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Some times we are warned to watch what we eat or drink. In this case, chances are that we may have been watching "Blood Football" like in the epic movie Blood Diamonds if such claims coming out from Germany is any thing to go by. The sunami from the corruption scandal that brought down  Sepp Blatter  continue to shake the World.  Authorities claims in Germany that the 2006 World Cup vote was influenced by a shipment of rocket-propelled grenades and allegations in Egypt that a FIFA executive solicited bribes during the 2010 bidding race. As seven FIFA officials continued to fight extradition to the US over claims they were involved in a “World Cup of fraud”, Blatter’s right-hand man Jérôme Valcke remained at the centre of speculation over what he knew about a $10m payment to the disgraced former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner. 

As the FIFA Crisis deepen's, more and more revelation of the World Football Governing body's poor conducts are been made public by respectable individuals and organisations globally. These accusations range from Arms dealing, money laundering and kickbacks.  This time, the Football Association of Ireland chief executive, John Delaney, has confirmed that the body accepted a payment from FIFA after Thierry Henry’s handball in the 2010 World Cup qualifying play-offs ended their hopes of qualifying for the tournament in South Africa. The Football Association of Ireland later confirmed that the payment amounted to €5m (£3.67m) and Delaney claimed it was made so the organisation would not pursue legal action against Fifa. The FIFA statement appeared to contradict some of what Delaney said: “On 18 November 2009, there was play-off match between France and the Republic of Ireland for a place in the 2010 World Cup finals. During the match, a handball by France’s T...

Newcastle footballer Papiss Cisse has left his on-off girlfriend heartbroken after telling her he was going on holiday only to marry a volleyball player three days later. Rachelle Graham, 24, a beauty queen and former Miss Newcastle, says last week she said goodbye to the Senegalese striker, 30, believing he was off to spend a month in his homeland. But after he failed to return her texts she became worried and went online, finding a picture of her love's wedding to sportswoman Diallo Awa, 29, at a yacht club outside Paris. Miss Graham received horrific abuse after news of her relationship with Cisse became public in 2013 and it was reported to police. Today it appears that she has been targeted again and said that she dated the footballer because she loved him, not for his money. She tweeted: 'Yes I am upset and hurt as we were very close and I trusted him all these years. I had a good life before I met Papiss and I intend to get t...

The International Olympic Committee has made its first statement about Caitlyn Jenner's transition to a woman, responding to an online petition requesting that the organization, which runs the Olympic Games, revoke the gold medal Caitlyn (then Bruce) won during the 1976 Montreal Olympics. In its response to the petition, IOC Communications Director Mark Adams say's, "Bruce Jenner won his gold medal in the 1976 Olympic Games and there is no issue for the IOC." Since the story about the petition emerged, more than 10,000 people have signed and the petition's writer has expanded the goal to 15,000. It appears to be all for naught, however, as the IOC's statement makes their position pretty clear: Caitlyn Jenner will keep her hard-won medal.

            Caitlyn Jenner and Children               TIMELINE OF BRUCE JENNER'S TRANSITION TO CAITLYN 1980s: Bruce makes first transition attempt; embarked on hormone therapy for almost five years to grow 36B breasts and had electrolysis to remove beard and chest hair within 10 years of becoming an Olympic champion in 1976. Also had plastic surgery on nose. Ultimately stopped transition process and went on to marry Kris Jenner in 1991. January 2012 : Ellen Pierson, who married Kris Jenner's ex-husband Robert Kardashian, claimed Bruce had been a cross-dresser 'for years.' She claimed his first wife Chrystie Crown over told her he had a penchant for women's clothing, shoes and lingerie. That same month Star magazine alleged that Kris was unfazed by her husband's odd habit and that he continued to cross-dress for years after their 1991 wedding. January 2014 : The Olympic go...

Huge blow for 50 Cent's boxing company SMS Promotions has just filed for bankruptcy. Though it vows to stay in business.  50 started SMS Promotions back in 2012 signed some big names in the sport, including then-undefeated champion Yuriorkis Gamboa , James Kirkland and Olympic medalist Andre Dirrell . But apparently, the boxing business hasn't been so kind to 50 as it has been to others like his pal because according to court documents obtained by TMZ Sports, the company filed for Chapter 11 on May 25th.   In court documents filed in Connecticut, SMS says it has between $100k and $500k in debts. 

Mary Hockaday, controller of BBC World Service English, paid tribute to Oshoala. "At still only 20, she's proved herself a formidable talent on the pitch," she said. "I'm proud BBC World Service is supporting the women's game and thrilled with the interest in the award."  Oshoala said the honour was a big lift for Nigeria before the World Cup and would help inspire young players in her homeland. "It's a really good thing for us as a team because we now know that we have something great and now we want to go at the trophy," she said. "We can do it, we did it in 2014 we can also do it this year as well. "There is going to be a lot of motivation for women's football in Nigeria now because of this award because there are a lot of fans out there.  Since her rise in the game she has won various awards and honours including being the first African female Footballer to feature in the Women's...