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Xavi will be announced as FC  Barcelona ’s new coach tomorrow, as Ernesto Valverde simultaneously gets the sack, according to a new report. The Al Sadd coach played at Camp Nou as recently as 2015, after a legendary career in which he won everything for club and country. BeIn Sports   reports that Xavi will certainly take over the reigns, and it is just a matter of the details being revealed. Diario SPORT  and  Cadena COPE  have both said that Al Sadd will not block Xavi’s path, but do request that he stay until Friday to manage the Qatar club’s upcoming cup final. Barcelona play their next match the following Sunday. In addition,  COPE   revealed that he was in the running to become Paris Saint-Germain’s coach should Thomas Tuchel have left. The Spanish radio network  also says  Xavi’s representatives are in Saudi Arabia writing up the contract for him to join Barcelona. A word of caution: we have not heard definitively from Barcelona’s usual media outlets that Xavi will c

Muhammad Ghulam Al Balushi, the sporting director of Al Sadd, has confirmed  Barcelona  are in negotiations with Xavi. The rumor mill has gone into overdrive in the last 24 hours regarding speculation Xavi is set to replace Ernesto Valverde as manager of the club. Al Sadd’s sporting director has confirmed negotiations are underway, but it remains to be seen exactly what will happen next. “Yes, there are negotiations between Barcelona and Xavi going on right now,” he said. “We wish him success wherever he goes.” Source |  Mundo Deportivo Xavi had a contract to manage Al Sadd until June and his team are in action on Saturday in the semi-finals of the Qatar Cup against Al Rayyan.

Barcelona  have reportedly offered Xavi a two-and-a-half-year contract to replace Ernesto Valverde as manager of the club. Speculation that Xavi could be on his way home has been increasing all day, and the latest reports suggest the club legend has a decision to make over his future. Marca  report that Barca want Xavi to take over from Valverde immediately. They reckon the club had already planned to offer him the job for the next two seasons, but their desire to bring him in has increased following defeat to Atletico Madrid. El Mundo  are also reporting that Barca have made Xavi an offer. They claim the former midfielder can take over now or at the end of the season after the Catalan giants ran out of patience with Valverde. The report of a meeting between Xavi and sporting director Eric Abidal and CE Oscar Grau initially came from RAC1 on Friday.  AS  say they have also confirmed the meeting went ahead and that Xavi was offered a two-and-a-half-year contract. Xavi’s club

The reigning champions took a massive step towards a third successive Carabao Cup final appearance with a commanding 3-1 victory at Old Trafford For the first time this century,  Manchester United  conceded three first-half goals at Old Trafford. They were fortunate it wasn’t more. Out-thought and outclassed by Pep Guardiola's  Manchester City , the hosts were given a painful reminder of just how far they have fallen behind their cross-town rivals. Indeed, the Catalan coach masterminded a dominant and devastating 45 minutes of football that embarrassed United in their own backyard. United may have restored some pride by pulling a goal back after the interval through Marcus Rashford but, in truth, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer never produced an answer to the problems Pep had posed. City are looking to land the  Carabao Cup  for a third successive year. United, by contrast, appeared to be playing more in hope that expectation that they could end a three-year wait for silverwa

The 25-year-old has become the first Senegalese to win the annual award since 2002, after finishing as runners-up in the last two years Senegal  forward Sadio Mane has been named the 2019 African Player of the Year. The  Liverpool  attacker defeated his club teammate Mohamed Salah and  Manchester City  star Riyad Mahrez to win his maiden individual award on the continent. Mane enjoyed an outstanding campaign at club and international level last year, helping Senegal to the final of the 2019  Africa Cup of Nations  in  Egypt , where they eventually lost to  Algeria . Last season, the talisman scored 22 goals to share the Premier League Golden Boot with Salah and Gabon's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. He also played a key role in helping Liverpool win the Uefa  Champions League ,  Super League  and the Fifa Club World Cup last year. WHAT. A. LINEUP! 🔥 One that would take the World Cup home?  #CAFAwards2019   pic.twitter.com/LaUaw66XrR — #CAFAwards2019 (@CAF_Online)  January

Pep Guardiola said he wouldn’t coach  Real Madrid  or Manchester United. The former  Barcelona  coach and current Manchester City boss made it pretty clear that even if those two jobs were the only ones available to him, he wouldn’t stoop to manage them. “If I didn’t have any offers (other than United), I would be in the Maldives,” he said. ”Maybe not the Maldives because it doesn’t have any golf courses but after training City, I won’t train United, just like I would never train Madrid. Definitely not.” Pep Guardiola |  Source Good to know that Pep wouldn’t dare coach Barcelona’s biggest rivals. Because, as we know, money talks loudly in some cases.

Japanese prosecutors have put out an arrest warrant for the wife of fugitive former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn. Carole Ghosn is currently in Lebanon, where her husband Carlos Ghosn fled to via Istanbul while awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges in Tokyo. According to Japanese media, Mrs Ghosn is wanted over alleged perjury related to that case rather than anything to do with her husband's escape. Prosecutors accuse her of falsely claiming not to know, or to have met, people connected to a company named in the criminal proceedings. She had also been banned from meeting him while he was out on bail because she was seen as someone who might help him escape. Image: Carlos Ghosn is facing four charges Japanese officials say anyone caught helping a fugitive escape will face legal consequences, although there is no extradition treaty in place between the country and Lebanon. The warrant comes days after Mr Ghosn insisted that  his family had no involvement  

Royalty appeared to be dancing during a photoshoot for Milano Di Rouge, the streetwear brand owned by Milan Rouge, the rumoured girlfriend of  Meek Mill  who just announced  her pregnancy. Brown's fans took to social media to praise Royalty for her amazing moves. "She just like her Daddy," mused one, while another echoed, "Like father like daughter." "She snapped dumb hard," wrote one user, while another added, "In due time kiddo, you’ll have the dance moves of your dad." Brown, who just welcomed his first son with ex-flame Ammika Harris, named his seventh studio album after Royalty in 2015. (Pictured here in 2017).  Picture:  Getty Chris Brown embraced fatherhood for the second time at the end of last year after his  ex-girlfriend Ammika Harris  gave birth to the couple's son, Aeko Catori Brown, on November 20th. Despite not confirming the status of their relationship, Brown sparked  marriage rumours  after fans spotted what a

a Photoshopped family album for Cardi B and Offset US Rapper Cardi B is still pushing ahead with her idea to relocate to Nigeria and today she triggered a new excitement in the social media with a request to her Nigerian fans to decide which name she should adopt between Chioma B and Cadijat(Khadijat). A fan named Hadiness had tweeted names for the Cardi B family, christening husband Offset as Olayinka, the daughter as Karimat and Cardi B herself as Khadijat. He went further to dress the couple in adorable Nigerian attires. Cardi B seemed to like the tweet, as she retweeted to her 8.6million followers. She now asked fans to do a poll to pick either Chioma B, an Ibo name which she bore when she visited Nigeria early last December or the new muslim name Khadijat, which she now mistakenly spelt as Cadijat. “Let’s settle this ones (sic) and for all CHIOMA B Or Cadijat,” she tweeted.

The Spurs boss made an unusual complaint after his side were forced to settle for a replay at Riverside Stadium Jose Mourinho says the ball used in  Tottenham ’s  FA Cup  clash at  Middlesbrough  was “too light” and like a “beach ball”, though he insisted that was not the reason why his side failed to come away with a victory. Spurs needed a  late equaliser from Lucas Moura  to earn a replay after Ashley Fletcher put the Championship side ahead five minutes into the second half. Speaking after the game Mourinho had an unusual gripe, claiming there was a notable difference with the ball used in the FA Cup compared to the Premier League, which hampered his side’s ability to maintain possession. I think this ball is [a] beach ball. It's too light. I don't think it helps the players. But that's not an excuse," he told  BT Sport. The Portuguese was also aggrieved as he felt VAR would have disallowed Fletcher’s goal for offside, but the technology was not in place a

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has revealed that the electricity tariffs being paid by consumers will increase in April this year. This was disclosed in its ‘December 2019 Minor Review of Multi-Year Tariff Order 2015 and Minimum Remittance Order for the Year 2020,’ which was dated December 31, 2019. The statement said, “The Federal Government’s updated Power Sector Recovery Program does not envisage an immediate increase in end-user tariffs until 1st April 2020 and a transition to full cost reflectivity by end of 2021. “In the interim, the Federal Government has committed to funding the revenue gap arising from the difference between cost-reflective tariffs determined by the commission and the actual end-user tariffs payable by customers.” According to NERC, all Discos are obligated to settle their market invoices in full as adjusted and netted off by applicable tariff shortfall. It said, “All FGN intervention from the financing plan of the PSRP for f

James Tolorunju Ajulo, a ward chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, has been abducted by gunmen. Ajulo was seized in front of his residence in the Ibaka quarters of Akungba Akoko on Sunday evening. SaharaReporters gathered that he was factional chairman of the APC at Ward 13, Akoko South-West LGA of the state.  Tolu Babaleye, a close friend to the victim, confirmed the incident during a chat with our correspondent.   He said, "The hoodlums came in a vehicle and laid ambush in front of his house and as soon as he came home, he was kidnapped.\ "In fact, they drove him away in his own car while the vehicle they brought followed closely behind.  "No contact has been established with his family yet." It was learnt that the abduction of Ajulo has been reported at the Akungba Divisional Police Station. Spokesperson for the police in the state, Femi Joseph, could not immediately confirm the abduction when contacted by our correspondent.

P resident Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigerians should not continue going abroad for medical treatment. He said this despite being a regular visitor to the United Kingdom to attend to his health on several occasions.  Buhari stated this at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi, during the inauguration of completed projects to the management of the hospital, according to a report by PUNCH.  The President was represented at the event by Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu.  He said, “Nigerians have suffered so much going abroad for medical treatment.  "This is not good for us and it must stop because we can’t afford it again.”

New year, new music! We're just a few short days into both a new year and new century, and while much about the road ahead in 2020 remains entirely uncertain, one thing is for sure: there's going to be plenty of new tunes heading our way. Already, we've gotten the first new single from  Justin Bieber  in years and are prepping ourselves for impending album releases from the likes of his ex-girlfriend  Selena Gomez, Halsey  and  Kesha  this month alone.  But that's not all there is to be excited about as we begin to map out the 12 musical months ahead. From undated yet confirmed releases from faves like  Dua Lipa  and  The Dixie Chicks  to hopeful album drops from  Normani, Lady Gaga  and  Rihanna --we know, we're always talking about that last one. But we really think this might be the year she finallllllly comes through for us!--there's a lot to look forward to. Here are our picks for the 20 albums to be most excited about this year! Selena Gomez