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The 10-man shortlist for FIFA’s Best Player of the Year award has been announced, with the likes of  Kevin De Bruyne ,  Bernardo  Silva, Neymar and Luis Suarez missing out. Four current Premier League stars feature in the top 10, with  Eden Hazard  who moved from Chelsea to Real Madrid over the summer also named among the nominees. Tottenham’s  Harry Kane  is joined by Liverpool trio  Virgil Van Dijk ,  Mohamed Salah  and Sadio Mane with VVD the favorite to be crowned the top player on the planet as his dominant displays led Liverpool to UEFA Champions League glory and within one point of Manchester City in the Premier League. Van Dijk also captained the Netherlands to reach the UEFA Nations League final and led their resrurgence from central defense. Dutch duo Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt, who have both left Ajax this summer for Barcelona and Juventus respectively, are included after their breakout years for club and c...

A Chinese boy who stole two seaplanes and took them for a joyride could receive pilot training. The 13-year-old drove the aircraft around a car park before hitting a crash barrier with one, causing 8,000 yuan (£935) worth of damage, reports the South China Morning Post. He was caught on CCTV arriving by electric bike at the Taihu Lake hangar in eastern Zhejiang province around midnight on 15 July. The teenager from Huzhou city had spent a large part of the weekend observing staff doing maintenance work on the planes at the SeaRey base in preparation for the stunt. He was seen pulling a 450kg seaplane from its hangar, climbing into the cockpit and starting the engine. He proceeded to drive it around the airport, hitting the barrier before switching to another plane and taking it for a further three circuits of the car park. The prankster’s parents only realised what their son had been up to when staff contacted them to negotiate a settlement for the damage caused. Ho...

Nigerian singer Davido has always cultivated a culture of sharing is caring in all aspects of his life. The Nigerian star shares his heart equally with three women: two baby mamas who gave birth to his daughters and his girlfriend Chioma. And that is not enough. The musician has always been praised for always helping the people around him despite their status in the community. Now, the 26-year-old father of two has caused a stir on Twitter after casually saying his watchman owns two houses and three cars. Yes, as you struggle to at least get free rides on Mr sponsor's car, Davido is busy elevating his employees. It all started when a tweep named Obong Roviel shared his excitement over news that the musician was working with upcoming act, Lyta. Obong praised Davido for always supporting everyone who approaches him either in terms of growing their music brand or elevating their businesses. A proud and happy Davido then said on top of helping Lyta, he has mad...

In a new episode of her  Queen Radio  podcast, the rapper clapped back at critics of her relationship with controversial boyfriend Kenneth “Zoo” Petty. “When a person is with a n—- that loved them before they had a dime in their pocket? How do you not understand that? How do you not understand happiness vs clout?” Minaj said on the episode. “How f—ing dare you talk about lowering standards,” she added, before telling haters to “wake up” and realize that love should not be based on materialistic desires and circumstances. “It’s the truth, money cannot buy me happiness and good sex,” Minaj said. Last week, the 36-year-old hitmaker left fans speculating that she is engaged and expecting a baby with Petty, after hearing her verse on  Chance the Rapper ’s reggae-tinged song “Zanies and Fools.” “He the Clyde to my Bonnie, ’bout to walk down the aisle and be a mommy,” raps Minaj on the track, which dropped Friday. “Ooh, I remember when I cried like, ‘Why me?’...

The penultimate edition of the Club World Cup in its current format featuring seven teams will kick off in Qatar on Dec. 11 with the final taking place 10 days later, global soccer governing body FIFA announced on Friday. FIFA had said it would revamp the tournament to feature 24 teams from 2021, with Qatar hosting the final two editions in the old style as test events for the World Cup which the Gulf state will host in 2022. Three teams for this year have been confirmed with European champions Liverpool joining CONCACAF champions CF Monterrey and Oceania's Hienghene Sport. The club representing hosts Qatar will depend on the ongoing AFC Champions League. "If a team from Qatar are champions, they qualify directly for the second round ... with the runners-up playing the opening match against Hienghene Sport on Dec. 11," FIFA said in a statement. "If the AFC Champions League winners are not a club from Qatar, the current holders of the Qatar Stars Leagu...

AFCON Prize Money: African Cup of Nations champions Algeria have received $4.5 million, Senegal $2.5m, while third place contestants Super Eagles and Tunisia earned $2.m. Algerian players celebrate with the trophy after winning the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) Final football match between Senegal and Algeria at the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo on July 19, 2019. (Photo AFP) Algeria lifted their second ever AFCON trophy after narrowly beating Senegal 1-0 in the final last Friday night. Following the end of the tournament, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have revealed the prize money for all participant countries As for hosts Egypt they will receive $670.000 following their disappointing elimination from the round of 16. The prizes will be distributed as follows: Angola and Kenya (Third place in group-stages): $620.000 Round of 16: $670.000 (Benin, Uganda, Egypt, Mali, Guinea, DR Congo, Cameroon and Ghana) Quarter-finals: $800.000 (Madagascar, Ivory Coast, S...