United confirmed yesterday morning they had accepted an £80million bid for the world player of the year, with a world-record deal expected to go through by June 30.

Real Madrid’s £80million bid for Cristiano Ronaldo comes just days after the club paid £56m for Brazilian star Kaka.
If Ronaldo joins the Spanish side, he will be the fourth record signing in sterling to move to the Bernabeu.
But where does all this cash come from?

Adokiye Amasiemeka has for long been critical of the Nigeria Football Federation.The ex-international, one of the sound minds around, bares his mind on burning issues and most times condemns the ways sports is being run in the country. He is usually blunt and the authorities have never been comfortable with him. One of them is Amanze Uchegbulam, the Vice President of the football federation who told the story of what patriotism can initiate. In the main, Uchegbulam’s story underscored the role football plays in our society.

Ex-international Emeka Ezeugo watched the Super Eagles beat Kenya on Sunday and returned this verdict:
“The coaches were brave to have put away some key players for not responding to national calls and they should be commended for that. There’s need to ensure competition among the players. You earn your national team shirt, you don’t just get it. I want to commend Amodu for that

Former Athletics Federation of Nigeria president, Dan Ngerem, has backed Solomon Ogba to succeed in his task to put Nigeria athletics back into the world map

World football governing body, FIFA, has appointed Nigerian media diva, Aisha Falode, as a Venue Media Officer for the upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup tournament holding in the Republic of South Africa.
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LIKE a bolt out from the blues, the Nigeria Wrestling Board of Control, NWB of C, yesterday, threatened the African Heavyweight title fight between Ultimate Commander and Canadian Joe Legend when it revoked all national titles of wrestlers.

The United Nations Education Fund (UNICEF) will today re- appoint Nigeria football star Nwankwo Kano as UNICEF Nigeria’s Goodwill Ambassador.

WITHOUT flexing his muscles, he looks as harmless as a lamb. His fine face could easily give him out as one of the pin-up guys or better still, one of the Nollywood guys. But beneath these lies an incredible power that has seen him torture men bigger and taller in the rings.

Former Green Eagles defender, Sylvanus Okpalla, has picked out two players, Seyi Olofinjana and Kalu Uche as the weak links in the Super Eagles World Cup qualifier at the Abuja National Stadium last Sunday.
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