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  • Carzola suffers another injury setback

    Carzola suffers another injury setback

    Arsenal midfielder, Santi Carzola has announced that he would be having another surgery to address some discomfort in his Achilles.

    The 32-year-old Spanish international was set for a comeback this January having been ruled out since he picked up an injury in a Champions League match against Anderlecht last October.

    The new surgery would be the ninth for Carzola in the space of one year but the midfielder believes he’s  all it takes to play football again.

    Carzola said in a statement on Twitter: “Owing to discomfort in the tendon which has been bothering me for the last few days I’ve had to undergo surgery again.

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    “I will have to delay the date I am expected to return to action, I am still full of hope and motivated about being able to play football again, which is my great passion.

    Carzola’s injury has been described by his club Manager, Arsene Wenger as the worst he had seen in his entire career.

    In an interview with Marca last month, Carzola revealed that doctors told him there was a risk of losing his legs.

    Reports also had it that the former villareal and Malaga man has lost eight centimetres from the tendon in his right ankle.

     

     

  • Real Madrid win first La Liga title since 2012

    Real Madrid win first La Liga title since 2012

    Real Madrid win first La Liga title since 2012

    Real Madrid won their first La Liga title since 2012 thanks to a final-day 2-0 victory at Malaga on Sunday and in spite of FC Barcelona’s 4-2 win over Eibar.

    Cristiano Ronaldo scored early in the game to settle the nerves, latching onto Isco’s through ball to step around Carlos Kameni and tap into an empty net.

    Karim Benzema then added their second goal after the break after Kameni had parried Sergio Ramos’ shot.

    Real, who had only needed a draw to win the title, now face Juventus in the Champions League final aiming to complete a double

    FC Barcelona, who had won the past two titles, came from 2-0 down to beat Eibar 4-2 at the Nou Camp.

    But they had also needed Real to slip up if they were going to retain the trophy.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Real Madrid finished with 93 points, while FC Barcelona ended with 90 points to stay second.

    The result means Zinedine Zidane, in his first full season as Real boss, has recorded another first.

    He is the first manager to lead Madrid to the Spanish league title since Jose Mourinho did five years ago.

    If Real beat Juventus in Cardiff, they will become the first team to successfully defend the Champions League.

    Zidane had won the tournament six months into the job last summer.

     

     

  • Demichelis to retire at end of season

    Demichelis to retire at end of season

    Malaga defender Martin Demichelis announced on Monday he would retire at the end of the season.

    The 36-year-old left Manchester City last summer and joined Espanyol, before starting his second spell at Malaga in January.

    His final game, if selected, will be Sunday’s home match against Real Madrid, who could win La Liga.

    Demichelis, who also play in midfield, won 51 caps for Argentina and also played for River Plate and Bayern Munich.

    “Unfortunately this day comes to us all. I’ve been deliberating it for some time, as I have always been very worried about the end of a professional football career.

    “I am grateful to the profession, and in this case Malaga in particular, because they extended my career as a professional footballer,’’ he said.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Martin Demichelis played 106 times for Manchester City between 2013 and 2016.

  • LA LIGA TOUR:Rivers Utd to tackle Malaga, Villarreal

    LA LIGA TOUR:Rivers Utd to tackle Malaga, Villarreal

    Rivers United coach, Stanley Eguma has said his team are scheduled to play friendlies against Malaga and Villarreal during a training tour of Spain.
    “We will play Malaga and Villarreal,” said Eguma shortly after the Nigeria league runners-up landed in Madrid.
    The Rivers United delegation departed Nigeria Monday night and are in Spain for 10 days.
    The trip to Spain was part of the promises Rivers United Governor and Real Madrid fan Nyesom Wike made to the team after they finished behind Rangers this past season.
    At the weekend, they won the pre-season NPFL Super 4 tournament in Enugu ahead of champions Rangers.
    Both teams will represent Nigeria in next year’s CAF Champions League.

  • Uche happy with Malaga debut

    Uche happy with Malaga debut

    Super Eagles striker, Ikechukwu Uche, has expressed his delight at making his debut for Malaga in Saturday 0-1loss to Villarreal.

    Uche played his first game in a Malaga shirt when he stepped out onto the Camp El Madrigal pitch in the 84th minute and was disappointed that his club failed to pick up a point at the end of the match.

    “I’m happy with my debut and returning to what was my home for three years.  Now we’re heading back to Málaga to continue working, in order to achieve the results that we want,” allnigeriasoccer.com quoted the ex-Villarreal striker as saying on Malaga’ official website.

    “We couldn’t achieve what we wanted, but we were up against a big team who is playing really well.

    “Our team worked well and tried hard but it wasn’t to be.  We need to try and improve our positive aspects before the next match.”

     

  • Uche vows to score goals for Malaga

    Uche vows to score goals for Malaga

    Super Eagles striker, Ikechukwu  Uche, is delighted to complete his transfer to Malaga on deadline day and has vowed to assist the club in its push for a Europa League spot.

    The striker underwent tests on Tuesday morning to determine his level of fitness and the club medics confirmed that his injury worries are behind him.

    “I feel proud and happy to be here.  I’m eager to get to work and show what I can do in order to help the team.

    “I will work hard every day to support the team to win games, will always be available for the coach to count on me and support the team.

    “I will do my best to work hard to benefit the team, helping by scoring goals would be better. So I’ll train hard for that to happen,” allnigeriasoccer.com quoted Uche as saying to journalists after he was unveiled by Malaga officials.

     

  • Igiebor chose Tel Aviv over Malaga, Almeria

    Igiebor chose Tel Aviv over Malaga, Almeria

    Norwegian-Nigerian agent Atta Aneke has confirmed that Spanish clubs Almeria and Malaga had explored the possibility of signing Nosa Igiebor before he joined Maccabi Tel Aviv on a three-year deal late July.

    The relegation of Real Betis from La Liga at the end of the 2013 – 2014 campaign, coupled with the Super Eagles midfielder’s poor grasp of the Spanish language, contributed to his decision in seeking new pastures .

    ”There was concrete interest from other Spanish clubs including Almeria and Malaga. He did not join any of them and signed for Maccabi Tel Aviv simply because they showed genuine interest.

    ”Maccabi Tel Aviv are a good team, with good setup and Nosa loves the city.

    ”Yes, signing for Maccabi Tel Aviv is a good step for him. They have a good management, ” says Atta Aneke to SL10.ng.

    Though Maccabi Tel Aviv failed to qualify for the group stage of the Champions League, Nosa’s move to the Israeli champions afforded him the opportunity of playing in Europe’s elite club competition for the first time in his career.

    The Maccabi Tel Aviv number 40 chalked up 85 minutes of playing time in both legs of the third qualifying round tie against Maribor.

  • Ideye heads to Malaga

    Ideye heads to Malaga

    Super Eagles and Dynamo Kyiv forward, Brown Ideye will be on his way to Malaga on January 18.

    After returning to Kyiv, where his club, Dynamo is based, he and his team mates will be off to sunny Marbella in Malaga for the second part of their training before the season resumes from its winter break.

    “We will be heading for Malaga and it is real serious business for all of us as we prepare for the second part of the season,” Ideye said.

    On arrival from winter vacation on January 13, the team had its first training session a day later where they just jogged.

    Earlier, a team meeting was held that had twenty five players in attendance.

    The players had medicals on Wednesday and Thursday before they will jet out to Marbella on Saturday.

    Ideye reiterates that he is at Kyiv to play regularly and score goals ahead of the FIFA Brazil 2014 World Cup.

    “My eyes are set on the prize which is the Europa Cup, Ukrainian League and of course the ticket to Brazil with the rest of my Super Eagles mates,” Ideye said.

    Dynamo Kyiv are second on the Ukrainian League table, five points behind Shakhtar Donetsk.