Mikel Obi Becomes British Citizen

Nigeria inter­national and Chelsea of England mid­fielder, John Obi Mikel, is now a British citizen.

The Super Eagles’ A-list player had waited patiently since he applied for the prestigious British passport last year and was delighted to get a positive feedback from the relevant authori­ties last week.

Mike became eligible for citizenship, having spent more than eight years in England following his transfer to Chelsea from Lyn Oslo of Norway in 2006.

Before the commence­ment of the current English Premier League season, speculations were rife that Chelsea’s manager, Jose Mourinho, wanted to sacri­fice him to free up a foreign quota spot, but this is now a thing of the past.

Speaking to the Sun, a representative of the Super Eagles star said:

‘’Mikel was issued a Brit­ish passport last week, and he is very happy to be in the possession of the passport.’’

‘’That’s very good news because he will no longer be counted as a foreign player in the Chelsea squad.

‘’All the obstacles that would have prevented him playing in Europe have been eliminated, especially in Italy.

‘’Mikel is not leaving Chelsea in the January transfer window. He will only think about his future at the end of this season,’’ the representative added.

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Cristiano Ronaldo Wins FIFA Ballon d'Or 2014 | Photos

All stars were present in Zurich, Switzerland, to graze the colorful footballing event - the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2014 Awards - as Real Madrid FC and Portugal hit-man Cristiano Ronaldo bagged it again.

Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA 2014 Ballon d'Or

Arsenal Legend Thierry Henry did the honours as he presented Cristiano Ronaldo with his 3rd Ballon d'Or award.

Henry slowly opened the envelope, slid out the piece of paper and announced the winner few moments ago as: 'Mr Cristiano Ronaldo'.

Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo (left) walks after receiving from French former star player Thierry Henry

An emotional Ronaldo then went on to stage to receive the award.

He said:

"I can see my mother, my family. I would like to thank all those who voted for me. My coach, my fellow player, the President of my club.

"It's been an unforgettable year. To win this trophy, a trophy of this kind, is something unique and all I can say is I want to continue working as I have so far, trying to go on to more titles - individual and as a team - for my mother, my father who is up there looking at there any my son."

FIFA Ballon d'Or nominee Lionel Messi of Argentina and Barcelona stands with fellow nominee Cristiano Ronaldo

Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (left) and ceremony host British journalist Kate Abdo

Ronaldo continued.. 

"I want to get better as the days go by. I want to say to all the Portuguese that I never thought I could win this trophy on three different occasions. Of course it is something that is always with me, I want to become one of the greatest players of all time, and this requires a lot so I would like to thank you for all this evening."

This is Ronaldo's 2nd Ballon d'Or award in a row and his 3rd of all time. His closest rivals were Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer.

Congrats Ron. Well deserved.

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Nigerian Referee Beaten Black & Blue After Awarding Penalty During Football Match | Photos

So, there was a match between Rangers Bee of Kaduna and Kwara United of Ilorin in Abuja yesterday, December 19th.

The referee, Charles Ozigbo (pictured above), awarded a penalty to one of the sides which angered fans of the other team so they stormed into the pitch and beat the referee to pulp.

The match was however cancelled. Only in Naija will you see this, Lol.

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Life is Good! Chelsea Star Oscar Gets Spoiled With Kisses From Wife & Sister | Photo

Chelsea football star Oscar is really enjoying life at the top of the Premier League table as he gets loads of cheeky pecks from his wife and sister.

Big grin! Oscar enjoys life at the top of the premier league table

His sister posted the photo on her Instagram page.

The 23-year-old Brazilian looked in relaxed spirits as he posed for this photo with his wife, Ludmila, and sister, Gabriele, ahead of Chelsea's premier league clash with Stoke City on Monday night at the Britannia Stadium.

Oscar will be part of the Chelsea team to face Stoke as they look to maintain their lead at the top of the Premier League table.

Chelsea are leading with 39 points, Manchester City sit 2nd with 36 points while their cross city rivals Manchester United are 3rd with 31 points.

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Arsenal Star Alexis Sanchez Dumped By Girlfriend 'For Not Performing Well On Bed'

Alexis Sanchez is on scintillating form for the Gunners since arriving from Barcelona in the summer but seems his 'bed-matics' is nothing compared to his footballing skills which has forced his girlfriend, Laia Grassi, to dump him.

But why? Alexis Sanchez was reportedly dumped by his girlfriend due to lack of sexual stamina

Reports in his native Chile claims that Grassi sacked the Gunners winger because he lacks stamina on the other field of play.

Sanchez' relationship has recently been the subject of much speculation since Grassi recently deleted all photos of the pair on her Instagram page.

Now, Chilean media outlet La Cuarta, has claimed that the 25-year-old has failed Miss Grassi’s strenuous bed requirments due to a lack of stamina, leaving her to dip into the transfer market for a replacement while he gets used to being a free agent.

Well, not too bad for him. This means he’ll be able to get a few more clean sheets under his belt.

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"I'm Not Depending On Foreign Based Stars" — Siasia

Dream Team VI coach Samson Siasia has said he won't be relying on overseas based players having it that only a handful of the invited international players have shown up the team's camp for screening.

Siasia, who says who wants to build another Olympic team for Nigeria said:

“You have to learn from other people’s mistakes and I know I have to focus on the players based here in Nigeria and that’s why we have a lot of them now.

"These guys (overseas based players) will come and go and in the long run they may not come because it’s not a FIFA free period so we have to focus more on the home based players, especially those we feel can help us through the qualifying period,” he added.

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Liverpool To Sell Flop Striker Mario Balotelli In January Transfer Window

Liverpool are set to offload controversial striker Mario Balotelli in next month's transfer window after failing to impress since arriving the club in the summer.

Mario Balotelli's time at Anfield seems to be over (Photo: Getty)

The Italian forward has struggled to impress manager Brendan Rodgers and is yet to score a single premier goal since arriving at Anfield in a £16million move from AC Milan.

Napoli have recently shown interest in taking the controversial striker back to Italy and reports now claim Liverpool are ready to listen to offers in the new year after loosing patience with him.

Meanwhile, Brendan Rodgers keen on replacing him with another big name striker and is understood to be eying players including Gonzalo Higuain and Karim Benzema.

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Newcastle Beats Chelsea 2 - 1 To End Unbeaten Run

A double strike from substitute Papiss Cisse ended the Blues 23 games unbeaten run.

Papiss Cisse celebrates as his goals crushed Chelsea

Before the premier league clash between Newcastle Utd and Chelsea which held at St. James Park, Jose Mourinho's side had never lost a match since their home defeat to Atletico de Madrid in the last Champion's League competition.

Papiss Cisse came on as a substitute in the second half to bang in the first goal.

Chelsea became nervy to protect the unbeaten streak which saw them attack in numbers but a well mapped game plan by Alan Pardew saw a fast counter attack converted to a second goal by Senegalese star Papiss Cisse.

Didier Drogba soon got on the score sheet but it was only a consolation goal for the blues as they left St. James Park without a single point.

Alan Pardew will have Papiss Cisse to thank for putting Chelsea and Jose Mourinho to the sword.

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"I Am Done With Super Eagles" — Obafemi Martins

Obafemi Martins has declared that he is done playing for the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

The former Inter Milan attacker who spoke to Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, said:

"I am done with my national team, I will not go there any more. I do not have good relationship with some people there. If they do not want me anymore, good. I love my country, I have given so much. But there are problems and even if I'm called up, I will not go.”

Martins now plays for Seattle Sounders in the MLS league.

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Emmanuel Adebayor's Brother Blasts Him For Calling Their Mother A Witch

This is obviously one of the most bizarre stories of the football season so far as it continues to rumble on.

Recntly, we reported that Togo International Emmanuel Adebayor who plays for Tottenham FC in England accused his family of using 'juju' (dark magic) to disrupt his footballing career.

The biggest dig was the one he aimed at 'his mother', calling her a witch and accusing her of his goal drought.

Following the accusations, his older brother who lives and works in Germany as a truck driver has stepped in.

He said:

"Emmanuel has been brainwashed by these Muslim alfas – spiritual men – who prophesise when he scores goals and why he is not playing well.

"They have convinced him his sister and mother put juju curses on him. My mother is very sad. Every day she is crying. I just talked to her on the phone and she was crying again," he told The Sun yesterday.

It's reliably reported that his mother, 62-year-old Alice now earns £1 a day by selling tomatoes in the street after he kicked her out of her African home which he bought.

Meanwhile, Adebayor didn't get the chance to lift the juju curse as he was left out of the Tottenham’s squad that faced Everton last weekend.

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Emmanuel Adebayor Reportedly Throws Mum Out of His House, Accuses Her of Witchcraft

According to reports, captain of the Togolese national football team, Emmanuel Adebayor, has reportedly ejected his mother, Alice Adebayor, from his $1.5million mansion which he bought for the family.

Emmauel Adebayor (left) celebrates scoring for Tottenham FC with team mate Nacer Chadli

It is alleged that the Tottenham Football Club of England striker is at loggerheads with his relatives whom he has accused of performing rituals against him.

Speaking to Accra-based Peace FM, Adebayor’s cousin Margaret said:

“For the past six years Adebayor has rejected his mother and his immediate family whilst doing charity outside on the premise that our mother is a witch,We have been thinking of his future as a footballer and did not want this issue out in the media but it is becoming too much.Could you believe Adebayor ordered his machomen to sack our mother and his own mother from a house he built in Togo claiming she is a witch?"

She continued.. 

"As we speak our mother lives in an apartment rented by our junior brother, Kola Adebayor, who currently lives in Germany.My mother weeps bitterly about the issue every day.  Anytime his mother or any of us (his close relatives) call and he realizes, he will quickly cut the call. “I personally supervised the building of his house in Trassaco and he gave us an apartment in the house. But all of a sudden he changed his attitude towards us, one afternoon his machomen came to drive us away from the house.”

However, Adebayor has denied the allegations although he admitted his relationship with his family has been strained.

“Ask my sister Margaret whether I did not build them a house in East Legon, and what happened to it? I bought my younger sister Lucia a car worth $35,000, where is it? If they want the issue resolved they should stop spreading the news and let’s meet to resolve it but they aren’t willing to do so," he added.

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