Golden Eaglets skipper allegedly turned 18 about seven years ago
The U-17 World Cup, currently taking place in Nigeria, has been rocked by allegations the host nation’s captain, Fortune Chukwudi, is actually somewhere closer to 25.
Before the tournament, FIFA had made attempts to stamp out ‘age cheating’ by using MRI scans to determine a players age through bone density, but on Sunday a former Nigerian international revealed he’d seen Chukwudi playing youth team football as far back as 02/03:
“In the 2002/2003 season, I was chairman of Sharks Football Club of Port Harcourt. I decided to have a feeder team of fresh school leavers not older than 20 years.
One of my key players then is the current captain of our so-called Under 17 Golden Eaglets. By his own admission at that time, that is seven years ago, he was 18 years old.
The latest transfer gossip, rumours and damned lies…
Sulleyman Muntari to Tottenham
While Jose Mourinho tries to persuade Wesley Sneijder to come to Italy via text message, ‘Arry is keen to bring the midfielder to the Lane. He will offer Jermaine Jenas and £5m in return, say The Sun.
The Spoiler truth-o-meter: Redknapp wants to sign a former player? That can’t be true…
Arjen Robben to Bayern Munich
It seems that Manchester Utd have failed in their attempts to land the crocked Dutchman,
The latest transfer gossip, rumours and damned lies
Anderson ain’t going nowhere
Yesterday, the hills were alive with the sound of the Brazilian’s bad attitude and reported transfer request, but he has spoken out against these rumours, insisting he is happy to stay at Utd and he respects the team selection choices of Sir Alex.
The Spoiler truth-o-meter: Perhaps Anderson is simply biting his tongue, but we expect he will stay at Old Trafford all the same.
Pascal Chimbonda to Blackburn
The Daily Mirror believe Sam Allardyce is to make a ’shock’ move for the unsettled Frenchman, thus opening the door for Stephen Warnock’s departure. The Spoiler truth-o-meter: There doesn’t seem
Alessandro Diamanti to West Ham The Mirror believe Gianfranco Zola has flown to Italy to thrash out a deal for the Livorno striker. West Ham scouts - who are absolutely everywhere in the world at all times if the papers are to be believed - have been tracking Diamanti for a long time, and he is described as a ‘cross between Paolo Di Canio and Zola himself’.
The Spoiler truth-o-meter: The Hammers are desperate for cover in their relatively small squad, but we don’t quite understand how Zola has flown to Italy when his side have a Carling Cup punch up with Millwall tonight.
Arjen Robben to Manchester Utd
The Dutchman, who nearly signed for Utd in 2004, is a €28m target for Sir Alex, according to Marca.
While Real Madrid have been busy signing Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and co, the Big Four have so far captured Thomas Vermaelen, Ross Turnbull, Daniel Sturridge, Glen Johnson, Antonio Valencia and, probably, Michael Owen.
With all the big names heading over to Spain, the Premier League’s elite have been forced to adopt a different strategy this summer, as shown by the unusually high number of English players being bought.
The arrival of the galacticos has left plenty of talented players at Real Madrid looking for new clubs, some potentially capable of doing a job for one of the Premier League’s title challengers.
The Spoiler wants you to pick which one of the men reportedly made available by Florentino Perez last month would be your first choice. To avoid sitting on the fence, we’d probably go for Wesley Sneijder:
Former Chelsea winger expected to leave Real Madrid this summer
The brilliant-yet-injury-prone Arjen Robben could be set for a return to the Premier League this summer after Real Madrid president Florentino Perez name-dropped him as someone who may leave to make way for new arrivals.
The Dutchman said he wanted to stay at the Bernabeu but as Cristiano Ronaldo and Franck Ribery are two of Perez’s primary targets, the door has been opened for him and Wesley Sneijder to leave.
Manchester City and Liverpool have both been linked and Manchester United can’t be ruled out. Sir Alex Ferguson has tried to sign the 25-year-old in the past and, as the pursuit of Antonio Valencia shows, is looking for a new winger.
The three clubs are likely to face competition from Bayern Munich, who may request Robben as part of any deal that allows Ribery to move to Madrid.
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