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English-born Nigerian striker Adebayo Akinfenwa of Wycombe Wanderers has been nominated for the English League Two (Fourth division) Professional Football Association (PFA) Bristol Street Motors Fans’ Player of the Year Award.

The PFA made the announcement on their official website on Friday.

Akinfenwa, 36, popularly known as “The Beast”, who never featured for Nigeria or England at any international level, was nominated along with five other players.

A London gangster and his brother were behind the notoriously unsolved theft of the World Cup trophy just months before the 1966 tournament in England, according to a report. Sidney Cugullere, with the help of his brother Reg, stole the Jules Rimet trophy while it was on public exhibition at the Methodist Central Hall in Westminster, Reg's son Gary said.

Injured Brazil forward Neymar "trains every day" and his progress is "better than expected," the national team's physical trainer says. According to the BBC, the Paris St-Germain player, 26, has been out of action since breaking a bone in his foot in a league game on 25 February. But he has been named in Brazil's World Cup squad for next month's tournament.

Kelechi Nwakali has revealed his satisfaction at the performance of the Super Eagles B team in Tuesday’s 3-2 GOTV Max Cup friendly defeat to Atletico Madrid at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo.

Nwakali was one of the standout performers for the Salisu Yusuf’s team in the encounter where he scored one of Nigeria’s goals.

“It was a good game from our team, I didn’t expect this kind of performance from our team because we came only three days to the game,” the Arsenal midfielder sa8d in his post-match interview.

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has run the rule over Argentina’s opponents at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia and declared that none of them will be capable of stopping superstar Lionel Messi who is desperate for a winners’ medal as he gradually winds down his playing career.

Simeone, himself an accomplished former Argentine international midfieder, made this known at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo on Tuesday moments after leading his team to a 3-2 victory over Nigeria’s Super Eagles Team B in the GOtv Max Cup friendly.

New Arsenal head coach Unai Emery was the "unanimous" choice to "drive the next chapter" at the club, says chief executive Ivan Gazidis.

Emery, 46, joins the Gunners having left French champions PSG after guiding them to the Ligue 1 title.

The Spaniard also won four domestic cups with the French giants, having previously steered Sevilla to three successive Europa League triumphs.