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Eventually, a man hits a crossroads where he has to strip away the distractions and ask himself the only question that truly dictates his future: What matters most?
I can’t describe my feelings right now… Football always gives back to those who keep believing.. To the fans who kept believing, you deserve this… Arsenal; the club that will stay in my heart forever, you deserve this… The players and everyone at the club who made it happen, you deserve this… Congratulations to the best club in the world ❤️ @Arsenal
No piss me off this early Sunday morning.
Again, Nigeria doesn’t have the infrastructure to move $215M
The US controls SWIFT. Every dollar-denominated transaction on earth passes through a system that American regulators monitor in real time.
The FBI, FinCEN, and the IRS have visibility into cross-border financial flows before most of the transfers even clear.
$215 million does not move across international banking infrastructure over months, involving 25 people, without triggering flags that American systems are specifically designed to catch early.
So the question is not whether Nigeria has the infrastructure to move that money. It does not. The question is whose infrastructure actually moved it, and why arrests only come after the operation is complete, not while it is running.
The FBI does not just investigate financial crime. It often monitors it, documents it, and prosecutes it on a timeline that is POLITICALLY useful.
That is how COINTELPRO worked, how they handled Silk Road, how they let cartel money launder through HSBC for years before settling out of court with zero jail time for executives.
The Nigerian “fraud” narrative does something very specific: it exports America’s financial crime problem onto a country it has systematically kept underdeveloped since the 1970s.
It trains global perception.
It justifies visa restrictions, credit downgrades, and correspondent banking withdrawal, all of which benefit Western financial dominance.
The house always wins. And the house sets the rules, runs the table, and writes the headline.
Unfortunately it’s time to burn down the house. It’s INFORMATION WAR, we better get good at it or they keep winning.
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I’ve consumed so many footballers’ stories that I don’t typically see them as just footballers again. They’re humans first.
There was a Super Eagles game and a guy was struggling in the match. People killed him everywhere for that performance. I sent him a text to ask if he’s good. He replied and said he was playing through a crazy groin pain in that game. His club was watching too. They saw how he struggled. The owner immediately sent a private jet to fly him back to the club.
He underwent surgery and was out for three months. He lost his place in the team.
Osimhen wrote that he couldn’t travel for his dad’s burial because of a transfer. If you’ve not lost a parent, you may never know how that feels. Especially one coming from where he’s come from.
Alisson could not travel for his father’s burial because of COVID-19.
“When I got the call that my father died, I was an ocean away from home. I was in Liverpool, and we were in the middle of the 2020-2021 season. His death was sudden. A complete shock. My mother called me and told me that there had been an accident and that my father had drowned at the lake by our house. All I remember was I felt so lost. It did not seem possible that someone like my father could actually be gone. He was a “man’s man,” as they say. As strong as they come.
“When he died, it destroyed me. I could not even think about football. I had to keep remembering that I even played football, and that we were fighting for the Top 4. It was even more complicated, because it was right in the middle of the pandemic, and the logistics of getting home were a nightmare. My wife was pregnant with our third child, and Covid was exploding again in Brazil. Her doctor said that it was risky for her to travel, so she had to stay in Liverpool with our kids. That was total anguish for her, because she loved my father so much.”
Mario Gotze’s wife gave birth to their baby six weeks premature. They were in the ICU for a while. He stopped playing.
Wilfred Ndidi recently lost his dad. You can imagine what he’s going through. He’d have days he’d weep inconsolably but the job must be done.
Mikel played for Nigeria while he knew his father was kidnapped. How many of us can?
I’m preaching the gospel of @PlayersTribune again. Read them.
The stories there are emotional, vulnerable and raw. You’ll find that footballers, like you and I have problems too. And maybe, we’ll weigh our judgements better and be more considerate.
I loved something about Alisson’s story. It was how Liverpool’s opponents respected his situation and lent their support. That’s a message to fans. Football is football. It’s a game. A game that has found itself loved and crazily cherished. A game that has found itself incredible commercialised but that doesn’t change the fact that it’s a game.
“The following two or three days were a blur. The next thing I remember was all the flowers coming to our house.
“From Virgil, Andy, Fabinho, Firmino, Thiago…. on and on. All my brothers. Everyone sent us flowers with a note of condolences.
“And not just from my teammates, but even Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti sent me a condolence letter. It really touched my heart. Every 10 minutes, there was another knock at our door, with a delivery man holding flowers.”
Nuff said.
Full Time Analysis;
Let’s start with Osimhen, please give him that armband more. That role of leadership fits him like mad. As he was playing the role of a peacemaker, I still saw him running even in the 80th minute. What a header by the way, we all are familiar with his heading prowess, but it still amazes us right? How he stays in the air and heads it with so much power on the ground, no goalkeeper is anticipating that.
Akor? What a calm player. No time for aesthetics, always focuses on the basics. A full time business player, like I love to call him.
Lookman, a firepower. Whenever we lose possession, he is running to win it back. What a guy!
Iwobi, sorry, I mean to say Xavi. What a player, these are times you show that you play in the premier league against the best players.
Calvin Bassey? Even Haaland confessed to how strong Bassey is. Man is strong and quick. He is truly MR RELIABLE.
Ajayi, never gets the praises but what a player. Not very vocal, but also a full time business player.
Bruno, those crosses are so dangerous that the goalkeeper can’t even come out to scoop, he needs to sit down with Zaidu and teach him how to cross😭
Osayi, he did not put a foot wrong. If you like bring Mbappe on 1v1, you’re not getting past Osayi.
Ndidi, I pray and hope his injury isn’t serious. I still don’t understand why he got a yellow card, will he miss next game? Someone should please confirm. If yes, it’s even worse for Morocco because we have Busquets, sorry Onyedika😅
Onyeka, man is playing his heart out there. I pray he leaves Brentford after this tournament. I’m sure clubs are watching. He is playing to the coach’s instruction, covering every part of that right-sided midfield.
Simon and the other guys were alright when they came on.
For years, Nigeria has always had players playing in top teams in Europe, but as a team, we never perform.
We’re not just scrapping wins this time, we’re showing class. Our players are showing that they’re big players. This is a balanced team and shout out to the gaffer.
If you look at our bench, players like Chukwueze, Onyedika, Onuachu, and the likes ain’t even starting. Those ones are another rounds of missile.
One very impressive thing for me today is that despite that 2-0 lead, we did not tune off. That Tunisian gimmick where we tuned off cannot repeat itself.
Bring on Morocco, I’m sure they’re shaking.