Barcelona Football Star, Lionel Messi Gives Out Date to His Wedding With Antonella Rocuzzo

Barcelona football star Lionel Messi,29, has fixed the date of his wedding to his childhood sweetheart and mother of his two kids, Antonella Rocuzzo, 28. According to various reports in Spanish and Argentine media, the football ace has fixed June 24, 2017 as the date he'll wed Antonella in his hometown, Rosario.

However, the question on the lips of everyone in Argentina is if his rival, and World Footballer of the year, Cristiano Ronaldo will be invited, even though Ronaldo will be participating with Portugal in the Confederations Cup in Russia around Messi's wedding time frame.

Messi is set to invite 600 guests to the wedding which has been tagged 'Argentina's biggest wedding' . This summer Messi'll be free from national and club duties.

Leo Messi & Antonella Rocuzzo have two sons together: Thiago 4 years and Mateo Messi, 16 months.

Congrats to him!

See Photos as Rivers Angels Won The Nigeria Professional League

Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt are crowned Nigeria Women Professional League 2015/2016 Champions after beating Nasarawa Amazons 5-3 on penalty shootouts.

With their latest victory, Rivers Angels becomes the first team since 2002 to win three consecutive Nigeria Women Professional League titles. Congrats to the ladies! More photos...

They were also given the sum of N350,000 as the winners prize money, courtesy of Access Bank.

Who can remember these former Super Eagles stars?

 Can you remember their names?

Footballer Koke calls Cristiano Ronaldo 'fagg*t!', He replies- 'Might be a fagg*t, but a very rich one' (video)

Tempers boiled over last weekend as Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid clashed in the epic Madrid derby. Ronaldo was involved in a fiery exchange with Koke and now their words have been revealed.

Ronaldo and Koke were each booked for the flare-up, which saw both stars clash heads and exchange words but now Spanish Radio station Cadena Cope, have claimed that Ronaldo got flared up when Koke called him a faggot, a term used to describe gays, to which the three-time Ballon d’Or winner allegedly replied: “A faggot, yes. But a very rich one, b******.”

According to the radio station, they over heard Ronaldo talking to his teammates about what happened during his clash with Koke.

See alleged excerpts of the conversation according to Cadena Cope below.

Ronaldo: “Koke called me a faggot.”

Team-mate: “What?”

Ronaldo: “You‘re a faggot, he said to me.”

Team-mate: “He said that to you?”

Ronaldo: “I told him, ‘if we meet each other in Madrid, you will see what I will do’.”

Team-mate: “What are you going to do to him?”

Ronaldo: “Nothing. What can I do?”

Another team-mate who came in later: “Who said that?”

Ronaldo: “Koke, he called me a faggot. I told him, ‘a faggot, yes. But a very rich one, b****** ’.

 

Watch the video below...

  

Meanwhile, notice how Atletico Madrid players made sure to protect their precious cargo from Ronaldo's thunderbolt as he lined up a freekick? Lol.

See the amazing cute pic of Super Eagles player Godfrey Oboabona and his daughter

She's a cutie!

Justin Bieber practices football with Barcelona trinity Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez (Photos/Video)

Justin Bieber on Monday visited Barcelona's Ciutat Esportiva Sant Joan Despi training complex and engaged in a training session with Barca stars, Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr, Luis Suarez, Rafinha and others. The Canadian singer did some shooting drills, crossing practice and took some penalties.

Neymar and Justin Bieber have been friends ever since they met at the Copa America in the US this summer, and have visited each other ever since. See more photos and videos after the cut.

 

Neymar, Justin e Rafinha hoje no CT do Barcelona. 💛💛⚽️

A video posted by @neymarjr_forever11 on Nov 21, 2016 at 7:02am PST

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Neymar e Justin gritando Gol, comemorando o GOL do @davidbrazil24 JAHAHAHAHA.

A video posted by @neymarjr_forever11 on Nov 21, 2016 at 7:26am PST

Nigerian footballer cycles 64 miles balancing football on his head to break Guiness World Record (Photos/Video)

A local Nigerian footballer Harrison Chinedu, remarkably broke the Guiness World record of cycling for 64 miles with a football balanced on his head.

Wearing the Super Eagles jersey, Chinedu rode his bicycle with a ball on his head from the beach to the National stadium, Surulere, while fans, drivers and passers by, sang and cheered him on as he attempted the bizarre feat.

 According to Chinedu, he had tried the feat in March this year but failed when he reached 30 miles, but after several rehearsals and training, made up his mind to carry out the feat again.

After the feat, he said:

 “My biggest motivation was that I believe in showcasing my God-given talent. I know I have the skill and I want to show the world what I can do. This one is a record created by me and I am happy that I have done my own side. And it's left for the Guinness World Records to ratify it and bring back results."

More photos and the video, below...

Watch Chelsea, Liverpool & Man City stars do the mannequin challenge (video)

A host of premier league stars who play for the Belgian team, on Tuesday night did the mannequin challenge- a still motion trend currently sweeping through social media. Stars like Vincent Kompany, Kevin de Bruyne, Eden Hazard, Mignolet, Romelu Lukaku, Benteke and so many others set up in different positions as they did the challenge in the team's hotel after Belgium's 8-1 win over Estonia. Lol ...Watch the video after the cut...

#MannequinChallenge in our hotel. We had so much fun 😂😂 #TousEnsemblepic.twitter.com/hA5TCBsEb1

— BelgianRedDevils (@BelRedDevils) November 15, 2016

Wayne Rooney who claims to be injured, pictured looking drunk & partying with two women (Photos)

England and Manchester United football club captain Wayne Rooney was pictured with blood shut eyes and red wine coloured lips, surrounded by two women after gatecrashing a lady's wedding in a Posh Hotel in the UK on Sunday.

According to the Sun UK who obtained the pictures, Rooney was looking 'too drunk to stand'

Rooney had on Monday withdrawn from the English team, citing injury as his reason, but with his latest booze antics, he faces huge criticism and a possible removal from the team by Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho, whose side faces Arsenal this weekend.

According to the report, Rooney, staggered around and was barely able to keep his eyes open and one of the women -wearing Rooney’s Three Lions jumper - was believed to be a bar maid, while the other was a wedding guest.

Guests at the five-star Grove Hotel in Hertfordshire revealed how Rooney was “paralytic” after partying until 5am and could barely talk by the end.

According to reports, Mourinho is looking for how to offload Rooney to another club- possibly in China or U.S next summer.

"I've gone several months without being paid' Samson Siasia resigns from National football duty

Samson Siasia, Nigeria's Bronze winning coach at Rio 2016 has resigned from his post as head coach despite his team's heroics this summer saying he's doing so because of 'a disrespectful system'

'I have reached that point where I have to say I have had  enough, I've gone several months without getting paid, years of being derided and disrespected by the sports authorities in Nigeria but I am done already." Siasia, whose contract expires at the end of the Olympics, told BBC Sport. 

It's sad that after all we went through to get to Brazil and end up winning a bronze medal, the players, coaching and backroom staff never received a 'thank you' in appreciation despite a turbulent time at the Olympics" Sisasia added. 

"First we had the minister deride us for camping in Atlanta and even denied our existence as a group before the flight problems," recalled Siasia. 

"Players had to embark on a strike to be heard, then the boys kept a good spirit to win an incredible medal, only to be publicly criticised for speaking to the Japanese surgeon who supported and rewarded the team for their brave spirit I've taken a deep look at everything and concluded that things need to change for us to progress as a country not just in football but our general lives.I have fulfilled my obligations as a citizen, footballer and coach; right now I do not want to be involved in the Nigerian football system anymore," said Siasia.

The NFF, already heavily criticized for their treatment of the Nigerian football teams, are yet to respond to Siasia's resignation. 
Siasia is Nigeria's most decorated coach at the Olympics after winning a silver medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

Enyimba players arrive Cairo and train ahead of must win CAF Champions League match (photos)

Enyimba players on Sunday arrived at Cairo, Egypt and trained at the Petrosport Stadium ahead of their must win clash against Zamalek in the CAF Champions League.Zamalek defeated Enyimba 1-0 in the first leg in PortHarcourt, Nigeria. More photos after the cut.

Jay Jay Okocha plays football with IDPs, donates to them

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Mikel Obi's girlfriend shares adorable photos of their twin daughters

Mikel Obi's partner Olga shared sweet images of their adorable twin girls on Instagram. The Russian beauty also shared a photo of the Chelsea midfielder and Captain of Nigeria's U-23 side to 2016 Olympic Games, who yesterday scored his first ever Olympic goal in a 2-0 win against Denmark to advance to the semi-final.

Rio Olympics: Go for the gold! President Buhari hails victorious Nigerian soccer team

President Buhari on Saturday praised the indomitable spirit of the Nigerian soccer team to the 2016 Olympics Game. Nigeria beats Denmark 2.0 to secure a place in the semi-finals

A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesin, said a cheering President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday night praised the indomitable spirit of the Nigerian soccer team to the Olympics Games, which saw them flying over Denmark 2-0 to qualify for the semi-finals.

"Again and again, the unconquerable Nigerian spirit has come to the fore, showing that where there is a will, there's always a way. This was a team that was not given much chance, but which has now advanced into the semi-finals. Go for it. Go for the gold, and let the Nigerian banner be held proudly aloft once again on the global stage. We are almost there. Let's go."

President Buhari urged the Nigerian nation to pray and support the Nigerian contingent to the Olympics, especially the soccer team, so that the rest of the world will know that even in the face of economic adversity, the Nigerian spirit remains resolute and lifted high.

"And this, we shall demonstrate in every sphere of our national life," the President added.

Liverpool first black footballer turns down Queens MBE, because it would be betrayal of Africans who suffered under British empire

Howard Gayle, the first black footballer to play for Liverpool has turned down an MBE nomination. The 58-year-old Toxteth-born footballer said it would be "a betrayal" to Africans who suffered at the hands of the British Empire.

In a Facebook post published on August 10, Gayle, who made his Reds debut in 1977 and also played for Blackburn Rovers, Sunderland and Newcastle, said he had to decline the nomination, for his 'Show Racism the Red Card' campaign work, as his ancestors would be "turning in their graves"