Football

Nigeria legend Vincent Enyeama, Portugal’s Euro 2016 hero Eder and France international Rio Mavuba are among 11 players who have been frozen out over the summer by new Lille coach Marcelo Bielsa.

Nigeria international and captain of Super Eagles last match against South Africa, Ogenyi Onazi has terminated his contract with Turkish club Trabzonspor over unpaid wages. His agent and former Nigeria international Ayodele Stephen Makinwa says they have written to the club with their decision. Onazi played the final two months of last season without being paid, BBC reported.

Arsene Wenger is facing the biggest summer of his 21 years as manager of Arsenal. His team failed to qualify for next season’s Champions League and, in doing so, probably slipped further away from the Premier League title, a trophy it hasn’t won since 2004. Now, he has a summer to rectify that.

Neymar has said that he was too shy to speak to Lionel Messi after arriving at Barcelona in 2013. The Brazil international star now shares top billing at Camp Nou alongside Messi, but making the step from Santos to Barcelona was harder than it might seem from the outside for Neymar.

Portugal fought back from a goal down at the interval to beat Mexico 2-1 in extra time in the Confederations Cup third-place game on Sunday. Portugal sent the game into extra time with Pepe's volley with stoppage time approaching. Adrien Silva won it with a 104th-minute penalty following Miguel Layun's handball in the area.

Lionel Messi, the sensational football star took the bold step as he wedded his 29 year-old childhood love Antonella Roccuzzo in a private ceremony at his home town Rosario. The wedding was tagged "Wedding of the Century" by local media.