ENYEAMA

Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama has for the second consecutive month won the Player of the Month award in Ligue 1.

The Lille custodian did not concede any goal in the French top flight in November.

Enyeama started November with a shutout against Monaco, which Lille won 2-0. He then kept three clean slates against Guingamp, Toulouse and Valenciennes on November 30.

The player who won the October award got 59 % of the vote ahead of PSG’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who got 32 % and Marseille teenage midfielder, Florian Thauvin, who got 9%.

The best player award will be presented to Enyeama on Sunday, January 12, during their match against Reims.

The Lille shot stopper conceded his first goal in 12 matches against Bordeaux on December 8 after 1062 minutes.

BARCA VS MANCITY;PELLAGRINI

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is looking forward with confidence after learning his next Champions League opponents will be Barcelona.

Far from being intimidated by the Catalan giants, Pellegrini is already relishing the prospect of a two-legged last-16 tie against the four-time winners in February.

Being paired with Barcelona was City's dubious reward for finishing runners-up to Bayern Munich in their group - a position they could have bettered by beating the Germans by one more goal than they did last week - at the UEFA draw in Switzerland.

But Pellegrini, a former Real Madrid coach, believes Barca should be just as wary of facing his free-scoring side.

The Chilean said: "They know Manchester City is a strong team and it will be difficult for them.

"Barcelona is not the team it was two years ago. We will see how they arrive in February."

City, particularly at home, have been in outstanding form this season.

They scored six against Barclays Premier League leaders Arsenal last weekend, matching the figure they put past Tottenham last month, while they have also beaten Norwich 7-0 this term.

Pellegrini, who took Malaga to the quarter-finals last year, is sure Barcelona will already have taken notice of this, particularly with the first leg at the Etihad Stadium.

He said: "I suppose they know about that but you can't always expect to score five, six, seven goals at home.

"We always try to do it - that's why I am not concerned about what happened in Germany.

"But of course it's an important record and we'll try to keep it up."

Source: PA

SHOKING TRANSFER THAT COULD HAPPEN NEXT SEASON

This source states that the Parc des Princes side have beaten off interest from Juventus, Atletico Madrid and AS Monaco in the chase for the 25 year old Spanish international.

Mata won back to back Player of the Year awards in his first two explosive seasons at Stamford Bridge, scoring 32 goals and providing 49 assists to help the West London side to Champions League, Europa League and FA Cup triumphs.

However Jose Mourinho has opted in the main to use Oscar in preference to Mata this term, with the Valencia man starting just eight of 15 Premier League matches thus far this season.

MONACO striker Radamel Falcao has hit back at reports that he has fallen out with Claudio Ranieri and could seek a January move to Chelsea.

Reports yesterday suggested that despite the public protestations to the contrary a move to England in the upcoming transfer window remained a possibility due to the toxic relationship between player and coach.

But Falcao has now addressed the issue, saying that no rift exists.

He said: "I am very happy here at Monaco. I don't have a problem with the coach, just with my thigh.

"I feel better. I will play again soon. 

"There is a lot of speculation around me, but I have a five-year contract and I'm very happy here."

The Colombian has been absent with the injury since a game against Nantes at the end of November in which he was substituted in the 63rd minute.

Earlier this week Ranieri was forced to deny that he had clashed with Falcao since that match.

He said: "There is absolutely no problem with Radamel.

"But even if I say that there's no problem, some people will still write the exact opposite, so everybody should write whatever they want.

"He should resume regular training on Wednesday and might play again at the weekend. We'll see."

The striker has since been ruled out of Saturday's clash with Guingamp.

I WAS FORCED TO MASTURBATE

Retired footballer David Beckham recently revealed that he was forced to masturbate in front of his teammates as part of his initiation into Manchester United's youth team in 1991.

Beckham, who opened up about the incident in a documentary titled The Class of ’92, said the incident happened when he was just 16 years old. He said he was forced to stare at a calendar photo of eighties Reds soccer player Clayton Blackmore (pictured right) and pleasure himself, while his teammate watched, as part of an embarrassing hazing ritual.

“Everyone had an initiation that you had to go through on the youth team, that was one of the most uncomfortable ones. The fact that I had to look at Clayton Blackmore’s calendar and do certain things. I was embarrassed when I was saying it on camera let alone talking about it more. But it’s something that we all had to go through. It was definitely something I wouldn’t like to go through again!' Beckham said

The Class of ’92, is a documentary about the generation of Manchester United stars who came of age two decades ago

IHEANACHO TO SIGN FOR MANCITY

Nigerian wonderkid Kelechi Iheanacho will sign a deal with Manchester City, according to the player's father. Iheanacho was named the best player at November's Under-17s World Cup after scoring six goals, including one in the final, as his country triumphed in the United Arab Emirates. He has since been linked in his homeland with moves to Porto and Chelsea but his father, James, claims that the Etihad Stadium will be his next destination. "As I am talking to you, I have chosen in my mind that Kelechi is going to Manchester United," he told Super Sport's 'Monday Night Football', before appearing to correct himself by saying: "I have told you that he is going to Manchester City." Iheanacho senior later confirmed to MTNFootball.com that the player's family made a joint decision on where he would go in a meeting on Monday night. "We prayed [on Monday] and, after due consultations with family members, we came up with Manchester City, believing he has a future there," he explained. "That is where he will be uplifted." The young striker had been declared missing by his father on Friday after he had left his home in Owerri without alerting his family but returned early on Monday morning before a decision on his future was made. James has been integral in his son's fledgling career, with rumours that he had valued the starlet at €1 million (£840,000), though he denied those claims, declaring: "No, those people are my enemies. I never said that."

KOLO TOURE:CITY MUST REGRET SELLING ME

liverpool defender Kolo Toure believes Manchester City must regret sanctioning his departure from the club.

The Ivorian moved to Anfield in the summer having struggled to gain first-team action in his final season at the Etihad Stadium.

Toure has already made eight league starts this season as his new club have climbed to second in the table, and the defender feels he has proven a point to City.


"I was better than certain players at Manchester City but I was left on the bench," the 32-year-old told The Sun.

"Before I left the club, I told the people in charge that they would regret letting me go. People said I was finished and that I could never get back to my former level.

"But now I am at Liverpool - and I am sure that City must be kicking themselves when they see how I am performing."

Toure sees similarities between his own situation and the one brother Yaya faced when leaving Barcelona to join City in 2010.
"I have had a similar experience to Yaya," he added. "Managers come to clubs bringing players with them and they want to pick them at all costs - whether they are any good or not.

"Yaya was much better than Sergio Busquets at Barcelona. But he was behind him in the pecking order and he found that hard to accept.

"I advised him to come to Manchester City while I was still there. He listened to his big brother's advice - and now he is the big boss on the field for them

MESSI HAILS CR7

Madrid - Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi praised archrival Cristiano Ronaldo's goal-scoring prowess in an interview published on Thursday as speculation mounted that the Portuguese international could be picked as World Player of the Year.

A day after picking up a Golden Boot award for scoring 46 league goals last season, more than any other player in Europe, the 26-year-old Messi paid respect to his Real Madrid rival.

"I don't know if Cristiano Ronaldo is at his peak but he is always there scoring goals in all the games and taking part in his club and national side," Messi told Spanish sports daily Marca and other European sports journalists.

"He has been doing that for many years and whether he is at his peak or a bit less makes no difference."

The 28-year-old Ronaldo is emerging as a favourite to pick up this year's Ballon d'Or for the world's best player over four-time winner Messi.

Ronaldo scored a hat-trick on Tuesday as Portugal qualified for their fourth straight World Cup finals and he tops the Spanish league scoreboard so far this season with 16 goals in 13 matches.

Messi has 11 goals from eight games in the league this season but has been sidelined for up to eight weeks with a muscle tear in his left hamstring muscle, his third leg injury this season.

Messi brushed off comments in the media about his injuries, following some criticism that he should have paced himself better.

"What they say about the injury did not worry me and does not worry me because I am used to people talking and saying many things not only about the injury but about pretty much everything," he said.

"I am sorry I cannot help my team-mates now but it is an injury that heals normally and I will be back next year keen to get started."

The Argentine international said there was no chance of his leaving Barcelona despite suggestions that some clubs would be ready to write a blank cheque to sign him.

"My intention is to stay with Barcelona for good," Messi said.

"I am grateful if what they say is true and there are people interested. It makes you proud that they say such things. But my life is with Barcelona."

Despite picking up four World Player of the Year awards, three Golden Boots, and with Barcelona a string of Liga, King's Cup and Champions League victories, Messi said he still dreamed of winning the World Cup with Argentina.

"I have had the fortune of winning all the individual and club awards. Getting the World Cup would be a dream for me, for my team-mates and for a whole country that has not won in a long time," he said.

Argentina have big hopes, Messi said.

"We aim to arrive in top form to win the World Cup, which is the dream for the whole of Argentina," he said.

Asked about Argentina's biggest rivals, Messi said Brazil, Germany and Spain were widely seen as World Cup favourites, "and then there is always a surprise team that appears".

For the Champions League, Messi said he saw Real Madrid and Bayern Munich as Barcelona's most serious challengers.

TERRY MAY SNUB ENGLAND

John Terry will not return for England even if they ask him to reconsider his retirement.
The former England captain walked away from the international game in September 2012 and Roy Hodgson insisted on Tuesday night that he would not panic and turn to the 32-year-old in the wake of poor defeats against Chile and Germany.
England’s defence was shaky in both those Wembley losses, but Sportsmail understands that Terry is adamant he will not return if called upon. 

The Chelsea captain has been excellent for Chelsea under Jose Mourinho and after falling out of favour last season has played every minute of their current Barclays Premier League campaign.
A source close to Terry said: ‘John only wants to concentrate on Chelsea. He is in good form, is fit and doing well.
‘He has retired from international football and has no plans to change that.


Former England right-back Danny Mills, who is part of the FA commission plotting the way forward for the national team, led the calls on Tuesday night for Terry to be recalled on the back of two underwhelming home defeats.
But Hodgson dismissed the idea. He said: ‘We’ve moved on from that. John retired.
'We’ve qualified with our 10 matches and 10 matches with (Gary) Cahill and (Phil) Jagielka. And we’ve seen a very good performance from Chris Smalling.

think it’s important that we continue along those lines, continue looking forward and that we don’t start panicking and looking backwards every time we have a reverse.’The last of Terry’s 78 England appearances came against Moldova in a World Cup qualifier before he was banned by the FA for racially abusing Anton Ferdinand.


Bringing John Terry back into the England fold is a route to be steered clear of by Roy Hodgson.
It would be like plotting a path to Brazil with a new SatNav only to reverse back home at the first sign of traffic and get out the old A-Z.
It is clear Terry would offer the national team plenty in defence: experience, leadership, know-how. But he retired from international football at a perceived slight against his character by the FA and the status quo should remain.
What signal would it send to recall a man found guilty by the governing body of racially abusing another player? Besides, that would entail some form of coercion and Hodgson would be mindful not to open himself up in such a way.

WHAT WENT WRONG? FARMCNTERFC VS UNITED BOYS

Its no longer a news that farmcenterfc were defeated away at maitumbi. Although,the match was marred with bad officiating.
farmcenterfc was defeated at home 2:1 by united boys a forth nite ago,and were thrashed during the return leg  by three nil.
the match was indeed entertaining as both sides played very well.the first half ended goalless.it was in the second half of the game,that farmcenterfc conceded all three goal.

what do you think is the problem? please comment and contribute.

man u vs Real Sociedad

The Real Sociedad boss believes his side's form has improved markedly since their 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford and is confident of pulling off an upset
Real Sociedad do not fear Tuesday's Champions League opponents Manchester United, according to the Spanish side's coach Jagoba Arrasate.

La Real sit rooted to the bottom of Group A with zero points from three games and face a huge challenge in making it out ahead of current leaders United, second-placed Bayer Leverkusen and Shakhtar Donetsk just above them.

Despite the three-time European champions' status as favourites, Arrasate insists that he has faith that his team - which finished fourth in La Liga under former trainer Philippe Montanier last season - can defeat the Red Devils at Anoeta.

"We haven’t thought about the change in schedule, we just learned about it," he told reporters on Monday.

"What we are thinking about is that we have a very important game and that if we do things the right way, we can beat Manchester United.

"We don’t have an inferiority complex. We want to do a good job and we are aiming to do that, and if we can, I believe we can win."

Real Sociedad have scored 10 goals in their last three Spanish top flight matches en route to two wins and a draw since they were beaten 1-0 by United on October 23, and the club's coach is confident that the gap in quality has decreased since that result.

"We've been playing better in La Liga and maybe we have reduced the difference between the two teams," Arrasate added.

"I think we can play better than we did at Old Trafford. We'll try to be very tight in defence, not concede many chances and then put our chances away. They are very good on the break, they showed that at Old Trafford.

"We're doing much better, we've got two very good results, got two good victories at home and kept two clean sheets. We’re getting used to playing during the week and we’re going to try to win the game."

5 RESONS WHY CHELSEA WILL LOSE...PELLEGRINI

Chelsea host Manchester City tomorrow afternoon in a crucial Premier League clash. We may only be eight games into the season, but a result here for either side could stand them in good stead for the rest of the campaign.
Both sides come into this game off the back of some impressive results; the Blues recovered from a nightmare start against Cardiff City last week, eventually dispatching the Bluebirds 4-1, and secured a fantastic away win in the Champions League in mid-week, handsomely beating German side Schalke 3-0.
City meanwhile went to Upton Park and produced an attacking master-class, tearing apart a usually solid West Ham United back-line with their astute passing, patient build-up play and impeccable movement. They followed up that 3-1 victory with an excellent result in the Champions League, beating CSKA Moscow on their own patch 2-1.
Both clubs have found early season form, in large part thanks to the performances of their star men. Chelsea have looked strong since the first whistle, but it’s taken some time for their strike force to really make a significant impact. Fernando Torres once again showed flashes of his former self in mid-week, but Blues fans have seen this all before; they’ll be hoping he can carry that kind of performance into the league week-in and week-out.
The same can’t be said about the City attacking threat; their key men up top have looked sharp right from the get-go. It may have something to do with the sheer number of quality forwards now at the club; if you want to stay in the starting line-up, you have to play out of your skin and make an impact. Or it might be to do with the arrival of Manuel Pellegrini, whose approach to the game is the polar opposite to former manager Roberto Mancini. Either way, they are one of the most dangerous sides in the league at the present moment.
It’s not all been plain sailing though for either side; Chelsea and City have suffered from some defensive howlers in these opening games, with the latter especially suffering thanks to Joe Hart’s loss of form.
This is a tough game to call, but with both sides seemingly beginning to fire on all cylinders it should be a hell of a contest. However, I think City might just edge it

MOURINHO SPEAKS ABOUT CHELSEA AND MAN CITY

The cash-rich clubs of Chelsea and Manchester City are necessary for football to continue to survive, according to Blues boss Jose Mourinho.

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Earlier this season, Mourinho described the likes of City, Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain as “economic sharks”.

The Blues have been ‘sharks’ in the past when Roman Abramovich took over at Stamford Bridge but have fallen behind the French duo and the Citizens in spending power but Mourinho accepts the situation.

“Football needs sharks,” Mourinho said.

“Football needs investment, they need people that love the game and wants to make from smaller clubs bigger clubs.”

Asked what sort of shark Chelsea are, Mourinho said: “A clever one. The shark that knows when to attack and how to attack.”

This was shown Chelsea moved to sign Willian from Anzhi Makhachkala for a reported fee of £30million, despite the Brazil forward already having undergone a medical with Tottenham.

The signing shows Chelsea still have the financial muscle to challenge for the leading players, even when City are spending in the region of £100million without recouping anything.

Asked if Chelsea are able to spend a similar sum, without bringing money in, Mourinho said: “I don’t know. I don’t care.”

Chelsea are no longer spending £100m in transfer windows to comply with financial fair play.

“I’m happy that it’s not (unlimited spending),” Mourinho added.

“I accept the way it is. I’m happy with the way it is. “I came to Chelsea to work following a certain philosophy and I’m more than happy with the support that the board and the owner have on my team. I’m more than happy with that.”

UEFA’s Financial Fair Play regulations will not be enforced until next season and Mourinho hopes European football’s governing body act firmly when the time comes.

“The rules are for everybody,” he added.

“I’m not saying City aren’t following the rules. I don’t know. I speak about Chelsea, I don’t speak about City.

“Chelsea has changed a lot and Chelsea has changed thinking that Financial Fair Play is going to be in practice.

“Chelsea want UEFA to rule the situation and to fine if somebody’s not doing the same.”

Mourinho sees a bit of himself in Roberto Mancini after they were both sacked soon after ending both side’s long wait for the league.

“I did after 50 (years) and I was the same,” said Mourinho, referring to his September 2007 exit from Stamford Bridge.

And Mourinho thinks replacement Manuel Pellegrini is having a natural progression by his side’s defensive fallibility.

“If they have a little problem here and there, it’s a natural consequence of a new manager,” he said.

“Like us, we are not a perfect team. Manchester United are not a perfect team. “Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool, they have better conditions to have a better start, to be more compact and closer to the managers’ ideas.

“I don’t need to defend Pellegrini, Pellegrini doesn’t need to defend me, (but) it’s not easy to start with a new team

CHELSEA VS MANCHESTER CITY

jose morinho side will be at home against manchester football club on sunday 27th october 2013 at 1600hour. who do you think will be victorious after 90minutes? click on the comment box and have you say?

FA CUP STARTING THIS WEEK

This is to inform the members and players of Farm center football club,fans and community at large,that preparations for the FA cup is already ongoing.players are advice to be punctual, and turn up at training before 4:30pm. Sign:team management

CHELSEA INJURY NEWS

Marco van Ginkel suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury to his knee during the match at Swindon on 24 September. He is expected to be out for approximately six months.
Eden Hazard missed the away game against Steaua Bucharest on 1 October. He trained on Friday 4 October and his availability for the game against Norwich will be assessed on Saturday 5 October.
Fernando Torres suffered a medial collateral ligament injury to his left knee in the Champions League game at Steaua Bucharest on 1 October. He is expected to be out for approximately three weeks.
Ashley Cole is unavailable for England's international on 11 October due to a rib injury suffered against Norwich on 6 October.

VERMAELEN CONSIDERING ARSERNAL EXIT

The Belgium international lost his place in the Gunners' starting line-up last season following a dip in form, with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger preferring a centre-back partnership of Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny.
Vermaelen has continued to find himself on the bench this season - and the Belgian now admits he will consider leaving in January if the situation continues in order to boost his chances of going to next summer's World Cup finals in Brazil.

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"I'll have to think about that when it's necessary," he told the Daily Mail. "January is still a few months ahead. Of course, never playing will not be the ideal situation for me to go to the World Cup, that's for sure.
"People ask me if I panic because I'm not playing a lot but I'm not.
"I have spoken to the manager but it will remain private between us. Things can happen in a split second and change my situation. That can happen tomorrow or next weekend. In that case, we will speak differently in January. I have to be ready for that."
Vermaelen has featured in just one Premier League match for the Gunners this season - as a substitute against Sunderland - while his only other appearance came in the Capital One Cup.
He was also left out of Belgium's starting line-up for last Friday's crucial 2014 World Cup qualifier against Croatia.

SIR ALEX:MAN UTD MUST BACK MOYE

SIR ALEX has sent a warning to Manchester United successor David Moyes that the key to success at Old Trafford is harmony throughout the club, especially in hard times.

The Red Devils currently sit in ninth place in the Premier League table, with the 50-year-old enduring an unspectacular start to life at the club, but the recently retired Ferguson was keen to stress the importance of pulling together.

"Three things are very important when you are working with them [coaching staff] - work ethic, loyalty, philosophy," said the former United boss at the 10th Uefa Coach Education Workshop in Budapest.

"You all have to be singing the same tune, no matter how bad the tune is. It’s important that your people agree with you and the way that we at United wanted to play, that was very important."

Ferguson, who was famed for his 'hairdryer treatment' during his 26 years in charge of United, says he was forced to tame his temper in the latter stages of his career.

"The human beings I've dealt with are far more fragile than the human beings of 30 years ago," he added.

"And I say that in a good sense because they're coming from better conditions. I couldn't lose my temper the way I did back then with people nowadays.
"Sometimes it's about inspiring to make players better than they are and the best that they could have been."

LAST FRIENDLY MATCH REPORT AWAY AT TUNGA UNITED

It was a derby encounter away at tunga united,the derby can be compared with west london encounter in england, as there was no hand shake.
The first half was marked with an almost equal opportuinities of netting the ball, with kwakwa having an upper hand. Not until 39th minutes when the 16 year old attacking winger,Aminu, making his full league debut with an astonishing finish from the corner flank to put kwakwa in front against tunga united for the second time this season.
The second half was marred with injuries with the 16 year old taken off the pitch.The match ended with a 1:0 win over tunga united