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    Former Premier League star begins new career as rapper with debut album set to be released

    A FORMER Premier League star is set to release his debut album while competing in Serie A.The striker currently plays for Fiorentina but has found the way to share his time between the football pitch and the music stage.Fiorentina star Moise Kean is releasing his debut rap album ‘Chosen’Credit: Instagram @moise_keanKean used to play in the Premier League with EvertonCredit: GettyKean has been enjoying an impressive season with FiorentinaCredit: RexThat’s none other than Moise Kean, who made a name for himself during stints with Juventus, Everton and Paris Saint-Germain before linking up with the Viola.According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Kean, 24, will launch his debut album “Chosen” on December 16.The Italy international’s album comprises of a total of 11 rap tracks.The centre-forward has had a long passion for music and never hid it during his football career.Read More on FootballBack in 2019, the Italian appeared in a video by Turin rapper Boro Boro. And last year, Kean’s first single “Outfit” dropped and was seen performing with rap group 19F.The forward joins a group of footballers that have tried their luck in music.Fulham’s Alex Iwobi, Inter Milan’s Stefan de Vrij and Aston Villa’s Amadou Onana have all released songs.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSBut Kean is one of few footballers to have managed to release an album.AC Milan star Rafael Leao also belongs in that small list as he dropped “Beginning” in 2021.Gutted Everton fan spent ‘all his savings’ travelling 10,000 miles for Merseyside derby before Storm Darragh KO’d matchIn fact, Kean recently revealed that he and Leao are working on an album together.The striker spent four years at Everton, three of which were out on loan, and only managed four goals and two assists in 39 appearances before his departure in 2023 for Juventus.Kean has rediscovered his goalscoring prowess in Italy as he’s stood out this season with Fiorentina by registering a total of 13 goals and one assist in 17 appearances.Who are these famous footballers? More

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    Fans convinced romantic Enzo Fernandez dedicated Chelsea goal to ‘new rapper girlfriend’ by referencing her song

    CHELSEA star Enzo Fernandez extended his impressive goalscoring form against Aston Villa.Fernandez, 23, helped the Blues beat Villa 3-0 on Sunday at Stamford Bridge as he netted the second goal.Chelsea star Enzo Fernandez has created a new celebrationCredit: GettyFans claim Chelsea star Fernandez is dedicating his goals to new love interest Nicki NicoleCredit: GettyThe midfielder has now scored or assisted in four consecutive matches for the West Londoners across all competitions.The Argentina international also appears to have adopted a new signature celebration he debuted during the 2-1 win at Leicester two weeks ago.Fernandez has been striking a phonecall pose, which some fans believe has a special meaning.According to The Mail, supporters claim the ex-Benfica star is dedicating his goals to a new love interest.Read More on ChelseaAnd that is Argentinean rapper Nicki Nicole, who released a popular song last year called Llamame (Call Me).Neither Nicole nor Fernandez have commented or confirmed the reports linking them together.According to La Nacion, however, the pair are believed to have met at the end of October at Buenos Aires nightclub Moby Dick.They were filmed talking in the nightclub on TikTok, but after the video went viral the singer shared a comment stating she had attended the party with “the person [she is] currently dating”.Most read in FootballFernandez separated from childhood sweetheart Valentina Cervantes, with whom he shares two children, Olivia and Benjamin, at the end of October.Reports suggest the Chelsea star and Nicole linked up after he broke up with Cervantes.Premier League’s Biggest Spenders: Top 10 SeasonsThe 24-year-old artist has a staggering 22.6million followers on Instagram and is thought to have previously dated Formula One prospect Franco Colapinto.Fernandez will have to put his phone away and concentrate on football this week, with the thrid-placed Blues facing away trips to Southampton and Spurs.Nicole released a popular song last year called Llamame (Call Me)Credit: INSTAGRAMRising Williams star Franco Colapinto is said to have dated NicoleCredit: RexNeither Nicole nor Fernandez have commented or confirmed the reports linking them togetherCredit: INSTAGRAMNicole has a staggering 22.6million followers on InstagramCredit: INSTAGRAMNicole is thought to have previously dated Formula One prospect Franco ColapintoCredit: INSTAGRAMNicole and Fernandez are thought to have met in a Buenos Aires clubCredit: INSTAGRAM More

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    Forgotten former Newcastle star who swapped national teams now a RAPPER after leaving Saudi minnows

    A FORMER Premier League star-turned-rapper has switched hitting crossbars to spitting bars.The 35-year-old has gone from being released by Saudi Arabian minnows Al-Orobah to releasing his fourth single earlier this year.Vurnon Anita played 155 times for NewcastleCredit: PA:Empics SportThe midfielder now balances football with rappingCredit: Dreams Never End Records
    Vurnon Anita is best known for the five years he spent at Newcastle.But he is now going down a different path under the pseudonym JR.He has gone from getting on the ball in midfield to picking up the microphone, having launched a career as a rapper.Anita’s biggest hit “On Top” has amassed 600,000 listens on Spotify and he averages 3,000 plays per month.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLAs a player, he featured 155 times for Newcastle and won the Championship title with the Toon in 2017.The Ajax academy graduate also had a brief loan spell at Leeds the season after.Since leaving England, he has played for Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia, Willem and RKC Waalwijk in Holland and Al-Orobah in Saudi Arabia.He is currently without a club but is keeping busy in the music studio.Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSAnita was capped three times by Holland and was included in their provisional squad for the 2010 World Cup.But he has since changed his allegiance represent Curacao.Where are they now: The unusual careers of former footballersThe country is a Caribbean island just 37 miles away from Venezuela that classes itself “within the Kingdom of the Netherlands”.Their national team, ranked 90th in the world, are managed by ex-Sunderland boss Dick Advocaat.Former Aston Villa star Leandro Bacuna and ex-Southampton defender Cuco Martina are their top two-capped players.Anita is not the only footballer with Dutch descent to try their hand at rapping.Memphis Depay, Ryan Babel and Royston Drenthe all had spells in the Prem and in the charts. Who are these famous footballers? More

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    Drake curse hits again as rapper loses huge £280,000 bet on Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson

    DRAKE saw his heavy losing streak continue after another failed bet before the blockbuster fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.The popular rapper lost a staggering $355,000 (£281,440) after betting on Tyson, 58, against his much younger opponent Paul, 27 on Friday.Drake’s curse grew bigger as he lost another massive betCredit: GettyDrake bet $355,000 (£281,440) on Mike Tyson to beat Jake PaulCredit: ReutersHowever, the YouTuber defeated the legendary heavyweight via unanimous decision in a controversial fight that left many fans disappointed at the AT&T Stadium in Texas.Drake posted his bet online with the odds on Iron Mike being at 2.85, meaning he could have won a whopping $1,011,750 (£802,116).This poses as yet another massive loss for the Canadian singer and songwriter.The 38-year-old previously put down $1million (£790,000) for Argentina to beat France within 90 minutes at the 2022 World Cup final.Read More on BoxingHowever, Lionel Messi and co let Drake down as they couldn’t get the job done across both halves and instead won 4-2 on penalties.This is also the second time the artist gets it wrong with Paul as he placed $1.2m (£950,000) on the Problem Child to defeat Tommy Fury, who became the first person to beat the American last year.Earlier this year, Drake placed $565,000 (£448,000) backing Tyson Fury to overcome Oleksandr Usyk, who ultimately ended the Gypsy King’s legendary undefeated streak.To be fair, though, the singer did get major bets right in the past, such as back when he won $425,000 (£336,780) thanks to Alex Poatan beating UFC rival Jamahal Hill in April.Most read in BoxingBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSDrake wasn’t the only celebrity left red-faced after the fight as UFC legend Conor McGregor also saw a $1m double bet go down the drain.The highly-anticipated bout, though, left others disappointed as well due to several issues.Jake Paul beats Mike Tyson in unanimous decision as crowd boo fightThe fight was shown live on Netflix but the streaming platform crashed multiple times before, during and after the undercard as well as the main event.And thousands of fans in attendance walked out of the Dallas Cowboys’ famous ground without knowing who won. More

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    Fans say ‘even when he’s not playing he still assists’ as ‘K. De Bruyne’ is credited as writer for new Drake diss track

    DRAKE fans were shocked after a K.De Bruyne was credited as a writer for one of the songs on Drake’s new album.Wick Man, the 27th song on Drake’s new double album ‘For All The Dogs – Scary Hours Edition’ has three songwriters credited in the production of the track.
    Kevin De Bruyne has been pictured with Drake in the pastCredit: Twitter
    K.De Bruyne is credited as a writer for Wick ManCredit: Twitter

    They are A.Graham (Drake), A.Mamam (New York Producer known as The Alchemist) and K. De Bruyne.
    The mystery over whether Kevin De Bruyne was deepened after the footballer was credited as a writer by music website Genius.
    De Bruyne has been ruled out of football action since August with a hamstring injury that required surgery.
    But it looked as though he had been putting his time away from the field to good use by entering the studio alongside Drake.
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    The song itself has no reference to football within it and mostly focuses on Drake’s life and rap beefs.
    In the track, Drake appears to re-open a long running feud with fellow American rapper Pusha T.
    Fans on X, formerly known as Twitter were quick to joke about De Bruyne’s off-field contribution.
    One account wrote: “Even when he’s not playing he still finds a way to assist someone.”
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    Another fan wrote: “A wonderful assist from KDB but this time to DRAKE.”
    A third wrote: “He’s born to assist.”
    De Bruyne has now confirmed that the artist credited on the song is NOT him after tweeting: “@Drake needed an assist.”
    He then added in a follow up tweet: “All jokes aside, it’s not me! Huge fan though!”
    The artist featured is in fact Koen De Bruyne, a Belgian pianist who lived from 1946 until 1977.
    Manchester City are hoping that De Bruyne can return to fitness before the new year with Pep Guardiola offering an update regarding his fitness this week.
    Guardiola said: “I spoke with him and he said he feels really good.
    “He’s not training with us yet and I don’t know when he will. I would say he’s in the last phase before he trains with us again.” More

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    Fans claim they’ve unmasked mystery rapper DIDE thanks to secret footballer’s tattoo and hairstyle

    FOOTBALL fans believed that they have worked out the identity of mysterious rapper Dide.We revealed how the masked artist had stated before dropping his debut song that he was a professional footballer who had played in the Premier League.
    Rapper Dide may have been unmasked thanks to his tattoosCredit: Twitter
    The song “Thrill” by the artist “Dide” was released on YouTube earlier this month.
    It has amassed almost 800,000 views since with the channel gaining around 30,000 subscribers.
    There has been a huge debate since over the true identity of Dide.
    Many thought at first that it was Arsenal’s Eddie Nketiah, while others speculated that it was Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha or Everton’s Alexander Iwobi.
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    Now Liverpool supporters believe that they have worked out the mystery and it is one of their ex-academy graduates.
    Eagle-eyed fans have noticed that Dide has similar tattoos to the Liverpool”s former winger Sheyi Ojo.

    In the music video to ‘Thrill’, the rapper is spotted with a diamond-like tattoo on his right hand.
    And it is almost identical to the one on the same hand of the now Cardiff City ace.
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    Who is the rapper “DIDE”? I can’t lie I thought it was Eddie Nketiah but people online have done some serious detective work. 🧐His tattoos and his haircut seem to have outed him.It’s Sheyi Ojo, current Cardiff player… 🎭 pic.twitter.com/CoheF5fwMY— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) April 22, 2023

    Others are also claiming that Ojo and Dide also have the same haircut.
    And they posted several snaps of the rapper and playmaker to back up their theory.
    The 25-year-old’s 11-year stay at Liverpool officially ended last summer when his contract expired.
    After loan spells at Wigan, Wolves, Fulham, Reims, Rangers, Cardiff and Millwall, he joined the Championship Bluebirds permanently at the start of the campaign.
    Dide made his introduction in February 2023 with the release of ‘Intro Freestyle’, which was captioned with the claim “Premier League football jumping in the UK music scene”.
    Although some are still convinced that Nketiah is the man behind the mask.
    And they even note that the rapper’s name is an anagram for Eddi.
    Some of the latest lyrics he has released are also believed to be a reference to Arsenal’s hunt for a first title triumph since 2004.
    They include lines such as “my team stay winning” and “every game is like a final”.
    Liverpool fans believe it is their former academy star Sheyi Ojo, who has similar tattoosCredit: Willie Vass – The Sun More

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    What happened to Arsenal legend Quincy Owusu-Abeyie?

    FORMER Arsenal academy player, Quincy Owusu-Abeyie’s football career never panned out the way he had once hoped.The journey he had with The Gunners, he admits himself, prevented him going in a direction that would have led to a very different life.
    Owusu-Abeyie scored his debut goal against Everton in the League CupCredit: PA:Press Association
    Who is Quincy Owusu-Abeyie?
    Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, his parents are both Ghanaian.
    Owusu-Abeyie grew up in Bijlmermeer, which he says himself is regarded locally as “the hood”.
    It was clear from an early age that he loved to play football and spent most of his time playing with friends.
    With his surroundings, the temptation was there for a lot of negativity in his life and for it to head down the wrong path, but fortunately for him signing for Arsenal kept him away from all of that.
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    Who did Quincy Owusu-Abeyie play for?
    Quincy Owusu-Abeyie was signed into the Ajax youth system at the age of nine before being released at sixteen for alleged attitude problems.
    This led to him signing for Arsenal, where he was eventually to be offered his first professional contract, on his 18th birthday.
    Sadly for Owusu-Abeyie, he struggled to break into the first team, with Arsenal having such a wealth of stars such as Thierry Henry, Emmanuel Adebayor and Dennis Bergkamp.
    He became a bit of a football-journeyman for the rest of his playing career with stints at Spartak Moscow, Celta Vigo, Birmingham City, Malaga and Panathinaikos amongst some of the clubs on his resume.
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    Owusu-Abeyie headed back to his native Netherlands for his final swansong with amateur side SV Robinhood.
    It was a career that promised so much from the skilful youngster who clearly had a lot of natural talent.
    He never really settled anywhere, never playing more than thirty-eight games for any one club, before falling out of love with the game completely.
    Despite playing for Netherlands at youth level, he opted to play for Ghana at senior level, playing seventeen times and scoring two goals.
    What happened to Quincy Owusu-Abeyie?
    In 2016, Dutch airwaves were playing a series of tracks from a new artist called “Blow”.
    The rapper seemed to want to stay out of the limelight, wearing balaclavas, sunglasses and even a black medical mask in videos to conceal his identity.
    As Blow’s popularity increased, so did the interest in the mystique about the rapper’s true identity.
    In January 2020, the mask was finally removed, unveiling himself as ex-Arsenal footballer Quincy Owusu-Abeyie.
    He retired from football at the age of 30 to pursue a career of being a rapper full-time.
    When he was living in Russia, playing for Spartak Moscow, he built himself his own studio to take his music to another level.
    Music is a major part of his life, as he says “I love music. I listen to music every day. Wake up, music. Go to bed, music. Shower, music. Every day, music.”
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    Blow, as he is now known, said he won’t miss football at all saying “This is my job now. This is who I am.”
    You can check out Blow’s music by following him on Instagram @itsblowmusic. More