The former Super Eagles captain shared a sweet message to his long term partner Olga Diyachenko who celebrated her birthday November 10.
Mikel wrote ; “Happy birthday my love. I love you so much that words can’t describe. Me and peanuts love you to the moon and back. Happy birthday my love.”
Mikel and Olga have been dating since 2012 during his Chelsea playing career days and they both have two beautiful twins together.
The former former Sevilla and Barca legendary right back is reportedly in talks with Barcelona over a possible return to the Nou camp after he left 5 years ago.
The Brazilian who is presently a free agent revealed his willingness to play for Barcelona whenever he is needed, and he admits the team needs him and they can take advantage of his love for the club.
‘It would be taking advantage a bit to say now Barca need me. I left saying that when Barca needed and wanted me I would return regardless of where I was. There’s too much love, respect and care I have for this home. If Barca think they need me all they need to do is call. I believe I can add things wherever I go but at Barca now especially with the youngsters they have. We were young once and we weren’t prepared to defend a responsibility as big as defending Barca is, no matter how good they are or how much they are spoken about. It’s all new. You need a mix of young and old to give balance and the chance to fight for great things.’
Barcelona just appointed another returning legend Xavi Hernandez as their new coach after sacking Ronald Koeman.
Barca President Laporta revealed Dani Alves has helped the club in many ways and his direct relationship with former players like Carles Puyol means they will be available to help Xavi whenever he needs them.
He said: ‘Dani Alves helped the club in a number of ways – and he has offered us his help from a sporting point of view as well. Like with (former captain Carles) Puyol, there is a very direct relationship. They can help if Xavi needs it.’
The 22 year old Nigerian international goalie continues his good progression in recent years as Premier league team Watford snaps him up for €6 million (£5.1million) from Eredvise side Sparta Rotherdam.
Watford announced they have signed Maduka Okoye on a five and half years deal on their website but the young goalkeeper will stay on loan with the Eredvise side for the rest of the season.
“Watford FC is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement to sign highly-rated young goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, on a five-and-a-half year deal that will begin on January 1, 2022. The Nigeria international joins the Hornets for an undisclosed fee from Eredivisie outfit Sparta Rotterdam, to where he will return on loan until the end of the 2021/22 campaign,” the statement partly read.
Maduka Okoye reveled he cant wait to join the team permanently and get started, he also wished them all the best for the season in a post shared on social media.
The Manchester United manager is making perfect use of the international break, he has made a trip back to his country to clear his head from the media attention in England after he was spotted with his wife and kids at the Signature Private Jet Terminal at Manchester Airport.
Ole has seen several stories surround his Manchester United career after several negative results with millions spent on signings including returning icon Cristiano Ronaldo.
The under fire Manchester united boss was seen travelling with his family on a private jet to Norway.
The Barcelona legend was unveiled to 10,000 fans at the Camp Nou on Monday after his signing was confirmed from Al Sadd.
Xavi was joined by new President Laporta at the unveiling and the legendary former midfielder admit the team is in a bad moment but called on the fans to support the team because they need them more than ever.
‘I don’t want to get too emotional,’ he told them. ‘So I can just tell you one thing – we are the best club in the world. And we will work with the highest standards to have success. We cannot accept defeats or draws, we have to win every game. We are going to work to try and win many titles, thank you very much, this is an emotional moment for me. We need you. Especially during the bad moments. We are in a difficult situation as a club. We need you more than ever.’
The former Arsenal finally reveals he regrets not leaving Arsenal earlier than 2018 after his last few years at the club ended with issues with him and the board, deteriorating relationship with fans and below par results.
The 72 year old admit he was too attached the club and identified himself with the club in a new documentary.
‘I identified myself completely with the club – that was the mistake I made,’ said Wenger, as per the Telegraph.
‘My fatal flaw is I love too much where I am… where I was. I regret it. I should have gone somewhere else. Sometimes I wonder – was something broken after that Invincible season?’ said Wenger.2007 was a decisive point. It was the first time I could feel there were tensions inside the board. I was torn between being loyal to the club and being loyal to David [Dein]. I still today wonder if I did the right thing because life was never exactly the same after. I thought, “I have now to go to the end of this project”. I could have gone to the French national team. The English national team twice or three times even. I could have gone twice to Real Madrid. I could have gone to Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, even Man United.’
Arsene Wenger is the most decorated manager at Arsenal, during his 22 years stint at the club he won the league 3 times with a memorable invincible campaign and seven Fa cup titles
The boxing legend revealed it will be an honor to train alongside Anthony Joshua in preparation for his rematch with Oleksander Usyk after he lost his titles to him in their first fight in September.
The legendary boxer met with Joshua’s promoter Eddy Hearn at Canelo Alvarez’s fight with Caleb Plant in Las Vegas and was reportedly excited about training with Joshua when a reporter suggested.
‘That’d be an honour. Not to fight, but to help each other – that’d be awesome,’ Tyson said, via the Sun.
Eddy doesnt think its a bad idea as long as Mike Tyson doesnt fight Joshua.
“Of course. He’s been there, he’s seen it, he’s done it all!’ Hearn said before cheekily adding: ‘No sparring though!’
Mike Tyson also encouraged Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder to buckle up and snap out of their recent setbacks and keep the spirit up.
‘He has so much potential, he should not be depressed,’ he said.
‘Him and (Deontay) Wilder should not be depressed and give up on the world.’
The Catalan giants welcomed their legendary midfielder back as head coach after sacking Ronald Koeman due to consecutive bad results.
Barcelona got the go ahead from Al Sadd to start talks with Xavi who has been with the Qatar side since 2019 aftter they paid the buyout clause in his contract.
“FC Barcelona have reached an agreement with Xavi Hernandez for him to become first team coach for the rest of the current season and two more seasons,” the club said in a statement that was headlined “WELCOME BACK HOME, XAVI!”
Barca welcomed the midfielder who played for 17 years and made 767 appearances winning 25 trophies, including four Champions League wins and eight league titles.
Xavi shared a video after the news was confirmed saying ; “It wasn’t goodbye, it was ‘see you soon’. The Camp Nou has always been my home,” Xavi said in a video addressed to the fans. You’re my fans, my people, the club that I love the most. And now, I’m coming home. See you soon, Culers. Forca Barca!”
Xavi will be unveiled on Monday before his managerial career starts at the club November 20 after the international break.
The Catalan giants are expected to announce club legend and highly decorated former midfielder Xavi Hernandez as their new coach after the sacking of Dutch coach and former barca player Ronald Koeman.
Xavi is set to leave his job as the current manager of Al Saad, he will be in charge of his last game as the manager of the Qatar club on Wednesday before he faces a new challenge in Barcelona.
The imminent arrival of Xavi is expected to boost the mood around the club and help lift the club from bad performances this season.
The Al Shabab striker retired from the national team after the 2019 Nations cup where he was the highest goal scorer with 5 goals. The Eagles’ coach reveled he was going to be called back because his goals, experience and presence in the dressing room was missed.
Ighalo joined the 23 man list released by NFF to play against Lone Star of Liberia at the Grand Stade Tangier in Morocco on Saturday, 13th November and then fly into Lagos for the final group game against Cape Verde’s Blue Sharks at the Teslim Balogun Stadium on Tuesday, 16th November.
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