Atletico had been unable to register new signings in last summer’s transfer window after being handed a ban by FIFA for irregularities in relation to the transfers of minors.
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Belgium international De Bruyne, who has been instrumental to City’s success this season, suffered the injury after a collision with Palace’s Jason Puncheon in stoppage time at Selhurst Park
The United star is likely to land a three-match ban after referee Craig Pawson missed the incident which saw him elbow Southampton star Dusan Tadic in the stomach.
It looked as though Arsenal had edged a largely uneventful affair when Alexis Sanchez’s free kick deflected in off James McClean for an own goal, but it proved to be that all of the action was reserved for the closing stages.
The 28-year-old is alleged to have given false testimony when called to the stand as part of a football corruption trial.
The Brazilian was forced off midway through the first half at Selhurst Park after suffering a blow to the leg and manager Pep Guardiola confirmed he faces months on the sidelines.
The Secretary General of the NBBF, Chimezie Asiegbu, informed that the camping exercise, which will be supervised by the duo of D’Tigers assistant coaches, Abdulrahman Mohammed of Gombe Bulls and Aderemi Adewunmi of Kwara Falcons, will open in Lagos on January 5, 2017.
The IBF and WBA champion is furious with Fury after he labelled him a “bum” and questioned his performance against Carlos Takam in October.
Reports claimed West Brom manager Alan Pardew has made Nigeria international Simon a target during the January transfer window.
City were attempting to win their 20th league match of the season, but it was Palace that ultimately passed up the best opportunity to claim all three points as Luka Milivojevic missed a 91st-minute penalty for the home side.
In his record-equalling 810th Premier League game, Wenger saw his side move to within a point of the top four with a 3-2 win at in-form Crystal Palace, and the Frenchman will be hoping for more of the free-flowing football on show at Selhurst Park as he moves past Sir Alex Ferguson’s games-managed record at The Hawthorns
NFF boss, Amaju Pinnick, at the weekend revealed that big plans are afoot for the women’s game
The Gernot Rohr side will battle former World champions, Argentina, Croatia and Iceland in Group D at the mundial
Off the field, a string of victories in the boardroom has given Nigerian football a louder voice in international football politics and a number of worthwhile sponsorship deals with corporate organizations has greatly reduced the financial burden on the nation’s supreme football-ruling body
Victory for City in this match will see them equal the record winning run in one of Europe’s top five leagues – Bayern Munich, managed by Pep Guardiola, won 19 consecutively in the 2013/14 season
The Federal Government announced the appointment on Thursday of over 1,467 members, including 209 board Chairmen, to fill boards and government parastatal positions, including the NFF, National Youth Service Corps, National Institute for Sports and the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre, which are all under the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development.
Ibrahimovic has only recently returned to fitness following a lengthy spell on the sidelines with a serious knee ligament injury, but he was omitted from the matchday squad for Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Southampton.
Lukaku lasted just 14 minutes before a nasty clash of heads saw him undergo lengthy treatment on the pitch, forcing him to be stretchered off whilst taking oxygen.
Manchester United’s dismal run of results in December had continued on Saturday with a third consecutive league draw
Both sides weighed in with chances from the off as Jordan Ayew rattled the Hornets’ bar six minutes in and Tom Cleverley curled the ball just beyond the left-hand post moments later.