FOOTBALL: MARC BATRA LEAVES FC BARCELONA

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Marc Batra 25, leaves FC Barcelona; his boyhood club after 14 years having joined the club at age 12. The La Masia defender joins Germany's Borussia Dortmund for a fee around
£8m on a four-year deal.
Dani Alves left few weeks ago.
FC Barcelona confirm Batra' move on twitter...
Marc Batra made his senior debut on February 14 2010 against Atletico Madrid, made a total of 103 professional appearances for FC Barcelona winning
5 league titles
2 UCL
2 Copa del Rey
2 European Super Cups
2 Spanish Super Cups
1 World Club Cup

Kai! I don't think Cristiano Ronaldo has won that much in Spain.

Be informed!!!!!

FOOTBALL: MANCHESTER UNITED MAKE MESSI APPROACH...(RUMOURS)

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Manchester United FC have approached FC Barcelona about signing Lionel Messi twice in the past three weeks with a view to bringing in the Argentine in 2017. It's thrilling to hear of the rumours of this approach. 

FOOTBALL: MANCHESTER UNITED ARE READY TO SELL BASTIAN SCHWEINSTEIGER (Rumours)

As reported, Manchester United are ready to sell injury-plagued world cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger 1 year after signing him from FC Bayer Munich.
It's the beginning of the much needed overhaul in/of the Red Devils squad.
With Jose Mourinho as manager, THE WORLD FEARS FOR JUAN MATA!!!

FOOTBALL: ARSENAL TO SIGN JAMIE VARDY... GET ALL YOUR NEWS HERE ON DSCUS

Arsenal have pencilled in a medical for Jamie Vardy 29, for Sunday afternoon before he flies to France with the three lions for EURO 2016.
Jamie Vardy's signature will cost Arsenal £20m!!!
Quite cheap for all his qualities and effectiveness right????!!! Read why after the cut

The 29 years old football heartthrob will become Arsenal's second signing of the impending season if the signing is completed. The first is Granit Xhaka for £33.3m
Reports have it the contract he signed with the 2015/2016 EPL defending Champion Leicester City made him CHEAP!

Jamie Vardy is Sheffield-born,
29 years old
24 goals
6 assists
36 games
3139 minutes
65% pass accuracy
Agent: John Moris

Be informed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BOXING LEGEND MUHAMMAD ALI IS DEAD AT 74

Legendary boxer, Muhammad Ali, 74 who was rushed to a hospital outside Phoenix, Arizona and reportedly on life support after he was found 'barely breathing' at his home on Thursday has died.
Ali was surrounded by his family who rushed to be at his bedside on Friday after doctors warned his condition was 'rapidly deteriorating'.

Late M. Ali was reportedly hospitalised on Thursday....

R.I.P Muhammad Ali

source: lindaikejisblog

HUMOUR?!: CHINESE COMPANY MAKES DONALD TRUMP PRINTED TOILET PAPERS AND IT'S OUTSELLING...

A Chinese company based in Quingdao in Eastern part of China made toilet papers with faces of Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton on them... To wipe your ***
The toilet papers with Trump's face is outselling that with Hilary Clinton's face by 6:1 according to the company.
They also claim most of the buyers are Americans.

source: lindaikejisblog

FOOTBALL RICHES: MESSI TOPS THE CHART OF MOST EXPENSIVE FOOTBALLERS. See full list

FC Barcelona stars Messi and Neymar Jnr tops the chart of most expensive footballers. Cristiano Ronaldo is 3rd on the list.
CIES football observatory valued these footballers based on age, current contracts, and suitors. See the full list


CIES FOOTBALL OBSERVATORY'S VALUATION ON TOP 100 PLAYERS 

1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - £163m
2. Neymar (Barcelona) - £155m
3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) - £106m
4. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) - £93m
5. Harry Kane (Tottenham) - £87m
6. Anthony Martial (Man United) - £86m
7. Luis Suarez (Barcelona) - £81m
8. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) - £80m
9. Sergio Aguero (Man City) - £75m
10. Paul Pogba (Juventus) - £70m
11. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) - £62m
12. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) - £60m
13. Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) - £58m
14. Dele Alli (Tottenham) - £58m
15. Thomas Muller (Bayern) - £57m
16. Raheem Sterling (Man City) - £56m
17. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern) - £52m
18. Alvaro Morata (Juventus) - £50m
19. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) - £48m
20. Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli) - £47m
21. Isco (Real Madrid) - £47m
22. P.E Aubameyang (Dortmund) - £48m
23. James Rodriguez (Real Madrid) - £45m
24. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) - £45m
25. Hector Bellerin (Arsenal) - £43m
26. Kevin De Bruyne (Man City) - £43m
27. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) - £40m
28. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) - £39m
29. Willian (Chelsea) - £39m
30. Koke (Atletico Madrid) - £39m
31. Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan) - £38m
32. Diego Costa (Chelsea) - £38m
33. Mesut Ozil (Arsenal) - £38m
34. David Alaba (Bayern) - £38m
35. Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea) - £37m
36. Eric Dier (Tottenham) - £37m
37. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) - £37m
38. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) - £37m
39. Raphael Varane (Real Madrid) - £36m
40. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham) - £36m
41. David de Gea (Man United) - £36m
42. Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea) - £35m
43. Nicolas Otamendi (Man City) - £35m
44. N'Golo Kante (Leicester) - £34m
45. Douglas Costa (Bayern) - £34m
46. Memphis Depay (Man United) - £34m
47. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester) - £33m
48. Pedro (Chelsea) - £33m
49. Lucas Moura (PSG) - £33m
50. Jerome Boateng (Bayern) - £33m
51. Saul Niguez (Atletico Madrid) - £32m
52. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) - £32m
53. Andre Gomes (Valencia) - £32m
54. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) - £32m
55. Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) - £31m
56. Virgil van Dijk (Southampton) - £31m
57. Daley Blind (Man United) - £31m
58. Ross Barkley (Everton) - £31m
59. Emre Can (Liverpool) - £30m
60. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) - £30m
61. Marco Verratti (PSG) - £30m
62. Mohamed Salah (Roma) - £30m
63. Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) - £30m
64. John Stones (Everton) - £29m
65. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) - £29m
66. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) - £29m
67. Erik Lamela (Tottenham) - £29m
68. Nemanja Matic (Chelsea) - £29m
69. Oscar (Chelsea) - £29m
70. Juan Mata (Man United) - £28m
71. Giannelli Imbula (Stoke) - £28m
72. Manuel Neuer (Bayern) - £28m
73. Angel di Maria (PSG) - £27m
74. Sadio Mane (Southampton) - £27m
75. Carlos Bacca (AC Milan) - £27m
76. Son Heung-min (Tottenham) - £27m
77. Felipe Anderson (Lazio) - £27m
78. Jamie Vardy (Leicester) - £27m
79. Denis Suarez (Villarreal) - £27m
80. Dimitri Payet (West Ham) - £26m
81. Leroy Sane (Schalke) - £26m
82. Marquinhos (PSG) - £26m
83. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Dortmund) - £26m
84. Chris Smalling (Man United) - £25m
85. Radja Nainggolan (Roma) - £25m
86. Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen) - £25m
87. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) - £25m
88. Bernardo Silva (Monaco) - £24m
89. Kostas Manolas (Roma) - £24m
90. Gerard Pique (Barcelona) - £24m
91. Paco Alcacer (Valencia) - £24m
92. Miralem Pjanic (Roma) - £24m
93. Danilo (Real Madrid) - £24m
94. Alessandro Florenzi (Roma) - £24m
95. Jordon Ibe (Liverpool) - £23m
96. Marco Reus (Dortmund) - £23m
97. David Silva (Manchester City) - £23m
98. Joe Hart (Manchester City) - £23m
99. Marcelo (Real Madrid) - £23m
100. Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen) - £22m

All values are rounded to the nearest million. Figures courtesy of Football Observatory.

source: lindaikejisblog

TAX EVASION: "I didn't know anything, all I know about is playing football and winning. I left it all to my Dad," - LIONEL MESSI

FC Barcelona star Lionel Messi and his father Jorge Horacio Messi stands trial for €4m tax evasion in Spain using offshore accounts.
Lionel Messi has denied any knowledge of evading taxes in Spain. See his statement in court after the cut

 

"I didn't know anything, all I know about is playing football and winning. I left it all to my Dad," Messi said, wearing a dark suit and tie. I only knew that sponsors would pay X amount of money, that I had to do adverts, photos and things like that.'' continued Messi, according to quotes gotten by Mirror Sports.

"I never read anything... I would sign where [the lawyers] said. I signed [the adidas contract] when I was 18, I was in another world."

 Jorge Messi claims he wasn't the image right companies didn't pay taxes in Spain.

"Since the start of Leo's career I only tried to make his life easier," he said. Leo knew nothing of these companies. He didn't read the contracts. They needed his signature, he went and signed but he didn't read anything and nor did anyone explain it to him."

source: lindaikejisblog

FOOTBALL: EURO 2016: A look at the grounds of EURO 2016 in France. (PHOTOS)

 This' the first major tournament in France since 1998 world cup which they won after defeating Brazil.
Euro 2016 starts on June 10 and ends on July 10.
See more photos after the cut

source: lindaikejisblog

Mohammed Ali hospitalised with respiratory illness

75 year-old boxing legend Mohammed Ali who suffers from Parkinson's disease was rushed to the hospital due to respiratory disease.
His spokesman Bob Gunnel confirmed the hospitalization of the boxing legend in a written statement. See after the cut


        "Ali, who suffers from                                Parkinson’s disease, is being                  treated by his team of doctors.              and is in fair condition."