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As days draw nearer to the Qatar 2022 World cup, here are some major facts to keep in mind about some players: This is bound to be last World cup game for the likes of these famous players: 1. Luis Suarez of Uruguay  2. Dani Alves of Brazil 3. Robert Lewandowski of Poland 4. Lucas Modric of Croatia  5. Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal  6. Lionel Messi of Argentina  7. Kareem Benzema of France  8. Manuel Neuer of Germany  DID YOU KNOW: #Lewandowski has no goals in World Cup. ❌ #Benzema never scored a hat-trick in a World Cup. ❌ #Cristiano Ronaldo hasn't played a World Cup final. ❌ #Messi hasn't won the World Cup. ❌ And then there's Thomas Muller, who achieved all of these figures.  One of the most underrated players ever, German player, Thomas Muller!

Wales manager, Ryan Giggs, has given his verdict over who is better between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Speaking with DAZN, Giggs admitted that while he would always back his former team-mate Ronaldo, the Barcelona star is a “once-in-a-lifetime” player. Giggs, who played alongside Ronaldo during the Portugal captain’s time at Manchester United, insists that while he will always speak highly of the 34-year-old, Messi has proved to be a “genius” with his displays over the years. “Obviously I lean towards Ronaldo a little bit because I played with him and saw him develop as a player. “But Messi is a genius, he’s a once in a lifetime player. It’s as simple as that,” he said.

Paris Saint-Germain star, Kylian Mbappe, has broken Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi’s record to become the youngest player to score fifteen UEFA Champions League goals in the Europe top flight competition. According to Goal, the 20-year-old France international broke the record during PSG’s 5-0 away victory over Club Brugge in the Champions League on Tuesday night. He came off the bench to score a second half hat-trick for Thomas Tuchel’s men against the Belgium side. Mbappe’s three goals means he has now scored 15 Champions League goals at the age of 20 years and 306 days, surpassing the record previously held by Messi, who achieved the same at aged 21 years and 288 days. Messi had beaten Real Madrid legend Raul González’s mark of 22 years and 163 days initially. Mbappe will now hope to lead PSG to victory when they take on Marseille in the French Ligue 1 this weekend.

  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is a 2-time Olympic and a 4-time World Championships winner at 100 meters event. Clocking 10.71 seconds after coming back from pregnancy break, her victory was historic in every sense of the word. She is also the only woman to win a World Championships title after becoming a mother. What stood out, though, were the pictures of Shelly-Ann holding her kid after the victory. "This is a victory for motherhood," she told AP . A decade after her maiden World Championships title, Shelly-Ann did it for the fourth time. Unlike her previous appearances, though, the victory wasn't really anticipated this time. She was coming after a break that she took while pregnant and was competing with the best around the world. And in another interview given to CNN , she said: My secret is just staying humble and just know who you are as a person and athlete and just continue to work hard. It’s a wonderful feeling having my son wi...

The highest paid players in 2019 based on their annual salaries have emerged. According to Goal, Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi is the highest earner with €40 million (£36m/$44.6m) and he is followed by his former teammate, Neymar Jr, who left Barcelona for PSG on a world record deal two seasons ago. Juventus star, Cristiano Ronaldo comes third on the list of highest earning players after he took a pay cut to move from Real Madrid to Italy in 2018. Below is the list of top ten highest earning in football: 1. Lionel Messi – €40 million (£36m/$44.6m) 2. Neymar – €36.8 million (£33.2m/$41m) 3.Cristiano Ronaldo – €31 million (£27.9m/$34.5m) 4. Alexis Sanchez – €28.8 million (£26m/$32.1m) 5. Andres Iniesta – €27 million (£24.3m/$30.1m 6. Ezequiel Lavezzi – €23.1 million (£20.8m/$25.7m) 7. Kylian Mbappe – €17.5 million (£15.8m/$19.6m) 8. Antoine Griezmann – €17 million (£15.3m/$18.9m) 9. Luis Suarez – €16.7 million (£15m/$18.6m) ...

Gabriel Jesus scored the winning penalty to save Raheem Sterling’s blushes while Claudio Bravo saved a penalty as Manchester City edged Liverpool 5-4 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the 2019 Community Shield at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday. Manchester City had taken the lead after 11 minutes through England forward Raheem Sterling after he was found in the Liverpool six-yard area by a clever David Silva flick to tap in after 11 minutes despite the best efforts of goalkeeper Alisson to keep the ball out. The England forward should have doubled Man. City’s advantage early in the second half but saw his effort strike the post while also being flagged offside. Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk then saw a first-time effort crash off the underside of Man. City’s crossbar, with goal-line technology ruling the ball did not cross the line. Sterling then wasted the best chance of the second half after being one-on-one with Alisson only to miss his chance an...

Brazilian attacking midfielder, Malcom, has left Barcelona after just one season with the 22-year-old completing a move to Russian Premier League side Zenit St. Petersburg in a £35 million deal which could rise to £38 million with add-ons. Malcom had signed a five-year deal with the Spanish champions ahead of the 2018/19 season after joining from Ligue 1 side, Girondins Bordeaux, for £36 million despite the French club previously reaching an agreement with Serie A side, AS Roma. But the Brazilian was only able to make 15 appearances for Barcelona in La Liga, scoring only one goal as Ernesto Valverde’s men retained the league title but fell to shock defeats in the Champions League semi-final and Copa del Rey final to Liverpool and Valencia respectively.

Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports signs Samuel Chukwueze. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official Twitter handle of Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sporting Company] Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports agency have confirmed that they have added Nigerian youngster, Samuel Chukwueze, to their roster after agreeing on terms with the player’s representatives, 10 Management. The 20-year-old thus becomes the first Nigerian and second African player to be signed on by the sports management agency owned by the rap icon. Chukwueze joins other big stars like Borussia Dortmund’s Axel Witsel, Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng and Manchester United duo, Romelu Lukaku and Eric Bailly, on the list of football stars associated with the brand. View this post on Instagram Excited to announce that with @10manage, we are joining the @rocnationsports family! Big things coming🙏 #RocFam A post shared by Chukwuezesamuel (@chukwuezesamuel8) on Aug 1, 2019 at 7:25am PDT Aside from football, Roc Nation sports house...

Chelsea midfielder, N’Golo Kante has dismissed reports linking him with a move away from Frank Lampard’s side to Paris Saint-Germain. The 2018 France World Cup winner said he is happy in Chelsea as he is also preparing for the upcoming 2019-2020 season under Lampard. DAILY POST had reported that Kante had drawn interest from PSG. “PSG? It’s always rewarding to be solicited by big clubs. When there are great coaches who see you in their project, to accomplish great things with their club, it’s nice but in the end, I try to see where I am and what I feel in my club,” Kante told Yahoo Sport. “And today, I feel good in a club like Chelsea. I’m planning for the next seasons at Chelsea. I could have considered a different avenue for my career, it’s also good to have the choice but in the end, I’m happy with my choices and to be in Chelsea.” Kante is currently suffering from a knee injury.

The 32nd edition of the biggest football festival on the continent in Egypt has come and gone but it will surely linger in the memory for long. Djamel Belmadi led Algeria to a second AFCON title after a 29-year lull, beating Senegal, also another coached by fellow African Aliou Cisse 1-0 in the final. This made a case for the continent’s coaches, and the duo might keep their jobs, but not all the coaches have been that lucky, even before the competition came to a climax. Below are the coaches who were relieved of their jobs after a rather forgetful tournament in Egypt. 1. Cameroon coach: Clarence Seedorf The Cameroon Football Federation sacked coach Clarence Seedorf and assistant Patrick Kluivert after the team’s exit at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Cameroon crashed out 3-2 to Nigeria, an exit the federation described as “premature” in its statement.  2. Egypt Coach: Javier Aguirre  46-year-old Javier Aguirre became the third coach ca...

The defender is set to complete his move to the Serie A champions, with the Italian club landing one of the most coveted young players in the world Matthijs de Ligt has arrived in Turin to put the finishing touches on his move to Juventus. The 19-year-old was one of the most sought-after players in the world following his stellar season with Ajax, where he captained the club to the Champions League semi-finals and a league title. Final discussions between the two clubs took place over the weekend, with the Italians landing a deal for the young centre-back that will reportedly see him sign on for five years. Juventus fired out videos on Tuesday showing De Ligt arriving to complete his medicals and put the finishing touches on his move to the Serie A champions, with the defender confirming his joy at being signed by one of Europe's top clubs. "Hello Bianconeri, this is Matthijs. I'm really happy to be here," he said to the Juventus cameras upon ...

Amidst the fatal defeat of the Super Eagles by the Algerian side, the Algerian coach, Djamel Belmadi, has revealed that he instructed his players to starve Samuel Chukwueze of space, during their 2-1 win over Nigeria on Sunday. Belmadi’s men will play Senegal in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, after beating the Super Eagles in their semi-final fixture. He has now admitted that part of their tactical plan, was to mark Chukwueze out of the game. The Villarreal winger has grown in stature throughout the tournament and netted his first international goal in the previous round against South Africa. “It was a tough game against tough opponents. We were good in the first half and my players shown great fight to respond after the penalty. “We could have scored more but with players with the quality of Mahrez we had a chance with the freekick. And thank God we won. “We planned to starve Chukwueze of space because we noticed he is very direct. “We exploited t...

All the four quarter-final fixtures at the Africa Cup of Nations have been confirmed, following the completion of the Round of 16 matches. In the first game, Senegal will take on Benin, who shocked Morocco in the previous round. Nigeria clash with familiar foes South Africa later on Wednesday in Cairo. On Thursday, Ivory Coast play Algeria for a place in the semi-final. The last tie is between debutants Madagascar and Tunisia later in the day. AFCON quarter-finals : Wednesday, July 10 17:00 Senegal vs Benin 20:00 Nigeria vs South Africa Thursday, July 11 17:00 Ivory Coast vs Algeria 20:00 Madagascar vs Tunisia

France World Cup winner, Paul Pogba, is set to finally join Real Madrid from Manchester United in a huge swap deal involving winger, Gareth Bale, plus €80million next week. This was disclosed by respected Spanish journalist and former Head of Marca, Eduardo Inda. Inda stated this in an interview with Spanish TV station, El Chiringuito, on Thursday. He said: “The Juventus thing is a trick of Raiola to raise the price. “The only favorable thing for Pogba to go to Juventus is taxation. “I think that next week, Pogba will be a new Real Madrid player. “The issue is very advanced, Madrid offers €80m in cash plus [Gareth] Bale, which they estimate is worth €90m.” Meanwhile it had being a long time coming something that he was on the ready to leave Manchester United, Pogba in his statement said:  “I think for me it could be a good time to have a new challenge somewhere else"  Manchester and have been doing great; some good moments and so...

After the conclusion of the group phase, we now know the last 16 line-up for the African Cup of Nations, a tournament organised by CAF and which is being held in Egypt. The African Cup of Nations enters the business end after an entertaining group phase   in which there has been the odd surprise. 24 teams have been whittled down to 16.  The teams left are : Morocco, Benin, Uganda, Senegal, Nigeria, Cameroon, Egipto, South Africa, Madagascar, DR Congo, Algeria, Guinea, Mali, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Tunisia.  The matches will be played  between 5th and 8th July .  This is the last 16 line-up : (times given are local time which is CEST) Morocco-Benin (5th July at 18:00) Uganda-Senegal (5th July at 21:00) Nigeria-Cameroon (6th July at 18:00) Egypt-South Africa (6th July at 21:00) Madagascar-DR Congo (7th July at 18:00) Algeria-Guinea (7th July at 21:00) Mali-Ivory Coast (8th July at 18:00) Ghana v...

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have suffered a big blow ahead of the big clash against arch-rivals, Cameroon, at the ongoing 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after it was confirmed captain, John Mikel Obi, is set to miss the round of 16 clash in Alexandria. Mikel, who was signed recently by Turkish Super Lig side Trabzonspor on a free transfer, was ruled doubtful for clash against the Indomitable Lions after picking up a hamstring injury during Nigeria’s final group stage match against Madagascar. The hamstring injury is likely to end the experienced midfielder’s participation in Egypt, with Super Eagles Media Officer, Toyin Ibitoye, saying a closer examination of the 32-year-old’s fitness showed it would be a miracle if he recovered in time to face the reigning African champions. It is understood that Mikel was spotted walking with a limp at the team’s Helman Palestine Hotels on Tuesday, with a first test believed to have had made Super Eagles officials think the in...

Nigeria’s players are in dispute with the country’s football federation in the build-up to their Africa Cup of Nations match against Guinea. None of the Super Eagles players has received allowances or a $10,000 bonus. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is hoping to prevent a strike before the match in Egypt on Wednesday. “My player [Ahmed Musa] couldn’t attend the press conference today because they have a very important meeting,” said coach Gernot Rohr. “I just hope the situation can be resolved so we can focus on what we have in front of us.” The squad was an hour late for training on Tuesday and have not ruled out taking further action. The financially stricken NFF, which receives its funding from the government, has denied it was responsible for the delay in paying the players’ bonuses. The BBC understands that the team, which has been together since early June, had received verbal assurances that they would be paid before the tournament kicked o...

Gianluigi Buffon is poised to rejoin Juventus on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain, according to Sky in Italy. The 41-year-old World Cup winner, who spent 17 years with Juve prior to moving to Paris last summer, has agreed a return to Turin, where he will be understudy to former Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny. Buffon’s deal will be for one season, but he will be expected to take on another role at the club when he retires. Buffon won nine Serie A titles at Juventus including seven in a row between 2012 and 2019, making 656 appearances. He played 25 times for PSG last season and helped the club win their second successive Ligue 1 crown. Buffon had already confirmed he is leaving the Parisians when his contract expires on June 30.

Paris Saint-Germain superstar, Neymar has finally agreed on a five-year contract with Barcelona. According to Spanish newspaper, Sport, the 27-year-old has verbally accepted Barcelona’s offer ‘without hesitation’ as he is aware of the high transfer fee that the La Liga champions will need to spend in order to re-sign him from PSG. This is coming after the forward, over the weekend, accepted to fulfil all three conditions from Barcelona in order to force a move back to Ernesto Valverde’s side. Neymar has been consistently linked with a return to Barcelona since joining PSG in 2017 for a world-record deal of £222 million. The Brazilian international earlier this week revealed his intention to leave PSG for Barcelona in this summer’s transfer window. “I do not want to play anymore in PSG. I want to go back to my house, where I should never have left,” Neymar told Mundo Deportivo. He was left out of Brazil’s 2019 Copa America squad after rupturing ankle ligaments...

Real Madrid have ruled out the possibility of signing Paris Saint-Germain star, Neymar, after numerous fan polls and on and off-field questions, according to AS. Senior officials at the Santiago Bernabeu were discouraged by the lack of support for Neymar in fan polls, as well as issues relating to an altercation following the Coupe de France loss and falling out with his PSG team-mates. In addition, his checkered injury history in the past two seasons, have led Madrid to rule out signing Neymar this summer. The Brazilian forward is still determined to leave the Ligue 1 champions this summer, after getting disillusioned with life in France after only two years. It is believed that Barca have offered midfielder, Philippe Coutinho, plus €100million for their former player. Neymar has been consistently linked with a return to the Nou Camp, since joining PSG in 2017 for a world-record deal worth £222million.