Emmanuel Adebayor's claim his mother is a witch and she uses her power to holh is leg from scoring goals

The Tottenham striker blamed his mum's black magic from stopping him story - but this isn't the only far fetched tale to excuse poor performance 

 

It has to be one of the worst excuses by a footballer for a goal drought. But £170,000 a week Premier League star Emmanuel Adebayor claims his mum has used black magic to stop him scoring.

The Tottenham striker has managed just two goals this season and his comments to a Ghanaian radio station has widened a rift with his family after he was accused of forcing his 62-year-old mother from her home.

Keshi demands N10m-a-month contract

 

Stephen Keshi has reportedly demanded a significant salary hike to sign a new contract to remain as Nigeria coach.

According to africanfootball.com on Tuesday, Keshi, who announced last week that his contract with   the Nigeria Football Federation had expired after the Super Eagles crashed out of the World Cup following their 2-0 defeat by France, told President Goodluck Jonathan that he will sign a new deal if the NFF agrees to pay him N10m a month. The former Nigeria captain received N5m a month in his initial contract.

Mourinho Fined £10,000 for Comments On Referees

Mourinho’s Comment After Chelsea Loss to Sunderland Brings the Game to Disrepute, Says FA.
Jose Mourinho has been fined £10,000 for comments he made after Chelsea’s home loss to Sunderland on  The Portuguese boss “congratulated” referee Mike Dean, following his side’s first loss at .......

Injured Cech Undergoes Surgery, Out for Ten Weeks

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has undergone successful surgery on the dislocated shoulder he suffered in the Champions League semi-final first leg goalless draw at Atletico Madrid.

Cech came off after just 18 minutes on the Vicente Calderon pitch, following a collision with ..............

Yobo And Osazie in, Uche Out, In The Brazil 2014 World Cup

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has sensationally left out Ike Uche from the 2014 World Cup, thus making good his earlier statements that the Villareal forward would not make the flight to ...............

Chelsea Set To Sign Another Prolific Striker

 
Pasalic, right, is set to join Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea in England
 
Barely a month before the end of the 2013/2014 football season in Europe, Chelsea is set to complete the signing of Hajduk Split forward Mario Pasalic next month.
According to reports, the striker is said to worth £3million and he is expected to be sent out on loan by.....

Cristiano Ronaldo Ruled Out of Copa Del Rey Final

Real Madrid will be without winger Cristiano Ronaldo for their Copa del Rey final against rivals Barcelona today.
Manager Carlo Ancelotti confirmed on Tuesday that the 29-year-old Portuguese has been sidelined with a

Barcelona Becomes European Champions Again

Less than a week after Barcelona was knocked out of the Champions League by Atletico Madrid, their youth team, the Catalans, have won the inaugural UEFA Youth Champions League.

A goal from Tarín and a brace from Munir saw the Barcelona lads defeated their Benfica counterparts 3-0 to

Josip Drmic Will Surely Join Arsenal Claims Ex German Pro

 

At the weekend, news frittered in that Arsenal had signed Bundesliga’s young striker Josip Drmic. The news was revealed by Lothar Matthaus, he even claimed the player’s wife was already house-hunting in London but in a swift reaction, the player moved to dismiss the rumour claiming nothing was done yet though he

Man United May Have to Wait for a Decade to Win the League Again – Danny Mills

 
Robin van Persie Pull Outs His Jersey Following the 2-0 Loss at Olympiacos.
Former England international Danny Mills believes it might be a decade before Manchester United win the Premier League title again.
The reigning champions lost 3-0 at home to a Steven Gerrard-inspired Liverpool on Sunday and

2014 WORLD CUP: “Super Eagles Will Do Well In Brazil”

Dutch legend, Ruud Gullit has tipped African Champions, Super Eagles as one of the teams expected to do well in the forth-coming Brazil World Cup.
Gullit who is an Ambassador of the Heneiken trophy tour to Nigeria spoke Thursday at the presentation of

Mexico 0 Nigeria 0: Brazil 2014 Warm-Up Ends Goalless as Goalies Shine

Super Eagles head coach, Stephen Keshi, made the most of the occasion by handing Cercle Brugges’ Michael Uchebo a debut start. Leon Balogun’s dream debut was cut shot by injury, coming off for

Chelsea Set To Beat Arsenal To Signing Of 40 Million Pounds Striker

Chelsea are hot favourites for the eccentric AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli. The Gunners are also said to interested in landing the Italian but it seems it is their London rivals that have their noses in front.
Just like Arsenal, Chelsea’s need of a new striker have been well documented with the recent one been their

Keshi needs technical help Says Ladipo

President-General of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club, Rafiu Ladipo, believes Nigeria's coach Stephen Keshi needs more technical staff to perform more effectively.
Ladipo stated that the technical crew of the Super Eagles needs to be bolstered ahead the World Cup, with

Norwich City Signs Joseph Yobo

Norwich City chief executive David McNally believes his club pulled off a profitable coup by signing a high-profile player like Joseph Yobo during the January transfer window.
The Canaries secured the loan signings of both Joseph Yobo and Jonas Guttierrez in January, and McNally believes that the players, who he described as being of ‘first-class’ quality, are good value for

Emenike set to return from injury

Nigeria international striker, Emmanuel Emenike has returned to training following the injury he picked up last week.
The big striker was injured during Fenerbahce’s Turkish Super Lig game against Konyaspor on January 27.
The 26-year-old was forced to leave the pitch at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadyumu in the 80th minute of the

Keshi defends home-based players

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has defended his continued invitation of home-based players to the national team, insisting that they will be given a chance to fight for their place in the 2014 World Cup squad.
Keshi noted that having worked with the home-based players, he believes that just like their........

Nigeria must fall, says Ghana coach

Ghana coach Maxwell Konadu is confident his Black Stars can hold off Nigeria to reach the African Nations Championship final.
The West African giants meet in Wednesday in a heavyweight semi-final clash in Bloemfontein with Ghana as

Eagles must focus” Says Keshi

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi says his wards will have to come down from the high of their stirring victory over Morocco and knuckle down if they are to beat Ghana.
The two West African giants clash on Wednesday in the semi-final of the African Nations Championship, and Keshi says his players have to get their hands dirty.
"The victory over Morocco is gone, now it's like we are starting again from

Martins gives up on World Cup dream, Watch The Video Of The interview

Since Keshi took charge of Nigeria, Martins has only played once and that was in a World Cup qualifier in 2012 and has not been heard of since relating to a Super Eagles call-up.
In an interview with the Seattle Times, Martins said: “I think there is nothing to say. He’s the head coach, so he knows the players that he wants. There is nothing I can talk about, (nothing) like calling him.”
The media had recently linked the striker with a possible loan move to Europe to