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Monday 7 July 2014

Fifa reject Silva plea, Neymar probe

By: Emmanuelomobhude On: 11:54
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  • Juan Camilo Zuniga with Neymar © Gallo Images

    Colombia defender Juan Camilo Zuniga will not be punished for the tackle on Neymar that left the Brazil striker with a broken bone in his back and forced him out of the rest of the World Cup.
    After investigating the incident from Friday's quarterfinal, won 2-1 by Brazil, Fifa's Disciplinary Committee ruled on Monday that no retrospective action could be taken.
    In a statement, soccer's world governing body said their own rules prevented them reopening the case because the incident had already been dealt with by the referee on the pitch.
    "After an analysis of the matter and the extensive submission and documentation received from the CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation), the chairman came to the conclusion that the Fifa Disciplinary Committee cannot consider this matter in light of the conditions outlined in the Fifa Disciplinary Code (FDC) for the Disciplinary Committee to be able to intervene in such a situation," the statement read.
    "In particular, in this specific case, no retrospective action can be taken by the Fifa Disciplinary Committee, since the incident involving the Colombian player Juan Camilo Zuniga Mosquera did not escape the match officials..."
    Fifa also said it could not consider Brazil's appeal against captain Thiago Silva's yellow card that will keep him out of Tuesday's World Cup semifinal against Germany. The governing body said there was "no legal basis" to grant such a request.
    The defender was booked against Colombia for blocking keeper David Ospina as he was taking a kick, and as it was his second of the tournament he was automatically suspended.
    NEYMAR DISAPPOINTMENT
    Fifa, in a break from its standard formal statements, expressed its disappointment that Neymar - one of the host nation's most popular and charismatic players - had been ruled out of the World Cup because of the injury.
    But Fifa said the extent of the injury and the profile of the player involved could not have any bearing on their disciplinary rules.
    "It is important to note that the conditions by which the Fifa Disciplinary Committee can intervene in any incident have to be considered independently of the consequences of that incident, such as an unfortunate injury suffered by a player," Fifa said.
    "Finally, as a general remark, Fifa and the Fifa Disciplinary Committee regret any incidents occurring on the pitch that in particular have a negative impact on the health of players.
    "We wish Neymar a prompt and complete recovery as we wish the same for all players who have sadly been ruled out of the World Cup through injury."
    Neymar's premature exit from the World Cup has provoked a mixture of shock and anger in the samba nation.
    Brazilian television stations interrupted their normal programming on the weekend to broadcast live shots of Neymar leaving the team's training base on a helicopter while Brazil President Dilma Rousseff sent the injured player a letter.
    The initial shock over Neymar's injury quickly turned to fury as the collision with Zuniga was further scrutinised.
    Neymar was carried off the field in tears, and later diagnosed with a fractured vertebra, when Zuniga came rushing in from behind and kneed the Brazilian striker in the back.
    Zuniga was not booked over the incident and sent a personal note to Neymar explaining that it was an accident but not everyone agreed with his version of events with former Brazil striker Ronaldo calling it an "evil" tackle.

    D'banj presents Bono with over 2million Do Agric Petition signatures

    By: Emmanuelomobhude On: 08:28
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  • In January 2014 during the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, D'banj helped launch the Do Agric Petition. A petition that calls on leaders for more and better investment in Agriculture. D'banj was the first to publicly sign the petition.

    In April, he led 19 of Africa's top artists to record the hit song "Cocoa Na Chocolate" to promote the petition and help rebrand Agriculture among Africa's youth. 

    The campaign has been a great success as over 2 million Africans from every African country has signed the petition.

    D'banj recently met with ONE co-founder Bono and presented him the petition in recognition of the way he has inspired Africans themselves to lead the fight for change in Africa.

    Jude Okoye and fiancee Ifeoma Umeokeke set to wed July 17th

    By: Emmanuelomobhude On: 07:53
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  • P-Square's older brother and manager, Jude Okoye, and his fiancee MBGN Tourism 2012 Ifeoma Umeokeke, who got engaged on April 24th after dating for a few months, have picked July 17th for their traditional wedding. The wedding will hold at the bride's home town in Nnewi, Anambra state. Their white wedding will hold after Ifeoma, who is said to be pregnant, gives birth. Congrats to them.

    Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran call it quits...again?

    By: Emmanuelomobhude On: 07:49
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  • What are these two up to again? Just last week, it was all good between them with Chris posting butt pics of Karrueche on his instagram page. But it looks like they may have called it quits....again!

    Over the weekend, fans noticed that Chris and his long-suffering girlfriend Karrueche had deleted all photos of each other from their respective Instagram accounts...and then Karrueche posted cryptic posts right after deleting Chris Brown from her Instagram life. See the things she posted after the cut







    2014 World Cup: Enyeama, other players get $130,000 each

    By: Emmanuelomobhude On: 07:46
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  • According to reports, Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama and a few other players received $130,000 ( N21 million) each as appearance fee for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
    “It was not a flat rate, but some of the players like Enyeama, who were involved in both the qualifiers as well as the World Cup in Brazil got as much as $130,000,” an official told AfricanFootball.com.
    The money is outside the match bonus and daily allowances they were paid. Team officials were also reportedly not left out as some of them received $25,000. But According to the football site, there were disagreements over the money, particularly as regards whether those who qualified the team for Brazil 2014 should also get part of the appearance fee.
    "There was a big issue among the senior players whether those who were part of the qualifiers should also get something. At the end of the day, Joseph Yobo prevailed that they also have to be included. So, even some players like John Utaka & Raheem Lawal, who played just a couple of qualifiers, will also get something" An official said