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BALE UNDERGOES SUCCESSFUL SURGERY

Source:  supersport.com Real Madrid's Gareth Bale has undergone successful surgery on his right ankle in London, the club said on Tuesday. The Wales international damaged tendons in his ankle during his team's 2-1 Champions League victory at Sporting Lisbon on November 22.

Sexual abuse investigation hit Mikel, Moses' Chelsea

Source:  fcnaija.com Victor Moses and John Obi Mikel employers Chelsea have begun an investigation into allegations of historical sexual abuse concerning an individual who was employed by the club in the 1970s.

NASS INITIATES BILL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SPORTS UNIVERSITY IN NIGERIA

Source:   vangaurdngr.com   As part of efforts to fully develop the sports sector in Nigeria, the Senate says it has initiated a bill for the establishment of a Sports University in the country. Senate President, Senator Abubakar Saraki revealed this yesterday in Abuja when he played host to the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Sports Writers Association (SWAN) who paid him a courtesy visit in his office.

Africa Women Cup of Nations: South Africa declare war on Nigeria

Siurce :nationalmirroronline.net Banyana Banyana captain Janine van Wyk has revealed that their semi-final clash against Nigeria on Today is way more than a football match – it is going to be war.

AUBAMEYANG TO REMAIN IN DORTMUND TILL 2020

SOURCE:   newtelegraphonline.com Gabonese forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang says he could see himself staying at Borussia Dortmund beyond the year 2020.

IWOBI BENCHED IN ARSENAL'S 3-1 WIN OVER BOURNEMOUTH

   SOURCE: Soccernet.com.ng Super Eagles forward, Alex Iwobi was an unused substitute as Arsenal walloped Bournemouth 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium in Sunday's Premier League match.

OMERUO WINS SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

   SOURCE: soccernet.com.ng Super Eagles defender,Kenneth Omeruo has emerged as the Sports Personality of the year in Turkey. The Chelsea loanee was bestowed this honour at the African Entertainment Awards held in Turkey over the weekend.

MOSES'S MAGICAL MOMENT

   SOURCE: CHELSEAFC.COM When Victor Moses arrived at the far post to meet Diego Costa’s cross and fire us into the lead against Tottenham last night, Chelsea players and supporters celebrated wildly, and not just because his 51st-minute strike had turned the game on its head.

CONTE - WHAT I WANT TO SEE

SOURCE:  chelseafc.com Having become the latest Chelsea manager to extend our long unbeaten home run against Tottenham, Antonio Conte spoke about a player and a crowd who helped make the difference on Saturday.

BLIND FAITH: HOW UNITED'S DALEY BECAME A STAR

SOURCE:  manutd.com Daley Blind  made a milestone appearance - his 100th for Manchester United - this week, appropriately against a club from his native Netherlands. Here, in this feature first published in the match programme United Review, we chart his rise with the help of Dutch legend Frank de Boer and journalist Elko Born...

RAINBOX CAPTAIN BAND EXPLAINED - MANUTD - WEST HAM

SOURCE  manutd.com Manchester United is launching a club-wide initiative this weekend as it strives to be at the forefront of equality, both on and off the pitch.

MOURINHO SENT OFF AFTER POGBA DIVE IN MAN UTD-WEST HAM

SOURCE:  goal.com The Red Devils coach angrily kicked a water bottle after the Frenchman had been booked for simulation during the first half at Old Trafford on Sunday.

ALEXIS SANCHEZ-"NOW I GO HOME TO MY DOGS HAPPY"

SOURCE: arsenal.com Alexis was one of the stars of the show on Sunday, scoring twice as we returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory against Bournemouth.

EPL SUNDAY FOOTBALL:5 WAYS WEST HAM COULD PUNISH MAN UTD

SOURCE : Fcnaija.com West Ham United have not lost in their last two visits to Old Trafford and the Hammers may just hurt Manchester United this afternoon if they can do these five things effectively.

TODAY'S POPULAR PREDICTIONS

26.11.16 ENGLAND Burnley VS Man city - 2 Leicester VS Middlesbrough - 1 Liverpool VS Sunderland - 1 Chelsea VS Tottenham - 1 SPAIN Malaga VS Dep. La Coruna - 1 R Madrid VS Sporting Gijon - 1 GERMANY Monchenglabach VS Hoffenhiem - 2 Fc koln VS Fc Augsburg - 1 Frankfurt VS Dortmund - x2 Bayern Munich VS Leverkusen- 02.5

NIGERIAN DEFENDER BREAK DOWN AND HOSPITALISED

Source: FcNaija The Nigerian U20 women's team were paid a paltry N10,000 each on their return from the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea, which forced one of the players to suffer a traumatic breakdown and had to be hospitalized.

FALCONETS COACH LAYS ALLEGATION

The Head Coach of the Nigeria national women team, Florence Omagbemi has expressed reservations at a supposed wrong call made by the referee in Wednesday’s game against Ghana’s Black Queens.

Napoli affected by Benfica collapse

  Having been held at home, the Napoli coach blamed his side's disappointing performance on the earlier result in Group B. Maurizio Sarri believes his Napoli side were "negatively affected" by Benfica's draw at Besiktas as they also slipped up and were held by Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League.

FALCONET COACH HAILS GALLANT GIRLS

Head Coach Peter Dedevbo on Sunday evening showered encomiums on his Nigeria U20 girls, even as the Falconets crashed out of the 2016 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup despite two wins out of three matches.

MOURINHO NOT STILL GOOD FOR MAN UNITED

H 0 Getty Olivier Giroud's late equalizer means the Portuguese is still waiting for his Red Devils tenure to kick-start into life after failing to press home the advantage.

IFEANYI UBAH SIGNS A JAPANESSE COACH

The Federation Cup Champions Ifeanyi Ubah is at it again as Nigeria's true global football club, signs a Japanese coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi for their next season's ambition to WIN Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).

ANICHEBE GIVES SUNDERLAND A VITAL WIN

The Black Cats saw off their rivals in a relegation six-pointer at the Stadium of Light on Saturday in what was their second Premier League win in a row Jermain Defoe's 150th Premier League goal and a Victor Anichebe brace secured a 3-0 victory for 10-man Sunderland over fellow strugglers Hull City as the hosts moved off the bottom of the table.

MAN CITY HERO IS BACK AGAIN

The scorer of a brace in a sensational return to the side says he was unsurprised that he was eventually restored to the side. Yaya Toure claimed he never had any doubts that he would be called upon again by Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola after making a stunning return to the side.

ARSENAL SET TO MAKE BID FOR RUES IF SANCHEZ MOVES

The £30M-rated Germany international is much admired by Wenger, and would be the natural replacement if Arsenal's current attacking star declines to renew his deal.

IT'S WENGER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT SANCHEZ

The Arsenal manager goes into his showdown with Jose Mourinho as question marks hang over the fitness of his center forward, but he could do more to ensure that he stays in top.

HOW GUNDOGAN'S KILLER INSTINCT HAS SURPRISED EVERYBODY - POSSIBLY EVEN GUARDIOLA

0 Getty The Germany midfielder was expected to take up a deep-lying role when he arrived at Manchester City, but he has been forced to play further forward and looks right at home.

ROONEY TO MISS ARSENAL'S CLASH

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho could start captain Wayne Rooney (both pictured) from the bench against Arsenal this weekend.

BIGGEST MOST EXPENSIVE STADUIMS IN AFRICA

This are the biggest most expensive staduims in africa. Enjoy

WEST HAM WEIGHS UP DEENEY MOVE

The Hammers are reportedly interested in making the Watford striker their new front man as Slaven Bilic looks to add firepower.

WILL AGUERO LEAVE MANCHESTER CITY FOR INDE0ENDIENTE?

The forward's Avellaneda comeback has long been promised, with a lack of movement over a new contract making his Etihad future somewhat uncertain.

LUIS SUAREZ'S NIGHTMARE

The Uruguayan is now an idol at Camp Nou and one of the stars of the 2016 Goal 50, but his first visit to the city did not go smoothly.

JUVENTUS HAS AN EYE FOR MEMPHIS DEPAY

The Italian giants have added the Manchester United attacker to their list of targets should a deal for James Rodriguez not materialise.

MAN CITY SCOUT HAS AN EYE FOR ALEXIS SANCHEZ

The Arsenal forward is yet to put pen to paper on a new deal at the Emirates, which could open the door for Pep Guardiola's side and Juventus.

ALGERIA TORN APART BY THE SUPER EAGLES IN A 3-1 WIN

The super eagles tore there opponents algeria by 3 goals to 1 in the 2018WCQ which kicked off in uyo's staduim.

MANCHESTER UNITED SQUAD IS GOOD ENOUGH TO WIN THE PREMIER LEAGUE - LINGARD

The Red Devils are eight points off the pace in the Premier League, but the England international is confident they can

RIYAD MAHREZ - WORLD'S BEST MIDFIELDER

Three Premier League-based French players dominated Goal 50 voting in the middle of the park, but it was the Algerian who prevailed after a stunning year.

WHAT! OZIL SET TO DUMP ARSENAL FOR MAN UTD

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has been linked with a move to rivals Manchester United

Rohr accuses Chelsea of punishing Mikel

The Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles Genort Rohr has echoed the sentiments of many that John Obi Mikel is being 'punished' by Chelsea for skipping the club's pre-season programme to compete for Nigeria at the Rio Olympics.

IHEANACHO ON BARCA'S RADAR FOR £16. 8M (N6.6 Billion)

Spanish champions Barcelona are monitoring the progress of Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho and are ready to lure him away from the Etihad with a bid of N6.6billion naira (£16.8m) in the summer.

TOP TEN AFRICAN FOOTBALLERS AND THERE SUPER SEXY WIVES

For some of you that love soccer, do you know that Apart from seeing them in their respective clubs and countries jerseys, little or nothing is known about most of Africa’s top soccer stars. But today i’m going to List the Top 7 African footballers and their super Sexy wives, So take some cookies as you continue…

Nigeria Vs Algeria: Iheanacho, Iwobi Are Eagles Weapon Of Attack

Ex international, Jonathan Akpoborie believes Super Eagles duo of Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi are Nigeria's weapon of attack if the team must qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

CHELSEA AND MAN UTD BATTLES FOR HENRICHS

The 19-year-old has impressed for Bayer Leverkusen this season, and Manchester City are also monitoring his situation ahead of the January transfer window. Manchester United and Chelsea are set to battle it out for Bayer Leverkusen defender Benjamin Henrichs. 

JOSE MOURINHO EXASPERATED BY MAN UTD LOCKER ROOM

Reports suggest that the manager is less than happy with the setup at Old Trafford, and will take steps to remedy the situation after a difficult introduction to life at the club. Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is reportedly planning a root-and-branch overhaul of the club after becoming exasperated at what he has seen so far, especially in the dressing room.  The Portuguese boss has seen his team stagnate after a positive start to the season, and they currently lie eight points off the Premier League summit.  And according to a  BBC  report, he is less than happy with attitudes around Old Trafford.  Defenders Luke Shaw and Chris Smalling found themselves the targets of public criticism at the weekend, with Mourinho suggesting their late withdrawals through injury against Swansea betrayed a "lack of fight."  "There is a difference between the brave, who want to play at any cost, and the ones for whom a little pain can make a difference,&