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Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho is reportedly set to marry two women at the same time. The 38-year-old is allegedly living with ‘fiancees’ Priscilla Coelho and Beatriz Souza at his £5million Rio de Janeiro mansion, and are planning on taking the next step  with both of them  in August. Ronaldinho, whose full name is Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, will wed his two partners in a private ceremony in the mansion, Brazilian media reports. The former Barcelona star allegedly started dating Beatriz in 2016, but continued his relationship with Priscilla, which began several years earlier. According to reports, both lovers receive an ‘allowance’ of around £1,500 from the footballer to spend as they wish. He also reportedly always gives the two the exact same presents, including recently buying them the same perfume during a trip abroad together. Ronaldinho asked both for their hands in marriage in January last year and gave them both engagement rings, columnist Leo ...

Real Madrid star, Cristiano Ronaldo has stated that he would have preferred his side to clash with Manchester United, and not Liverpool, in this Saturday’s Champions League final in Kiev. Ronaldo, who spent six years at United, admitted that Liverpool have a powerful attack. The 33-year-old, however, said that the Los Blancos will need to be at their best to beat Jurgen Klopp’s men. “Finals are always special occasions. I would have preferred it to be Manchester United,” Ronaldo told Real Madrid TV. “But Liverpool deserve respect. We’re not going to have it easy. They deserve to be in the final. “They remind me of Madrid three or four years ago. Their three front players, they’re very quick… they are powerful in attack and I respect them. “But Madrid are better. We have to play to our level, but we also have to respect the opposition.”

Cristiano Ronaldo won his first Champions League with Manchester United in 2008, adding three more as Madrid lifted the trophy in 2014, 2016 and 2017. “It would be a historic moment,” he told Real Madrid TV on Tuesday. “We are excited — the whole team. We do not realise completely the history we are making, and maybe that is best so people remain focused on the game. “Later, if all goes well, we will go down in history. I am confident, feeling good, and my teammates [are] too. To win a fifth would be damn great.” Paco Gento, a Madrid winger in the 1950s and 1960s, is the only player to have won the European Cup six times. If Madrid beat Liverpool, Ronaldo would join a list of nine players who won the cup five times — seven of whom are fellow Madrid players from the late 1950s, among them legends Alfredo Di Stefano and Hector Rial. “Finals are always special,” Ronaldo said. “I’d prefer if it had been Manchester United. You have to respect Liverpool a lot. I don’t...

Arsenal youngster, Kelechi Nwakali has commented on his performance during his non-competitive debut for the Super Eagles, saying it’s up to coach Gernot Rohr to make a final decision as regards to naming him on the 2018 World Cup squad. Nigeria were defeated by Atletico Madrid 3-2 in a friendly played on Tuesday, at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo. Nwakali, who scored the first goal for the Super Eagles B team against Atletico, believes Rohr will make the best decision on the final 23-man squad he will take to this summer’s World Cup in Russia. ”It was a good game, I didn’t expect it from our team because we trained only three days before the game,” Kelechi Nwakali told reporters after the match. ”It was a good game despite we lost the game, the team was good, I must commend the team. ”Scoring against the Europa champions was a thing of joy, we thank God for the moment, all we just do is work, keep pushing until we get there.” On his chances o...

A Nigerian student was killed and a woman, 39, sustained light injuries in an accident at Jalan Semarak near Taman Semarah in Malaysia yesterday. David Oyaele Audu, a student of the President College in Kuala Lumpur, was coming from a nightclub in Taman Semarak to Nilai town when his car veered off the road and hit the road divider before it was thrown to the opposite lane and crashed into another car driven by a woman. The woman sustained light injuries while Audu died on the spot due to severe head injuries. The accident happened at about 8.15am on Monday morning.

Jose Mourinho believes that Portugal have the capacity to win World Cup 2018 thanks to the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo. The Real Madrid star played a large part in helping his country to Euro 2016 success in France, although he went off injured early in the final, which Eder won in extra-time with the only goal. The Manchester United boss has backed the Ballon d’Or winner to replicate that influence in Russia. “Portugal has an interesting squad. Without Cristiano, it would be impossible. But with him nothing is impossible,” he told ESPN Brazil. Mourinho, meanwhile, believes that Argentina are a contender for a first crown since 1986 thanks to the individual talents of Lionel Messi. “I believe that the Argentinian national team without Lionel Messi wouldn’t be a contender,” he said of Jorge Sampaoli’s side, who struggled to qualify for the competition, relying on a hat-trick from the Barcelona ace to see them past Ecuador 3-1 in their final qualifying match. “But with him...

Arsenal are confident of naming a successor to Arsene Wenger before the World Cup kicks off next month. The Frenchman, who has two more games as manager, is leaving the club after almost 22 years. The Gunners have no specific deadline for the recruitment process, but an announcement is expected before the tournament starts in Russia on 14 June. Ex-Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has been linked with the job, along with Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri. Former Arsenal midfielders Mikel Arteta and Patrick Vieira have also been suggested as potential successors, as have Monaco manager Leonardo Jardim and three-time Champions League winner Carlo Ancelotti.