Bayern Munich plans $1.11m donation for refugee crisis

The Bayern Munich football club will donate $1.11m to help refugees and set up a training camp for those arriving in Munich, as the number of people arriving in the city continues to rise.
Thousands have crossed into Germany via Hungary and Austria with Munich’s train station one of the main points of entry.
The plight of those fleeing conflict in their countries such as Syria, as well as people from elsewhere escaping poverty, has polarised opinion in Europe.
“FC Bayern see it as its social responsibility to help those fleeing and suffering children, women and men, to support them and accompany them in Germany,” Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said in a statement.
Bayern’s youth academy will set up the training camp for kids, in conjunction with the city of Munich. Apart from regular training, it will also offer meals and German language classes.


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QPR chairman labels war of words between Redknapp and Taarabt as “an embarrasment”

Chairman of Queens Park Rangers Tony Fernandes, has apologised for the public spat between manager Harry Redknapp and midfielder Adel Taarabt and labelled it “an embarrassment”.
Redknapp accused the player of being overweight and claimed he could not even run about in a reserve game. But the Moroccan hit back and insisted his physical condition was fine.
Fernandes has now waded into the row and promised that matter will be dealt with internally.
“As a club, we are fully aware of stories in the press over the last few days regarding Harry Redknapp and Adel Taarabt,” Fernandes said.
“We regret these issues being played out in public and Harry Redknapp and Adel Taarabt have been notified of our disappointment regarding their handling of the situation. I have spoken to them both personally.
“On behalf of the club, I would like to apologise to the QPR supporters for the embarrassment this has caused and confirm that the issue has been dealt with internally.
“The club’s focus is now on the Aston Villa fixture next Monday and hopefully after a tough few days we can turn a negative into a positive and build on Sunday’s improved display.”

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AFCON 2015 qualifiers: Amodu invites IK Uche, 65 others for Congo and South Africa

Interim manager of the Super Eagles, Shuaibu Amodu, has drawn up a 66-man list of players, that will face South Africa and Congo in Nigeria’s remaining two matches in the 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.
A notable inclusion is in-form Villarreal of Spain striker Ikechukwu Uche, who was snubbed by Stephen Keshi since the 2013 AFCON tournament which Nigeria won.
Amodu also included some home-based players in the squad, as he tries to secure qualification for next year’s competition.
The Edo State born coach also revealed that he almost turned down the chance to return to the Eagles’ fold. According to him, he did not want Keshi to be sacked. He has however demanded that the technical department of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), give him all that is necessary for him to carry out his task.



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Ebola: Spectators to be screened before Super Eagles’ match in Calabar

 

The Nigerian government is monitoring nearly 400 people for signs of Ebola after they came in contact with a Port Harcourt doctor, who died of the disease, Reuters reported on Thursday.
Dr. Abdulsalami Nasidi, project director at Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, said there was a sense of “hopelessness” due to the lack of proven drugs or vaccines to treat Ebola that has infected 18 people in Africa’s most populous nation.
In an interview with Reuters in Geneva, he said that more isolation wards were being opened in the oil industry hub but voiced confidence that there would not be “many cases” there.
After having contact with an Ebola patient and before his own death on Aug. 22, the Port Harcourt doctor, Iyke Enemuo, carried on treating patients and met scores of friends, relatives and medics, leaving about 60 of them at high risk of infection, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday.
The doctor’s wife, who is also a physician, and a patient in the same hospital has been infected with Ebola, the WHO said.
“Everything about this doctor was in secrecy, he violated our public health laws by treating a patient with a highly pathogenic agent who revealed to him that he had contact with Ebola and didn’t want to be treated in Lagos because he might be put in isolation”, Nasidi said.
“He treated him in secrecy outside hospital premises. When he became ill, he did not reveal to his colleagues that he had contact with someone who contracted Ebola. He was taken to General Hospital, a private hospital that sees everybody.
“That is the only case that effectively escaped our surveillance network. We are paying now for it”, Nasidi said.
He spoke on the sidelines of a two-day WHO experts meeting aimed at speeding development of Ebola drugs and vaccines.
The deadly virus can be spread by direct contact with body fluids and secretions of an infected person or during traditional burial rituals, the WHO said.
The latest outbreak, which has spread from Guinea to Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and Senegal and, with the death toll at more than 1,900 people as of Wednesday, has killed more people than all outbreaks since Ebola was first uncovered in 1976.
“People are living in a state of hopelessness seeing the disease has no cure and no vaccine but has great potential to spread”, Nasidi said.
Nasidi said the Port Harcourt doctor was visited by friends and family in hospital, including some who “laid hands” on him.
“As we are talking now, we have more than 380 of such contacts in our dragnet”, he said.
Those at high risk are being quarantined, and some 500 volunteers and health care workers are checking on all exposed people twice a day, he said.
A 28-bed isolation ward for Ebola patients has opened in the city, which is home to many expatriate workers in major international oil companies, but authorities did not forecast many more cases, Nasidi said.
He said most of the exposed contacts were near the end of the 21-incubation period for the disease, which starts with fever and muscle pain, followed by vomiting and diarrhoea.

“So we are monitoring and are sure we shan’t miss out on any contacts that come out with infection that could be transmitted. A contact who has no symptoms doesn’t transmit even if he has the virus. So this is why we are hopeful”, he said.

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Suarez says he is ‘suffering’ at Barcelona

Luis Suarez has opened up on life on the sidelines and admits it not easy for him to watch Barcelona play from outside.
The striker is currently serving a four-month ban, imposed on him by FIFA for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini, in a 2014 World Cup match.
Suarez was however cleared to complete his big-money move from Liverpool to Barca, but is still ineligible to feature for the La Liga giants.
“The truth is that I am really suffering,” Suarez was quoted as saying by Marca.
“I’m banned for quite a few games and I have only missed a few now. I feel so powerless that I’m not able to do anything from the outside.
“I can only talk and scream. It’s the only thing I can do. I have to accept my situation, though.”
The Uruguayan also insisted he was not under any pressure, ahead of his return to football in late October.
He said: “I know that I have to be very cautious. I am calm about it because I used to live in England and went through a similar situation there. I am used to playing under this pressure. I don’t feel any extra pressure because all eyes will be on me.

“You have to be wary and take responsibility after everything that happened to me. I have to be smart in this regard.”




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Mikel Obi denies he is engaged, warns Nigerian girls to stay away from his girlfriend

 Super Eagles midfielder John Mikel Obi, has denied reports making the rounds, that he has proposed to his Russian girlfriend, Olga Diyachenko.
In an exclusive interview with Colin Udoh, the Chelsea player said it won’t be a secret affair when it happens.
“Yes, she is my girlfriend, but I have not proposed to her. If that happens, it will not be hidden and everyone will know,” Mikel said.
He also warned Nigerian girls to leave her alone, as they had already started insulting her on social media.
“I’m begging Nigerian girls to please leave her alone. Some Nigerian girls have already been attacking her (on social media) since this fake story came out.”

The 27-year-old is his camp, ahead of this weekend’s game against Congo in Calabar.



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Real Madrid’s James Rodriguez voted sexiest man in the world

Real Madrid’s James Rodriguez has been named the sexiest man in the world for 2014, following his heroics at the World Cup in Brazil and his big-money transfer to Real Madrid.
The Colombian midfielder, who also recently lauched his own range of branded underpants, was given the honour by People En Espanol Magazine.
“He’s a very attractive man,” his wife, Daniela Ospina said. “But what I most like is the way he is, his personality. It’s what I really love.”
Rodriguez went from promising talent to global superstar this year, but his mother insists fame has not gotten into his head.
“He is still the same,” Maria del Pilar Rubio added. “What characterises him most is his humility.” Hollywood actors Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Johnny Depp, Matt Damon and Ryan Reynolds, are some of the former winners of the English language version of the award




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Balotelli cannot replace Suarez at Liverpool – Sterling

Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling, has said that new signing Mario Balotelli cannot replace Luis Suarez at the club.
Suarez scored 31 goals for the Reds last season, as they attempted to win the Premier League, before sealing a £75million move to Barcelona this summer.
Balotelli arrived at Anfield in a £16million transfer and many have tipped him to become the focal point of Brendan Rodgers’ attack. However, Sterling is quick to play down such expectations.
“Luis will be missed, obviously. With 31 [league] goals in a season, anyone would miss him,” he said in an exclusive interview with Sport magazine, out tomorrow.
“He’s a massive loss, but the manager has brought in other players to fill the void.
“I haven’t come across Mario too much, but he has the ability and the goalscoring ratio to achieve great things here.

“But obviously not everyone’s going to score 31 goals, so the plan is to chip in with more goals across the team.”


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Odemwingie To Face Lengthy Spell With Injury

 

Stoke City’s manager, Mark Hughes has raised fears that Peter Osazie Odemwingie will face a lengthy spell on the sidelines with a knee injury that could require surgery.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria striker suffered the injury midway through the second half at the Etihad Stadium as the Potters recorded their first ever Premier League win over Manchester City, on their own turf.
Unfortunately, his worst fears have been confirmed and Odemwingie has been let off the club’s 25-man squad list, meaning he cannot be registered to play until January at the earliest.
Hughes said on Stoke City’s website: “It’s a significant injury and unfortunately it’s a long-term one but Peter has a great attitude to work and life in general – he’s always got a smile on his face – and he’s going to need those qualities. It will be a long road back but we wish him well.
“He’s going to have some kind of procedure but the medical staff are waiting for the knee to settle down.
“We’ll miss Peter around the place. He’ll do his rehab here so we’ll see him in the dressing rooms and around the building but we’ll really miss him out on the training field where he’s a big character.
“But we’ve got a great medical staff here and they will get him back as soon as it’s possible and I’m sure he’ll be as good as new.”
Odemwingie played for Nigeria in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and he scored a goal against Bosnia – Hezogovina as the Stephen Keshi led side got into the second round of the World Cup for the first time since France 1998.

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West Ham Signs Song On Loan From Barcelona

 

English Premier League side, West Ham have completed the signing of Barcelona midfielder, Alex Song, on a season-long loan deal.

Song, who struggled to hold down a regular place at the Nou Camp, following a surprise move from Arsenal in 2012, returns to the Premier League with the Hammers.
Clubs throughout Europe were put on alert when it emerged Song would be allowed to leave Barcelona – with West Ham having won the race to take him to Upton Park on a temporary basis despite reported interest from the likes of Napoli and Galatasaray.
The 26-year-old Cameroon international, who was was introduced to home fans before Saturday’s Premier League game against Southampton, revealed it was a conversation with manager Sam Allardyce that led to his decision to move to East London and he is targeting European qualification.
“When I spoke to the manager, he gave me very good advice,” he told the club’s official website
“I had a very good chat with him and that’s why I am coming here. We have to do better than last season. I think the club has very good ambition and I hope we can maybe catch the European positions, because that would be very good for the club.
“I think it’s great for the fans that the club wants to be one of the biggest in England. That’s why I chose to come here. I always said that if I was to leave (Barcelona) one day I would return to the Premier League.
“It was a very hard decision when you have options of a lot of clubs who are playing in the Champions League, but at the end of the day I chose West Ham because I wanted to come to the Premier League”.
Song, who was impressed by the ambitions of the London club, which will move from the Boleyn Ground to the Olympic Stadium in time for the 2016-17 season, said he was working hard to be at his best when he plays for his new club
“I need some games to be ready and get my fitness back,” he said.
“When I am 100%, I will bring the experience and I will make the fans happy, I am sure. I am lucky to be back in London, back in England and with West Ham. I am looking forward to showing everyone what I can do.
“West Ham is looking to be a very, very big club in the future. The club has a great project and it is a very big project with very big ambition”.
The Cameroonian joined Barcelona in 2012 from Arsenal for about £15m with an 80m euros (£63m) release clause.
He played 206 times for the Gunners between 2005 and 2012 and has made 39 appearances since moving to the Nou Camp.
Song, who won one La Liga title during his spell in Spain, is likely to be West Ham’s final summer signing – taking the total of new recruits to eight.

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Footballer Dies After Being Hit In The Head By Object Thrown By Fan After Match

24 year old Cameroonian striker Albert Ebossé
Bodjongo (pictured above) was killed yesterday Aug.
23rd, after being struck in the head by an object
thrown from the stands by an angry fan after his team
lost 2-1 in a home defeat during an Algerian league
game.
Albert and his team mates were leaving the field at the
end of a match between his club JS Kabylie and USM
Alger in Tizi Ouzou, when an angry fan threw what is
believed to be a rock.
Albert, who had scored the sole JSK goal, died a few
hours later in the hospital. He was 24. Continue.
His club, JS Kabylie, published a statement yesterday
on its website saying his death will be investigated.
‘The Ministry of Interior and Local Government,
speaking through minister Tayeb Belaiz, has given an
instruction to open an investigation into the
circumstances surrounding the death of Albert
Ebosse. ” The statement read
Kabylie captain Ali Ria l told reporters that Albert died in
his arms as he accompanied him to the hospital in the
ambulance.
“I’m depressed, it’s real drama and I do not know if I’ll
get over it. He died in my arms, I still cannot believe we
have lost him forever. He was a good man, God rest
his soul.”
So sad! May his soul rest in peace…amen.

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NFF Lifts Ban On Ogunjobi, Others

 

The Nigeria Football Federation has lifted the ban from all football-related activities, it placed on former Secretary-General of the federation, Taiwo Ogunjobi.

According to a communique signed by Emeka Inyama, the Executive Committee of the NFF, chaired by reinstated President, Aminu Maigari, also lifted the ban placed on Mr Adedapo Lam-Adesina, who is the former Commissioner of Sports in Oyo state, Mr Chikelue Iloanusi and Mr Harrison Jalla.
“In the spirit of fair-play, leading to the elections, all persons banned for various lengths of time, are hereby unbanned. These persons are: Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi, Mr. Adedapo Lam-Adesina, Mr. Chikelue Iloanusi and Mr. Harrison Jalla,” the Committee said, noting that “the ban on Mr. Ahmed Shuaib Gara-Gombe had long been lifted”
The Executive Committee advised all football stakeholders in the country to “refrain from actions capable of causing divisions, rancour and acrimony in Nigeria football”.
The Executive Committee of the NFF also decided that the General Assembly of August 26, 2014 would be composed of the delegates to the 2013 General Assembly in Warri, including those from Plateau and Yobe State Football Associations.
“In view of the prevailing circumstances in Nigeria football, there is the absolute need to present a new roadmap leading to elections into the NFF Executive Committee, for consideration and approval by the General Assembly, being the supreme body of Nigeria football, at the Congress slated for Tuesday, 26th August, 2014 in Warri, Delta State,” it said.
Members of both the Electoral Committee and Electoral Appeals Committee, who were earlier removed, would also be re-admitted at the Congress to continue with their electoral duties.

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“It feels like a dream” – Rojo confirms Manchester United move

Sporting Lisbon defender Marcos Rojo, has claimed that he has completed his move to Manchester United and described the opportunity to place for the former English champions as “a dream”.
Reports on Monday said that the Old Trafford outfit have agreed a €20m fee for the Argentina international, in a deal which will see Nani return to his former club in a season-long loan.
“It feels like a dream, to be a Manchester United player,” Rojo told ARG Radio Continental. “Leaving Sporting wasn’t easy.”

Rojo had earlier apologized to the club, after he skipped training to force through the move.


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“Chelsea will not misuse Fabregas like Barcelona did” – Mourinho

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, has said that they will not misuse Cesc Fabregas like Barcelona did.
Fabregas arrived at Stamford Bridge this summer for a fee around £30m and was impressive as the Blues defeated Burnley 3-1, in their first Premier League match of the season.
The Spaniard was involved in all three goals, including a sublime assist for Andre Schurrle.
“The team played very well but I agree with Cesc being man of the match because he and [Nemanja] Matic controlled the game and dictated the intensity of it,” said the Chelsea manager. “They decided how to control the pace. They were both good brains in this team and I am happy with that because last season we could not control the game as we controlled [it] today.”
Asked how he felt at the arrival of Fábregas, Mourinho added: “When the players are your first choice it is very difficult to make a mistake. Fábregas was our first choice for that position. I know clearly what the player is because we were so long in the same league.

“He moved to Spain also, so for the last 10 years we have been in the same league for six or seven. I know exactly what he will bring. For Barça he was the fake nine, the number ten and winger but I know and he knows what is his best position so he is giving exactly what we need. Quick thinking in midfield. He brings people in the same direction. I am really happy.”

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Neville warns Van Gaal over panic buys

Gary Neville has warned Louis van Gaal against “panic buys”, as Manchester United seek to bring in world-class reinforcements, before the summer transfer window closes.
United have already spent £165m on players like Juan Mata and Marouane Fellaini in the last five transfer windows – only Paris Saint-Germain have spent more in Europe during the same period.
Van Gaal has already sanctioned the arrivals of Luke Shaw and Ander Herrera for a combined £50m and is looking to spend more cash.
“In the last five transfer windows they have spent some money,” Neville told Monday Night Football. “In the previous ones to that, maybe there was under-investment because Sir Alex was happy with the squad that he had.
“I like to go back and look at things. We were sat here 12 months ago and as a Manchester United fan if you’d said to me the champions of England, who’d just beaten Swansea away from home, were going to spend £140million in the next 12 months and be where they are today I’d say you’re mad.
“Of course they need to spend because they have to; they have to bring more players in. There’s no doubt about that. But it’s critical they bring the right players in.
“They’ve spent £140million in the last 12 months and they’ve got Zaha, Herrera, Shaw, Fellaini and Mata. Last season I’d argue that some of those buys were panic buys, who didn’t fit the philosophy – and they’re paying for it now.
“For that money, or a bit more money, you could have got Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos, Cesc Fabregas and Filipe Luis. For the same level of money that they’ve spent you could have got those four players into that squad.
“Put those four players in and we’d have been saying United were favourites for the league maybe and maybe the Champions League?
“They’ve got to recruit well and they’ve got a manager now who won’t panic buy, he won’t breech his philosophy and he is strong enough to sit there if he can’t get the players.
“The key is can they get the players that they want? It’s not just spending money for the sake of it.

“Last year they brought in two players who I don’t think suited what they wanted at the time – and that’s a bigger problem.”

 

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FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup: Falconets crush New Zealand to qualify for semi-final

The Falconets have qualified for the semi-final of thhe ongoing FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada, after an emphatic 4-1 win over New Zealad.
Asisat Oshoala opened scoring for the Nigerians as early as the 31st second, converting Ugo Njoku’s fine cross. Oshoala doubled their lead in the 11th minute, squeezing her shot past Lily Alfeld’s legs.
Poor finishing denied the Falconets more goals, until the second-half introduction of Sunday Uchechi. The substitute made it 3-0 with just six minutes left, before the Kiwis grabbed a consolation goal through Rolston. It was Uchechi who had the final word, with the last goal of the game.

Nigeria will now face Korea DPR in the last four. The match will be played on August 20 at the Moncton Stadium.

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Manchester United willing to spend £100m to seal Di Maria deal

Manchester United are willing to spend up to £100m, to seal Angel Di Maria’s transfer from Real Madrid.
Louis van Gaal is desperate to bring in world-class players, especially after the opening day 2-1 defeat to Swansea at Old Trafford and he has reportedly told chief executive Ed Woodward to do all he can to sign the winger.
According to the Daily Mail, the Red Devils are willing to pay Di Maria £200,000-a-week, to lure him told Trafford this summer.

The 26-year-old would cost £50m in transfer fees and will be offered a five-year deal, which would see the club’s investment in Di Maria hit the £100m mark.


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Yaya Toure unlikely to get fresh Manchester City deal

Manchester City might not offer Yaya Toure a new deal, despite the storm he and his agent raised all through the summer.
Toure’s unhappiness was seen by many, as a ploy to improve his current £220,000-a-week contract, but the Premier League champions are not ready to be bullied.
However, Edin Dzeko and Joe Hart are expected to agree new deals next week, joining Sergio Aguero, Samir Nasri, Vincent Kompany and David Silva in tying their futures to the club.
“Yes. I think it is very important for the club to retain the best players,” Pellegrini said, referring to Agüero, Kompany and Samir Nasri, who have all signed fresh contracts this summer.
“I think it is also important for the club that they want to stay here because they are working very well and this is a club that has a lot of ambition for the future. They understand that and maybe you will know in the next few days about other players who extend their contracts.”

Toure’s deal runs out in two years, by which time he will have turned 33.

 

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“Some need 10 years to win trophies, some inherit glory” – Mourinho takes swipe at Wenger, Pellegrini

Ahead of the new Premier League season, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has reopened old wounds with fresh jabs, claiming that rival managers Arsene Wenger and Manuel Pellegrini, are left off easily.
The Portuguese failed to win any silverware on his return to England last season, following another barren campaign at Real Madrid. When reporters insinuated at his Friday press conference that he was under pressure to win this time around, he asked: “Why?” before adding: “Some they have 10 years to win something, I have only two.”
Mourinho was obviously speaking about Wenger, who had not won a trophy since 2004, but clinched the FA Cup this year. He had previously been branded a “specialist in failure” by the Chelsea boss.
Speaking about his lack of trophies, Mourinho stated that he does not achieve success by taking easy jobs or accepting positions where he can “collect the fruit off [others’] trees”. This is an allusion to Pellegrini, who took over after Manchester City finished top and second in the two years before he arrived.
“I’m not a very intelligent guy to choose teams,” Mourinho said. “I like to work. I like to build. I don’t like easy jobs. I don’t like to get clubs worked by other managers before me. I don’t like to arrive on time to collect the fruits off their trees.
“When I went to Porto, the season before they had been fifth. When I went to Madrid, where was Madrid? Where was Inter before I went there? And I came to Chelsea [last season] at a moment when one team was over and another needed to be born – and at the same time I came to the only league where four, five, six can compete for the title.

“At the end of the season you, the supporters and the players will judge my work. And most important, my boss, my owner, my board will judge my work.”

 

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Victor Moses to undergo medical at Stoke ahead of loan move

According to reports, Chelsea winger Victor Moses, is set to travel to Stoke City to undergo a medical ahead of a season-long loan move.
The Nigeria international also spent last season on loan at Liverpool, where he did not get enough playing time. Moses is unlikely to command a regular shirt under Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, especially with Mohamed Salah, Andre Schurrle, Oscar and Eden Hazard in the team.
Mourinho told Skysports this week: “We have one problem to resolve. We have one extra foreign player in at the moment and Victor is not a foreign player. Victor’s best position is on the wings where we have many solutions. We have Eden Hazard, Willian, Salah and Schurrle but Moses is English and at this moment we have one foreign player who has to leave.

“So until the end of the month, we have to make that decision and Victor is involved in this process. Maybe he stays or maybe he leaves. Because he is English, it is something we have to analyse as well.”

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