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Napoli manager, Carlo Ancelotti has revealed that Real Madrid President Florentino Perez sacked him because of his decision to substitute Gareth Bale in the 2-1 league defeat to Valencia at the Mestalla stadium in 2015. The former Chelsea gaffer explained that he substituted Gareth Bale because the Welshman failed to set up Karim Benzema for a goal that could have put Real Madrid ahead in the game.  The incident did not go down well with Florentino Perez, who questioned the manager's decision to substituted the former Tottenham player. Ancelotti and Bale shake hands  "Not all players have it, of course, but selflessness  is an important quality in the team," the italian told Napolista. "If there is one thing that drives me crazy, it is selfishness on the pitch, when a player has to pass but he doesn't. I have also paid for it at Real Madrid. "The reason for the row with Florentino Perez was because i substituted Gareth Bale in a ...

The D-day of the rescheduled Presidential and National Assemblies elections has arrived and Nigerians are ready to vote for their preferred candidates.  Here is 6 facts you should know about the mouthwatering 2019 general Elections. 1. The 2019 general election will be the sixth Election since 1999 when the military head of state then General Abdulsalam Myhammed handed over to the civilian. 2. Independent National Electoral commission announced that the total number of registered voters is  84,004,084 that's an 18 percent increase to the numbers of registered Voters in 2015. Related News INEC Releases the Total numbers of PVCs collected in each states Seven steps of voting as released by INEC Breakdown of total numbers of registered voters in each States 3. 72 candidates are contesting for this year's presidential election that's the highest in the history of Nigeria's democracy. 4. Out of the 84,004,084 registered voters, 11,228,582 are ineligible t...

Arsenal Boss Unai Emery will lead his team to France to play against Rennes, who defeated Real Betis, while the competion's most successful team sevilla plays against Slavia Praha in the Europa league round of 16. Arsenal goalkeeper, Petr Cech, who enjoyed two seasons in France with Rennes will reunite with his former club but Maurizio Sarri will have to wait for his reunion with his former team, as Chelsea are drawn against Dynamo Kiev and Napoli will play Red Bull Salzburg. Bundesliga Side Eintracht Frankfurt will take on Italian Seria A side Internazionale, while Benfica takes on Dinamo Zagreb, who eliminated Viktoria Plzen in the round of 32. Laliga Santander side, Valencia, who ended Brendan Rodgers' dream of winning an European cup with Celtic will play Krasnodar while Zenith Plays Villarreal. The first leg will be played on Thursday March 7th,2019 while the second leg will be played on Thursday March 14, 2019.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has been fined for his comments on Referee Kelvin Friend's performance in the 1-1 draw with West Ham at the London Stadium earlier this month. The German has been fined 45,000 pounds by the Football Association after he accepted an FA charge for claiming Friend was affected by the decision to allow Mane's goal stand despite being an offside. Klopp chatting with Kelvin Friend An FA statement released on Thursday said "Jurgen Klopp had been fined 45,000 pounds, after accepting an FA charge for comments made following Liverpool's league game against West Ham on February 04, 2019." 'His comments made during a post-match interview breached FA Rule E3(1), as they questioned the integrity of the match referee and/or implied bias.' Klopp was also fined 8,000 pounds in December for running onto the pitch to hug his goalkeeper, Allison Becker following Divock Origi's last-minute goal in the Merseyside derby at Anfield. ...

Liverpool striker, Saido Mane's home was broken into while he was playing for the Reds against Bayern Munich on Tuesday night. The Senegalese returned to his home after playing the full 90 minutes in the 0-0 draw with the German side and found out that his properties has been stolen. Burglars raided the 26 year-old striker's home in Allerton in south Liverpool between 6pm - 11:45 pm when the former Southampton striker was on champions league duty with Liverpool at Anfield. Kelvin Prince Boateng's house robbed while he was playing for Barcelona Sane's items including Wrist watches, mobile phones and car keys were stolen. This is the Second time the African has been targeted by raiders, his home was also burgled in November 2017 while he was away playing also in the Champions league for Liverpool against Maribor.

United States of America President Donald Trump has slammed Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging his on attack because he was dissatisfied with his $100,000 per episode salary with Fox Studio, where the empire was filmed. President Trump took to his official Twitter handle to weign in on smollett's case after the Chicago Superintendent of Police accused the Empire actor of staging his own assaults and that his claim of being a victim of racism and homophobic attack were false. "@jussiesmollet what about MAGA and the tens of millions of people you insulted with your racist and Dangerous comments!?.#MAGA." Trump wrote.

Chicago Superintendent of Police Eddie T. Johnson has accused Jussie Smollet of staging his own assault in an emotional press conference in The police chief stated that Smollet's alleged stagging of hoax attack was a "Public Stunt to promote his career." "Jussie Smollett took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career". Johnson said. "Why would and African-American man, use the sysmbolism of a noose to make false accusations?.. How can an individual who has been embraced by the city of Chicago turn around and slap everyone in the city in the face with these false claims?." he continued Johnson also charged that Jussie Smollett, who rose to stardom after his role on the hit show Empire, where he played the role of Hakim, orchestrated his own assaults because he is dissatisfied with his salary. He also accused Smollett of sending himself a hate-filled letter to the Fox studio where the hit movie was filmed.

Ahead of the rescheduled Presidential and National Elections, the Independent National Electoral commission, INEC, has reassured Nigerians of it commitment to conduct a free and fair Elections across the country. The INEC chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu stated during a press briefing in Abuja that the commission is 100 percent ready for Saturday's poll. Yakubu used the opportunity to further remind Nigerians that the total numbers of registered voters across the federation remains 84,004,084 and the total numbers of collected Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) as at February 11, 2019 is 72,775,502. The Honourable chairman of the commission also stated that there all large numbers of registered voters who failed to collect their PVCs. The total numbers of uncollected PVCs is 11,228,582. See below the full details

Honorable minister of Works, housing and power, Babatunde Raji Fashola held the second edition of the Babatunde Raji Fashola (BRF) Gabfest today at City Hall in Catholic mission street, Lagos island. The BRF Gabfest which was themed "where are the jobs" had in attendance stakeholders from the public and private sectors as well as the general public. Aggrieved Nigerians on Twitter used the opportunity to taunts the Honorable minister and his party the All Progressive Congress (APC) on their failed promises to Nigerians. See below some of the tweets about the event. Ayobami Twitter › dondekojo After Promising Young Nigerians 3.2 million jobs and 740k immediate jobs, Youth unemployment increased by 263% from 3 to 13m under the APC. Now Fashola is asking us "Where are the jobs" #BRFGabFest2 E go be✌🏿 Twitter › josteez_ #BRFGabFest2 Where are the Jobs Fashola and @OfficialAPCNg? Lest N...

Cristiano Ronaldo continued to taunt Atletico Madrid supporters after Juventus lost 2-0 against the Spanish team, he raised five fingers indicating that he have five champions league titles and  Atletico have none. The Portuguese superstar was jeered throughout the match by the home fans at the Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday night and he responded by showing five fingers to indicate the amount of Champions league he has. The 34 year-old was still furious with the Spanish side fans reactions yesterday and he continue to taunt them at the mixed zone when he was leaving the stadium. He didn't speak directly with any journalist but he held a five- finger gesture and made a zero gesture with his hand and declared "I won five champions league and this guy none" When asked if his team can overturned the 2-0 deficit at the Allianz Stadium in Turin he said "we will see in the second leg".