The former king of the track, Usain Bolt is set to join Championship side, Burton Albion to enable him fulfill his lifelong ambition of becoming a footballer. The Chairman of the Club, Ben Robinson who expressed readiness to offer the multiple-time Olympic goal medalist a trial at the club told The Sun that Bolt has the potential of becoming a star.
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Zidane Criticizes Ronaldo's Five-Match Ban
Real Madrid Manager, Zinedine Zidane has criticized the five-match ban handed to his star, Cristiano Ronaldo by the Spanish Football authorities (RFEF). He hinted that the club was considering the option of appealing the fine. The Manager made the comment at a press conference ahead of the second leg of the Supercopa de Espana billed to take place on Wednesday at the Santiago Bernabeu.
I'm More Alive In PSG Than Barcelona - Neymar
Europe's most expensive player, Neymar has rubbished media claims that when as player leaves Barcelona, his career nose-dives. The former Barcelona star hinted that he is more alive in Paris Saint Germain (PSG) than he was in Barcelona. The Brazilian who made the comment yesterday after a 3-0 win over Guingamp disclosed that he was finding life in Paris pleasant.
D’Tigress Set To Leave For Bamako For FIBA Afrobasket 2017 On August 16
Nigeria’s female national basketball team, D’Tigress will depart the country on August 16, for Bamako to participate in the 2017 Women’s Afrobasketball competition. The tournament is scheduled to commence on August 18. This disclosure was made by a member of the Nigeria Basketball Federation’s board, Sam Ahmedu.
Ronaldo Handed Five-Match Ban
Cristiano Ronaldo has been handed a five-match ban following his red card in the first leg of the Spanish Super cup where Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 3-1 at the Camp Nou. The ban was contained in a verdict passed by Spanish Football Governing Body (RFEF) on Monday after reviewing the incident.
Chelsea Treating Me Like A Criminal; Want To Sell Me To China - Costa
Embattled Chelsea striker, Diego Costa has lamented that the club was treating him a common criminal and insisting to send him to China. The player who has refused to resume training with the reserve team stated this in an interview with Daily Mail. He lamented that Chelsea wanted to humiliate him by relegating him to the reserve team without access to the first team, a decision he said he would resist. The player said he was ready to remain in Brazil for a year and risk the sanction, even if Chelsea refuse to pay his salary.
FIFA Ranking: Brazil Back On Top
Brazil have returned to the top of FIFA world ranking according to the latest assessment released for the month of August by the football governing body. The country moved up to the top position despite not playing a single game since the July rankings were released. The report which has been widely described as shocking has the Confederation Cup Winner, Germany in the second position while Argentina maintained the third position.