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LaLga Interactive museum opens in Moscow’s Red Square

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LaLiga, the best league in the world, will be part of the football festivities in Moscow this summer with ‘LaLiga Space,’ an interactive showcase at the heart of the city’s iconic Red Square.

The museum, located in the GUM department store, was opened at an event featuring LaLiga Ambassador Diego Forlan, LaLiga’s delegate in Russia Daniel Cerejido and legendary Russian LaLiga star Alexander Mostovoi and will run from 27th-28th June and 11th-15th July.

‘LaLiga Space’ will allow football fans the opportunity to get closer to the emotion and passion of Spain’s top division, watch videos of the most memorable moments in LaLiga history, learn more about its clubs, players and league, as well as discover the innovative technology that enhances the LaLiga viewing experience for millions of fans around the world every week.

‘LaLiga Space’ will open its doors on the 27th and 28th June, as well as the 11th, 12th, 14th and 15th of July, giving football fans plenty of time to personally see what makes LaLiga one of the most watched global sporting products in the world.

This interactive and exciting museum located in Moscow’s GUM department store further highlights the global reach of LaLiga, from where 81 players have been selected across 22 national teams to play at the 2018 World Cup. In fact, all 20 clubs from the 2017/18 LaLiga Santander season have representatives at the tournament.

For the first time, the LaLiga Santander trophy will visit Russia, giving every fan the chance to have their picture taken with the main prize fought over by the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Antoine Griezmann and many other of the league’s top players. Visitors to ‘LaLiga Space’ will be able to check out a model LaLiga changing room, sit by the lockers used by their heroes and take photos with their favourite stars’ shirts.

Official LaLiga balls from past seasons will be on show and an interactive map will allow fans to see which LaLiga players are representing their nations at the World Cup.

There will also be a space where visitors can experience El Clasico first-hand with 360° headsets and a GIF creator to capture fans celebrating goals like top LaLiga stars. In addition, there will be the chance to meet a number of former LaLiga players who have starred at previous World Cups.

Football fans from across the globe will also have an opportunity to get close to many of LaLiga’s former players who will be present in Moscow, pick up some autographs and meet their footballing idols.

Javier Tebas, the President of LaLiga: “We look forward to welcoming all football fans gathered in Moscow for the 2018 FIFA World Cup to ‘LaLiga Space.’ This interactive venue will allow more people to discover our league, and, for those who are already familiar with LaLiga, allow them to go deeper into our story and heighten their enjoyment. One thing that’s for sure is that all fans will discover why it’s the best weekly sports spectacle in the world.”

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Robinho To Serve A 9 Year Jail Term Over Gang Rape

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Former Manchester City and Real Madrid striker Robinho will reportedly serve a nine-year jail sentence for gang rape – Imposed on him by an Italian court — in Brazil, judges in Brasilia has ruled.

The 40-year-old was found guilty in Italy in 2017 and according to Globo, Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice (BSCJ), made the ruling on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.

The former Premier League player, whose real name is Robson De Souza, was one of six men who were found guilty of a§§aulting an Albanian woman in an Italian nightclub in January 2013.

In January 2022, the Supreme Court in Rome dismissed his final appeal against the conviction, according to the report.

Robinho claims he is innocent and has been living in Brazil for the past seven years. It came after nine of the court’s 15 ministers had voted in favour of the decision to incarcerate the footballer in Brazil.

Globo also claims that the ex-footballer, who also spent time at AC Milan and Real Madrid, will now be arrested in Santos, where he currently resides.

Robinho, who was 28 and was playing for AC Milan at the time, admitted during his appeal to having ‘contact’ with the woman, but the Brazilian insisted it was consensual.

The Milan Court of Appeals found Robinho had ‘belittled’ and ‘br¥tally h¥miliated’ the victim as it upheld his original sentence in December 2020.

Intercepted phone calls between the Brazilian and those allegedly involved in the assault were used as key evidence in his initial conviction.

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Former Tennis Champion, Tania Okpala Returns To Tennis After Rehabilitation

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Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, has revealed that former tennis champion, Tania Okpala, has resumed playing on the courts.

This development follows Soludo’s assurance that she would undergo rehabilitation after a video surfaced online showing her in distress on the streets of Awka, pleading for assistance.

In an update on his social media handle on Thursday, Soludo expressed his satisfaction with Okpala’s return, stating, “Tania Okpala is back on the courts!

“A few months ago, social media was flooded with a viral video showing Ms. Tania in a distressing state on the streets of Awka. I am pleased to report that we have successfully restored Tania to her winning ways.”

Okpala, who hails from Anambra and has a Belarusian mother, represented Nigeria in the 1990s.

Here are pictures of her in the tennis court.

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AFCON: Victor Osimhen Now Cleared To Join The Other Super Eagles Ahead Of Tomorrow’s Game

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Good News has it that Victor Osimhen has finally joined the Super Eagles Nigeria team in Bouake, Ivory Coast.

He has been given the clear from the medical team on the abdominal discomfort issue. Earlier it was reported that the player could not join the rest of the team who flew to Ivory Coast ahead of Tomorrow’s football match against South Africa’s Bafana Bafana.

He’s fully fit and ready to play in the Semifinals against South Africa tomorrow.

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