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            Wed, 16 Mar 2016 10:46:15 +0000
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                Impossible for Wenger in Spain says Barca boss
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                <![CDATA[ The Barcelona boss was speaking ahead of the latest instalment of the Barcelona-Arsenal Champions League saga.With pressure mounting on Arsene Wenger, Enrique was asked what he thought of the Arsenal boss and was full of praise for his opposite number while adding “that would be impossible here” about Wenger’s length of tenure at one club.“To be at the same club for so long shows his quality as a manager and also his desire to keep going in the job,” Enrique said.“I cannot talk about his current situation but if he has been there for that long, it says something about his capability.]]>
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                Wed, 16 Mar 2016 10:46:15 +0000
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Barcelona boss was speaking ahead of the latest instalment of the Barcelona-Arsenal Champions League saga.</p><p>With pressure mounting on Arsene Wenger, Enrique was asked what he thought of the Arsenal boss and was full of praise for his opposite number while adding “that would be impossible here” about Wenger’s length of tenure at one club.</p><p>“To be at the same club for so long shows his quality as a manager and also his desire to keep going in the job,” Enrique said.</p><p>“I cannot talk about his current situation but if he has been there for that long, it says something about his capability.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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                Nwakali Signs A Dream Contract With Arsenal
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                <![CDATA[ Kelechi Nwakali has confirmed that he has signed a five-year contract with arsenalNwakali has not been quiet about this move at all since it was announced at the end of January he was on a ‘waiting list’ to get a visa.He’s already posed for photos with Arsene Wenger and spoken of his delight to sign for the Gunners where he wants to wear the #25 shirt in honour of his hero, Kanu.Here’s what he had to say in his latest interview:“I just came back from London; I have signed a five-year contract with Arsenal, ” Nwakali told nigeriasoccernet.com .                                                                                                                      The 17-year-old is the Nigeria youth captain and was voted the Most Valuable Player at the u17 World Cup in Chile. There, he captained his side to glory and allegedly caught the attentions of Manchester City and Bayern Munich.]]>
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                Wed, 09 Mar 2016 13:59:12 +0000
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><h1>Kelechi Nwakali has confirmed that he has signed a five-year contract with arsenal</h1></p><p>Nwakali has not been quiet about this move at all since it was announced at the end of January he was on a ‘waiting list’ to get a visa.</p><p>He’s already posed for photos with Arsene Wenger and spoken of his delight to sign for the Gunners where he wants to wear the #25 shirt in honour of his hero, Kanu.</p><p>Here’s what he had to say in his latest interview:</p><p>“I just came back from London; I have signed a five-year contract with Arsenal, ” Nwakali told nigeriasoccernet.com .                                                                                                                      The 17-year-old is the Nigeria youth captain and was voted the Most Valuable Player at the u17 World Cup in Chile. There, he captained his side to glory and allegedly caught the attentions of Manchester City and Bayern Munich.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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                Chelsea Captain John Terry Out Against PSG
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                <![CDATA[ Chelsea captain John Terry has confirmed that he will definitely miss the club&#039;s mammoth clash against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night.The 35-year-old has not played in any of the last five matches after picking up a hamstring injury against Newcastle United on 13 February.Terry, who is out of contract at the end of the season and may well leave Stamford Bridge, posted a heartfelt message on social media describing how much it &quot;hurt&quot; not to be involved in the second leg.&quot;I&#039;m gutted to be missing the PSG game,&quot; Terry wrote on Instagram.&quot;It&#039;s so frustrating missing any game, but these big Champions League nights at the Bridge are unbelievable and it hurts as a player not to be involved.&quot;I have thrown everything at my injury trying to get back fit but sometimes you have to let the injury settle, and thankfully I&#039;m on the mend and hope to be back soon.&quot;Terry also missed the first leg, a 2-1 defeat to PSG at the Parc des Princes.The Blues held an open training session on Tuesday morning but Terry - stuck on 699 appearances for Chelsea - didn&#039;t take part.Diego Costa, however, did take part...]]>
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                Tue, 08 Mar 2016 18:54:06 +0000
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chelsea captain John Terry has confirmed that he will definitely miss the club's mammoth clash against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night.</p><p>The 35-year-old has not played in any of the last five matches after picking up a hamstring injury against Newcastle United on 13 February.</p><p>Terry, who is out of contract at the end of the season and may well leave Stamford Bridge, posted a heartfelt message on social media describing how much it "hurt" not to be involved in the second leg.</p><p>"I'm gutted to be missing the PSG game," Terry wrote on Instagram.</p><p>"It's so frustrating missing any game, but these big Champions League nights at the Bridge are unbelievable and it hurts as a player not to be involved.</p><p>"I have thrown everything at my injury trying to get back fit but sometimes you have to let the injury settle, and thankfully I'm on the mend and hope to be back soon."</p><p>Terry also missed the first leg, a 2-1 defeat to PSG at the Parc des Princes.</p><p>The Blues held an open training session on Tuesday morning but Terry - stuck on 699 appearances for Chelsea - didn't take part.</p><p>Diego Costa, however, did take part in the session after missing the 1-1 draw with Stoke City at the weekend, as did Kenedy and Pedro.</p><p>Radamel Falcao also trained but is not part of the Champions League squad</p>]]></content:encoded>
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                Super Eagles Captain Musa Scores Ahead Of Egypt Cracker
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                <![CDATA[                              Super Eagles skipper Ahmed Musa was the hero in the Moscow derby as he scored the only goal in CSKA’s 1-0 win against Spartak Moscow in the Russian league on Sunday.Musa scored in the 11th minute to give CSKA the win against their city rivals.The goal is Musa’s seventh in 19 league appearances this season.His Nigerian team-mate Aaron Samuel was an unused substitute in the game.In Germany, Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun and his side Mainz could not replicate their winning feat against Bayern Munich as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Darmstadt.Balogun, who has been a regular for Mainz this season, was in action for 90 minutes.Ogenyi Onazi was overlooked for selection in Lazio’s 1-1 away draw against Torino in a Serie A clash.While Onazi was left on the bench for 90 minutes, Joel Obi was introduced in the 86th minute for Guiseppe Vives.In La Liga, Success Isaac featured for 90 minutes but couldn’t prevent his side from losing 2-0 away to Real Betis.Isaac was yellow carded in the 47th minute.Super Eagles defender Kenneth Omeruo made an appearance for Kasimpasa who defeated Antalyaspor 2-1.Omeruo saw action...]]>
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                Mon, 07 Mar 2016 00:41:20 +0000
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>                             Super Eagles skipper Ahmed Musa was the hero in the Moscow derby as he scored the only goal in CSKA’s 1-0 win against Spartak Moscow in the Russian league on Sunday.</p><p>Musa scored in the 11th minute to give CSKA the win against their city rivals.</p><p>The goal is Musa’s seventh in 19 league appearances this season.</p><p>His Nigerian team-mate Aaron Samuel was an unused substitute in the game.</p><p>In Germany, Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun and his side Mainz could not replicate their winning feat against Bayern Munich as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Darmstadt.</p><p>Balogun, who has been a regular for Mainz this season, was in action for 90 minutes.</p><p>Ogenyi Onazi was overlooked for selection in Lazio’s 1-1 away draw against Torino in a Serie A clash.</p><p>While Onazi was left on the bench for 90 minutes, Joel Obi was introduced in the 86th minute for Guiseppe Vives.</p><p>In La Liga, Success Isaac featured for 90 minutes but couldn’t prevent his side from losing 2-0 away to Real Betis.</p><p>Isaac was yellow carded in the 47th minute.</p><p>Super Eagles defender Kenneth Omeruo made an appearance for Kasimpasa who defeated Antalyaspor 2-1.</p><p>Omeruo saw action for 90 minutes.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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                Obafemi Martins Makes His Debut For Shanghai Shenhua
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                <![CDATA[ Nigerian striker, Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins made his debut in the Chinese Super League for Shanghai Greenland Shenhua in their 1-1 draw with Yanbian Funde on Saturday.Martins who recently joined the Chinese club from MLS side Seattle Sounders FC, came on in the 76th minute as replacement for Colombia midfielder, Giovanni Andres Cardona in the home encounter.South Korean forward, Tae-Goon Ha opened scoring for Yabnbian Funde in the 54 minute, before Senegalese attacker Demba Ba scored the equalizer from the penalty spot for The Blue Devils in the 88th minute, as the match ended 1-1 at regulation time.It was Obagoal’s first game of the season, but the 31-year-old Nigerian striker is looking promising to make impact for Shanghai Shenhua as the season progresses in China.]]>
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                Sat, 05 Mar 2016 23:57:00 +0000
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Nigerian striker, Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins made his debut in the Chinese Super League for Shanghai Greenland Shenhua in their 1-1 draw with Yanbian Funde on Saturday.</p><p>Martins who recently joined the Chinese club from MLS side Seattle Sounders FC, came on in the 76th minute as replacement for Colombia midfielder, Giovanni Andres Cardona in the home encounter.</p><p>South Korean forward, Tae-Goon Ha opened scoring for Yabnbian Funde in the 54 minute, before Senegalese attacker Demba Ba scored the equalizer from the penalty spot for The Blue Devils in the 88th minute, as the match ended 1-1 at regulation time.</p><p>It was Obagoal’s first game of the season, but the 31-year-old Nigerian striker is looking promising to make impact for Shanghai Shenhua as the season progresses in China.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded>
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                Seattle Sounders striker Obafemi Martins set for Super Eagles re-call
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                <![CDATA[ Seattle Sounders forward and Nigerian striker, Obafemi Martins, is on course to be recalled to the Super Eagles for next month&#039;s 2018 preliminary World Cup qualifier against Djibouti or Swaziland two years after he last featured for the national team, according to reports.Martins, who has been in blistering form for his Major League Soccer (MLS) side in the USA, is being seen as a catalyst that could offer stiff competition to Odion Ighalo and Emmanuel Emenike, who are both expected to be included in coach Sunday Oliseh&#039;s squad for the November tie, a top source in the NFF revealed.According to the source, the Eagles attack has not impressed the head coach by scoring 5 goals in 4 games.And despite preferring Ighalo to Emenike, Oliseh needs a good option with wealth of national team experience to rival the Watford star who has scored 5 goals in eight EPL games for the Hornets, the source says.&quot;Obviously, Martins is an option we are considering in attack and he could make a return to the team but the coach has the final say on that,&quot; the highly-placed source told Completesportsnigeria.com.&quot;Emenike has not showed the handlers he could be relied...]]>
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                Wed, 14 Oct 2015 12:04:09 +0000
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[caption id="attachment_314624" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins[/caption]</p><p>Seattle Sounders forward and Nigerian striker, Obafemi Martins, is on course to be recalled to the Super Eagles for next month's 2018 preliminary World Cup qualifier against Djibouti or Swaziland two years after he last featured for the national team, according to reports.</p><p>Martins, who has been in blistering form for his Major League Soccer (MLS) side in the USA, is being seen as a catalyst that could offer stiff competition to Odion Ighalo and Emmanuel Emenike, who are both expected to be included in coach Sunday Oliseh's squad for the November tie, a top source in the NFF revealed.</p><p>According to the source, the Eagles attack has not impressed the head coach by scoring 5 goals in 4 games.</p><p>And despite preferring Ighalo to Emenike, Oliseh needs a good option with wealth of national team experience to rival the Watford star who has scored 5 goals in eight EPL games for the Hornets, the source says.</p><p>"Obviously, Martins is an option we are considering in attack and he could make a return to the team but the coach has the final say on that," the highly-placed source told Completesportsnigeria.com.</p><p>"Emenike has not showed the handlers he could be relied on in the games he has played."</p><p>"The coach wants his forwards to be aggressive and press high up but that has not been the case."</p><p>The former Inter Milan star has scored 14 MLS goals in 19 appearances for Sounders who sit fifth on the Western Conference log.</p><p>Martin reportedly called it quit with the Super Eagles last year, but the report has since been denied by his representatives who insist the former Levante star was quoted out of context.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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