Read Mourinho's very passionate defence of Paul Pogba

With a world record price hanging over his head, Paul Pogba has come in for plenty of criticism from those who believe he is not doing enough to justify the £89million fee Manchester United shelled out for him. Jose Mourinho has risen to the defence of his star player saying his critics are envious and the 24yr old has achieved a lot all by himself. 

Angry PSG fans threaten players & their families after shock 6-5 loss to Barca in the champions league

Fans of French club, PSG, have threatened players and  their family members upon their return to Paris after the club's shocking 6-5 aggregate loss and total capitulation on Wednesday night at the hands of Barcelona following a 4-0 first leg home win.

According to the club, the players were insulted and their cars vandalized as fans  created an 'extremely hostile and aggressive climate' as they waited to confront the French team at Bourget Airport with one person hit by a car during the incident.

Barcelona 6-1 Paris Saint-Germain (Aggregate 6-5): Barca advance after thrilling win

Sergi Roberto celebrates his late winner

Barcelona created history to beat Paris Saint-Germain 6-5 on aggregate and reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Trailing 4-0 from the first leg, Barca had halved the deficit at half-time at the Nou Camp after Luis Suarez's third-minute header and an own goal from Layvin Kurzawa.

Lionel Messi made it 4-3 on aggregate with a penalty shortly after the break, only for Edinson Cavani to seemingly secure PSG's progress with a vital away goal on the hour mark.

That left Barca needing to score three more, which looked unlikely until an incredible climax.

Neymar fired in a brilliant free-kick in the 88th minute and then scored a penalty shortly afterwards, before substitute Sergi Roberto grabbed a dramatic winner with almost the last kick of the match.

Kelechi Iheanacho Trains With Manchester City Teammates In Abu Dhabi

Kelechi Iheanacho joined his Manchester City teammates for a warm weather training in Abu Dhabi.

With the scheduled Premier League clash against Manchester United on Sunday, February 26 postponed due to United’s participation in the EFL Cup final that same day, Pep Guardiola’s men left England on Wednesday, February 22 for Abu Dhabi.
Despite not playing for over a month, Nigeria international Iheanacho was among the players that made the trip.
The players had a light training which included stretching and running at their base before some keep-ball exercises.
City are staying at the Emirates Palace Hotel, where rooms cost close to N245, 000 (£500) a night and facilities include 14 food and beverage outlets, two swimming pools, and a spa that offers massages.

Santi Cazorla: Injured Arsenal midfielder out for rest of season

Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla will miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury.

Cazorla has been out since limping out of the Champions League group stage game against Ludogorets at the Emirates Stadium in October. He underwent surgery in December and Gunners boss Arsene Wenger hoped the 32-year-old would be back before the end of the season. But Spain international Cazorla is now focusing on being fit for next season.

John Mikel Obi, Odion Ighalo leading an exodus of Nigerians to China

First it was captain John Mikel Obi. Then forward Odion Ighalo followed. Now reports have emerged that midfielder Ogenyi Onazi and striker Brown Ideye could also be on their way to China.
Once considered the graveyard of football careers, the Chinese Super League is still not much higher up that particular totem pole despite attracting some of the world's biggest talent, with obscene wages proving an irresistible allure.
If the last two moves go through, Asia's money-spraying league would have claimed a significant posse of the Super Eagles' most senior, long-serving players.
So what would this mean for a Super Eagles team preparing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup?
1. Communication
This could be good. Mikel, Onazi, Ideye and Ighalo -- along with Leicester City's Ahmed Musa -- constitute not only the more senior players in the squad, but have also served the longest. That's admittedly not saying much considering the average age and time served of the rest of the squad. But it can only be good for the rest of the squad if their elder statesmen are ear or around each other, in order to communicate and share ideas ahead of a squad call-up.
With instant communication channels like WhatsApp and others, the argument might be made that these players do not need to be in the same country to communicate.
Perhaps, except that not all of these players are comfortable using these channels and nothing beats face-to-face interaction.

2. Distance
This could be very bad. The flight time between Lagos/Abuja and Beijing is nearly 17 hours -- almost a whole day. So four senior players could miss at least two days of national team training camp while they crisscross the world to come home to play, not to mention jet lag from long-haul flying and a hugely significant time difference.
This could prove decisive during the World Cup qualifiers, especially in those two critical games against Cameroon in August and September.
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr's recourse might be to limit the number of players called up from such a far-flung league.

3. Choice
Rohr will have the unenviable task of deciding who to call up and who to cut. Mikel, as captain, is an all-but-certain choice. Onazi faces competition from Leicester City's new man Wilfred Ndidi. Both Ighalo and Ideye appear to have lost their places, temporarily for now, until they can get the goals flowing again.

4. Economy
Mikel and Ighalo are reportedly on around €7 million per year. The potential newbies Ideye and Onazi are looking to top out around €6m.
Some stupendous recent wages dedicated to the likes of Carlos Tevez and Oscar mean those numbers are almost poorhouse rates by current standards. But back home in Nigeria, that is an awful lot of money and having players earning such eye-popping sums can only help the economy back home.
Ighalo has almost completed an orphanage in Lagos, and his charity will not be short of funding while the striker, a devout christian, is in China.
Ideye organised an annual grassroots tournament in Rivers State, where he gives jerseys and boots to all participating teams. More money means expansion in scope for the tournament, more equipment, and possibly higher prize money. All that could in turn mean more exposure for players who may one day end up in the Super Eagles.

5. Exodus
Mikel's move was supposed to be a one-off -- Super Eagle who had served his time in a Europe and earned one big payday in a faraway league. However, when Ighalo moved, it seemed more forced than self-initiated. But now there is a real danger that other Nigerian players will see the dollar signs and want to cash in before it is too late.
Stephen Keshi led the first big football exodus to Europe. It could be that Mikel is leading the second. This second wave, unlike Keshi's first wave, is away rather than towards the mainstream theatre of football.

This "China exodus" could be the beginnings of a dilution in quality for the Super Eagles. It is now a clear and present danger.

Credit: ESPN

Premier League Fixtures

Saturday 25th February 2017

	PREMIER LEAGUE
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	ChelseavSwansea City	15:00
	Crystal PalacevMiddlesbrough	15:00
	EvertonvSunderland	15:00
	Hull CityvBurnley	15:00
	SouthamptonP-PArsenal Postponed
	West Bromwich AlbionvBournemouth	15:00
	WatfordvWest Ham United	17:30

Sunday 26th February 2017

	PREMIER LEAGUE
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	Tottenham HotspurvStoke City	13:30
	Manchester CityP-PManchester United Postponed

Monday 27th February 2017

	PREMIER LEAGUE
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	Leicester CityvLiverpool	20:00

Saturday 4th March 2017

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	Manchester UnitedvBournemouth	12:30
	Leicester CityvHull City	15:00
	Stoke CityvMiddlesbrough	15:00
	Swansea CityvBurnley	15:00
	WatfordvSouthampton	15:00
	West Bromwich AlbionvCrystal Palace	15:00
	LiverpoolvArsenal	17:30

Sunday 5th March 2017

	PREMIER LEAGUE
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	Tottenham HotspurvEverton	13:30
	SunderlandvManchester City	16:00

Monday 6th March 2017

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	West Ham UnitedvChelsea	20:00

Saturday 11th March 2017

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	Manchester CityvStoke City	12:30
	BournemouthvWest Ham United	15:00
	Crystal PalaceP-PTottenham Hotspur Postponed
	EvertonvWest Bromwich Albion	15:00
	Hull CityvSwansea City	15:00
	MiddlesbroughP-PSunderland Postponed
	ArsenalP-PLeicester City Postponed

Sunday 12th March 2017

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	SouthamptonP-PManchester United Postponed
	LiverpoolvBurnley	16:00

Monday 13th March 2017

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	ChelseaP-PWatford Postponed

Saturday 18th March 2017

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	West Bromwich AlbionvArsenal	12:30
	Crystal PalacevWatford	15:00
	EvertonvHull City	15:00
	Stoke CityvChelsea	15:00
	SunderlandvBurnley	15:00
	West Ham UnitedvLeicester City	15:00
	BournemouthvSwansea City	17:30

Sunday 19th March 2017

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	MiddlesbroughvManchester United	12:00
	Tottenham HotspurvSouthampton	14:15
	Manchester CityvLiverpool	16:30

Saturday 1st April 2017

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	ArsenalvManchester City	15:00
	BurnleyvTottenham Hotspur	15:00
	ChelseavCrystal Palace	15:00
	Hull CityvWest Ham United	15:00
	Leicester CityvStoke City	15:00
	LiverpoolvEverton	15:00
	Manchester UnitedvWest Bromwich Albion	15:00
	SouthamptonvBournemouth	15:00
	Swansea CityvMiddlesbrough	15:00
	WatfordvSunderland	15:00

Tuesday 4th April 2017

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	ArsenalvWest Ham United	19:45
	BurnleyvStoke City	19:45
	Hull CityvMiddlesbrough	19:45
	Leicester CityvSunderland	19:45
	Swansea CityvTottenham Hotspur	19:45
	WatfordvWest Bromwich Albion	19:45
	Manchester UnitedvEverton	20:00

Wednesday 5th April 2017

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	ChelseavManchester City	19:45
	SouthamptonvCrystal Palace	19:45
	LiverpoolvBournemouth	20:00

Saturday 8th April 2017

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	BournemouthvChelsea	15:00
	Crystal PalacevArsenal	15:00
	EvertonvLeicester City	15:00
	Manchester CityvHull City	15:00
	MiddlesbroughvBurnley	15:00
	Stoke CityvLiverpool	15:00
	SunderlandvManchester United	15:00
	Tottenham HotspurvWatford	15:00
	West Bromwich AlbionvSouthampton	15:00
	West Ham UnitedvSwansea City	15:00

Saturday 15th April 2017

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	Crystal PalacevLeicester City	15:00
	EvertonvBurnley	15:00
	Manchester UnitedvChelsea	15:00
	MiddlesbroughvArsenal	15:00
	SouthamptonvManchester City	15:00
	Stoke CityvHull City	15:00
	SunderlandvWest Ham United	15:00
	Tottenham HotspurvBournemouth	15:00
	WatfordvSwansea City	15:00

Sunday 16th April 2017

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	West Bromwich AlbionvLiverpool	16:00

Saturday 22nd April 2017

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	ArsenalvSunderland	15:00
	BournemouthvMiddlesbrough	15:00
	BurnleyvManchester United	15:00
	ChelseavSouthampton	15:00
	Hull CityvWatford	15:00
	Leicester CityvTottenham Hotspur	15:00
	LiverpoolvCrystal Palace	15:00
	Manchester CityvWest Bromwich Albion	15:00
	Swansea CityvStoke City	15:00
	West Ham UnitedvEverton	15:00

Saturday 29th April 2017

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	Crystal PalacevBurnley	15:00
	EvertonvChelsea	15:00
	Manchester UnitedvSwansea City	15:00
	MiddlesbroughvManchester City	15:00
	SouthamptonvHull City	15:00
	Stoke CityvWest Ham United	15:00
	SunderlandvBournemouth	15:00
	Tottenham HotspurvArsenal	15:00
	WatfordvLiverpool	15:00
	West Bromwich AlbionvLeicester City	15:00

Saturday 6th May 2017

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	ArsenalvManchester United	15:00
	BournemouthvStoke City	15:00
	BurnleyvWest Bromwich Albion	15:00
	ChelseavMiddlesbrough	15:00
	Hull CityvSunderland	15:00
	Leicester CityvWatford	15:00
	LiverpoolvSouthampton	15:00
	Manchester CityvCrystal Palace	15:00
	Swansea CityvEverton	15:00
	West Ham UnitedvTottenham Hotspur	15:00

Saturday 13th May 2017

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	BournemouthvBurnley	15:00
	Crystal PalacevHull City	15:00
	EvertonvWatford	15:00
	Manchester CityvLeicester City	15:00
	MiddlesbroughvSouthampton	15:00
	Stoke CityvArsenal	15:00
	SunderlandvSwansea City	15:00
	Tottenham HotspurvManchester United	15:00
	West Bromwich AlbionvChelsea	15:00
	West Ham UnitedvLiverpool	15:00

Sunday 21st May 2017

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	ArsenalvEverton	15:00
	BurnleyvWest Ham United	15:00
	ChelseavSunderland	15:00
	Hull CityvTottenham Hotspur	15:00
	Leicester CityvBournemouth	15:00
	LiverpoolvMiddlesbrough	15:00
	Manchester UnitedvCrystal Palace	15:00
	SouthamptonvStoke City	15:00
	Swansea CityvWest Bromwich Albion	15:00
	WatfordvManchester City	15:00

source:BBC Sports