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Cristiano Ronaldo’s Mother Speaks On Using Witchcraft On Son’s Girlfriend, Georgina

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2 years ago

May 17, 2023

Dolores Aveiro, the mother of football icon Cristiano Ronaldo, has reacted to reports claiming she used witchcraft on her son’s girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez.

Ronaldo and the Spanish-Argentine model Rodriguez have been together since 2016 when they met in Madrid.

They are now living together in Saudi Arabia after the 38-year-old superstar terminated his contract at Manchester United and joined Al Nassr in January.

However, a Portuguese newspaper had recently claimed that Aveiro had resorted to witchcraft to separate the couple.

DAILY POST reported that a Cuban psychic said that Dolores never wanted her son to be with Georgina Rodriguez.

“I affirm that today, May 16, 2023, I activated my lawyers to clear my good name for my family and for what they represent in my life,” she wrote on Instagram.

She said that the piece of news published in the well-known Portuguese newspaper where her image was tarnished and her family was abused “false, slanderous and even macabre where it talks about horrible acts that possibly they would have ordered me to do to take away my happiness from one of them my children, this slander is false, malicious and unfounded.”

She pointed out that such news would not go down well with some of her grandchildren who are already reading and listening to people and criticisms.

“And that is why I will not give up until this newspaper proves everything that was written today,” she said.

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UCL: Spurs Snatch Late 2-2 Draw At Bodo/Glimt

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4 hours ago

October 1, 2025

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Tottenham emerged from a chastening trip to the Arctic Circle with a 2-2 draw in the league phase of the Champions League thanks to a late own-goal by Bodo/Glimt’s Jostein Gundersen.

Local-born Jens Petter Hauge scored a brace for the impressive hosts before Micky van de Ven and the 89th-minute own-goal snatched a point for Thomas Frank’s Europa League winners.

The repeat of last year’s Europa League semi-final, which Spurs won 5-1 on aggregate, looked set to finish as a first win for Champions League debutants Bodo/Glimt until the late drama.

The result leaves Spurs on four points after an opening win against Villarreal, while Bodo/Glimt have back-to-back 2-2 draws following their late equaliser last time out at Slavia Prague.

Playing at home for the very first time in Europe’s top-club competition, Bodo/Glimt grew into the occasion and soon took a firm grip ahold the match.

The referee awarded a penalty to the dominant hosts shortly after the half-hour when Rodrigo Bentancur followed through and caught Fredrik Andre Bjorkan.

But Kasper Hogh’s woes from the spot in the league phase this year continued as his effort flew over the crossbar — following on from his saved effort against Slavia Prague on matchday one.

Spurs remained penned in their own half through the rest of the first period, and Bodo/Glimt’s dominance finally paid off eight minutes after the break when Hauge curled in from inside the box.

The jubilant scenes at the Aspmyra Stadion were curtailed two minutes later when Pedro Porro’s free-kick drifted onto the post and Bentancur turned in the rebound.

However, the yellow-clad mass of Norwegian fans soon roared again as VAR spotted a foul by Van de Ven as Porro’s cross came in and the referee disallowed the goal.

Hauge doubled Bodo/Glimt’s lead in the 66th minute with a rifled left-footed finish that flew past Guglielmo Vicario after the 25-year-old had glided easily past Porro on the edge of the box.

Porro and Van de Ven made amends for their errors two minutes later when the Dutchman headed home the right-back’s pinpoint cross to give Spurs hope.

Tottenham manager Frank rang the substitutions in search of a leveller, and replacement Destiny Udogie found Wilson Odobert, but the Frenchman’s header glanced off the woodwork on 85 minutes.

The hosts responded to the pressure as Andreas Helmersen hit the crossbar down the other end.

But it was heartbreak in the end for Bodo/Glimt as Spurs forced an 89th-minute equaliser when Nikita Haikin’s save smashed into the stomach of Gundersen from close range and trickled over the line — the leveller validated after a length check for offside.
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UCL: Galatasaray Beat Liverpool 1-0 As Osimhen Shines

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4 hours ago

October 1, 2025

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Liverpool slumped to a shock 1-0 Champions League defeat to Galatasaray on Tuesday as Victor Osimhen’s 16th-minute penalty handed the Turkish giants victory.

The English champions were punished for the latest in a series of poor performances in Istanbul as they suffered back-to-back defeats for only the second time under Arne Slot.

Liverpool were beaten for the first time this season at Crystal Palace on Saturday, but a series of late winners have masked an unconvincing start since a summer transformation of the squad that strolled to the Premier League title last season.

Slot responded by leaving Mohamed Salah and £125 million ($168 million) signing Alexander Isak on the bench among four changes.

The Dutchman was scathing in his assessment of Liverpool’s first-half performance at Palace as only Alisson Becker prevented an embarrassing half-time score.

However, Slot got little in the way of a response in another disjointed display from his array of star names.

Galatasaray had been thrashed 5-1 at Eintracht Frankfurt to start their Champions League campaign.

The Turkish champions are a far more formidable force on home soil, though, and made the most of Liverpool’s defensive deficiencies.

Slot’s decision to play midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai at right-back backfired.

Baris Alper Yilmaz gave the visitors a warning of the threat down Galatasaray’s left when he failed to beat Alisson when one-on-one with the Brazilian.

Liverpool should have led just seconds before they fell behind.

Hugo Ekitike was denied by Ugurcan Cakir as he tried to round the goalkeeper and Ismail Jakobs cleared Cody Gakpo’s follow-up effort off the line.

Galatasaray swiftly broke upfield and Yilmaz was awarded a soft penalty for a stray Szoboszlai arm into the Turkish international’s face.

Osimhen had previously seen a Champions League penalty saved by Alisson, but this time converted the resulting spot-kick.

Florian Wirtz has struggled badly to deliver on his £100 million price tag and is still waiting for his first Liverpool goal after his effort was turned behind by Cakir, while Ibrahima Konate headed just off target from a corner before half-time.

Konate’s poor form has been a major factor in the Reds’ defensive issues at the start of the season and the Frenchman nearly cost his side a second goal early in the second half.

Alisson saved his teammate’s blushes with another save from Osimhen but at a cost as the Liverpool number one suffered an injury sprinting off his line and had to be replaced by Giorgi Mamardashvili.

Slot introduced Salah and Isak on the hour mark, but Liverpool were still an impotent attacking force.

Isak fired tamely into the arms of Cakir with his first touch.

The closest the visitors came to a response was when French referee Clement Turpin intially pointed to the spot by a foul on Konate, but overturned his decision after a VAR review.

Instead it was Galatasaray who were inches away from the second goal of the night in stoppage time when Lucas Torreira drilled a shot just wide.

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SWAN, Edo Sports Commission Collaborate To Promote Grassroot Sports

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10 hours ago

September 30, 2025

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R: Joseph Kanjo, Financial Secretary; Dr. Salihu Ibrahim, Ex-Officio; Kehinde Osaigede, Chairman; Hon. Desmond Enabulele, Edo Sports Commission Chairman; Moses Idahosa, General Secretary, Nosa Iguma, Treasurer, and Ayoola Adeleke, Assistant Secretary during the courtesy visit on Tuesday.

The Edo Sports Commission has expressed readiness to collaborate with the state chapter of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) in promoting grassroot sporting activities.

Executive Chairman of the commission, Hon. Amadin Enabulele, expressed the commission’s readiness when he received state executive members of the association in his office on Tuesday.

Enabulele, who said the “commission and Edo SWAN already enjoy a strong working relationship,” pledge to continually identify with Edo SWAN.

The sports commission boss, while approaching Edo SWAN members for their contribution to sports reportage and development stressed that sports journalism plays a pivotal role in projecting the achievements of athletes, coaches, and administrators alike.

“The State Chairman of SWAN also works directly with us at the Commission, this means our partnership is already well-established. I pledge to continually identify with Edo SWAN, to support their initiatives, and to consolidate on our existing collaboration.

“As far as sports development in Edo is concerned, we are in it together,” he said.

Earlier, in speech, Chairman, SWAN, Edo State, Comrade Kehinde
Osagiede, said, “We are proud of your achievements, particularly your policy against the poaching of athletes and your commitment to grassroots development, which is already yielding positive results for Edo State.”

On the courtesy visit were Idahosa Moses, Secretary General; Nosa Igunma, Treasurer; Joseph Kanjo, Financial Secretary; Ayoola Adeleke, Assistant Secretary; Dr. Salihu Ibrahim Ex-Officio.