Amen and amen to the bolded, bro! In fact, that's exactly what I predicted on twitter last night myself, "Real Madrid has wobbled and fumbled into the finals but, not to worry, Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool would carve them up and eat them for lunch in the finals. Their luck would eventually run out".

I mean, I have NEVER seen a more undeserving UCL finalist in my life! They are only in the finals due to luck and refs help:
PSG was poised to knock them out cold in the round of 16 but the ref had other ideas - he quickly reduce PSG to 10 men, then Real ran riot.
And in the quarter finals, Juve was getting into the game when the ref decided to take out Dybala with two extremely soft yellow card! That's what killed the game and allowed Real to take a 3-0 advantage.
And yesterday, the ref denied Bayern TWO clear penalties coupled with Bayern gifting Real Madrid a goal on a platter!

In fact, the only good news is that Cristiano Ronaldo has been dreadful in those two legs


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TheSuperNerd:
Icon79 right now after CR7 and Madrid just made it into another UCL final....




P.S: Cheer up Bro, The "Egyptian messi" (The pharoah of Egypt) and his Army of Liverpoolian warriors may spoil the show for them in Kyiv... But in the mean time, take heart...

Joebie:
Feel free not to believe. Those who want to believe let them believe. As long as many others and myself still possess an original birth certificate we still have people telling the truth. Let’s cease from this age debate unless we have solid proofs to back our claim.

. A million blessings fall on you this week.

asha80:
that we actually believe the ages of these Nigerian players that were born and bred in Nigeria is laughable to me.

Was waiting for this comment to prop up all morning.

Awoniyi, is a boy I met at the U17 Camp in 2012. He was barely 14/15 then and he looked it. He has really transformed a lot physically from then till now. I posted a pix on here earlier on. Besides Awoniyi wrote WAEC the same year he played the U17. And that is usually a major pointer to someone's age.

Oga Asha80... Biko how old is this lad in the pic below?

You know him, don't you? Brazil's newest boy wonder... This pic was taken at the 2017 U-17 South American championship (U-18 Sudamericano)

Again, you're basing your assessment on two friendly matches in which we didn't play well as a team. And in addition, Joel wasn't even 100% fit for those games either. I think we'll get a more balanced analysis once we get a chance to see him play when the full team is in place ... not that makeshift squad we paraded against Serbia.


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MetalJigsaw:
This your statement just shows that you're a Joel Obi fanatic. Joel of today is not creative, simple. We're not talking of the Inter Milan days. We don't need glimpses. We already have the "glimpses" from Onazi and Ndidi.
Thank you

Good point, Safari. But don't forget that marriage can also (and do also) derails some people's career. It all depends on the kinda wifey you married. Like my momsy (RIP) would say, "marriage is like a locked box, you don't know what's in it until you open it".


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safarigirl:
oga icon, you know say na Igbo boys like to dey wait until their papa no fit waka again before dem marry. Yoruba people, if money show, marriage is not far....even if money no show sef.

See Ndidi disturbing us with his Chidinma upandan, but he will not marry her, he and Awoniyi no be mate?

Anyway, Awo baby, I wish you happy married life, may your new wife bring with her, best of luck and a magic key to unlock all the doors of success for you. You know say sometimes, na marriage dey help some people career eventually.

This is mostly true but my sources are giving a more optimistic assessment. According to my sources, Ndidi is expected to be out 2-3 weeks for recovery then add another full week of gym work to regain full fitness. Hence, that puts him match fit by the end of May.


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TheSuperNerd:
Exclusive: Rohr, NFF To Make Big Decision As Leicester's Ndidi Is Ruled Out For Six Weeks


Wilfred Ndidi will be on the sidelines for the next six weeks, Leicester City have confirmed Nigeria's worst fears before manager Gernot Rohr announces a 35-man provisional roster for the 2018 World Cup.
The central midfielder subbed out in the 51st minute of the Foxes 5-0 loss to Crystal Palace on April 28 due to a hamstring injury and scans conducted soon after the game at Selhurst Park have revealed the full extent of his injury.

Rohr and the Nigeria Football Federation have a big decision to make, whether to name Ndidi on the 23-man for the World Cup with the hope that he will be fit before Nigeria's first game against Croatia on June 16.

''Ndidi will be ready for the World Cup. The result of the scan is out, they will put him on a programme to get him back to fitness,'' a top source told allnigeriasoccer.com .

''He will initially be out of action for four weeks and will need two weeks extra to be fully fit.''

Only yesterday, Ndidi was named Leicester City's Young Player of the Season for the second year running, he was one of the key players for the Nigerian national team during the World Cup qualifiers.


**Ifeanyi Emmanuel


Source: http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=27575

Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 43 days 5 hours 35 mins to go

The thing is that Mahrez wants to leave and Leicester is bracing up for that. Mahrez will cost much too. Leicester is demanding like 50million or so. 45 million may also land Mahrez... Mahrez will likely be first out the door in a big money move from Leicester before Ndidi follows and I don't know if Leicester would be willing to lose both Mahrez and Ndidi in same window... but it is possible shaa. Monaco lost a couple in one window swoop on their players... lol... Ndidi will cost more than Mahrez more likely... I personally expect it to be so but time will tell.

andrew444:


Ndidi will get out of there a good world cup or not,But i dont know if its next season,Ndidi na player of 50million euros ooo not a joke

If indeed your sources are true, then that is even better news. But abeg they can add another one week too so that we don't risk him against England. Ndidi should not play that England game even if he makes it back ahead of schedule. #MyOpinion.

Icon79:
This is mostly true but my sources are giving a more optimistic assessment. According to my sources, Ndidi is expected to be out 2-3 weeks for recovery then add another full week of gym work to regain full fitness. Hence, that puts him match fit by the end of May.


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Yes, I agree. Right now, Ndidi should be counted out of all the friendly matches. He sure starter so it's no biggie if he misses the friendlies. We can use his slot to test the other players on the fringe: Joel Obi, John Ogu, and Mikel Agu.


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TheSuperNerd:
If indeed your sources are true, then that is even better news. But abeg they can add another one week too so that we don't risk him against England. Ndidi should not play that England game even if he makes it back ahead of schedule. #MyOpinion.

Icon79:
This is mostly true but my sources are giving a more optimistic assessment. According to my sources, Ndidi is expected to be out 2-3 weeks for recovery then add another full week of gym work to regain full fitness. Hence, that puts him match fit by the end of May.


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i concur with supernerds thoughts ndidi needs to fully focus on his recovery. we will need his energy and running against the technically superior croatian midfield

Me I’m still hoping on Ikeme’s return. The last thing I heard, he is already having light workout

TheSuperNerd:
If indeed your sources are true, then that is even better news. But abeg they can add another one week too so that we don't risk him against England. Ndidi should not play that England game even if he makes it back ahead of schedule. #MyOpinion.

Ndidi definitely needs a bigger stage, like Liverpool or even Spurs but I don't see Leicester letting him go without a fight. It's now an obvious fact that their team is a mess without Ndidi so they'd like to hold onto him as long as they can or until they can at least get a replacement. They won't like a repeat of Ngolo Kante all over again.


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TheSuperNerd:
The thing is that Mahrez wants to leave and Leicester is bracing up for that. Mahrez will cost much too. Leicester is demanding like 50million or so. 45 million may also land Mahrez... Mahrez will likely be first out the door in a big money move from Leicester before Ndidi follows and I don't know if Leicester would be willing to lose both Mahrez and Ndidi in same window... but it is possible shaa. Monaco lost a couple in one window swoop on their players... lol... Ndidi will cost more than Mahrez more likely... I personally expect it to be so but time will tell.

Joebie, are you serious? Did you hear from reliable sources??

This is a fantastic news, if true. But is he gonna be match sharp for the World Cup tho? He hasn't played in over 1 year. We don't want a repeat of the Peter Rufia experiment


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Joebie:
Me I’m still hoping on Ikeme’s return. The last thing I heard, he is already having light workout

EXCLUSIVE: World Cup-bound Iwobi gets new Arsenal contract

World Cup-bound Nigeria forward Alex Iwobi is set to bag a new contract at Premier League club Arsenal soon, SCORENigeria can exclusively report.
He will get an improved deal in the summer, top sources have informed SCORENigeria

“He will renew his contract in the summer,” one source disclosed.

Interestingly, critics have questioned the Arsenal future of the nephew of Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha following the departure of manager Arsene Wenger, who gave him his first big break at the club, at the end of this season.

Now an established international, Iwobi’s last contract reportedly paid him 30,000 pounds a week.
He first signed a long-term contract with Arsenal in 2015 after he joined them as a six-year-old.
He won an FA Cup winners medal with the London Gunners in the 2015/16 season.

This season, he has scored two goals and provided five assists in 23 appearances in the Premier League.


Source: http://scorenigeria.com.ng/2018/05/02/exclusive-world-cup-bound-iwobi-gets-new-arsenal-contract/



Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 43 days 2 hours 7mins to go

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MetalJigsaw:
How can two Icons quote eachother

Let me confirm again.

Icon79:
Joebie, are you serious? Did you hear from reliable sources??

This is a fantastic news, if true. But is he gonna be match sharp for the World Cup tho? He hasn't played in over 1 year. We don't want a repeat of the Peter Rufia experiment


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Icon79:
Good point, Safari. But don't forget that marriage can also (and do also) derails some people's career. It all depends on the kinda wifey you married. Like my momsy (RIP) would say, "marriage is like a locked box, you don't know what's in it until you open it".


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hopefully he is hooking up with the right girl. every man no matter which profession or work he's involved in needs a good woman who can positively affect his destiny. i also thought it might be rather too young for him to marry but on the other hand with the kind of distractions young footballers face in europe it's a wise decision. i read alex ferguson used to encourage his players to marry early to keep them on the straight and narrow

TheSuperNerd:
Oga Asha80... Biko how old is this lad in the pic below?

You know him, don't you? Brazil's newest boy wonder... This pic was taken at the 2017 U-17 South American championship (U-18 Sudamericano)

this is our player now. we paid 45m for him. the boy's pretty good. but 16? i seriously doubt. 18-19 maybe

Joebie:
Me I’m still hoping on Ikeme’s return. The last thing I heard, he is already having light workout

omo if this is true would be such a boost more importantly i hope the cancer is in complete remission and totally gone

Honestly, Ikeme is still a very very long shot. I know he would be available to witness, live, the Wembley friendly. That has already been arranged. But to recover just in time before June 16, Well... really not happening. Ikeme's condition is really a dire one but He's shown a fantastically positive mindset so far even during treatments and I think that will be his miracle pill for a full comeback into the beautiful game when this is all over. But for Russia 2018, no way is Ikeme making a return.

Joebie:
Me I’m still hoping on Ikeme’s return. The last thing I heard, he is already having light workout

Exactly! The right woman - that's the key! Your wife (marriage) can either make or break you.


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chrisooblog:
hopefully he is hooking up with the right girl. every man no matter which profession or work he's involved in needs a good woman who can positively affect his destiny. i also thought it might be rather too young for him to marry but on the other hand with the kind of distractions young footballers face in europe it's a wise decision. i read alex ferguson used to encourage his players to marry early to keep them on the straight and narrow

He was 16 pre-July last year. He is now 17 and will be 18 by July 12 yet that (in the pic I dropped) is him looking so beyond that physically.. and we all accept it. So why does Awoniyi's age still bother some? Really fuuny...

And Yes, Fantastic talent he is. Vinicius Jr is likely to be money well spent in the long run just like Neymar was for Barca. But hey, time will tell it all...

EmmGee:

this is our player now. we paid 45m for him. the boy's pretty good. but 16? i seriously doubt. 18-19 maybe

andrew444:


And you believe the brazillian players right? even some european?

The highest age cheat in football are south americans,we can start from diego costa,even paulinho of barca is 29? No need to question the age of our players if you cant question these guys.

Even my lovely Barcelona captain iniesta,he look older than 33 i am not saying he is lying.

i believe only western eurpoean countries,usa,canada,australia,new zealand, japan or if one is born in those countries(i believe osaze odenwigie for eg used his real age)..the rest are suspicious to me..i have no doubt about an iniesta or a robben age..if one experiences the data bases of the countries they belong to you would know why i say so..abeg forget story on naija born and raised in naija..

Joebie:
Feel free not to believe. Those who want to believe let them believe. As long as many others and myself still possess an original birth certificate we still have people telling the truth. Let’s cease from this age debate unless we have solid proofs to back our claim.

how old do you think ogbeche is for eg?mind you i know him well

Trust me we’ve had many of ur type knowing many of our players well.
You people will tell lies to defame others

asha80:
how old do you think ogbeche is for eg?mind you i know him well

TheSuperNerd:
Oga Asha80... Biko how old is this lad in the pic below?

You know him, don't you? Brazil's newest boy wonder... This pic was taken at the 2017 U-17 South American championship (U-18 Sudamericano)

vinicous junior..claims 17..plays for flamengo and one of if not brazil's hottest propect now with madrid chasing him..as far he was not born in those countries i named in my last two posts i simply take it that that 17 yrs is claiming..nothing else

Joebie:
Trust me we’ve had many of ur type knowing many of our players well.
You people will tell lies to defame others

ogbeche went to fgc okigwe and was 1995 passing out set so spare me abeg..him and his bros joseph were set mates

Ohhh my... I recently stumbled upon this from photos of Wolverhampton Wolves' English Championship title celebrations and here is Danny Batth (Daniel Tanveer Batth), Captain of Wolves celebrating with the Skybet English Championship league title dorning an Ikeme #1 Jersey in honor of Carl Ikeme as he continues his race to the total recovery finish line... #TouchingMomentsInFootball.

This is part of what makes this game so beautiful.

Icon79:
Again, you're basing your assessment on two friendly matches in which we didn't play well as a team. And in addition, Joel wasn't even 100% fit for those games either. I think we'll get a more balanced analysis once we get a chance to see him play when the full team is in place ... not that makeshift squad we paraded against Serbia.


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Joel was invited to prove himself. Did he play well? It doesn't matter if the rwam played well or not. That's not an excuse.

TheSuperNerd:
The thing is that Mahrez wants to leave and Leicester is bracing up for that. Mahrez will cost much too. Leicester is demanding like 50million or so. 45 million may also land Mahrez... Mahrez will likely be first out the door in a big money move from Leicester before Ndidi follows and I don't know if Leicester would be willing to lose both Mahrez and Ndidi in same window... but it is possible shaa. Monaco lost a couple in one window swoop on their players... lol... Ndidi will cost more than Mahrez more likely... I personally expect it to be so but time will tell.

Yes ndidi will cost more than mahrez

Icon79:
You're only allowed to do that when you're an icon


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Icon79:
You're only allowed to do that when you're an icon


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