🚨🎙️ Roy Keane on Marcus Rashford's farewell message to Barcelona 🔴
"I don't understand this generation of footballers. If you gave everything to a club because you wanted them to sign you permanently, and they decided to spend big money on someone else instead, why are you writing an emotional farewell message? Where's your pride? Where's your self-belief?"
"You said you wanted a new challenge, but the club you wanted chose another player over you. That should tell you something. Instead of thanking them for the opportunity, I'd be asking myself why they didn't think I was good enough to stay. That's the question every top professional should be asking."
"If I were in that situation, I'd be disappointed and angry. I'd use that rejection as motivation to prove people wrong, not write a goodbye message as if everything worked out perfectly. Football is ruthless, and sometimes you have to accept the reality instead of dressing it up."
"Now you're back at Manchester United, and let's be honest, you're not back because the club chased after you. You're back because Michael Carrick believes he can get the best out of you. That's a huge opportunity, but it's also a reminder that you have everything to prove. Stop worrying about farewell messages and start showing people why you deserve to wear the shirt."
Pinnick: Infantino’s FFE Proposal Will Give Each Member Association $20 Million
As FIFA President, Gianni Infantino has the right to propose changes, and it is up to stakeholders to accept or reject them. One of the major characteristics of the FIFA President is his ability to consult widely, and he is doing so with the FFE Proposal. Under this proposal, FIFA would sell minority stakes in a new for-profit commercial subsidiary, FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), to external investors. The beneficiaries of the proposal will still be the member associations — including the Nigeria FA, Ghana FA, South African FA, and all other FAs.
This proposal should be celebrated in the wake of the most successful World Cup.
Amaju Pinnick
Deputy Chairperson, FIFA Men’s National Teams Competition Committee
My son worked some real work this summer, earned some cash which I’ve told him to save and learned the value of money.
I am so happy and grateful for the lessons he’s learned.
I am also impressed by his maturity.
🚨 BREAKING: All 41 Concacaf members have rejected Gianni Infantino's FIFA Forward Enterprise plans.
"Concacaf is a confederation united by the love of our game, where football comes first. Guided by this philosophy over the past ten years we have built, from the ground up, an organization founded on service, transparent governance, and the long-term stewardship of football.
"History has shown FIFA and the football family what happens when the custodians of the game lose sight of these values.
"With this in mind, Concacaf today convened a meeting of the presidents of its 41 Member Associations, together with its President, Council members, and its FIFA Council members, to discuss a proposal developed and presented by the FIFA President to establish ‘FIFA Forward Enterprise’ and sell interests in the FIFA World Cup to private investors.
"During the meeting, the membership expressed deep concerns about the lack of due process surrounding the proposal, the artificially short deadline imposed, and the absence of any review or approval by the relevant FIFA governance bodies. In addition, the need for private equity investment to fund new and existing FIFA Forward programs following the most profitable FIFA World Cup in history was questioned.
"The discussion reinforced the need for greater transparency and proper governance.
"For these reasons, Concacaf and its 41 Member Associations have:
'- Rejected the proposal;
- Tasked their FIFA Council Members with engaging FIFA to determine how existing FIFA reserves could be used to increase FIFA Forward funding for football development across our region; and
- Tasked their FIFA Council Members with instructing the FIFA President to ensure that any matter follows the proper governance processes via staff and FIFA Council, in accordance with the FIFA Statutes.'
"Through these actions, Concacaf reaffirms that football's future—and its greatest asset—must remain in the hands of our football family."
Support Adeleke who eventually goes to support Tinubu is something I'm unable to come to terms to.
Adeleke is selfish and I hope he gets rigged out by the same Tinubu.
Nigeria boycotted the Commonwealth Games in 1986 on the principle of fighting against apartheid.
Nigeria did not have a personal quarrel with the citizens of the UK or Edinburgh; it was on principle. So saying that artist should be allowed to perform in Nigeria because we have no personal quarrel is myopic.
There is a time for everything; maybe someday she will come back and do a bigger concert in Nigeria, but not at this time.
#UPDATE ON HARASSED WIDOW, TOSIN, IN IKORODU, LAGOS STATE
The father-in-law was arrested in the early hours of today and is currently in police custody.
OUR FIRST DEMAND:
Move them out of the house so Tosin can mourn her late husband in peace. 🙌
Our client is the legally married wife of the deceased and has lawful rights over her late husband's estate. Any property illegally sold or taken by the father-in-law or any other person will be pursued and recovered through the law.
There is NO SENTIMENT IN LAW. Justice must prevail, and the rights of the widow and her children must be protected. #ProjectProtectWidows
Thanks to Lagos State Police Command and @LagosDSVA 🙌🙌
Harrison Gwamnishu
BREAKING: Gianni Infantino has given football associations until the 19th September to back his plan to sell off part of FIFA to private investors with a $40m incentive to accept, a letter has revealed 🚨
Andy Burnham's first week suggests he understands something that Westminster has forgotten.
People don't vote for governments because they understand macroeconomics. They vote for governments that make them feel somebody is finally on their side.
The headlines have been about cheaper energy bills, lower bus fares and support for pubs, clubs and high streets. None of those policies, in isolation, will solve Britain's long-term economic problems. But judging them purely on that basis misses what I think Burnham is trying to achieve.
This isn't just about policy. It's about political sequencing.
Too many governments begin by asking people to be patient while they pursue long-term reform. Burnham appears to be taking the opposite approach. Demonstrate that government can make everyday life a little easier first, then use that trust to tackle the more difficult reforms that inevitably follow.
That matters because people don't experience politics through GDP forecasts, productivity statistics or Treasury statements. They experience it through the bills they pay, the bus they catch to work and whether the local businesses they value are still there next year.
Of course, there is an obvious caveat. Britain still faces profound structural challenges. Weak productivity, an ageing population, housing shortages, strained public finances and difficult choices on tax, planning and public sector reform. No Prime Minister can avoid those forever, and retail politics is no substitute for serious economic reform.
But the reverse is equally true. Structural reform is politically much harder if voters don't first believe government understands the pressures they're under. Trust isn't built by telling people to wait for a better future. It's built by showing them that government can still improve life in the present.
Whether Burnham succeeds will ultimately depend on what happens over the next five years, not the first five days. But if his opening week is anything to go by, he seems to understand something many modern governments have forgotten.
Before you ask people to support difficult change, you first have to give them a reason to believe change is worth supporting.
Unlike the numbskull who rules Nigeria, who threw the entire country into more hardship from day 1. He later went on to buy a private jet, yatch, built a villa for his vice and his family enjoying a luxurious lifestyle, all at the expense of tax payers.
Andy Burnham's first week suggests he understands something that Westminster has forgotten.
People don't vote for governments because they understand macroeconomics. They vote for governments that make them feel somebody is finally on their side.
The headlines have been about cheaper energy bills, lower bus fares and support for pubs, clubs and high streets. None of those policies, in isolation, will solve Britain's long-term economic problems. But judging them purely on that basis misses what I think Burnham is trying to achieve.
This isn't just about policy. It's about political sequencing.
Too many governments begin by asking people to be patient while they pursue long-term reform. Burnham appears to be taking the opposite approach. Demonstrate that government can make everyday life a little easier first, then use that trust to tackle the more difficult reforms that inevitably follow.
That matters because people don't experience politics through GDP forecasts, productivity statistics or Treasury statements. They experience it through the bills they pay, the bus they catch to work and whether the local businesses they value are still there next year.
Of course, there is an obvious caveat. Britain still faces profound structural challenges. Weak productivity, an ageing population, housing shortages, strained public finances and difficult choices on tax, planning and public sector reform. No Prime Minister can avoid those forever, and retail politics is no substitute for serious economic reform.
But the reverse is equally true. Structural reform is politically much harder if voters don't first believe government understands the pressures they're under. Trust isn't built by telling people to wait for a better future. It's built by showing them that government can still improve life in the present.
Whether Burnham succeeds will ultimately depend on what happens over the next five years, not the first five days. But if his opening week is anything to go by, he seems to understand something many modern governments have forgotten.
Before you ask people to support difficult change, you first have to give them a reason to believe change is worth supporting.
This is genuinely why I don’t get how & why people worship &/or believe in online personalities, celebrities or politicians.
I will never get it.
Last weekend, @TheTripperz managed the transportation and logistics for the burial ceremony of the late Professor M. A. Olubayo-Fatiregun from Ile-Ife, Osun State, to Ekpe Town, Akoko Edo Local Government Area, Edo State, and back to Ile-Ife.
Patronize us today, we are the best.
Advising kids not to take care of their parents when they start making money is a very wicked and devilish advice. If you are making money and see your parents going through a hard time, help them. Do not ever turn your back on your parents when they need you.
Don’t listen to the stupid advice that tells you to let your parents “swim or sink” when you can help them.
🚨 Aston Villa are ready to make Nicolas Jackson the most expensive signing in the club's history.
Unai Emery has identified the Chelsea striker as his top attacking target this summer.
Villa are prepared to break their transfer record, surpassing the £51.2M paid for Johan Manzambi.
(Source: @TEAMtalk)