Tuesday, 7 April 2015

LATEST NEWS

SA : ABSA PREMIERSHIP
https://youtu.be/KRT7Hk-ofwg https://youtu.be/KRT7Hk-ofwg

Free State Stars striker Henyekane passes away in car accident

Richard Henyekane - Mamelodi Sundowns

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07 Apr 2015 08:10:26

The 31-year-old former Bafana Bafana, Lamontville Golden Arrows and Mamelodi Sundowns player was involved in a tragic accident in the early hours of Tuesday morning

Free State Stars released thBafana Bafana,e following statement confirming the sad news:
"Henyekane was travelling with four other passengers when they were involved in a tragic motor vehicle accident.

"He was, unfortunately the only one to lose his life in this incident.
"We wish to say to the Henyekane family that they must know that we are with them at all times, and trust that they will put all their sorrows in the hands of God the Almighty in this hard period.

"To the Stars family of fans, sponsors, supporters and others we believe that this is a period in which you will remain steadfast in the praying for Henyekane’s teammates as they come to terms with this sad moment.’".https://youtu.be/KRT7Hk-ofwg
"South African football has lost yet another one of our promising players... go well ’Kimberley Express’".https://youtu.be/KRT7Hk-ofwg

NUTMEG SKILLS

WORLD STARS

https://youtu.be/UdB7K6HSQQ8

This is evidence to testify that some players are just naturally talented. In the first scene it is Lionel Messi who was entertaining the crowd in Camp Nou when Barcelona hosted Manchester City in the second leg of the UEFA champions league. Alongside Messi in this video is Neymar, Suarez, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Mata,Schwabe,Bellarani among others.

IN comparison to the skills by African players.https://youtu.be/Y0FalsCfC9o
WHAT CONCLUSION CAN WE HAVE? Its sufficient from this video clip that Africa also at one point in history had a magnificent player like this. Okocha was undeniable the most influential player in Africa.Also the best of Samuel Etoo during his days at Barcelona can be seen in this video just click the URL and you can enjoy watching the African star delivering. https://youtu.be/QA5NfsryOW8

FOOTBALL SKILLS

MESSI SKILLS AGAINST CITY

https://youtu.be/9xBEhcQfsPA

RONALDO SKILLS VS SHALKE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GKqAxmwy3Q

The above video clips show how different Messi and Ronaldo are in football. Messi has power in his foot, where he can manipulate defenders unexpectedly mostly through nutmegs, however, Ronaldo with the advantage of his height exerts more power to his head with accuracy of about 90%. Are the two therefore not comparable? Have your say.... who is a team and individual player between the two? open debate lets .............

LATEST EPL NEWS

City lose fourth successive away game

Manchester City's hopes of retaining their title suffered another huge blow with defeat at Selhurst Park.

Glenn Murray put Crystal Palace ahead with a tap-in from close range before Jason Puncheon fired in a brilliant free-kick from the edge of the box to put Pardew's men 2-0 ahead of the champions.
Although Yaya Toure's fierce strike pulled a goal back in the 78 minute mark, 11th-placed Palace held on to a win. After all the drama over the weekend including last night's shock defeat for City this is how the Barclays Premier League stands.

Position	Team	Played	Goal Difference	Points
Pellegrini's problems, Sergio's blues
No movement 1	Chelsea	30	37	70
No movement 2	Arsenal	31	30	63
No movement 3	Man Utd	31	27	62
No movement 4	Man City	31	33	61
No movement 5	Liverpool	31	9	54
No movement 6	Tottenham	31	5	54
No movement 7	Southampton	31	20	53
No movement 8	Swansea	31	-2	46
No movement 9	West Ham	31	2	42
No movement 10	Stoke	31	-4	42
Moving up 11	Crystal Palace	31	-4	39
Moving down 12	Everton	31	-3	37
No movement 13	Newcastle	31	-16	35
No movement 14	West Brom	31	-15	33
No movement 15	Sunderland	31	-20	29
No movement 16	Hull	31	-14	28
No movement 17	Aston Villa	31	-22	28
No movement 18	Burnley	31	-23	26
No movement 19	QPR	31	-20	25
No movement 20	Leicester	30	-20	22

Monday, 6 April 2015

LATEST SOCCER NEWS

TURKEY

The football association have opted to postpone the next round of matches while an investigation into the attack on the team bus continues.

The Turkish Super Lig has been suspended for a week following the attack on the Fenerbahce team bus which left the driver wounded.
The team bus was attacked by gunmen as they returned from their 5-1 win over Rizespor on Saturday, with the driver taken to hospital with a head wound following the incident.
Fenerbahce released a statement calling for the league campaign to be halted while an investigation is carried out into the attack, saying: "It is the end of football when blood is spilled. Fenerbahce's complete priority is for the culprits to be found and punished immediately."
And the Turkish Football Federation have now confirmed the next matchday will be postponed, along with the cup quarter-finals due to take place this week.
FA Chairman Yildirim Demiroren announced on Monday: "The Super Lig clubs asked us to postpone the games for one week and we have taken this decision accordingly."
Fenerbahce were due to face Mersin Idmanyurdu on Wednesday in the Turkish Cup, with a Super Lig clash at home to Bursaspor following on April 13.http://www.goal.com/en/news/467/turkey/2015/04/06/10518632/turkish-super-lig-suspended-for-a-week-following-fenerbahce?ICID=HP_HN_

SPAIN: Real Madrid vs Granada Cristiano Ronaldo breaks three records in astonishing Real Madrid wn

Former Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo netted five goals for the first time in his Real Madrid career as the La Liga giants thrashed Granada 9-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The Portuguese winger headed in to the game very much like his side in general, out of form and looking largely frustrated as things haven’t worked out.
With just three goals in his previous eight La Liga outings pre kick-off, a recent study by CIES voted Ronaldo as only the 29th best forward in Europe based on statistics in 2015.
However, against Granada he was back to his ruthless best as he took advantage of some woeful defending from the visitors to break three personal records, as per the official Opta Jose Twitter account.

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ENGLAND: RODGERS ANGRY
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is facing a dressing-room crisis after accusing several players of not playing for him. The Reds were thrashed 4-1 by Arsenal on Saturday, leaving them with a difficult task to finish in the Premier League top four. (Mirror)
And Rodgers has conceded that Liverpool will struggle to attract big names in the summer after giving up on Champions League qualification. (Daily Telegraph)
Newcastle fans turned on Tim Krul on social media after the keeper appeared to congratulate Sunderland's Jermain Defoe on his winner in the Tyne-Wear derby. (Independent)

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GERMANY : Dortmund target Europa place via cup success

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Borussia Dortmund aim to win this season’s German Cup to keep alive their hopes of European competition next season ahead of Tuesday’s quarter-final against Hoffenheim.
Dortmund host Hoffenheim while Wolfsburg are home to Freiburg on Tuesday, then holders Bayern are at Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday as second-division Arminia Bielefeld host Borussia Moenchengladbach in the rounds only non-Bundesliga tie.
Borussia’s 1-0 league defeat at home to Bayern on Saturday left them tenth in the table and effectively ended their hopes of a fifth year in the Champions League next season.
Jurgen Klopp’s side are now 15 points from qualifying with a top four finish following a dire set of results earlier in the season which left them bottom of the Bundesliga in February.
But the 2012 German Cup winners could yet claim a Europa League berth, either by winning this year’s final at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium or a top six finish in the Bundesliga table.
“The cup game is now very important for us. Going to Berlin is still a major goal for the season,” said Dortmund’s director of sport Michael Zorc.http://www.en.prothom-alo.com/sports/news/63109/Dortmund-target-Europa-place-via-cup-success

Football Earnings

Revealed: Football's highest-paid players and managers as Lionel Messi pockets almost £1m-a-week

By Neil McLeman , Liam Prenderville 11:57 25 March 2015

The Argentine earned around £48million due to his salary and commercial deals - but which other players and managers were among the top 20 earners in 2014?

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi banked almost £1million-a-week last year - making him the highest-paid footballer in the world.

The Argentine earns over £26million in his basic salary before bonuses - and almost the same again in commercial deals with the likes of Adidas and Turkish Airlines.
According to France Football's annual survey of wages, Messi's total income is around a staggering £47.8million!
But how does he compare to the top earners in the Premier League?
And where do Messrs Wenger, Mourinho and Van Gaal rank among the highest-paid managers?
Here is the list of top 20 earners in 2014 - based on salaries and commercial deals.https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5264094769357163987#editor/target=post;postID=7437643711744443589

AFRICA ALONE

Castle PSL vs ABSA Premiership:

By Mxolisi Mbekezeli :The Zimbabwean Newspaper. A few weeks ago, Zimbabweans went to town celebrating that the local Castle Premiership had been adjudged to be better than South Africa’s ABSA Premiership
Their source was an International Federation of Football History and Statistics, a German-based organisation that considers the history and records of national football associations. The IFFHS bases its rankings on all national championships, cup competitions and inter-continental club competitions to produce its not-so-flawless list of the Club World rankings.
While the idealists celebrated that the IFFHS put the Castle PSL 14 places above the South African league, realists did not ignore the facts that punched many holes in the organisation’s theories. Obviously, a system that puts America’s strong Major Soccer League behind the national leagues from Angola, Botswana, Armenia, and India, should not be trusted.
Those who still based their celebrations on the IFFHS statistics also ignored the fact that the same organisation put the ABSA Premiership (51st) 21 places above the Zimbabwean league on its list of the strongest Leagues of the 21st Century.
To be fair, Zimbabwean clubs have of late done better in continental competitions than their South African counterparts, but that is more attributable to the fact that the business-minded South African clubs have seen it better to cut their losses than chase tournaments with less reward than their domestic competitions.
The winners’ prize for the CAF Champions League translates to less than R9.5 million and put against the high costs of travel and hosting away clubs, the net amount can be less than half that figure – R4.75million.
That could be a fortune for Zimbabwean clubs, but remains peanuts to super-rich South African clubs with mega millions in their bank accounts.https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5264094769357163987#editor/target=post;postID=1901655342362056464


CRAZY EARNIGS	1) Lionel Messi - £47.8m 2) Cristiano Ronaldo - £39.7m 3) Neymar - £26.8m