Coach, Stephen Keshi agrees N6 million monthly salary -Sports Minister

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8119766832811475457" itemprop="description articleBody" style="position: relative; width: 660px;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); color: black; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">                      </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGL0Ars7qC6J9tlXL_jV92v0zXv1bW6Z7W3Vk0HEFCDAZaDe2yjAK4RMeXkK5_4SOlqRpvZHlaX4j0COY2X9hQYLM5KudgFNAoDW0Z0OxsA64LIyxNreVoS9J5AtrBUIXuh56d8kyIw4/s1600/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FS2VzaGkuanBn%3F=-730908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGL0Ars7qC6J9tlXL_jV92v0zXv1bW6Z7W3Vk0HEFCDAZaDe2yjAK4RMeXkK5_4SOlqRpvZHlaX4j0COY2X9hQYLM5KudgFNAoDW0Z0OxsA64LIyxNreVoS9J5AtrBUIXuh56d8kyIw4/s1600/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FS2VzaGkuanBn%3F=-730908.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></span></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Super Eagles' Coach, Stephen Keshi, has agreed to return to his position on a N6 million monthly salary, Sports Minister, Tammy Danagogo.<br /><br />The new deal is a N1 million improvement on his previous deal worth N5 million monthly, which expired at the end of the 2014 World Cup.<br /><br />Keshi had demanded a N15 million monthly salary with the NFF offering the same N5m he earned in his previous contract, which stalled talks over an extension.<br /><br />But Danagogo has hinted that Keshi has agreed to work with a slight increment of N1m, which if agreed to, will see Keshi earn N6m monthly.</span><blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"The difference between what he is asking for right now and what the NFF are offering is not really much because it is not more than N1million, something within that range.</span></blockquote> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"I spoke to him about it and he showed the zeal and patriotism to continue and I assured him that he will get back on the negotiation table once the NFF is settled," Danagogo said.</span></blockquote> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Danagogo said that he intervened when it became obvious that the NFF was not able to reach any agreement with the Eagles' coach, a situation, which, he said, would have led to the Nigeria facing two formidable opponents without a good technical bench.<br /><br />Keshi is expected back to Nigeria this weekend, as he takes charge of the Eagles once again for the double header against Congo and South Africa.<br /><br />Also speaking on the Keshi issue, newly elected President of the NFF, Chris Giwa, assured that efforts would be made to ensure the coach continues in his job.</span><blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Keshi has done well for Nigeria and the least we can do is let him continue and that is what we will work toward.</span></blockquote> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"We are certainly expecting Keshi to arrive the country by this weekend and we will go fully into the preparation by next week and I am optimistic we are going to have a good match."</span></blockquote> <div style="clear: both;"> </div> </div> <div class="post-footer" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin: 20px -2px 0px; padding: 5px 10px;"> </div> </div>

Coach, Stephen Keshi agrees N6 million monthly salary -Sports Minister

                       Super Eagles' Coach, Stephen Keshi, has agreed to return to his position on a N6 million monthly salary, Spor...

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Ronaldo crowned UEFA Best Player

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h1 class="entry-title posttitle" itemprop="name headline" style="border: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 30px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 813px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Portugal and Real Madrid star, Christiano Ronaldo has been named the UEFA Best Player.</span></h1> <div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><h2 style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/ronaldo-names-uefa-best-player/" style="-webkit-transition: background-color, border-top-color; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: background-color, border-top-color; vertical-align: baseline;">Ronaldo crowned UEFA Best Player</a></h2> <a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/ronaldo-names-uefa-best-player/" style="-webkit-transition: background-color, border-top-color; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: background-color, border-top-color; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="Ronaldo crowned UEFA Best Player"><img alt="Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring. AFP PHOTO" class="attachment-slider wp-post-image" height="157" src="http://dvsl3w2q45hb8.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Cristiano-Ronaldo.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: margin 0.2s linear, box-shadow; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.247059) 1px 1px 1px; margin: 0px 20px 10px 0px; padding: 0px; transition: margin 0.2s linear, box-shadow; width: 250px;" width="260" /></a><div class="metaStuff" style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"> <time class="meta-time" datetime="2014-08-28T18:16:55+00:00" itemprop="datePublished" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">on August 28, 2014</time>   / </div> Portugal and Real Madrid star, Christiano Ronaldo has been named the UEFA Best Player.</span></div> <div id="entryContainer" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="entry entry-content" itemprop="articleBody" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 6px 0px 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">He beats Germany goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer and Netherland winger, Argen Robben to the award.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ronaldo said, “I’m really, really happy. I have to say thank you to my team-mates, because without the team individual awards are impossible.”</span></div> </div> </div> </div>

Ronaldo crowned UEFA Best Player

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The 2014/15 UEFA Champions League draw

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Twenty-two teams automatically entered this season’s competition in the group stage, with a further 55 teams taking part in qualifying including Gibraltar’s debut entrants Lincoln FC.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">NAME YOUR CLUB</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">DO YOU THINK YOUR TEAM CAN MAKE IT OUT OF THE GROUP STAGE</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">PICK THE GROUP OF DEATH</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">WHICH WILL BE YOUR STAR MATCH?</span></div> <a href="http://dvsl3w2q45hb8.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/table.gif" style="-webkit-transition: background-color 0.2s linear, border-top-color; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: background-color 0.2s linear, border-top-color; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black;"><img alt="table" class="alignleft wp-image-461659 size-full" height="478" src="http://dvsl3w2q45hb8.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/table.gif" style="-webkit-transition: margin 0.2s linear, box-shadow; border: none; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; text-align: left; transition: margin 0.2s linear, box-shadow;" width="982" /></span></a><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Group A</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">AtléticoAtlético(ESP)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">JuventusJuventus(ITA)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">OlympiacosOlympiacos(GRE)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">MalmöMalmö(SWE)</span></div> <br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Group B</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Real MadridReal Madrid(ESP)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">BaselBasel(SUI)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">LiverpoolLiverpool(ENG)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">LudogoretsLudogorets(BUL)</span></div> <br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Group C</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">BenficaBenfica(POR)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">ZenitZenit(RUS)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">LeverkusenLeverkusen(GER)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">MonacoMonaco(FRA)</span></div> <br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Group D</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">ArsenalArsenal(ENG)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">DortmundDortmund(GER)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">GalatasarayGalatasaray(TUR)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">AnderlechtAnderlecht(BEL)</span></div> <br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Group E</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">BayernBayern(GER)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Man. 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City(ENG)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">CSKA MoskvaCSKA Moskva(RUS)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">RomaRoma(ITA)</span></div> <br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Group F</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">BarcelonaBarcelona(ESP)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">ParisParis(FRA)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">AjaxAjax(NED)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">APOELAPOEL(CYP)</span></div> <br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Group G</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">ChelseaChelsea(ENG)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">SchalkeSchalke(GER)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">SportingSporting(POR)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">MariborMaribor(SVN)</span></div> <br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Group H</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">PortoPorto(POR)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Shakhtar DonetsK(UKR)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">AthleticAthletic(ESP)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">BATEBATE(BLR)</span></div> </div> </div> </div>

The 2014/15 UEFA Champions League draw

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Rooney named new England captain

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h1 class="entry-title" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: url(http://www.punchng.com/wp-content/themes/punch/images/dots-horizontal.gif); background-position: 0% 100%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; border-top-color: rgb(255, 1, 1) !important; border-top-style: solid !important; border-top-width: 1px !important; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 9px 4px;"> <img alt="Wayne Rooney" class="attachment-bigstoryimage" height="251" scale="0" src="http://www.punchng.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Wayne-Rooney.jpg" style="border: none; float: left; margin-right: 10px; padding: 4px;" width="319" /></h1> <div class="entry-content" style="overflow: hidden;"> <div class="story-featured-image" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); float: left; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 15px; width: 327px;"> <div class="featured-image-caption" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 5px; padding: 5px 10px 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Wayne Rooney</span></div> </div> <div id="nrelate_flyout_placeholder"> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been named the new England captain by manager Roy Hodgson.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The 28-year-old takes over from Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard, who retired after England’s World Cup elimination.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Rooney has 40 goals in 95 appearances, and was named club captain by United boss Louis van Gaal earlier this month.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“It is something I will take massive pride in doing. To be appointed captain is beyond my wildest dreams. ” said Rooney on his official website.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">England play Norway at Wembley on 3 September in a friendly before their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign starts in Switzerland on 8 September.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hodgson has named four uncapped players in his latest squad, with Arsenal’s 19-year-old defender Calum Chambers, and Newcastle’s Jack</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Colback, Tottenham’s Danny Rose and Aston Villa’s Fabian Delph, all 24, in line to make their international debuts.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Speaking on Rooney’s appointment, Hodgson said: “I gave it a lot of thought but Wayne is an obvious choice.</span></div> </div> </div> </div>

Rooney named new England captain

Wayne Rooney Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been named the new England captain by manager Roy Hodgson. The 28-year-o...

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Louis Van Gaal Tough To Work With – Klose

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <header style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-bottom: 8px;"><h4 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Former Germany striker Miroslav Klose claims his time spent playing under Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal was the hardest of his career.</span></h4> <div> <br /> <header style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-bottom: 8px;"><h4 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Louis Van Gaal Tough To Work With – Klose</span></h4> <div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img src="webkit-fake-url://071D4ECF-8C06-4DBD-AF57-2DD93F89F9B0/imagejpeg" /></span></div> <div class="byline" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The 36-year-old striker scored only 12 goals in 60 games under Van Gaal at Bayern Munich before leaving in 2011.</span></div> </header></div> </header><br /> <div class="elements-box" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“It was a tough time, particularly working with Van Gaal,” said Klose, Germany’s all-time leading scorer with 71 goals.</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“I didn’t feel free. It was difficult for me to fulfil his expectations.”</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Talking to Germany’s Die Ziet newspaper, Klose added: “He was asking me to make runs I just couldn’t see – I gave it all I could, but sometimes it just wasn’t enough.”</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Since taking over at United, Van Gaal has so far failed to record a Premier League victory in opening games against Swansea and Sunderland and crashed to a 4-0 Capital One Cup defeat to League One MK Dons.</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">After leaving Bayern for Italian side Lazio, Klose has scored 41 goals in 101 games in Italy and broken Gerd Muller’s scoring record for his country on his way to winning the World Cup last month.</span></div> </div> <div class="kopa-pagelink clearfix" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.235294); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; zoom: 1;"> </div> </div>

Louis Van Gaal Tough To Work With – Klose

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football: Complete Detail of Arsenal Triumph over Besiktas

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margin-top: -76px; padding: 8px 0px 0px 16px; position: relative; width: 464px; zoom: 1;"> <div id="headline"> <span class="byline" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="display: block; margin: 8px 0px 16px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; zoom: 1;"><span class="byline-picture" style="float: left; overflow: hidden; zoom: 1;"><img alt="" itemprop="image" src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/75507000/jpg/_75507994_mc.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; float: left; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px; text-indent: 4px; width: 48px;" /></span><span class="text" style="display: table-cell; min-height: 48px;"><span class="byline-name" itemprop="name" style="display: block;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">By Phil McNulty</span></span><span class="byline-title" itemprop="jobTitle" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Chief football writer at the Emirates</span></span></span></div> <ul style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 16px 16px; padding: 0px;"> <li style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sanchez hits vital winner for Gunners</strong></li> <li style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Besiktas have two penalty appeals waved away</strong></li> <li style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Debuchy sent off with 15 minutes left</strong></li> <li style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Champions League draw on Thursday afternoon</strong></li> </ul> <div class="introduction" id="story_continues_1" itemprop="description" style="margin-top: 20px; padding: 0px 0px 12px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Alexis Sanchez's first goal for Arsenal since his £35m move from Barcelona claimed the prize of a place in the Champions League group stage for the 17th successive season on a tense night at the Emirates.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 12px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Chilean struck the goal that edged out Besiktas but Arsenal had to survive nervous moments - including playing the last 14 minutes with 10 men after Mathieu Debuchy was sent off - before winning this qualifier.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 12px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">And for manager Arsene Wenger, Sanchez's strike ensured a rich reward on his expensive summer investment as Arsenal once again go into Thursday's draw for the group phase.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 12px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Besiktas were furious when Jack Wilshere's first-half tackle on Ramon Motta in the area went unpunished while Arsenal missed chances of their own to ease the anxiety sweeping around the stadium in the closing stages.</span></div> <div class="data-table-outer"> <table class="data-table" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; clear: both; margin: 16px 0px; width: 464px;"><colgroup><col width="100%"></col></colgroup><thead> <tr class="heading"><th class="left first" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><h2 style="margin: 0px; padding: 7px 16px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown on BBC Radio 5 live</span></span></h2> </th></tr> </thead><tbody> <tr><td class="left first" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 8px 4px 16px;"><div style="padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"As an Arsenal fan, my heart was in my mouth a few times. The Jack Wilshere penalty claim was 100% a penalty for Besiktas.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"They have scrapped through, but they are through, and Arsene Wenger has preserved his wonderful record."</span></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 12px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">With Aaron Ramsey suspended, Wilshere was at the heart of Arsenal's best work with an energetic display that put recent poor form behind him, while Sanchez demonstrated the work-rate and quality up front that has Wenger believing he will be central to their season.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 12px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Arsenal also showed defensive resilience with reduced numbers in the dying moments as Turkish side Besiktas cast caution aside in the search for the goal that would have put them into the lucrative next stage of the Champions League.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 12px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It was always going to be tense after a goalless first leg and even though this qualifier was decided on fine margins, Arsenal will ultimately have no complaints because this was all about ensuring they did not slip out at this hurdle.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 12px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Wenger must now decide whether losing striker Olivier Giroud - out for the rest of the year after surgery on a broken tibia - will force him into the transfer market before the window closes on Monday.</span></div> <div class="story-feature image full-width" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-left: -160px; overflow: hidden; padding: 16px 16px 16px 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="Alexis Sanchez" height="249" itemprop="image" src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/77205000/jpg/_77205779_c4016712-64a4-433f-86ce-e629d2ca88c6.jpg" style="border: 0px; text-indent: 4px;" width="624" /></span><div class="caption" style="margin-top: 8px; padding: 0px 8px 8px; width: 608px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Alexis Sanchez's last Champions League goal was for Barcelona against Benfica in October 2012.</span></div> </div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 12px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Arsenal have attacking talent but it remains open to debate whether they have the sort of wider firepower that will enable them to mount a serious Premier League title challenge and tackle the best the Champions League has to offer.</span></div> <div class="data-table-outer"> <table class="data-table" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; clear: both; margin: 16px 0px; width: 464px;"><colgroup><col width="100%"></col></colgroup><thead> <tr class="heading"><th class="left first" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><h2 style="margin: 0px; padding: 7px 16px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Who Arsenal could get in the group stages</span></span></h2> </th></tr> </thead><tbody> <tr><td class="left first" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 8px 4px 16px;"><div style="padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong>Best case:</strong> Arsenal, Basle, Sporting, Maribor</span></div> </td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td class="left first" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 8px 4px 16px;"><div style="padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong>Worst case:</strong> Arsenal, PSG, Ajax, Roma</span></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 12px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A promising early opening, which saw Wilshere slide an angled drive wide when he should have hit the target and Santi Cazorla do the same from keeper Tolga Zengin's wayward clearance, proved something of a false dawn.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 12px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Besiktas were determined in defence and carried a threat going forward that led to an air of frustration as their first half progressed.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 12px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">And the visitors were also nursing a sense of injustice as they felt they were denied two penalties when Debuchy slid in on Mustafa Pektemek and when Wilshere appeared to take down Motta as he slipped making a challenge in the area.</span></div> <div class="story-feature image full-width" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-left: -160px; overflow: hidden; padding: 16px 16px 16px 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="Alexis Sanchez" height="249" itemprop="image" src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/77206000/jpg/_77206030_52a72ef8-a837-4a7c-b3ba-e18ef596cca1.jpg" style="border: 0px; text-indent: 4px;" width="624" /></span><div class="caption" style="margin-top: 8px; padding: 0px 8px 8px; width: 608px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sanchez's goal means that Arsenal will play in the Champions League for a 17th consecutive season.</span></div> </div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 12px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Besiktas coach Slaven Bilic - forced to watch from the stands after being sent from his technical area in the first leg - certainly felt aggrieved as he jumped out of his seat in protest at referee Pedro Proenca's refusal to rule in favour of his side.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 12px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Just as Arsenal looked certain to get to half-time on level terms, Wilshere forced the issue with another run into the area to play in Sanchez for an angled finish.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 12px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The pair linked up again early in the second half as Wilshere's vision gave Sanchez another opportunity inside the area but his snapshot was deflected off target.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 12px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba gave Arsenal a worrying moment with a shot into the sidenetting on the turn - but the Gunners had moments of their own to settle it, with Debuchy heading wide and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain seeing a shot blocked by Zengin from only eight yards.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 12px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The concerns increased for Arsenal and Wenger when they were reduced to 10 men with 14 minutes left after Debuchy received a second yellow card for tangling with Pektemek. He clearly got the ball but referee Proenca felt he had dragged the player back first.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 12px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Besiktas attempted to press home their numerical advantage, Ba almost getting on the end of one cross, but Arsenal held out and the Emirates was able to look forward to more Champions League football.</span></div> <div class="story-feature image full-width" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-left: -160px; overflow: hidden; padding: 16px 16px 16px 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="Jack Wilshere" height="249" itemprop="image" src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/77205000/jpg/_77205781_b19d23eb-2a96-4482-bbc2-8a7488244cc9.jpg" style="border: 0px; text-indent: 4px;" width="624" /></span><div class="caption" style="margin-top: 8px; padding: 0px 8px 8px; width: 608px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Jack Wilshere was fortunate not to concede a penalty in the first half.</span></div> </div> <div class="story-feature image full-width" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-left: -160px; overflow: hidden; padding: 16px 16px 16px 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="Mathieu Debuchy" height="249" itemprop="image" src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/77206000/jpg/_77206166_42578528-01d7-4083-9041-16a42fc151fe.jpg" style="border: 0px; text-indent: 4px;" width="624" /></span><div class="caption" style="margin-top: 8px; padding: 0px 8px 8px; width: 608px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Right-back Mathieu Debuchy will now miss Arsenal's first group game through suspension.</span></div> </div> <div class="blq-clearfix" id="line-up-wrapper" style="clear: left; height: 488px;"> <h2 class="oppm-panel" style="cursor: pointer; font-weight: normal; margin: 1px 0px 0px; padding: 5px 0px; width: 463px;"> <span class="show" style="background-image: url(http://static.bbci.co.uk/sport/2.7.385/desktop/styles/img/components/accordion/accordion_sprite.png?jcb=1408543075); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; float: right; height: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding-right: 10px; position: relative; width: 8px;"></span><a href="" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); padding-left: 15px;" title="Click to expand or contract this content"><span style="font-size: small;">LINEUP, BOOKINGS (10) & SUBSTITUTIONS (4)</span></a></h2> <div id="oppm-team-list" style="margin-bottom: 20px; position: relative; width: 463px;"> <div class="home-team" style="float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 15px; width: 241px;"> <h3 class="team-name" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Arsenal</span></span></h3> <ul class="player-list" style="list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 14px;"> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 1px 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span id="player-id-PO59936">01 Szczesny </span><span class="incident yellow-card" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: url(http://static.bbci.co.uk/sport/2.7.385/desktop/styles/img/framework/sprites/bespoke_icons_sprite_sport.png?jcb=1408543075); background-position: 0% -68px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 14px; margin: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; width: 10px;">Booked</span></span></li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 1px 0px;"><span id="player-id-PO17127" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">04 Mertesacker</span></li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 1px 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span id="player-id-PO27334">02 Debuchy </span><span class="incident yellow-red" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: url(http://static.bbci.co.uk/sport/2.7.385/desktop/styles/img/framework/sprites/bespoke_icons_sprite_sport.png?jcb=1408543075); background-position: 0% -118px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 14px; margin: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; width: 22px;">Dismissed after an earlier booking</span></span></li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 1px 0px;"><span id="player-id-PO38411" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">18 Monreal</span></li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 1px 0px;"><span id="player-id-PO51507" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">06 Koscielny</span></li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 1px 0px;"><span id="player-id-PO81880" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">15 Oxlade-Chamberlain</span></li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 1px 0px;"><span id="player-id-PO18155" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">20 Flamini</span></li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 1px 0px;"><span id="player-id-PO19524" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">19 Cazorla</span></li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 1px 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span id="player-id-PO37605">11 Özil </span>(Chambers - 77' <span class="incident yellow-card" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: url(http://static.bbci.co.uk/sport/2.7.385/desktop/styles/img/framework/sprites/bespoke_icons_sprite_sport.png?jcb=1408543075); background-position: 0% -68px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 14px; margin: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; width: 10px;">Booked</span> )</span></li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 1px 0px;"><span id="player-id-PO54102" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">10 Wilshere</span></li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 1px 0px;"><span id="player-id-PO37265" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">17 Sánchez</span></li> </ul> <h4 class="substitutes" style="margin: 0px; padding: 11px 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Substitutes</span></h4> <ul class="subs-list" style="list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 14px;"> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 1px 0px;"><span id="player-id-PO8597" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">07 Rosicky</span></li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 1px 0px;"><span id="player-id-PO17733" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">09 Podolski</span></li> <li style="margin: 0px; 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background-position: 0% -68px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 14px; margin: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; width: 10px;">Booked</span></span></li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 1px 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span id="player-id-PO90802">15 Ozyakup </span><span class="incident yellow-card" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: url(http://static.bbci.co.uk/sport/2.7.385/desktop/styles/img/framework/sprites/bespoke_icons_sprite_sport.png?jcb=1408543075); background-position: 0% -68px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 14px; margin: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; width: 10px;">Booked</span></span></li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 1px 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span id="player-id-PO56170">11 Pektemek </span>(Tosun - 87' )</span></li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 1px 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span id="player-id-PO26798">08 Kavlak </span><span class="incident yellow-card" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: url(http://static.bbci.co.uk/sport/2.7.385/desktop/styles/img/framework/sprites/bespoke_icons_sprite_sport.png?jcb=1408543075); background-position: 0% -68px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 14px; margin: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; width: 10px;">Booked</span> (Uysal - 77' <span class="incident yellow-card" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: url(http://static.bbci.co.uk/sport/2.7.385/desktop/styles/img/framework/sprites/bespoke_icons_sprite_sport.png?jcb=1408543075); background-position: 0% -68px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 14px; margin: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; width: 10px;">Booked</span> )</span></li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 1px 0px;"><span id="player-id-PO47412" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">09 Ba</span></li> </ul> <h4 class="substitutes" style="margin: 0px; padding: 11px 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Substitutes</span></h4> <ul class="subs-list" style="list-style: none; 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width: 240px;"></span><span class="away-bar" style="display: block; float: left; height: 18px; margin-left: 1px; width: 120px;"></span></span><span class="away" style="display: block; float: left; height: 18px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 8px; width: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">7</span></span></div> <h4 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">On target</span></h4> <div class="stats-bar short" id="shots-on-target" style="height: 18px;"> <span class="home" style="display: block; float: left; height: 18px; padding: 0px 8px 0px 0px; text-align: left; width: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">4</span></span><span class="bar" style="display: block; float: left; height: 18px; width: 362px;"><span class="home-bar" style="display: block; float: left; height: 18px; margin-right: 1px; width: 360px;"></span><span class="away-bar" style="display: block; float: left; 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background-position: -481px -341px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; clear: left; display: block; float: left; height: 48px; margin: 2px 0px 0px; text-indent: 0px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Full time</span></span></span></span><div class="event" style="border-left-color: rgb(51, 158, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 8px; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; padding: 4px 8px; width: 386px;"> <span class="event-title" style="clear: none; display: block; float: none; margin-bottom: 16px; width: auto;"></span><span class="event-title" style="clear: none; display: block; float: none; margin-bottom: 16px; width: auto;"><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Full Time</strong></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Match ends, Arsenal 1, Besiktas 0.</span></div> <span style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">90:00</span><span class="extra-info" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">+4:11</span><span class="icon-live-text-full-time" style="background-image: url(http://static.bbci.co.uk/sport/2.7.385/desktop/styles/img/components/live-event/text-commentary-icons.png?jcb=1408543075); background-position: -481px -341px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; clear: left; display: block; float: left; height: 48px; margin: 2px 0px 0px; text-indent: 0px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Full time</span></span></span></span><div class="event" style="border-left-color: rgb(51, 158, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 8px; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; padding: 4px 8px; width: 386px;"> <span class="event-title" style="clear: none; display: block; float: none; margin-bottom: 16px; width: auto;"></span><span class="event-title" style="clear: none; display: block; float: none; margin-bottom: 16px; width: auto;"><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Full Time</strong></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, Besiktas 0.</span></div> <span style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">89:56</span></span><div style="border-left-color: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 8px; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; padding: 4px 8px; width: 386px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Foul by Atiba Hutchinson (Besiktas).</span></div> <span style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">89:56</span></span><div style="border-left-color: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 8px; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; padding: 4px 8px; width: 386px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.</span></div> <span style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">89:12</span><span class="extra-info" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span class="icon-live-text-booking" style="background-image: url(http://static.bbci.co.uk/sport/2.7.385/desktop/styles/img/components/live-event/text-commentary-icons.png?jcb=1408543075); background-position: -290px -341px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; clear: left; display: block; float: left; height: 48px; margin: 2px 0px 0px; text-indent: 0px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Booking</span></span></span></span><div class="event" style="border-left-color: rgb(51, 158, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 8px; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; padding: 4px 8px; width: 386px;"> <span class="event-title" style="clear: none; display: block; float: none; margin-bottom: 16px; width: auto;"><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Booking</strong></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Gökhan Töre (Besiktas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.</span></div> <span style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">89:10</span></span><div style="border-left-color: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 8px; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; padding: 4px 8px; width: 386px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Foul by Gökhan Töre (Besiktas).</span></div> <span style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">89:10</span></span><div style="border-left-color: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 8px; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; padding: 4px 8px; width: 386px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.</span></div> <span style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">86:55</span><span class="extra-info" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span class="icon-live-text-substitution" style="background-image: url(http://static.bbci.co.uk/sport/2.7.385/desktop/styles/img/components/live-event/text-commentary-icons.png?jcb=1408543075); background-position: -339px -341px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; clear: left; display: block; float: left; height: 48px; margin: 2px 0px 0px; text-indent: 0px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Substitution</span></span></span></span><div class="event" style="border-left-color: rgb(51, 158, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 8px; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; padding: 4px 8px; width: 386px;"> <span class="event-title" style="clear: none; display: block; float: none; margin-bottom: 16px; width: auto;"><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Substitution</strong></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Substitution, Besiktas. Cenk Tosun replaces Mustafa Pektemek.</span></div> <span style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">86:28</span></span><div style="border-left-color: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 8px; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; padding: 4px 8px; width: 386px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Foul by Necip Uysal (Besiktas).</span></div> <span style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">86:28</span></span><div style="border-left-color: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 8px; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; padding: 4px 8px; width: 386px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.</span></div> <span style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">85:55</span><span class="extra-info" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span class="icon-live-text-booking" style="background-image: url(http://static.bbci.co.uk/sport/2.7.385/desktop/styles/img/components/live-event/text-commentary-icons.png?jcb=1408543075); background-position: -290px -341px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; clear: left; display: block; float: left; height: 48px; margin: 2px 0px 0px; text-indent: 0px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Booking</span></span></span></span><div class="event" style="border-left-color: rgb(51, 158, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 8px; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; padding: 4px 8px; width: 386px;"> <span class="event-title" style="clear: none; display: block; float: none; margin-bottom: 16px; width: auto;"><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Booking</strong></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Wojciech Szczesny (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.</span></div> <span style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">84:35</span><span class="extra-info" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span class="icon-live-text-booking" style="background-image: url(http://static.bbci.co.uk/sport/2.7.385/desktop/styles/img/components/live-event/text-commentary-icons.png?jcb=1408543075); background-position: -290px -341px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; clear: left; display: block; float: left; height: 48px; margin: 2px 0px 0px; text-indent: 0px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Booking</span></span></span></span><div class="event" style="border-left-color: rgb(51, 158, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 8px; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; padding: 4px 8px; width: 386px;"> <span class="event-title" style="clear: none; display: block; float: none; margin-bottom: 16px; width: auto;"><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Booking</strong></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Necip Uysal (Besiktas) is shown the yellow card.</span></div> <span style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">84:28</span></span><div style="border-left-color: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 8px; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; padding: 4px 8px; width: 386px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ersan Gülüm (Besiktas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.</span></div> <span style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">84:28</span></span><div style="border-left-color: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 8px; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; padding: 4px 8px; width: 386px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal).</span></div> <span style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">82:09</span></span><div style="border-left-color: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 8px; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; padding: 4px 8px; width: 386px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hand ball by Gökhan Töre (Besiktas).</span></div> <span style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">82:04</span></span><div style="border-left-color: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 8px; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; padding: 4px 8px; width: 386px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Attempt blocked. Gökhan Töre (Besiktas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramon.</span></div> <span style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">81:39</span></span><div style="border-left-color: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 8px; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; padding: 4px 8px; width: 386px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pedro Franco (Besiktas) wins a free kick on the right wing.</span></div> <span style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">81:39</span></span><div style="border-left-color: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 8px; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; padding: 4px 8px; width: 386px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal).</span></div> <span style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">81:26</span></span><div style="border-left-color: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 8px; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; padding: 4px 8px; width: 386px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Attempt missed. Atiba Hutchinson (Besiktas) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oguzhan Ozyakup with a cross.</span></div> <span style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">78:50</span><span class="extra-info" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 46px;"><span class="icon-live-text-booking" style="background-image: url(http://static.bbci.co.uk/sport/2.7.385/desktop/styles/img/components/live-event/text-commentary-icons.png?jcb=1408543075); background-position: -290px -341px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; clear: left; display: block; float: left; height: 48px; margin: 2px 0px 0px; text-indent: 0px; width: 46px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Booking</span></span></span></span><div class="event" style="border-left-color: rgb(51, 158, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 8px; float: left; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; padding: 4px 8px; width: 386px;"> <span class="event-title" style="clear: none; display: block; float: none; margin-bottom: 16px; width: auto;"><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Booking</strong></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Atiba Hutchinson (Besiktas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.</span></div> </div> <span style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><button class="hide blq-clearfix" id="show-more-live-text" style="background-image: none; background-position: 100% -56px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; cursor: pointer; float: none; font-weight: bold; height: 27px; margin: 7px 5px 7px 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 4px 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; width: 464px;" type="button"></button></span></span></div> </div> </div>

football: Complete Detail of Arsenal Triumph over Besiktas

Arsenal 1 Sánchez 45′ Besiktas 0 FT   90  + 5 HT 1-0 (agg  1  -  0 ) 27 August 2014 Last updated at  2...

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Samuel Eto’o Joins Everton

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="Samuel Eto'o - August - BN Sports - BellaNaija.com 01" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-426199" height="415" src="http://www.bellanaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Samuel-Etoo-August-BN-Sports-BellaNaija.com-01.jpg" width="590" /><br /><strong> </strong><br /><strong>Samuel Eto’o</strong> ports to a new club.<br /><strong>Everton FC</strong> has announced the signing of the 33-year-old Cameroonian striker on a two-year deal.<br />Eto’o was released by <strong>Chelsea FC</strong> earlier this summer. On his joining the new club, he said, “Officially an Everton player…!!! Let’s get ready for a new and ambitious Challenge!!!”<br />On Everton’s official website, coach <strong>Roberto Martinez</strong> said;<br />“I met him and we had a very good chat about football in general and I was impressed about the hunger he still has.<br />For someone who has achieved nearly everything, he still has the desire he had at 15 when he went to Spain and showed what he could do. For many reasons he has got a point to prove.<br />We are very excited and I think Everton is the perfect home for him. The fans will make him ready and feel<br /><a href="" name="more"></a>sharp but we have got to be a bit patient with the fitness levels and make sure he is back to his best.”<br /></span></div>

Samuel Eto’o Joins Everton

  Samuel Eto’o  ports to a new club. Everton FC  has announced the signing of the 33-year-old Cameroonian striker on a two-year deal. Eto’o...

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Capital One Cup: MK Dons 4-0 Manchester United; Louis van Gaal has spoken to SkySports afterwards

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8491861855829221764" itemprop="description articleBody" style="position: relative; width: 660px;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); color: black; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">     </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYn42KK-LAWqZU0a3PnO4rbKurjQJhzcdY6mVqqqgZtOCwdegb97EQFC-MZZZGtcSoneJWB34THjSdb_3eHkwDAe7b_Yn9RmVNUaUJ1LfQWwZwhSBHuQVdqKzKlafAeBX9kqnc1C2iLlc/s1600/1409086257500_lc_galleryImage_MILTON_KEYNES_ENGLAND_AUG.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYn42KK-LAWqZU0a3PnO4rbKurjQJhzcdY6mVqqqgZtOCwdegb97EQFC-MZZZGtcSoneJWB34THjSdb_3eHkwDAe7b_Yn9RmVNUaUJ1LfQWwZwhSBHuQVdqKzKlafAeBX9kqnc1C2iLlc/s1600/1409086257500_lc_galleryImage_MILTON_KEYNES_ENGLAND_AUG.JPG" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></a></span></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><i> Louis van Gaal and Ryan Giggs during Manchester United's League Cup match at MK Dons (PA)</i><br /><br />Manchester United's day went from the sublime to the ridiculous in a couple of hours after the signing of Angel Di Maria was followed by a humiliating 4-0 thrashing to MK Dons in the second round of the League Cup.<br /><br />Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has spoken to SkySports afterwards. Find that below:<br /><br /><b>What went wrong?</b></span><blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">'It's a matter of making errors at the wrong moments. When you see the goals against us, I believe it was big errors in building up situations that you cannot make these errors. Four at once, then it's 0-2, then it's very difficult to come back in the game.</span></blockquote> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">'In the second half we created a lot of chances but we didn't have the luck to score. But at least we created a lot of chances.</span></blockquote> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">'Out of another error in building up, it was 0-3, and 0-4. We make also a lot of risk to change the system in one against one, then spaces are big and the manager (Karl Robinson) was very good by bringing in a forward who was very quick and uses the space very good.</span></blockquote> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Do you regret making so many changes?</b></span><blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">'No, because you have to analyse the problem and you have to take your measures and I have done that. I think the changes were good. Also risky to change to play one against one. Therefore, MK could score. </span></blockquote> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">'You don't have to forget that we have nine injuries and we had a very young team so I have seen them trying to do their utmost best. No more you cannot expect of players and, of course, we were also unlucky because they scored out of our errors. Then you're always behind to fix. Running behind to fix, I call it in Dutch.'</span></blockquote> <div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Continue reading...</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSb2M6DPdjc3POd-cXaSkXxr7p9Sc4LJPltWoAWIEzENbrDjxSJ4yMBDZEP7adDBvj-lzN_XdmIv7Hk9QjfQHk1tjlPv5sDPbD4To6xEuoJPchVct9lIRGPtdV-tjd81WWtuY7k3eJfE/s1600/1409087001018_lc_galleryImage_MILTON_KEYNES_ENGLAND_AUG.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSb2M6DPdjc3POd-cXaSkXxr7p9Sc4LJPltWoAWIEzENbrDjxSJ4yMBDZEP7adDBvj-lzN_XdmIv7Hk9QjfQHk1tjlPv5sDPbD4To6xEuoJPchVct9lIRGPtdV-tjd81WWtuY7k3eJfE/s1600/1409087001018_lc_galleryImage_MILTON_KEYNES_ENGLAND_AUG.JPG" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></span></a></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br />United, who confirmed the £59.7m signing of Argentina star Di Maria from Real Madrid earlier in the evening, were convincingly beaten by the League One side as 23-year-old Brentford loanee Will Grigg tore Louis van Gaal's side to pieces with a superb brace.<br /><br />Benik Afobe, on loan from Arsenal, added a late pair of his own to rub salt into United's wounds.<br /><br />Van Gaal is now without a win in his first three competitive matches as United boss, having lost to Swansea and drawn to Sunderland in the Premier Legaue.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQd6hAHDyCii6u42pOgXmO7rneDvLIxog4kfPAyRQR_mWkuxwa8b8G6wAt37fN8epwz40yQ3L92iUrhU0camhvkUS9baA2sCEubh6c83Xj2svPu4ebegBBxY4PIFan6Dx9830XsgFttq0/s1600/1301735-28027562-640-480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQd6hAHDyCii6u42pOgXmO7rneDvLIxog4kfPAyRQR_mWkuxwa8b8G6wAt37fN8epwz40yQ3L92iUrhU0camhvkUS9baA2sCEubh6c83Xj2svPu4ebegBBxY4PIFan6Dx9830XsgFttq0/s1600/1301735-28027562-640-480.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="400" /></span></a></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">      <i> Louis van Gaal and Ryan Giggs during Manchester United's League Cup match at MK Dons (PA)</i></span></div> <div class="post-footer" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin: 20px -2px 0px; padding: 5px 10px;"> <div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-2"> <span class="post-labels" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"></span></div> <div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-3"> <span class="post-location" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"></span></div> </div> </div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="cmt_iframe_holder" data-href="http://ekpoesitonse.blogspot.com/2014/08/mk-dons-4-0-manchester-united-capital.html" data-viewtype="FILTERED_POSTMOD" id="gpluscomments" style="border-style: none; display: inline-block; float: none; height: 342px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 661px;"> </div> </span></div>

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SSS arrests Nigeria Football Federation chairman, Aminu Maigari

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8791442686851392315" itemprop="description articleBody" style="position: relative; width: 616px;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54_89zBFhgc-7vYSK08P9r9IHzae7YHPEd3feUF1JDc0QZkIr3GCRqMXbAHVUM2OeAYmED887dUBUPB8Nx4IrKrPi9a8EQ5RZsIOWRZqz7tIpdIofHL2OGgQ9gO_VdzEd8_wo-qrDq6H5/s1600/Aminu_Maigari-e1367233264716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54_89zBFhgc-7vYSK08P9r9IHzae7YHPEd3feUF1JDc0QZkIr3GCRqMXbAHVUM2OeAYmED887dUBUPB8Nx4IrKrPi9a8EQ5RZsIOWRZqz7tIpdIofHL2OGgQ9gO_VdzEd8_wo-qrDq6H5/s1600/Aminu_Maigari-e1367233264716.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 0, 0); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="400" /></span></a></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8791442686851392315" itemprop="description articleBody" style="position: relative; width: 616px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div> Embattled President of the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, Aminu Maigari has reportedly been arrested by the State Security Service agent in Abuja.<br /><br />Mr Maigari is said to have been arrested today August 26th alongside Musa Amadu the NFF Secretary General and Chris Green, a board member, as proceedings for the General meeting of the NFF began at Chida Hotel in Abuja. Reason for their arrest has not yet been disclosed.<br /><br />Embattled Maigari was recently reinstated as Chairman of the NFF by FIFA after being impeached by the NFF Board members in July.</span></div> </div>

SSS arrests Nigeria Football Federation chairman, Aminu Maigari

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Manchester United agree £63.9m fee for Real Madrid winger Angel di Maria

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8793680723056637940" itemprop="description articleBody" style="position: relative; width: 660px;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLvqKKkZ2If34mtDm-MQJJO8W5bJTnoaSPKgm5UIrzNA6QlIFZ8XAbJSQoM_xxGlFrWJctXgLooj20zhDPrZ8ylJ8qLS3MvfuG4j_f4HfGH-6tIWKQt-vBaPFQk68iUoeGvx7_cie1MI/s1600/world-cup-football-argentina-switzerland-angel-di-maria_3166379.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLvqKKkZ2If34mtDm-MQJJO8W5bJTnoaSPKgm5UIrzNA6QlIFZ8XAbJSQoM_xxGlFrWJctXgLooj20zhDPrZ8ylJ8qLS3MvfuG4j_f4HfGH-6tIWKQt-vBaPFQk68iUoeGvx7_cie1MI/s1600/world-cup-football-argentina-switzerland-angel-di-maria_3166379.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="400" /></span></a></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Manchester United have concluded negotiations with Real Madrid and will pay a British record £63.9million for winger Angel di Maria, according to Sky sources.<br /><br />The 26-year-old Argentina international is expected to fly into Manchester on Monday to hold talks with United next week with the hope of being ready to face Burnley at Turf moor next Saturday.<br /><br />When the transfer is finalised, the fee will be a record in Britain, eclipsing the £50m Chelsea paid for Fernando Torres three years ago.<br /><br />According to Sky Sports' Spanish football expert Guillem Balague, United initially offered €60m and Madrid wanted €90m, with the two clubs eventually agreeing on €80m (£63.9m).<br /><br />Manchester United have declined to comment on whether a fee has been agreed.<br /><br />After watching United stumble to a 1-1 draw at Sunderland on Sunday afternoon, Gary Neville told Sky Sports: 'It's good business. United have lost their negotiation strength but they just need to get the right players. This one is.<br /><br />“He'll get pace into the game and get from box to box. He's the right signing. You could argue they need other players in other areas but they definitely need a wide player.'<br /><br />United manager Louis van Gaal refused to confirm or deny a deal had been agreed for the Argentine in his post-match interview with Sky Sports.<br /><br />'The club has to announce it,' he said. 'When we are thinking it is the right time for a transfer, then we come to you and say 'OK, we have that player or the other player'. But at this time we cannot say anything.'<br /><br />When asked if Di Maria is a player he would like to sign, Van Gaal confirmed he is but added: 'I like Messi also and I like Vidal also so we have a lot of players in this world that I like but they cannot come always to Manchester United.'<br /><br />Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti confirmed on Sunday the player had come to the club's training base to bid farewell to his team-mates and the club's staff.<br /><br />“Di Maria has not trained with us and he came in to say goodbye to the players and people at the club,” Ancelotti said.<br /><br />“We are thankful for what he has done at this club. There is nothing official yet but it is being sorted out.'<br /><br />Despite winning man of the match in Real's Champions League final triumph over city rivals Atletico last season, Di Maria was deemed expendable by club president Florentino Perez following the arrival of World Cup top-scorer James Rodriguez from Monaco.<br /><br />That put Di Maria's place in Ancelotti's starting 11 in jeopardy and, when contract talks between the player and club stalled, with Di Maria feeling club officials were failing to recognise his value and contribution to the team, the decision was made to sell.<br /><br />The Real manager maintains the decision to leave was made by the player and hinted the Spanish giants will be looking for a replacement before the window closes.<br /><br />“The decision is his and the club has done what it could to keep him here but he thought differently and so good luck to him,' Ancelotti said.<br /><br />'I am very happy with the work that he has done for Madrid but we have the chance to replace him well.'</span></div> </div>

Manchester United agree £63.9m fee for Real Madrid winger Angel di Maria

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Angel Di Maria is to sign for Manchester United next week in a deal worth over £48million

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"> <br /></h3> <div class="post-header" style="margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;"> <div class="post-header-line-1"> </div> </div> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6422008913208916282" itemprop="description articleBody" style="position: relative; width: 660px;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFepF1l4gSohI2e9QhjofhEZM5jS9lxMAK-lAkxysbYssfuymuomcSX6Q-DlS38AiSeUTX2aFYZWjSsCpuGzxI2co9T7x8FIMuXFGrlNOTaMLkV5yGqtMCehELT7ZsHT6GZbD301hc4nc/s1600/10524711_10152585784838762_2114817949728680464_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFepF1l4gSohI2e9QhjofhEZM5jS9lxMAK-lAkxysbYssfuymuomcSX6Q-DlS38AiSeUTX2aFYZWjSsCpuGzxI2co9T7x8FIMuXFGrlNOTaMLkV5yGqtMCehELT7ZsHT6GZbD301hc4nc/s1600/10524711_10152585784838762_2114817949728680464_n.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="484" /></span></a></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Manchester United are close to signing Real Madrid winger Angel di Maria for a British-record transfer fee, according to Sky sources.<br /><br />The Argentine winger is expected to hold talks with United next week over a transfer that is though to be worth up to £56million.<br /><br />Sky Sports Spanish football expert Guillem Balague exclusively revealed the news.<br /><br />"At long last there is significant movement in the seemingly never ending, ‘Will he stay or will he go’ saga of Angel di Maria. It now looks certain that he will leave Real Madrid and become a Manchester United player. The final meetings will take place at the beginning of next week.<br /><br />"United will pay between 60-70 million Euros (£48-55m) for the player. More than 60. A great deal for Madrid. Read more: <a href="http://bit.ly/1sgjmgA" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/1sgjmgA</a></span></div> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6422008913208916282" itemprop="description articleBody" style="position: relative; width: 660px;"> <br /></div> </div>

Angel Di Maria is to sign for Manchester United next week in a deal worth over £48million

Manchester United are close to signing Real Madrid winger Angel di Maria for a British-record transfer fee, according to Sky sourc...

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