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For winning his third Ballon d’Or, footwear giant Nike has created their first ever micro-diamond encrusted gold football boots for Cristiano Ronaldo which he will wear in his next match which is today January 15th against Atletico Madrid.  It’s a gift The boot, (pictured right) dubbed the Mercurial CR7 Rare Gold, is a gift from Nike to Ronaldo as a tribute ‘to his remorseless work ethic’. The company explains: “ The micro-diamonds are remnants from larger stones that are painstakingly perfected by craftsmen. As the diamonds are refined & the details sharpened, tiny pieces are cut away, leaving micro-diamonds behind as evidence of work in progress. The commitment to keep chipping away at something already impressive reminded Nike’s design team of Ronaldo’s work ethic. While many see Ronaldo as the best in the world, he sees room for improvement”

Eric Abidal feels Lionel Messi will end his career at Barcelona following the Argentinian's remarks over his future at the club. Messi has recently denied that he has fallen out with Coach Luis Enrique but fuelled talk of an impending exit from Camp Nou with his comments prior to Monday's Ballon d'Or ceremony. The Argentina forward stated "I don't know where I'll be next year", but clarified his words after coming second behind Cristiano Ronaldo in the Ballon d'Or. Messi insisted that he is not thinking of leaving Barca, and former team-mate Abidal does not anticipate that stance to change. "I know Leo well," Abidal said. "He is a well-educated guy, he's not here to screw the club and others. He has character, he respects people. "As he put it, he's at Barca, but doesn't know what tomorrow brings. That's sport. But yes, I believe he will finish his career at Barcelona and I hope he stays. "Barca's hi

All teams arriving in Equatorial Guinea for the African Nations Cup must travel through the capital Malabo and have tests for the Ebola virus, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said on Wednesday. Those who show any signs of the contagious virus, or who refused to be examined, could be quarantined for up to 21 days. “Everyone arriving at the Nations Cup must respect the medical rules and regulations,” CAF said in a statement. The tough regulations reflect fears of the spread of the deadly haemorrhagic fever that led Morocco to ask for a postponement of the 16-team tournament. Instead they were stripped of their hosting rights and Equatorial Guinea stepped in at the last moment to take over. The worst epidemic of the virus on record has killed more than 8,371 people and infected 21,171 in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, according to World Health Organization figures released on Monday. Guinea are competing at the Nations Cup but the other two countries not. [Afkinsid

City have completed the signing of Wilfried Bony from Swansea City. The 26-year-old striker has agreed terms on a four and a half year deal which will keep him at the Etihad Stadium until the end of the 2018/19 season. He will wear the number 14 shirt. Wilfried said of his move to the champions: “It’s a great feeling for me, it’s a big honour to be here and it’s a great challenge. “As a player it’s always good to be part of one of the biggest clubs in the world and it’s a good opportunity for me to be in that situation now – I’m really proud. “I felt excited to wait for this moment and now it’s come, it’s fantastic. “I think it’s a great decision for me – Manchester City is in the Champions League. You remember at the end of last season I said that if I want to move it will be to a team in the competition because it’s a great tournament that I really want to play in and one that I want to win. “It’s a motivation for me to give my maximum to be in that place. City is a big

Real Madrid star, Cristiano Ronaldo has won FIFA BallondOr award for the 2nd successive year & 3rd title overall ahead Lionel Messi & Manuel Neuer. Ronaldo received 37.66% of all votes ahead of Lionel Messi (15.76%) @Manuel_Neuer (15.72%). The former Manchester United star has moved level with Cruyff, Platini and Van Basten on three wins, with only Messi ahead of him on four Ballon d'Or trophies. "I want to thank my mother, my family. I would like to thank all those who voted for me, my coach, my fellow players, the president of the club," Ronaldo commented while collecting the award. "It has been an unforgettable year. To win this trophy, a trophy of this kind, is something unique, and like I say, I want to continue working as I have so far, trying to go on and win more titles both individually and as a team, for my mother, for my father who is up there looking at me, my son, and to become better. "I would like to say to the Portuguese: I never t

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi insists he does not want to leave and says reports he demanded coach Luis Enrique should be sacked are "lies". It was reported the 27-year-old wanted to leave after a row with Enrique. "I have no intentions of leaving for any team, not Chelsea nor Manchester City," he said, after inspiring a 3-1 victory over Atletico Madrid. "I'm tired of all the things that people have been saying. I didn't ask the club to fire anyone." Messi, who will find out on Monday if he has won a fifth Ballon d'Or, has spent his entire career at the Nou Camp, winning a host of team and individual honours since making his debut in 2004. Messi hits back "People make it out as if I run the club and that's not how it is. I don't ask anyone to make decisions. Everything that has been said is lies and I want people to know that. Everything that has been said is false." It had been suggested Barcelona's record goals

Manchester United have sign former Barcelona's  goalkeeper Victor Valdes on an 18-month-deal. The club officially announced it on their Twitter account. #mufc is delighted to announce that VictorValdes has signed an 18-month contract with an option for a further year. Also, Valdes also added: "It's a pleasure to sign for ManchesterUnited,"@1VictorValdestells#MUTV. "I'mvery grateful to the manager." Nice move for him. Looking forward for q great starting.

Messi to join Chelsea?, that will be a good news for all Chelsea fans on the other hand not a good news for Barcelona fans Rumor has it that Lionel Messi is starting to get a little unhappy at Barcelona, with Spanish newspapers reporting of a rift between Messi and manager Luis Enrique. Now that he has followed CFC just when the January transfers are on, is he going to follow them to Stamford Bridge?

A happy Vincent shared the news on his instagram page and also used the opportunity to thank his wife that he refers to as his diamond and other family members. His words; ‘I just want to say a very big thank you to my SUPER GOD.my lovely wife and my DIAMOND��who has always been on my side shinning through my good and bad moment. my family, you guys rock.you take your share in my pains and my joy. a big thank you to my coaches and colleagues both at the national team#WEARENIGERIA and at Lille Osc #WEARELOSC. A big thank you to the organizers and sponsors of this award (GOAL.COM NIGERIAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2014) . to all my fans and supporters who stood by me throughout 2014.to all the media men and women,the note,the points,the ratings,the criticism,thank you. to those that nominated me and those that voted for me.to everyone that made this feat possible,GOD bless you all. thank you so much for choosing me as your GOAL.COM BEST PLAYER For the year 2014’.

Ivorian football star Didier Drogba is well known for his prolific scoring as a forward for Chelsea, as well as for being captain of the Côte d’Ivoire national team for the last decade. Drogba has the distinction of being highest goal-scorer of any foreign player in the Premier League, and was even voted the best Chelsea player by supporters of the club in 2012. Here are 18 things you didn’t know about Didier Drogba. 1. His mother nicknamed him ‘Tito’ Drogba’s mother, Name, nicknamed him “Tito” after President Broz Tito of Yugoslavia, whom she greatly admired. 2. He was sent to live with his uncle in France at a young age At age 5, Drogba was sent to live with his professional footballer uncle, Michel Goba, in France. He returned to his family in Abidjan three years later after becoming homesick, but moved back to France after both his parents lost their jobs as bank workers. 3. He was reunited with his parents in 1993 after they moved to France Drogba’s parents moved to Antony,

Alan Pardew was on Saturday confirmed as Crystal Palace’s new manager after being released from his contract at Newcastle. A statement on Palace’s official website read: “Crystal Palace Football Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Alan Pardew as the club’s new manager after signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.” Pardew spent four years in charge of Newcastle United but he was never a favourite with many of the Tyneside club’s fans and eventually jumped at the chance of returning to Palace where he spent four years as a player. “I am absolutely delighted to be the new manager of Crystal Palace,” he said. By AFP

Steven Gerrard has confirmed that he will leave Liverpool when his contract expires in June. The Reds captain, who made his debut in 1997, has been heavily linked with a move to the American MLS, specifically LA Galaxy. Gerrard was offered a new contract to stay at Anfield in December, with Brendan Rodgers expressing his hope that the 34-year-old would commit his future to the club, but he will instead look to finish his career away from the Premier League. "This is an era where 'legend' is vastly overused, but in his case it actually doesn't do him justice," Rodgers said in a statement following Gerrard's announcement. "As a leader and as a man, he is probably incomparable to anyone I have ever worked with." The star has become a Liverpool legend since making his bow as a 20-year-old, captaining the club to Champions League glory in 2005, and he has also won two FA Cups, two League Cups, one UEFA Cup andtwo UEFA Super Cups. The one prize that

Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama has recently been named on the five-man shortlist for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014, along with Yacine Brahimi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Gervinho, and Yaya Touré. The current Lille OSC player is known as one of the best goalkeepers in the game, giving him the unusual shot at the Footballer of the Year award, which is rarely given to goalkeepers. Here are 10 things you didn’t know about footballer Vincent Enyeama1While playing for Enyimba International F.C., Enyeama was always substituted before penalty shootouts 1.In 2001, Enyeama joined Enyimba International football club in the Nigerian Premier League,playing under manager Idris Ikhana. While he was the club’s first-choice goalkeeper, Ikhana made the decision to always sub out Enyeama before penalty shots. The tactic seemed to work. Enyimba won two CAF Champions League titles while Enyeama played for them. 2. He won a Player of the Year as goalkeeper despite not playing

West Brom have sacked head coach Alan Irvine less than seven months after he was given the job. Saturday's defeat at Stoke left Albion just a point clear of the bottom three halfway through the Premier League season having won just four games. And Irvine, a shock appointment when he succeeded Pepe Mel in the summer, has paid the price for a run of seven defeats in nine matches. Coaches Rob Kelly and Keith Downing will take charge for the trip to West Ham on New Year's Day. Irvine had been without a boss' job for three-and- a-half years when Albion chose him to work alongside director of football Richard Garlick and technical director Terry Burton. An Albion statement said Irvine had been placed on gardening leave, and Burton said: “We appointed Alan in the summer convinced that we had taken on one of the foremost coaches in the UK and nothing that has happened since then has altered our view. The individual progress of our players such as Craig Dawson a

The presence of Yakubu Aiyegbeni in the stands of the stands to watch QPR lose 1-2 to Arsenal on Boxing Day has sparked off transfer talks of a possible reunion with Harry Redknapp. According to the Daily Mirror, the Nigerian striker is one of the names on the wishlist of transfer targets in the January window of the QPR manager. One of such targets is England striker, Jermain Defoe, who is with FC Toronto in the MLS. But Redknapp has a budget which is inadequate to bring in stellar names as he seeks to steer Rangers away from relegation in the second round of the Barclays Premier League. Now the QPR boss has made identified the Al Rayyan striker as a target in the January transfer window since he has just six months of his contract left with the Qatari club, according to the English newspaper. QPR’s only in-form striker is Charlie Austin who has scored 12 goals in 17 league matches while the duo of Eduardo Vargas and Bobby Zamora have managed two goals in between them. Redknapp,

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has been named as the best coach of 2014 at the Globe Soccer Awards, held in Dubai. In his first year at the Santiago Bernabeu the Italian guided the Spanish side to an elusive 10th European Cup with a 4-1 final defeat of city rivals Atletico in Lisbon. It marked the continuation of the Italian's glittering coaching career, which has also seen him win domestic league titles in Italy (AC Milan), England (Chelsea) and France (Paris Saint-Germain). Ancelotti saw off competition for the award from Joachim Low, who led Germany to World Cup glory in the summer, Pep Guardiola, whose Bayern Munich side claimed a Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double in his first year in Germany and Antonio Conte, for guiding Juventus to a third successive Scudetto before taking charge of Italy during the summer. Ancelotti was in attendance at The Palm Hotel, and said of the award: "Life is easy because we have many great players and wonderful staff which makes it a lot e

1. GOALKEEPER | David De Gea | The 24-year-old’s stellar performances have papered over Manchester United’s defensive cracks this season and he will be vital as the club attempt to restore Champions League football. 2. RIGHT-BACK | Nathaniel Clyne | The 23-year-old gained his first England cap in November following his impressive displays for Southampton this term. Clyne, who edges out Pablo Zabaleta and Branislav Ivanovic for our right-back spot, has the highest tackles per game average in the Premier League (4.3). 3. CENTRE-BACK | John Terry | The former England captain has played an integral part in Chelsea’s watertight defence this season and has remarkably conceded only three fouls in 19 games - the lowest of any central defender in the Premier League. 4. CENTRE-BACK | Gary Cahill | The 29-year-old has formed a formidable partnership alongside John Terry and has already steered Chelsea to eight clean sheets in the Premier League this season. 5. LEFT-BACK | Cesar Azpilic

1.GOALKEEPER | Simon Mignolet | The Belgian has struggled to offer a commanding presence in goal and his season has been littered with errors. Having lost his place to Brad Jones, Mignolet faces a fight to regain his starting berth at Liverpool. 2. RIGHT-BACK | Kyle Naughton | The 26-year-old has made just five Premier League appearances this term but has managed to get sent off twice. Naughton has found it difficult to find consistency and is now Spurs’ third-choice right-back behind Kyle Walker and Eric Dier, while DeAndre Yedlin’s arrival in January will limit his chances even further. 3. CENTRE-BACK | Mike Williamson | The 31-year-old made a woeful start to the campaign as Newcastle United failed to secure a win in their opening seven fixtures. In the 14 Premier League games Williamson has featured, Newcastle have conceded 26 goals, and his chances of remaining a regular have taken a dent with Steven Taylor back fit. 4. CENTRE-BACK | Dejan Lovren | The €25.5 million summer

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According to Chelsea FC, Fernando Torres is to join AC Milan on a permanent basis. The striker moved to the San Siro on a two-year loan deal in August and on January 5 hewill complete a permanent transfer to the SerieA side. Torres, 30, spent three-and-a-half years at Stamford Bridge, in which time he helped Chelsea lift the Champions League, the Europa League and the FA Cup. A World Cup-winner, Torres joined Chelsea from Liverpool in January 2011. Memorable highlights include his Champions League semi-final breakaway against Barcelona at the Nou Camp and the goal that helped beat Benfica to lift the Europa League trophy a year later. Torres continued to share in Spain’s international success while at Chelsea. He helped his country to a second successive European Championship in 2012, securing the Golden Boot in the process. In the busy 2012/13 season his 22 goals were spread over seven competitions, a club record. Chelsea Football Club thanks Fernando for his service during