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• Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakin said he did not know why he did not award the penalty for the handball of Argentine defender, Marcus Rojo, for Nigeria on Tuesday evening, according to Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi Mikel said the referee admitted that the ball touched the hand of Marcos Rojo in the 82nd minute of Tuesday’s game but he put up a defense in not awarding the crucial spot-kick. The penalty, if awarded and scored at a time the match was 1-1, could have wrapped up a second round ticket for the Eagles. Speaking at the post-match briefing in St Petersburg, Mikel said: “I asked the referee if he thought the ball struck Rojo’s hand and he said ‘yes;. The referee told me that the ball came off Rojo’s head before it hit his hand.” Mikel added: ”I then asked Cakur why he didn’t award the penalty to Nigeria, he said: ‘I don’t know.’ That was sad because we checked the match video in the dressing room and it was a clear penalty kick. “When the ball touches your hand in ...

Ayomide ° There appears to be no way back for the Spaniard at Stamford Bridge and he has made light of the situation in a live video on Instagram Diego Costa has been filmed partying in an Atletico Madrid shirt and taking a swipe at Chelsea manager Antonio Conte. In an Instagram live video, the Spaniard is seen wearing his former club’s colours, while he wrote in Spanish in the comments section “give a hug to Conte”. The striker’s future is very much up in the air at Stamford Bridge, with Costa having revealed that he has been told by Conte that he is no longer needed at the club. As a result, the 28-year-old has been excused from the start of pre-season training with the Blues in the hope that he will be able to find a new club and resolve his future. Costa has been strongly linked with a return to Atelti and the his latest performance on Instagram will undoubtedly excite fans of the Liga club, while his comments will likely infuriate Conte. Despite winning the Prem...

Compiled by: Ayomide °Chelsea goal keeper and Belguim shot stopper, Thibaut Courtois, seems to have gotten himself an older girlfriend, and it’s no other person than American socialite Brittny Gastineau, who is nine years his senior. The 25-year-old who ended his relationship with his former pregnant girlfriend, Marta Dominguez last year was snapped locked in a passionate embrace with the 34-year-old socialite and reality TV star in a Los Angeles hotel bar. Brittny who happens to be the best friend of world-famous reality TV personality, Kim Kardashian, shared her latest romance in a post on her Snapchat account, which showed her and Courtois sharing a kiss. The meeting between the suspected love birds is understood to have taken place in Los Angeles on June 27 Courtois split from former pregnant girlfriend Marta Dominguez in September 2016. The pair have a young daughter, Adriana, who lives with her mother in Spain. They parted on amicable terms in the autumn, with Cou...