The Real Deal

The story you are about to read was written by Sweta Bhandari. Once upon a time, La Masia ruled the world. In 2010, the ballon d’ or podium had three La Masia graduates as the finalists; Messi, Xavi and Iniesta. Messi is still ruling the world, Xavi and Iniesta have successfully made their mark in the world of Football as the greatest magician ever; they were from La Masia. We don’t need much example to know the potential La Masia has. Pep Guardiola, the manager who has decorated the Golden years of Barcelona as a manager, himself, is a La Masia product. On 25 November 2012, what happened had never happened before and is unlikely to occur in the coming future. It was the date when Barcelona fielded all 11 players from La Masia. What an outstanding achievement for a club. La Masia, which was formed in 1979, then called as the farmhouse was glorified to the utmost level that day. The coach,  Tito Vilanova , himself the La Masia product started with 10 La Masia players and onl...

 The Golden Boy Nominee : Ansu Fati enters into the Guinness Book of World Records The Guiness Book of Records has been published, and Barca have a new representative in there HE has been included for being the youngest UCL goalscorer, at the age of 17 years and 40 days, against Inter Milan. He is on page 214 of the Spanish edition. On the page before they also note that Messi is the player with the most Ballon d'Or in history, with six. Players says no more pay cut: The players of the first team and other employees at club will send a bureaufax to Barça to officially communicate their refusal to the salary reduction that the president intends. It is already drafted. Koeman on Dembele: Dembele has a lot of quality. From what I have seen from him in training recently, I am very happy. Barça squad to face Getafe today. Junior Firpo has received the medical clearance ahead of the match against Getafe today. Preparations for Getafe meeting with so much talent in a picture: The G...

 As #ENDSARS protest by the Nigeria youth against the police brutality continue to gain strength, the Presidency has released a statement through the official twitter account of Personal Assistant on New Media to President MBuhari -Bashir Ahmad that  "A Presidential Panel’s recommendation; 37 former members of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad have been pencilled down for dismissal from service and 24 others will be prosecuted for various acts of professional misconduct, the Police Service Commission reveals." He also claimed that "The Government on top of the situation Several meetings have been held with; Pres. @MBuhari, VP @ProfOsinbajo, SP @DrAhmadLawan, Speaker @femigbaja, the Chief of Staff to President, Chairman, Police Service Commission, the IG of @PoliceNG, the ES of @NHRCNigeria and governors." Meanwhile, he had said on October 15th, 2020 that "The National Economic Council (NEC) chaired by VP Osinbajo, has directed the immediate establishment...

 The Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has made official public statements on his twitter handle apologising to the Nigerian youths on their negligence in many areas especially the issues of police brutality. This is the full version of what he said: "Dear Nigerians, I know that many of you are angry, and understandably so. We could’ve moved faster and for this we are sorry. I fully understand how many young people feel. Many feel that we have been too silent and have simply not done enough. These feelings of frustration are justified. There are far too many people who have been brutalised at the hands of the police and this is unacceptable. We must take responsibility for protecting young people, even sometimes from those who are paid to protect them. Over the past week, we have been following the protests, and I have had a number of discussions with key people in the administration that you deserve to be informed about. Transparency, after all, is a key tene...

 #EndSARS protesters in Edo state attacked: Two persons died when protesters and some thugs clashed at Ring Road, Benin during the #EndSARS protest. One of the male victims was shot dead while the other was macheted by hoodlums at Ring Road near the palace of the Oba of Benin. Meanwhile, Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki (GGO) has taken to twitter to voice his opinion and this is what he said: "thorough investigation would be conducted immediately to fish out the culprits of the attack on peaceful #EndSAR protesters in Benin City, and we would do all possible within the law to ensure those culpable are brought to justice". This protest made me understand that if everyone had adequate food, good education system and a good paying Jobs, the crime rate of this country would be low and there would have been cordial relationships amongst everyone but damn these Thieves took them all. #EndSARS: Protesters observe Juma’at at Lekki toll gate, Lagos Assembly road There's mas...

 Ronald Koeman has convinced the dressing room. The players are thrilled with him as the manager, and are happily following his instructions as well as his demanding program during training sessions. This is what he said in his press conference ahead of tomorrow's game with Getafe. Koeman : " Tomorrow we'll face a difficult game. We will have to be very well and look for spaces. Getafe's trajectory in recent years is very positive.  Griezmann? I have spoken to him yesterday in the afternoon. We talked about his position and his performance. I have told him that I seek the best for the team. In the end, I decide where Griezmann plays. If he offers his best performance, there won't be a problem. Messi to rest? I want my line-up to be the best possible in each game. Messi has returned with great enthusiasm and joy. After training we will decide the line-up for tomorrow. Messi has been playing a very tight schedule for many years. Besides, he's a player who, if ...

 See what Lionel Messi said after the Captain  led Argentina to only their 2nd ever win against Bolivia on their home ground in 47 years: Inequality is one of the great problems of our society and we must fight to correct it as soon as possible. It is key, for those who need it most, to preserve water, electricity and basic food in this situation. The glasses that are raised at the end of this year should be for all the people involved in helping those who are most in need of it." Messi on his beginnings in Rosario: "At that time, I could not have even imagined how far those initial steps would take me. Today I am less obsessed with the goal. I try to contribute the maximum to the collective. What we Argentines are experiencing is very difficult. We wanted to bring joy to the people with this victory. I send a lot of strength to all of Argentina because I know it is a very difficult moment. Pedri González hut back at Javier Vidal   "I will never forget the moment when ...