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Former Manchester United star, Wes Brown has said that Cristiano Ronaldo’s legacy at Manchester United will undoubtedly be etched in the club’s history.

He said this despite the Portuguese’s second stint, which did not end as many would have expected.

Brown has suggested that Ronaldo could make a sensational return to Old Trafford if the opportunity arises.

The 39-year-old five-time Ballon d’Or winner moved to Man United in 2003.

During a period of six seasons at the club, the Portuguese won the first of his five Ballon d’Ors and grew into one of the world’s best players.

A high-profile move to Real Madrid solidified his status as one of the greatest ever to play the game while his transfer to Juventus in 2018 saw him record impressive numbers as well.

The 39-year-old made a fairytale return to Manchester United in 2021.

The former Real Madrid man had a dispute with the Red Devils manager, Erik ten Hag which led to an unceremonious departure, as he joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr in 2023.

Brown, who spent 15 years at Manchester United and won five Premier League titles, believes Ronaldo could potentially return to the club, whether as a player or in another capacity at the club.

Sven-Goran Eriksson, a former Football Manager for England is dead.

Eriksson’s family confirmed his death on Monday in a statement.

“Sven-Goran Eriksson has passed away,” the statement read.

“After a long illness, SGE died during the morning at home surrounded by family.”

At the beginning of 2024, the charismatic manager that he was terminally ill with pancreatic cancer and had about one year to live.

Sven-Goran Erikson led the England team from 2001 to 2006.

Eriksson became the first foreigner to lead the English national team – and also led Swedish, Portuguese and Italian clubs to major trophies in the 1980s and 1990s before taking on the England job in 2001.

He led England to the quarterfinals of the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, and to the 2004 European Championship, managing a golden generation of players, including David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard.

Legendary footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo, has gained 15m YouTube subscribers in less than 24hours of launching his new YouTube channel, UR Cristiano, smashing the youtube record of fastest channel to reach 10 million subscribers.

The five time balon d’or winner revealed the launch of his channel on Wednesday, August 21, via his social media accounts, saying, “The wait is over. My @YouTube channel is finally live! SIUUUbscribe and come along on this new adventure.”

The channel will provide fans with an inside look at Ronaldo’s life on and off the pitch, featuring training sessions, behind-the-scenes footage, personal vlogs, and exclusive interviews for a unique glimpse into the football icon’s world.

Ronaldo’s formidable social media presence includes 112.5 million followers on X, 170 million on Facebook, and 636 million on Instagram, and his new YouTube channel further extends his digital reach and global fan engagement.

Cristiano Ronaldo is set to earn millions from his YouTube channel, depending on how many views his videos can generate. According to Thinkfic, YouTube creaters earn approximately $2 to $12 per 1000 views. Additionally creators also generate revenue through ads. Advertisers also pay a fixed rate to YouTube for every 1000 views their ads fetch via the videos. YouTube keeps a 45% share of the revenue and the remaining 55% is shared with the creators.

While it is saddening that Nigeria performed far below her inherent potentials at this Olympic festival, the Nigerian contingent satisfied the most important and fundamental aspect of the Olympic Games, the joy of participation in the Games in the spirit of olympism and the Nigerian Athletes conducted themselves well as international athletes that they are .

Medals are important and very desirable for any country and for the Athletes but the aim of reviving the ancient Greek festival and founding of the modern International Olympic Games by the legendary Baron. Pierre De Coubertin some 128 years ago
still remains to bring the World together in one place competing in peace ,friendship,joy and human solidarity .

One can only imagine the quantum of life long friendships that were generated during the two week long Paris Olympiad.

It has surely made the World a better place.

For the Nigerian contingent of 162 people, simply means a minimum of 162 new friendship pages were opened across the globe further fostering international peace and understanding.

Any price for promoting peace and preventing conflicts is worth it.
Nigeria’s active participation at the Olympics is in furtherance of international peace and cooperation

It was a delight seeing an iranian Athlete wrestling an american Athlete at the Paris Olympics and hugging each other happily without reservation at the end of the duel irrespective of the outcome .

“A friendship that Sports cannot create does not exist”

Nigeria has satisfactorily fulfilled her obligations to the international Olympic movement , even though winning some medals would have simply been some good icing on the Olympic cake.

Nigeria definitely needs to re-strategize to return to international sporting reckoning .

We have all it takes to be a force in World Sports .

For the Paris Olympiad ,Nigeria and her Athletes have played the needful and rightful role well.

PJD Deshi

A former President, Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF )
pampel1212@gmail.com

In a display of sportsmanship, Nigerian cyclist Ese Lovina Ukpeseraye received crucial support from the German cycling team during the Paris Olympics.

Ukpeseraye, representing Team Nigeria, found herself in a difficult situation when she had no bicycle to race with in the keirin and sprint events due to the short notice of her participation.

“Due to the short notice of me competing at the keirin & Sprint, #teamNigeria I had no bicycle to race with on the tracks,” Ukpeseraye said in a post via her X handle on Thursday.

However, the German team, Bund Deutscher Radfahrer, stepped in to assist the Nigerian athlete.

“In d spirit of sportsmanship the German team @bunddeutscherradfahr came to my rescue by offering me a bicycle. Thank you,” Ukpeseraye added.

This gesture of goodwill from the German team exemplifies the nature of the Olympic spirit, where athletes from different nations come together to support one another, regardless of their competitive rivalries.