Although Stoke boss Michael O Neill would want the brilliant signing to stay at Bet365 Stadium for another year, the lethal former Vitoria Setubal and Rapid Bucuresti striker fancy him to borrow a leaf from Ahmed Musa.
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“That would be highly welcomed if he can consider that option,” Makinwa told
Goal when asked if Mikel should make a return to Nigeria.
“I once wrote about this many years back but that could not stand then. If he does that, we will welcome him back home.
Spanish football chiefs to dismiss Diakhaby racism claim for lack of evidence Madrid (AFP) – The investigating judge of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) is set to dismiss allegations of racism which prompted Valencia defender Mouctar Diakhaby to walk off the pitch in a La Liga game with Cadiz due to lack of evidence.
“In an eight-page ruling, Juan Antonio Landaberea Unzueta concludes that the racist insult Cala allegedly directed at Valencia defender Mouctar Diakhaby could not be proven,” said Cadiz in a statement.
“The presumption of innocence must apply if, after an unbiased appraisal of the evidence, it cannot be established with absolute certainty that the offence was committed. This certainty is absent in this case.”
UEFA weighs Super League revenge and changing Euro host cities Lausanne (AFP) – UEFA meets on Friday with revenge on some members’ minds following the attempted Super League breakaway, while the fate of some Euro host cities is also on the agenda.
In the space of 48 emotional hours, between Sunday evening and Tuesday evening, European football’s governing body, aided by fans and politicians, quelled a mutiny by 12 English, Spanish and Italian clubs who presumed to form their own quasi-closed tournament which would have threatened UEFA’s own Champions League and the federation’s governance of the game.
Nine clubs, including all six in England, subsequently withdrew and even if Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid, whose president Florentino Perez led the attempted secession, are still refusing formally to capitulate, their proposal no longer looks credible.
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La Liga and RFEF express opposition to Super League
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Madrid, April 20 : Both the Spanish Football League (La Liga) and the Spanish Football Federation have confirmed their opposition to the proposed European Super League which was announced on Sunday.
Three Spanish sides FC Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, have confirmed their participation in the breakaway competition which would see no promotion or relegation and which is opposed by UEFA, the Premier League and Italy s Serie A, all of whom have threatened to expel participating teams from their competitions.
La Liga published a statement saying it energetically condemned the proposed league, describing it as secessionist and elitist and against the principals of an open competition and sporting merit.