Sports Streamlines for VAM Wednesday Afternoon 14th August 2019

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By BENSON OSADEME

📆ON THIS DAY In 1973, Okocha was born, Happy 46 Birthday to former Super Eagles midfield maestro, Jay-Jay Okocha!🇳🇬 

 

👤 506 career games

🇳🇬 73 caps

⚽ 101 goals(14 goals for Super Eagles) 

🅰️ 46 assists

• 1 African Cup of Nations

• 1 Olympic gold medal

So good, we named him twice, Flair Football King 👑

📆ON THIS DAY: In 2010, David Silva made his debut for Man City in a 0-0 draw against Tottenham. 

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆  Premier League

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆  EFL Cup

🏆 🏆  FA Cup

🏆 🏆  Community Shield

One of the best. 🔵🌙

UEFA Super Cup(FINAL FIXTURE) 🏆

8pm Liverpool 🆚 Chelsea

Chelsea’s squad against Liverpool:

Kepa Arrizabalaga, Willy Caballero, Jamie Cumming, Marcos Alonso, Antonio Rudiger, Cesar Azpilicueta, Emerson, Kurt Zouma, Andreas Christensen, Davide Zappacosta, Fikayo Tomori, Kenedy, Mateo Kovacic, N’Golo Kante, Jorginho, Ross Barkley, Mason Mount, Pedro, Willian, Christian Pulisic, Michy Batshuayi, Olivier Giroud, Tammy Abraham.

Liverpool’s squad against Chelsea:

Fabinho, Van Dijk, Wijnaldum, Milner, Keita, Firmino, Mane, Salah, Gomez, Adrian, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lallana, Lonergan, Shaqiri, Brewster, Robertson, Origi, Matip, Hoever, Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Elliott.

Brief review before the match:

🏆 1977

🏆 2001

🏆 2005

Liverpool are the only English side to win multiple UEFA Super Cup trophies (3).

▫Frank Lampard faced Liverpool more times than any other club in his playing career:

• 47 games

• 21 wins

• 9 draws

• 17 losses

• 8 goals

He faces them for the first time as a manger in the UEFA Super Cup.

 

Most UEFA Super Cup by country:

🇪🇸 15

🇮🇹 9

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 7

▫After winning his first three UEFA Super Cup finals with Barcelona, Pedro will equal a record held by Paolo Maldini and Dani Alves if he can win a fourth today 🏆🏆🏆🏆

▫Sadio Mane speaking ahead of the Super Cup:

“I am ready. Tiredness is in the head. I have not had a holiday for seven years! Let’s do it.”

What a player! 💪

HOT 🔥 UPDATES 

♨OFFICIAL: Lyon agree €25 million deal to sign former Arsenal midfielder Jeff Reine-Adelaide from Angers ✍️ 

♨OFFICIAL: Lecce have signed forward Diego Farias from Cagliari on a season-long loan. 

♨OFFICIAL: Sevilla have signed winger Rony Lopes from Monaco for €20m on a five-year deal. 

♨OFFICIAL: Monaco have signed striker Wissam Ben Yedder from Sevilla for €40m on a five-year contract. 

♨DONE DEAL: Valencia have re-signed Eliaquim Mangala from Manchester City on a two-year permanent deal for an undisclosed fee.

Mangala initially joined Man City in 2014 for a reported fee of £40M. 

In 5️⃣ years, he played just 79 games for the club 💸 

♨OFFICIAL: Valencia have signed  Villarreal left-back Jaume Costa on a season-long loan.

♨ Real Madrid, Barcelona offer six players to PSG for Neymar

♨OFFICIAL: Leganes have signed centre-back Kenneth Omeruo from Chelsea for £4.6m on a five-year contract.