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Amazing football facts in Africa

2015-11-12T02:44:00.001-08:00

SOME AMAZING FOOTBALL FACTS....

1. When Barcelona's Xavi was 19, he almost
signed for Milan. His father gave his "yes" to him but
his mother said "if Xavi leaves Barca, I will
divorce!"

2. While Zlatan Ibrahimovich's youth team was
4-0 down, he came in as a substitute and scored
8 goals.

3. Juan Mata is the first player in history to have
joined Manchester United from Chelsea.

4. Xherdan Shaqiri has so far won league titles in every year of
his professional career !

5. Alex Song has 27 siblings - 17 sisters and 10 brothers.

6. Ryan Giggs is the only Premier League player to score 100 goals without scoring a hat-trick.

7. Cristiano Ronaldo was named after former US President Ronald Reagan.

8. Steven Gerrard has swapped his jersey with more than a hundred players, but never with a Man United player.

9. Ronaldinho first gained media attention when his youth team won 23 - 0. He scored all 23 goals.

10. Chelsea have been relegated more times than they have won
the league. #EPL #BPL

11. The difference in Messi's age and Ronaldo's age is 869 days. The same difference between Messi and Ronaldo's son.

12. Zinedine Zidane was never caught offside in his whole career.

13. Only one GOLD Premier League trophy has been awarded and it was to Arsenal because in 2003/2004 season,
they didn't lose one match.

14. Brazilian legend, Pele, scored 92 hat-tricks, 4goals on 31 occasions, 5 goals on 6 occasions, and 8 goals on an occasion.

15. When Mourinho says you have a bright future, it means you can't make his team at the present.

16. Cristiano Ronaldo was expelled from school at the age
of 14 after throwing a chair at his teacher for
mocking his family's financial status.

17. CR7 has no tattoos because he frequently
gives blood and getting a tattoo will render him
unable to do so for 6 months.

18. Real Madrid sold 50,000 James Rodriguez jerseys in one day. Juventus sold 0 (zero) Bendtner jersey in one season.

19. In January 2003, Van Gaal was SACKED by Barcelona after leaving them just 3 points above
the relegation zone.

20. Louis Van Gaal and David Moyes attended the same Tactical Management School.

21. Arsenal bought Anelka, Overmars, Petit, Henry,Vieira,
Fabregas, RVP, Adebayor and Nasri for £42 million. Then sold them for £206 million.

22. Hearts of Oak never lost a game in the GhanavPremier League but they couldn't clinch the league title.

Which one of them do you find interesting?

Fanzone EPL Football Comedy

2015-11-06T21:36:00.001-08:00

Football, undoubtedly the World's most favorite sport.

Doesn't this #Sport habors lot of extreme #soccer fanatics ?..
who would not cease hilarious rib breaking football jokes after each fixture.?

The Football Club managers : #Mourihno and #Wenger are occasionally have staged for #comedycentral humor.

Definitely, #Mourinho and #Wenger have been top in your #Whatsapp #chats...Can't you remember the recent #Arsenal 's whitewashing by Team #Bayern ; #Guardiola ! Then all socialmedia and Commentary Blogs were all on Football. As a football club manager you have to learn to cope with unlimited fans loyality every time you lose a match; Wenger must have learnt this long ago before going the English Premier League ,EPL .

Here is a leak of how the #Managers chats were like : Lol

ENGLISH TEAMS IN #UCL, WHATSAPP CONVERSATION,,

van gaal and 3 other people
.
VAN GAAL: Cska was an easy team,it was a must win game
.
PELLEGRIN: We also won,we played fantastic football
.
MOURINHO: I think am still the special one,guess what happened to dynamo
.
WENGER: Please members,lets change the topic,thanks
.
MOURINHO: lol

WENGER left

Platini added Klopp and Wenger

Klopp: Hi guys I won too

Wenger: Who added me?

Klopp: Hi the five one!

Wenger Left
Hilarious..Yes...Football fans would only creates lavish praises after a 3points #MatchDay on #supersport.

Truestory ,After a Win they would scrumble for slots onto the #fanzone to praise their rather "Must go Club Managers" !!! And leave evergreenposts and comments online and wait for a #win

Funeral at Stamford Bridge #Chelsea

2015-11-01T23:47:00.001-08:00

Isn't too early to make such #EPL commentary on the #League status of #Chelsea ?

Perhaps critics won't spare #Mourihno such #footballcomedy after a damn 11 match blackout .

"Its with deep sorrow that we announce the sudden death of #chelsea after a short illiness Of 11 games.

He was a loving son to Roman #Abrahimovic and Josphine Moureen. Brother to old boy #Diegocosta and Mzee #JohnTerry.Husband to the divorced doctor #EvaCarneiro.

Father to #Hazard. #Zouma, #Courtois. Son in law to #Falcao and #Ivanoic. The body left EPL funeral home today. Prayers were held at
#stamfordbridge and burial later at 1545 in his home at the bridge. The mass was conducted by Bishop #Klopp assisted by Rev. #Coutihno.

In his message the bishop quote from the book of football chapter 3 vers 1 which say " be good to other teams on your way to being crowned #champions coz you will meet them on your way to relegation". The funeral was well attented as hymms were heard very loud...' moureen must go...moureen must go....moureen must go......"

Definitely #football and especially English football mounts alot of pressure onto the club managers.

Football fanatics are normally too quick to pose praises for their manager just as they can suddenly curse them .

#Mourinho is no exceptional manager to avoid the path shown to #BrendanRodgers and #Ancelloti when their when #RealMadrid failed to carry the #Bundesliga and the #UEFA in 2014 ..

A wise manager would rather tender a resignation than suffer public humiliation in account of lost game points .What club owners focus on is dollars and fame whereas football fans want wins and daily even minus a match ... #Lol

Sunday tips

2015-11-01T11:11:00.000-08:00

Hi guys, today I want to make you some money. I have some tips for tonight's games.

Double

Universitario De Deportes vs Sport Huancayo: Universitario to win @1.65
DC United vs Red Bulls New York: over 2.5 goals @1.65

Stake 100/-
Return 272/-

Treble

Deportes Quindio vs Real Santander: Quindio to win @1.2
Boca Juniors vs Tigre: Boca juniors win @1.45
San Lorenzo vs Temperley: San Lorenzo win @1.35

Stake 100/-
Return 235/-

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GOOD LUCK!!!

LIVERPOOL CAN STILL MAKE IT UEFA??

2015-03-19T16:50:00.000-07:00

Brendan Rodgers Had Liverpool sit at the top of the Premier League table
Once a regular event at Anfield, 24 years have down since the last top-flight Victory celebration on Mersey side.

That wait could soon not be over, but there's still work to be done if Rodgers dreams to be the man to deliver English football's grandest prize.
He had Liverpool sit top of the table, two points clear of the chasing pack but with potentially pivotal clashes against fellow enthusiasts Manchester City and Chelsea in the 2013/2014 season.

Rodgers understands best that expectation is boiling with each passing fixture, with Liverpool having won their last few matches in a row, but says he enjoys working under such circumstances and therefore will look to embrace the challenges.

He once said in the Daily Star: "I'm loving every minute of it.
"This is brilliant. I may not have been in this position before, but I have been in football a long time.
"This is only my fifth year as a manager, but I've been stood on the touchline coaching for 20 years. I'm really enjoying seeing us develop.
"When you play and work for a club like Liverpool, there's pressure every day of your life.

"I walk past the European Cup every day when I come into the training ground. That can be pressure, but only if you let it be pressure.
"We've worked hard all season to be in this position. Now we're there, we're going to fight and work even harder.

"I've been through much worse things in my life than being in the title race at the top of the Premier League. It's insignificant in terms of some psychological things which have gone on."

Januzaj, Giggs and Phil Neville EPL success story

2014-08-18T02:40:00.003-07:00

Adnan Januzaj

Adnan Januzaj says he’s relishing the chance to follow in Ryan Giggs’s footsteps, having been handed the now-retired Manchester United legend’s famous no.11 shirt.

Januzaj inherited Giggs’ squad number this week, just 12 months after making his Reds debut and while he is still a teenager.
The vast majority of Giggs’ 963 appearances came in the no.11 shirt and it will have struck many United fans as odd on Saturday to see anybody but the Welshman charging down the wing with the iconic number on his back.
But Belgium international Januzaj insists he’s not fazed by the weight of expectation the number carries.

“It's a big honour for me and my family and I was very happy to have it given to me,” he told reporters following United’s opening-day defeat to Swansea City.

“Of course [I’ll feel a little pressure] because there was a legend in front of me who had it for 20 years, but I am really happy with that.”

Another Reds legend and former United assistant coach, Phil Neville, is backing Januzaj to shine in the shirt.
Neville took to Twitter following this season's squad number announcement to air his views.

He tweeted: "Januzaj given the no.11 shirt – massive act to follow but one I'm convinced he can handle. He is going to be a great player!"
http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2014/Aug/adnan-januzaj-honoured-to-wear-number-11-shirt.aspx

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