FIFA Club World Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo Wins Best Player Of The Tournament Award

Cristiano Ronaldo, Sunday evening took to his Instagram account to show off his best player of the tournament award given to him after his hat trick ensured Real Madrid defeated Kashima Antlers 4-2 on Sunday in Yokohama, Japan. Two goals from Gaku Shibasaki shocked Zinedine Zidane's men before Ronaldo scored a penalty and two more goals during extra time despite Sergio Ramos' red card to ensure Real Madrid win their first club World Cup trophy under Zinedine Zidane.

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Arsenal Star, Alexis Sanchez Rejects Arsenal's £180K-A-Week Deal As Contract Talks Continue

Alexis Sanchez who currently earns £130K weekly is holding out for a vastly improved deal of of £250K a week and has rejected an offer of £180K weekly. The prolific attacker is central to the Gunners' interest and the club is desperate to tie him down to a long term deal. They are however hesitant to meet his huge demands but remain hopeful a deal can be struck

In contrast to Sanchez’s talks, there is a growing confidence at the Emirates that Ozil, 28, will sign a new deal. Wenger is adamant Sanchez and Mesut Ozil — who is also entering the final 18 months of his deal — will not be sold even if they have not penned fresh terms.

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Crystal Palace Vs Chelsea Line-Ups & Team News

CHELSEA manager Antonio Conte is expecting to have star man Eden Hazard back to face Crystal Palace.

The Belgian star missed the midweek win over Sunderland because of a minor knee injury.

But Conte assured Chelsea fans that the 25-year-old is only likely to miss that one game because of a precaution.

When asked if the injury was anything to be concerned about, Conte said: “I don’t think so.

“For this game he couldn’t play.”

Chelsea were able to squeeze out a narrow win in their star man’s absence, Cesc Fabregas scoring just before half-time to break down a stubborn Sunderland.

The Blues, who went six points clear at the top of the Premier League after the 1-0 win, will be hoping to go nine points clear of their rivals before anyone else plays.

John Terry returned to the bench against Sunderland, while Oscar – who is leaving for China in January – is also fit again.

For Crystal Palace, Alan Pardew remains without several key stars.

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Chelsea Announce £70.6m Loss Owing To Exceptional Costs

Chelsea have announced losses of £70.6m for the year ending June 30, although the club's turnover was higher than ever.

Turnover of £329.1m eclipsed the £314.3m for the previous 12 months and resulted in a £4.7m profit before exceptional costs despite Chelsea's 10th-placed Premier League finish.

But a £40m penalty for cancelling a kit deal with Adidas and compensation paid to sacked manager Jose Mourinho contributed to £75.3m in exceptional costs and meant a significant overall loss.

The Adidas deal has since been replaced by a partnership with Nike which is the biggest commercial deal in the club's history, and a Chelsea statement said next year's results would reflect an agreement worth £60m a season for the next 15 years.

Chairman Bruce Buck said: "The fact Chelsea Football Club recorded our highest revenues in a season when on-pitch performance was disappointing is a credit to our hard-working, dedicated staff and the robust business they have helped build. 

"It has long been our aim for the business to be stable independent of the team's results and we continue to reinforce that."

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FINALLY: FG Releases N471.8m For Payment Of Super Falcons & Super Eagles

The Federal Government, following orders from President Buhari, today released the sum of N471.8 million to pay the Super Falcons and Super Eagles following their AWCON 2016 win and 2018 World cup qualifiers respectively.

What almost turned to a national embarrassment after the Falcons players protested in Abuja on Wednesday following their 2016  African Women’s Cup of Nations win in Yaounde, has now been resolved as the office of the Accountant General of the Federation released the mandate to Central Bank of Nigeria for payment of naira equivalent of US$1,173,820.00 at N305/$ to Nigeria Football Federation.

Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, approved the payment, which is a sum of N358 million for the Super Falcons while the sum of N113.8 million has also been released by the Office of Accountant General of the Federation for the Super Eagles. The players will be paid today, Friday.

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