Team USA Takes Rio Olympics Medal Race With Ease, Maryland Athletes Contribute Much Of The Gold

<p dir="ltr"><br></p> <p dir="ltr"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2Kx3oV4yjY9H06O3Zxm10d1AAAhx-E_N1FFigFKy6FHxKVBcLgf8RgrQ45r5EreIKz5bWHA3cQhXZNuo4IewVl2g4qnsqx4OuK5eNte62FO8kAqDE13PB97J34T_SnexDOromFMU0aA/s320/thumb-400.jpg"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2Kx3oV4yjY9H06O3Zxm10d1AAAhx-E_N1FFigFKy6FHxKVBcLgf8RgrQ45r5EreIKz5bWHA3cQhXZNuo4IewVl2g4qnsqx4OuK5eNte62FO8kAqDE13PB97J34T_SnexDOromFMU0aA/s1600/thumb-400.jpg"></a></p> <p dir="ltr">The U.S. Olympic Team made itself right at home in Rio.</p> <p dir="ltr">The British, they had a Games to savor as well.</p> <p dir="ltr">The host Brazilians got soccer gold that they craved, the Russians struggled on the heels of the exposure of a state-sponsored doping program, and the Chinese finished well below expectations.</p> <p dir="ltr">So went the medal race at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, where the Americans - with women leading the way - dominated both the gold and overall totals. The U.S. finished with 46 gold medals and 121 medals overall, its 51-total-medal margin over second-place China the largest in a non-boycotted Olympics in nearly a century.</p> <p dir="ltr">But it was Maryland who helped to contribute to the large number of gold medals for the Olympic Team.</p> <p dir="ltr">For the fourth consecutive games, U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps left with more medals than anyone else. He won six in Rio, Katie Ledecky won five to lead a big haul from Maryland athletes.</p>

Team USA Takes Rio Olympics Medal Race With Ease, Maryland Athletes Contribute Much Of The Gold

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A Viewer Writes: Can this be true?

<p dir="ltr"><br></p> <p dir="ltr"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYKMPc7cPe1vrYOYvuh_tCt2MQH3gw5N8mLk4cWjyUEUM42inXlJrQpjFgf1CqZRPhTvP6FdCvqbNoCoeEUIbgYfJVUxtBGz7UpszZj2o2d9A2cMn_NwxBLOXs4S1cX0eEW-BXH6zEWw/s400/Medal.jpg"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYKMPc7cPe1vrYOYvuh_tCt2MQH3gw5N8mLk4cWjyUEUM42inXlJrQpjFgf1CqZRPhTvP6FdCvqbNoCoeEUIbgYfJVUxtBGz7UpszZj2o2d9A2cMn_NwxBLOXs4S1cX0eEW-BXH6zEWw/s1600/Medal.jpg"></a></p> <p dir="ltr">Kim Rhode, the FIRST WOMAN and first Summer Olympian to medal in SIX consecutive Olympics. </p> <p dir="ltr">You'd think the glass ceiling crowd would be all over that, right? Not so much. She won those medals with a gun, doesn't wear a hijab and is an outspoken supporter of the 2nd Amendment.</p> <p dir="ltr">Rhode began competing in skeet at age 10 and at 13, won her first world championship title in women's double trap shooting.</p> <p dir="ltr">1996 Olympics <br> Rhode won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, making her the youngest female gold medalist in the history of Olympic shooting.</p> <p dir="ltr"><b>2000 Olympics </b><br> Rhode won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.</p> <p dir="ltr"><b>2004 Olympics</b> <br> Rhode also won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.</p> <p dir="ltr"><b>2008 Olympics</b> <br> Rhode won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in women's skeet.</p> <p dir="ltr"><b>2012 Olympics</b> <br> On July 29 at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Rhode won the gold medal in skeet shooting with an Olympic record score of 99, tying the world record in this event. With this medal, Rhode is the only American competitor to win medals for an individual event in five consecutive Olympics. She also became one of the three competitors (and the only woman) to win three Olympic individual gold medals for shooting, along with Ralf Schumann of Germany and Jin Jong-oh of Korea.</p> <p dir="ltr"><b>2016 Olympics </b><br> Qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics made Rhode the first U.S. Olympian to qualify for an Olympic team on five different continents. Kim Rhode won the bronze medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics making her the first Olympian to win a medal on five different continents.</p>

A Viewer Writes: Can this be true?

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Uncle Sam goes for gold, too: Up to $9,900 per Olympic gold medal

<p dir="ltr"><br></p> <p dir="ltr"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMSLZPArgu_dCA_oNzhQpoimeC3bsSjINeGHJf4KCftBbpu_Gtqlzdi-AJ3gj_LIZj8VcRuk-2HVHT576FmRhVLzLZH1oKxT-J9y7doKIzbqesXTeaEmn0vj0zHOvqRzrW9x0Bk47GZY/s320/103869393-GettyImages-587858200.530x298.jpg"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMSLZPArgu_dCA_oNzhQpoimeC3bsSjINeGHJf4KCftBbpu_Gtqlzdi-AJ3gj_LIZj8VcRuk-2HVHT576FmRhVLzLZH1oKxT-J9y7doKIzbqesXTeaEmn0vj0zHOvqRzrW9x0Bk47GZY/s1600/103869393-GettyImages-587858200.530x298.jpg"></a></p> <p dir="ltr">Michael Phelps swims fast, but not fast enough to beat Uncle Sam, who awaits him at the finish line each time he wins a medal. His total income tax bill for the 2016 Games? Up to about $55,000 for his five golds and one silver.</p> <p dir="ltr">Olympic athletes who bring home medals also bring home cash — $25,000 for gold, $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze — paid for by the United States Olympic Committee. Like any prize winner, from a jackpot hitter to a Nobel Prize recipient, the athletes are taxed because Olympic medals and cash bonuses are considered income, said Steven Gill, associate professor of accounting at San Diego State University.</p> <p dir="ltr">The maximum possible "victory tax" on the bonus for each gold medal, using the top tax rate of 39.6% for the nation's highest earners, is $9,900, according to <a href="http://www.atr.org/irs-team-usa-medalists-pay">Americans for Tax Reform</a>. For silver, it's $5,940, and for bronze it's $3,960. Athletes in lower tax brackets would owe less — and keep in mind that some or all of their massive training expenses would likely be deductible, whether they treat their sport as a business or a hobby</p>

Uncle Sam goes for gold, too: Up to $9,900 per Olympic gold medal

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Ryan Lochte, 3 other US Swimmers Robbed by Armed Men in Rio

<p dir="ltr"></p> <p dir="ltr">The U.S. Olympic Committee says Ryan Lochte and three other American swimmers were robbed by armed men who stopped their taxi. </p> <p dir="ltr">USOC spokesman Patrick Sandusky says Lochte and the others left the French Olympic team's hospitality house early Sunday in a taxi headed for the athletes village, hours after the last night of Olympic swimming. </p> <p dir="ltr">He says "the taxi was stopped by individuals posing as armed police officers who demanded the athletes' money and other personal belongings." </p> <p dir="ltr">Sandusky says the four swimmers are "safe and cooperating with authorities."</p>

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Michael Phelps Urged To Give Up Position As Olympic Flag Bearer

<p dir="ltr"><br></p> <p dir="ltr"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzVo2n9XY6TFivwJM2JHsPevAAVaHrS82I3Zqbl0V_yGXte_FuKHlZBPNdIvuOSWHEvuUaohAetx1-NMikLAORPnSaSWTBXq6Z9M_-5NrK34jW4i8kI4r-Bku3A-8TTU9idb9BeJoi0g/s400/phelps.jpg"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzVo2n9XY6TFivwJM2JHsPevAAVaHrS82I3Zqbl0V_yGXte_FuKHlZBPNdIvuOSWHEvuUaohAetx1-NMikLAORPnSaSWTBXq6Z9M_-5NrK34jW4i8kI4r-Bku3A-8TTU9idb9BeJoi0g/s1600/phelps.jpg"></a></p> <p dir="ltr">The Rio Olympics have almost begun and representatives from across the globe will soon bear their country’s flag during the highly anticipated opening ceremony.</p> <p dir="ltr">As for the United States, swimmer Michael Phelps was elected by his teammates to carry Old Glory. As the most decorated athlete in Olympic history, Phelps seemed to many like an obvious pick for the job.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I’m honored to be chosen, proud to represent the U.S., and humbled by the significance of carrying the flag and all it stands for,” Phelps said.</p> <p dir="ltr">Despite being the pick of his fellow teammates, some are calling on Phelps to give up the honor and instead allow the runner up to carry the flag.</p> <p dir="ltr">Ibtihaj Muhammad, an African American, Muslim woman famous for wearing her hijab during her fencing matches, came in a close second behind Phelps as the choice for flag bearer. Muhammad has also been outspoken against Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump. “When you incite hateful speech and rhetoric like that, the people who say it never think about the repercussions and how that affects Muslims,” she told Time.</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.westernjournalism.com/michael-phelps-urged-to-give-up-position-as-olympic-flag-bearer/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=THENewVoice&utm_content=08/05/2016&utm_campaign=manualpost">More</a></p>

Michael Phelps Urged To Give Up Position As Olympic Flag Bearer

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Rio 2016: Russia sees off first contestants on flight to Brazil

<p dir="ltr"><b>Rio 2016: Russia sees off first contestants on flight to Brazil</b></p> <p dir="ltr"><img src="http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/-t_517553c38bcd61d44326f632cc75a46b3da72aa1-/news/375/cpsprodpb/4672/production/_90543081_b444c00c-17eb-45ab-b304-46d4b8fe6ba0.jpg?iorg_service_id_internal=624173547714020%3BAfr19pJ-ZFX7HQ7f&iorg_bsid=23ec8a9a-3a6d-44a6-ba39-c54d14f47b93">Image copyrightKATJA KUZNETSOVAImage captionRussia had hoped to send 387 athletes - like these - but more than 100 are banned</p> <p dir="ltr">About 70 members of Russia's Olympic team have left a Moscow airport for Brazil to take part in Rio 2016 while others stay at home, banned for doping.</p> <p dir="ltr">Members of the volleyball, handball, boxing, synchronised swimming and table tennis teams were seen off at Sheremetyevo Airport.</p> <p dir="ltr">The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) wanted Russia banned from the Games.</p> <p dir="ltr">But the International Olympic Committee left it up to individual sports federations to decide.</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/36881326">Russian Olympics team: Who will compete?</a></p> <p dir="ltr">The IOC's decision not to act on Wada's recommendation <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/36879353">was strongly criticised</a>, with Wada chief Olivier Niggli saying the move would mean "lesser protection for clean athletes".</p> <p dir="ltr">Journalist Katja Kuznetsova <a href="https://twitter.com/KuznetsovaKatja/status/758494774672392192">filmed</a> some of the Russian team as they arrived at the airport.</p> <p dir="ltr"><img src="http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/375/cpsprodpb/C886/production/_90543315_034249388-1.jpg">Image copyrightAPImage captionOn Wednesday Russian Olympians attended a religious service in Moscow</p> <p dir="ltr">Russia had hoped to send 387 competitors to Rio and more than 100 have so far been banned from going.</p> <p dir="ltr">Among those excluded are 67 out of 68 from the athletics team.</p> <p dir="ltr">Some international federations have banned Russians from competing altogether, some have issued a partial ban, while others have cleared all Russians to take part. Others still are yet to decide.</p> <p dir="ltr">Russia's President, Vladimir Putin, said there was a "deliberate campaign targeting" Russian athletes.</p> <p dir="ltr">He said <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/36902917">medals won in Rio would be devalued </a>by the absence of Russian competitors, telling the Russian team "the other sportsmen understand that the quality of their medals will be different".</p>

Rio 2016: Russia sees off first contestants on flight to Brazil

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WEF Ranks Nigeria 119th in Global Information Technology

<p dir="ltr"><b>Nigeria: WEF Ranks Nigeria 119th in Global Information Technology</b></p> <p dir="ltr">The World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked Nigeria 119th out of 139 economies in the overall ranking of its Global Information Technology Report (GITR).</p> <p dir="ltr">The WEF disclosed this in its GITR Report 2016 released yesterday.</p> <p dir="ltr">According to the WEF, the report is its first major competitiveness research report this year.</p> <p dir="ltr">The GITR measures countries' success or otherwise in creating the conditions necessary for a transition to a digitalised economy and society.</p> <p dir="ltr">According to the report, although Nigeria did not move overall in the rankings, staying in 119th position, the country recorded lots of movement in sub-pillars of the index.</p> <p dir="ltr">For example, it disclosed that Nigeria recorded six-spot move up in Readiness (to 117th) and a ten-spot move down in Impacts (to 114th).</p> <p dir="ltr">The Networked Readiness Index (NRI) measures, on a scale from one (worst) to seven (best), the performance of 139 economies in leveraging information and communications technologies to boost competitiveness, innovation and well-being</p> <p dir="ltr">"The improvement in readiness is to a large extent thanks to Nigeria reaching full mobile coverage this year; broadband prices have also fallen slightly, although they remain high. The political and regulatory environment are perceived to be improving, while at the same time the business and innovation environment are perceived as deteriorating.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Government usage and engagement is perceived to have dropped significantly over the course of the last year, yet this may change under the new government that came to power in 2015. Overall, conditions for ICT impacts seem to have deteriorated: both economic and social impacts record a decline. A policy priority with far-reaching benefits in other areas should be to address the country's skills gap (134th)," it stated.</p> <p dir="ltr">The NRI also sees several sub-Saharan African countries among the top upward movers, including South Africa (65th, up 10), Ethiopia (120th, up 10) and Côte d'Ivoire (106th, up 9).</p> <p dir="ltr">Leadership, in terms of digital adoption, according to the report, come from different groups of stakeholders.</p> <p dir="ltr">While it showed that efforts were very much government-driven in Ethiopia and Côte d'Ivoire, it pointed out that the business sector is providing the most momentum in South Africa. The largest barriers to tackle for Côte d'Ivoire will be infrastructure and affordability; reversing the trend of a deteriorating business and innovation environment for South Africa; and boosting individual usage and skills for Ethiopia, the report stated.</p> <p dir="ltr">Overall, the 2016 edition of the NRI found Singapore as the highest-placed country in the world when it comes to networked readiness. Finland, which topped the ranking in 2014, remained in second place for a second year in a row, followed by Sweden (third), Norway (4th) and the United States (fifth), which climbed two places. Making up the rest of the top 10 were the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg and Japan.</p> <p dir="ltr">While the upper echelons of the NRI continued to reflect a strong correlation between networked readiness and per capita income, roughly 75 per cent of the countries included in this year's index showed a score improvement in 2016. However, convergence both at the global and regional level remains elusive, with four regions - Eurasia, Emerging Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan (MENAP) group, and sub-Saharan Africa - having widened the gap between the most and least networked-ready since 2012.</p> <p dir="ltr">Elsewhere in the NRI, of the large emerging markets, Russia remained unchanged at 41st position. China came next, moving up three places to 59th. South Africa improves markedly, climbing 10 places to 65th, while Brazil partially recovers from a previous downward trend to 72nd this year and India drops two places to 91st.</p> <p dir="ltr">According to the WEF, in addition to providing insights into countries' performance in the unfolding digital revolution, the report shows how much innovation is digital; also that paents are declining as a measure of innovative capacity; that the ICT infrastructure gap remains a chronic challenge and is getting wider; and social impact needs new momentum.</p> <p dir="ltr">"The digital economy is an essential part of the architecture of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In order for digital technology to continue contributing economic and social impact, societies need to anticipate its effects on markets and to ensure a fair deal for workers in digitized market environments. New models of governance will be key in this," Head of the Centre for the Global Agenda, Member of the Managing Board, WEF, Geneva, Richard Samans said.</p> <p dir="ltr">Cross-border data flows drive innovation and growth," Vice President of Government Affairs, Cisco, Pastora Valero, said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"The countries and companies innovating most prominently know that it is the free flow of ideas and information, which leads to improvements in processes and products. Initiatives to foster the free flow of data are crucial to supporting the global nature of the data economy."</p>

WEF Ranks Nigeria 119th in Global Information Technology

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Wales Can Defeat Portugal – Alex Ferguson

<p dir="ltr"><b>Wales Can Defeat Portugal – Alex Ferguson</b><br></p> <p dir="ltr"><img src="http://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Bale-300x170.jpg">Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes that Wales have a great chance of continuing their stay at the European Championship.</p> <p dir="ltr">Chris Coleman’s Wales face Portugal in the first Euro 2016 semifinal on Wednesday evening, but Ferguson believes the Welsh have shown more than enough to suggest they can make it through to Sunday’s final.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Wales’ story is fantastic,” Ferguson told the BBC. “The best film director in the world couldn’t have fashioned what’s happened; they’ve been absolutely magnificent.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Now they’re into the semifinal the story’s not ended — they could beat Portugal, I don’t think there’s any doubt about that.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Wales came from a goal down at the quarterfinal stage to beat Belgium 3-1, but Ferguson was just as impressed with the manner of the victory as he was with the result.</p> <p dir="ltr">“In the game against Belgium I had a slight feeling that they could win it,” Ferguson said. “But when they lost the first goal you’re thinking ‘it’s a challenge.’ From there on they absolutely outplayed them.</p> <p dir="ltr">“The confidence they had on the ball, the belief in making sure they played football — it was absolutely brilliant. They deserved to win that game.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I think the manager’s done a fantastic job I really do.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Wales will be missing defender Ben Davies and midfielder Aaron Ramsey due to suspension for Wednesday’s semifinal in Lyon, which kicks off at 9 p.m. local time.<br><br></p>

Wales Can Defeat Portugal – Alex Ferguson

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Sentenced To 21 Months In Prison For Tax Evasion

<p dir="ltr">Sentenced To 21 Months In Prison For Tax <u>Evasion</u><br> Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in jail for tax fraud by a Spanish court.<br> Under Spanish law any sentence under two years can be suspended meaning the Barcelona and former Argentina footballer is expected to avoid serving time in prison.<br> The 29-year-old, among the world’s highest-earning athletes, was accused of creating a string of fake companies in Belize and Uruguay to avoid taxation on €4.16m (£3.2m) of image rights earnings between 2007 and 2009.</p>

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UEFA Champions League Draw | Barcelona draw Atletico

<p dir="ltr"><br></p> <p dir="ltr"><img src="http://media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2016/03/860x748xUCL-Q-finals-draw-e1458303079796.jpg.pagespeed.ic.A58sNGGrLR.webp"></p> <p dir="ltr"><br></p> <p dir="ltr">The quarter-final draw for the last eight in the UEFA Champions League held on Friday, in Nyon, with the pick of a quarter-final clash between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.</p> <p dir="ltr">With no teams seeded and clubs from the same national association drawn against each other, Wolfsburg were first out of the pot followed by Real Madrid. Bayern Munich against Benfica soon followed. PSG picked the only remaining English team, Manchester City, after knocking Chelsea out in the last round.</p> <p dir="ltr">Before the draws, Lionel Messi said the team were not thinking of unbeaten runs but winning titles.</p> <p dir="ltr">“We don’t think about the [38-game] unbeaten run [in all competitions], or talk about it either,” he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“What we want are titles. They are what count. If we can beat these records as well, then so much the better, but they don’t count for anything if you don’t win trophies too.”</p> <p dir="ltr">In Atletico, they will face a stiff test as Diego Simeone has moulded a team that does not concede goals easily.</p> <p dir="ltr">Also, Luis Enrique subtly boasted before the draws that the only team he did not want to play was Barcelona.</p> <p dir="ltr">He said, “I’ll be happy whoever we get in the quarter-finals, the only team I wouldn’t want to draw is Barça and we can’t get them,” he added.</p> <p dir="ltr">The first legs will be on April 5, 6 with second legs on April 12 and 13 while draws for the semi-final matches will take place on April 15. The final is at the San Siro on Saturday, May 28.</p>

UEFA Champions League Draw | Barcelona draw Atletico

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Nigerian Footballer Chichi Igbo Shares Potos Of Her Making Out With Her New Boyfriend On The Streets Of London

<p dir="ltr"><img src="http://www.waploaded.com/forum/uploads/pics/2016/03/[WAPLOADED]_nigerian_footballer_chichi_igbo_shares.jpg"><br></p> <p dir="ltr">The 29-year-old former Super Falcon star is pictured here kissing a handsome young man on the streets of London.</p> <p dir="ltr">Random post For you</p> <p dir="ltr"><img src="http://www.waploaded.com/forum/uploads/1969/12/31/-Glo_Back_To_Second_Largest_Telecom_Operator_in_Nigeria_63c377582110fa13f6e97a760b575be2(Waploaded.com).jpg"></p> <p dir="ltr">Glo Back To Second Largest Telecom Operator in Nigeria<br></p> <p dir="ltr">Chichi, who is never shy to flaunt her rock hard body shared the photo on her IG page.<br> <img src="http://www.waploaded.com/images/waploaded-5f1d696a7cb25109ad35cdc9d568cdbe.jpg"><br> She wrote;</p> <blockquote><p dir="ltr">“London is treating me good already, got a new boyfriend. he is so handsome and hilarious.”<br> </p> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr"></p> <p dir="ltr">Eyah. Love found her..or did she find love? Same thing jor. Lol </p> <p dir="ltr">See another romantic photo after the cut<br> <img src="http://www.waploaded.com/images/waploaded-dfc45f6bccea71c6ff2afc6d73e1478d.jpg"></p>

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Man United has name Butt as their Academy Boss

<p dir="ltr"><img src="http://e2.365dm.com/16/02/16-9/20/nicky-butt-manchester-united_3416712.jpg?20160216073624"></p> <p dir="ltr">Nicky Butt has been named as Manchester United's new head of academy</p> <p dir="ltr">Nicky Butt has been appointed as Manchester United’s new head of academy, following a review of the club's youth set-up.</p> <p dir="ltr">Butt, who is a member of United's famed Class of '92, takes over the job that Brian McClair vacated in June 2015 when he left to become the Scottish Football Association's performance director.</p> <p dir="ltr">Executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward ordered a "root and branch" review of United's academy following McClair's departure and he announced last Thursday during a conference call with investors that changes were forthcoming.</p> <p dir="ltr"><b>CHAMPIONS LEAGUE- Today</b></p> <p dir="ltr"><b>Paris St GermainvChelsea</b></p> <p dir="ltr">Paris St Germain<a href="http://skybet.com/go/event/18697010/bet?a=112133&dcmp=gpaccordian&sels=225327061|4/6">4/6</a>Draw<a href="http://skybet.com/go/event/18697010/bet?a=112133&dcmp=gpaccordian&sels=225327062|13/5">13/5</a>Chelsea<a href="http://skybet.com/go/event/18697010/bet?a=112133&dcmp=gpaccordian&sels=225327063|5/1">5/1</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><b>Soccer Special Price Boost 16th February</b></p> <p dir="ltr">Benfica and Chelsea both to win (WAS 10/1)<a href="http://skybet.com/go/event/18933871/bet?a=112133&dcmp=gpaccordian&sels=236614369|14/1">14/1</a><a href="http://www.skybet.com/skybet?offer=188&aff=112133&dcmp=gpaccordian">£10 completely free</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><img src="http://e0.365dm.com/16/02/16-9/20/paul-mcguinness-manchester-united-youth-team_3414877.jpg?20160212200256"></p> <p dir="ltr">Paul McGuinness has left United after 28 years of service</p> <p dir="ltr">The first of those changes came on Friday when it was announced that under-18s coach <a href="http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/10164867/paul-mcguinness-to-leave-as-man-united-restructure-their-academy-system">Paul McGuinness would be leaving his post</a> after a string of bad results, with his side bottom of the Premier League's under-18 North Division with only 11 points from 19 matches this season.</p> <p dir="ltr">Announcing the appointment, Woodward said: "I am delighted that Nicky has accepted the role of head of academy.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Nicky has the traditions and heritage of this club in his blood and he is the natural choice to ensure that, in modernising the way the academy operates and shaping the new investment we are making, it retains the values and the focus that it has always had.</p> <p dir="ltr"><img src="http://e1.365dm.com/16/02/192x108/paul-mcguinness-manchester-united-youth-team_3414881.jpg?20160212200711"></p> <p dir="ltr"><b>McGuinness leaves United</b></p> <p dir="ltr">Paul McGuinness to leave as Man United restructure their academy</p> <p dir="ltr">"Manchester United's academy is completely focused on producing young players for our first team.</p> <p dir="ltr">"As a graduate of its finest team in the modern era, Nicky will bring passion, energy and experience to drive the academy forward, retaining the characteristics that give us a competitive advantage - namely an unmatched track record of player development together with the runway of first-team action.</p> <p dir="ltr">"In the last four years, some 15 academy graduates have played for the first team, playing a total of 173 appearances - a record of which the club is very proud."</p> <p dir="ltr"><img src="http://e2.365dm.com/16/02/16-9/20/nicky-butt-football-manchester-united_3416710.jpg?20160216065603"></p> <p dir="ltr">Butt celebrates the winner against Leeds United at Old Trafford in 1998</p> <p dir="ltr">Butt has worked as a reserve team and under-19s coach since returning to the club in 2012.</p> <p dir="ltr">The 41-year-old played 387 games between 1992 and 2004, winning six Premier League titles and the Champions League during his time at Old Trafford.</p> <p dir="ltr"><img src="http://e0.365dm.com/15/10/192x108/sir-bobby-charlton-wayne-rooney-england-estonia_3361571.jpg?20151009201356"></p> <p dir="ltr"><b>United rename stand</b></p> <p dir="ltr">Old Trafford's South Stand is to renamed after United legend Sir Bobby Charlton</p> <p dir="ltr">Butt said: "It's a privilege to take on this role. As someone who learned his trade in the United youth set-up, it's a huge honour now to be given the chance to lead the academy and to instil its values and attitudes to continue to create future generations of Manchester United players.</p> <p dir="ltr">"It's a big challenge but I am fortunate to be taking over a dedicated, first-class team. Our aim remains the same - to keep supplying the first team with well-coached, rounded players that understand the responsibility of playing for the biggest club in the world."</p><p dir="ltr">Skynews</p>

Man United has name Butt as their Academy Boss

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African Best player rejects arsrna transfer

<p dir="ltr">As a new Afrcan Best Player, this to the time to take some dificult decision which may affect him in the future either positively or negatively..</p> <p dir="ltr"> Star Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang rejected English Premier League overtures as he celebrated winning the African player of the year award.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Gabonese, who is the leading Bundesliga scorer this season, was reduced to tears after stopping Yaya Toure getting a fifth straight title on Thursday night.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I am staying at Dortmund,” the 26-year-old Aubameyang, who has been linked with an $85 million move to Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool, said after accepting the prize at a gala in Abuja. “I am so happy. I am not someone who usually cries but it is quite an emotional moment.<br></p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWMutPOlrbPj6e7QrUPnmLkJoIYTV9hMbg3s9RUVQVoQLSaC2FxXoz76j0QdQPvuuwa7DBjtsnOwASfxWZTsD4PzGNoWHevgUekRDz-PzhaBRQoBWqG9iKH-MO09EMTLP95eXmtmgLoZC/s1600/3500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWMutPOlrbPj6e7QrUPnmLkJoIYTV9hMbg3s9RUVQVoQLSaC2FxXoz76j0QdQPvuuwa7DBjtsnOwASfxWZTsD4PzGNoWHevgUekRDz-PzhaBRQoBWqG9iKH-MO09EMTLP95eXmtmgLoZC/s640/3500.jpg"> </a> </div>

African Best player rejects arsrna transfer

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang wins African Player of the Year award

<p dir="ltr">The <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/manchestercity">Manchester City</a> midfielder Yaya Touré missed out on a fifth successive African Player of the Year award as his reign was ended by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Ivory Coast international Touré was edged out by the Gabon and <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/borussiadortmund">Borussia Dortmund</a> striker Aubameyang, who polled 143 voting points to Toure’s 136 among national coaches.</p> <p dir="ltr">Aubameyang scored 41 goals and claimed 11 assists for his club and country during 2015, including 18 strikes in 17 Bundesliga games this season.</p> <p dir="ltr">The 26-year-old winner wrote on Instagram: “Thanks to my Father and Mother thanks to my son and his Mom thanks to my family to my friends to my teammates @bvb09 and from Gabon national team thanks to my fans and thanks God and everybody.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><img src="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/209dd8cd64e7f21443963b27248c7bb3d71bb52a/138_266_3362_2018/master/3362.jpg?w=300&q=85&auto=format&sharp=10&s=d7ace8906a710f6f23dabbf00468eb18"></p> <p dir="ltr"> Aubameyang accepts the award from the Fifa acting president Issa Hayatou in Nigeria. Photograph: Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters</p> <p dir="ltr">Touré, who won the African Nations Cup with his country last February, was sorry to miss out on extending his streak at the ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday night.</p> <p dir="ltr">He said: “I’m quite disappointed, but I don’t want to complain too much. I just want to give credit to Aubameyang – you’ve been doing brilliantly well this year.”</p> <p dir="ltr">The Swansea and Ghana forward André Ayew finished third in the poll with 112 points.</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4dqWttr6XROjY_BYh4M120eUB1RvU2GpDSHJZmKcmIC4_uYscQdylO5cblxqOn2E4zUl30ikB1T8Sn6SlqmQ8JQ4jPDCbPcSZ1ByimDHXBOYr_bx4rnhyDLZ7uqLhJma60cerIfFuWvyD/s1600/3500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4dqWttr6XROjY_BYh4M120eUB1RvU2GpDSHJZmKcmIC4_uYscQdylO5cblxqOn2E4zUl30ikB1T8Sn6SlqmQ8JQ4jPDCbPcSZ1ByimDHXBOYr_bx4rnhyDLZ7uqLhJma60cerIfFuWvyD/s640/3500.jpg"> </a> </div>

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang wins African Player of the Year award

The  Manchester City  midfielder Yaya Touré missed out on a fifth successive African Player of the Year award as his reign was ended by Pier...

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FIFA has banned Blatter and Platini for 8 years

<p dir="ltr"><img src="http://www.aljazeera.com/mritems/imagecache/mbdxxlarge/mritems/Images/2015/12/21/f1a7fd10d63f4760ab4fae653dae2546_18.jpg"> [File: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters]</p> <p dir="ltr"><b>More to this story</b></p> <p dir="ltr">Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were each banned for eight years by the FIFA ethics committee in a stunning takedown of world football's most powerful leaders.</p> <p dir="ltr">FIFA President Blatter and his one-time protege Platini were kicked out of the sport for conflict of interest and disloyalty to FIFA in a $2m payment deal that is also the subject of a criminal investigation in Switzerland.</p> <p dir="ltr">Speaking at a news conference at FIFA's former headquarters in Zurich on Monday, a defiant Blatter said he would appeal against the ban.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I'm sorry. I'm sorry I'm still a punching ball," he said. "But I will fight. I will fight for me and I will fight for FIFA." </p> <p dir="ltr"><img src="http://www.aljazeera.com/mritems/Images/2015/12/21/a4685bbc4a4843a6a5c1ac9e13f7d405_18.jpg"> [Patrick B Kraemer/EPA]</p> <p dir="ltr">Platini's bid to succeed his former mentor in the February 26 presidential election is now likely to be over, though both are expected to appeal to the FIFA appeals committee and the Court of Arbitration for Sport.</p> <p dir="ltr">Blatter had already suggested he could pursue a lengthier appeal to Switzerland's highest court, the federal tribunal, which can intervene if legal process was abused.</p> <p dir="ltr">Ethics judges decided that Blatter and Platini broke FIFA Code of Ethics rules on conflicts of interest, breach of loyalty and offering or receiving gifts.</p> <p dir="ltr">Both denied wrongdoing in 2011 when Platini took $2m of FIFA money approved by Blatter as uncontracted salary for work as a presidential adviser from 1999 to 2002.</p> <p dir="ltr">Blatter was fined 50,000 Swiss francs ($50,250) and Platini, a FIFA vice-president and head of European football's governing body UEFA, was fined 80,000 Swiss francs ($80,400).</p> <p dir="ltr">"Neither in his written statement nor in his personal hearing was Mr Blatter able to demonstrate another legal basis for this payment," the judges said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"By failing to place FIFA's interests first and abstain from doing anything which could be contrary to FIFA's interests, Mr Blatter violated his fiduciary duty to FIFA.</p> <p dir="ltr">"His [Blatter's] assertion of an oral agreement was determined as not convincing and was rejected by the chamber."</p> <p dir="ltr">Platini, the judges said, "failed to act with complete credibility and integrity, showing unawareness of the importance of his duties and concomitant obligations and responsibilities".</p> <p dir="ltr"><b>Appeal process</b></p> <p dir="ltr">Blatter and Platini both have strong motivation to fight the bans in fast-track appeal cases.</p> <p dir="ltr">Blatter, who turns 80 in March, wants a FIFA swansong by hosting the election congress in Zurich and being made honorary president by the 209 member federations.</p> <p dir="ltr">The 60-year-old Platini wants to clear his name, pass a FIFA integrity check and be declared an official candidate in the election he had been favoured to win.</p> <p dir="ltr">Platini's campaign has stalled since he was questioned on September 25 in a Swiss federal investigation of suspected criminal mismanagement at FIFA.</p> <p dir="ltr">Switzerland's attorney general has opened criminal proceedings against Blatter for the suspected "disloyal payment" of FIFA money to Platini and selling undervalued World Cup TV rights for the Caribbean.</p> <p dir="ltr">Platini's status in the criminal case is "between a witness and an accused person", attorney general Michael Lauber said in October.</p> <p dir="ltr">In recent media interviews, both men have said Platini asked Blatter for a salary of one million Swiss francs ($1m). He got a contract for 300,000 Swiss francs ($300,000) annually, in line with FIFA's then-wage structure, plus a "gentleman's agreement" to get the rest later.</p> <p dir="ltr">Swiss law obliged FIFA only to pay the deferred money within five years.</p> <p dir="ltr">Platini was paid in February 2011, just before Blatter began campaigning for re-election against Mohamed bin Hammam of Qatar.</p> <p dir="ltr">Platini's UEFA urged its members weeks before the June 2011 poll to back Blatter, who was elected unopposed when bin Hammam was implicated in bribery.</p> <p dir="ltr">Few FIFA officials knew of the Platini payment, which emerged during a wider Swiss probe of the governing body's business affairs, including suspected money laundering in the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests.</p> <p dir="ltr">The agreement was "a classic conflict of interest" between two executive committee members, FIFA audit panel chairman Domenico Scala said in October.</p> <p dir="ltr">Source: Al Jazeera And AP</p>

FIFA has banned Blatter and Platini for 8 years

 [File: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters] More to this story Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were each banned for eight years by the FIFA ethics comm...

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