'I was angry for weeks & nearly fought with Watford when they didn't let me come for Rio Olympics' - Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo

Odion Ighalo was invited to play for the Under 23 team at the recently concluded Rio 2016 Olympics in Brazil but surprisingly didn't join the team's camp. He's now revealed that he really wanted to come to the Olympics and that his insistence nearly caused trouble between him, his club Watford and his club's chairman ‎Gino Pozzo.

According to Ighalo, he apologizes to Nigerians for not joining up with the Under 23 team that triumphed at Rio 2016 but he tried all his best and that if the tournament was in FIFA calendar even his club wouldn't stop him.

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Lionel Messi Wins 2015/ 2016 FIFA Ballon D’Or Award

It was Messi’s fifth award having earlier won four back to back Ballon d’Or titles in 2009,2010,2011 and 2012 and 2015 triumph make him the only player in the history to have won the award 5 times. Ronaldo missed out on equaling messi haul as he finished third in the voting behind Lionel Messi and Neymar.

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DOWNLOAD UEFA Champions League Draw !!!!!!!!!!!

The draw for the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 starts soon, Naijaloaded would be posting the fixtures on this page as we get them, so sit back and relax.
THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW: Check out the draws below!!!

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List Of Individual Award Winners For 2015 U17 World Cup

Victor Osimhen and Nigeria the big winners
(FIFA.com) 09 Nov 2015
With an outstanding team packed with talented players, Nigeria successfully defended their crown at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015. Furthermore, the west Africans took centre stage when it came to the individual honours too.

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Golden Eaglets win U17 World Cup

On Sunday,Nigeria retained the FIFA U-17 World Cup after a 2-0 win against Mali in Vina Del Mar.

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Mikel is Part of Our Problem – Chelsea’s Club Legend Reveals

John Obi Mikel who has been in action regularly following the gross under-performance of first-choice midfield pair Fabregas and Matic, has been alleged to be one of the factors responsible for Chelsea’s slump in their current campaign.
Former English footballer,  Alan Anthony Hudson, who began his footballing career with Chelsea, and played there for six years as well as the England national football team, has argued that John Obi Mikel is one of the factors responsible for Chelsea’s slump in their current campaign.

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Real Madrid's Karim Benzema arrested over alleged sex tape blackmail of teammate

Real Madrid's Karim Benzema and one time Rihanna fling, has been arrested in connection with an alleged sex tape blackmail involving his France teammate Mathieu Valbuena. According reports, Benzema is suspected of plotting to extort money from Valbuena in exchange for withholding the sex tape involving Valbuena and a lover, from the public.

Part of the investigations around the case also saw former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse taken into custody and later released.

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Nigerian Golden Eaglets Defeats Brazil 3-0 to Cruise Into World Cup Semi-Finals

After their 6-0 demolition of Australia, the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria thrashed world football power, Brazil 3-0 on the U-17 FIFA World cup on Sunday.

The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria, thrashed Brazil 3-0 in the quarter-final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup on Sunday.

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Sunshine Stars Fans Attacked Match Officials, Beat Cameraman to a Pulp (Photos)

The football match between local clubs, Sunshine Stars and Lobi Stars ended abruptly yesterday, when livid fans of Sunshine stars stormed the field and attacked match officials.

The irate fans of Sunshine Stars were said to have stormed the football field and attacked the referee and other football officials for failing to award their preferred team two penalty kicks which they believed they deserved.

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We Will Keep Lossing Than Win match for Mourinho – Chelsea Player Declares

Embattled manager, Jose Mourinho has been stunned by allegations that morale is so low in the Chelsea dressing room that one of his players would ‘rather lose than win’.

On Sunday morning, a remarkable claim was made as questions on Jose Mourinho’s future once again were on everybody’s lips after the 3-1 loss to Liverpool on Saturday, their sixth defeat in 11 league games this season.

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Super Eagles’ Efe Ambrose Dedicates Nigeria Goal to Wife

Following Super Eagles’ scintillating victory over Cameroon in a friendly match, Celtic defender Efe Ambrose who scored in the game, has dedicated his goal to his wife, Adenike Sarah Ambrose.
Ambrose scored the opening goal for Nigeria in the 39th minute, when he headed home Mikel Obi’s free kick on Sunday night in Brussels, Belgium. The game finished with Nigeria in a convincing 3-0 win over Cameroon.

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See How FIFA Rejects Barcelona’s Transfer Request [lolzzzzz]

FIFA have rejected a request from Barcelona to register a new signing to replace injured Rafinha, this is according to the Sunday Times.

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