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LIONEL MESSI BLOCKS MISS BUM BUM coloured sports Reply Monday, April 25, 2016 A+ A- Lionel Messi Has Blocked Stunning Brazilian Glamour Model on Instagram ​Lionel Messi's incredible footballing feats have caused people from all over the globe to worship him but it appears one lady's attention has become unbearable.  Suzy Cortez is a massive Barcelona fan and she was left devastated after the club's striking sensation blocked her on Instagram. Cortez is a hugely popular glamour model who earned the title 'Miss Bum Bum' after impressing judges in a contest to discover who had Brazil's best derri è re, obviously she won.  However, Miss Bum Bum has been blocked by Messi on Instagram and ​The Sun are reporting that she has pinned it on the superstar's jealous girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo. The model revealed "I was completely shocked when I spotted it. If I could, I would tell her not to be worr...

Kanu Nwankwo - Why I plait my hair Kanu Nwankwo Two-time African footballer of the year and former captain of Nigeria’s national team, Super Eagles, Kanu Nwankwo, in this interview with  TUNDE AJAJA  talks about his growing up, his days as a footballer and what has kept him busy since he retired from socc er During your recent visit to Tanzania as Startimes ambassador, you told some kids playing football to play hard if they want to be like you. How was it when you started? When I saw them playing football with boots, it reminded me of how I started and I had to tell them to count themselves lucky that they had boots to play football. When I started playing football, I didn’t have that. I was playing with bare feet. One other thing I learnt when I started playing was that you can’t succeed in football if you don’t listen to instructions and it starts with listening to your parents. You need to work hard, be focused, concentrate, be a good person and move with good p...

We can attract big players without Champions League – Van Gaal Manchester United manager, Louis van Gaal, has insisted that the club will still attract top players, even if they don’t get a Champions League ticket.The Red Devils are in danger of missing out on Europes elite competition, after they were hammered 3-0 by Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. “Playing in the Champions League is very important for players,” Van Gaal told reporters. “But I also think that Manchester United are big enough to attract top players. “Qualifying for the Champions League would help me when I am speaking to players in the summer. It always helps. “But I want to stress that Manchester United are such a big club, and our salaries are so good here, that players will come here even if we don’t qualify for the Champions League.”

Arsenal fc move: Mancini denies report Inter Milan manager Roberto Mancini has denied reports that he has received offers to leave Italy and return to the Premier League. Reports in England and Italy this week have suggested the 51-year-old is ready to walk away from San Siro before the final year of his contract in order to take up a role elsewhere. Mancini was rumoured to be keen on the Arsenal job should Arsene Wenger leave the Emirates Stadium, but he insists he has no concerns over his immediate future and has not received any enquiries. “I’ve had no offers from abroad and everything that’s been written and said is untrue,” Mancini said. “Coaches are related to their results, it’s borne out of the working situation. But I have one more year on my contract and so I’m not worried.” When asked about the prospect of a bid for Yaya Toure, whose agent has claimed will leave Manchester City at the end of the season, Mancini refused to discuss transfer rumours. “I thi...

fresh bid for resource control Prof. Gabriel Darah Erudite scholar and a former Chief of Staff, Government House, Delta State, Prof. Gabriel Darah, has challenged governors of the Niger Delta states to revive the struggle for resource control and fiscal federalism. He also asked members of the state House of Assembly and the National Assembly from the region to join forces with the governors to rekindle the agitation for resource control and self-determination. Darah, a professor of English at the Delta State University, Abraka, noted that the last time governors of the region actively engaged the Federal Government over issues of fiscal federalism and resource control was between 1999 and 2003. Darah spoke on Thursday in Yenagoa as a guest lecturer at a public lecture, with the theme, “Federalism and Development in Nigeria”, organised by the Bayelsa State Government as part of activities for the funeral rites of the late former governor of the state, Diepreye Ala...

Ranieri, Kane win Premier League March Awards Claudio Ranieri has been named the Premier League manager of the month for March and Tottenham striker Harry Kane has won the players’ award. Ranieri guided Leicester to three wins and a draw during the month to consolidate their position at the top of the table, where they currently sit seven points clear of Tottenham with six games to play. This is the second time this season that Ranieri, who has also been named Italian Coach of the Year on the back of Leicester’s remarkable season, has won the award. He saw off competition from West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic, Swansea City boss Francesco Guidolin and Bournemouth’s Eddie Howe. The Foxes began the month with a 2-2 home draw with West Bromwich Albion, followed by three 1-0 wins against Watford, Newcastle United and Crystal Palace, reports Sky Sports. Kane netted six times in the league in March to climb to the top of the scoring charts on 22 goals, three ahead of...

Don’t expect much from Iwobi – Dombraye Alex Iwobi Former  junior international  striker Eddy Dombraye has warned the Super Eagles  fans and the media  not to expect too much from  Alex Iwobi.  The 19-year-old Arsenal player has made a surprisingly big contribution for the Premier League  giants since the Gunners manager Arsene Wenger overhauled his team and  handed him a starting role. The attacking midfielder,  who scored his first senior goal against Everton on March 19, repaid Wenger’s faith with a beautiful goal in the Gunners’ 4-0 demolition of  Watford at the Emirates on Saturday.  Iwobi has earned plenty of plaudits for his performances  since becoming an integral part of the Gunners’  first-team,  and  former Volyn Lutsk star Dombraye says the ex-England junior international  also deserves commendation for his showing  in the  Eagles since he switched his ...

Photos: England and Man U legend Sir Bobby Charlton moved to tears as Old Trafford stand is named after him Yesterday marked the 60th anniversary since Sir Bobby Charlton first played for Manchester United and it was a very emotional one for the 78th year old who had a stand in the Old Trafford stadium named after him as a mark of honour. Sir Bobby Charlton, who is still Man U's highest goalscorer of all time, 40 years after retiring and is England's second highest goalscorer behind Wayne Rooney couldn't hide his emotions as he headed onto the pitch to a raucous applause and stunning setting of flags spelling out his name in a giant mosaic. More photos after the cut.

Man U,Chelsea, Leicester and Arsenal win (Photos and scores from this weekend's matches) It was a fun filled action across the three major European football league this weekend as the battle for silverware, promotion places, champions league spots and glory heats up. Here is how things went down on the European football scene over the weekend. England In the English league , soon to be relegated side Aston Villa who were bsashed by their own fans were thrashed 4-0 by a rampant Chelsea side whose season seem almost to be over with only a Europa League qualification slot the most possible achievement this season. Arsenal and Man City also played 4-0 wins over Watford and Bournemouth respectively. Title chasers Leicesters squeezed out a 1-0 win over Southampton while Man U continued their champions league chasing ambition with a 1-0 win over Everton. Anthony Martial was the goal-scoring hero on the day that Old Trafford honoured Sir Bobby Charlton.   Ast...

John Obi Mikel Super Eagles captain calls Ifeanyi Ubah ‘ a bastard’ for assaulting his brother Ifeanyi Ubah has been suspended from all NPFL match venues for the next 10 matches and fined N2.5m for the assault.   Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel i s set to battle Nigerian businessman Ifeanyi Ubah in court for assaulting his elder brother. Ifeanyi Ubah after a league game between his club, FC Ifeanyi Ubah and Heartland FC assaulted the goalkeeper of the opposition team Ebele Obi who is the elder brother of Mikel. This happened after Ebele pushed down the referee during an argument. Ifeanyi Ubah assaulted Mikel's elder brother, Ebele Obi during a game last week Reacting to the assault, Mikel called Ifeanyi Ubah ‘a bastart’ and promise to take the Nigerian business man to court. Mikel says he will take Ifeanyi Ubah to court (Twitter) Ifeanyi Ubah has been suspended from all NPFL match venues f or the nex...

Guardiola Will Not Find EPL Easy – Ferguson Guardiola Will Not Find EPL Easy – Ferguson Former Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson has warned Pep Guardiola that managing in the Premier League will not be easy, but is ultimately confident the current Bayern Munich chief will succeed in England. Guardiola will replace Manuel Pellegrini at the Manchester City once the current season ends, in what will be his first foray in English football. The Catalan is regarded as arguably the finest coach in the world but while Ferguson has lauded his qualities, he says it will be difficult for him to take to English football like a duck to water. “Manchester City have made a real coup in getting him, but Pep won’t find it easy. English football is not easy,” Ferguson told Sky Sports. “Every foreign coach that has come to England will tell you that. Arsene Wenger was talking about that a few months after co...

Super Eagles miss out of AFCON 2017 The Super Eagles of Nigeria will not be at the 2017 African Cup of Nations after losing 0-1 to Egypt in the qualifiers. Nigeria miss out of 2017 AFCON after losing to Egypt (Naij) The Super Eagles of Nigeria will not be at the 2017 African Cup of Nations after losing 0-1 to Egypt in the qualifiers. Having recorded a 1-1 draw in the first leg against the Pharaohs in Kaduna on Friday, March 25, and the withdrawal of Chad from the qualifiers, the Super Eagles needed to avoid a loss to stay in the race for the AFCON 2017. Nigeria however fell to a second half goal from Egypt, leaving the Eagles on five points, with the Pharaohs leading the group with 10 points. Super Eagles (Twitter) The Super Eagles had much of the ball in the first half but it was the Egyptians who had two attempts on goal. Two save from goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi denied the Pharaohs ...

Kachikwu 'I'll not resign,' Minister tells those asking him to quit Calls for the Minister's resignation came after his last week's comment on the fuel scarcity that he does not have magic to end the lingering fuel queues. Nigeria's Oil Minister and OPEC president Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu addresses a news conference after a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna, Austria, December 4, 2015. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader   ...

Panic as police, students clash in Oyo   There was panic in Eruwa, headquarters of Ibarapa East Local Government as Police and  students of Eruwa Polytechnic, Eruwa, Oyo state clashed , following their protest against the management of the school,  on Tuesday . It was learnt that the students were protesting the dismissal of students of Higher National Diploma (HND) Business Administration and hike in fees charged for late registration by the management. The source within the campus who confirmed the development said “the students are protesting the introduction of late registration fees and dismissal of HND one students of Business Administration.” The protest, it was gathered did not go down with the management which called in members of the state police force in the town. This, according to sources led  to alleged gun shot on a student and another, a female student, also alleged to be asthmatic was tear gassed. The two students were ...