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 Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi has become the second footballer to earn  $1 billion, topping the Forbes Rich List  this year. Cristiano Ronaldo,  instead, makes the second place this year with an earning around  £91 million, while Lionel Messi would earn £98 million this year. Apart from being a football superstar in the Barcelona Football Club, Lionel Messi is also the face of Adidas and has multi-year contracts with Pepsi and the video game publisher, Konami. These deals and contracts have also facilitate Messi's rise on the Forbes Rich List. See The Top Ten Beneath : 1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina)- $126 million (£98 million) 2. Cristiano Ronaldo ( Juventus & Portugal ) $117m (£91m)  3. Neymar ( Paris Saint Germain & Brazil) $96m (£74.7m)  4.  Kylian Mbappe ( Paris Saint-Germains & France) $42m (£32.6m) 5.  Mohamed Salah ( Liverpool & Egypt)- $37m ( £28.8m) 6.  Paul Pogba- $34M ( Manchester United &...

 Juventus have completed the signing of Alvaro Morata on a season long loan deal.  Juve have reached an agreement with Atletico Madrid for a one year loan deal which is set to cost €9 million and an option to buy for €45 million.  The strike previously spent two years in Italy with the Bianconeri where he scored 15 goals in 63 games,  helping them to two league titles and the 2015 champions league final.  The 27 year old has struggled for consistency with Diego Simeone's side since he return to the Spanish capital in 2018, however 12 league goals last season may have handed him  a second chance in Simeone's plans at the Wanda Metropolitano.    

  Cristiano Ronaldo scored  his 66th goals for Juventus on Sunday as he began the defense of its Serie A title with 3:0 win over Sampdoria. * The strike means the Portuguese forward has now scored more goals for Juventus than club legend and former Ballon d'or winner  Pavel Nedved, who hit 65 goals in 327 games between 2001 and 2009.  "It's  always good to start the season with a win" Ronaldo said on Instagram after the victory. "Well done team".  The Portuguese forward hit his side's final goal in the 88th minutes  after strikes from Debutant Dejan Kulusevski and veteran defender Leonardo Bonucci.  "It's always good to start the season with a win ",  Ronaldo, who broke Nedved's scoring record in just 90 games, said on Instagram after the victory.  Kulusevski, who was making his first appearance for Juventus following his $41 million transfer from Atalanta, praised his 35 year old teammate, after saying., Cristiano? He is fantastic....

 Nigerian government asks schools to prepare for resumption.  The Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 said this on Thursday when they delineate the new guidelines for the third phase of ease lockdown on the country. Government also extend the nationwide curfew that has already been in place in the country for months now to 12am-4am.  Meanwhile, this restriction isn't actionable to essential workers and those that just returned from overseas.  Here are the Junctures from Presidential Task Force . Markets to fully open  . Hotels to remain open . Parks, gyms, cinemas to fully open but 50% capacity  Event centres - 50% capacity, not indoor event centres.  . Eateries - outdoor services only  . Bars and night clubs-remain close til further notice  . NYSC to prepare for reopening when school resumes and to adhere to strict guidelines. . Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure compliance in their elections, no face mask no voting...

PSG and Brazilian star Neymar has tested positive for Coronavirus with the League 1 club confirming that three players have also contracted the virus.  Though, the league 1 Champions did not name the players involved, but Angel Di Maria,  32, and Leandro Paredes, 26, are believed to be the other two players to have tested positive for the Pandemic., as reported by French Outlet L'Equipe. 

The price of petrol has been escalating to N151.56 per litre with effect from September 2, 2020,   According to Pipelines and Product Marketing Company ( PPMC), an auxiliary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Ibadan depot  and was signed by depot Manager, D. O. Abalaka including all the stakeholders on September 2, 2020. The PPMC internal missive reads, "Please be informed that a new product price adjustment has been effected on our payment platform. To this end, the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) is now One hundred and fifty-one naira, fifty-six kobo (N151.56) per litre.  He stated.," This takes effect from September 2, 2020. 

Jorge Messi's meeting with Josep Bartomeu will be one of the most monumental in Barcelona's history.  Before Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu meet with Jorge Messi, which happened to be on Wednesday, he will need to seek unity in the boardroom.  Messi's father Jorge will step in to Barcelona this week and the face to face meeting has been agreed upon for Wednesday this week.  Bartomeu has briefed that when the meeting does happen he will use that opportunity to urge the Messi camp to sign a contract extension extending his time at the club for two more years.