SUPER MARIO

Do you know that if Italy wins the Euros, Balotelli would have won the Euros, Champions League, Premiership, Italian league three times at the age of 21?

Match-winner Mario Balotelli'st was a  two goals against Germany took his country into the final of Euro 2012 against Spain on Sunday.
Barwuah as he is now also official known as, shot his second goal in lightening speed against Germany and it clocked 122.3km/h. It was a bullet and YES it was SUPER!!! Mario even reckons that last night was the best in his career.

Do you all remember Spillo??? I mean Alessandro 'Spilla' Altobelli? He was one of the most effective Italian forwards of the late 1970s and 1980s.

Coincidence???

PAY ME MY MONEY!!! - RAZAK

Zamalek's Nigerian-born Beninese striker Razak Omotoyossi says he won't return to Egypt if he does no receive outstanding unpaid wages from last season. The Cairo based club owe the 26-year-old striker $70,000 from the last campaign. According to reports, Omotoyossi hopes to receive at least part of this, along with the cancellation of penalties imposed on him for the late return. 

Most of Egypt's cash-strapped football clubs have been suffering since the nationwide suspension of football activities following February's infamous Port Said stadium disaster.  The Nigerian-born Beninese striker, has failed to report back to the team after playing with Benin in World Cup qualifiers.
The club seem not to be missing the striker since they secured the services of Burkina Faso striker Abdoulaye Cisse from Masry in May.

LIVERPOOL AND CHELSEA JOSTLE FOT MOSES

Chelsea are looking to better their earlier bid by offering £6 million for Wigan forward Victor Moses after earlier reports appeared to have poured cold water on the deal. The Wigan player who has a year left on his contract rejected a £4 milion bid.

The former Crystal palace player would now have options to choose from as new Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is now looking to bid for him. Rodgers was planning to make Gylfi Sigurdsson his first Anfield signing, but the Icelandic attacking midfielder now looks set to move to Tottenham.

The 21 year old Nigerian netted six times for Wigan last season and is comfortable playing on either flanks as  well as off the main striker.

ALUKO SET TO DEPART RANGERS

Nigeria and soon to be ex-Rangers player, Omatsone Aluko will be leaving Scottish Premier League (SPL) side, Glasgow Rangers. Like you know Rangers have been entangled in financial distress which has seen the club go into administration.
Not only is Aluko set to leave but at least ten other Rangers' players have now decided to quit,  leaving the club with just seven established first team players. The club currently face SPL rejection as they will meet with clubs next week to discuss their future in top tier football.

Omasone Aluko

Houston Dynamo of the American Major League Soccer is already tracking the Nigerian Winger. Aluko who is also out of contract is equally being sniffed by English Championship side, Charlton Athletic.

Meanwhile, Maurice Edu is one of the most senior players keeping sealed lips on if they are staying or leaving The Gers.

Maurice Edu

ARSENAL TO PLAY THE SUPER EAGLES ON AUGUST 5

Arsenal will take on Nigeria in a friendly in Abuja on August 5, less than a fortnight before the new Barclays Premier League campaign gets underway. This would be the first time since 1993 that Kanu Nwankwo's former club Arsenal would visit Africa and it is expected to be massive.
'We are delighted to announce that Arsenal Football Club will face the Super Eagles of Nigeria in Abuja,' said DanJan Sports promoter David Omigie.
'The NFF have agreed that the country will present a strong side as coach Stephen Keshi continues his development process,' said Omigie.
'The Arsenal manager [Arsene Wenger] will also use this game to showcase his full squad for the 2012/2013 football season.'

Arsenal have a huge followership in Africa, particularly in Nigeria with fans many supporting the club from the days Nwankwo Kanu played for the north London side between 1999 and 2004.

Cristiano Ronaldo thinks Spain will fall

According to Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal has the mental strength to give them the edge when clash horns with reigning world and European champions Spain in Donetsk. Knowing that the hopes of the nation is centered him, Ronaldo said:
 "These games are part of my life.
"I have to be used to them. Responsibility yes, pressure no."

Can the most world's explosive player defuse world champions Spain? Hit me up

Serena Williams wins

Serena Williams quickly found her range as the former champion moved safely into the second round on Tuesday. Just the day after her sister Venus was bundled out in the first round, restored family honor with a 6-2 6-4 defeat of battling Czech Barbora Zahlavova Strycova. Yes, Serena got the job done, which she couldn't say the last time she was at a major championship. As always the most interesting part of her opener was her clothing. This was what she wore during her warm up.

What might we call this? A"warmup jacket"?
She has been known to wear some unimaginable sports gear like........

It's not just her clothings that get the feel from her fashion wand, her nails too

However the "warmup jacket" owes its inspiration to her famous Trenchcoat of the 2008 Wimbledon.

Here is what she said led to the evolution of the trench coat in 2008

“I was talking to Nike, I walked in, had this great coat on there and they said we should do a coat like this for Wimbledon,” explained Serena about the evolution of this coat. “I was like, Okay, cool. I was really all about it. Now I have a wonderful white coat I can wear on the court and also, you know, in New York for those rainy days. “

Meanwhile, Venus and Serena will play doubles together at the olympics, they'll both be in Nike dresses, as Nike is Serena's apparel sponsor.

As usual, Polo Ralph Lauren continues to be official uniform supplier for ball boys and girls.

Well here is a little fact for you - Do you know that girls were not allowed until 1977, and that it was 1985 before they appeared on Centre Court? Well now you know!!! :)

WTA to terminate grunting

The Women's Tennis Association has reportedly reached agreement with the four grand slams - Australian, French, US Open and Wimbledon - and the International Tennis Federation to develop a hand-held device to objectively measure on-court grunting levels. These two have been fingered as serial grunters culprits by lots of tennis fans.

The device the GRUNT-O-METER would be used to guage when players - including grand slam champions Sharapova and Azarenka - are being too loud.

"It's time for us to drive excessive grunting out of the game for future generations," WTA CEO Stacey Allaster said.

Am i the the only one who thinks this is ludacris? I mean are they now robots?

What are your views on this? Is it achievable?

YES SHAKIRA IS PREGNANT - DAD

With all the rumours flying around that pop star Shakira may be pregnant with Gerard Pique’s baby for a few weeks now and with her camp denying the reports, here is what her papa had to say.

Shakira’s father, William Mebarak MAY have let the cat out of the bag telling La Prensa of the rumors, “Hopefully the news will be made official soon.” Notice how Mebarak didn't deny the speculation that his daughter is pregnant?

Mebarak seems to have endorsed her relationship with tall Barcelona player Gerard Pique stating, “We are satisfied with the current relationship, It is a relationship that is 100 percent happiness, it makes them happy. What makes them happy makes us happy. He is a VALUABLE young man.”


The rumors began earlier this month when Mexican entertainment gossip site TV Notas reported that not only is the “Rabiosa” singer allegedly preggers, but also that she and Piqué have already bought a mansion in Barcelona to get settled with their newborn.

The publication added that as of now Shakira is supposedly two months pregnant and that her baby is due by the end of 2012.


Hmmmm Shakira c'mon don't starve us of the good news we love you both as a couple.... ;)

END OF THE ROAD FOR FEMI AJILORE AT GRONINGEN

The future looks bleak for Nigeria international, Femi Ajilore at Dutch club FC Groningen if reports from Holland are anything to go by. You will recall that Ajilore spent last season on loan at Brondby. At the end of the season, the Danish club did not exercise the option of buying him outright from Groningen. According to fresh reports the Technical Director of the club, Henk Veldmate now deems Ajilore surplus to requirements. The 27-year-old central midfielder has a contract with FC Groningen until the end of the 2012 - 2013 season. If Ajilore remains, he would be entitled to at least 500,000 euros in wages, which is not economical for the club, as he is not in the plans of Coach Robert Maaskant.

TRANSFER MARKET: Breaking news!!!

The Gunners have confirmed on their official website that they have reached an agreement for the signing of the France international. The 25-year old striker completed a medical before agreeing terms at the Club’s training ground yesterday evening. The completion of the transfer is now just the subject of formal processes. Giroud arrives from French champions Montpellier, where 21 goals in 36 league appearances made him the French league’s joint top goalscorer last season and also earned him a place in the Ligue 1 Team of the Year. Giroud, who enjoyed a two-year spell at the Stade de la Mosson and broke into the national team in November 2011, flew to London after representing Les Bleus at the European Championship in Ukraine and Poland. 

Giroud made three appearances at Euro 2012 though he played only 32minutes. How good of a boost is it for the gunners with next season in view?