The Red Devils have lost their last two league games to Manchester City and Watford, although Jose Mourinho’s side (seventh) do sit above Leicester (11th) in the table, with the Foxes only managing seven points from five fixtures this term
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The ruling came less than three months after National Court judge Jose de la Mata shelved the complaint brought by Brazilian investment group DIS against Neymar, his father, former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell and former Santos president Odilio Rodrigues
The 35-year-old has missed the club’s last two games with an ankle injury, but was hopeful of returning in time for this weekend’s match at the Emirates Stadium
The 25-year-old has featured in every game for Chelsea under Antonio Conte – a far cry from being loaned out to Liverpool, Stoke and West Ham under previous Blues bosses
The full-back follows the likes of Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli, Danny Rose and Eric Dier in committing his future to the North London outfit
Babagana Kalli, the Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee of the NWFL, told thenff.com on Thursday: “We are happy for this lifeline from the League Management Company. This gesture has come as part of the NFF’s promise to take the Women’s League, and the entire women football sector, to a new level
The statement reads: “It has come to the notice of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) that on Wednesday, 21st September 2016, 4 (four) persons who introduced themselves as detectives from the FCT Police Command went to the office of the League Management Company (LMC) ostensibly to arrest its Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko (also NFF 2nd Vice President) and its COO, Alhaji Salihu Abubakar, allegedly pursuant to a Jos High Court order in flagrant abuse of the time honoured decorum of our judicial system where the Orders of the lower courts stand suspended when an appeal has been entered in a higher court and an application for Stay of Execution duly filed
Super Falcons’ defender, Osinachi Ohale, scored with a scorcher from 22 yards in the 32nd minute of the explosive encounter to take the NWFL top side into the final, scheduled for the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos
The Franco-German retained belief in the squad that pipped Tanzania 1-0 in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on September 3
That has resulted in the England international penning a deal which will keep him in North London until 2021 and Rose, who can also play further forward, says he is delighted to commit his future to the club
Just before the hour mark, the 29-year-old pulled up after an innocuous challenge involving defender Diego Godin and soon signalled that he wanted to be substituted
When asked in an interview with Bloomberg Television when he hopes to buy the Gunners, Dangote said: “Maybe three to four years. The issue is that we have more challenging headwinds. I need to get those out the way first and start having tailwinds. Then I’ll focus on this
The fixture, played at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano, saw the home side showing promising intent from the beginning to the end
The local enemies were pulled out of the hat together in Wednesday evening’s draw following their respective wins in the previous round
It took until the 15th minute for Barcelona to register a proper attempt on target and that came from Lionel Messi, whose powerful strike from the edge of the box was saved by Oblak
The Red Devils were pegged back at the end of the first half by their League One opponents, although second-half goals from Ander Herrera and sub Marcus Rashford made sure of a place in the hat for the next round
The policemen had stormed the massive edifice in the heart of the FCT, housing both the LMC and La Liga offices, at exactly 12.27pm in a chartered taxi in what appeared to be a disguise and headed straight to the entrance gate to announce their presence
The 29-year-old central midfielder, who has been with Chelsea since 2006, stated that he will talk to other clubs in January if he hasn’t yet been offered a new deal by the English Premier League giants
The Manchester City striker has risen to the challenge of replacing the suspended Sergio Aguero with two goals in his last two Premier League matches, including the winner against Manchester United
The tie headed for extra-time after the two teams played out a 2-2 draw in 90 minutes, but an extra-time double from Cesc Fabregas saw Chelsea complete a remarkable turnaround and book their spot in the fourth round