A Gunner Fan Shows His Frustration and Gets Arrested.

A supporter has been arrested after confronting Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger as his side crashed to a 2-0 defeat at Southampton.
The fan ran with his arms outstretched in front of the Gunners' boss as he sat in the dugout late on in the Premier League game at St Mary's.

Footage showed the man being bundled away down the tunnel by two stewards as Wenger held his arm out in apparent frustration at the intruder.

The incident capped a miserable visit to the south coast for Arsenal, whose goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny gifted the Saints victory with two howlers.

It was unclear whether the fan who ran in front of the Arsenal manager was a Gunners or Saints supporter.

Police said a 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of "going into an area adjacent to the playing area contrary to the Football (Offences) Act 1991".

The suspect, from Lymington, Hampshire, was still being questioned tonight by Hampshire Constabulary officers.

A Hampshire Police spokesman said: "Police have arrested a 25-year-old man from Lymington following an incident on the pitch at St Mary's at the end of the Southampton versus Arsenal match.

"The man was arrested on suspicion of going in to an area adjacent to the playing area contrary to the Football (Offences) Act 1991.

"The man remains in police custody. Officers are investigating the circumstances to establish whether any criminal offences have been committed."

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Steven G set to leave Anfield at the end of the season.

The Reds skipper's days at Anfield could be numbered with his contract set to expire in the summer and LA Galaxy keen to sign him.

The Reds skipper has just six months left on his current deal at Anfield, and is already free to talk to overseas clubs about a Bosman move.

And with interest from LA Galaxy, as well as two other MLS sides, Gerrard could announce as soon as this week that his time at Liverpool is about to end.

The Kop star has maintained that he is willing to sign an extension to his current deal, but senior figures at Liverpool are refusing to bow to his demands on wage and the length of the contract.

Which has convinced Gerrard to look elsewhere, and the Los Angeles Galaxy head the race having made sustained and significant moves over the past week to lure him to California.

There is a feeling in some quarters at Anfield that their skipper could leverage foreign interest to push Liverpool into softening their negotiating stance.

But, barring a monumental U-turn, it appears Gerrard is playing out the final few months of his Anfield career.

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22 Flying Eagles invitees hit Kaduna

Flying Eagles warm-up

 

Twenty two call-ups have so far reported to the Flying Eagles training camp in Kaduna, officials have disclosed.

The players include FC Porto striker Jacob Njoku, Musa Newman from Sunshine Stars, Prince Izu Omego, Wilfred Ndidi, Abdullahi Alfa, Ifeanyi Nweke, Tony Edjomariegwe and Mustapha Abdullahi.

Others are Sulaiman Abdullahi, Ifeanyi Matthew, Chisom Eze and Zaharadeen Bello

This training camp is for players who are based locally as another screening exercise will be conducted for overseas pros early in the New Year, according to coach Manu Garba.

The Nigeria U20s are preparing for the 2015 African Youth Championship slated for Senegal from March 8.

The top four semi-finalists at the AYC will represent Africa at the 2015 FIFA U20 World Cup in New Zealand.

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Siasia salutes Olympic team trialists

 

 

Pillars forward Shobowale in Nigeria U23 training camp in Abuja

 

Coach Samson Siasia has lauded the quality of the players in the Nigeria U23 team training camp in Abuja.

Siasia said many of those especially from the academies and the Premier League have shown hunger and zeal to do the nation proud in the various competitions the team will be involved in next year.

"Getting the best legs to play for the country is work in progress, and so far I am impressed with what I have seen from those who have made themselves available to be looked at," he said.

The coach said the team will hope to prune down the number in camp by Friday so as for them to concentrate on looking at the invited foreign-based players, who are expected to arrive camp by the weekend of December 6,7.

Already the team's camp has such established Premier League stars like Rangers goalkeeper Akor Itodo, Warri Wolves pair of Freedom Omofonma and Etebor Oghenekaro, Pillars forward Azeez Shobowale, Azubuike Okechukwu and Tonbara Tiongoli from Bayelsa United, Adamu Hassan of Pillars, Obioma Arinze of El Kanemi Warriors, Chima Akas of Sharks and gold-winning U17 player Godwin Saviour of Plateau United.

The Dream Team VI will on Wednesday tackle Ine Stars Football Club of Benin in one of its numerous friendlies lined up to put the team in shape.

The Ine Stars friendly which is expected to be exciting will be played at the FIFA Goal Project at 4pm.

On Friday the team will battle Ace Football Club of Kaduna at the same venue and same time.

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Find out the real reason Frank Lampard is not returning to New York

 

 

It's fair to say that Frank Lampard has been an inspired signing (albeit on loan) for Man City this season. The former Chelsea man seemingly quit these shores at the end of the last campaign to be the face of MLS' latest franchise New York City FC, but performed a (not too) shocking move by being immediately loaned to Man City, whose owners also own NYCFC.
The initial terms of the deal were to be until January, by which time NYC would be putting the groundwork in ahead of their debut season in the competition, however, it looks as though Lampard could remain in Manchester until the summer. Lamps seems to be relishing the level of competition, but could there be another reason for his desire not to go to the Big Apple?
After recently unveiling an incredibly similar home kit to their Eastlands brethern, NYCFC have released snaps of the club's away kit, which is, quite frankly a monstrosity. Seemingly trying to be all things to all people, the kit mixes black, sky blue and orange into a mish-mash which isn't too good on the eye. Perhaps Lampard agrees, or perhaps he's hoping for one more Premier League title before moving across the pond.

#cfc, #mcfc

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De Gea exit to start keeper merry-go-round?

 

With Real Madrid hot in pursuit of David de Gea, Manchester United are set to make a £25million bid for Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris as his replacement, Express reports.
The European champions are extremely keen to replace veteran goalkeeper Iker Casillas with United’s De Gea, who overtook the Los Blancos captain to become Spain’s number one recently.

 

The Red Devils have therefore targeted Tottenham’s Lloris, who is reportedly disappointed at the club’s consistent failure to push into the top four, despite just signing a new five-year contract back in July.
De Gea has previously expressed his desire to stay at the Old Trafford club, but could be convinced back to his homeland by the lure of Champions League football.
United are expected to make a £25million offer to land Lloris if De Gea was to depart, with Real Madrid also preparing their own £30million bid to secure the Spaniard’s services.
The arrival of De Gea at the Santiago Bernabeu will push Casillas down the goalkeeping pecking order, making the former Spain captain a viable target for the likes of Arsenal and Liverpool.

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United have NOT made a bid for starlet, claims Flo

 

 

Manchester United are still yet to make a bid for Norwegian starlet Martin Odegaard.
The Red Devils are one of a host of clubs battling to sign Odegaard, who at just 15 has already made his debut for Norway.
The attacking midfielder has been invited to look round Ajax's training facilities, while Real Madrid have also made tentative enquires to Odegaard's club Stromsgodset.
However the Norwegian club's sporting director Jostein Flo has revealed that while others maybe circling, Manchester United are yet to make an offer.
"We have not received a bid from Manchester United for Odegaard, so once again this is just speculation," Flo told TV2.
"It might have come through the mailbox, but it has certainly not reached me." #mufc

     

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