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‘I’m getting f****d tonight’ – Woman who claims she was raped three times by Benjamin Mendy in locked room ‘messaged friend’, Court hears
A woman who claimed she was raped three times by Manchester City star, Benjamin Mendy messaged a friend on the same night saying, ‘I’m getting f*****d tonight,’ a court heard today. The woman, 20, also sent another message to friends saying: ‘If I’m ever going to get pregnant, it’s going to be tonight,’ the footballer’s lawyers told jurors. Eleanor Laws, QC, representing the French international, 28, insisted during cross-examination that sex between the woman and the footballer was consensual. They also claimed the woman had lied about the £52million defender bragging about sleeping with ‘10,000 women’ during the alleged rape.…
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‘Respect yourself old man, you are 75’ – Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister fires back at Real Madrid chairman Florentino Perez after he mocked the striker’s age
Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister, Katy Aveiro has fired back at Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez after he ruled out re-signing the Manchester United attacker because of his age. The Madrid chairman was asked by a fan if the club would re-sign Ronaldo, who is their record goalscorer with 451 goals, before he replied, ‘Again? He’s 38-years-old!’ ?Real Madrid President Florentino Perez:“Sign Cristiano? Again? He’s 38 years old.”(? @AbdulSVSLGS)pic.twitter.com/qfnRAFG3EP— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) August 11, 2022 Ronaldo’s sister took the statement as a mockery of the Manchester United star and hit back at Perez by defending her brother. On Instagram, Katia Aveiro said: ‘He’s…
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DCP Tunji Disu, Abba Kyari’s replacement wins Silver Medal In US Open Judo
The commander of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), DCP Tunji Disu, Abba Kyari’s replacement has won the Veteran Judo fighter Silver medal. Disu won the medal during the 33rd US Open Judo Championships held in the United States.
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Oshoala, Mane win CAF awards
Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala, has won a record fifth African Women’s Player of the Year Award. Oshoala, who plays club football for Barcelona, beat Grace Chanda (Zambia/BIIK Kazygurt) and Ajara Nchout Njoya (Cameroon/Inter Milan) to win the award. This is her fifth time winning the award. Oshoala won it in 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2019 Sadio Mane on the other hand beat Mohamed Salah and Eduard Mendy to be crowned the 2022 CAF ‘Player of the Year’ for the second time.
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Cristiano Ronaldo wants to quit Manchester United because of cocky, lazy younger players who do not share his ambition to win trophies – Piers Morgan
Controversial British Journalist, Piers Morgan has claimed Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave Manchester United because because of ‘cocky, lazy younger players’ Over the weekend, Cristiano Ronaldo announced that he wanted out of Manchester United this summer, with a number of clubs said to be interested in his acquiring his services. Tweeting about the situation Morgan, who is a friend of Ronaldo’s, said the player’s ‘will to win’ is not matched by some of the ‘cocky’ and ‘lazy’ younger players in the squad. He tweeted: ‘Cristiano Ronaldo wants out of United because they don’t share his ferocious ambition & will to win. ‘Especially some of…
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Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen wins Serie A Young Player Of The Season Award
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen has been named the best under 23 player in Serie A for the 2021/22 season. The 23-year-old, who was impressive this season, scored 14 goals for Napoli in 26 league games after missing two months of action due to a facial injury he suffered in Napoli’s clash against Inter Milan. He also registered 5 assists and made 5 appearances in the UEFA Europa League, where he netted 4 goals and registered 1 assist (5 goals contribution). Osimhen beat the likes of Dusan Vlahovic of Juventus and Sassuolo’s Gianluca Scamacca to the award. He also won the Serie…
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Senegalese footballer Idrissa Gueye refused to wear LGBT Rainbow shirt for his club to mark International Day against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder, Idrissa Gueye reportedly refused to play in their Ligue 1 game against Montpellier on Saturday because he didn’t want to wear their customized LGBT rainbow kit. PSG wore a special version of their white away kit, with the numbers on the back of every shirt having the rainbow color in support of solidarity to mark the upcoming International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, on Tuesday, May 17. But the former Everton and Aston Villa player Gueye was absent from the match for what his manager Mauricio Pochettino said ‘were personal reasons, but he is not injured’. After the 4-0 win over Montpellier, Mauricio Pochettino was asked about Gueye’s absence and…
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Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties to win FA CUP title
Liverpool has won the FA Cup thanks to another penalty shootout win over Chelsea.The Reds won their penalty shootout against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final and have managed the same feat in the FA Cup.The match ended 0-0 after 120 minutes before Liverpool took advantage of Mason Mount’s penalty miss.
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Newcastle United ‘join Manchester United in the race for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen’
Premier League side, Newcastle have joined Manchester United in the race to sign Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen. The 23-year-old Napoli star netted 17 goals and registered six assists in 30 appearances across all competitions for the Serie A side. Napoli could be looking for an offer to break the £85million threshold before considering accepting a deal, according to Calciomercato. The report suggests the Nigerian international is keen to play in the Premier League, after going from the Bundesliga to Belgium and then Ligue 1 before signing for Napoli for £67m in 2020. The Newcastle takeover earlier this season means they could afford to sort the…
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‘Pep Guardiola can’t handle players with personality’ – Patrice Evra
Manchester United icon, Patrice Evra has criticised Pep Guardiola, claiming that the Manchester City boss lacks the capacity to handle big players with personality. Manchester City were defeated by Real Madrid in the semi-final of the Champions League last week despite being ahead as at half time at the Santiago Bernabeu. But two goals deep in stoppage time by substitute Rodrygo dragged the game to extra time. Four minutes into extra time, Madrid were awarded a penalty which Karim Benzema converted and it sent the LaLiga champions through to the final against Liverpool. Evra has now reacted to the result,…
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Brazil Vs Argentina to replay World Cup qualifier after FIFA ruling
The FIFA Appeal Committee ruled on Monday that the abandoned World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina must be replayed after considering the appeals filed by the countries’ football associations. The qualifier in September was suspended just minutes after kickoff when Brazilian health officials invaded the pitch to stop Argentina’s England-based players from playing, saying they had breached the country’s COVID-19 quarantine rules. Both teams have already qualified for the World Cup in Qatar later this year, with Brazil topping the South American standings and Argentina finishing second. But football’s governing body FIFA had ruled in February that the match must be replayed. “After analysing the…
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Chelsea confirms American billionaire Todd Boehly has signed an agreement to buy the club from Roman Abramovich in a £4.25bn deal
Chelsea have confirmed that terms have been agreed for Todd Boehly to complete his £4.25billion takeover of the club. This is coming after Boehly’s consortium was named as the preferred bidder to take over at Stamford Bridge by the Raine Group, the American bank who are overseeing the sale. He partnered with fellow Dodgers owner Mark Walter, Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss as well as investment firm Clearlake Capital to purchase the club. Boehly saw off competition from consortiums fronted by Stephen Pagliuca and Sir Martin Broughton and even a late £4.25bn bid from Britain’s richest man Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Chelsea confirmed…
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