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Ivory Coast National Team squad that won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations lost an important defensive midfielder who paired Yaya Toure in the tournament. Former Newcastle playmaker - Cheick  Ismaël Tiote who ply his trade at Beijing Enterprises up until today died while in training.  History holds that numerous players had died on and off pitch from anywhere in the World.    RELATED; EPL Future of the Most Celebrated Sport "Football" Today, Cheik Tiote therefore joined the league of players that died on the pitch. Ivan Krstic - Struck by lightning during a training session, and was killed instantly, Piermario Morosini - Collapsed during a Serie B game against Pescara, Victor Omogbehin - Collapsed during a league match. Alen Pamić - Collapsed during a retreat game for MNK Maružini of a heart attack, Bobsam Elejiko – Collapsed and died while playing for K. Merksem S.C. Shetemi Ayetigbo – Died while playing for Dublin club, Belvedere David Oniy

The much awaited clash between the giants of Spain "Real Madrid" and the Champions of Italy "Juventus" started with lot of impressive performances in the first half leading to two awesome goals. The duo started the game with their preferred style of football; Attack-minded Spaniards and Defence Oriented Italians.  Within the span of 20minutes, current and prospective World Best Player "Cristiano Ronaldo" tapped the ball into the net of the much-respected keeper Gianliugi Buffon. As the game progresses, hungry Italians feed the then Bayern Munich talisman "Mandzukic" with a ball on his chest and surprisingly he converted the pass from a tight corner. The match rolled on through the first half with the two parties being physical, energetic reactive and proactive to balance the sheet. READ ALSO; Unimaginable Height Reached by Real Madrid Talisman "Cristiano Ronaldo" At the start of the second half, it seemed the Juventus of t

The World is awaiting the beginning of a clash between Italian giants "Juventus" under the management of Massimilliano Allegri and spanish Champions "Real Madrid" under the management of young coach - Zinedine Zidane. Kick Starts time ; 7:45 pm Venue : Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales.  Juventus Player Profile ; Giorgio Chiellini, Alex Sandro, Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci, Daniele Rugani, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Patrice Evra, Dani Alves, Mario Mandzukic, Paulo Dybala, Gianluigi Buffon, Norberto Murara Neto, Medhi Benatia, Paolo De Ceglie, Emil Audero, Sami Khedira, Claudio Marchisio, Miralem Pjanic, Anderson Hernanes, Juan Cuadrado, Mario Lemina, Kwadwo Asamoah, Stefano Sturaro, Marko Pjaca, Rolando Mandragora, Gonzalo Higuain, Federico Mattiello. RELATED; Unimaginable Height Reached by Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Player Profile : Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Daniel Carvajal, Danilo, Karim Benzema, Keylor Navas, Ruben Yanez, C

The race of 365 days in any realm cometh with lots of drama - joyful moments, heartbreaking moments, and other ups and downs you can ever think of. *sigh* English Premier League (EPL) from the onset have been filled with lots of excitement compared to other leagues in the World. This season was never an exception. Sometimes last year (August 13th, 2016), the race to become Premier League Champion began with a lot of transformation to every team - in terms of coaching crew, players profile which costs management huge sum of dollars. Most teams actually recruited established manpower from the best leagues in the World for the sake of this prestigious title "English Premier League". For the first time in the history of English Premier League, top teams were flooded with award/title winning  coaches - Pep Guardiola of the Invincible Barcelona (now manages Manchester City), Jose Mourinho the self-proclaimed "Special One" (now manages Manchester United), Jur

The long awaited King of English Premier League for 2016/2017 season is finally here.  Join me as I celebrate the London finest "Chelsea" under the stewardship of Antonio Conte popularly called the BEAST. It was indeed a breathtaking season for Chelsea who lots of pundits underrated based on their defeats to arch rivals (Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United) and the presence of World best coaches (Pep Guardiola of Manchester City, Jose Mourinho of Manchester United, Jurgen Klopp of Liverpool and Arsene Wenger of Arsenal). MUST READ; English Premier League - Future of the Most Celebrated Sport "Football"   The praise of this victorious ending goes to all players - who contributed from various positions to the success of today. Specifically, there are some players that were outstanding throughout this season viz; Eden Hazard, Cesc Fabregas, Pedro Rodriguez, David Luiz the Returnee,  Ngolo Kante, Marcos Alonso, Victor Moses. The Brain Behind the

The sensational Portuguese "Cristiano Ronaldo" started his career at Sporting Lisbon (where fellow countryman "Nani" sailed too) before moving to Sir Alex Ferguson Manchester United at 18 in 2003. Prior his England switch, he was particularly outstanding as a youngster but there is no football pundits that ever predicted his long reign in the World celebrated sport "Football". At Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo was re-baked and re-shaped by self and the irreplaceable coach "Sir Alex Ferguson". CR7 has often called, developed his deposited talent with serious training (on & off pitch) which made him extraordinary to challenge the alien sent from another planet "Lionel Messi" in quest for stardom. RELATED; Future of the Most Celebrated Sport "Football"   Reminiscing his life at Manchester United, lots of glory was recorded individually and collectively. For himself, he won the highest goal scorer for the L

Nigeria national football team (male, female) have made remarkable contributions to the World football in the earliest years as against the witnesses of today. Thus, the attention accorded to Nigeria national teams (then) made them one of the fearful teams (today) due to the Atlanta 1996 triumph over the home of football (Brazil) in the SEMIs before knocking out Argentina in the FINAL. Historical moments in World football is marked with lot of ups and downs depending on which suits the participant of the competition. Obviously, there is only one room for the victor while others follow suit - for ranking purposes.  READ ALSO; The Future of Football In the global face, Nigerian national team (male) won the Olympic 1996, and lately third place winner in Olympic 2016 hosted by Brazil while they face stiff competition from Cameroon (in particular), Ghana, Ivory Coast on their continental soil. Since inception, Nigeria national teams had won the Africa Cup of Nations three time

Have you ever imagined the growth and development of football goes beyond the natural selection or process of growth (see biologist and economist for clarification). In essence, the changes manifested in the history of football from earliest time till date leaves me with few questions? Is there any future for football today? What changes are incubated in the future? The bone of contention as regards the questions raised above is based on the intensity of football games in English Premier League today. From inception, English Premier League is the most entertaining and funfilled matches of the century at the leagues and in diaspora. Historical account buttressed further through numerous household names who had performed well in their generation - to mention but a few, the world remembers the likes of Abedi Pele, Diego Maradona, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo Delima, Andrea Iniesta, George Weah, Zico, Thiery Henry, Gianluigi Buffon, and lately the dynamic duo; Lionel Mess

            Football historiography had recorded a lot of outstanding performances from the players and the coaching crew since inception. Some players are angelic in nature while their impact can be scuppered or enhanced by the management of the team – particularly the head coach through strategies et tactics.             As earlier enunciated, great players has manifested from different nationality repping their nation and one or more clubsides in their life time (Great Pele of Brazil, Maradona with the hands of GOD, Figo of Real Madrid, Ronaldo Delima the BEAST before every keeper, Clarence Seedorf of FRANCE, Zinedine Zidane the Commander on the pitch, Xavi Hernandez the passer, Ronaldinho the Free-kick Specialist, Andrea Pirlo the ITALIAN magician and lots more aside the hot cakes of this century “Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo”.             Nonetheless, the world had also seen specular football managers who gained popularity due to their tactics, timely decision,

Definitely we are only few hours away from the English premier league 2016/2017 opening match... There is a general atmosphere of euphoria in the footballing world... Particularly in England: arguably the noise makers of the footballing world. Having the EPL fixtures list is an added advantage...it keeps you abreast of the impending drama... •••• Full fixtures list••••••    AUG 13-15 Arsenal v Liverpool, Bournemouth v Man Utd,  Burnley v Swansea, Chelsea v West Ham,  Crystal Palace v West Brom, Everton v Tottenham, Hull v Leicester, Man City v Sunderland, Middlesbrough v Stoke, Southampton v Watford. AUG 20-22 Leicester v Arsenal, Liverpool v Burnley, Man Utd v Southampton, Stoke v Man City, Sunderland v Middlesbrough, Swansea v Hull, Tottenham v Crystal Palace, Watford v Chelsea, West Brom v Everton, West Ham v Bournemouth.  AUG 27-29 Chelsea v Burnley, Crystal Palace v Bournemouth, Everton v Stoke, Hull v Man Utd, Leicester v Swansea, Man City v West Ham, S