Mysterious figures also shows up at Stamford Bridge (Photos)

Mysterious sightings continued to rock football on Sunday as 11 cloaked
figures sat in the famous Shed End at Stamford Bridge for Chelsea’s match
against Manchester City .
On Sunday evening, the 11 men sat motionless throughout the match, but did
celebrate by raising their fists together when Chelsea scored both of their
goals in the 2-1 victory.
The baffling presence caps off a strange week for the sport after Hackney
Marshes in London’s east end and Rio de Janiero’s Sugarloaf Mountain were
both invaded by unexplained balls, including a three-metre football.
At Stamford Bridge, the mysterious men wore white paint on their faces, with
a black triangle painted on their foreheads.
Twitter was awash with speculation about why the men were there. @b4llack
tweeted: “Who were the weird guys in black at Stamford Bridge today?”
Another tweeter made the raised the possibility that the mysterious sightings
are connected. @Peter_NotMorgan said: “The weird-black-robed-martian
looking 11 are gracing Stamford Bridge. Same chaps who were at Allianz
Arena.”
The latest reports from across Europe state that similar men, wearing the same
outfits, were seen at the Allianz Arena in Munich – the home of Bayern
Munich – and

Juventus Stadium in Turin, too.
It is not yet known whether the footballs on Hackney Marshes and the strange
groups of men are linked.
The cryptic words #WINNERTAKESEARTH were printed on the footballs in
Brazil and Hackney – but supernatural experts are unable to explain how the
words are linked to the strange sightings.
What could this be? We managed to capture some video footage of these
obscure sightings during the match on Sunday at Stamford Bridge.
Take a look above and see if you can grasp the meaning of this and why
football has become the target of these seemingly paranormal events.

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Four to leave, one to stay? United in contract decisions

An exclusive report from Goal suggests that Manchester United are set to part ways with a number of their experienced players, as manager David Moyes looks to stamp his authority on the struggling Reds. The report states that Moyes will allow Rio Ferdinand , Nemanja Vidic , Patrice Evra and Ryan Giggs to all leave Old Trafford, though the future of Welshman Giggs appears to be more likely to end in staying at United than the other three. Ferdinand , now 34, has been a mainstay at Manchester United since his

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Get to know How Ferguson sold Ronaldo

Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has
lifted the lid on how he promised Cristiano Ronaldo his
dream move to Real Madrid .
In Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography, which goes on
general sale on Thursday, the Scot tells of how then
Madrid president Ramon Calderon's public overtures riled
him to the extent that he refused to sanction a sale
despite Ronaldo's desire to move to Spain.
Ronaldo would eventually join Madrid for £80
million (€94m) in 2009, which Ferguson
believes was a
statement of intent from re-
instated president Florentino Perez.
The Scot writes: "Madrid paid £80 million in
cash for him, and do you know why? It was a
way for Florentino Perez, their president, to say
to the world, ‘We are Real Madrid, we are the
biggest of the lot'.
"When the possibility of him leaving edged
towards being a probability, I reached a
gentleman’s agreement with him.
"I went to Carlos’s house in Portugal to find
the boy expressing an urge to go to Real Madrid, and told him: 'You can’t go this year, not after
the way Calderon has approached the issue'.
"I said, ‘I know you want to go to Real Madrid. But I’d rather shoot you than sell you to that guy
now. If you perform, don’t mess us about, and someone comes and offers a world record fee, then
we will let you go.’
"I did well to calm him down. I told him that the reason I was refusing to sell him that year was
because of Calderon. I said, ‘If I do that, all my honour’s gone, everything’s gone for me, and I
don’t care if you have to sit in the stands. I know it won’t come to that, but I just have to tell you
I will not let you leave this year'."

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Champions League: Arsenal v Borussia Dortmund match preview

Arsenal look to extend their good run of form
tonight with a matchup against last year’s Champions League runners-up Borussia
Dortmund.
Since the start of the season in all competitions, Arsenal has won 11 of their 13 games,
their only loss being against Aston Villa on the 1 September. Having beaten both Marseilles
and Napoli in their Champions League campaign, the Gunners will strive to maintain their
perfect record in the competition against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday, something that
will put them in a strong position to win the group. This game is widely seen as the
start of
a tough stretch of fixtures for Arsene Wenger’s team over the next month, with opponents
including Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and a repeat of their Champions league
match-up tonight away from the Emirates. Despite losing to Napoli at the start of their
European football campaign, Borussia Dortmund lie second in the German Bundesliga, just
one point behind leaders Bayern Munich.
KICK-OFF: Tuesday, 7.45pm
PAST MEETINGS…
Arsenal 2 (Van Persie 2) B Dortmund 1 (Kagawa), Champions League, Group Stage,
November 2011
B Dortmund 1 (Perisic) Arsenal 1 (Van Persie), Champions League, Group stage, September
2011
B Dortmund 2 (Silva, Rosicky) Aresnal 1 (Henry), Champions League, Group stage, October
2002
Arsenal 2 (Bergkamp, Ljungberg) B Dortmund 0, Champions League, Group stage,
September 2002
STATS…
Arsenal's home record against German clubs is W9 D1 L3; overall it is W13 D5 L8.
The Gunners are in the group stage for the 16th season in a row.
Dortmund are in their ninth Champions League campaign. They were victorious in the 1997
edition and last season was their most successful campaign since then, remaining unbeaten
until the semi-final second leg when they lost 2-0 at Real Madrid CF.
Ozil faced Dortmund four times for Real Madrid in last season's Champions League. In the
group stage his 89th minute free-kick earned a 2-2 draw.
ODDS…
Arsenal to win: 2.3
B Dortmund to win: 3.2
Draw: 3.5

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Nigerian Footballer, Rabiu Ibrahim Collapsed On The Pitch, Rushed To Hospital

The Kilmarnock FC midfielder collapsed after a collision with Ross County’s Ivan Sproule
in the 35th minute, and was subsequently stretchered off the pitch and rushed to a
nearby hospital.
Kilmarnock went on to record their first win of the season as Scottish international striker
Kris Boyd and Jackson Irvine scored in either half to seal the win for the hosts.
After enduring torrid spells at Sporting Lisbon, PSV Eindhoven and Celtic, Ibrahim’s
career has taken an upward trajectory since joining the modest club, as has featured in
all the clubs ten League games played so far this season.
Kilmarnock are placed second from bottom in the 12-team Scottish Premiership.

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Fifa U-17 World Cup starts inUAE today

Shaikh Nahyan Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture,
Youth and Community Development, Chairman for the General Authority of Youth and
Sports had said that the tournament is a celebration of future stars.
As a ball will be kicked in anger, over the next three weeks, 504 young guns will be hoping
to show the world that they are the future.
The Fifa Under-17 World Cup kicks-off at

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WOW! 8 months pregnant Rebekkah leads team to WNBA championship

The Minnesota Lynx swept the Atlanta Dream Thursday night to clinch their second WNBA championship in three years, led by several dominant performances from 31-year-old, eight-months pregnant Rebekkah Brunson. Brunson, a 6-foot, 2-inch tall, 215-pound power forward who recently entered her third trimester, averaged 26 points and 14 rebounds in the series and was by all accounts the Lynx’s biggest threat on both ends of the floor. “Rebekkah was really the difference-maker, there’s no question about that,” said Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve, adding that Brunson’s low-post game has drastically improved since putting on 40 pounds over the past

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Former Senegalese Coach, Bruno Metsu Dies Of Cancer

  Bruno Metsu, the Frenchman who coached Senegal in a remarkable

run to the 2002 World Cup quarterfinals, has died. He was 59.

Lille, for whom Metsu played from 1979-81 and coached in 1992-93, did not give a cause of

death, but media reports said he died early Tuesday following a battle with cancer.

"It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the death of Bruno Metsu," Lille said. "Lille,

its president Michel Seydoux , and all the players and staff at the

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Two suicide bombers die in failed plot to disrupt Ethiopia/Nigeria qualifier

The Ethiopian government has announced that two suicide bombers who had planned to disrupt
Sunday’s World Cup qualifier between Ethiopia and Nigeria in Addis Ababa accidentally blew
themselves up before carrying out the attack.
Nigeria defeated their hosts 2-1 at the packed National Stadium in a first leg play-off game for
Brazil 2014.
On Monday, the government opened up on

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Ethiopian Fans stones the Super Eagles..Igiebor injured

The Super Eagles and the Nigerian delegation led by NFF President, Alhaji Aminu Maigari returned to the country early Monday morning at about 4:30am with tales of ill-treatment from Ethiopian fans in the 2-1 win over the Walyan Antelopes on Sunday.
It would be recalled that on arrival, the Eagles were given a bus infested with insects but the team remained calm. When it was time for training, the police team attached to the team deliberately took routes that were jammed up by traffic.
Matters came to a head on match day, when all manner

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“I knew I would Score” – Super Eagles Emmanuel Emenike

Two goal hero Emmanuel Emenike says he had confidence he
would get a goal despite the tight attentions of Ethiopian
defenders in the Super Eagles’ 2-1 win yesterday.Ethiopia took
the lead 10 minutes into the second half, but Emenike held off
three defenders to rip in a ferocious equaliser soon after
“I was not worried at all even though they were marking me very

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Roger Federer parts ways with coach

Toward the end of a tough year with zero Grand Slam final appearances, Roger Federer is
splitting with coach Paul Annacone.
Federer, who owns a record 17 Grand Slam titles, announced Saturday on his website that he
will stop working with Annacone after 3 ½ seasons together.
"After numerous conversations culminating at the end of our most recent training block, we felt
like this was the best time and path for both of us," the posting continues.
The move comes only two days after Federer's latest surprising loss in a year filled with them:
He was beaten 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3 in the third round of the Shanghai Masters by Gael Monfils, a
former top-10 player now ranked 42nd and recently back from injury.
The defeat hurt the 32-year-old Federer's chances of qualifying for the season-ending ATP
Tour Finals, a tournament that gathers the top eight singles players.
Federer used to be a lock for the field, year-in and year-out — he spent more

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Exclusive! Keshi wary of Ethiopia despite slim Victory

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi said the team is not overconfident after a 2-1 win in Ethiopia Sunday set up a probable fifth World Cup appearance.
An Emmanuel Emenike brace won the first leg of a play-off, leaving the 'Super Eagles' needing just a draw at home next month to secure a place at the 2014 finals in Brazil.
?We still have to go play Ethiopia at home as if we never played them, and we'll take it from there,? he told reporters after the match in Addis Ababa.
Keshi commended Ethiopia's 'Waliya Antelopes', who fought hard to keep up with the the 'Eagles' in the first half only to tire down the final stretch.
"Ethiopia were awesome today -- they played

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PICTURE: Who is the fastest player in the world? The answer may surprise you

Ronaldo? Messi? Nope, you’re wrong, they’re not even in the top three. It’s all about one of
David Moyes’ midfield men.
Cristiano Ronaldo can do all the commericals he likes, racing against a glamorous car but he
still isn't quicker than Antonio Valencia .
According to FIFA calculations, he’s the quickest player on the planet who can reach a speed

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Better than Ozil! Fans rate Aaron Ramsey higher than £42mman

One year ago if you had suggested Aaron Ramsey would finish ahead of Mesut Ozil in any

kind of poll many would have thought you were mad.

Yet here we are, October 2013, and exactly that has happened.

What's more it barely comes as a surprise, which is no slight on Ozil, more a ringing

endorsement of Aaron Ramsey's supreme form.

Ramsey has been named the player of the month by Arsenal's official website - for the third

month in a row.

LIVE Premier League match alerts to your phone - goals, red cards, half and full time scores

"The Welsh midfielder has claimed the award for the third time on

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22 year old Nigerian International and Liverpool Football Club player, Victor Moses,
recently shared a photo of his one year old son, Brentley and excitedly announced that
the little prince has made 2013 an Amazing year for him.

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Wenger praises Ozil's performance

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger described Mesut Ozil's first-half performance
as "absolutely amazing" after the German scored his first goal for the club and
inspired them to a commanding 2-0 victory over Napoli in the Champions
League on Tuesday.
Ozil, who joined Arsenal for a club-record transfer fee of £42.5 million from Real Madrid on
transfer deadline day a month ago, opened the scoring after eight minutes and provided the
final touch for Oliver Giroud to score the second seven minutes later.
He was also the creative heart of most of Arsenal's sublime play and his touch, vision and
movement were virtually faultless.
Wenger, whose team have now won 10 successive matches including a penalty shootout
victory over West Bromwich Albion in the League Cup last week, was delighted after his side
brushed aside Napoli in the group match, saying the first-half performance was "the best we
have played here for a long time".
He reserved special praise for Ozil on a night when Arsenal rekindled the class and confidence
of their glory days under Wenger nearly a decade ago.
"He had an outstanding first half, he was absolutely amazing," Wenger said of the German
international.
"He was fantastic and it was good he scored his first goal. When it goes on too long before
you score, it's always on your mind, so he got rid of that.
"He had everything fans want to see from a great player: individual skill, team play, finishing,
final ball," he told reporters.
"I loved him when he played for Real Madrid too, I must say; I thought he was great for Madrid
and we are just lucky to have got him.
"He enjoys playing football, he enjoys playing with his partners. He has integrated very quickly
with the team and it helps that he has come when we are doing well, it makes it easier. Of
course he has given everyone at the club a lift and belief, and belief is a part of the success of
football."

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Carlos Tevez posts ghastly injury onTwitter: checkout pictures

Globe-trotting forward Carlos Tevez , 29, is an injury doubt heading into Serie A side
Juventus ' midweek match against Turkish champions Galatasaray after the Argentine ace
suffered an ankle injury during The Old Lady's 1-0 triumph over Torino on Sunday.
Tevez's omission from Juve's Champions League line-up could prove costly as he is in a
strong vein of goal-scoring form in Italy having returned three goals in Serie A as well as
netting in a cup match, in just a handful of games to date.
A statement on the club's official website
confirmed the player's doubtful inclusion
on

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Messi out due to Injury

World Player of the Year Lionel Messi has been ruled out for up to three weeks by a thigh
injury he suffered in Barcelona's 2-0 win over Almeria on Saturday.
The Argentine had put the Catalans in front with a sublime left-footed strike from 20 yards,
but had to be replaced soon after and will now definitely miss Barca's Champions League
trip to Celtic in midweek as well as Saturday's home game against Valladolid.
"The tests carried out this morning have confirmed a small muscle injury in his right
thigh," said a statement on the club's website.
"The approximated time out is two to three weeks, and therefore he will miss the

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Nigerian footballer John Utaka joins the movie industry

Nigerian International and Super Eagles striker, John Utaka has made his debut in the motion
pictures industry. He was featured in aa new movie titled 'Battered' which premiers at the
Odeon Cinema in Greenwich London, on September 28, 2013.
Produced by Fatima Jabbe and co-directed by veteran actor, Lanre Balogun, Battered also
features Theodora Ibekwe, Yvonne Hays, Collin Archer Pearce, Atto Erick, Marie Gomez; Nana
Churcher, Tim Uche, Lanre Balogun; DJ Ozzy to mention a few.
It would be recalled that the likes of Emmanuel Babayaro, Osaze Odemwingie and Obafemi
Martins made cameo appearances in some movies several years ago.

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