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World's tallest man dies @44

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Leonid Stadnyk, believed to be the world’s tallest man at 8ft 4 inches has died. He was just 44. The peasant farmer from the Ukrainian village of Podoliantsy, died on Sunday August 24th from a brain haemorrhage after health problems.In his last interview, Leonid, who wears a  talked about how his height was a curse, why he refused to be measured by the Guinness Book of World Records and also why he refused to get married “To me, my height is a curse, a punishment from God, not something to celebrate. What sin I have committed, I do not know. All my life I have dreamed of being just like everyone else. I don’twant or need the fame that this would bring so I have no desire to be in this Guinness book. “I never got married because I don’t want to inflict my problems on a wife. I think it would not be fair on her” he said. At one point, his condition, called giganticism, left him growing at the rate of roughly a foot every 3 years. His feet measured 18 inches in length while his palms

Di Maria- Welcome to Manchester united

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Angel Di Maria has completed his move to #mufc for a British record fee of £59.7m. See pictures below:

Footballer Dies After Being Hit By Object Thrown From Crowd

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Albert Ebossé, a striker from Cameroon, has died after being hit in the head by an object thrown from the crowd at the endof a top-flight Algerian league game on Saturday. The 24-year-old was struck by a projectile, thrown by fans in the stands, as he and fellow team mates returned to their changingroom. His team, JS Kabylie, had just lost their game against USM Alger in Tizi Ouzou 2-1. The lone goal for  JS Kabylie was scored by late Albert Ebossé. Albert was rushed to the hospital but he lost his life. Ebosse played for Coton Sport FC, Unisport Bafang and Douala AC in his homeland before moving to Malaysian club Perak FA in 2012. He signed for JS Kabylie in July 2013 and was best scorer in the 2013-2014 championship. Reports say he recently welcomed a baby. However, the Algerian interior ministry has ordered an investigation to search for the culprit. Source -music 213

Di Maria agrees on Man utd move

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Manchester United have agreed a €81 million deal with Real Madrid for wingerAngel Di Maria. Goal reported on Saturday that the PremierLeague side had made a breakthrough in their attempts to sign the 26-year-old to Old Trafford, with the player having decided that he wanted to move to Old Trafford. With talks between the two sides having accelerated in the last 24 hours, Di Maria has now arrived in Manchester and is expected to agree personal terms and complete a medical on Tuesday. Goal understands that Louis van Gaal's side will offer Di Maria a wage packet that will eclipse Wayne Rooney's €360,000-per-week deal, including the Argentine's €6m signing-on fee and additional bonuses. United will pay Madrid a British record fee in the region of €81m, including add-ons, for the former Benfica star, surpassing the €63m that Chelsea shelled out to Liverpoolto take Fernando Torres to Stamford Bridge in 2011.Goal revealed back in July that an agreement between the Premier Leag