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Alex Iwobi scored twice as Nigeria fought back from 2-0 down against an Argentina side missing Lionel Messi to secure a stunning 4-2 friendly victory in Krasnodar. Sergio Aguero scored his 36th international goal to move clear in third place on Argentina's all-time scoring list as Jorge Sampaoli's side looked set to prosper despite the absence of Messi, who had returned to Barcelona after featuring in the 1-0 win over Russia on Saturday. Having drawn level with Hernan Crespo by scoring a late winner against the Russians, Aguero followed up his first international goal since June 2016 by tapping home Argentina's second to back up Ever Banega's free-kick opener. Yet their comfortable cushion evaporated either side of the interval, with Kelechi Iheanacho inspiring a Nigeria fightback with a free-kick of his own in the closing stages of the first half. Two goals in the space of three second-half minutes from Iwobi and Bryan Idowu swung the game further away from...

Rafael Nadal will finish 2017 as year-end number one in the Emirates ATP Rankings after beating Hyeon Chung 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday in the second round of the Rolex Paris Masters. The 31-year-old Nadal will be the oldest year-end number one and first season-ending number one over the age of 30 since the Emirates ATP Rankings were established in 1973. Roger Federer has pushed Nadal all the way in the battle to finish atop the rankings, with both players enjoying remarkable comebacks in 2017. But with Federer forced to withdraw from Paris, Nadal needed just one more win to finish as number one.

Best Fifa Men's Player - Cristiano Ronaldo It has been a very good year for Ronaldo who has now won the 'Best Fifa Men's player' of the year, he won the inaugural Best Fifa Football Awards gong on the back of leading Portugal to victory at Euro 2016. Ronaldo scored two goals in Real Madrid's 4 - 1 win over Juventus in the Champions League final and also scored 25 times in 29 appearances as his club won the La Liga title for the first time in 5 years. Men's top three -  Cristiano Ronaldo - 43.16%      Lionel Messi 19.25%      Neymar Jr 6.97% Best Fifa Women's Player - Lieke Martens Martens, 24, was instrumental in the Netherlands' European Championship victory this summer, winning the player of the tournament accolade. She saw off competition 2016 winner from Carli Lloyd of the United States and Deyna Castellanos, the 18-year-old Venezuela forward. Women's top three- Lieke Martens - 21.72%      Carli Lloyd - 16.28%...

SATURDAY RESULTS CHELSEA 4 - 2 WATFORD Cesar Azpilicueta and Michy Batshuayi proved Chelsea's heroes as they battled to a thrilling 4-2 win over Watford at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Batshuayi came off the bench to make it 2-2, with Watford having led for much of the second half through Abdoulaye Doucoure and Roberto Pereyra, before Azpilicueta and the Belgium international secured the win in the dying minutes. The result came on the back of consecutive defeats for the Premier League champions and the pressure on boss Conte is likely to ease somewhat, with the Blues registering only their second win in five league games. HUDDERSFIELD 2 - 1 MANCHESTER UNITED Manchester United's unbeaten start to the Premier League season came to an end in a shock 2-1 loss at Huddersfield Town on Saturday, with Victor Lindelof the villain of the piece. Former Benfica defender Lindelof was brought on as a replacement for the injured Phil Jones in the 25th minute an...

Argentina's Messi-iah was on fire as he scored a hartick for the team against Ecuador to qualify for the Russia 2018. According to  Goal.com , Argentina's 3-1 triumph over Ecuador that sealed qualification was tense, scrappy, and more than a bit fortunate. But ultimately their magnificent captain put in the display 43 million people were waiting for to drag them kicking and screaming into the 2018 World Cup. With another result it may even have proved Leo's final game with the national team – it would at least have been difficult to imagine him soldiering on for another five years for another crack at the apple in Qatar. The result itself was anything but a foregone conclusion. Aficionados of ominous statistics oft repeated in the build-up to the game that Argentina had won just once in the heights of Quito, the altitude of the Ecuadorian capital proving a daunting barrier to success over the years. And only a win would guarantee the Albiceleste at least ...

Alex Iwobi’s second half goal guaranteed Nigeria’s place at the 2018 World Cup, the Arsenal forward earning a 1-0 home win against Zambia on Saturday. The three-time Afrian champions defeated the Chipolopolo 2-1 away earlier in the group and they appeared set to do so again with few problems, Mweene making relatively straightforward saves from Moses Simon, Wilfried Ndidi and the lively Victor Moses. Towards the end of the first half, Zambia’s glorious opportunity went begging with Alex Ng’onga at fault as he failed to convert with goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa to beat, firing wide from close range. Alex Iwobi came on as a substitute and broke the deadlock in the 73rd minute with a calm finish from close range converting Abdulahi Shehu's low pass. Congratulations!!! @NGSuperEagles Is the first African team qualified to @FIFAWorldCup 2018 Full Time .. Nigera 1-0 Zambia #AFWCQ pic.twitter.com/CKj7KXVWmP — CAF (@CAF_Online) October 7, 2017

Real have failed to win any of their first three La Liga home games for only the third time-finishing sixth on both previous occasions. Could Zidane get sacked before the new year? Ronaldo came back from a ban but Los Blancos still slipped to a shock loss at home to Betis that leaves them seven points off top spot. According  Goal , problems at home for Real Madrid. If the disappointing draws against Valencia and Levante had seemed bad enough, Wednesday's shock loss to Real Betis means Los Blancos are already seven points behind Barcelona in La Liga. And even with Cristiano Ronaldo back, Zinedine Zidane's side risk falling out of contention in the Primera Division. League titles are not decided in the fifth round of 38 fixtures and there is a long, long way to go. However, with La Liga won with 90 points or more in recent seasons, a deficit of seven at this early stage is alarming for a Madrid side that had started out as red-hot favourites after winning a Primera D...

Today  a total of 14 goals were scored today in the premiere league.    With Roy Hodgson loosing his first game in charge of Crystal Palace 1-0 to Southampton, Steven Davis scoring the goal. Crystal Palace have not scored or won any game since the beginning of premiere league making it thier worst  starting result of the season. Huddersfield Town 1 Leicester city 1 spot on Vardy earns a point for Leicester through penalty. Jamie Vardy's penalty cancelled out a goal on his first Premier League start from Laurent Depoitre as Leicester City earned a battling 1-1 draw at Huddersfield Town. Liverpool 1 Burnley 1: Dyche's battlers spring another surprise. Burnley continued to defy the odds on the road with a 1-1 draw at Liverpool as Philippe Coutinho's Premier League return ended in disappointment. Newcastle 2  Stoke City 1 Jamaal Lascelles headed the winning goal for the second time in as many weeks cancelling Shaqiri's equalizer. Watford 0...

It's been a big summer signing for PSG as they added Mbappe from Monaco to their squad. The biggest deal to be announced on deadline in England was undoubtedly Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's switch from Arsenal to Liverpool. Swansea on the other hand secured Renato Sanches from Bayern before Wilfield Bony's return was confirmed. Leicester midfielder, Riyad Mahrez was reported to be seen at London but that was all the news to it, turns out he will be back at Leicester. For Alexis Sanchez, it was a disappointing evening as he could not land his move away from Arsenal, as Thomas Lemar could not be secured as his replacement for the gunners. Danny Drinkwater has completed his move to Chelsea well after the transfer window closed, Leicester said the deal was a club record sale for them. Fernando Llorente has completed his move to Tottenham for £12million. Chelsea have signed Davide Zappacosta from Torino during the deadline day. Philippe Coutinho, Virgil van D...

Ousmane Dembele recorded 12 league assists last season, more than: Neymar with 11 assists Mohammed Salah with 11 assists Alexis Sanchez with 10 assists Bernado Silva with 9 assists In the 2016/2017 league campaign.

Real Madrid triumph over the Catalan club Barcelona in the Supercopa first leg after Ronaldo came and scored a very sensational goal before getting sent off by the referee. According to Goal.com , the Portugal star came off the bench to blast home the third goal of the visitors' 3-1 win at Camp Nou but earned a second yellow card for going to ground in the penalty area two minutes later, having earlier been booked for taking his shirt off in celebration. Zinedine Zidane's side took the lead early in the second half through an own goal from Gerard Pique but Barca levelled thanks to Lionel Messi's penalty, which was won in controversial fashion by Luis Suarez. Ronaldo put Madrid back ahead with a spectacular strike but was dismissed within two minutes of that goal and risked further punishment when he pushed the referee in the back before departing the field. Barca pushed for a second equaliser late on but were undone by Marco Asensio's brilliant strike on the ...

Chelsea’s Premier League title defense got off to a poor start as they lost 3-2 to Burnley and they had two players sent off. After captain Gary Cahill received a straight red card for a reckless tackle on Steven Defour, Sam Vokes put Burnley ahead in the 24th minute, volleying in Matthew Lowton’s cross. Stephen Ward doubled the lead a quarter of an hour later with a fierce shot after a one-two with Jack Cork. In-form Vokes now has seven goals in his last six Premier League appearances after netting only five in the previous 58. Antonio Conte substituted Batshuayi for Alvaro Morata 31 minutes to stoppage time and he scored on his Premier League debut with a header. Any hopes of a recovery were lost when Cesc Fabregas was sent off after collecting a second booking late on, although David Luiz did set up a grandstand finish with a powerful volley to make it 3-2 with two minutes left on the clock.  Robbie Brady then hit the post at the...

Wayne Rooney's first goal back in blue inspired boyhood club Everton to a narrow opening-weekend victory against Stoke.   The former Manchester United player  was cheered the loudest before a surprisingly energetic first half got under way, with a lackluster opening period eventually sparking into life in stoppage time. After 13 record-breaking years at Manchester United, the 31-year-old made the ideal mark on his Premier League homecoming. Everton had earlier struggled for fluidity as Ronald Koeman fielded five new signings from the outset, with Jordan Pickford comfortable in claiming a clean sheet. Both teams began with three at the back and it was the away side who looked more incisive early, targeting the space in behind Everton's wing-backs. Rooney struck with his first and only chance in the 44 minutes close to half-time. Dominic Calvert-Lewin crossed from the right, and Rooney was free to pick his spot with a header. Aside from a coupl...

Arsenal beat Chelsea 4-1 in a penalty shootout at Wembley Stadium to win the Community Shield. The Gunners perhaps had the better of a largely forgettable first-half, although Chelsea felt they should have had a penalty when Willian appeared to be tripped by Hector Bellerin. Instead the Brazilian was shown a yellow card for simulation. Chelsea started the second-half at a lightning-quick pace and took the lead after 46 minutes, when Victor Moses ran onto a Gary Cahill header and slammed a close-range finish beyond Petr Cech. In the annual match that marks the week leading up to the beginning of the Premier League season, it was Chelsea that went ahead in the 46th minute through Victor Moses. Then in penalty kicks, using the ABBA format, Arsenal took advantage of Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois sending his penalty into the stands and Petr Cech saving Alvaro Morata's shot, with Olivier Giroud scoring the winner, giving the Gunners momentum heading into next week. ...

The Ligue 1 club, Paris Saint Germain have signed Neymar from Barcelona after triggering his £198m (€222m) release clause, completing the most expensive transfer in football history. After a day that saw La Liga officials at first refuse to accept the payment before being urged to “abide by Fifa’s rules” by their French counterparts LFP, Barcelona confirmed they received the payment from the 25-year-old. “On Thursday afternoon Neymar Jr’s legal representatives visited in person the club’s offices and made the payment of €222m in the player’s name with regards to the unilateral termination of the contract that united both parties,” read the statement. “The LFP asks La Liga to abide by the Fifa rules and its responsibilities. The LFP supports Paris Saint-Germain and wishes Neymar to join Ligue 1. The legal services of the LFP are in support and at the disposal of Paris Saint-Germain so that the Neymar contract is approved as soon as possible.” Paris Saint-Germain is very h...

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