'Legend' Drogba upstaged as Eto'o eases Chelsea into Champions League quarter-finals

Prior to making his long-awaited return to Stamford Bridge, Didier Drogba admitted he had not decided whether he would celebrate scoring against Chelsea. In his pre-match press conference, Jose Mourinho refused to rule out the possibility of Drogba coming back to Stamford Bridge as a player when he becomes a free agent again this summer. But then Mourinho also said he did not believe this match would be over by half-time. Less than four minutes after the referee had blown his whistle it became abundantly clear just why Mourinho had identified Galatasaray as his preferred opponents in the Champions League round of 16. And for all the sentimental talk of the past few days, it had little to do with Drogba.

Keshi needs Uche & Odemwingie to get strong squad, says Adepoju

After watching the international friendly match between the Super Eagles and Mexico that ended goalless, Adepoju concluded that the Big Boss needs the duo to have a complete squad. Former Nigeria midfielder Mutiu Adepoju says coach Stephen Keshi needs to include experienced forwards Ikechukwu Uche and Peter Odemwingie in his squad in order to have a balanced team at the World Cup.

Ronaldo fires Madrid to Liga summit

The Portugal attacker buried a first-half header to set the hosts on their way before teeing up the Brazilian for a brilliant right-footed strike to double the advantage shortly after the break. Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo helped Real Madrid moved back to the top of La Liga with a comfortable 3-0 win over Levante on Sunday.

Ike Uche have passed Kessi First rule

Apart from the barrage of criticism that greeted the unveiling of the jerseys which the Super Eagles will wear for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, another issue that has generated heated arguments in Nigerian football circles is whether coach Stephen Keshi should uphold or rescind his verdict that Ikechukwu Uche will not make the Super Eagles squad for Brazil. As the FIFA World Cup inches nearer, I strongly believe that the Villarreal forward represents a good option for the Keshi-led technical crew who dream of a brilliant showing in Brazil 

 especially at a time when the country is yet to recover from the shocking news of Bright Dike’s unavailability due to injury .Following his consistent performances in La Liga this season and with the World Cup on the horizon, do the Eagles' hopes in Brazil rest on the shoulders of the Villarreal man more so considering the idea that Ike had passed kishe first rule for FIFA World Cup selection i think he deserve a chance?

Nigeria unveil World Cup jerseys

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Nigeria's World Cup jersey was unveiled on Thursday in Abuja ahead of their friendly against Mexico on March 5. The trio of Ejike Uzoenyi, Shehu Abdullahi and Chigozie Agbim were the models for the unveiling of the new kit designed by Adidas which took place at the Sunday Dankaro House, Abuja National Stadium.

The new home jersey is a mix of lemon green and white stripes while the away jersey is white with green stripes and numbered with red while the goalkeeper's jersey is yellow with purple stripes with an adjoining red line running from trunk to kneel .

Debate: Is Drogba or Eto'o the greatest African player of all time?

Africa has produced some magnificent players over the years; the likes of Rabah Madjer, Kalusha Bwalya, Roger Milla, Abedi Pele, George Weah, Jay-Jay Okocha, Yaya Toure and Michael Essien. But perhaps none of these icons have consistently reached the levels of brilliance that Drogba and Eto'o have whilst inspiring their sides to numerous major honours.
But who out of Drogba and Eto'o is the greatest African player of all time?

Arsenal have 'no chance' against Bayern Munich - Breitner

Former Bayern Munich midfielder Paul Breitner believes Arsenal have "no chance" of victory in the Champions League last-16 tie.The former Germany international believes the Gunners will not prevent Pep Guardiola's side from marching towards a second-successive Champions League title.

The Bavarian giants beat Arsene Wenger's side at the same stage of the competition last year and the former Bayern and Germany star believes the outcome will be much the same ahead of the first leg at the Emirates on Wednesday. "We want to win, we want to repeat the victory of last season. We want to win the Champions League again and Arsenal will have no chance." Breitner went on to suggest that the Bundesliga champions could well make history this year by becoming the first team to win the Champions League in consecutive seasons.

Fulham 2-3 Liverpool: Gerrard seals Reds’ comeback with late penalty

The visitors had twice fallen behind at Craven Cottage to an own goal from Kolo Toure and Kieran Richardson's close-range strike, but Daniel Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho restored parity before Gerrard kept his cool from 12 yards in injury time. Steven Gerrard's stoppage-time penalty secured a huge victory for Liverpool in the race for Champions League qualification, as they came from behind to beat Fulham 3-2 at Craven Cottage on Wednesday night.www.topspotafrica.com

Hazard uninterested in PSG links

Eden Hazard has dismissed speculation linking him with French champions Paris Saint-Germain and says he is solely focused on Chelsea. The Belgian says he has no desire to leave Stamford Bridge, while he also played down the Blues' chances of winning the Champions League and praised boss Jose Mourinho. The Belgium international has been in stunning form this season, with a match-winning hat-trick against Newcastle on Saturday bringing his Premier League tally for the season to 12 goals.