Obafemi Martins makes MLS Best Eleven

Nigerian striker Obafemi Martin has made the 11-man list of outstanding players in the Major League Soccer for the recently concluded 2013/2014 season.

The former Inter Milan striker joins was named along with colleague Chad Marshall who has made the MLS Best IX before.

Obagoal as he called netted seventeen times to be the club's highest goal scorer.

Here's the list below: 

 

Goalkeeper- Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)

 

Defenders- Bobby Boswell (D.C. United), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Chad Marshall (Seattle Sounders FC)

 

Midfielders- Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Pedro Morales (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers)

 

Strikers- Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy), Obafemi Martins (Seattle Sounders FC), Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls)

Yaya Toure: The only African on Forbes Best paid Athletes in the World, Floyd Mayweather tops list

Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is the only African who made the list of top 100 best paid athletes in the world for 2014 released by American Business Magazine, Forbes.

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Yaya tops the Africa soccer scene as the highest earner, gets $334,000 a week salary and makes $2.5m from endorsement, ranks 59th on the list of top paid athletes in the world, 

Floyd Mayweather also known as ''Money Man'' is number one on the list earning so much in the year with just two fights within a year which saw him pocket about $105 million for the two bouts thanks to his role as both pugilist and promoter. 

The Forbes top 100 best-paid athletes in the world

1.            Floyd Mayweather          £65.6m Boxing

2.            Cristiano Ronaldo             £50.0m Football

3.            LeBron James    £45.2m Basketball

4.            Lionel Messi       £40.4m Football

5.            Kobe Bryant       £38.4m Basketball

6.            Tiger Woods       £38.3m Golf

7.            Roger Federer   £35.1m Tennis

8.            Phil Mickelson   £33.3m Golf

9.            Rafael Nadal       £27.8m Tennis

10.          Matt Ryan           £27.4m NFL

11.          Manny Pacquiao              £26.1m Boxing

12.          Zlatan Ibrahimovic           £25.3m Football

13.          Derrick Rose       £22.9m Basketball

14.          Gareth Bale        £22.8m Football

15.          Radamel Falcao £22.1m Football

16.          Neymar                £21.0m Football

17.          Novak Djokovic £20.7m Tennis

18.          Matthew Stafford           £20.6m NFL

19.          Lewis Hamilton £20.0m Racing

20.          Kevin Durant      £19.9m Basketball

21.          Fernando Alonso             £19.4m Racing

22.          Mahendra Singh Dhoni  £18.8m Cricket

23.          Dwyane Wade  £18.7m Basketball

24.          Carmelo Anthony            £18.4m Basketball

25.          Wladimir Klitschko           £17.5m Boxing

26.          Peyton Manning              £16.9m NFL

27.          Amar'e Stoudemire        £16.7m Basketball

28.          Dale Earnhardt, Jr.           £16.2m Racing

29.          Dwight Howard £15.9m Basketball

30.          Cliff Lee                £15.8m Baseball

31.          Joe Mauer          £15.5m Baseball

32.          Miguel Cabrera £15.4m Baseball

33.          Zack Greinke      £15.3m Baseball

34.          Maria Sharapova              £15.3m Tennis

35.          Derek Jeter        £15.2m Baseball

35.          Rory McIlroy      £15.2m Golf

37.          Chris Paul            £15.1m Basketball

37.          CC Sabathia        £15.1m Baseball

39.          Prince Fielder    £14.9m Baseball

40.          Darrelle Revis    £14.9m NFL

41.          Li Na      £14.8m Tennis

42.          Jimmie Johnson                £14.7m Racing

43.          Wayne Rooney £14.6m Football

44.          Sergio Aguero   £14.6m Football

45.          Usain Bolt            £14.5m Track

45.          Dirk Nowitzki     £14.5m Basketball

47.          Blake Griffin       £14.4m Basketball

48.          Alex Rodriguez  £14.3m Baseball

48.          Johan Santana   £14.3m Baseball

50.          Mark Teixeira    £14.2m Baseball

51.          Matt Kemp         £14.1m Baseball

52.          Joe Johnson       £14.1m Basketball

53.          Geno Atkins       £14.0m NFL

53.          Ryan Howard     £14.0m Baseball

55.          Aaron Rodgers  £13.8m NFL

55.          Serena Williams                £13.8m Tennis

57.          Chris Bosh           £13.6m Basketball

57.          Pau Gasol            £13.6m Basketball

59.          Yaya Touré          £13.6m Football

60.          Robinson Cano  £13.4m Baseball

60.          Adrian Gonzalez               £13.4m Baseball

62.          Joe Haden           £13.4m NFL

63.          Fernando Torres              £13.3m Football

64.          Henrik Stenson £13.3m Golf

65.          Vernon Wells     £13.2m Baseball

66.          Canelo Alvarez  £13.1m Boxing

66.          Drew Brees        £13.1m NFL

66.          Eli Manning         £13.1m NFL

69.          Julius Peppers   £13.0m NFL

70.          Cole Hamels       £12.9m Baseball

70.          Jason Peters      £12.9m NFL

70.          Justin Verlander               £12.9m Baseball

73.          Tim Lincecum     £12.9m Baseball

74.          Carl Crawford    £12.8m Baseball

75.          Matt Cain            £12.8m Baseball

75.          Barry Zito             £12.8m Baseball

77.          Felix Hernandez               £12.7m Baseball

77.          Albert Pujols      £12.7m Baseball

79.          Deron Williams  £12.5m Basketball

80.          David Ortiz          £12.4m Baseball

81.          Robin van Persie              £12.2m Football

82.          Russell Westbrook          £12.0m Basketball

83.          Sebastian Vettel               £11.9m Racing

84.          Carlos Dunlap    £11.8m NFL

84.          Zach Randolph  £11.8m Basketball

86.          Steven Gerrard £11.7m Football

86.          Jeff Gordon        £11.7m Racing

88.          Rudy Gay             £11.6m Basketball

89.          Larry Fitzgerald £11.6m NFL

89.          Mesut Ozil          £11.6m Football

91.          Branden Albert £11.5m NFL

92.          Franck Ribéry     £11.4m Football

93.          Alfonso Soriano                £11.3m Baseball

94.          Jairus Byrd          £11.3m NFL

95.          Adam Scott         £11.1m Golf

96.          Terrell Suggs      £11.0m NFL

97.          Brandon Marshall            £10.9m NFL

97.          Jayson Werth    £10.9m Baseball

99.          Matt Holliday     £10.9m Baseball

100.        Luis Suarez          £10.8m Football

Courtney Dike refuses Nigeria’s $7,000 world cup Bonus, so what?

By Amos Joseph
Facts have shown that players request or riot over unpaid allowances is more rampant among African nations as clearly exhibited during the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup. This show of shame tells the world how football is being administered in this part of the world when it comes to remuneration which could either be allowances or tournament reward.

Ghana, Cameroun and Nigeria were at the fore of this dismal show as players held their national teams to ransom while in competition mood, which however cannot be extricated from the performance of the team at that time.

 

Courtney Dike

How money can be a huge distraction.

When the news broke that a player who represented Nigeria at this year’s FIFA Under 20 Women’s World Cup turned down the monetary reward offered her by the Nigerian Football Federation, it quickly spread like a conflagration owing to its oddity.

Simply put, we are not used to this kind of news when it comes to sports in Nigeria. Courtney Dike was born and bred in the United States of America, plays for Oklahoma State Football Team, she preferred to represent fatherland for ‘’patriotism sake’’ since she refused the $7,000 World Cup bonus handed her which sent shock down our spines.

Courtney told the Nigerian officials who called her that playing for Nigeria was enough, and that she prides over monetary reward. What a mentality you may want to say. But please don’t forget where she is coming from.

For arising as a compatriot and heeding to Nigeria’s call, she and her family deserve all the plaudits they are getting right now, it is an uncommon act that will send a message around the world of how a Nigerian can damn the ‘’papers’’ all in the name of patriotism. (Nigeria’s national anthem capture the story of her action)

Courtney Dike

Bringing this home, how many of our players (Women, Men including foreign based) can show such bravery when it comes to matters such as this? Please try not to count because you may just find no one. The reason is not farfetched as our players receive peanuts as salaries which come in trickles, save for a few clubs.

How can bread winners of families have their ‘’bread’’ held by their employers an yet expect them to give their best? How can players who are being owed for several months afford to take care of their family, and then reject monetary rewards when they come to the national team? How can players Travel for most part of the year by road in a bid to represent their clubs in the league almost every week? The questions are endless….

Based on these numerous questions demanding answers, it could however be said that Courtney Dike’s perception has been greatly influenced by the values she has been inculcated with while growing up. The economic situations are not at par and this send a message to our leaders and administrators

It is crystal clear that the society where Courtney was brought up has left us behind and we are playing catch up, that’s if we can.

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What does Taylor Swift want on the Basketball Court?

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Taylor Swift is on a promotional ride for her new Album ''1989'' which leaked released on Sunday, and she has not exempted her sporting fans as she took to the Basketball court to hang out with the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e in the Pic with Taylor in the middle.

Now we know where the American singer and writer belongs in sports and games.

See Floyd Mayweather $1.4M Bet winning ticket

Who says Floyd Mayweather is not the money man? He wins on the ring and also off the ring where he stakes so much money on betting.

According to the undefeated American Boxer, as posted on his Instagram account which seem to be growing by the day as his money grows  lol...

"Before I went on a 2-week vacation, I bet $720,000.00 and I walked away with $1,405,714.28. When you're betting on Andrew, it's never Luck"-Floyd Mayweather

Anyway which way, Money must be made!

Obafemi Martins voted player of the month

Seattle Sounders striker, Obafemi Martins, has been announced as MLS player of the month after beatingLandon Donovan to bag the award.

The Nigerian popularly referred to as Obagoal had a run of  five goals and one assist in five games catapulted him to the nomination list.

Obagoal had a total 58.43 percent of the votes to surpass Landon Donovan, August's Player of the month winner, who finished with 13.56 percent.

Martins' honor marks the second time a Sounder has taken home this award in 2014, with his strike partner Clint Dempsey having claimed the April edition.

Seattle presently sit top of both the MLS Western Conference and Supporters' Shield standings, level with Donovan's Galaxy.

Most decorated Olympian Michael Phelps apologizes to fan after his arrest for Driving Under the Influence

Most decorated Olympian Michael Phelps apologized to his fans via his Twitter account on Tuesday afternoon after he was charged for driving under the influence earlier in the morning same day.

The 28-year old US Swimmer was caught driving 84 mph in a tunnel with a 45mph speed limit, Maryland police said. He allegedly crossed double lines in the tunnel, and failed multiple sobriety tests. 

According to BBC, Mr Phelps was co-operative but failed a series of standard field sobriety tests, traffic police said in a statement. He was charged and released.

Floyd Mayweather poses with a stack of Dollars in bed

Even  the undefeated Boxer Floyd Mayweather doesn't have a caption for his pose with the huge amount of money. He shred on his Instagram saying ''Help me out with a caption''

Help him out if you can!

Floyd Mayweather beats Maidan to maintain his undefeated record

Floyd Mayweather maintained his unbeaten record after beating Marcos Maidana on points in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

The American however retained his welterweight titles by winning the rematch  116-111 on two cards and 116-112 on the third.

Taking his record to 47-0, Mayweather outclassed Maidana to keep his dream of retiring with a record of 50-0, one better than that of former heavy weight champion Rocky Marclano.