Check this out!!! Paul Pogba Becomes First Premier League Player To Get His Own Emoji

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has become the first player in the Premier League to get his own emoji.

Popular social network, Twitter has launched the Pogba emoji in its frame and could be used by simply typing #Pogba.
The French star who is an avid user of the social media, said:  “I am happy and thankful for this opportunity and I look forward to emojing!

“Let’s have fun and kick some ass at #pogba.”
Red Devils director Richard Arnold added: “Manchester United is the most connected and engaged club in world sport.
“We continually strive to find new ways to communicate with our global following of 659 million people.

“This emoji is another great tool for our supporters to connect with the club through a digital environment, particularly as the excitement builds for Sunday’s match.

“Since returning to the club Paul has become an important player.
“He is an iconic figure for our supporters around the world, one of the best players in the game and a terrific role model.”

Manchester United play Liverpool on Sunday at the Old Trafford.

Super Agent Sparks Exit Talks After Handing Over Ronaldo Shirt To Chinese Club

Cristiano Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes has sparked speculations over his client future after being spotted handing over Ronaldo’s shirt to Tianjin Quanjian billionaire owner.
The Chinese club recently hit the headlines for splashing £43.5million on Zenit’s Axel Witsel despite being available for free next summer.

However, it is very unlikely for Ronaldo to move to China after he just penned a new contract for Real Madrid but Jorges Mendes who also manages James Rodriguez might be in talks over the Colombian star after reports that the 25-year-old could leave the Santiago Bernabeu, though it is bevelled he turned down an offer from Chelsea and has since then dismissed his exit rumours.

Chelsea 4 – 0 Manchester United [Premier league] Highlights 2016/17

The Portuguese endured an afternoon to forget in his former stomping ground as Antonio Conte’s men ran riot, capitalising on an array of defensive errors to seal a comprehensive…

Manchester United simply failed to show up at Chelsea on Sunday as Jose Mourinho’s former side inflicted a 4-0 Premier League defeat on the visitors.

The writing was already on the wall as Pedro surged by Daley Blind and Chris Smalling all too easily to put the Blues 1-0 up against their old coach in the first minute.

Gary Cahill then doubled Chelsea’s advantage when he capitalised on United’s failure to clear Eden Hazard’s corner.

It was then the Belgian’s turn to get on the scoresheet in the second half after a quick interchange with Nemanja Matic, before N’Golo Kante rounded off a perfect afternoon by making it four.

video/Photos: Rio Ferdinand fired back at his former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo on instagram

Ex-Man U defender Rio Ferdinand fired back at his former Old Trafford team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo on IG yesterday after Ronaldo seemed to troll him.

37 year old Rio Ferdinand uploaded a video clip to his followers on Instagram showing him crawling on the ground with weights in each hand alongside the caption: “Bear crawls this morning…working on core & shoulder stability!! These mornings getting cold & frosty!”, to which Ronaldo replied “wtf is that??’

Unimpressed with Ronaldo’s comments, Ferdinand recommended that Ronaldo tried the workout for himself.

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video: Benteke Makes History As He Scores FIFA’s Fastest Goal Ever in 7 Seconds

Christian Benteke has written his name in the chronicle of world football history after scoringFIFA’s fastest goal.

Belgium striker Christian Benteke scored the fastest FIFA World Cup qualifying goal after seven seconds against Gibraltar on Monday.

The 25-year-old’s strike is also the quickest goal in Belgium’s history.

The Crystal Palace FC striker pounced on a loose ball from the kick-off and dribbled into the box before scoring with a left-footed shot.

The goal beat the record of 8.3 seconds set by San Marino’s Davide Gualtieri against England in November 1993.

Benteke added his second before half-time with Axel Witsel also on the scoresheet as Belgium led 3-0 at half-time at the Estadio Algarve in their 2018 World Cup Group H qualifier.

Chelsea’s Eden Hazard was also on the scoresheet, along with Dries Mertens, as Roberto Martinez’s side won their third 2018 World Cup qualifier to maintain a 100 per cent start.

In Amsterdam, Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba scored a long-range effort as France won 1-0 against the Netherlands.

Pogba’s 30th-minute goal means France top Group A ahead of Monday’s opponents and Sweden, who beat Bulgaria 3-0.

Meanwhile, Euro 2016 winners Portugal beat Faroe Islands 6-0 with FC Porto striker Andre Silva scoring a first-half hat-trick and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo netting his 66th international goal.

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Miami Marlins star pitcher Jose Fernandez was killed in boating accident

Miami Marlins pitcher José Fernández, one of baseball's brightest stars, was killed early Sunday in a boating accident, Florida authorities said.

Fernández, who was 24, and two other men were found dead after their 32-foot boat was discovered crashed at the entrance of Miami Harbor, said Fish and Wildlife Commission public information officer Lorenzo Veloz.

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Kohei Uchimura retains Olympic crown in thrilling all-around gymnastics final

In Japan they call him "Superman" -- and in Rio de Janeiro Kohei Uchimura proved just why.

A virtuoso performance from the 27-year-old ensured gold in the men's all-around gymnastics final Wednesday for the second Games in succession.

Uchimura, who led the Japanese to team gold last weekend, edged out Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev and Great Britain's Max Whitlock to retain his title.

He will now head into the Tokyo Games in four years time as reigning champion with the opportunity to make yet more history.

"After winning the group gold, it was tough to re-focus," he told reporters. "I'm so exhausted right now."

SHOCKING! Iceland sends England packing out of Euro 2016 finals

Euro 2016: Iceland shocks England in historic upset to reach quarterfinals

Iceland pulled off one of the most astonishing results in the history of European football on Monday, knocking England out of the Euro 2016 finals.

Playing at its first major international tournament, Iceland came from behind to win 2-1 in Nice and set up a quarterfinal tie against host nation France.

This victory, without doubt is the most important in the country's history, not only inflicted humiliation on England but also underlined Iceland's reputation as a growing force in world football. 

For a country of 330,000, qualifying for the tournament was an achievement --- but the success of this team has surpassed the nation's wildest dreams.

England, home of the world's richest league, was woeful. In a week where Great Britain voted to leave the European Union, England was sent packing from Euro 2016 in embarrassing fashion.

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FIFA lawyers: Blatter, Valcke and Kattner paid themselves $80M

 

(CNN)FIFA is back in the headlines for all the wrong reasons after its own lawyers revealed that former president Sepp Blatter and two of his colleagues awarded themselves pay raises and bonuses totaling $80 million over their final five years in office.

Lawyers for world football's governing body allege that Blatter, along with former secretary general Jerome Valcke and former deputy secretary general Markus Kattner, made "a coordinated effort" to "enrich themselves" between 2011 and 2015.

"The evidence appears to reveal a coordinated effort by three former top officials of FIFA to enrich themselves through annual salary increases, World Cup bonuses and other incentives totaling more than CHF 79 million -- in just the last five years," Bill Burck, a partner with Quinn Emanuel, said in a statement.

FIFA says findings by its lawyers raise "serious questions about the way a series of problematic contract amendments in favor" of the trio were approved.

European Warfare Kicks Off, Are You Ready? – By Sunday Oliseh

Many in Europe believe that the Uefa European Championship is the most difficult continental championship to win, even more difficult than the Fifa World Cup itself.

Who will succeed reigning champions Spain as European champions of EURO 2016 in France?

Will it be one of the favorites — holders Spain, hosts France, defending world champions Germany — or will the Italians surprise the world? Or will this be the year England finally win their first major footballing trophy since 1966?

This year’s showpiece is a special European championships for several reasons, one significant reason being that for the first time its format has changed to accommodate 24 countries from its traditional 16-team format.

It also has the peculiarity of not featuring the Netherlands, (current the third best world team from the last World Cup) as they failed to qualify and welcoming relatively unknown Albania, who will appear for the very first time, instead.

Here’s a look at some of the participating countries and their chances of claiming the spoils.

BELGIUM

Here is a team that is blessed with so much talented, young and experienced players and when it comes to logistics have no problems as they share geographical borders with host nation France.

Accompanying fan support is definitely assured in thousands, but the Belgians have the crippling problem of star players having struggled this season at club level.

Match fitness, confidence and automatism could do them in, not to talk of internal problems rumored to be ailing the team’s core framework.

Eden Hazard and Marouane Fellaini, among others, have had seasons to forget with their club sides, while captain and defensive rock Vincent Kompany is out of the competition due to injuries. However, in Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne they have a star player on whose current form and talent they can build on.

One should also not forget Belgium is the world’s second-best ranked team behind Argentina and Europe’s number 1 ranked team at the moment.

FRANCE

The French have so many reasons to believe that this could be the year that they once again rule Europe.They seem to win it every 16 years! The first European championship won by the French was in 1984 in Spain, led by Michel Platini.

Sixteen years later, the French, led by current coach Didier Deschamp, were once again crowned champions of Europe in Belgium and the Netherlands.

However, if the performance by the French in their last friendly preparation game against Cameroon is anything to go by, it is a wake-up call to the French that on this form they are far from championship material. How they can get back together will be decisive as they have a very talented team and have the ability and manpower to go all the way.

ENGLAND

The English were the only team that won all of its qualifying games — an impressive 10 wins out of 10.

This could (falsely) make them believe they are title material but in reality the caliber of the competition during the qualifiers wasn’t a sure barometer, and the seasonal form of the influential players at the club level, I feel, does not garner much optimism.

GERMANY

The defending world champions have not been at their very best ever since they conquered the world in Brazil 2014. They have been rudely criticised at home and have had some unusual losses, but still managed to qualify like they always do.

The Germans are at their best when the world counts them out and their club sides have been impressive at the continental championships with local players playing major roles.

I feel we should expect a difficult tournament for the Germans, especially at the beginning, but don’t be surprised to see them in the semifinals and/or finals. They could definitely lift the title.

ITALY

Considering that most of their key players ply their trade in the local league, a league that is not as competitive in Europe and at international level as it used to be, I fear we should not be expecting too many great things from Italy.

PORTUGAL

When you have Cristiano Ronaldo in your team, arguably the best player in the world and a player who just won the Champions League and scoring once again over 50 individual goals in the season, you definitely must fancy your chances of being European champions.

I honestly believe if the Portuguese can build a well-knitted defensive network around Ronaldo and couple it with incessant support and runs around him, they have a very good shot at the title.

SPAIN

When defending champions Spain dominated the world from 2008 till 2012, they had most of their influential players coming from two teams: Real Madrid and Barcelona. In fact, Barcelona players made up 60 percent of the starting lineup and were simultaneously unbeatable at club and national team level.

Today these two teams, accompanied by the impressive Sevilla, have practically obliterated all other European club sides at the continental level, but the decisive actors to these achievements are not Spanish internationals as Barcelona and Real Madrid are now dominated by influential foreign players.

However, with a coach like Vicente Del Bosque in charge don’t be surprised if they get to the finals and do the unthinkable: win a third consecutive European Championship!

Get ready, it’s just days to kickoff.

Muhammad Ali is dead: 'The Greatest' Boxer dies at 74

Three-time heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali who charmed millions with his wit and confidence in the ring and inspired many more with his commitment to humanitarian causes has died, according to the family spokesman. He was 74.

Ali had been hospitalized for a respiratory issue June 2. At the time, a rep said he was in fair condition.

One of the greatest fighters in the history of boxing, Ali retired in 1981 after losing to Trevor Berbick in his 61st career bout.

Soon thereafter, Ali -- who's doctors said had begun showing signs of sluggishness and neurological damage in the 1970s -- began receiving treatment for Parkinson's disease.

Ali, who called himself "The Greatest," was married four times and had nine children, including daughter Laila, who also became a professional boxer. Ali and his fourth wife, Yolanda "Lonnie" Williams, had been married since 1986.

Born Cassius Clay on Jan. 17, 1942, Ali first stepped in the ring at age 12 in his hometown of Louisville, Ky., after his bicycle was stolen and a police officer suggested he learn how to box. Ali went on to become one of the most successful athletes and revered public figures in history.

Acclaimed for his quick, dancing style as a fighter, Ali also blended a unique mix of political activism and personal conviction that won him international recognition outside of the ring.

Fifa President Gianni Infantino Faces 90-day Ban Over Audio Files Conspiracy

The much-talked about reforms at world football governing body Fifa may be a while in coming with allegations that newly-elected president Gianni Infantino has asked for audio files from the last council meeting in Mexico City to be destroyed.

A report on German outlet Die Welt claimed that the Fifa boss is facing a provisional 90-day suspension from Fifa’s Ethics Committee over an internal email chain suggesting he had ordered the recordings of last month’s meeting destroyed,Goal.com writes.

It is alleged in the report that the meeting at Fifa’s latest Congress between May 9 and 10 included “a conspiracy to oust” ex-auditing and compliance head Domenico Scala, who resigned from his post on May 14 in protest against changes he believed would hinder any meaningful reform process.

However, in a statement released late Thursday, Fifa said: “In accordance with standard practice, all official FIFA meetings – including Council meetings – are recorded and archived. This was the case for the meeting in Mexico City in question.

“The email exchange that makes mention of the deletion of audio files refers to a copy of the original audio file of the meeting that was improperly stored on a local drive.

“This mention does not refer to the officially archived audio file. That file exists and is properly saved at FIFA.”

Real Madrid CAPTAIN Sergio Ramos tattoed his legs with trophy

Footballer, Sergio Ramos’ has two trophies on his legs. His left leg has the UEFA Champions League title and his right leg has World Cup’s trophy.

Lionel Messi appears in a Barcelona court for tax evasion trial

Lionel Messi defends himself at €4m tax evasion trial: "I didn't know anything, all I know about is playing football"

Leo 28, and Jorge Horacio Messi (his father)  gave evidence in a Barcelona court today. Lionel Messi insisted he had no knowledge of any attempt to avoid the above amount in tax. they both refused questioning from the state prosecutor. Lionel claimed he doesnt know anything, " all i know is playing football and wining. I left it all to my dad" he said.. "I only knew that sponsors would pay X amount of money, that i had to do adverts, photos and things like that..i never read anything. I would sign where the lawyer says" Tax authorities are asking that they both serve two years in jail For the offence but the public prosecutor is only pursuing Lionel Who suffers back injury from last week.

Hecklers urged the player to pay back the tax while others keep supporting the star.

Credit; UKMirror