22 Jan 2016

Two transgender women, gay man murdered in Brazil

Two transgender women and a gay man have been murdered and another seriously injured in Brazil within tens days of each other.
Nathallya Figueiredo was stabbed several times inside her car.
Two transgender woman were stabbed Sunday (17 January) in two separate but possibly related attacks in Capão da Canoa, Brazil.

Branislav Ivanovic get one year contract extention, Chelsea FC fans react on Twitter

Chelsea have reached an agreement with Branislav Ivanovic, with the Serb set to sign on for one more year at Stamford Bridge, with the option of one additional year after that.
Given the season Ivanovic has endured, it’s a surprising move from the Chelsea hierarchy, and one that hasn’t been met to well by the fans.

“I Bought 7 Certificates For N100,000” – Fake LUTH doctor confesses

A 43-year-old man, Opeyemi Adesina, who allegedly paraded himself as a consultant gynaecologist with the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, says he paid N100,000 to buy the seven forged certificates he used

PUNCH Metro gathered that Adesina was arrested after his landlord, identified only as Akorede, wrote a “save-my-soul” petition to the management of LUTH some weeks ago alleging that Adesina brought home female patients to treat in his house and did abortions for them, among other unwholesome practices which could implicate him (the landlord).

No longer indispensable, midfielder 'has already decided' to leave Chelsea - report

Nemanja Matic, once a make-weight in the deal that brought David Luiz into our lives, returned to Chelsea two years ago to great applause and as a sign that we were finally addressing the squad's Achilles heel.  
He announced his arrival in a titanic battle against Manchester City's Yaya Toure, quickly becoming indispensable and absolutely irreplaceable, paired with either a creative (Fabregas, Lampard) or a more destructive (Ramires, David Luiz, Zouma, Mikel) partner.

21 Jan 2016

Spanish Referee Allegedly Asks Female Player to Go Out with Him During Game

Sporting de Huelva's Elena Pavel has claimed that a referee invited her on a date in the middle of a game.

During Huelva's recent match at Santa Teresa in Spain's Primera Division, referee Santiago Quijada Alcon is said to have asked the 31-year-old defender to go for coffee. The Sun reports:

Footage of Javier Mascherano receiving 1 year prison sentence inside court room (Video)

Futbol Club Barcelona were today rocked with the news that Javier Mascherano has been handed a 1-year prison sentence for fiscal fraud
The Argentine accepted the sentence in court today, as well as an 800,000 euro fine, on top of repaying the full amount of tax he owes to Hacienda.

Islamist gunmen shouting 'Allahu akbar' open fire near Somalia beach and 'take hostages' at seafood restaurant after suicide car bomber rammed the gates

At least three people have been killed after a suicide car bomber rammed the gates of a seaside restaurant in Somalia's capital and Islamists fought their way into the building.

Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack and it is feared the terrorists may have taken hostages inside the Liido Seafood restaurant, which is popular with Mogadishu's elite and government officials, police official Capt. Mohamed Hussein said.