Mesut Özil to become first Premier League player to use laceless boots [See Photos]

 

Adidas’ new ACE 16+ PureControl boots Credit: Adidas

On Saturday, Mesut Özil will become the first player in Premier League history to take to the pitch in laceless boots.

The new and innovative boots were developed for the midfielder by his official sponsors, the German sportswear and equipment supplier Adidas.

Known as the ACE 16+ PureControl boots, Adidas also gifted pairs to Barcelona’s Ivan Rakitić and Real Madrid’s  James Rodríguez, but Özil will be the first player to wear the revolutionary footwear in an official match, and not just a training situation.

Rakitić has reportedly branded the Ace 16+ boots the ‘best he’s ever worn’, whilst Özil – after posting an enthusiastic selfie of him and the PureControl concept on Instagram last November – revealed that he never liked laces anyway.

Just received my boots for next year  NO LACES! See them in 2016 #BeTheDifference

A photo posted by Mesut Özil (@m10_official) on Nov 2, 2015 at 2:31am PST

“My whole career I have tried to minimise the impact of laces on my strike and ball control,” says Özil. “I revealed to Adidas in 2014 that in the changing room I knot the laces over and over again and then tuck in the ends – that way they do not interfere with my touch.

“So when they came to me last year with the laceless boots, it was like they have created my dream product. I cannot wait to wear them on the pitch.”

 Ivan Rakitić and James Rodríguez will also soon take to their respective pitches in laceless boots Credit: Adidas

Adidas maintain that the boots are just as comfortable and secure as previous PureControl designs. The laces, although gone, have been replaced with three key points of stability to lock the foot into the boot. A thermoplastic cage locks over the iconic three stripes to secure the mid foot, and is further anchored by a knitted upper and an internal knitted techfit locking system.

The upper combines tight and loose premium knits across the boot and, Adidas assure, the result is a glove-like fit, allowing for the cleanest possible strike – as a larger surface area generates more power and accuracy.

The Arsenal midfielder shows off his laceless boots Credit: Adidas

In a striking Solar Green, the boots are available to buy in a select number of Adidas flagship stores – namely Paris, Marseilles, London, Barcelona and Manchester.

But will these futuristic footwear sell out before Özil’s Arsenal take on Chelsea this Saturday? Or will people want to ensure that the boots don’t fly off your feet before they start flying off the shelves?

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Super Eagles Player In Serious Baby Mama Mess

There is a serious matter on ground now. An Ukrainian woman who goes by the name ‘Alex’ has exposed Super Eagles player Ideye Brown as the father of her two children.

The embittered woman is pointing accusing the soccer star for abandoning her and the children.

Alex let out her mind through social media where she hinted on how she met the 27-year-old when he joined Ukrainian professional football club, FC Dynamo Kyiv in 2011.

According to her, their relationship lasted during the course of his stay in Ukraine, from 2011-2015.

They allegedly had two children, Brown Ideye Jr, who was born in 2012 and Michelle, who was born on December 20, 2014, before the footballer moved on to West Brom in 2014 and then, Greek club, Olympiacos, in 2015.

In her posts, she was so bettered and lamented that the footballer has been treating her wrongly.

“I tell you just one thing: what we do know it’s big sin! I feel sorry for us because God is not blind and people are not stup*d,” she wrote in one post,. “Shame be with you Brown and your family when all the world see the results of the DNA test.. True always open, lets the world see your real face! I don’t have say anything more, I pure for God.”

Meanwhile, Ideye Brown is already married to Damika Ideye and they have two children, Brown Ideye Jr. and Andriy Ideye.

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BREAKING NEWS: Fifa and UEFA Presidents, Blatter & Platini Banned For EIGHT Years

The Fifa and Uefa presidents have both been banned with immediate effect from all football-related activities for almost a decade by the Independent Ethics Committee

Fifa president Sepp Blatter and his Uefa counterpart Michel Platini have both been banned from all football-related activity for eight years with immediate effect, the Independent Ethics Committee of world football’s governing body has confirmed.

Both men were provisionally suspended in October in relation to a payment of CHF 2,000,000 (£1.34m) from Fifa – and authorised by Blatter – to Platini in February 2011.

Blatter and Platini claimed this related to work carried out by the former France captain for Fifa between 1999 and 2002, citing a “gentleman’s agreement”.

However, in its ruling published on Monday, the adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee said that the payment had “no legal basis in the written agreement signed between both officials on 25 August 1999”.

Furthermore, Blatter’s a$$ertion of an or*l agreement was “determined as not convincing and was rejected by the chamber”.

The 79-year-old Swiss, who had already announced his intention to stand down before February’s FIFA presidential elections, has been fined 50,000 Swiss francs, with Platini fined 80,000 Swiss francs.

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See The Fabulous Life Of Obafemi Martins And How He Spends His Millions (Photos)

Obafemi Martins has been everywhere and he needs no introduction! The talented footballer who was the fifth highest paid player in US Major League Soccer for the 2013 season is also the highest ever paid player for Seattle Sounders with an annual basic salary of $1.6million, according to a players’ union release.

And with money like that, he’s able to afford the life many only dream about.

Below is how Obafemi Martins is living the dream:

His net worth

With an annual salary of $2,400,000.00, Obafemi has acquired lots of properties, investments and luxurious cars worth millions of dollars over the years, his total net worth is $35 million.

His mansions

The 28-year-old striker owns 2 mansions at VGC Lagos worth N500 million, a ma$$ive home in Como, Italy valued at N800 Million, and top hotels in Italy.

His cool whips!

He drives a Lamboghini worth N50m, Porsche Gemballa worth N20m, Bmw X6 worth N18M,and a Ferrarri sport car.

He has an expensive shoe collection too!

He has got an amazing collection of watches

All this just shows Obafemi is balling and he knows it!

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Karim Benzema speaks for the first time since $extape saga with teammate

Real Madrid and France striker Karim Benzema has spoken out for the first time to the media since the $ex tape saga involving him and France teammate Mathieu Valbuena surfaced publicly. Benzema was arrested and interrogated by French police and is accused of plotting and conspiring with childhood friend Karim Zenati to blackmail Lyon midfielder Mathieu Valbuena over a $extape the midfielder was involved in.

Benzema’s involvement in the plot has not yet been fully determined but investigators believe he was approached by a childhood friend, Karim Zenati, to act as an intermediary and convince Valbuena to deal directly with the blackmailers.

Last week Valbuena said he was disappointed in Benzema but now speaking to TF1, Benzema said;

”I’d heard there was a video out there. I said I’d let him know. But I got the impression he already knew about it. I told him I could help him because I have a friend in Lyon [Benzema’s childhood friend Karim Zenati] that could deal with the problem.

“We spoke about it. I asked him if he had warned his family. I told him I’d found myself in situations like this in the past and that I’d told the police. He [Valbuena] told me he had told the police about it.
Then afterwards, when I hear all this talk about extortion, and that I’d demanded money from him – it makes me angry. The idea that I would need money, or my friend would need money – it’s ridiculous. I’ve earned a good living for a long time. I don’t need money. We never, never spoke about money.”

Asked if he understood why Valbuena has said he is “very disappointed” in him he replied: “I understand. But that night, he wasn’t disappointed. On the contrary. He said to me – and he could tell you this himself – ‘thanks, brother, for having warned me.’”

Benzema also hit back at French prime minister Manuel Valls’ comments for saying he had no place on the French national team..

“I’m getting accused of all sorts of things. They’re dragging my name through the mud as if I was a criminal. It’s horrible.”

He added: “The only thing I regret in this whole thing is to have laughed about it on the phone with my childhood friend [Zenati]. That’s the only thing. I apologise to him [Valbuena] and his family for that. On the phone you act silly; sometimes you laugh about things that may be serious, but you don’t take them seriously.”

‘Hopefully it will end well, we will all be OK … and we will all return to the France team to win that Euro,’

‘I’m not playing for the cameras, I’m not playing a game,’ insisted Benzema .

‘I’m here to be sincere.’

Le Monde published statements given by Benzema to the judge investigating the case after he spent a night in custody at Versailles police station in  November. Benzema denied his implication in the saga and told the judge he was a victim of ‘a big misunderstanding,’ saying he was rich so he doesn’t understand why he will blackmail.

‘I am really disappointed with the magnitude of this story, because blackmail and stuff like that, frankly it’s very serious,’ Benzema was quoted as saying.

‘I’ve been successful in my life and (Zenati) is being looked after, because he is my boyhood friend,’ Benzema said. ‘That’s why I don’t understand this story about blackmail and money.’

The court has placed Benzema under judicial supervision, meaning he cannot meet with Valbuena during the investigation. If the case continues to drag on until the Euros start onJune 10, France coach Didier Deschamps won’t be able to call both players in his squad for the continental tournament.

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Madrid To Sack Benitez After Barcelona trashing, SEE Possible Replacement

According to Spanish Football Expert & Columnist, Guillem Balague, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez will “probably get rid of” manager Rafa Benitez after the 4-0 whitewash against Barcelona at the Bernabeu.

The La Liga champions ran riot at the home of their rivals yesterday, November 21, with goals from Neymar, Luis Suarez (2) and Andres Iniesta putting them six points above Real in the Spanish table.

With a dismal performance in front of their home fans, Balague believes there impatience at the club Real will most likely soon be looking for a 12th permanent manager this century.

Rafael Benitez

Balague said: “There is no way whatsoever that this kind of performance – we’re not even talking about the result – but the performance will have no consequences. It has to have consequences. That’s how Real Madrid works.

“That means of course that Florentino Perez will probably get rid of the manager, and if that’s the case, what is next? Yet another manager.

“This is a problem for Real Madrid that will not change unless the whole idea and whole philosophy changes.

“The business plan is brilliant – they’re very, very rich. The football plan is very poor, and under Florentino Perez they have won one league in seven years, which suggests that his idea of putting big names on the pitch does not work.

“Of course, Rafa is not the only one to blame, but it’s almost much easier to get rid of the manager.”

However, Benitez admitted after the match that Real were “hurting”, but stressed: “We have lost three points in La Liga and nothing more.”

Speaking with AS after his side’s defeat, the Spaniard said he will accept partial responsibility for the defeat adding that the players have to take some blame too.

“I try to manage my group the best I can. In this case the players have enough quality to do better,” he told AS.

“In the end we are all responsible and we must look for a solution as a group and to give joy to the fans.

“I think in the opening minutes of the second half we went forward and had chances. It’s not the time to analyse individual mistakes. We must reflect, be together.

“We made mistakes and we paid against a team that has top quality. We lost the ball against the opposition. It’s important to recover as a group.

“We wanted to push forward, to attack, to get the ball forward and we paid for not recovering. We wanted to use players with personality but it hasn’t gone well.

“Our idea was to squeeze possession and to take advantage of having players with experience.

 “It’s not a question of attitude. We talked about improving at half time. We faced a good team. The chance for Marcelo was a key point. If that had been a goal, we could have gotten into the game. We paid for our mistakes and it was increasingly difficult.

“Whenever we win or lose we are all part of it and obviously it hurts a lot to lose and to lose this way. I worry about the team recovering emotionally for the next game.”

Benitez had lost just once in his first 15 games in charge of Real Madrid before last night’s defeat against.

Mourinho and Zidane

He is under mounting pressure despite only taking charge in June and former player Zinedine Zidane, Chelsea coach, Jose Mourinho top the list of those lined up as possible replacement at Real Madrid.

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Neymar has scored his 250th goal and he is just 23 years

The Brazilian professional footballer, Neymar Jr has made history yesterday as he scored his #250th career goal in a match against Real Madrid where Barcelona trashed RM with 4 goal against nothing. 

The 23-year old  FC Barcelona forward/winger and the captain of his national team is now being equated with the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo 

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Checkout Cristiano Ronaldo's €19million Gulfstream private jet

Real Madrid  and Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo recently bought himself a multi-million pound private jet. 

The 30-year-old is believed to have paid out €19million on a new Gulfstream G200 business jet.

Portuguese tabloid Correio da Manha believe that Ronaldo has bought the luxury aircraft which can carry between eight and ten passengers.

It features separate bathrooms for the crew and passengers, plus also wardrobes, internet access, telephone, fax, microwave, electric oven, fridge for drinks and entertainment systems..

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Javier Hernandez Breaks Down In Tears While Discussing Manchester United Move

Javier Hernandez broke down in tears when discussing his move from Chivas Guadalajara to Manchester United, the Daily Express reports. 

Chicharito played for the Mexican side for four years before moving to Old Trafford, where he helped the team to the Premier League title and the Champions League final in his first season. 

However, he admitted that making the move was tough for him. “It was a very difficult day,” Hernandez said. “It was not easy.”

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Manchester City Star Raheem Sterling Subjected To Vile Racist Abuse After Posting Picture On Instagram

Footballer Raheem Sterling was subjected to a barrage of vile racist abuse after innocently posting a family snap on Instagram. The Manchester City star uploaded a smiling selfie with his little girl and a relative, which he captioned: "Perfect Sunday with my niece and my daughter #LaFam."

But the 20-year-old's comments were hijacked by irate supporters of his former club Liverpool, who posted hate-filled, racist remarks.

One vile user branded the forward a "black c***" adding "f*** your stupid family hope they burn".

Another posted pictures of snakes and bags of cash with the comment: “All about the money init you f***** snake.”

An earlier picture Sterling posted of himself and three-year-old daughter Melody enjoying a day out to a child's soft play area drew similar abuse.

One user posted a long line of banana emoticons with the words "f****** disgrace to mankind" while one shamefully branded Sterling a "monkey".

While some fans attacked the young England star for his controversial £49million move, others pleaded with users to stop the hate-filled, racist rants.

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Video: Manchester United 1 – 0 CSKA Moscow Wayne Rooney Gives United The Boost To Victory At Home

There’s a collective sigh of relief at Old Trafford as Wayne Rooney celebrates opening the scoring.

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The Top 10 Fastest Footballers In The World Right Now [See Photos and Be The Judge]

10. Jonathan Biabiany (Inter Milan)

Source: www.sofoot.com

The French winger has been troubling Serie A defenders since 2007. He is one of the fastest players in FIFA football game. The player has recently signed a four year deal with Inter after terminating his contract with Parma who are relegated to Serie D due to bankruptcy. The right sided winger is known for his acceleration and pace with the ball and can beat markers easily. The 27-yr-old player has only made 3 appearances for Inter this season and yet to find a regular spot in starting eleven of Robeto Mancini’s team.

9. Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich)

Source: www.khelnama.com

The Bayern winger holds the record for the fastest speed ever recorded by a footballer. Reports claim he reached 37km/hr hitting top gear in the Netherlands thrasing of Spain during 2014 World Cup. For the 31-yr-old age is just a number, throughout the years there is no drop in his pace. His speed is unmatchable with ESPN stating he is able to take on and beat defenders at the drop of a hat.

8. Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa)

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

One of the fastest players of the Premier League may not have fully accomplished the amount of expectations he earlier had but has immense pace and can trouble if he finds space and width. The Villans forward can play as a winger as well as a striker. He has made more than 300 appearances for the club after coming through ranks in Aston Villa’s academy.

7. DeAndre Yedlin (Sunderland)

Source: www.goal.com

The USA international who is on loan with Sunderland from Tottenham is one of the fastest fullback in the game. The 22-yr-old has made 27 appearances for the Jurgen Klinsmann’s side. His speed down the right flank is admired by fans and the player has recently impressed in the game vs West Ham making his mark for the right back position in the Black Cats team.

6. Marvell Wynne (San Jose)

Source: www.coloradorapids.com

The MLS player might not be so popular among the other names in the list but the amount of pace he possesses is mind blowing. He clocked an astonishing 10.39 seconds over a 100m dash the previous season. He can play as a center-back or a right back making him one of the best defenders who can track the ball and oppostion players running towards the goal.

5. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

Source: ibnlive.in.com

There are not many players in the world that can defend when he is dribbling in his prime. The Los Blancos winger is undoubtedly the best player in the world along with Lionel Messi. He has scored 10 goals in 9 appearances this season. He supposedly ran 96 meters in 10 seconds for a counter attack against city rivals Atletico in December 2012. His pace, agility, quick feet and technical skills makes him the best winger in the world.

4. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The Real Madrid winger has lightning quick pace. It was Spurs former manager Harry Redknapp who decided to use his pace and deployed him on the right flank having previously played at the left-back position. Since then the Wales international has never looked back making Real Madrid pay world record transfer fee in order to get his signature. According to Wales Online the player sprinted 65 odd meters in 7.2 seconds to score the match winner against rivals Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final in 2014. Poor defender Marc Bartra still gets trolled for not being able to defend and stop the ball when Bale started dribbling right from the half line. The world famous sprinter Usain Bolt has described him as the fastest footballer in the world at the moment.

3. Theo Walcott (Arsenal)

Source: http://i.telegraph.co.uk

The fastest player in FIFA 16 is renowned for his speed with former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola declaring that, “you’d need pistol to stop him”. The Arsenal striker has been troubling defenders since he was 17 yr old. Walcott has improved a lot playing centrally for the gunners and looks good to firmly hold the position. He is currently the leading scorer in the Arsenal Squad and looks to add a lot more this campaign.

2. Hector Bellerin (Arsenal)

Source: http://www.independent.co.uk

He might be having his second season of Premier League football but the 20-yr-old has cemented his place in the right-back department. He is already making a name for himself as one of the quickest players in the world. He was able to beat Theo Walcott’s 40m dash club record by one-hundredth of a second during time trials previously.

1. Pierre- Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund)

Source: www.kubadaha.com

The Gabon International is arguably one of the fastest players in the modern game having clocked a staggering 3.7 seconds over 30 meters in training. He is famous for his long-striding play that destroys markers over long distances. The player can play anywhere in the attacking position having been deployed as a striker in Thomas Tuchels Dortmund side.

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