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On December 30, LeBron James will be 33 years old. But in the NBA years, you may be 61 years old and get down to Geritol every day. Still, James is in his 15th season of professional basketball. He has never played in less than 84% of his team's regular season games. He has led the NBA twice in the minutes that have been played, and leads the league in total minutes this season. And while many of his colleagues rest on a golf course or in a hammock in May and June, James is making big playoffs. His teams have played seven games in a row in the NBA Finals. Did you mention the three summer vacations you left to play in the Olympics? The bald forehead and everything, LeBron gets up there. Your body should break. James has already played more combined minutes in the regular season and the playoffs (51,558) than Michael Jordan (48,485) - and Jordan took two sabbatical years of basketball, totaling about four and a half seasons, before retiring to 40 years after 2002. -2003 sea...

By  AYOADE JAMIU The Dutch international signs a five and a half year agreement under a strong transfer strategy for Merseysiders Towards the end of the 2016-17 year as Liverpool pushed the finish in the top four to crystallize their lead when Jürgen Klopp, the draft of his recruitment strategy for the new campaign became apparent. His first season of blinking and blinding highlighted the team's electrifying potential, but his stumble extended earlier this year solidified the idea that reinforcements were demanded. There were four main objectives: to reduce the addiction of Sadio Mane by adding another rapid advance that could terrify the defenses and make a difference in the last third; elevate the dynamism in the center of the field; to make sure there was more competition in the team; and bring a consummate and dominant central center. Mohamed Salah, Naby Keita, who joined Merseysiders last summer, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain reviewed the three top priorities. ...

By  AYOADE JAMIU • The captain of Leicester admits that the English players showed signs of fatigue • "The mental tension is enormous and it gets bigger and bigger" Leicester captain Tom Youngs admitted that the English players at the club showed signs of fatigue after the international matches in autumn after the slowdown of the European Premier League team last weekend. Five of the seven clubs in the English Premiership, including the Tigers, lost in the fourth round and all cleared the week before facing their worst performance in Europe in six seasons. In fact, Leicester, Saracens, Northampton, Harlequins and Exeter suffered consecutive defeats, contributing collectively with 23 players to England during the fall. Currently, only Bath, who beat Toulon on Saturday, will qualify for the knockout round, the last time the Premier League has had a single club in the last eight years 2011-12, while Wasps has revived their hopes with an impressive victory against...

By  AYOADE JAMIU   • Professor Jiri Dvorak says he has not received any explanation after 22 years of work • Other senior FIFA officials have been expelled when examining issues related to Russia The former chief medical officer of Fifa was investigating the supposed doping of Russian state soccer players when his work was abruptly interrupted under the presidency of Gianni Infantino last November. Professor Jiri Dvorak, a leading physician and consultant neurologist who worked in the medical, anti-doping and injury prevention programs of Fifa for 22 years, complained that he had not received any notification or explanation when the governing body of the World Game of He suddenly finished his job. The end of Dvorak and his work, which he combined with the chairmanship of the department of neurology at the Schulthess Clinic in Zurich, were some of the many games of FIFA staff after the election of Infantino last February to succeed Sepp. Blatter This expulsion of ...

By  AYOADE JAMIU • Team England nominates 75 men and field teams for the 2018 event in Australia • Adam Gemili and Katarina Johnson-Thompson among the contenders for the medal Greg Rutherford, Olympic long jump champion in London in 2012, and British sprint holder Dina Asher-Smith were named in an English men's 75-man athletics team for next year's Commonwealth Games in Australia. The athletic team will be the largest group of 650 members of the Gold Coast English team, which will include 400 athletes and 250 support staff in 18 sports, making it the largest team to represent the world. England at an international sporting event. Most of them will start flying to Brisbane training camp in mid-March to give them more than 15 days of acclimatization before the Games start on April 4. England will try to defend their position against Australia at the top of the medal table. A spokesman for the England team would not be attracted by the cost of the trip, but...

Athletes who started playing tackle football before age 12 had more behavioral and cognitive problems in the future than those who started playing after age 12, according to a new study published on Tuesday. The results, from a long-term study by researchers at Boston University, are likely to fuel the debate over when children should start playing football. The results of the study by researchers at Boston University, published in the journal Nature's Translational Psychiatry, were based on a sample of 214 former players, aged 51 on average. Of these, 43 played in high school, 103 the remaining 68 played in the NFL In telephone interviews and online surveys, the researchers found that players in all three groups participating in youth soccer before the age of 12 had a double risk of problems with behavior regulation, apathy and executive function. a triple risk of depression scores. " "The brain is going through this incredible period of growth bet...

It seems obvious that there will be more, and more serious, injuries among high school and college athletes in football or soccer or lacrosse than, say, in running or in tennis. But how much more and at what economic cost? The Yale researchers discovered that these numbers were difficult to obtain, but using the best available data, they calculated that if contact sports could be practiced without contact, such as flag football, for example, there would be 49,600 fewer injuries among men. university athletes per year and 601,900 less among male high school athletes. The savings, which include estimates of medical costs and lost time, could reach $ 1.5 billion a year for colleges and $ 19.2 billion a year for high schools. And that only takes into account the immediate consequences of an injury, according to an article by the researchers, and not the long-term effects of concussions or repeated bursts of the brain in collisions. Or the repercussions of ligament tears, which ...

October was a crucial month for Lyon as they had 10 points out of 12 possible to climb to third place. Having been selected by Angers, they strove to eliminate the defending champions Monaco, Troyes and Metz. As such, it is not surprising to see them with four representatives in our Ligue 1 team, with Nabil Fekir as star man. Arsenal goal scored 8.78 on WhoScored last month with the most goals (4), including a final against Monaco, and created more key passes (11) than any other player French. . Fekir's teammate in crime also appears in the XI as Mariano impressed on the front line by the French team, scoring three goals in four appearances. The arrival of the summer has formed an effective partnership with Fekir, with Fekir a Mariano as the best striker assist combination in Ligue 1 this season, returning three goals. The Dutchman Memphis appears on the left flank after scoring four goals, including a hat-trick in Troyes for a perfect WhoScored score of 10. With six ...

Barcelona seems unstoppable at this moment, having lost only two points in La Liga this season, which is equivalent to a 1-1 draw at Atlético de Madrid. The Blaugrana has collected 10 points from the 12 available, thanks in part to the excellent form of Lionel Messi. The Argentine won the WhoScored match in nine of his 11 league games this season, more than any other player, and won the medal in all four league outings last month, helping to return a WhoScored Rating of 8.91. In fact, Messi was available to score three goals and score two assists, while the small Barcelona star also made more dribbles (29) than any other La Liga player in October. The 30-year-old also finished second for the key passes (29) and third-round passes (91) while continuing to shine after Neymar's transfer to PSG. Messi is one of the three representatives of Barcelona that appear in our La Liga team of the month, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen among the clubs. The German, who will face England ...

The owner of the Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones, "said with his lord, as it is in the extension of the NFL Roger Goodell, but that he does not come from contract with an Ezequiel to the commissioner was E. Elliott in the suspension of the six parties of the alleged domestic violence. Jones said on his radio show on Friday that he wants the 32 owners to have the opportunity to approve the agreement negotiated between Goodell and the compensation committee that includes six owners. Jones is not on the committee. The NFL said the owners have already voted unanimously to extend the Goodell contract and allow the committee to close the deal. Jones said the circumstances have changed since the May vote, including escalating protests against the social injustice that has affected the national anthem. Jones also said that "behavior policies" have been a problem since May. Goodell suspended Elliott in August. Jones, who was inducted into the Professional Football Hall of ...

5 things where the Portuguese talisman is victorious compared to the tiny Argentine How can they be so good? By observing the style with which they have eclipsed the last decade, almost no one can be proud of conquering their respective eras just as these two did. It does not mean irreverence for people like Cruyff, Pele, Maradona and many others, but Ronaldo and Messi are clearly superior to others. The duo has never ceased to mesmerize football fans around the world. For ten long years, Messi and Ronaldo followed the others in the race to be considered the best in the history of the game. Both proved to be worthy competitors, thanks to their impressive set of skills. However, it is not only the one who has been the best in everything. Both have their own spheres where they outperform their counterparts. Let's take a look at 5 of these areas where Cristiano Ronaldo emerges as the best option between the two: # 5 Profits and followers of social networks...

Neymar has everything He need to be at Real Madrid. But will they accept it? When Neymar joined FC Barcelona in 2013, after completing his transfer from Santos, many thought that the Catalans had found the heir of Argentine star Lionel Messi, and that the nascent Brazilian was there to stay for many years. However, here we are in 2017, and Neymar has changed its strength to the French power of Paris Saint-Germain. Despite a good start to the season in Ligue 1, after scoring 11 goals and eight assists in just 12 games, the Spanish press has increasingly attracted the attention of the winger at Real Madrid after the World Cup. FIFA 2018 hosted in Russia. Here are five reasons why we believe that Neymar with a white sweater is one day far from being an impossible scenario. # 5 Your dissatisfaction with the Barcelona Board of Directors Many Brazilian reports have confirmed that Neymar had been planning to leave Barcelona for more than a ...

Chelsea is considering bringing Didier Drogba back to Stamford Bridge to replace former Super Eagles defender Michael Emenalo, Emenalo recently resigned as technical director of the Premier League champions. The Telegraph reports that Emenalo's departure could allow Abramovich to try to recover Drogba. Hull City manager Leonid Slutsky is also under consideration and can be offered a job at Chelsea in case he is fired as head coach of his club. Drogba has scored more than 150 goals in two different periods at Chelsea and is currently a player-owner in the American club Phoenix Rising. However, there are reports that the French money exchanges of the Ligue 1 of Monaco are interested in the services of Emenalo. Emenalo had quoted family reasons for his resignation. "After 10 years here, 10 wonderful and successful years, but very demanding years, it is very difficult to decide to retire," he said. "It's completely my decision and it happened for very simple ...

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr should start Alex Iwobi, Kelechi Iheanacho and Anthony Nwakaeme in the attack, while the Eagles are today against the Algerian Fennec foxes in the last match of the qualifying match for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Constantine. It starts at 20:30. With Victor Moses, Simon Moses and Odion Ighalo marginalized by their injuries, Rohr, in his last two training sessions, tested Iwobi, Iheanacho and Nwakaeme. And Iwobi whose goal silenced Zambia in a difficult game in Uyo showed some glimmers. Iheanacho has also done well and it remains to be seen what they can do against an Algerian team that hopes to win and strengthen their confidence. The Desert Warriors hope to finish their qualifying campaign with a victory, as they have not qualified for the final phase of next year that will be organized by Russia. Algeria tackles this game without a victory in Group B, and registered a draw and four defeats. They have accumulated a point of five games. The gian...

Argentine legend has reflected on his future now that he has entered his thirties Lionel Messi, legend of Barcelona, ​​has named the team that would be ready to leave soon for the Catalan giants. But unfortunately for the fans of Manchester City, it seems that Argentina has no intention of moving to the Premier League. Messi began his career in 1994, when he was only six years old, playing for Rosario's Newell's Old Boys. It was at the club that was discovered by the Scouts of Barcelona before joining the famous La Masia Academy and changing the landscape of football. Lionel Messi imagines his future far from Barcelona. Messi and his family moved to Spain to help the young prodigy to forge his career in 2001, but the Argentine has always been a fan of Newell's Old Boys. And it seems that at 30 he would like to finish his career in terms of a fairy tale, joining the club he had left so many years ago. The Argentine grew up in Bar...

Messi was joined by Xabi Alonso, Kaka and Alessandro Del Piero during the event in Russia Lionel Messi led a team of stars when the official ball of the 2018 World Cup was launched in Russia. The iconic Telstar from 1970 received a 21st century makeover, including an NFC chip. Manchester United and Real Madrid have been very involved in the testing process before the tournament this summer. Adidas legends Zinedine Zidane, Xabi Alonso and Alessandro Del Piero made the trip to Russia for the official launch, with Kaka and Lukas Podolski. And they were joined by superstar Barcelona and Argentina, Messi. Argentina is in action against World Cup hosts on Saturday after a dramatic conclusion from its qualifying campaign. The event in Moscow gathered thousands of fans as they faced the formation of five teams. The new balloon is reinvented with a traditional style with black panels dominating the design, as it did in Mexico in 1970 to stand out on telev...

Argentina's captain, Lionel Messi, has promised to hike 65 kilometers from his hometown, Rosario, to San Nicolás, in case Albiceleste wins the 2018 World Cup in Russia. He told TyC Sports: "If we win the World Cup, I promise to walk from Rosario to San Nicolás." Messi admitted that Argentina has almost become "crazy" while struggling to get the pass to the finals. Albiceleste earned a spot in the World Cup in the last round of the CONEMBOL beating Ecuador 3-1, while Peru and Colombia drew 1-1. He was a bit too close for comfort, especially when Ecuador was initially 1-0 in this match before a Messi hat trick ruined them. He added: "I thought we would qualify before, I thought we would win against Venezuela and Peru. "We could not stop to qualify for the World Cup Ecuador scored in the end, it was so much for me but also lucky not to be crazy."