Leaked Gareth Bale's Transfer Contract Sparks Outrage in Spain

The leak of secret documents relating to footballer, Gareth Bale's move and how Real Madrid kept the fee secret to appease Ronaldo has sparked fury among the player's representatives.

Real Madrid Player,Gareth Bale

 

Tension and outrage has trailed the leaking of documents revealing the financial details of Gareth Bale's world record transfer to Real Madrid, The Telegraph reports.

 

The shocking details contained in the document has sparked fury with the player's representatives - and panic at the club.

 

The details of Bale’s move from Spurs to Madrid in 2013 were released by website Football Leaks and confirmed that the deal was a world record, also eclipsing the fee paid to Manchester United for Cristiano Ronaldo four years earlier.

 

Real have always claimed the Bale deal was worth €91.59 million, with Ronaldo's fee eclipsing that at €96 million, but the leaked documents have reported that Bale’s fee amounted to €100,759,418 after they opted to pay Spurs in installments rather than up front.

 

AS also claim that the document detailing the deal, which runs to six pages, specified that Real would issue a press release stating that the price of the deal was €91.59million. It also stipulates that Spurs could not reveal any financial details surrounding the transfer to the media.

 

Jonathan Barnett, the co-owner of football agency Stellar Group who brokered Bale’s move, is furious at how the finer details of the transfer have been made public.

 

He told Telegraph Sport: “There should be an inquiry and an independent investigation because it’s outrageous. There also needs to be an apology from the Football Association to the clubs and the player.

 

“I think it’s disgraceful that people can get hold of this sort of stuff. It shows complete disregard for both clubs and the player.”

 

And the report will also have political repercussions at the Spanish giants, as it has long been thought that Real's insistence that Bale's fee was not as large as Ronaldo's was part of a concerted effort to appease their talismanic forward.

 

The Sunday Times journalist Jonathan Northcroft claimed earlier this month that he had been asked not to refer to Bale's transfer fee as a world record in an interview he had conducted with the Wales international.

 

Speaking to the BBC, he said: "Real Madrid are a club so worried about image that when I interviewed Bale it was requested to me, 'don't put in the article how much Gareth Bale cost'

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See Photos of Sexiest Female Referee That Has Caused Controversy in Italy (Photos)

The pictures of world's sexiest female referee has stirred controversy in Italy after it went viral online and fans have accused her of being bias.

 

World's most sexiest referee has stirred controversy by posing in a most sexy photo-shoot wearing an AC Milan shirt. The woman who has come under severe criticism by fans posted the pictures online.

 

Claudia Romani poses in an AC Milan shirt 

 

Claudia Romani, 33 is qualified to officiate in Italy's Serie A and B divisions – meaning she could ref a Milan game in theory which many have suggested makes her nothing but a bias referee.

 

Romani is a former model and originally is from Serbia and has taken social media by storm with her racy and sexy photos. It is on record that in less than a year, she has amassed many followers with her raunchy pictures.

 

 

Last year she reportedly said: "Running around on the pitch with all those players and calling the shots is just an irresistible opportunity." 

 

She has featured in men's magazines FHM, GQ, Maxim and Playboy Italy and lives in Miami, Florida. AC Milan supporter Romani previously dated San Siro legend Filippo Inzaghi.

 

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Ballon d'Or 2015: All You Need to Know About Today's Ceremony for the Crowning of World's Best Player

Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi is favourite to beat Real Madrid forward, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar...All you need to know about Monday's star-studded ceremony.

Ronaldo has won the award three times while Messi has picked up the crown four times

 

The Ballon d'Or is one of the most coveted prizes for football players, and today will see the crowning of the 2015 world's best player in Switzerland.

 

Barcelona duo, Lionel Messi and Neymar have made the final shortlist, as has reigning champion, Cristiano Ronaldo.

 

Below are all you need to know about Monday's star-studded ceremony.

 

WHERE AND WHEN

The Ballon d'Or gala will take place on Monday at the Kongresshaus in Zurich, Switzerland. The ceremony will begin at 6.30pm CET (5.30pm GMT) with the prestigious prize to be handed out later in the evening. The gala will be streamed live on FIFA's website and their You Tube channel.

THE FINALISTS 

As has become almost a tradition in the last few years - Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo have made the final shortlist. They are joined this year by Messi's team-mate, Brazilian forward Neymar.

 

THE HOSTS

Sky Sports presenter, Kate Abdo will return to host the gala on Monday. This year, Abdo will be joined by Northern Irish actor James Nesbitt.

 

ODDS

Messi is the overwhelming favourite to win the award for the fifth time in his career and the first time since 2012. Ronaldo has won the last two titles and was looking to join Messi on four, but he may well have to settle for third behind Neymar as well.  

THE ENTERTAINMENT 

All those worried there won't be much British interest at the ceremony, fear not. Leona Lewis has been given the honour of performing at the gala on Monday and she will be joined by young Croatians Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, together known as 2CELLOS, 

 

OTHER AWARDS TO BE PRESENTED  

• Men’s Football Coach of the Year (Pep Guardiola - Bayern Munich, Luis Enrique - Barcelona, Jorge Sampaoli - Chile)
• Puskas Award (Alessandro Florenzi - Roma, Wendell Lira - Goianesia, Lionel Messi - Barcelona) 
• Women’s World Player of the Year - (Carli Lloyd -USA, Aya Miyama - Japan and Celia Sasic -Germany)
• Women’s Football Coach of the Year (Jill Ellis - USA, Mark Sampson - England, Norio Sasaki - Japan)
• Presidential Award
• Fair Play Award
• FIFA/FIFPro World XI

PREVIOUS WINNERS OF BALLON D'OR

2014 - Cristiano Ronaldo

2013 - Cristiano Ronaldo

2012 - Lionel Messi

2011 - Lionel Messi

2010 - Lionel Messi

2009 - Lionel Messi

2008 - Cristiano Ronaldo

2007 - Kaka

2006 - Fabio Cannavaro

2005 - Ronaldinho

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Manchester City Superstar Nearly Involved in Plan Crash

It was a big scare as a Manchester City top star was involved in a near-miss crash on a charter plane at Norwich Airport.

Manchester Skipper, Vincent Kompany

 

Manchester City got away with a scare. Captain Vincent Kompany nearly crashed while being on a charter plane at Norwich Airport, according to the BBC. 

 

The Belgian skipper was unhurt after the private aircraft left the runway before coming to a standstill before take off. Kompany was accompanied by his representative and three others on board. Luckily nobody got hurt.

“The airport remained open to helicopter traffic. The Air Accident Investigation Branch has been informed, which is standard practice,” the airport announced in a statement.

“It was at a fairly low speed of its departure at which point it veered off the runway, for reasons which we have some guesses,” Phil Brockwell (Centreline Air) said.

 

Kompany is currenlty out with an injured calf. The Belgian had been in East Anglia to watch City’s FA Cup match against Norwich. The Citizens won 3-0, with goals from Sergio Agüero, Kelechi Iheanacho and Kevin De Bruyne. 

 

City couldn’t have afforded missing their skipper for a longer period of time. It took them untill December 29 (0-0 against Leicester) to keep a clean sheet without Kompany

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More Trouble at Chelsea as Costa and Oscar Clash During Training

Star striker, Diego Costa and Brazilian team-mate, Oscar were involved in angry clash at Chelsea's Cobham training ground as team-mates separate the attacking duo.

 

Chelsea stars, Diego Costa and Oscar were reportedly involved in an angry training ground confrontation on Thursday afternoon. The attacking pair had to be restrained after squaring up to each following a sequence of two hefty tackles during an intense training session.

 

The Brazillian is understood to have rattled Costa with a hefty tackle before the Spain international responded with hard-hitting tackle of his own. 

 

 

The second clash is understood to have sparked the heated confrontation between the pair, who had to be pulled apart and were separated before any punches were thrown.

 

The clash is said to have de-escalated quickly with the pair said to have resolved their differences with each other at the end of the training session. 

 

 

Following reports, Oscar hit out on Twitter on Thursday night denying the incident: 'For those who are talking to me and @diegocosta struggle today in training he's lying, he's one of my best friends and never fight.' 

 

Regardless, the encounter will come as an unwanted headache for the club ahead of the FA Cup tie against Scunthorpe this weekend. 

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How the Police Caused the Tragic Death of NFF Official - Security Committee Reveals

The tragic death of the late NFF official, Ibrahim Abubakar, could have been avoided if Police in the Estate had responded to distress calls, the Chairman, Security Committee, Kado Estate, reveals.

Late NFF official, Ibrahim Abubakar

 

The Chairman, Security Committee, in Kado Estate, Abuja, Umar Kotangora, has said that Policemen on duty at the estate failed to respond to his distress calls during an armed robbery attack, which led to the tragic death of the NFF protocol officer, Ibrahim Abubakar and his gateman, Umar Saidu, on Wednesday, January 6 at his residence.

 

Kontagora stated that on Thursday, January 7, he called the policemen at the security post on the telephone during the attack, adding that the officers ignored his phone calls while the attack lasted.

 

"During the attack at Abubakar’s house, I called the policemen, but they didn’t respond. We had to walk down to the police post where we found two policemen – one was sitting while his colleague was sleeping," he said.

 

Kotangora explained that the estate had recorded many attacks by armed assailants, adding that it was the reason a police post was established by the entrance to the estate. He said two houses were attacked about five months ago, adding that a resident was stabbed in the neck during the incident.

 

He stated that a vigilance group that was set up to complement the police’s effort was disbanded following the refusal of the residents to pay security fees.

 

He said, "We set up a vigilance group to stem the incessant armed attacks, but we had to disband it because the residents refused to pay them. Some people have been calling for another vigilance group."

 

Asked if he suspected insiders’ connivance, the estate security committee chairman said it was not possible for criminal gangs to carry out attacks in the estate without collusion of some residents, adding that a meeting had been fixed for Sunday with the Life Camp Divisional Police Officer to discuss new ways of securing the estate.

 

It was gathered that Abubakar was shot in the head through the window after the gang had broken the glass windows of the house. It was also learnt that the hoodlums also killed the gateman, Saidu (Umar), who approached them after they had scaled the fence into the compound.

 

A resident said: "It seems Saidu recognised one of the assailants because we heard him saying, ‘you again?’ Some minutes later, we heard a gunshot. It was after killing him that they went for Abubakar. They could not gain entrance into his apartment, so they broke all the glass windows and shot him."

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Cristiano Ronaldo's reaction to Messi winning the Ballon d'Or says it all

Cristiano Ronaldo was denied a third straight Ballon d'Or yesterday evening - and this is how he reacted to the news that Lionel Messi had been voted as the best footballer on the planet in 2015. Barcelona superstar Messi won the title for the fifth time, beating Ronaldo and teammate Neymar in the voting. Messi took top spot with 41.33 percent, ahead of Ronaldo with 27.76 percent. Neymar finished in third with just 7.86 percent.

"It is a very special moment for me to be back here on this stage, winning again another Ballon d’Or after being there in the audience watching Cristiano win," he said.

"It’s incredible this is my fifth. It’s much more than anything I’ve dreamed of as a kid.

"I want to thank everyone who voted for me and I want to hank my team-mates. And lastly, I want to thank football in general for everything it has brought me. Both the bad and the good. Because it has made me learn and grow."

 

Earlier in the night, Messi was named in the FIFPro World XI , alongside Ronaldo and Neymar.

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