Man Utd Won’t Change System Against Inter- Van Gaal

Louis van Gaal Says He Addressed Fitness Issues With Luke Shaw And Everything is Fine. Image: Man Utd.

Louis van Gaal says he has other ways to set Manchester United up against opponent but wants to stick with the 3-5-2 formation yet.

The Dutch boss has said his team will continue lining up in his preferred 3-5-2 formation when they face Italian club Inter Milan in their third friendly match of the International Champions Cup later today and Real Madrid on Saturday.

Van Gaal has deployed the same formation in both of the club’s pre-season wins over La Galaxy and Roma, while ensuring he employ every member of his new squad just as he did at the World Cup in Brazil with the Netherlands.

Ghanaian Forward Jordan Ayew Joins Lorient

Jordan Ayew Completes a Permanent Move
to French Ligue 1 CLub Lorient from Marseille.

Jordan Ayew has left Olympique des Maresille to join fellow French League club Lorient on a four-year deal.

The 22-year-old was loaned to Socchaux in January after fallen down the pecking order at Marseille.
“The style and quality of play that is proposed here is perfect for me,” said Ayew, who scored 5 times for Socchaux in 17 Ligue 1 matches.
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Dunga: “Neymar Should Concentrate On Football”

New Brazil manager Dunga has launched a scathing attack to Neymar’s flamboyant attitudes on the pitch. Information Nigeria understands.  The new Coach has expressed frustrations of the Barcelona’s talisman promoting of his brand on the pitch, especially in big games, citing his frequent changing of hair style.

Like Seriously, too beautiful to play Volleyball ?

A teenage volleyball player from Kazakhstan is coming under fire, but it’s not because of her skills. It’s because of her looks.  Critics say Sabina Altynbekova, 17, is so beautiful that it’s a distraction to the sport. Even the athlete’s own coach says his team is increasingly about one player, at least as far as the fans are concerned.

“It is impossible to work like this,” Nurlan Sadikov, coach of the nation’s under-19 team, told Tengrin News in a quote translated by the Daily Mail. “The crowd behaves like there isonly one player at the championship.”

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Juventus Boss Says Vidal Won’t Be Sold

Juventus CEO Guiseppe Marotta is adamant that Arturo Vidal will not be sold as long as the Chilean is happy in Turin.

The 27-year-old has been one of Manchester United’s top targets this summer, with a €54 million bid being prepared, and Goalunderstands that Vidal met with his agent and senior officials on Sunday evening to discuss the possibility of a transfer to Old Trafford.
Marotta told Sky Italia: “We have clear ideas. We renewed [Vidal's] contract a few months ago just because we knew we could count on an important element.

Everton Sign Bosnian Midfielder Besic

Bosia Muhamed Besic and Nigerian Midfielder Ogenyi Onazi Vie for the Ball During Both Nation's World 

Everton have signed Bosnia-Hercegovina midfielder Muhamed Besic from Hungarian club Ferencvaros for an undisclosed fee.
Besic, 21, played in all of Bosnia matches at the World Cup in Brazil, as the debutantes lost out in the group stages.  The ex-Stuttgart playmaker is Everton’s second signing of the summer following the arrival of Gareth Barry from Manchester City after the latter’s successful loan spell.

Ospina: ‘I Came To Arsenal For Trophies’

Arsenal new signing David Ospina is confident the Northlondon club would continue to add to their silverware cabinet.

The Colombia shot-stopper joined Arsenal from Club Nice, and is fully confident of challenging for honors with his new team, despite competition imminent with Szczesny.

“I’m very confident. I believe we are putting together a brilliant squad, with top players,” the 25-year-old told Arsenal.com”

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Charles Novia releases “10 Things Wrong With Dorobucci Music Video” –

 Charles Novia took to his official Twitter page to discuss the video. Read more tweets below.
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S3x, kissing, shared needles can give you Ebola

That Ebola virus is currently on the rampage in West Africa is no longer news. What is rather news — and very scary for that matter — is that the World Health Organisation has just confirmed a case of the infection in Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial capital and one of the most populous.

Though the patient has passed away, there are fears that many people he had come in contact with as he journeyed from Liberia to Nigeria may have been infected; while the medical workers that attended to him during his brief stay in the hospital also need to be examined!

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#5 of Top 10 Signs You’ve Been In Nigeria For Too Long

5. You dress uniquely, you have falling in love with ‘Ankara’

Staying in Nigeria for long affects your sense of style. We have our famous ankara, adire and the other traditional wears and most foreigners get to the various funny but beautiful combinations. For weddings, ‘aso ebis’ ( or parlance for uniform dressings at a wedding) are the order of the day and you find yourself wearing one when you are attending a Nigerian party.

   

#6 of Top 10 Signs You’ve Been In Nigeria For Too Long

6. You get thick-skinned

Living in Nigeria over time also toughens you up. You see, hear and experience so many things that make you resilient and thick-skinned to life’s hard knocks. Eventually, situations and challenges that people struggle through become a bit of a walk-over for you. 

     

Blessing Okagbare bags Gold in Women's 100m final in Glasgow

Sprinter Blessing Okagbare won Gold in the Women's 100m for Nigeria in the Commonwealth Games. She won in an time of 10.85 seconds is a new Games record. She becomes the 1st Nigerian winner with this title since Mary Onyali back 1994. Well done Blessing! 

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Wenger's comment on Chambers: ‘He Has Tremendous Quality’

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hailed new signing Calum Chambers after the Southampton starlet completed his move to the Emirates Stadium

The teenager, who could the Gunners a total of €20m, is expected to provide competition to new signing Mathieu Debuchy, while his arrival also paves the way for Carl Jenkinson to leave the club.
Chambers become the fifth player to leave the Saints this summer, alongside Luke Shaw, Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert and Dejan Lovren, and Wenger says he is delighted the Englishman has opted to make the move to north London.

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Glasgow 2014: Toriola Inspires Nigeria To Team Table Tennis Bronze

Team Nigeria’s line-up of Segun Toriola, Ojo Onaolapo and Qadri Haruna came back from Sunday’s semi-final loss to Singapore to clinch the men’s team table tennis bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Nigeria completed a 3-1 overall victory over India in the best of five third-place match at Scotstoun Campus on Monday.
Toriola, 39, fresh from last night’s stunning defensive display against Ning Gao of Singapore, dominated Sharath Kamal Achanta three games to love in the opening singles match before Quadri, 25, doubled the advantage with a 3-1 humbling of Harmeet Rajuul Desai.

Injured Rafael Flown Back To Manchester From Denver

Rafael Da Silva Celebrates Man United's Victory.

Manchester United right full-back Rafael Da Silva has returned ahead of the rest of the squad back to England to start treatment on a groin injury.

Rafael, 24, sustained the injury during training on Friday ahead of the 3-2 win over AS Roma a day later in Denver.
The club have deemed the Brazilian’s chance to continue in the Tour of the United States unlikely and says the “best option” is to return to its Aon training facility.

QPR’s Remy Won’t Join Liverpool As Frenchman’s Switch Collapses

Hold Your Peace: Remy Will Not Sign for Liverpool After-All. Image: Getty Image.

Liverpool’s move for Queens Park Rangers’ striker Loic Remy has collapsed, as a result of an undisclosed reason.

The ‘Reds’ are yet to comment on the reasons behind their rethink but it is understood there has been some niggles with the France international’s medical.  Remy, 27, flew to the United States, where Liverpool are presently honouring their pre-season tour, last Monday.
The Merseyside club were believed to have activated the £8.5m release clause in Remy’s contract.
The Frenchman, who was part of the France squad that reached the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup, waited all through last week for the final confirmation of the deal.

Glasgow 2014: Nigeria Boxing Captain Blazes Into Last 8

Efetobor Apochi Has Represented Mexico’s Guerrero In the World Boxing Series (WBS) Before.

Captain of Team Nigeria’s boxing team to the Commonwealth Games, Efetobor Apochi, overwhelmed Isle of Man’s Krystian Borucki in the heavyweight 91kg class on Sunday.

The 26-year-old is the only Nigerian to book Wednesday’s quarter-finals return date, as Wasiu Shogbamu and Wasiu Taiwo lost their light welterwight and flyweight categories fight respectively.
Apochi, will face Jai Opetaia, 19,- the youngest Australian Olympian who competed at the age of 17 at the London Games two years ago- on July 30 at the SECC (Hall 4A). The winner of the fight is guaranteed a medal.