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Nigeria Legend Taribo West Reveals Why the Super Eagles Lost 1998 World Cup Clash Against Denmark
Legendary Nigeria defender Taribo West has disclosed has blamed hotel romps for the reason behind their 1998 World Cup defeat against Denmark.
The Super Eagles had upset the odds to top their group with six points from three games ahead of Spain, Bulgaria, and Paraguay.
The three-time African champions were paired against group C runners-up Denmark in the round of 16.
But despite being favourites ahead of the clash against the Danes, the Super Eagles surprisingly put in a lacklustre performance as they bowed out as 4-1 losers.
West, who started and played the full duration of the game, revealed Nigeria’s confidence and popularity became a curse as his teammates became complacent.
According to the former Inter and AC Milan defender, some of his teammates sneaked women into their hotel rooms a night before their round of 16 clash against Denmark in France.
He told Nigerian publication The Punch, quoted by Daily Mail:
“I read reports about Eagles visiting nightclubs and driving limousines during the World Cup in France, honestly I don’t know about that.
“But what I know is that some players sneaked women into camp, I saw that.
“The women were Africans who came to watch the tournament and fell in love with our team, because of the way we played in the group stage.
“So, it was easy for these players to woo them to their rooms. That is why on match day, you could see a lot of the players didn’t have the strength to curtail the Danish players.
“They were tired after overworking themselves the night before with the women.
“I was yelling at them on the pitch, I was very angry with them. They did all these because they thought we were going to beat Denmark.”
Nigeria’s popular ’98 side included worldwide stars such as Bolton ace Jay-Jay Okocha and former Arsenal striker Nwankwo Kanu.
Despite being overwhelming favourites against Denmark, the Super Eagles crashed out at the last-16 stage and have since never gone further in subsequent World Cups.
Denmark meanwhile lost 3-2 to eventual finalists Brazil in the next round, before Zinedine Zidane starred in a 3-0 win for France in the final to help claim the trophy on home soil.
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Bayern Munich striker, Robert Lewandowski has agreed a three-year contract with Barcelona.
This claim was made by respected transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano.
According to Romano, this agreement has been in place for months now and the only thing left is for both clubs to strike a deal.
“Nothing has changed in Robert Lewandowski’s mind. He’s still convinced on Barcelona as next club after personal terms agreed months ago on a three year deal, no negotiations with any other club as of now.
“Barcelona will contact FC Bayern again soon,” Romano tweeted.
Lewandowski has one year left on his current deal with the Bundesliga champions and has publicly declared his desire to leave this summer.
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Manchester United will only allow Cristiano Ronaldo leave on their own terms.
This is according to Sky Sports News chief reporter, Kaveh Solhekol.
Although United’s public stance is that Ronaldo is not for sale, they are ready to let the player leave if a deal that suited all parties is agreed.
“Manchester United’s official position is that Cristiano Ronaldo is not for sale.
“But United would let him leave if a deal could be agreed with another club which suited all parties.
“If Ronaldo was to leave, it would be on United’s terms as well as Ronaldo’s,” Solhekol said.
Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Napoli are all monitoring Ronaldo’s situation at Old Trafford.
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Arsenal legend, Paul Merson has backed Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo to join Premier League giants, Chelsea, this summer.
Merson believes it would be a win-win situation if Ronaldo joins Chelsea from Manchester United.
Ronaldo had already informed Man United that he wanted to leave the club if they found a suitable offer.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has been linked with Chelsea, Bayern Munich, AS Roma and Napoli in the past.
“I think he might be tempted to leave as it goes – the way it is going at the moment,” Merson wrote in his Sky column.
“We are hearing that he wants to play in the Champions League, so I think that might happen.
“I think it will be a win-win situation if he does go [to Chelsea]. I think it needs to get sorted sooner than later – the season’s like four or five weeks away.
“It’s been clear Man Utd won’t be in the Champions League for a long time. I don’t know why this wasn’t nipped in the bud early doors.
“It’s hard to drag on this long. I’d be a bit disappointed if I was a Man Utd fan.”
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Former Manchester City and Manchester United striker, Carlos Tevez has backed Argentina to win the World Cup in Qatar this year.
Tevez believes Argentina have a great chance to win the World Cup, adding that Lionel Messi and his Albicelestes teammates are united.
“It would make me very happy if Lionel Messi were to lift the World Cup in Qatar,” Tevez was quoted by Sportskeeda as saying.
“I see a very united group, they go on vacation together and that is not normal. We have great chances of being able to lift the cup.”
Argentina are in Group C in the 2022 World Cup and will face Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Poland.
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