Lionel Messi, Gerard Pique and Luis Suarez's sons join Barcelona

The year is 2035 and Barcelona have just won another treble. Thiago Messi and Benjamin Suarez scored over 100 goals between them, while captain Milan Pique stepped out of his dad's shadow with a fine season in defence.

That is, of course, a long way from becoming a reality, but the first step was taken on Monday when Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Gerard Pique's sons took part in their first session with the FCBEscola.

Mundo Deportivo report that the trio are part of a group of no more than 25 children between the ages of three and five -- Thiago and Milan are already three and Benjamin will turn three later this month -- and that they will have sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays.

The Catalan newspaper adds that the programme's intention is to familiarise the kids with the ball and instil the Barca DNA in them from an early age. Messi, Pique and Suarez were all reportedly present to see their sons at this week's first session.

Messi had admitted earlier this month that Thiago isn't much of a footballer yet, though. The Argentine international hopes joining the FCBEScola will help him come out of his shell and develop a love for the game.

Maybe spending time with Pique's son will boost Thiago's thirst for football. Milan's mother Shakira revealed last year that her eldest child is already a fanatic.

"Right now, Milan is obsessed with football," she said. "He's the biggest Barca fan on the planet. He sleeps with the Barca jersey on, he sleeps with the ball, he doesn't miss one match. He knows every single team, including England teams. He wears the t-shirt of all the teams."

Time will tell how good Thiago, Benjamin and Milan turn out to be, but if there even half as good as their dads, they won't be bad.

Claudio Ranieri hopes N'Golo Kante gets hero's welcome on Leicester return

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri hopes N'Golo Kante will get a hero's welcome when he makes his first return to the Foxes.

The midfielder quit the champions for Chelsea in a B£32million deal in the summer after helping them win the Premier League last season.

He was the only key member of the title-winning team to leave the King Power Stadium following their shock success as Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and Kasper Schmeichel signed new contracts.

Kante returns with Chelsea in the third round of the EFL Cup on Tuesday and Ranieri is looking forward to their reunion.

"I am very happy and I will give to him a very warm welcome back and I am sure also our fans they must appreciate what he did last season and give him a warm welcome," he said.

"I will be very happy if our fans clap him at the beginning and afterwards he is an enemy.

"They must understand that when a big team arrives it is difficult to say no. For this reason I say thank you to Jamie Vardy and his family, and to Riyad when they decided to stay here. For us it was important to maintain everybody."

Schmeichel will sit out again as he recovers from the concussion he suffered on Friday which saw him miss Saturday's 3-0 win over Burnley.

Ron-Robert Zieler will start in goal but Matty James and Nampalys Mendy (both ankle) are not yet fit.

Eden Hazard, meanwhile, is confident Antonio Conte will inspire Chelsea to recover from their first defeat of the season.

The trip to Leicester is their first game since a 2-1 loss at home to Liverpool on Friday condemned Conte to his first competitive defeat since his appointment as the club's manager.

Hazard appears rejuvenated under the Italian, and after a disappointing 2015-16 season he believes Conte's communication and motivation skills are key.

"He's a top guy, he tries to speak a lot with the players, to talk a lot, and we are pleased to work with him," the 25-year-old told Chelsea TV.

"He has the passion to do his job. He gives everything on the bench and we try to give everything on the pitch.

"He's a top manager, he's a top man.

"During games I try to stay focused, but sometimes when I watch the game the day after (on television) I see him. He's a little bit crazy sometimes on the bench."

Conte's arrival has also led to a resurgence in the form of Diego Costa and was followed by the summer recruitment of David Luiz and Michy Batshuayi, among others.

Ankle and anterior cruciate ligament injuries to John Terry and Kurt Zouma mean Luiz is likely to retain his place after making his first appearance back at the club against Liverpool.

Conte could yet decide to rotate his side and hand appearances to fringe players like Cesc Fabregas and Pedro, and Hazard is optimistic about the squad's depth.

"Everybody is happy to see (Luiz) back," he said. "On the pitch he is a warrior. He brings that mentality. He wants to win everything. This is what we need.

"Diego is (also) a top player, he is on the pitch to score goals, he has the desire to score a goal every game and it's always good to play with him. He's sharp.

"(Batshuayi) is learning a lot. He is trying to speak English. I am helping him. I don't know if I am a good teacher but I try. He gives everything on the pitch and in training. In him and Diego we have two very good strikers."

Dele Alli signs new Tottenham deal

– Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli signs new contract that will tie him at the club until 2022

– The England playmaker says he is happy to be playing at Tottenham

England International Dele Alli has agreed a new Tottenham contract, tying him to the club until 2022.

According to a statement on the club’s website, Alli has been handed improved terms at White Hart Lane despite earning a new five-year deal in January.

Speaking in an interview with the club’s website after they announced his new deal on Monday, September 19, Alli said he is still coming to terms with his explosive rise in the game.

He said: “I remember when I was young and I wasn’t playing football and I was looking up to the footballers and looking on the websites and seeing what they were doing.

“I’m still the same kid as I always have been and nothing’s changed for me off the pitch – I’m still the same person.

“I’m happy to be here and playing at Tottenham. Personally, I can’t think of anywhere better with the fans, the manager we’ve got here and the young team – it’s a great place to be.”

Alli enjoyed a great season at Spurs, ending the term with 10 league goals and nine assists, having joined the club in February 2015.

His impressive performance at White Hart Lane handed him a place in Roy Hodgson’s England squad for the Euro 2016 championship.

6 Indecent ways Nigerian girls dress to church to confuse pastors

The church stands as the yardstick for decency simply because its believed to be a gathering that pleases to God. Most church leadership focus on preaching the gospel and so most times, people appear however they like to the holy gathering, forgetting to consider decency in their style and fashion.

Indecency in church is like corruption in government; it ruins things. As much as the gospel preaches that God looks only inward and not the outward, the effect of indecency goes beyond the surroundings of the church. It poisons the minds some innocent members, it paints the church in a bad light to the public and a host of negativity that shouldn’t come from the church.

From club to church

. Definitely forgot to go home to change for church after hitting the club

. Trying to confuse the pastor

Mourinho accuses Luke Shaw for Man Utd's recent losses

– Jose Mourinho has openly criticized his players for their recent defensive frailties

– Manchester United have lost three consecutive matches within the space of eight days

Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho has blamed his team’s recent blushes on his defence line especially Luke Shaw, after losing for the third straight time in a week.

Mourinho who has not suffered three successive competitive defeats since his days as Porto Manager in 2002 accused Luke Shaw for Juan Zuniga’s decisive second goal.

The former Chelsea coach also lamented that his players failed to learn their lessons in the derby defeat to City and Feyenoord in their Europa League match.
Mourinho said: “The first Man City goal and this second goal against Watford – you can find an incredible similarity, which is Kolarov has the ball in a difficult situation in the corner and my players, instead of going up to press they decide to give space.

“And here for the second goal, Amrabat receives the ball and our left-back is 25 metres from him instead of five metres. But even at 25 metres, you have to jump and go and press, but no, we wait.

“This is a tactical but also a mental attitude. It’s something that doesn’t become perfect in a couple of weeks.

Mourinho’s men started the season brightly winning their first three matches to Bournemouth, Southampton and Hull City with an all round impressive teams’ performance from the Red Devils.

However, the former Porto manger has been under fire since United have been handed three back to back defeats in league and continental competitions.

Manchester United slipped further down to seventh after Spurs and Arsenal won their week 5 fixtures against Sunderland and Hull City respectively.

United travel to Northampton for a League Cup game on Wednesday, September 21 and square-up against defending champions Leicester City at Old Trafford in a week 6 fixture.

Agent finally discloses why Pogba joined Manchester United

– Paul Pogba left Manchester United for Juventus in 2012

– The player chose to return to the Red Devils  rather than join Real Madrid

– Pogba’s agent discloses the player’s decision

Mino Raiola, the agent of Paul Pogba, explains why the player chose to return to Manchester United.

Manchester United  finally signed Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba in a deal worth over £100m ($131m). The 23-year-old, who left United for £1.5m in 2012,  returned for a fee that surpasses Gareth Bale’s £85m move to Real Madrid in 2013.

In four seasons Serie A, Pogba, helped France reach the Euro 2016 final, won four league titles and qualified for the 2015 UEFA Champions League final.

Pogba joined United from French club Le Havre in 2009 as a 16-year-old, but made just a handful of appearances before his contract expired in July 2012.
The player was linked with a host of clubs during the transfer window including Real Madrid.

Speaking about the transfer Raiola said: “Yes, Manchester United had no Champions League and weren’t champions but they needed us the most. United had been talking to us for two years about Pogba. They had taken my player Sergio Romero and we had kept the lines of communication open.”

He continued: “We knew we had interest, we spoke to Juventus, they really wanted to try for the Champions League, they gave him the No.10 shirt and we said we would give it one more year. Then I worked on an exit plan. We had two offers from the Premier League and two outside.”

The agent explained: “Paul said United was in his heart, Woodward wanted him at United a year ago and Mourinho had wanted him at Chelsea too, so when the two combined we knew it was right. For the player, Real Madrid would have been easier, La Liga, Champions League, but he wanted the greater challenge.”

He concluded: “I think Manchester United showed the world this summer that they were not going to stand still. They want to be the best. They sent out a message with the transfers they did that this is the biggest club in the world.”

See how air force bombarded high level Boko Haram meeting with fighter jets

The Nigerian Air Force has continued its offensive against Boko Haram terrorists with its latest attack resulting in the death of some of its members.

The military has taken effort to rid the country off the operation of terrorists and its latest offensive targeted Boko Haram fighters who were having a meeting.

In a statement and video released by the air force, it was revealed that the offensive badly damaged the terrorists as those that managed to escape scrambled away in fear.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), in continuation of its efforts at finishing the remnants of the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT), conducted several air strikes at suspected BHT locations on the outskirts of Tumbin Gini and Tumbin Kayewa Northeastern Borno State on Friday 16 September 2016. The air strikes were as a result of ground based intelligence and successive Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance reports obtained from several missions flown by NAF platforms. In a video released by the NAF, some of the terrorists could be seen at one of the rendezvous where they were believed to be holding a high-level meeting when NAF jets were scrambled to hit the locations.

A post-strike battle damage assessment of the strikes revealed that the rendezvous was badly damaged with many casualties while those far from the vicinity could be seen scrambling to safety. The aircrafts involved in the air strikes are the NAF F-7Ni and the Alpha jets.
 The air offensive of the NAF have continued to deny the terrorists any hiding place and room for maneuver. This has enabled unhindered advance by the surface forces as part of the ongoing Operation GAMA AIKI.

It will be recalled that the NAF had, in an earlier operation successfully conducted air strikes on BHT Camps at Tumbin Rego on 26 August which led to the death of many high ranking members of the group.