Undisclosed), Saphir Taider (Inter, loan cancelled), Danny Fox (Nottingham Forest), Andy Robinson (Bolton), Lee Barnard (Southend United), Matt Young (Sheffield Wednesday), Jonathan Forte (Oldham Athletic), Dani Osvaldo (Inter, Loan), Jordan Turnbull (Swindon Town, Loan), Gaston Ramirez (Hull City, Loan), Jos Hooiveld (Norwich City, Loan).

Released: Lee Barnard, Joe Curtis, Guly Do Prado, Andreas Sony.

STOKE CITY

STOKE CITY



STOKE CITY

STOKE CITY

In: Bojan Krkic (Barcelona, undisclosed), Dionatan Teixeira (Banska Bystrica, Undisclosed), Mame Biram Diouf (Hannover 96), Phil Bardsley (Sunderland), Steve Sidwell (Fulham), Victor Moses (Chelsea, Loan), Oussama Assaidi (Liverpool, Loan).

Out: Cameron Jerome (Norwich City, £1.5m), Michael Kightly (Burnley, Undisclosed), Jordan Keane (Alfreton Town), Ed Sanders (Sheffield Wednesday), Karim Rossi (Hull City), Kevin Gomez-Nieto (Helmond), James Alabi (Accrington Stanley, Loan), Jamie Ness (Crewe Alexandra, Loan).

Released: Juan Agudelo, Lucas Dawson, Matthew Etherington, Ben Heneghan, Jordan Richardson.

SUNDERLAND

SUNDERLAND



SUNDERLAND

SUNDERLAND

In: Jack Rodwell (Manchester City, £10m), Will Buckley (Brighton, £2.5m), Patrick van Aanholt (Chelsea, Undisclosed), Jordi Gomez (Wigan Athletic), Billy Jones (West Brom), Costel Pantilimon (Manchester City), Santiago Vergini (Estudiantes, Loan), Sebastian Coates (Liverpool, Loan), Ricky Alvarez (Inter, Loan).

Out: Ignacio Scocco (Newell's Old Boys, £2.1m), Carlos Cuellar (Norwich), Phil Bardsley (Stoke City), Jack Colback (Newcastle), Craig Gardner (West Brom), Billy Knott (Bradford City), John Egan (Gillingham), Kieren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday), Louis Laing (Nottingham Forest), Reece Noble (Durham City), Oscar Ustari (Newell's Old Boys), David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest), Jordan Pickford (Bradford City, Loan), Scott Harrison (Hartlepool United), Valentin Roberge (Stade de Reims, Loan).

Released: Carlos Cuellar, Andrea Dossena, Jordan Laidler, Alejandro Rodriguez Gorrin, Jordan Watson, Mobido Diakite.

SWANSEA CITY


SWANSEA CITY




SWANSEA CITY

SWANSEA CITY

In: Federico Fernandez (Napoli, £7m), Jefferson Montero (Morelia, £4m), Marvin Emnes (Middlesbrough, £1.5m), Moudo Barrow (Ostersunds, Undisclosed), Stephen Kingsley (Falkirk, Undisclosed), Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham, Swap), Adrian Maric (GAIN, Undisclosed), Lukasz Fabianski (Arsenal), Bafetimbi Gomis (Lyon), James Demetriou (Nottingham Forest), Giancarlo Gallifuoco (Tottenham).

Out: Ben Davies (Tottenham, £8m plus swap), Michel Vorm (Tottenham, £4.5m), Gwion Edwards (Crawley Town, £700,000), Chico Flores (Lekhwiya, Undisclosed), Alejandro Pozuelo (Rayo Vallecano, Undisclosed), Thomas Atyeo (Aberystwyth Town), Jose Canas (Espanyol), Kris Scott (Leicester City), Leroy Lita (Barnsley), Daniel Alfei (Northampton Town, Loan), Michu (Napoli, Loan).

Released: Leroy Lita, Jernade Meade, David Ngog, Darnel Situ.

TOTTENHAM

TOTTENHAM



TOTTENHAM

TOTTENHAM

In: Ben Davies (Swansea City, £8m plus swap), Federico Fazio (Sevilla, £8m), Michel Vorm (Swansea, £4.5m), Eric Dier (Sporting Lisbon, £4m), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders, £2m), Benjamin Stambouli (Montpellier, Undisclosed).

Out: Jake Livermore (Hull City, £8m), Iago Falque (Genoa, £4m), Heurelho Gomes (Watford), Lawrence Vigouroux, Kevin Stewart (Both Liverpool), Darren McQueen (Ipswich Town), Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City, Swap), Michael Dawson (Hull City, Undisclosed), Sandro (QPR, Undisclosed), Zeki Fryers (Crystal Palace, Loan), Grant Hall (Birmingham City, Loan), Alex Pritchard (Brentford, Loan), Kenny McEvoy (Peterborough United, Loan), Shaquile Coulthirst (Southend United, Loan), Jordan Archer (Northampton Town, Loan), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders, Loan), Lewis Holtby (Hamburg, Loan).

Released: Giancarlo Gallifuoco, Cameron Lancaster, Roman Michael-Percil, Jonathan Miles.

WEST BROM

WEST BROM



WEST BROM

WEST BROM

In: Brown Ideye (Dynamo Kiev, £10m), Sebastien Pocognoli (Hannover 96, £1.5m), Jason Davidson (Heracles Almelo, Undisclosed), Cristian Gamboa (Rosenborg, Undisclosed), Sebastian Blanco (Metalist Kharkiv, Undisclosed), Georgios Samaras (Celtic), Craig Gardner (Sunderland), Joleon Lescott (Manchester City), Chris Baird (Burnley), Andre Wisdom (Liverpool, Loan), Silvestre Varela (Porto, Loan).

Out: George Thorne (Derby County, £2m), Billy Jones (Sunderland), Liam Ridgewell (Portland Timbers), Steven Reid (Burnley), Cameron Gayle (Shrewsbury Town), Donervon Daniels (Blackpool, Loan).

Released: Scott Allan, Zoltan Gera, Diego Lugano.

WEST HAM

WEST HAM



WEST HAM

WEST HAM

In: Enner Valencia (Pachuca, £12m), Aaron Cresswell (Ipswich Town, £3.75m), Cheikhou Kouyate (Anderlecht, Undisclosed), Mauro Zarate (Velez Sarsfield, Undisclosed), Diafra Sakho (FC Metz, Undisclosed), Diego Poyet (Charlton, Compensation), Morgan Amalfitano (Marseille), Carl Jenkinson (Arsenal, Loan), Alex Song (Barcelona, Loan).

Out: Ben Sheaf (Arsenal, Undisclosed), Mohamed Diame (Hull City, Undisclosed), Joe Cole (Aston Villa), Matt Taylor (Burnley), Stephen Henderson (Charlton), Robert Girdlestone (Chelmsford City), Charlie Wyke (MK Dons), Raphael Spiegel (Crawley Town, Loan), George Moncur (Colchester United, Loan).

Released: Jack Collison, Alou Diarra, Callum Driver, George McCartney, Jordan Spence.

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Manchester United sign Di Maria For €75 million

The Red Devils have smashed their transfer record to lure the Argentine to Old Trafford, bringing their summer spend to in excess of €160 million as Louis van Gaal rebuilds

Manchester United have completed the signing of Real Madrid ace Angel Di Maria, who becomes the most expensive signing in Premier League history.The Argentina international, who can play across the frontline and in midfield, moves to Old Trafford in a deal worth €75 million and is now the fifth costliest player ever.


The 26-year-old, who United hope can galvanise a squad that has picked up just a single point from their opening two league matches, has signed a five-year contract worth close to the £300,000-a-week earned by skipper Wayne Rooney.Including wages, add-ons, bonuses and signing-on fees, the total cost of the deal could rise to as much as €188m.

Di Maria completed his medical on Tuesday having arrived at Carrington with his entourage late in the morning, while his agent had several hours of sit-down talks with executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward in the afternoon to thrash out the final details of the contract.

The 20-time English champions have been chasing Di Maria for several weeks and were given a free run at the Argentine when Paris Saint-Germain pulled out of the race for his signature.

He has been itching for a move away from the Santiago Bernabeu since the arrivals of James Rodriguez and Toni Kroos shunted him down the Madrid pecking order, and was understood to be very keen on working with Louis van Gaal.

Di Maria played a key role for Los Blancos last season as they lifted the Champions League, while he recorded a division-high 17 assists in La Liga before finishing as a runner-up at the World Cup in Brazil.

The big-money deal takes United’s summer spending to in excess of €160m, meaning they have now spent more than any other club in the world this summer, eclipsing Barcelona’s €150m outlay.

They may not be finished there either, with a shaky and dysfunctional defence likely to be reinforced by the possible arrival of Ajax’s Daley Blind, while Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal remains a long-term target.

 

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2014 U-20 Women's World Cup: Germany Win, Beat Falconets

The German team was victorious in the final of the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. The German ladies get the trophy for a record-equalling third time from a tough match against Nigeria’s Falconets at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium which lasted for 120 minutes.The Falconets line up before the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2014 final match between Nigeria and Germany at Olympic Stadium on August 24, 2014 in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Martin Rose – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

This match was a repeat of 2010 FIFA U-20 Final, and was a real clash of styles and football cultures.

Nigeria showed superior physical shape. The team gained advantage and dominated the first half, creating good chances, but missing them.Halimatu Ayinde (R) of Nigeria and Lina Magull (L) of Germany battle for the ball during the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2014 final on August 24, 2014 in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Martin Rose – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

The biggest disappointment was the top scorer of the tournament Asisat Oshoala. The in-form striker, who had scored four times in the 1/2-final win over Korea DPR, missed at least two golden opportunities in the first half.
In the next 45 minutes the teams continued to exchange blows. Germany played well and also wasted several good chances.

About five minutes remaining in the match the Falconets scored a goal and were about to start celebrations. Unfortunately, the assistant referee’s flag indicated that the goal was scored from an offside. This was not the only disallowed goal during the match.

The match went to 15+15 extra time. The German team did not wait for long, scored the title-winning goal on the 98th minute. There was a fault by Nigeria’s defence. Bremer won the ball, cut back for Lena Pietermann and Sandra Chiichii was forced to take the ball out of the net.Lena Petermann of Germany scores her team’s first goal against goalkeeper Sandra Chiichii of Nigeria during the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup final in Canada. (Photo by Alex Grimm – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

It would be noted that Chiichii’s counterpart, the German goalkeeper, Meike Kamper, was again named player of the match. The Bundes team has not conceded a single goal during the whole tournament.Nigeria team look dejected after the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2014 final match between Nigeria and Germany at Olympic Stadium on August 24, 2014 in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Martin Rose – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

The Falconets were unable to respond. Germany defended well and were crowned the champions of the world.

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What EPL Lacks - Abandy Stephen_ GOAL Machine

Abandy Stephen popularly known as Cisse is a Professional Footballer.IMG 3143 Get Familiar: Meet Abandy Cisse Stephen


He started his career as a very young player in d city of Enugu, Nigeria.

He has played in various countries such Croatia, South Africa, Qatar, Gabon, Ivory Coast, and many more. His goal scoring ability earned him a place in the Nigerian Premier League (NPL) where he played with the likes of ABS and also have a small stint with the likes of Heartland FC, Kwara United, Wikki Tourist among Others.

Now with Mighty Jets FC of Jos, where he’s been scoring all the goals in the Nigerian National League.







Abandy stephen single handedly destroyed Mighty PLeteau utd fc of Jos in a local derby by scoring two important goals that saw them through and won them the match for the first time after five years

In various places he has played he has earned himself so many names becouse of his stature and style of play, some call him the big striker following the steps of Ibrahimovic others call him dragon in the likes of Drogba but generally known as cisse as he sees djibril cisse as a role model... Abandy stephen is a striker to look out for because he's gonna shake the world of FOOTBALL because of his marvelos goal scoring technique

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