Football: ‘Chelsea Can Still Win The Premier League’

Chelsea Midfielder Cesc Fabregas believes his team can still retain the Premier League title amid a poor start to the season. Naijaloaded reports.

Chelsea trail joint League leaders Manchester City and Arsenal by 11 points, and no team in the Premier League has won the trophy with fewer than 18 points from their first 10 games, but Fabregas, 28, doesn’t seem too concerned about stats.

“I’m sure we can still win the league,” the Spain midfielder was speaking to the Match of the Day magazine.

“We just have to get our confidence back, win a few games on the trot and from there we’ll see what happens.

“In the Premier League anyone can lose points to anyone.”

Are Chelsea Still In The Title Race?

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Jose Mourinho - ‘Chelsea have lost their fear factor’ manager admits

play Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has admitted that they have lost their fear factors which has given sides the confidence to play them.

The English Premier League defending champions are 16th in the table after losing four games.

Ahead of this weekend’s clash against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge, Mourinho feels the visitors will not be intimidated.

“Maybe. Maybe. One thing is to go to a stadium where there is a huge percentage of defeats for the away team,” Mourinho said during his pre-match press conference on Friday.

play Jose Mourinho says he will appeal FA's decision to fine him (Reuters)

“Another thing is to go to a stadium where the home team in the last four games has won only once. I really believe every team coming to Stamford Bridge doesn’t fear us. They think they can get a result.”

The Chelsea manager was recently given a suspended one game ban and fined £50,000 following his comment about the referee after their home loss to Southampton.

Mourinho however states that he will appeal the decision.

 “Yes, I will appeal,” he said.

“Maybe I am naive (And I know that I can use that word) but for me English football and its fans and passion for the game, what makes me like so much this country and the football in this country is not the FA. It’s the people. If one day I have to work for that people I will."

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Neymar' - Manchester United made an offer' father of star reveals

  

Father of Brazilian star, Neymar has claimed that Manchester United had a £130m offer turned down by Barcelona for the forward.

Manchester United Chief Executive, Ed Woodward reportedly contacted Barcelona in the final weeks of the summer transfer window.

Naymar’s father, Neymar da Silva Santos who is also the agent of his son has now claimed that United did make an offer which was rejected by Barcelona.

play Neymar 's father is also his agent (Daily Mail)

“Man United’s offer came to Barça and they told us they won’t sell. They asked if we were interested but that wasn’t the case,” Neymar senior told Brazilian publication Globo.

“Barcelona does not want to sell because Neymar has a three-year contract.”

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Enyeama And Musa Shortlisted For African Footballer Of The Year Award

Two Nigerian players, Ahmed Musa and Vincent Enyeama, are in the run to win the 2015 CAF African Footballer of the Year Award after the duo were included in the shortlist of 37 players released on Sunday by the continent’s soccer ruling body.
The two players have been in blistering form for their respective clubs this term with Musa scoring ten goals in all competitions for his Russian club, CSKA Moscow, while Enyeama has kept five clean sheets in six Ligue 1 games for his French side Lille who are 12th on the log.
The list of nominees released by CAF on Sunday is dominated by Algerian players with six footballers from the North African country in the squad even though they failed to make an impact at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Ivory Coast, who finished top at the tournament in Equatorial Guinea, have four players in the shortlist with Yaya Toure leading the pack from the West African country.
The Ghanaian duo of Christian Atsu and Andre Ayew also made the star-studded shortlist.
Musa and Enyeama were also shortlisted last year with Enyeama making it to the final shortlist of three.
It is yet to be seen if either of the two Nigerian players will finally end the long wait for the country as no Nigerian player has won the top prize since 2000 when Kanu Nwankwo was voted the best on the continent,
Meanwhile, the present 37-man list will be pruned down to 10 by next month before it is further reduced to five and then the final three before the award ceremony is held.
Yaya Toure has won this prestigious award four times including in the last three straight years.

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See Photos Of New Super Eagles Captain, Ahmed Musa, Doing A Bricklayer’s Job

New Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa is a humble man to the core. Apart from being a footballer,he is a versatile man who likes to try new things.
See photos of him doing a bricklayer job above.
How many stars can do this

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2 More To Go: Cristiano Ronaldo Set To Break Raul’s Record As Highest Goal Scorer For Real Madrid

Ronaldo is set to become Real Madrid’s all-time record goalscorer.

The current goal scorer is Raul with 323 while Ronaldo has 321. So two more goals and he will have the all time record.

Describe this Football Legend in one word..

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10 Nigerian Footballers Who Will Never Play For Super Eagles

Nigeria is blessed with lots of talented football players and some of them play for the best leagues and teams in the world.

While many have gotten to feature for the Super Eagles during the course of their careers, some others will never get to play for their fatherland.

We tale a look at some of these players, who may possibly never play for the Nigerian national team, due to their mixed roots and preference of their home countries.

1. Chuba Akpom

He is currently on loan at Hull City from Arsenal FC. The young striker, who was born to a Nigerian father and an English mother has represented England at various youth levels and has even hinted that he may never play for Nigeria.

When asked where he sees himself 5 years from now during a Q and A session on Twitter, he said: “Hopefully still playing for Arsenal and the England senior team too. I want to emulate the Arsenal legends.”

2. Jordan Ibe

The Liverpool FC winger is another footballer of Nigerian descent lost to England. Born Jordan Ashley Femi Ibe, he is a winger c*m striker and has played his entire career at Anfield.

Ibe has represented England at various youth teams. Sunday Oliseh tried persuading him to play for the Super Eagles, however on 13 September, it was confirmed that Ibe had committed his international future to England.

3. David Alaba

David Olatokunbo Alaba was born in Vienna to a Filipino mother (a nurse) and a Nigerian father (a DJ and former rapper). He currently plays for Bayern Munich and the Austrian national football team.

Alaba was instrumental in Bayern’s treble winning team last season. He has played a multitude of roles, including central midfield, right and left wing. In October 2009, he was called up to the senior Austria national team for a match against France. He has since been capped 26 times by Austria.

He is now arguably one of the best left backs in the world.

4. Ross Barkley

With a Nigerian paternal grandfather, he was eligible to represent Nigeria earlier in his career, but opted to represent his country of birth. He has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-19, under-20, under-21 and senior level.

He scored his first goal for England under-21’s on 13 August 2013, in a 6–0 win against Scotland.

Barkley was called up to the senior England squad in August 2013, and earned his first senior cap the following month, coming on as a substitute for Jack Wilshere in a 4–0 win in a World Cup qualifier against Moldova at Wembley.

5. Sidney Sam

Born to a German mother and Nigerian father, Sam decided early on to represent his country of birth. After starring in Germany’s under-19 and under-20 teams, Sam made his senior international debut for Germany in a friendly game against Ecuador in Boca Raton, Florida. Sam was named to the 30-man provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup by German national team manager, Joachim Löw.

6. Gabriel Agbonlahor

Gabriel Imuetinyan “Gabby” Agbonlahor (born 13 October 1986). Agbonlahor was born to a Nigerian father and a Scottish mother in Birmingham. His ancestry qualifies him to play for Scotland or Nigeria at international level, but he chose to play for his homeland of England.

Agbonlahor is a product of Aston Villa’s Academy and still plays for the club. He is also Aston Villa’s all-time leading Premier League goalscorer. On 19 November, he made his international debut against Germany. He played for 76 minutes. Since then he has earned only three caps for the English national team.

7. Emmanuel Sheyi Adebayor

Adebayor was born in Togo to Nigerian parents and plays for Tottenham Hotspurs in England and the Togolese National Team.

He’s previously played for AS Monaco, Arsenal, Real Madrid and Manchester City.

Adebayor was voted African Player of the Year in 2008. He has played for Togo 57 times.

8. Nedum Onuoha


Chinedum “Nedum” Onuoha (born 12 November 1986) plays for Queens Park Rangers. He is a defender, usually used as a centre back, but he can also play at right back or left back. Born in Warri, Nigeria, Onuoha was brought up in Manchester, England.

In March 2007, Onuoha received an international call up from Nigeria, but announced he would like to represent England at full international level.

However, he has since admitted that he would play at the FIFA World Cup for Nigeria if he were to be called up. Onuoha has never been capped by England at international level.

9. Oguchi Onyewu

Oguchialu Chijioke “Oguchi” Onyewu is an American central defender who is currently a free agent. Onyewu’s parents moved to the United States from Nigeria to study in Washington, D.C. They are from the Igbo ethnic people of Nigeria. He made his first appearance for the senior national team on October 13, 2004, against Panama. Onyewu has been capped by USA 64 times. Oguchi still remains a free agent after Sporting announced the termination of his contract by mutual consent.

10. Dennis Aogo

Born to a Nigerian father and a German mother, Aogo grew up in Oberreut, a suburb in the south-west of Karlsruhe in Germany. Aogo is capable of playing either as a left back or as a defensive midfielder. He currently plays for FC Schalke 04 (on loan from Hamburger SV). Nigeria gave him the chance to play at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa but Aogo announced that he would only play for Germany.

He made his national team debut for Germany in a friendly match against Malta in a 3–0 victory on 13 May 2010, playing 79 minutes, before being replaced by Jérôme Boateng. He has been capped 12 times sand not much has been heard about him since then

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Lionel Messi - Pep Guardiola says Barcelona player is 'best player of all time'

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has labeled Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, the 'best player of all time'.

The former Barcelona manager was on the opposition side as Messi helped knock Bayern Munich out of the UEFA Champions League.

Speaking after the semi-final second 3-2 victory over Barcelona, Guardiola said: "He is the best player of all time, I compare him with Pele."

Guardiola who managed Barcelona from 2008 to 2012 has backed his former club to win this season's UCL.

"I hope Barca win their fifth Champions League final," Guardiola said.

Barca will play Real Madrid or Juventus in the final in Berlin on 6 June.
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Osaze Odemwingie​ Super Eagles forward suffers injury set back

Just two weeks after returning to training after an eight month absence, Osaze Odemwingie have suffered another injury setback.

The forward has made two substitute for Stoke City since his return from injury but revealed that a fresh muscle injury as sent him back to the treatment room.

The former West Brom forward was expected to feature for Stoke reserve team against Wolves on Monday, May 4 but pulled out of the game having what he described as a “little muscle injury”.

“Little set back with a minor muscle injury so unfortunately I won’t take part in the reserve game this noon at the Britannia as planned,” he tweeted.

It has not been confirmed how long this new injury will keep him out of action

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2022 World Cup Qatar arrests journalists filming FIFA corruption expose

In the latest of controversies involving Qatar and the 2022 World Cup, two TV Journalists have reportedly been arrested, detained and interrogated while they were filming a documentary in Qatar.

The two journalists were said to be working on stories involving an expose about corruption in FIFA's decision to choose Qatar as the host of the 2022 World Cup.

According to a translated press release from WDR and a tweet from one of the journalists, Qatar authorities also deleted the materials the crew had recorded and confiscated and damaged their equipment.

Accroding to the WDR release, the documentary is called 'The Selling of Football: Sepp Blatter and the Power of FIFA.'

The Guardian and ESPN have previously published facts that exposed the wretched conditions construction workers and how they are paid paltry wages.

An internal probe by FIFA's ethics committee cleared the organization of corruption last year, but it's still being investigated by FBI

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Mourinho Is Greater Than Wenger & Guardiola – Fabregas

The Spanish international midfielder believes the Portuguese coach has a “magic touch” and believes his desire to win places him above Pep Guardiola and Arsene Wenger

Cesc Fabregas has claimed that Jose Mourinho is the best manager he has played under.

Chelsea wrapped up their first Premier League title in five seasons with a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday and Fabregas believes Mourinho’s influence on that triumph cannot be underestimated, crediting his winning mentality as a key factor in Chelsea’s success.

The Spaniard has worked under esteemed coaches such as Pep Guardiola, Vicente del Bosque and Arsene Wenger in his career, but says that Mourinho is number one.

“He (Mourinho) just loves winning,” the 28-year-old said. “I’m not just saying other managers I have played under don’t, but he has some edge that goes above anyone else I have ever been with.

“The mentality shows every single training session, or game. I now understand why he has won what he has won in his career.

“Yes, Mourinho has a touch of magic, 100 per cent. He knows how to manage a team, he knows how to get the best out of you, and that’s what you want from a manager. 100 per cent.”

Fabregas also warned the Blues’ rivals that this season could be just the beginning of a protracted spell of dominance for Mourinho’s side.

“Hopefully it will be the start of a new era, a new team. Hopefully the new players now feel this winning mentality can go on for a long time,” he added.

“Even obviously we have the likes of John Terry, Didier Drogba, Petr Cech, Branislav Ivanovic and Jon Obi Mikel, they have all been here seven or eight years, even longer.

“I have always said since the beginning of the season that it is a very young talented team, and that as well is one of the causes that made me sign for the club, is that, potentially, this team can be one of the best in Europe.”

Source:- Goal.com

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