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Real Madrid Remains Richest Football Club, while Arsenal Moves Ahead Of Chelsea [See Top 30 List]

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Spanish Giant, Real Madrid retained their place at the summit of the world’s 20 richest football clubs for the 11th year in a row, having generated £439m, according to Deloitte Football Money League. Although, half of the top 30 highest-earning football clubs in the world play in the Premier League, but Spanish sides Real Madrid and Barcelona lead the way. Real’s arch-rivals Barcelona rose two places to second on the list, pushing Manchester United down to third. Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich completed the top five. Real Madrid actually saw a £4.3m fall in broadcast revenue but significant gains in commercial revenue and matchday income made up for the loss. “It would not be surprising to see Manchester United top next year’s Money League for the first time in 12 years, with the club forecasting revenues of around £500m.” Tim Bridge, Senior Manager at Deloitte Real Madrid richest football club for 11th year running: Sky Sports ...

Revealed: See Why Jose Mourinho was sacked

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Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo said the club had to sack Jose Mourinho because of a “palpable discord” between the manager and the players. Mourinho was dismissed on Thursday afternoon with the Blues 16th in the Premier League and just a point above the relegation zone after their worst start to a season since 1978. The move has been criticised by some of the club’s supporters and many feel Mourinho should have been afforded more time to improve the situation after winning the league title last season. But Emenalo has explained the decision was made to “protect the club” and that there were issues between the players and their manager Mourinho, who described himself as feeling “betrayed” by his team in the 2-1 loss at Leicester City on Monday. “What happened was not a pre-meditated decision, it was a decision taken to protect the club,” Emenalo told Chelsea TV. “While there is huge sentiment for the individual ...

BREAKING NEWS: Chelsea Sack Manager Jose Mourinho!

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Chelsea have sacked manager Jose Mourinho for a second time after a horrendous campaign, Naijaloaded can confirm Mourinho’s team lost nine league games this season, the worst defense of a Premier League title ever, and are currently three points above the relegation zone. The latest defeat was at the King Power stadium where Chelsea lost 2-1 to league leaders Leicester City. Mourinho, 52, took an unprecedented method of criticizing his players after the defeat. “I feel my work is betrayed,” he began. “I worked four days in training for this match. I identified four movements where Leicester score a lot of their goals and in two of the four situations I identified they scored their goals. I went through it all with the players, you can ask them.” An official statement from Chelsea Football Club reads: All at Chelsea thank Jose for his immense contribution since he returned as manager in the summer of 2013. His three league titles, FA Cup, Community S...

Ballon D’Or 2015: FIFA Shortlist Messi, Neymar And Ronaldo

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Lionel Messi, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo have been named on the shortlist for the Ballon d’Or 2015. Real Madrid star Ronaldo, who has claimed the award in the last two years, is nominated alongside the Barcelona pair – but their team-mate Luis Suarez misses out despite excellent form. Ronaldo is aiming to win the world’s best player contest for the fourth time as he also won in 2008. Messi is looking for a fifth success after sweeping the board between 2009 and 2012, while Neymar will hope to break the Messi-Ronaldo monopoly that dates back to Kaka’s win in 2007 after his first nomination.

[Sport] Golden Eaglets Striker Osimhen Breaks Long-Standing FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

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Golden Eaglets’ striker, Victor Osimhen has broken the long-standing FIFA U-17 World Cup scoring record of nine goals in an Under-17 World cup tournament with his goal against Mali in the finals.He also won the golden boot award with a total of 10 goals. The ruthless striker firstly reached 9 goals after his goal in the 4-2 defeat of Mexico at the Estadio Municipal.The 9 goals record was previously jointly held by Frenchman Florent Sinama Pongolle and Ivorian Souleymane Coulibaly. Osimhen is not only tall, he stands tall with his exploits as his three-goal salvo against Australia on Thursday morning showed that once again, Nigeria may have unearthed another gem, following in the footsteps of Isaac Success and Kelechi Iheanacho, of whom great things are now been expected. At Chile 2015, Osimhen had earlier achieved a rare feat of equaling the seven-goal scoring record earlier achieved. Osimhen is Golden Eaglets’ top scorer, going into Chile 2015 with a remarkable 41 goals...

Paris Attacks: UEFA Says Champions League & Europa F

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In the midst of the frenzy caused the by the Paris attacks, UEFA has announced that the Champions League and Europa League fixtures will not be cancelled. Olympique Lyon will be hosting Belgian side KAA Gent on Tuesday, while PSG travel to Sweden to face Malmo on Wednesday. In a statement by UEFA, the normal schedule will not be interrupted, and it was already in communication with the clubs that would be playing at home on how to provide maximum security. UEFA’s statement said: “All matches are scheduled to go ahead as planned.” “UEFA has very strict rules regarding safety and security in relation to the organisation of matches and is working closely with the home clubs and local authorities to ensure all necessary measures are implemented to guarantee safety for all involved.” “UEFA has not issued directives about travelling fans, it is up to the relevant authorities to decide on such matters.”

[Sport] Chelsea Billionaire Owner Abramovich Reportedly Rejects £35M Bid From Monaco For Jose Mourinho

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The Portuguese is under immense pressure having lost over 60% of games played this season and is a target for the French principality club, but Abramovich has reportedly rejected a mammoth bid for his coach’s services and wants Mourinho to stay on for a while despite the poor run. The Ligue 1 side, largely bankrolled by businessman Dmitry Rybolovlev, offered to buy out the remainder of Mourinho’s contract. However, Blues owner Abramovich has offered him support and has told Monaco’s middlemen he won’t sell Mourinho for that price, although it is believed Mourinho could be got if the fee is doubled to £71m. According to Sportsmail, Alessandro Proto, a Chelsea shareholder claims he met Roman Abramovich in London in a bid to prise away Chelsea’s beleaguered manager. The Russian billionaire rejected the £35m offer on a day his manager insisted he would remain in London until 2019. It represents a strong show of faith from Abramovich, who had been ...

[Sport] The FA Has Released New Rules Just To Save Chelsea From Relegation

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The FA has released new rules just to save Chelsea from relegation. See Rules Below: 1. Chelsea will be allowed to filed 13players during home games and 15 during away games. 2. If they win 2 consequtive corners kicks they will be awarded a penalty. 3. Any attempt on goal will be treated as a goal 4. If a Chelsea player is fouled, that’s a straight penalty regardless of their position on the pitch. 5. They will be allowed to make 13 Substitution. 6. They will be awarded 6 points for every match won. 4 points draw and 2 points if they loose 7. They will be allowed to field 2 or 3 goalkeepers at the same time. 8. Any attempts to tackle or mark Hazard will result in a penalty 9. Finally, Jose Mourinho will be allowed to Instruct the players inside the pitch as the match is ongoing. I’m a Chelsea fan too… Its just a joke oo.