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Skating on thin ice: Ottawa Senators' Mark Borowiecki (right) punches Vancouver Canucks' Dale Weise in the face during the first period of the NHL game in Ottawa, which Vancouver won 5-2

Victor Moses was yesterday named the Nigerian Footballer of the Year,2013. He was conferred with the honour by the Nigerian Sports Award. Moses defeated John Obi Mikel and Sunday Mba who were the other nominees for the award.

Father of Golden Eaglets star Kelechi Iheanacho has told joseobi the final choice of Manchester City was because God will lift him there after the family prayed over the matter. 

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has maintained that he won’t be in need of assistance from any foreign technical adviser for the Super Eagles towards an impressive outing at the Fifa 2014 World Cup.

Arsene Wenger has ruled out another emotional return to Arsenal for Thierry Henry.

Juan Mata blogged about London’s chill after the warmth of Africa with Spain and Chelsea fly to Switzerland later today where he will find Basle crisp and clear and even chillier.

Cristiano Ronaldo  has extended his lead in the European Golden Shoe rankings following his goal in  Real Madrid 's 5-0 La Liga win over Almeria.

When Zlatan Ibrahimovic retires from professional football, he will leave a legacy of not only on-field brilliance, but also outrageously entertaining quotes. In honour of the 32-year-old,  joseobi  brings you his 10 greatest quotes: BRAZIL 2014? FORGET IT! "One thing is for sure, a World Cup without me is nothing to watch so it is not worthwhile to wait for the World Cup.” After his Sweden side lost out in the play-offs to Portugal this week, Ibrahimovic took to his app, Zlatan Unplugged, to suggest the competition in Brazil will not be worth the hype.

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has been training with his old club as they prepare for their Premier League clash against Southampton.

Cristiano Ronaldo  insists he has no intention of leaving  Real Madrid , admitting that he is considering finishing his career at the Santiago Bernabeu.

When Manchester United win trophies and individual honours alike, they tend to do it in style.

Nigeria forward Ikechukwu Uche has not given up on playing for Nigeria despite being overlooked by the senior team coaches since the end of the African Cup of Nations in February.

Arsene Wenger finally spent big in the summer snapping up German star Mesut Ozil for £42.5million and now the Frenchman has returned to more familiar territory for Arsenal's latest signing.

Apology: Pepsi have been forced to say sorry to Cristiano Ronaldo for adverts depicting him as a voodoo doll Pepsi have been forced to apologise for viral adverts in Sweden showing a Cristiano Ronaldo voodoo doll.

Barcelona 's  Lionel Messi  picked up his third Golden Shoe award in the Catalan capital on Wednesday and promised to come back even stronger in 2014 following his injury problems this year. Messi was handed the prize after finishing as the highest league scorer in all of Europe in 2012-13, but admitted his priority now is to get fit for action and return to his very best.

Julian Draxler  has ruled out leaving  Schalke  in January but hinted at a possible summer transfer to  Arsenal .

Fifa has opted to extend the voting period for the Ballon d'Or awards following a low number of responses from designated representatives.

ALGERIA FIFA Ranking:  32 Manager:  Vahid Halilhodžić - The well-travelled Bosnian coach signed a three-year deal when taking over in 2011, after a relatively successful two-year spell with Ivory Coast from 2008. Star player:  Sofiane Feghouli - Algeria have been crying out for a star for many years, and they may have it in the Valencia winger, impressing the Giants in La Liga despite his side's lowly position. Masters: Vahid Halilhodzic (left) and Sofiane Feghouli (right) were crucial in Algeria qualifying for 2014

France produced one of soccer's most famous comebacks on Tuesday to scrape into next year's World Cup after recording a 3-0 win over Ukraine.

Kobe Bryant is back in practice with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Manchester United defender Phil Jones has handed boss David Moyes an injury headache as the club fear he has an adductor injury which could keep him out for 10 days.

Chelsea  midfielder  Oscar  claims he came "very close" to joining  Real Madrid  prior to his switch to Stamford Bridge.

Michael Carrick has softened the blow of his injury setback by agreeing a new contract extension with Manchester United.

Away we go! Dollar General Toyota driver Matt Kenseth and Furniture Row Chevrolet driver Kurt Busch lead the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Brazil boss Felipe Scolari has hit out at Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho over his recent comments about Barcelona attacker Neymar.

Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke had to hobble out of Belgium training on Sunday.

Galatasaray are set to abandon their efforts to sign John Terry in the belief the centre-half does not want to leave Chelsea.

Yee-Ha for Sebastian Vettel, whose streak of utter dominance was extended to a record eighth straight win in a single season at yesterday’s US Grand Prix.

Eden Hazard believes Chelsea and Belgium team-mate Kevin De Bruyne should leave the club if he wants to play regularly and enjoy a successful World Cup.

Nigeria will hope to celebrate becoming the first African team to qualify for the World Cup with a win over Italy on Monday.

Wojciech Szczesny has signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal.

Fabio Capello  looks set to sign a new deal that will keep him with the  Russia  national team until 2018, according to the country’s sports minister, Vitaly Mutko.

Javier Mascherano says Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi needs to be the “most selfish person in the world” during his recovery from injury.

Nigeria will be playing in next summer's World Cup in Brazil after defeating Ethiopia 2-0 on Saturday to seal a 4-1 aggregate play-off triumph.

Vicente del Bosque has confirmed that he has reached an agreement with the Spanish football federation (RFEF) over a new contract until the summer of 2016. The 62-year-old's previous deal was due to expire after the 2014 World Cup and initial reports suggested that he could leave the post after next year's tournament. However, he recently stated that he was ready to stay on as national team coach and has now signed an extension until after Euro 2016.

Jose Mourinho is back in the hunt for Radamel Falcao as he looks for Chelsea’s next number nine.

Thibaut Courtois has told Chelsea he will not open talks on his future until after the World Cup leaving Jose Mourinho with six months to stew over a choice between him and Petr Cech.

A season that has seen a home-grown Wimbledon champion, an astonishing comeback to world No 1 and the defiance of Novak Djokovic cannot have everything.

Barcelona  have confirmed that  Lionel Messi  will miss the next six to eight weeks of action with a tear in his left hamstring.

Lionel Messi was again taken off with a leg injury in Barcelona's 4-1 victory over Real Betis on Sunday.

David Moyes  has branded  Robin van Persie  and his "sidekick"  Wayne Rooney  big-game players following Manchester United 's after they beat  Arsenal  1-0 at Old Trafford. 

Sergio Aguero and Mauricio Pochettino have completed an Argentine double with the Barclays Premier League player and manager of the month awards for October.

Arsenal’s scouting network has kicked into overdrive, with Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez emerging as a January target.

Sergio Aguero was back at London's O2 Arena to watch fellow Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro in action against Novak Djokovic at the ATP World Tour Finals.

The world's No 1 tennis star Rafael Nadal dropped into the Chelsea dressing room after the Blues' Champions League win over Schalke.

Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola believes that Diego Contento has now proven himself a viable option at centre-half for the European champions.

Chelsea opened up a three-point lead at the top of their Champions League group with a  3-0 win over Schalke on Wednesday night.

Arsenal 's 1-0 Champions League victory at  Borussia Dortmund  on Wednesday was an "injustice", according to the hosts' goalkeeper  Roman Weidenfeller .