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Real Madrid fans mock 'fat' Hazard as the Belgian star turns up for pre-season training

Former Chelsea star and new Real Madrid ace Eden Hazard has gained a little weight after securing his dream move to Real Madrid, but Real Madrid fans are unhappy about his current physical state. A bigger than usual Hazard was photographed arriving at Madrid's training ground. Chelsea fans have been mocking at his looks, and Real Madrid fans, their displeasure. Both camps took to social media to share their thoughts. "Pretty sure he's [Gonzalo] Higuain," said a Chelsea fan. "Needs to lose that weight..." another replied. "Fatzard," joked a supporter. "Typical Eden returning with that fat off season belly," added another. A displeased Real Madrid fan tweeted, "We really paid 100 mill for a fat Hazard". However, Hazard will be able to get back in shape as he begins training with Real Madrid ahead of the upcoming La Liga campaign. The Real Madrid Galactico was unveiled in June, and made it clear he was in Spa...

Lionel Messi's restaurant in Rosario freely feeding the homeless

Argentina is in the midst of a cold snap now, with temperatures in the capital Buenos Aires barely making it to double digits during the day. The nights are even much colder. This has been a big issue for the homeless. Messi's family's restaurant in Rosario, named VIP, has been offering the homeless free meals, coffee and a little wine. This began last Friday and they intend to do so for the next 15 days. "We've also been giving out coffee, soft drinks and even some wine to some," said the restaurant manager Ariel Almada. "Many people came and were very respectful. "We're going to keep this up for 15 days, every night between 19:00 and 21:00." VIP also plans to collect some warm clothes and share to those in need.

10 Interesting Facts About Ghana

Ghana, officially known as the Republic of Ghana, is found on the west coast of Africa. In the Soninke language, Ghana means "warrior king". Ghana became the first self-governing (independent) country on the African continent in 1957, under President Kwame Nkrumah. Before 1957, Ghana was commonly known as the Gold coast, due to the availability of gold along rivers Volta and Ankobra.  Its capital city, Accra is the commercial hub of the country. What's more, Accra is the seat of the country's government and is the country's most populous city. Accra” translates to “ants”, named as such because of the anthills that once surrounded the city. English is Ghana's official language. Ghana's current president is Mr. Nana Akufo-Addo. Learn more about Ghana through these ten interesting facts. 1. After English, Akan is the most popularly used language in Ghana, and is spoken by approximately 67.1% of the Ghanaian population. 2. Ghana emerged the...

Dani Alves on Messi: 'A friend is not right because he's a friend.'

After Argentina's loss to Brazil in a Copa America semi-final game marred by controversial refereeing, Lionel Messi, Argentina's captain, hit out at CONMEBOL and the tournament as a whole, and also after being controversially sent off in the third-place play-off with Chile. Messi claimed the game officials had been favoring tournament hosts, Brazil, throughout the Copa.  CONMEBOL reacted indirectly, qualifying Messi's rant as "unacceptable". Messi's long-tie Barcelona team-mate, Dani Alves, who won player of the tournament at the Copa America also criticized Messi, reiterating that Messi remains a dear friend, but still believes Messi was wrong. "A friend is not always right just because he's a friend. You can say it in the heat of the moment, but I still won't agree," Alves told  SporTV's 'Bem Amigos'. "Firstly, he's disrespecting an institution such as the Selecao, in my view. Secondly, he's being disre...

Paraguayan legend Chilavert defends Messi, says Copa América was “prepared so Brazil would become champions”

Paraguay's football legend, former goalkeeper  José Luis Chilavert, has sided with Argentina captain Lionel Messi amid the latter's allegations against CONMEBOL (the South American Football Confederation. Not only did Chilavert agree with Messi, but went further to say the tournament was "prepared so Brazil would become champions", as per  Mundo Deportivo . He launched a scathing attack on CONMEBOL saying: “CONMEBOL is killing football. Why would they sanction Messi, if we live in a democratic world? The players need to unite and boycott CONMEBOL. VAR came to legalize corruption that exists in South American football, the company that controls VAR was a part of ‘FIFAgate.’ It makes me laugh that they say, ‘Chilavert was right.’”

Brazil manager Tite slams Lionel Messi over 'corruption' comments

Brazil manager Tite has qualified Messi's corruption claims as disrespectful and says Messi has to have more respect and accept defeat. Brazil beat Peru 3-1 on Sunday to lift the Copa America trophy for the first time since 2007. Tite shared his views on Messi after Brazil's victory. Despite dismissing Messi's corruption claims, he said he didn't think Messi deserved a red card vs Chile. As per ESPN, Tite said, "He has to have more respect and needs to accept when he loses. "We played clean against Argentina. Messi was unfairly sent off against Chile. It was a yellow card. But be careful." Dani Alves who won player of the tournament also disagreed with Messi's comments. "I do not agree with what [Messi] said. Here we have professional players who have worked a lot in this competition and who have fought for it. Deservedly [Brazil] eliminated [Argentina in the semifinal]. This is a very special achievement. We do not have to think about...
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