Brazilian Goalkeeper Made Final Phone Call to His Wife Before Dying From Plane Crash Injuries

The goalkeeper of the Brazilian soccer team aboard a doomed flight to Colombia made a final phone call to his wife before succumbing to his injuries.
Read: 71 Killed After Plane Carrying Brazilian Soccer Team Crashes in Colombia
Marcos Danilo, 31, was flying with
his Chapecoense teammates when their plane went down near the town of La Ceja in Colombia.
According to reports, the devoted husband and dad of one initially survived the crash and was able to call his wife from a hospital bed. But he later died.
The plane, which was en route to Medellin, Colombia, where the Brazilian squad was to play the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana against Colombian team Atletico Nacional, crashed near the
city where they were supposed to land.
The plane was carrying 77 people, including members of the Chapecoense team and members of the media, as well as nine crew members. Six people have survived the tragedy.
The six survivors included players Jakson Follmann. 24. Helio Hermito Zampier Neto, 31, Alan Ruschel, 27, as well as journanalist Rafael Henzel
Valmorbida and crew members Ximena Suárez and Erwin Tumiri.
On Tuesday afternoon, Colombian authorities said four people did not board the fatal flight.
Authorities also recovered the plane's black boxes Tuesday afternoon.
Investigators are still working to figure out the cause of the crash. Aviation authorities said that the plane carrying the team declared an emergency due to an electrical failure before the crash.
The same British Aerospace 146 short-haul plane, operated by a Bolivian charter airline LaMia, was used earlier in the month to carry the Argentina national team.
Colombian squad Atletico Nacional have asked CONMEBOL, South America’s governing soccer body, to award Chapecoense the Copa Sudamericana title.
Tributes from around the soccer world have poured in following the news of the crash.
Manchester United tweeted their support for the Brazilian club.
United lost eight players after a plane they were chartering crashed in Munich, Germany, in 1958.
Twenty-three of the 44 victims, including supporters, employees of the squad and journalists traveling with the team perished. Twenty-one people survived.
Icons of Brazilian soccer like Pele, Kaka, Neymar and Ronaldinho all expressed their condolences on social media.
Other big names of the game like David Beckham, Carlo Ancelotti, Paulo and Maldini all expressed sympathy following the news.
CONMEBOL has suspended all activity until further notice.

Floyd Mayweather flashes his previous $100 million fight check on Instagram

If there’s one thing that Floyd Mayweather wants you to understand more than anything else, it’s that
he doesn’t have to fight for money ever again.
The retired pound-for-pound boxing king’s name has been rumored to be in talks to come out of his retirement for a massive fight. Some rumors have him tied to UFC lightweight champion Conor
McGregor while others link him to a return bout with Manny Pacquiao. Either fight would surely rake in a windfall of money.
However, an Instagram post by Mayweather suggests that the 49-0 fighter is “happily retired” and his proof came in the form of a $100 million
dollar check.
“Gotta love these backseat drivers so worried about another man’s legacy instead of trying to write their own,” Mayweather posted in response to the
rumors about his return to the ring. “Ultimately, I will always have the last laugh. This is just one of my many checks, a cool $100,000,000.00 that I
still have every dime of.”
The check is dated May 2, 2015, which is the date that Mayweather defeated Pacquiao in a record-breaking blockbuster. The fight generated a record 4.6 million pay-per-view buys and brought in over $600 million in revenue. Maywather’s guaranteed
purse for that night was $100 million and he ultimately raked in somewhere in the neighborhood of $220 million for the 36 minutes of work that ended in a one-sided decision victory.
Essentially, Mayweather is responding to everyone who has suggested that he’ll fight again for the money. But, as of right now, Mayweather isn’t interested and has more than enough money to hold him over without a return to the ring.
“Y’all still have to work however, I’m happily retired,” Mayweather wrote. “At the end of the day, it’s them Benjamin Franklins that matter to me, so the jokes on you. I’ve made smart investments,
sorry for those who thought that I couldn’t read, write, or count. Y’all call them watches, I call them time pieces. Y’all call them boats, I call them yachts. Y’all call them houses, I call them
mansions. Y’all charter jets and we own jets.”

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo signs LIFE contract with Nike

Just days after signing a contract extension with Real Madrid, superstar Cristiano Ronaldo now appears to have signed another major contract -- this time with his sponsor Nike. Ronaldo took part in the unveiling of his new signature cleats over the weekend where he described it as the "best contract of my career." He also suggested that his new deal with the sportswear company is "for life."
According to reports, the deal could be worth over $1 billion.
That's right. That's a ton of cash.
Ronaldo has been a member of the swoosh family since 2003 and along with Brazilian star Neymar, he's one of the faces of the company. The report also suggests exactly what Ronaldo stated on the video above -- that the duration of the deal is similar to NBA superstar LeBron James' lifetime pact.
It's been quite a week for CR7. On Monday, he signed a new contract extension with Real Madrid, and per Forbes, he's the highest paid athlete in the world.
Now that he struck new deal with Nike, this might help him solidify his name atop that list.

Ben Simmons' year at LSU shows the worst of the college basketball system

The more Ben Simmons speaks about his lone season at LSU, the clearer his legacy in college basketball becomes.
This year’s No. 1 draft pick is a living,
breathing monument to the hypocrisy of the flawed one-and-done system.
He arrived at LSU with little desire to achieve anything more than showcasing his talents to NBA scouts. He stopped attending classes as soon as he had guaranteed his eligibility for the entirety of his freshman season. And he escaped punishment for it because LSU was more interested in profiting from his presence on its basketball team than
making sure he received an education during his brief time on campus.
In “One and Done,” a documentary about his path to the NBA that will air Friday on Showtime, Simmons grouses that for him college was “pointless” and “wasting time.” ESPN.com received the documentary ahead of time and provided the following excerpts .

“Everybody’s making money except the
players. We’re the ones waking up early
as hell to be the best teams and do
everything they want us to do and then
the players get nothing. They say
education, but if I’m there for a year, I
can’t get much education.
“I’m here to play. I’m not here to go to
school.”

Simmons kept his GPA high enough to remain eligible after the fall semester of his freshman year, however, he seldom went to class during spring semester. At one point in the trailer, he remarks, “I
have to be getting better every day. I’m not worried about my oceanography class.”
Even though Simmons has a strong
argument about the need to relax rules preventing college athletes from earning what they’re worth, here’s what rings hollow about his stinging criticism of the NCAA: For him, attending a U.S.
college was a choice, not a necessity.
Simmons could have entered the 2015 NBA draft had he attended high school in his native Australia instead of enrolling at a prep school in Florida. Or
he could have turned pro after his senior year at Montverde Academy and spent a year playing in the D-League or overseas.
But instead, Simmons chose to play last season at LSU, where his godfather David Patrick was an assistant coach. And while that doesn’t negate his right to lambast an exploitative system, it does make it tougher to swallow some of his complaints about being forced to play for free or being made to attend classes.
By making no attempt to complete the spring semester, Simmons revealed plenty about his own character. He clearly had no qualms about damaging LSU’s APR score, which if it drops low
enough could saddle his former teammates and coaches with scholarship restrictions or even a
postseason ban.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte denies mocking Manchester United

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has refuted suggestions that he tried to
"humiliate" Jose Mourinho during the 4-0 win over Manchester United .
Mourinho exchanged heated words with Conte at the final whistle at Stamford Bridge, with Sky Sports reporting that the Portuguese coach was unhappy
with Conte's attempts to encourage the home fans to make more noise with the score at 4-0.
The 53-year-old is reported to have told Conte in Italian: "You don't celebrate like that at 4-0. You can do it at 1-0, otherwise it's humiliating for us."
Speaking after his team's comprehensive win, Conte refused to divulge what Mourinho told him at the final whistle but insisted that his actions were not disrespectful.
"I was a football player, so I know how to behave on the pitch. I have great respect for everyone," he was reported as saying.
"There were United fans who kept singing, while ours were in silence after a great performance from my team. I wanted to call the crowd to applaud the
players, which seems normal enough to me.
"Nothing happened with Jose, especially as my behaviour seemed normal. I didn't make fun of anyone, as I always demand respect.
"If you want to cut the emotions, we can stay at home and I will change jobs. I did something absolutely normal. I didn't do anything to humiliate Mourinho."
Goals from Pedro, Gary Cahill, Eden Hazard and N'Golo Kante handed Mourinho's heaviest ever Premier League defeat on his first appearance back at Stamford Bridge since being sacked as Chelsea boss last December.
The defeat was also United's biggest in the league since losing 6-1 to Manchester City in 2011.
Mourinho declined to elaborate on his verbal exchange with Conte in the post-match press conference.
"You know me: I spoke to Conte, not to you," the United manager was reported as saying by the Guardian .
"I'm not the kind of guy to come here and share with you things I don't want to share. What is between me and Antonio is for us... of up to him to talk if he wants to. That is his problem. I have no comment."

The truth behind Anthony Martial’s problems under Mourinho for Manchester United

It has been a life-changing last 14 months for Anthony Martial. On his journey from young talent with Monaco to mega-money Manchester United
superstar, the 20-year-old has experienced a number of highlights as well as difficulties the like of which few will ever witness.
This time last year he was United’s great hope, having come off a streak of four goals in his first four games following a transfer from Ligue 1 which may eventually cost the club over 58 million
pounds ($71M). Having seen his price tag grab so much attention, he quickly made his quality apparent as Louis van Gaal’s side began to rely on his ability in front of goal.
It was the kind of form which earned Martial a call- up to the France national team, but his break-out performance against Germany in November was
quickly overshadowed by the Paris terror attacks which had targeted the game itself. For a 19-year- old of any description, this was unchartered territory.
Back in Manchester, things started to change for Martial. Not only did he find his opportunities as a lone striker reduced under Van Gaal, he also found
his private life was of public interest too. When his partner Samantha Jacquelinet mistook the Emirates Stadium for Old Trafford in an Instagram post, it made news across the world. The 20th birthday cake she had made for him depicting Martial at a more accurate Old Trafford also grabbed attention.
His first season at United proved to be mixed, with FA Cup glory offset by failure to reach the Champions League, but his 17 goals in 48 appearances saw him finish top of the club’s scoring charts. It was form which saw him secure a
spot in Didier Deschamps’ Euro 2016 squad, but again there was disappointment as France lost the home final to Portugal.
In all Anthony Martial's main drop in form have been attributed to a lot of things including that his girlfriend and him are no longer together and all other uncorroborated reports but sincerely I hope the lad returns to form.