Diego Maradona Inspired Me - Lionel Messi

Argentine legend Diego Maradona is the inspiration behind Messi' astonishing football career. Messi revealed that he looked up to Maradona to start his career in football.

Barcelona star Lionel Messi has credited Diego Maradona with being his biggest influence starting a career in football.

The Blaugrana ace has constantly been compared to his compatriot in terms of playing style, with the duo both also having represented Barca and captained Argentina.

No Drogba-Chelsea Deal - Montreal Impact

News broke out yesterday that Roman Abramovich has reached out to Montreal Impact striker Didier Drogba to help save the blues season but the MLS club has denied the report.

The Montreal Impact on Friday denied that striker Didier Drogba had been contacted about a return to English Premier League club Chelsea, in turmoil since sacking manager Jose Mourinho.

"The rumour about Didier Drogba is unfounded," Major League Soccer's Impact posted on their official Twitter account. "No contact has been made with the club or him."

Southampton vs Tottenham Preview: Head To Head, Match Facts & Statistics

Tottenham Hotspur are unbeaten in their last six Premier League games against Southampton, winning five of those.

Saints have taken the lead in three of their last four Premier League matches against Spurs, losing two and drawing one of those three matches.

Christian Eriksen has scored three goals in his last three Premier League games against Southampton.
Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino was in charge for 54 Premier League games at Southampton; winning 35% of his games (Ronald Koeman has won 43%).

Chelsea vs Sunderland Preview: Head To Head, Match Facts & Statistics

Chelsea have won 18 and lost just two of their last 21 Barclays Premier League games against Sunderland.

Jose Mourinho's second spell in charge of Chelsea yielded a 60% Premier League win rate, compared to 71% during his first spell.

Chelsea have lost as many Premier League games this season (9) as in 2013-14 (6) and 2014-15 (3) combined.

Manchester United vs Norwich City Preview: Head To Head, Match Facts & Statistics

Manchester United have kept six clean sheets in their last seven Premier league games at Old Trafford. Norwich City have won just one of their last 19 Barclays Premier League away games (W1 D5 L13).

Juan Mata has scored four goals in six Premier League appearances against Norwich.
Norwich have lost 11 and won two of their 14 Premier League meetings with Manchester United.

Wes Hoolahan has been involved in more goals in the Premier League this season than any other Norwich City player (seven - two goals, five assists).

NPFL: Abia Warriors Signs Kennedy Boboye As New Coach

Abia Warriors have signed the sacked coach of Sunshine Stars, Kennedy Boboye as the club's head coach.

The management of the Uchendu Warriors unvieled the 37-year-old former Nigeria U23 star at a ceremony that was witnessed by the club’s fans and well wishers in Umuahia.

Boboye, who led Sunshine Stars to a sixth place finish in the last 2014/2015 season, replacing former Flying Eagles coach, Ladan Bosso who left the Umuahia outfit after two seasons in charge.

NBA: Jason Day's Wife Out Of Hospital After Collision With LeBron James

Good news here for PGA star Jason Day's wife, Ellie Day, who according to the PGA has been released from Cleveland's Metro Hospital after a scary collision with LeBron James Thursday night. The AP reports via Day's agent that Day suffered from "concussion symptoms." Ellie and Jason were sitting courtside at Quicken Loans Arena watching the Cavaliers do battle with the Oklahoma City Thunder when,  LeBron went flying into the front row in chase of a loose ball late in the fourth quarter.

Injured Victor Moses Back Ahead Of Swansea Clash - Slaven Bilic

Nigeria's Victor Moses has recovered back from injury and the young forward will be available for selection after being sidelined for weeks.

West Ham United have been boosted by Nigerian winger Victor Moses' return from injury ahead of their next English Premier League (EPL) clash this weekend.

The Hammers will lock horns with Swansea City in a league encounter at the Liberty Stadium in the City of Swansea on Sunday evening.

Come Back Again! Roman Abramovich Calls Drogba To Save Chelsea

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has called Montreal Impact striker and Blues legend Didier Drogba back to Stamford Bridge hours after sacking Mourinho. Drogba has been in fine form in the MLS & he's loved at the Bridge

The Impact Montreal striker, who is on his off-season break, was in Abidjan when he received the phone call from the Russian oligarch.

“He is happy to be able to return to Chelsea,” a close source told Jeune Afrique.

Coppa Italia: Lazio 2-1 Udinese - Watch The Goals & Highlights

           

NPFL: Chima Akas Set For Sunshine Stars Move

Super Eagles Chima Akas has accepted a deal to leave Shooting Stars to join top NPFL side. Facts shows that he has reached personal terms with Sunshine Stars.

Nigeria international Chima Akas has agreed personal terms with Nigeria premier league club Sunshine Stars.

Leftback Akas, who features for both the Super Eagles and Nigeria U23s, played on loan at relegated Sharks from Shooting Stars this past season.

Popular BBC Presenter Jeremy Vine Pens Touching Letter To Jose Mourinho

Popular BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine has been a Chelsea die hard fan for 20 years. He penned a touching letter to Jose explaining his love for him & what was responsible for the sack.

Dear Jose,

This is a very hard letter to write. You have never met me, but every week I sit with my daughter directly above your position in the Stamford Bridge dug-out.

Musa Mohammed Wins MVP

Flying Eagles skipper Musa Mohammed Wednesday night made a winning competitive debut for his Turkish Super League side Istanbul Basaksehir as they won 4-1 against Samliurfaspor in a cup game.

The right fullback was the man of the match, providing two assists and playing the entire duration.
Musa’s club led 1-0 before they turned on the heat against lower league opposition after the interval.

Rumour:Pep Guardiola Set To Leave Bayern Munich

Bayern coach Pep Guardiola will not resign a new contract at Munich. The gaffer will move on to a Premier League club where there is stiff competition.

Pep Guardiola will not be signing a new contract at Bayern Munich. The Catalan has informed the suits at the Allianz Arena that he has made his mind up to seek out pastures new. He feels that things have reached breaking point because of a fundamental disconnect between his footballing philosophy and the club's ethos, not to mention certain man-management issues he has had with the squad.

As far as Guardiola is concerned, there is no turning back. The way he sees it, his time in charge of the Bundesliga champions has run its course and prolonging his stay beyond the end of this season could do both the club and himself more harm than good.

Tennis: Amelie Mauresmo To Continue Coaching Andy Murray In 2016

Former World number one Amelie Mauresmo will continue coaching Andy Murray in 2016 after the Scot man recorded a level of success in 2015.

Mauresmo gave birth to her first child in August, but is planning to work 22 to 24 weeks with Murray, 28, next year.

The world number two hopes to have a new assistant coach in place for the first Masters event of the year in Indian Wells in March.

FIFA Scandal: Michel Platini Set To Boycott FIFA Corruption Hearing

For Michel Platini the FIFA Presidency bid has been lost and the French man has insisted that he won't sit for the FIFA probe which is to hold on Friday.

Michel Platini has refused to attend his hearing with the FIFA Ethics Committee on Friday after accusing a spokesperson of breaching his "fundamental rights".

The UEFA president and FIFA counterpart Sepp Blatter, both of whom are currently serving suspensions while allegations of a "disloyal payment" between the two are investigated, were due to appear before FIFA's ethics committee judge Hans-Joachim Eckhart in Zurich this week.

NPFL: EL-Kanemi Players Get 7 Months Salaries Out Of Owed 10 Months

Its shout of "thank GOD" for the EL-Kanemi players who got 7 Months pay from their owed 10 months salaries. Players owed 10 months salary!!! Very bad for a league.

Players of Glo Premier League outfit, El-Kanemi Warriors, have been paid seven out of the 10 months salaries owed them by the club, Completesportsnigeria.com can report.

The seven months salaries, Completesportsnigeria.com scooped, have been paid into players’ bank accounts.

Chelsea Players Are Not Robots - Gary Cahill

Despite an horrible start to the season Gary Cahill is confident that embattled Chelsea can pick up again in the Premier League.

Gary Cahill says Chelsea's players are "not robots" and cannot be expected to perform every week, but is confident of an upturn in their flagging fortunes.

Monday's 2-1 loss at Leicester City was the champions' ninth defeat of the Premier League campaign, leaving Jose Mourinho's side just a point above the relegation zone.

Video: Watch LeBron James' Double-Pump Reverse Dunk Against Celtics

             
LeBron James had himself an incredible dunk Tuesday night vs. the Celtics in Boston. With the Cavaliers facing the team that has given him so much trouble through the years, and with Celtics announcer Tommy Heinsohn literally calling him a crybaby courtside, James found himself on a break from an outlet pass and gave the crowd something special.

So yeah, he's got a pretty great history on those dunks. Hey, remember when LeBron was struggling to play "above the rim?"

Nigeria: Presidency Rejects 750,000 Naira Pay For Golden Eaglets

After the Presidency rejected a proposed package for the Cadet World Cup winners another report has confirmed that another 750,000 Naira per player pay has been rejected again. Are hard times hitting the country?

A much lower proposal of 150,000 Naira per player of the victorious Golden Eaglets has been tabled by the sports ministry after a proposal of 750,000 Naira-a-player was rejected by the Presidency as “too much.”

The Federal Government, according to africanFootball.com, has rejected an initial proposal by the sports ministry to reward the Eaglets after the team won a fifth FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile last month.