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This is indeed a Black Sunday for Nigerian football team, Nassarawa United after one of their players died this evening. It was reported that Chieme Martins died after colliding with another footballer on the pitch.  According to the information let out by Twitter user, identified as @Buchi_Laba, he wrote, “SAD DAY 😞😭!! – Chieme Martins of Nassarawa United has died after a collision with a Katsina Utd player earlier today in the NPFL.  Nassarawa United Players Crying 😭! – Player was rushed to the hospital and died there. No Medical Attention at the Stadium!! Like no Ambulance in an official NPFL game 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️! – Player was rushed to the Hospital in a press Crew Vehicle in 2020😞!! – R.I.P Chieme Martins 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽! Your club and the League failed you. ” he wrote.  Other Nigerians have also poured out their condolences via same social media platform. “It’s clear most jobs in Nigeria are without any form of emergency mechanism in place....

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang wants a Mesut Ozil type of wage Borrowing a leaf from the Mesut Ozil negotiation book, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has told Arsenal that he would need to be paid £300k per week if the Gunners want him to continue playing for them.  The former Borussia Dortmund man has been Arsenal’s most important player since he joined them and his fine run of form made him the club’s choice to replace Granit Xhaka as captain last year.  The attacker will have just one season left on his current deal with the Gunners at the end of this season and the club is keen to get him to sign a new deal.  Mail Sport is claiming that the attacker is currently in talks with the club over a contract renewal, however, the report claims that his £300k per week demand could force the club to sell him.  Arsenal gave Mesut Ozil a contract in the same region the last time the German signed a new deal and his performances since have not justified such a huge wage packet. The cl...

The last time we got an injury update on Christian Pulisic, it didn’t really contain much information at all.  Out since January 1, with a really nasty adductor injury, Pulisic had made great progress in his recovery at first, but then he suffered a setback in early February.  For a brief time in 2020, he was even training with the U23s, with hopes that a speedy recovery was imminent.  It wasn’t, but now it appears we do finally forward progress to report. “We just had an in-house game here which Ruben (Loftus-Cheek) and Christian Pulisic took part in,” Chelsea manager Frank Lampard said ahead of the Sunday fixture at AFC Bournemouth.    “It’s great to see Christian get some minutes. He’s short of match fitness but it’s the first time the injury has felt at a level to get him on a big pitch in a relatively competitive match.  That’s a big step forward, hopefully.” Lampard and Chelsea have admitted that they’ve really missed what Pulisic brings, earl...