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Dutch international Nigel de Jong has faced calls for a ban after a horror tackle which left a Major League Soccer opponent needing to be taken off the pitch in a wheelchair. Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder de Jong triggered outrage on Sunday after an ugly challenge on Portland Timbers rival Darlington Nagbe during the team's 1-1 draw. De Jong's rugged, over-the-top challenge left Nagbe writhing in agony and triggered a prolonged melee between players from both sides. De Jong escaped with a caution. But the tackle brought back bitter memories for American soccer fans, six years after de Jong broke the leg of US player Stuart Holden in a 2010 friendly international. Timbers coach Caleb Porter said former Manchester City player De Jong should have been given a red card for the tackle. "Some of those referees are giving the reds right in the game and we seem to get them after, which doesn't help us," Porter said. "You got a couple guys tha...

Disgraced footballer Adam Johnson has begun an appeal against his six-year sentence for grooming and engaging in sexual activity with a besotted teenage fan, court officials have said. The sacked Sunderland and ex-England winger was jailed last month after he was convicted of sexual activity with a 15-year-old following a trial at Bradford Crown Court. Johnson had already admitted grooming the girl and a separate, less serious charge of sexual activity with her. An official at Bradford Crown Court confirmed Johnson's legal team has lodged an appeal against sentence. The 28-year-old former Middlesbrough and Manchester City attacker has already begun an appeal against his conviction for the one offence for which he was found guilty. On the Adam Johnson's Appeal Fight page on Facebook, run by his sister Faye, a post said: "Adam's appeal against his sentence has now been lodged!" "Thanks everyone for your support it means a lot! X" ...

The Belgian attacker smashed home from the edge of the box in the second half to make the difference against the French champions and send his side into the semi-finals Kevin De Bruyne proved the hero for Manchester City on Tuesday as he scored to book their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League as they beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the second-leg of their quarter-final tie. De Bruyne smashed home from the edge of the box in the 75th minute to make the difference, giving his side a 3-2 lead on aggregate.    Manuel Pellegrini will be relieved to see his side take the victory, with the Premier League side having passed up opportunities against the flat and dishevelled visitors. City were given a golden chance to take the lead in the first half when Kevin Trapp brought Sergio Aguero down in the box, giving the referee no choice but to point to the spot and show the goalkeeper a yellow card. However, Aguero stepped up to take the resultant penal...

Milan ,  Italy:   AC Milan have announced the sacking of coach Sinisa Mihajlovic, replacing the Serbian with youth team boss Cristian Brocchi until the end of the season. A statement from the struggling Serie A giants on Tuesday read: "Sinisa Mihajlovic has been relieved of his role as AC Milan coach. "The club would like to thank Mihajlovic for the dedication and hard work carried out this season. "Cristian Brocchi will now be in charge of the first team until the end of the season. AC Milan would like to welcome Mr Brocchi and wish him all the best." Speaking after Saturday's 2-1 loss to Juventus, Serbian Mihajlovic acknowledged he could be fired. "This year at Milan I've felt removed, not because of the pressure from what's been written," he said. "I believe in myself but in trying to find the right solutions I feel we've tried everything. "Like every other coach in the world, I'm judged on the work done ...

The activists - who are demanding Congress "end the corruption of big money in our politics" - plan to hold rallies all week. Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY) (C) is arrested by Capitol Hill More than 400 people were arrested at Capitol Hill in Washington DC on Monday during demonstrations against the role of big money in politics. The mostly peaceful rally was part of a series of Democracy Spring protests planned in the nation's capital this week by a coalition of groups. US Capitol Police said they had made arrests for "unlawful demonstration activity" such as crowding and obstruction. A number of protesters sat on the steps of the Capitol and refused to move. Police led dozens of activists away in plastic handcuffs into a bus and shuttle vans, prompting cheers from the onlookers. Democracy Spring said on its website the event was held "to demand Congress take immediate action to end the corruption of big money in our politics ...

Troops of the Nigerian Army combed a den of notorious kidnappers in Nkporo community of Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State on Sunday. While carrying out the operation,they rescued a kidnapped victim who was earlier shot and held hostage by his abductors at Aba since on 6th of April this month. The troops recovered the following items from the kidnappers; 2 AK-47 rifles, 9 AK-47 rifle  loaded with 124 rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition, 1 Pistol, 2 rounds of 9mm ammunition, 2 machetes and the sum of Five Million, Four Hundred and Ninety Thousand Naira (N5,490,000.00) only. This  was revealed by the Army Public Relations Officer, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman who also stated that items such as rifles, machetes, ammunition , a Toyota RAV4 jeep , military camouflage jungle hat, mobile telephone handsets, an iPad, bank Debit Card, bunch of different keys, a wrap of suspected marijuana and money was recovered from the suspects. It was also gathere...

Twenty-one people have died of yellow fever in  Democratic Republic of Congo , some of them from infections contracted in neighbouring  Angola , the  World Health Organization  said on Tuesday. An outbreak has already killed 225 people and infected 1,600 in Angola. There was now a high risk of further spread in Congo, given the number of people who regularly travel between the two countries, the WHO said. A WHO official on March 18 said an outbreak, which broke out late last year, had killed 158 people in Angola.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic just provides the whole world a BREAKING NEWS by saying he can play for Arsenal next season. Zlatan signing means Arsenal can touch the title next season as there is not better striker than him to suit Arsenal. Isn’t? Here is the video below:  Zlatan next club could be Man United or either Arsenal. PSG striker will be a free agent next season as he is not signing the contract with European giants. Zlatan said he wants to taste the Premier league and there is a HUGE chance he choose Arsenal over Man United because of Champions league football. Sign him up, Arsenel!