About two weeks ago, I wrote a story about the kidnapping of Norum Yobo, the brother of Everton's solid center back Joseph Yobo, and how incidents like that involving high-profile African players and their families have become too all-too-common in recent times. While the situation obviously didn't look too good at the time, the good news was that more often than not, the situation was resolved peacefully — and that's a relative term — as long as the ransom was paid. Click to continue reading...

Apologies to anyone who's actually proud to be Nigerian, but that country just sounds like literally the worst place on earth. The latest saga that has come to the press' attention is the kidnapping of Everton defender Joseph Yobo's brother, seized on Saturday from a hotel in Port Harcourt.

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A story recently being circulated by Brazilian media, claims football legend and Fifa Ambassador Pele was robbed at gunpoint by a gang of youths earlier this month. The incident occurred on the fringes of Santos City in Brazil. Pele however did not make any statement to the police. According to ... Click to continue reading...

Ok what is the world coming to? Or more specifically, what is Brazil coming to? The more you hear and read in the media, the more that beautiful country just sounds like Mad Max in reality; completely lawless and ruled by violence. It really comes to something though when universally adored legends are the victims of crime on their own home turf. Click to continue reading...

Could you rob a legend? I definitely couldn't. I can't even borrow a teabag without getting cold sweats. But 10 armed men in Sao Paulo had no such problems when they pointed guns and knives at Pele and demanded the Brazilian national treasure* hand over his belongings. Pele had to hand over his gold necklace, watch [. Click to continue reading...