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Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo has continued with his rich vein of form, netting a brace in Changchun Yatai’s 2-0 win away to Henan Jianye in the Chinese Super League (CSL). Ighalo opened the scoring in the 12th minute of the game, getting on to a cross from Jiang Zhie to finish in the near post. He added another goal in the 60th minute, shooting past the Henan Jianye goalkeeper from a Li Guang byline Odion Ighalo nets brace for Changchun Yatai in China – Football – Pulse This was the Nigerian’s 10th goal in 19 games showing that he has…

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PARIS — It’s been nearly a week since Neymar landed in Paris, and the world’s most expensive player still can’t play for his new club in the French league. Neymar’s world-record US$262 million transfer from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain was completed last week, but the Brazil international has yet to be granted permission to play. PSG wanted Neymar to start the season at the Parc des Princes last week against Amiens but his debut was delayed because his international transfer certificate (ITC) had not been received by the French league on time. Neymar was unveiled to the PSG fans on…

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Dubai’s Emirates airline confirmed on Thursday it would sponsor the shirts of Qatar-owned Paris Saint-Germain until 2019, despite a regional crisis which has seen the UAE cut ties with Doha. The announcement comes less than a week after Brazilian football phenomenon Neymar transferred from Barcelona to the French club for a world record €222 million, paid for by Qatar. “Emirates has a sponsorship contract with the French football club PSG until 2019. So far the club has fulfilled its full obligations and we see no reason to terminate the contract,” a spokesman for the airline told AFP. On June 5,…

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The Reds have again told the Catalan giants that Coutinho is not for sale at any price. Barcelona have now failed with two bids for Coutinho after having a £72m offer rejected last month. Their latest offer totalled €100m, with an initial €85m plus €15m in add-ons. Liverpool consider the matter closed but it is not known if the Spanish club will continue their pursuit. Reports emerging from Spain earlier in the week indicated that a deal was close but those claims were inaccurate as the Reds are not interested in meeting with Barcelona officials to negotiate. Barcelona are confident…

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Brazilian forward, Neymar completed his world record transfer of 222 million Euros to French outfit, Paris Saint Germain. There has been a lot of talk about why he decided to make this world record move to PSG who are less of a better team compared to his former employers, Barcelona. PSG have paid Barcelona the full release clause after the French giants announced the deal in an official press conference where they unveiled the player. Neymar in the process signed a five year deal worth 515,000 pounds per week and will receive 26.8 million pounds a year after tax. He…

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