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 Emmanuel Emenike, has announced that he is retiring form the national team after five years. He wrote on Instagram on Monday night, "No more Eagles career! After five great years, I am happy to announce that I have put full-stop to my national team career for the sake of national peace." "It's a pleasure for me to have played for this great country. I never regretted it and I think it's the best time to end it. Million thanks to all the fans who have been very supportive during the good and bad times. "I am very proud of my performance, I am proud of my team mates and I am very proud of the nation called 'Nigeria'. My AFCON gold medal is a sign of great achievement, My AFCON topscorer award speaks a lot about my commitment and dedication to the team. Super Eagles is a camp not a family house, and it shouldn't be a threat zone for any individual. "I have done according to our national anthem. "All my dreams came true in th...

When she was asked to explain Falcao's inability to replicate the performances he showed before his cruciate ligament injury in January 2014, Dona Denis King Garcia told El Universal: "I do not understand what happened. "After the injury he suffered last year before the World Cup he has tried to return and has played some good matches; but I also think the coaches he has worked with have not been explicit with him.  "You have to show confidence in him because that is the only way he can return to what he used to be [before his injury]. "At first he was used a lot, but after that he has been used very little; in those 10 or 15 minutes he's being given he can't do anything. "And so it is very difficult for him. You have to give him more time to do what he does best."

Nigeria Super Eaglets  President Muhammadu Buhari extends his best wishes for a triumphant outing to the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria who are in Chile to participate in this year's under-17 FIFA World Cup Tournament. As the tournament opens tomorrow, President Buhari urges the Golden Eaglets to do their utmost best to match the outstanding performance of their victorious predecessors who have won the competition four times including the inaugural edition in 1985 and the last tournament in 2013. The President assures the Golden Eaglets and their handlers of the full support of the Federal Government and all Nigerians as they strive to bring more sporting glory to their fatherland by outplaying all their opponents in Chile and winning the Under-17 World Cup for a record fifth time. President Buhari will follow the team's progress through the tournament in Chile with keen interest and high expectation in the belief that the boys have the skills, dedication and determinat...

Anthony Martial's superb start at Manchester United has been recognised by the Premier League, who have named him the Player of the Month for September. Martial is the first United player to claim the award since R V  Persie  in April 2013 - the only other Red to have received the honour in the last four years. The United No.9 beat off competition from teammate Daley Blind, Watford striker Odion Ighalo, Tottenham keeper Hugo Lloris, West Ham United playmaker Dimitri Payet and Leicester City attacker Jamie Vardy. Martial, 19, scored an unforgettable debut goal to clinch United's three points against Liverpool and a week later hit a brace in their 3-2 win at Southampton, when he received the man of the match award. Manchestereveningnews

The Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has been handed a suspended one-match stadium ban, and a £50,000 fine, for comments made after Chelsea's defeat toSouthampton, in which he criticised the officials for not awarding his side a penalty. Mourinho claimed that referees were "afraid to give decisions to Chelsea" after seeing his side beaten 3-1, and effectively dared the Football Association to issue him with a punishment.  He said: "The result 1-1 is a huge penalty and once more we don't get and a penalty is a crucial moment in the game with the result at 1-1, and I repeat that if FA wants to punish me they can punish me, they don't punish other managers but they punish me, it's not a problem for me." Mourinho has now been given a suspended ban after admitting to a charge of breaching FA rules, with the governing body warning the Portuguese that the suspension will be invoked if he is punished for a similar breach again.  A statement from the ...

The former Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson told ESPN if Manchester United can stay in the hunt until the new year, they'll have a chance. He said: "It's that kind of league, anyone can win it now. "Leicester are the most consistent, they've only lost one game. If we get to New Year up near the top, we'll have a good chance." Ferguson accepts Van Gaal is facing an uphill battle to get his team to gel after signing 12 new players over the last two summers. But he says if Anthony Martial can have the same impact as Dwight Yorke did in his first season United will get close. Yorke scored 29 goals in 51 games in 1998/99 following his move from Aston Villa as United won the treble. Ferguson added: "He has certainly made a lot of changes and he's bought new players this year and, I think, five or six new players the year before. "That takes time and it's not easy. Coming to Manchester United, you do need time. In m...

In an interview with the Former Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson, he told ESPN that "All the strikers I had, everyone relied on their confidence," "When they were scoring they think they can never stop, when they're not scoring they think they're never going get a goal, it's a fact.   "When I was a striker I was the same; my dad used to say make sure you hit the ball, don't try and pass it in the net. "Eric Cantona had it, (Ruud) van Nistelrooy had it, (Andy) Cole had it and then the rich stream comes along again and they're back to normal. "I think we'll have to wait, it'll happen. (Rooney will) go on a run, don't worry about that." Rooney is expected to be back soon from injury.

Koeman believes Chelsea's tactical approach of retreating after taking the lead rather than going for the opposition's jugular doesn't work in their favour, and hit out at Mourinho for relentlessly moaning about officiating. "Chelsea prefer to defend when attacking is also an option," he is quoted as saying in theSunday Mirror. "Mourinho always chooses to defend. Even if his team goes 1-0 up, they would rather defend their lead than try to score more goals. "Yet Arsenal can kill an opponent. That is why their victory against Manchester United was so impressive. "Attacking-wise, they completely destroyed United. For 20 minutes, they played the most fantastic football, while Chelsea do the opposite thing. "By defending, Chelsea give their opponent a chance to come back in the game. It was a shame that Mourinho was putting attention on the referee after we beat them. "He wanted to have a penalty in the first half. But, in the first half at St...

Photo Credits : www.goal.com According to the Onigbinde who discovered him and later took him to the 2002 FIFA World Cup where his awe-inspiring displays earned him the no.1 jersey, Enyeama stands out among his peers and has served the country very well. "Enyeama is a grown up man and if he feels he has had enough, we should congratulate him for the services he has rendered and wish him all the best," Onigbinde told Goal. "When I started recruiting for the Super Eagles for the 2002 Fifa World Cup, I went to watch a game between Enyimba and Julius Berger in Abeokuta, he stood that in the game and I invited for to the Super Eagles. "There were some good goalkeepers' qualities that I saw in him with most in the Nigerian league do not have, so I made up my mind that he was going to be in my team." With fingers pointing at coach Sunday Oliseh who has been held responsible for the former Enyimba's decision,  Onigbinde said Nigeria should stop cr...

Photo Credits : www.espn.go.com Photo Credits : www.espn.go.com Former Manchester United Boss Sir Alex Ferguson has joked he is "worried" about Liverpool's appointment of Jurgen Klopp. It's a good appointment, I admire him, I know Jurgen pretty well through our meetings with the elite coaches classes in Geneva," he told ESPN. "Strong personality, very strong, very stubborn, determined, and his performances, his career at Dortmund was a stellar rise to the top and I think he'll do very well. I don't like saying that, being Liverpool, I'm worried about it!" The Scot also insisted Klopp would not accept not being in charge of signings and says the club need to trust him in the transfer market. "If you don't trust your manager, why have him there? He is the man who should be deciding which kind of player he wants, the type of player, position he wants, his character he wants, it's the manager who knows more than ...