Sylvia Ikeji's Blog

Cristiano Ronaldo is ususally the boss of his team. He has never seemed like the type of footballer who would let a team mate push him around, be you whoever. Ryan Giggs on the other hand never seemed like an enforcer who would get physical with a team mate. Well, now we know the truth.

Your wedding day is supposed to be your big day. For some it is THE biggest day. Standing up in the presence of everyone, friends, non-friends and family to tell them why your bride is amazing enough for you to want to spend the rest of your life with her is tricky enough.

This cheeky Arsenal fan was not taking chances when he saw Arsene Wenger cycling down the beach. He knew the opportunity seldom rears its head, hence he gave chase to make his enquiry.

Manchester United are reportedly set to announce the official conclusion on the transfer of France midfielder Paul Pogba for a nine-figure sum believed to be £100 million and Arsenal manager Wenger, who is known to be very frugal when spending for players suggested he would not pay exorbitant/ over the odds for any player.

Hublot are official time keepers for Chelsea Football Club. The wristwatch brand hosted them during their tour of California. William, Hazard,  Courtois, Azpulicueta and Oscar stamped their foot and finger prints in the Hublot 'sands of time'.

New Manchester United signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic has joined Paul Pogba to hint that the French midfielder will be joining the club before the end of the transfer window.

Manchester United are very close to finalizing  the £112m deal for Paul Pogba from Juventus. That fee alone is a huge new world record, absolutely shattering the £86m Real Madrid paid Tottenham for Gareth Bale in 2013, but a review of United's total expense on this deal shows that the Old Trafford club would have spent a lot closer to £200m.

He hooked up with Arsenal squad currently in California for their pre-season.

Erm...market for sale, bend down select. Lol..

After Paul Pogba sealed his record breaking £100million transfer to Manchester United on Thursday night, I thought to bring us the world's top 10 most expensive transfers in the history of football.

Arsene Wenger's Arsenal saw off MLS All Stars in a 2-1 scoreline in Carlifornia on Thursday as the Gunners kicked off their Emirates Cup tournament. However, Didier Drogba just showed how he loves to spoil the French manager's party. The win was not a walk in the park though as the MLS side gave them trouble, with Cech making a good number of saves.

Paul Pogba has returned to Manchester United, according to SportsMail. The Italian midfield powerhouse whose move back to Old Trafford for a world record fee of£100million was finally sealed on Thursday night is set to be officially confirmed as a Manchester United player in the coming days. The five-year contract comes with a £290,000 a week wage.

Manchester United have officially launched their third kit, white, ahead of the 2016-17 season. Just like the home and away kits, this is also inspired by the club's heritage, which will be worn for the first time against Galatasaray in Sweden on Saturday.

The Blues are currently in the US for Pre-Season. They will follow-up their 1:0 International Champions Cup win over Liverpool with another game against Real Madrid on Saturday. The club took to its Snapchat to share videosof its DJ, DJKiss.

Not like we are surprised but Holland international Memphis Depay arrived at United's Carrignton training ground driving a £250,000 Roll Royce. He loves cars, he has it, he is flaunting it. Who wouldn't?

After much delay, thanks to the NFF, the ex-Super Eagles international was buried on Thursday at his home town.

According to UK SportsMail, German World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger as well as eight other players has been fingered by manager Jose Mourinho as victims of the Portugueses' 'clear-out Thursday', players that have been told they can leave the club, either permanently or on loan.

After much anticipation, Zlatan Ibrahimovic joined up with his new teammates, a full squad of Manchester United players at Carrington in what was his first training session in the premier league, he had been being given an additional break following his free transfer from French champions Paris Saint-Germain this summer, but had not yet trained with his new team-mates.

A clue? Time will confirm...

Cesc Fabregas has apologised to Liverpool's Ragnar Klavan after the Chelsea man was sent-off following a nasty challenge during a stormy friendly in Pasadena. Fabregas proceded into the Red's dressing room to tender his apology.

Even highlights alone is enough to say how fiesty this game was. I guess the recent rivalry between these two heavy weights can not be subdued even it you take the game to a stadium named after a flower, Rose Bowl stadium California, in a country where football is called soccer.

The Gunners were on the trans-Atlantic flight on their way to California for their pre-season tour of America, including a "friendly" against the MLS All-Stars. Just look out how vain Campbell is. Who isn't guilty of trying to touch up when a snap is close by? Lol...

Initiations. These are rituals which must be undertaken every time a footballer joins a new club. It's sort of like the last unwritten transfer stage a player must complete, irrespective of the transfer fee, before they can 'officially' be a member of the team.

So a Facebook friend of mine, apparently an Arsenal fan, tagged me to this picture he shared on the social media site and followed it up with a heartfelt hilarious caption. Now, I honestly don't see what's wrong with the picture. I mean, what is wrong with Arsene Wenger taking a snap with a group of fans who all just happened to be females, right?

Perhaps this is enough proof yet, that the Premier League is not the best league after all. Till date and despite all the money, football's most popular league does not have any of its clubs in the world of football's top six most expensive buys.

AS Roma legend Francesco Totti has hit out at Gonzalo Higuain's £90 million (£75.3m) move from Napoli to Juventus, claiming modern players do not feel any loyalty toward a club. The fee will be paid in two installments.

Cristiano Ronaldo has continued to enjoy his extended summer break as he recovers from a knee by dancing partying at a Jennifer Lopez concert in Las Vegas in celebration of the singer's birthday. The Real Madrid main man is currently holiday in the U.S. and let his hair down at the Planet Hollywood show in Las Vegas to celebrate with Jenny from the Block.

It was not without drama, the visit of FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Infantino, accompanied by Secretary General Fatma Samoura and executive assistants Mattias Grafstrom and Veron Mosengo-Omba, on Sunday arrived in Abuja on a two-day visit. As he landed in Abuja, Infantino was greeted by protesters led by ex-international, Emeka Ezeogu, at the Transcorp Hotel asking for the resignation of NFF boss Amaju Pinnick citing his many failings during Infantino's arrival. They also claimed his stay in office was illegal.

Meanwhile, Yahoo though. It must really be desperate times over there at Yahoo. Facebook bought WhatsApp for an eventual $22b in 2014 according to Bloomberg.

Jeez! I imagine even Ronaldo in all his supposed fitness will struggle here. This was as shared by Twitter user, @MiguelDelany

The excited Super Eagles veteran broke the good news via his twitter handle... He was unveiled during the honoring of FIFA president Gianni Infantino who was clad in an agbada. The event took place in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Just in case Hazard and co decide not to turn up one day, Antonio Conte has a team of his most trusted allies he can call on.

He has a ripped, VERY toned body and he knows it...and boy, how he loves to show it off. He would never have given up this chance.

La Liga's greatest FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will visiting the Nigeria on a playing tour in a no distant time, President of La Liga, Javier Tebas  has revealed. The Spanirad gave the assurance over the weekend in Abuja during the official opening of the Nigeria La Liga office.

As I saw on facebook...lol

Kolo Toure, 35, has joined Scottish side, Celtic on a one-year.

It seems the Barcelona maestro has vowed to enjoy what he has left of his summer, no limits. After suffering a heartbreaking Copa America final to Chile, the Argentine has been spotted happy, having fun and spending time with his family at Ibiza.

Becky got married to Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy at impressive Peckforton Castle in May with their 19-month-old daughter Sofia as the flower girl, despite the groom's parents objecting to the union.

With Manchester United close to completing the transfer of Paul Pogba from Juventus for a record £100m package, including around £8m in add-ons, the Frenchman's agent Mino Raiola, is set to clinch a sizeable chunk of the final fee.

Manchester City just released their third kit. Here is a full round-up of the new kits in the Premier League for the coming season...how would you rate them? Which kits will be in your top three so far for the season?

How fugly is this Man City kit? Fans don't seem so into it.

So adorable!

Minister for Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has denied Saturday morning reports that the ministry asked athletes set to represent Nigeria at next months Rio Olympics to pay for their flight tickets for the south American country (read more ). Prompting major backlash on social media. In a statement released in Lagos on Saturday through his Special Assistant on Media, Nneka Anibeze, Dalung denied the poorly written mail and promised to investigate its source.

What a way to motivate over 70 athletes that your office has advised (thanks to a horribly written memo) to foot their tickets to Rio (read here ). That is despite the N2.9b fund provided by the government. Take note that in April he said that he had no idea what Alhassan Yakmut, demoted Director-General of the defunct National Sports Commission, did with all the funds.

According to Colin Udoh who shared the screen shot below on Instagram, it is the official mail from the Ministry of Sports advising traveling athletes to buy their ticket with the promise that they will be refunded. Please what happened to the money? Have they not been planning for this tourney since? One new morning, another new drama from the world of Nigerian sports.

Confederation of African Football [CAF], on its website on Thursday, confirmed that it has reached an agreement with Total to sponsor CAF’s 10 principal competitions, to commence with the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations tournament.

Former West Ham boss Sam Allardyce has landed his dream after being confirmed as England's new manager following his departure from Sunderland. His appointment makes him England's 14th full-time boss and replaces Roy Hodgson, who announced he was leaving the role after flunking for most if not all of his tenure as boss, most recently as his Three Lions side embarrassed during their Euro 2016 defeat by Iceland.

According to reports on the DailyMail, Brazilian federal police on Thursday arrested 10 people and neutralized an ISIS allied network allied. The group were reportedly planning 'acts of terrorism' at next month's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

We have seen lots of career threatening injuries in the world of football such as that of Aaron Ramsey, Eduardo, David Busst and Alan Smith to name a few. However, following the recent outcry over Demba Ba's potentially career ending injury last week, here are some other excruciating breaks and setbacks that we have seen, unfortunately... Warning, I still see some of the injuries in my head and its horrific. You can't unsee this after seeing it!

Spain have announced Julen Lopetegui as their new manager. He replaces Vicente Del Bosque, who stepped down after Euro 2016.

​Manchester United have agreed personal terms with Paul Pogba and agent Mino Raiola over the player's potential move back to Old Trafford from Juventus.