Felix Duru Mbah

*Yet, The Figure Is Exclusive Of Sponsorship Deals, Endorsements, Others Regarded by many football fans as the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT), Lionel Messi also stands out when it comes to money. The Argentine is, by a wide margin, the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer (MLS), and his guaranteed annual compensation exceeds what all the players on 28 league teams earn, compared one by one. According to the salary guide from the MLS Players Association (MLSPA), Messi has in 2026 an annualized base salary of $25 million and a guaranteed annual compensation of $28,333,333. The latter figure includes the…

*Aston Villa Punch Above Weight, Crush Fenerbahce *Liverpool In Away Rout By José María Rodríguez, at Estadio Olimpico, and Lori Ewing, at Etihad Stadium Real Madrid has an exceptional roster. This was evident in Rome, where the players underutilized by Mourinho turned around a major mess—a strategy of direct play without a midfield that allowed Roma to dominate. The Setúbal coach’s former team took a 3-1 lead, with Vinicius particularly off his game, and the desperate substitutions worked a miracle. Arda Güler delivered three perfectly executed corner kicks that were converted by Espí, Endrick, and Rüdiger—three goals in seven minutes…

*Allege Manipulation Of 2026-2030 Polls Process By Tony Ezimakor, Abuja Presidential aspirants and stakeholders in the forthcoming Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) elections have petitioned President Bola Tinubu over alleged irregularities and constitutional breaches ahead of the 2026-2030 polls as the crisis dogging the body deepened. In the petition dated 12 October, 2026, addressed to the President and copied the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen; and Secretary to Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, the stakeholders also alleged that outgoing president of NBBF, Engr. Ahmadu Musa Kida, was…

Manchester United have endured their worst league start in 40 years but Michael Carrick insists he is “loving it”. United arrived in Madrid without Kobbie Mainoo and Luke Shaw, who both picked up knocks in the draw against Tottenham at the weekend, and with the coach admitting that his team are in “a spot”, but he vowed that they would “come out fighting." Despite collecting just six points in the Premier League so far, Carrick claimed he did not feel under pressure and backed his captain, Bruno Fernandes, who he revealed was still “carrying something”, to rediscover his form. As…