Barcelona slump to fourth in football money league as Real Madrid stay top

According to goal.com, Barcelona are no longer one of the three highest-earning clubs in the world, having plummeted down the Deloitte Football Money League in 2013-14.

The annual revenue list, topped for
an incredible 10th straight year by Real Madrid, shows Barcelona have fallen behind Manchester United and Bayern Munich into fourth place after recording only a €2 million increase in receipts on 2012-13 – the smallest gain among the top 10 clubs.

The blow comes despite the high-profile signing of Brazilian superstar Neymar in the summer of 2013, with commercial revenue having fallen by two per cent over the last two full seasons. The slump also coincides with a period during which the club was at the centre of a scandal which saw the resignation as president of Sandro Rosell.

Austin Houlihan, senior manager at Deloitte’s Sports Business Group, told Goal that the drop is a natural response to their relative lack of success in recent times.

“Barcelona is an interesting one in so much as their revenue growth, when comparing 2013-14 to the previous year, isn’t as great as some of the other clubs around them,” said Houlihan.

“But really that is a consequence of the previous couple of years prior to the period we’re talking about being unprecedented in terms of on-pitch
success.

“That on-pitch success they had three or four years ago drove exceptionally high revenue so it’s natural that not being quite as successful on the pitch has driven a slightly lower level of growth.”

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Bauchi youths stone minister, others at President Jonathan's rally

According to Punch, there was pandemonium on Thursday at the Ibrahim Babangida Square, Venue of the Peoples Democratic Party presidential campaign rally in Bauchi as angry youths pelted dignitaries at the event with dangerous objects like hammer, stones and slippers among other things.

The youths, whose source of grievances could not be immediately ascertained, destroyed some of the canopies and plastic chairs.

The ‘supporters’, who had, before the arrival of President Goodluck Jonathan and his entourage, chanted solidarity songs for the President and the PDP and marched round the venue with their drums and placards with the President’s picture, became unruly during the programme and began pelting dignitaries on the stand. 

Security operatives had a tough time dispersing the restless supporters, who had stormed the square in large in large number.

A similar incident occurred on Monday when Governor Isa Yuguda and other dignitaries were stoned at the PDP governorship campaign rally at the Darazo mini-stadium by angry youths believed to be supporters of the opposition All Progressives Congress.

The FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed, was pelted with bottled and sachet water while he was making his speech and pleading with the people of the state to vote for and support Jonathan and the PDP during next month’s general elections.

Other dignitaries, who were on the stand with the FCT minister while he was making his speech, were also stoned. Others bent down to avoid being hit by any of the missiles. The minister paused for some seconds to wipe off water from his face.

Mohammed called on the President and other dignitaries to ignore the ugly turn of events, alleging that it was the handwork of the opposition.

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Sad: Tennis star dies from heart failure at just 23

Russian female Tennis player, Violetta Degtiareva has been declared dead while undergoing a training session.

Violetta died on Monday, January 12, 2015 with reports linking her death to possible heart failure as her death was disclosed by a close friend and fellow Tennis player, Anastasia Vdovenco on Facebook.

‘ I can hardly believe it, ‘Rest in peace,’ Anastasia wrote.

Before her death, Violetta Degtiareva was ranked 1,084 in the world but is noted to have previously occupied the 947th position among ranked Tennis players all over the world.

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Meet Actress, Jackie Appiah’s Son, Damien

Did you know Jackie Appiah had a Son? Well now you know. .His Name is Damien Agyemang and He’s All Cute and Has Grown Really Well.

Well it's not a new thing for some celebrities to hide their Children from the public/media, all in the name of ‘Privacy’ while Others happily display beautiful pictures of their children on social media and their instagram pages.

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Tyga's "The Gold Album" Album Is Delayed Again

Tyga's "The Gold Album" was scheduled to release in the new year, on January 27th but it has been delayed again.

Tyga recently unveiled the DONDA-designed cover art for his new album The Gold Album, and appropriately, the album art design was reportedly made out of real gold. After airing out frustrations with his Young Money/Cash Money label, and claiming he was trying to get out of his contract and drop his album independently, it looked like he might succeeded but the problem is obviously not over.

After Tyga announced what was purported to be an official release date for The Gold Album last month, he's had to renege on his word again. Read his tweet announcing further delays below.

"The gold album won't be released the 27th still fightin with Label on my release. But will keep u guys updated."

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INI EDO KEEPS MUTE ON RUMOURED AFFAIR WITH YOUNG ACTOR, MICHAEL GODSON

Few days ago, there were reports online that popular actress, Ini Edo was in a hot romantic relationship with a Nollywood actor, Mike Godson.

This speculation came after some supposedly intimate pictures of the sexy actress and the handsome actor together on bed found its way to the internet. This alleged affair between Ini Edo and Mike came months after the actress announced that she was divorcing her husband, Phillip Ehiagwina, who she got married to in late 2008.

Many had expressed shock at the news, alleging that Ini Edo may have started dating the actor while still married to her ex-husband. But few days later, it was speculated that the picture was from a movie location.

However, out of curiosity Nigeriafilms contacted Ini Edo to get her reaction to the story. When called on Tuesday, she said, "I am on set at the moment." However, they sent her a text message on the issue, but she is yet to respond
to it.

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Wale Reaches Out To Kanye To Design New Uniforms For The Wizards

In October of last year the Washington Wizards took a page out of the Toronto Raptors ' playbook by employing a rapper to be a part of their organization. 

The Wiz gave DC-native, Wale the title of 'creative liaison' with the hopes that he could help provide some more excitement for their already entertaining squad.

Speaking with ESPN The Magazine, Wale delivered some more information as to his plans for the future of the Wizards and it could include some new jerseys.

"I want to be a shot in the arm to DC basketball," he said. " My job is to provide a spark , at all costs. I'm not going to do anything corny, but I'm talking to Kanye about designing new uniforms. I want to see the phone booth rocking every time I come here. I want to create the 'Lake Show,' create what the Bulls had. I want to take the personality of our stars—John [Wall], Otto [Porter], Marcin [Gortat]—and create what Kemp and Payton had , what LeBron and D- Wade had. That's the vibe I want ."

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Buhari Pulls Massive Crowd in Kano {Pictures}

Buhari is currently in the state of Kano for his presidential campaign. From the weight of this campaign, i can boldy say he's ready to battle president Jonathan.

More pictures below;

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Actress Omotola J EkeindeTreated Like Royalty In Abuja {Pictures}

To mark her 20 years in the Nollywood Industry, Nollywood actress, Omotola J Ekeinde has arrived in Abuja to promote the event which she has called Omotola@20 .

Omotola J Ekeinde was treated like
royalty as she was picked up at the
airport in a lovely stretch limousine
which took her to the Rhythm947 radio station where she granted an interview to promote her Omotola@20 event.

More information would be out soon.

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NEW MIXTAPE: LIL WAYNE– ‘SORRY 4 THE WAIT 2’

The martian is back. While his album Tha Carter V awaits a release date, Lil Wayne holds fans over with his mixtape Sorry 4 the Wait 2. 

The follow- up to the Young Money chief’s 2011 tape boasts appearances from Drake, 2 Chainz, Shanell, Mack Maine, and his rumored girlfriend Christina Milian, who guests on a remix to Beyoncé’s “Drunk in Love.”

Weezy also spazzes over popular hits including Rae Sremmurd’s “No Type,” Bobby Shmurda’s “Hot Ni**a,” and OG Maco’s “U Guessed It.”

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Nicki Minaj To Headline 2015 X-Games

Nicki Minaj will serve as the main act at this year's X-Games in Austin, Texas.

Last year, Kanye West took the stage at the first-ever Austin, Texas-set X-Games, and continuing in that tradition, the event has asked Nicki Minaj to headline this year. Minaj promised an especially extreme performance for the occasion, telling TheWrap “I look forward to channeling the energy and spirit from the X Games into a performance Austin will not forget.”

The games are set to go down from June 4th to 7th, and will be rounded out by performances from Talib Kweli , Pennywise, and Deltron 3030 on the musical side of things.

More headliners are still yet to be announced, but we're willing to bet that Minaj set will be the unmissable event of the weekend.

Tickets will be available for purchase Jan. 23 at 4 PM CT.

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Ice Prince all loved up with his boo

I think this is the first time I am seeing Ice Prince flaunt a lady publicly after is is fling with Yvonne. Could this be love?

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Why Yoruba Actor, Yinka Quadri Is Returning To School At Age 55

In a recent chat with Encomium
Magazine, he reveals why he is returning to school:

”I am going back to school to hone my skill in film production, particularly production design at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago Iwoye, Ogun State. I have every reason to believe that it would better the lot of the industry and it would also adequately prepare me for my political ambition. I feel very elated and happy about it. At 55, I feel very excited going back to school.

The Programme will start in the first week of February 2015. It’s a 6-month programme”

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Timaya kicks off tour of Australia this month

According to arrangements, Timaya will kick off his 2015 tour of Australia on January 23, 2015 with a live concert at Perth. He’ll follow up with stops at Sydney, Melbourne and other cities in Australia before returning to Nigeria in the first week of February 2015.

Timaya’s tour to Australia is part of plans to promote his 6 studio album, Epiphany which dropped in September 2014.

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Cristiano Ronaldo's Hot Relationship With Russian Model Is Over

Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed he has ended his relationship with Russian model Irina Shayk  and is now rumoured to be dating Real Madrid TV journalist Lucia Villalon.

The Real Madrid star began dating Shayk in January 2010 but rumours of a split began to circulate after the 29-year-old turned up on his own to
the Ballon d'Or ceremony in Zurich last week.

Shayk's PR company in New York blamed their client's no-show on "work commitments" , but Ronaldo has now confirmed the two have ended their relationship.

"After dating for five years, my relationship with Irina Shayk has come to an end," the three-time Ballon d'Or winner said in a written statement sent to The Associated Press . "We believed it would be best for both of us to take this step now." And he added: "I wish Irina the greatest happiness."

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Is Jay Z Buying HOT 97? {Find Out}

Rumors circulate that Jay Z is part of a group of investors negotiating the purchase of HOT 97.

 We've seen a lot of tension between Jay Z and HOT 97 over the last few days. Now new rumors are circulating that Jay Z is in talks to buy the radio station along with a group of investors.

The " rock solid source" for the news was acquired my MediaTakeOut, not exactly known for being a "rock solid source" themselves, but it wouldn't be the first time they've broken a story. 

The source also names New Nork Knick Carmelo Anthony as part of the group in negotiations to purchase HOT 97 while Radio personality, Ebro acknowledged the rumors on Instagram today, but his post suggests he's probably just up to his usual troll-like behavior.

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2Face Idibia Gifted With Custom iPhone6 By Luxury Designer, Malivelihood

2Face Idibia is one of those celebrities advocating for the ‘VOTE NOT FIGHT’ campaign and in an effort to buttress his point, Nigerian luxury designer, Malivelihood gifted the music star with this custom iPhone6 which has ‘VOTE NOT FIGHT’ clearly inscribed on it.

The Nigerian general elections is slated for tomorrow and 2Face has been advocating for peace during and after the elections.

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STOP CALLING US LOCAL RAPPERS—REMINISCE CRIES OUT

Speaking with HipHop World Magazine in an exclusive interview, ‘Reminisce’ has urged fans to drop the appellation stuck on anyone who raps in native language as ‘indigenous rappers.’

According to him, such does not speak well on them because he said there is nothing called indigenous rap. Indigenous rap continues to come to the fore over the years as the Nigerian music industry is witnessing an acceptance of artistes who put out songs in their native languages. These rappers often deliver their punchlines to the delight of their fans.

“Stop calling us indigenous rappers, there is nothing like that. A rapper is a rapper, calling myself, Phyno, Olamide, Seriki, BaseOne, Lil Kesh and couple of others coming up local rapper is a way of suppressing or make us feel inferior because Sarkodie is a rapper and no one refers to him as indigenous rapper. If you cannot call him a local rapper, then don’t call any of us local or
indigenous rapper,” he said.

He further spoke on the endorsement deals coming to him.

“Over the years, we've been able to overturn the rap game, we've been able to change perception as regards if you cannot rap in English, you cannot be a rap god or king and it’s been a collective effort.

"Things have really changed. People can now know who the real hip-hop guys are unlike before when if you can rap in English, you won’t get endorsement. And we feel very proud to be the rave of the moment,” he also said.

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August Alsina Gets Into Fight Backstage At Anti-Violence Concert

August Alsina gets into a fight during a show in St. Louis over the weekend.

We've seen August Alsina lash out when he thinks necessary in the past, and this past weekend while performing in St. Louis, August
got into a bit of a scuffle backstage with the show promoters.

Unfortunately, the fight went down at an event that was promoting non-violence-- proceeds from the show went towards the 'Put down the
Pistol' program. The show was called 'State Of Emergency 2' and went down at the Chaifetz Arena on Saturday night.

A fight broke out between the show's
promoter Loose Cannon Slim and Alsina, reportedly because Slim was upset that Alsina showed up late. What started off as an exchange
of words soon became an exchange of fists. Fabolous was also in  attendance, but he stayed clear of fighting.

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