SPORTS UPDATE: Uganda Cranes Captain Andrew Mwesigwa has issued an apology to the nation ,After uganda lost to Guinea in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier match in Morocco on Wednesday night. Pepe has claimed that it would be a scandal if the Ballon dOr was not awarded to his Real Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo this year. Ronaldos goals guided Madrid to victory in the Champions League last season and has already scored 23 times in the current campaign, which has prompted Pepe to label him the greatest player ever. Ronaldo won his first Ballon dOr last year after finishing runner-up to Lionel Messi in the two previous seasons. West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce has urged Premier League officials to reconsider introducing a winter break to help protect players. Allardyce, who recently suggested that he may rest some members of his squad in December, believes that the current workload is putting too much pressure on players in the top tier of English football due to their international commitments and pre-season preparations. West Ham returns to action against Everton on Saturday. Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard believes that Chelsea will run away with the Premier League title following their unbeaten start to the campaign. The Blues hold a four-point lead over closest challengers Southampton, while champions Manchester City trail by eight points with 11 games played. While Howard does not expect Chelsea to match Arsenals feat of 10 years ago and go the entire season unbeaten, the American stopper claims that the title race is already as good as over. Chelsea return to action this weekend with a home match against West Bromwich Albion. Alberto Moreno has revealed that he is looking to be more influential in attacking areas for Liverpool. The Spanish full-back, who joined Liverpool from Sevilla in the summer, has scored once in 12 appearances for the club this season, but he is confident of making a bigger contribution going forward. Moreno scored just three goals in 61 games for Sevilla. Bayern Munich have dismissed rumor suggesting that the club have a deal in place to sign 27 year old-Real Madridmidfielder Sami Khedira next summer. Khediras current deal with Madrid expires at the end of the season, and reports claimed that Bayern had won the race to persuade the German to sign a pre-contract agreement. Khedira has also been linked with Manchester United and Arsenal in recent weeks. PEPE HAS CLAIMED THAT IT WOULD BE A SCANDAL IF THE BALLON DOR WAS NOT AWARDED TO HIS REAL MADRID TEAMMATE CRISTIANO RONALDO THIS YEAR. DOES RONALDO DESERVE TO WIN THE BALLON DOR?
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 07:55:17 +0000
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