Barcelona and Argentina superstar, Lionel Messi, shared this lovely Christmas photo with his family as they pose with Santa Claus. The 30-year-old posted a picture of him with his wife Antonella Roccuzzo and their kids Thiago and Mateo meeting Father Christmas on his personal Instagram account.

Chelsea have described as “nonsense” claims that Antonio Conte axed Diego Costa by text message this summer after the striker's lawyer threatened legal action over the club’s handling of his departure. Costa’s acrimonious exit from Stamford Bridge escalated this week when his legal representative, Ricardo Cardoso, promised to use “all possible legal mechanisms” to force the player's return to Atletico Madrid.

According to report monitored by Vigil360, Monaco’s teenage sensation, Kylian Mbappe has a Nigerian root. Owngoalnigeria.com reports that Kylian’s father, Wilfred Mbappe, who has Cameroonian and Nigerian roots, was once a refuge, who migrated to France for greener pastures. It further claimed that Wilfred in a bid to get a permanent stay got married to an Algerian-French lady Fayza, an ex-handball player.

Portugal and Real Madrid football star, Cristiano Ronaldo, has been accused of defrauding Spanish Tax authorities of 14.7m euros in unpaid taxes.
Ronaldo had previously denied allegations pertaining to tax fraud made against him in December saying he has nothing to fear.